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2/22/2008 10:39:08 AM
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Billie
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Wait a second here! I got lost in the last conversation about your DGS`s cardi!!! Did I misunderstand...did you use a varigated that gave the stripes? The lace up tank pic shown on the sale page doesn`t have the same self-striping effect?!!?
`Just curious???
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2/22/2008 1:32:03 PM
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Marta
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Billie, sorry if my post was not clear. When I made that cardi there was no red, white and blue colorway available yet - actually, the variegated esprit offers were quite different form the more recent ones (and very pretty too, but I digress). I went back to my purchase records, and found that the variegated I used was called Nautical Blues (white and several shades of blue). I striped it with solid red, and used solid navy blue for all the edges.
Clear as mud now? lol If you`d like a larger picture, I don`t mind e-mailing it to you. LMK.
Marta
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2/22/2008 2:16:16 PM
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Jamie
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I am glad to have this clarification about how you made you cute and pretty sweater. I`ll see how is goes with the Fourth of July that I got yesterday when I knit into a toddler`s sweater. I can also add some larger stripes like you did, and already have the dark blue for the edge.
Thanks Billie for your question, and Marta for the explanation.
Jamie
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2/22/2008 2:57:52 PM
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Billie
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Aha! Tricky girl that you are!
Thanks for the (clever) details, Marta.
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2/22/2008 4:57:29 PM
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Marta
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You`re welcome, Jamie. That was a study in experimentation for me - first time knitting in the round from the bottom up, improvising as I went along, first time picking up stitches for the sleeves at the shoulder and knitting on dpns to the wrist - a lot of firsts, and luckily it turned out cute and useful for a long time.
If you`d like a closer look, I can e-mail you the normal-sized picture. Let me know.
Happy knitting,
Marta
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2/22/2008 5:02:11 PM
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Marta
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What is the saying, "necessity is the mother of invention" or something like it? I got an idea in my mind, and (in a small package) learned a lot of techniques I needed for other projects. Luckily it worked!
Marta
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2/22/2008 8:26:57 PM
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Jamie
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Marta, Thanks for all the suggestions! How did you manage to knit in the round and then steek??? with the Esprit. Maybe the stitches do stay in safely like wool does, I don`t know. I think I can pick up sts at the shoulder line and knit in the round to the wrists; sounds like a great idea. My sweater will also be inventing along the way. Thanks for all the information.
Jamie
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2/23/2008 7:18:36 PM
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Marta
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Jamie, sorry I just saw your message. I did not steek- I am still too scared of that! lol I should have said "knit in one piece to the armholes" instead of "in the round". Sorry...you can see how much more careful I need to learn to be with terminology. Yikes...The sleeves were knit in the round on dpns from the shoulder down. I did not have two circulars of the proper size, so I delayed trying that technique, plus I had to confront dpns at some point...
If you`d like to take a closer look, I`ll be glad to e-mail you the regular-size picture. My addy is martardiasatgmaildotcom.
Happy knitting,
Marta
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