http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Crochet and cycling - who knew? en Mon, 18 May 2026 16:46:48 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-168239 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 19:42:48 +0000 chdot 168239@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/world-s-fastest-knitter-hails-superfast-broadband-1-3573469" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/world-s-fastest-knitter-hails-superfast-broadband-1-3573469</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167492 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:10:24 +0000 SRD 167492@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>errr...how would that be 'special'? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167485 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 09:50:53 +0000 I were right about that saddle 167485@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"special PY where we all crochet"</p> <p>Or we could indulge in knit picking? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167482 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 09:09:46 +0000 chdot 167482@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"special PY where we all crochet"</p> <p>Instead of telling <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yarn">yarns</a>?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167481 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 09:07:21 +0000 chdot 167481@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> I have put serious thought into the feasibility of crochetting and cycling at the same time</p> <p>"</p> <p>Couldn't you have a mechanically (or electrically) powered machine mounted productively on the rear rack while you concentrated on the steering/braking?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167480 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 09:06:41 +0000 SRD 167480@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We may have to have a special PY where we all crochet :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167479 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 08:59:25 +0000 TractorFactory 167479@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes, I have put serious thought into the feasibility of crochetting and cycling at the same time. I could get 3 bunnet rows in on the commute if it were possible. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167370 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:09:59 +0000 I were right about that saddle 167370@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD</p> <p>Ainsi soit-il. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167369 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:07:35 +0000 SRD 167369@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@iwrat - you may be right. My mother is an excellent crocheter and I have asked her many times to show me how, but we've never succeeded. I have signed up for the wait list though. </p> <p>Maybe you could talk to MrSRD about a couple of hours of private tuition as a Christmas gift? If MmeIwrats were available and willing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167364 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:00:03 +0000 I were right about that saddle 167364@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD</p> <p>Very well. Perhaps a private lesson to put you on the right track might be advantageous? My life is testament to the deleterious effects of bad habits acquired through autodidact improvisation. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167362 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:54:49 +0000 Darkerside 167362@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Anything done in the small hours automatically gains immunity from the conventional categorisation of right and wrong.</p> <p>In the doing, you have succeeded. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167361 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:47:27 +0000 SRD 167361@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I might do better to wait for start of next term. I've probably learned all wrong anyway. I taught myself at 3am in the airport in Dubai... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167358 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:40:36 +0000 I were right about that saddle 167358@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD</p> <p>I shall make enquiries if you wish. There's always someone drops out. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167355 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:34:45 +0000 Min 167355@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well how else can we crochet our own muesli? :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167353 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:33:35 +0000 SRD 167353@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"this term is fully booked; join the waitlist"</p> <p>:( </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167351 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:27:26 +0000 I were right about that saddle 167351@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD</p> <p>I think she's doing a class at St Thomas of Aquin's on Monday evenings. Not sure if there's space. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167348 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:18:01 +0000 SRD 167348@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@insto - that';s brilliant! I'm told that the guy who does coffee on a boat at harrison park also crochets. </p> <p>@iwrats - neato. i could seriously use some instruction... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167347 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:17:02 +0000 chdot 167347@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Network cables, my discarded innertubes, nettles and marine hawsers have all been dragged into her world and emerged as garments or sculpture."</p> <p>Sounds like some of the more adventurous things from ECA's (ex) Tapestry Dept. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167341 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:07:59 +0000 I were right about that saddle 167341@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD</p> <p>Madame IWRATS was Scottish crochet champion the year she could be bothered entering. She is quite unconstrained by convention. Network cables, my discarded innertubes, nettles and marine hawsers have all been dragged into her world and emerged as garments or sculpture.</p> <p>She also teaches, should you ever need a guide in the art of the hook? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167299 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 23:17:27 +0000 Instography 167299@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>TractorFactory (of this Parish) and the man behind <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TractorFactoryBunnets">Tractor Factory Bunnets</a> mixes the bike and the hook. I'm more of a sewing machine person. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167298 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 23:12:51 +0000 SRD 167298@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just discovered there's about as many Star Trek groups as cycling groups...(now wondering what other off the wall things to google...) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167279 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 21:14:58 +0000 amir 167279@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You could make some cycling mitts. Like <a href="http://www.wiggle.co.uk/altura-crochet-short-finger-gloves/">this</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13531#post-167275 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 20:53:02 +0000 SRD 167275@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So, given that my ambitions to get fit and cycle lots have been put on hold until my chest gets sorted out, I've taken up crochet. I was mildly amused to discover early on that a couple of the popular crochet bloggers were into cycling, but just had the idea of searching 'cycling' on ravelry (massive knitting and crochet forum). Turns out there are at least 6 big groups - including folks who knit along to the Tour and the Vuelta; a 'pro-cycling fan' group; "Two-wheeled knitters:<br /> Knitters (and crocheters) whose only wish is to craft and bicycle at once." and more.... </p>