Money Saving gone TOO far?

westcoastscot

nopot2pin wrote: »

I was gutted when it was finished.

:T:D

Reminds me of the time we had a long car journey from down south to home in scotland, we had an audio book - think it was called Holes, about boys in a desert camp for young offenders - it still had 15 minutes to go when we reached home so we sat in the car at the door until the end :rotfl:
WCS

artydoll

phizzimum wrote: »

Hi artydoll - I really like the grey scarf you made (the one with you in the picture!) I've recently got back into knitting and I'm trying to expand my repetoire! how did you create that "laddered" effect? did you follow a pattern?

Its a stitch I learned at school 50 years ago ,we called it monkey stitch,cos it climbed quickly ,I dont really know what its called
you have to put your wool around the needle twice before pulling the stitch through as usual.
Maybe someone on here knows its real name and can put a link up for you

tara747

westcoastscot wrote: »

Reminds me of the time we had a long car journey from down south to home in scotland, we had an audio book - think it was called Holes, about boys in a desert camp for young offenders - it still had 15 minutes to go when we reached home so we sat in the car at the door until the end :rotfl:
WCS

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

ginnyknit

I don't think you can be too OS, most people on here get tremendous satisfaction out of saving every penny and creating or sourcing things for their homes. As for searching the past for solutions or recipes that can only be a good thing. I remember my premature son catching whooping cough and there being no room in the hospital so with GP support I kept him at home and added tiny amounts of honey to his feed. When the doc found out she said she couldnt actually condone it but he certainly was getting better faster and was calm too. That baby is now a strapping 28 year old and is following in my footsteps as an Os'er, his mates don't laugh at him they join in. In fact one of them brought his new son to see me as a suprise on Christmas day and went home with knitted boots for baby and asked me to crochet a red and white blanket.

Everyone can pick out as little or as much from this way of life as they want but one thing I can guarantee Twinks Hobknobs will convince anyone that its the way to live!!!

bunny_too

dandy-candy what a great thread, your collection sounds very interesting. I have been knitting a baby jacket from a newspaper cutting from 1960. If you pm me your address i'll send it to you. It's a really cute duffel coat type thing. All the very best with your collecting. Lots of os hugs BTx

nopot2pin

westcoastscot wrote: »

Reminds me of the time we had a long car journey from down south to home in scotland, we had an audio book - think it was called Holes, about boys in a desert camp for young offenders - it still had 15 minutes to go when we reached home so we sat in the car at the door until the end :rotfl:
WCS

:rotfl::rotfl:

Aye... I know what you mean...
Being a west coast scot myself;)
It must be something they put in our water, or something in our fresher than fresh air:rotfl::D

bellaquidsin

artydoll wrote: »

Its a stitch I learned at school 50 years ago ,we called it monkey stitch,cos it climbed quickly ,I dont really know what its called
you have to put your wool around the needle twice before pulling the stitch through as usual.
Maybe someone on here knows its real name and can put a link up for you

We used to call it loopy loopy stitch.

Bella.

finnigan

While I agree OS is deffo the way to go, I don't think I ever want to be without certain modern conveniences (I'm thinking my 'puter and washing machine mainly :rotfl:), I was wondering just how 'old' is 'old style'? How far back are 'we' planning on going?

tara747

finnigan wrote: »

While I agree OS is deffo the way to go, I don't think I ever want to be without certain modern conveniences (I'm thinking my 'puter and washing machine mainly :rotfl:), I was wondering just how 'old' is 'old style'? How far back are 'we' planning on going?

Definitely. As someone else said, it's all about using modern conveniences alongside old fashioned solutions and being as moneysaving and eco friendly as possible by minimising waste. That's my aim anyway.

jennihen

We fell into OS because as a single mum with 3 little ones and not much money, I found myself doing things that my grandparents had done. Its a healthy greener way of living!!
I loved 1940's house and those programmes. I love watching them with my children. I popped into Oxfam this morning and picked up a copy of Marguerite Patten's 'We'll Eat Again' which we will try out. A friend of mine emigrated here from Canada after the war and always maintains that Brit kids were stronger and healthier despite there being no rationing in Canada.
'Make do and mend' was the motto in our house - its a shame so many children are growing up with 'a throw-away' attitude. We call it 'being green' in our house but its basically OS at its best.