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5/21/2010 8:36:01 AM
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Silken Kydd
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Try using bamboo needles. Sometimes Bryspuns help, too. Slippery needles make life difficult with Silken Kydd. Also, don't knit too tightly.
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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5/25/2010 9:46:02 AM
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MOONLIGHT SONATA SCARF
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I've printed off the pattern and will see what I can do to help.
Chart 1 - gives you the pattern stitches but not the 4 border stitches or the centre stitch. Row 16 gives you 4 + 17 + 1 + 17 + 4 = 43 stitches
Chart 2 gives you the 12 row repeat AND the 12 stitch repeat with end stitches. So, Row 1 - 4 border stitches, place marker (colour A), 4 edge stitches (in pattern), place marker (colour B), 12 stitches in pattern repeat, place marker (colour B), 3 edge stitches (O K O), place marker (colour A), knit 1 (centre stitch), place marker (colour A), [repeat Row 1 as charted as follows] 4 edge stitches, place marker (colour B), 12 stitch repeat, place marker (colour B), 3 edge stitches, place marker (colour A), 4 border stitches.
The 12 stitch repeat will remain constant within the markers (colour B) for the 12 rows of the row repeat. When finished the 12 row repeat you will have 67 stitches, enough for two 12 stitch repeats each side of the centre stitch, so Row 13 (first row of second row repeat) will look like: 4 border stitches, marker A, 4 edge stitches, marker B, 12 stitch repeat, marker B, 12 stitch repeat, marker B, 3 edge stitches, marker A, centre stitch, marker A, 4 edge stitches, marker B, 12 stitch repeat, marker B, 12 stitch repeat, marker B, 3 edge stitches, marker A, 4 border stitches. [4 increases with YOs over = 67 stitches].
Each time you complete the 12 ROW repeat you will have sufficient new stitches to create another 12 STITCH repeat on EACH SIDE of the centre stitch. You will end up with 10 of the 12 stitch repeats on EACH side of the centre stitch.
Hope this helps. Do post again if it's still confusing. It's a very pretty scarf.
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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7/1/2010 5:26:59 PM
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I have a Berroco pattern and need help
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I agree with Benne that Sonata looks closer to this yarn. It's very dependable. Great colours, too.
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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8/8/2010 11:26:36 AM
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need fax to copy
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ACB, would you please have the 'computer wizard' check the 'free patterns'. I have never had any trouble printing them, I just get the pattern on the screen, press print, and out it comes in colour. But when testing for Elinor this morning, my printer has gone berserk. First tried Luna Moth Shawl in Super Kidd - printed the first two pages > 10 times and refused to cancel, before I finally got a copy of all the pages. Tried Siena and Java Side-to-Side Cardigan in case the problem was just that pattern. Same thing. Only way to stop the looping was to turn off and unplug the printer and then cancel printing in my computer. Strange! Thanks!
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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8/10/2010 9:08:48 AM
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need fax to copy
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Ann, we use Firefox version 3.6.8
Alice
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8/11/2010 8:26:35 AM
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need fax to copy
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With Luna Moth Shawl in Super Kydd, we shut down, unplugged the printer twice, before we could print a complete copy. Then I tried Siena and Java side-to-Side Cardigan and the printer spat out multiple pages of page 1 and half of page 2 in a frenzy. Shut down, unplugged, stroked my printer, and talked to it nicely before it printed one complete copy.
This morning, I have just printed out Dancing Cranes Stole with no problem at all.
Printer is connected to a wireless network, but that shouldn't make it suddenly go berserk.
Hope this helps.
Alice
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10/16/2010 10:34:07 AM
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HELP with men patter from Katia 55 the irish tweed
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naildoctors(KELLY) wrote:
Did anyone get this pattern?
I need help with the shawl collar, makes no sense to me at all, and maggie at elanns is stumped as well. pattern reads..
