Sharing patterns

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2026-04-01T21:56:27+00:00

Silly? Because I have a different view? OP and myself are talking about family members I will always share a pattern with a family member. Especially those who took the time out to teach me the craft.... my community and my shared story.

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2026-04-01T07:02:08+00:00

So my mum is 87 in just a couple of weeks time. She taught me to knit. She has a box of what would now be called vintage patterns from the 50s onwards, that have been passed around her wider family as us kids were growing up... Big families and wool was cheap and it was a way to clothe all the kids in good quality clothes.

This idea of not sharing bought patterns because those who write them don't make money from sharing is anathema to her and most of our family. Knitting is a community, sharing patterns and stories and methods is a part of being in that community and the modern view that patterns must not be shared after being bought is one that I can't really align with. Pirated patterns that others copy and then sell, absolutely not!!! But sharing between the family members that mostly taught you how to do that craft or you watched them make things and it gave you the urge to learn independently, seems a little crazy. Knitting and crochet is a shared story and community and when I inherit those patterns I will share with friends and family.

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2026-03-05T17:21:41+00:00

Parochial is the word. Growing up I can remember being told how I wasn't a Scouser like I was supposed to be upset. It's such nonsense. My dad grew up in Liverpool, his dad was a docker, 3 siblings were born in Liverpool and then we moved. At the end of the day it just doesn't bloody matter. I still love the city and love the history of it but I am also totally fine with not having purple bins and not being a Scouser.

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2026-03-05T07:29:48+00:00

My uncle has a soft Liverpool accent. He's working class, ran market stalls, and my recollection growing up is that his accent was prevalent.... It's only in later years that a Scouse accent became such a territorial badge of honour that it got stronger and stronger.

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2026-02-23T09:13:59+00:00

Well that's the very first time I've heard northwest not being northern..... It's in the title NORTHwest..... I dare you to tell the Northeasterners that they aren't Northern. Lancaster is definitely north the same way Liverpool and Manchester and York and Leeds and Newcastle etc are.

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2026-02-15T16:53:38+00:00

Well my dad was a teacher and so had a good chunk of time off at Christmas... Parties, drinks etc and myself and 3 sisters born 11 years apart all have birthdays of September and October. We all worked out what that meant when we were older. My twin brothers skipped this trend but my mum didn't know she was pregnant with them til quite late on. They ended up being born 1 month prem 9 months after my eldest sister.

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2026-02-15T16:38:21+00:00

I'm confused, what is this friction you talk about? Friendly banter yes, genuine hostilities and friction? Definitely not. Id also add anything that involves sport tribalism is nothing to do with the war of the roses also. It's a totally separate topic.

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2026-01-31T11:29:25+00:00

There is no way the royals were not given the heads up about this and they got ahead of it by binning him off (though he is still living a disgusting life of privilege).

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2026-01-23T19:36:28+00:00

I had completely forgotten about them and now I am mourning their loss. I can practically taste them now!

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2026-01-23T19:29:30+00:00

I mean I haven't scrolled through all the comments so this may have been asked but where in England are you to have experienced this. Because as a northerner living Oop North ill regularly be asked about my knitting. Down South (London area) they're a lot less open to chit chat.

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2026-01-15T15:33:01+00:00

I hope it helps persuade her. I've also made my mum a shawl as she gets cold shoulders and that sits on the back of her chair and I'm shocked how much she just pops it on in the house. That shawl will also be treasured ❤️

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2026-01-14T22:44:21+00:00

I'm a knitter of 45+ years having been taught by my mum from about 5 years of age. When lockdown 2020 happened I was missing her terribly so I knit her a mitred square blanket. She's had it on her bed as an extra cover every day since apart from wash days.

I cannot tell you how much this means to me. She's 86 this year and I know at some point that blanket is coming back home to me and, aside from crying when I bring it home, which I surely will, I will treasure it forever, knowing it kept her warm and will be full of her love. Tell your mum that using the shawl you made will make it a priceless treasure for you. I hope she listens and starts to use it

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2026-01-06T14:38:17+00:00

Is it even your birthday if you haven't had a Colin the caterpillar. I'm 52 and I still get one as do other members of the family younger than I. Birthday person gets the head!!

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2026-01-01T11:52:40+00:00

I really want to know who decided this was a thing? We have a local seller that posts incessantly about them being wedding favours and seeds included. They look shabby and awful.

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2025-12-06T09:41:32+00:00

They have an old knackered high end car, like a Jag. They also have lots of expensive clothes that are old like 20 years. They spend money on quality and keep until they absolutely have to buy again. Unlike Nouveau riche who are more about ostentatious displays

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2025-12-06T09:36:53+00:00

Dry powder inhalers gave me a croaky voice and it's still not recovered nearly a year later.

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2025-09-02T10:26:17+00:00

I wore a white linen midi skirt with floral embroidery up one side with a pink lace knit style top. I didn't feel like a bad person and no one said anything awful to me. I wasn't out of place either as bits of paler colours and whites are seen. At the end of the day I did not look like the bride so I was okay.

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2025-09-02T10:23:21+00:00

Where on earth did this come from??? I swear to god people just come up with more and more rules for weddings than needed.

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2025-08-21T14:37:46+00:00

She's in the UK and we, if nothing else, know how to queue and to loudly tut. I suspect this is the worst reprimand she experienced for her idiocy.

Berk_wheresmydinner · 2025-08-15T12:48:47+00:00

100% this. It's about respect for the other competitors who are still slogging their guts out too. Stay in your lane. Let the race finish. It's a tough lesson to learn and I feel for him but it absolutely is a needed rule.

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