Posted by fivedollarshake on 2005-01-25 01:42:54
Post Subject: Global Knitwork
Hey everyone,
I'm from Australia. Most people here, I gather, are from either the States or Canada. I've never knitted. I have NO IDEA how to do it. But I want to learn, and I was just wondering: Are knitting terms and techniques different in the States then in Australia? I ask this because I'm going on a web search to try and find some sites that teach the basics of knitting, and I wondered if Aussies and Americans use the same terminology etc when knitting up a storm.
Kind of like learning Australian-English and American-English. Same thing, only a bit different.
And also, can anyone save me from abusing Google all afternoon and point me to some great How-To-Knit sites?? Itd be much appreciated!
(To all the Australians at GetCrafty - Happy Australia Day - don't party too hard!!!)
Posted by rratstarr on 2004-11-05 16:00:49
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There is also a book called Knitting Languages that is basically a translation dictionary for knitting terms (and I believe some other needlecraft terms, as well). I have it at home, and I'm at work, but it has about 5 or 6 languages (presumably the ones in which most knitting patterns are published).