Collar
When front measures 18.5, increase at the right edge(neckedge) after the 7 sts in 1x1 ribbing at beg of row, every 4 rows 1 st 10 times. Note work increased sts in 1x1 ribbing, as set by ribbed band, which is k1p1
further:
when front measures19.25 ect...(TALKING ABOUT WORKING OFF OF GRAPH B THAT IS THE ECT.. NOTHING TO DO WITH COLLAR.. every 4 row, work 1 less st st and 1 more st in 1x1 ribbing as set by ribbed band a total of 10 times,
SO I AM SO CONFUSED TRIED IT AND THERE ARE NOT 80 ROWS TO WORK ALL THIS RIBBING INTO FIRST OF ALL, AND SECOND OF ALL, I AM SO CONFUSED,,, PLEASE HELP
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10/16/2010 11:07:21 AM
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HELP with men patter from Katia 55 the irish tweed
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naildoctors(KELLY) wrote:
Did anyone get this pattern?
I need help with the shawl collar, makes no sense to me at all, and maggie at elanns is stumped as well. pattern reads..
Collar
When front measures 18.5, increase at the right edge(neckedge) after the 7 sts in 1x1 ribbing at beg of row, every 4 rows 1 st 10 times. Note work increased sts in 1x1 ribbing, as set by ribbed band, which is k1p1
further:
when front measures19.25 ect...(TALKING ABOUT WORKING OFF OF GRAPH B THAT IS THE ECT.. NOTHING TO DO WITH COLLAR.. every 4 row, work 1 less st st and 1 more st in 1x1 ribbing as set by ribbed band a total of 10 times,
SO I AM SO CONFUSED TRIED IT AND THERE ARE NOT 80 ROWS TO WORK ALL THIS RIBBING INTO FIRST OF ALL, AND SECOND OF ALL, I AM SO CONFUSED,,, PLEASE HELP
Hi Kelly
I've found a photo but not the pattern itself, but I'll try to help. Try this:
The 7 stitches of 1x1 ribbing stay unaltered throughout.
After 18.5 inches this 7 stitch band starts growing into the shawl collar. For the first increase, rib 7, then do the increase. If you are getting a hole, try lifting the bar between stitch 7 and stitch 8 onto the left needle and knit into the BACK of it.
Purl a row, knit a row, purl a row.
Second increase, rib 8, increase 1.
The second increase will probably bring you to the 19.25 inches, more or less.
Now you are going to begin adding that 'extra stitch' to the ribbing from the second part of the instructions, so:
Next RS Row: rib 10, continue in stocking stitch
Following RS Row: rib 10, increase 1
Then rib 12, continue in stocking stitch
Rib 12, increase 1
Rib 14
Rib 14, increase 1
Rib 16 and so on
Basically, you are increasing the number of stitches in the ribbing on every RS row - by making a stitch or by adding one stitch from the stocking stitch to the ribbing. These two alternate. OR you could perform both operations every 4th row, but I think this would show more but knit a swatch to see.
The whole collar increase should take 44-46 rows, not 80, because you are doing the two operations at the same time. This will probably take somewhere between 10 and 12 inches - about right for a man's cardigan.
If this doesn't make sense or doesn't work, post again.
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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11/25/2010 9:28:47 AM
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Baby Silk colours
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I'd go for the peridot. Much more exciting than beige.
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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2/3/2011 5:03:19 PM
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Help with Katia Memory Cabled Pullover Please!
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Gauge is 14 stitches and 20 rows = 4" in stocking stitch (or reverse stocking stitch).
Pattern is telling you that for the smallest size, there is an 8 inch border, followed by 8" of upper body to the underarm = 16 inches. On the back, this upper body is knitted in reverse stocking stitch, and knitting continues up to the neck and shoulders in reverse stocking stitch.
The fronts change to Chart B after the first 8" and continue with repeats of Chart B up to the shoulders. You will have the same number of rows (more or less) to the same place on back and front, BUT the patterns will be different (reverse stocking stitch and Chart B)
Instructions should say, when front piece measures 16" start armhole shaping.
Hope this helps. Post again if you need more explanation.
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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2/4/2011 10:43:19 AM
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Help with Katia Memory Cabled Pullover Please!
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BACK
The bottom piece (border) is knit from side to side. The 41 stitches that you cast on are part of the side seam of the finished sweater. Only the middle rows of this piece are worked in the fancy pattern (rows 9-33 of Chart A) with each side in 2x3 rib. The ridges of rib will run horizontally on the body when sweater is worn. Once the piece is 17.5" long (smallest size), cast off. The cast off-edge is part of the other side seam. Now turn the piece you have just knitted so that the former 'length' is now horizontal. Pick up stitches along the top (the 17.5" side) of the piece. Turn and knit across, fudging, if necessary, to get 62 stitches (smallest size). Next row (Right Side) purl. Continue in reverse stocking stitch (as now established) vertically to the armholes, perform the decreases, and then continue to shoulders and neck.
The bottom piece measures about 10" stretched flat, the next section is 8" to the armholes, the next is 6.75" to the start of shoulder shaping (14.75" of vertical knitting in reverse stocking stitch), and shoulder and neck shaping increase that to 16". The back neck is slightly higher than the shoulders. So 10" + 16" = 26" total length from centre of back neck to hem.
FRONT
Knit the same rectangle 10" x 17.5". Turn sideways. Pick up 78 stitches (It's 78 stitch for the front because the cables draw in the knitting making it narrower from side to side - this is why the bottom curves upward at centre front). Now you are going to knit 20 stitches in reverse stocking stitch, 38 stitches in pattern from Chart B, and 20 stitches in stocking stitch. The next part should read: continue as established until vertical section (from the picked up stitches) is 8", then work armhole decreases. Continue for 4" more (8" + 4" = 12") and begin beck shaping. When vertical piece reaches 14.75" (same as back) begin shoulder shaping. Because the front has a lowered not raised neckline, the front will be the same measurement as the back at the end of shoulder shaping but NOT at the centre of the neck.
I think you'll be fine once you start knitting - but don't toss away in despair if in trouble - post again.
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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2/5/2011 9:44:58 AM
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Help with Katia Memory Cabled Pullover Please!
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dmannarino-901452 wrote:
Thank you Alice, if you don't teach a knitting class you should, that is such a clear explanation. Thanks for taking the time. So I can just ignore the instruction to repeat the graph twice before starting the armhole shaping on the front, knit the 8", which is really only one repeat of the graph. That was my first instinct, but when I looked at the picture I saw that the pattern was repeated twice, but after reading your post I looked at it again and now I clearly see that the second repeat starts right about when the armhole shaping, even though the pattern says to only do the ribbing after the armhole shaping starts. Duh. I knew it was going to be a simple explanation. Pattern errors scare me, I'm not sure enough of myself and the fixes I come up with.
Dianne
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2/5/2011 9:57:07 AM
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Help with Katia Memory Cabled Pullover Please!
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Hi Dianne
Actually I do teach knitting class - I put on week-long retreats here on Salt Spring Island every June. Have put on two retreats in Britain as well - one in Scotland and one on the Welsh Borders.
I must admit, too, that I taught high school English for 30 years. For the last 10 or so we became a very multi-ethnic school with 25 - 40% ESL students. They need clear, step-by-step instructions in chronological order if they are going to succeed. They have enough difficulties working in a second or third language without getting muddled up between answering the question (or making the product) and the instructions. Knitters are much the same - they can almost always do the pattern if it's presented one step at a time.
Still have space in the June 19th to 26th retreat - post if you would like info.
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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2/6/2011 10:27:13 AM
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Help with Katia Memory Cabled Pullover Please!
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Love to have you sometime.
Where do you live? Last year, the farthest away came from Florida. Lots have come from California, as well as repeaters from Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, Colorado, as well as the close ones from Washington State.
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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2/7/2011 8:58:54 AM
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Help with Katia Memory Cabled Pullover Please!
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Thanks, Petra.
Alice
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2/7/2011 5:30:41 PM
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Help with Katia Memory cabled cardigan set up
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Hi Lisa
Cast on 90 stitches (which you have done)
ROW 1: This row is going to have: a)19 stitches in 2x2 ribbing, b) one repeat of the cable pattern in chart A, c) 18 stitches in 2x2 cable, d) a second repeat of the cable pattern, e) 19 stitches in 2x2 ribbing. Place markers between these section
SO:
ROW 1: a) k1, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2 [place marker] b) 17 stitches from chart A [place marker] c) p2, k2, p2. k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2 [place marker] d) 17 stitches from chart A [place marker] e) p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k1
On wrong side rows, work the stitches as they appear with the wrong side facing you.
Sections a), c), and e) remain the same until 11.25"; b) and d) follow the chart, repeating the 16 rows (only right side rows are shown). Then you change to reverse stocking stitch and make decreases in the first right side row.
I think you'll be fine once you get the first row settled. Check your knitting carefully for the first few rows to make sure that you are reading your knitting correctly on the wrong side rows.
Post again if any problem
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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2/8/2011 10:37:40 AM
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Help with Katia Memory Cabled Pullover Please!
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Hi Dianne
First check your row gauge - should be 20 rows = 4" which is 5 rows to the inch in reverse stocking stitch
Check the row gauge of the cable pattern in Chart B - it'll be different. Write it down.
2 repeats of Chart B + rows 35 to 38 = 38 + 38 + 4 = 80 rows. This will turn out to be less than 16" at the centre front (in the middle of the cable pattern). BUT you do not have 16" of reverse stocking stitch to work with.
Let's look at mesurement - 8" from the join between the bottom piece and the middle piece to the armhole decreases matches the back - so that's correct.
4" more to the bottom of the neck shaping matches the schematic. It's impossible to tell from the photo as it's covered by the scarf.
The neck decreases take a maximum of 10 rows - not enough depth for the neck unless the row gauge for the cable is a bit tigher than 20 rows= 4". Meanwhile those 10 rows in reverse stocking stitch will add 2" to the length making it 14" . By adding 3-4 rows straight on each side, upper piece will measure 14.75", ready for shoulder bind off (and matching back length).
I think that the best thing to do is to knit according to the schematic, measured in the reverse stocking stitch. Wherever the pattern in Chart B ends, it ends. Knit the back first and make the front match.
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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2/10/2011 10:22:32 AM
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Help with Katia Memory Cabled Pullover Please!
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I'm not quite sure what you did. Is it:
You cast on 41 stitches for the bottom part and then knitted a 19 stitch repeat instead of a 38 stitch repeat from Chart A? or you didn't do the R1 and R2 repeat parts? The 41 stitches establish the height of your lower piece. As long as you do the same on the front, it won't matter.
I swatched Chart B last night - 38 rows. That chart is correct. The k3 P2 rows between the cables add a little bit of flex to the upper piece. You do not want it to be like a breastplate. They add a little stretch (not much) and prevent the knitting from being too rigid. I'd but them in and knit the full 38 rows for each repeat in the upper piece.
The only differences between Charts A and B are the 3 stitches in reverse stocking stitch 'border' at the start of RS rows and the R1 and R2 repeats. I think the cabling parts are correct. It's a nice knot knitted up and a clever way to do it.
Do report progress!
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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2/13/2011 9:07:46 AM
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Help with Katia Memory Cabled Pullover Please!
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Great! Don't even pause now!
Alice
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6/19/2011 5:38:26 PM
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Tues. June 21 - Elann Merino Sock Yarn Blank
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The sock blanks will dye very well with the Country Classic dyes which Elann stocks in 48 colours. Easy to use and you can mix more colours, overdye, etc. Blanks can be dyed in one colour, or painted with several colours, and steamed or baked in a casserole to set the colour.
If you feel it's all a little daunting, come to Salt Spring Island next June. By popular demand, we are going to dye again - sock blanks and a variety of yarns with Country Classics and with natural dye materials. Last time we used cochineal (yes, the dried bugs), madder, stinging nettles, turmeric, and black tea. I'm going to experiment with indigo between now and next June and some local native plants. In a week, we do a lot of dyeing and knit small projects.
Alice
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