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9/13/2005 12:58:08 PM
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The pattern seems pretty straight forward BUT I do not understand the very beginning of it. You cast 3 stitches on provisionally and then knit 14 row of 3 stitches - am I correct so far? Then it says to "knit up" 1 stitch from each garter ridge - should be 7 stitches. What does "knit up" mean. Is this on the side of the 14 row strip you just made?
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9/13/2005 3:34:23 PM
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bets
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Yes.
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9/13/2005 3:56:21 PM
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You got it the first time, Laura. I cannot tell you how many times I read it and it meant little to me. It was only in doing it that I understood what it was after.
Bri
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9/13/2005 5:21:22 PM
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Thank you, The first few steps are the most confusing and maybe that is what discouraged Evelyn. I think I`m going to play with this tonight and see if I can get it in reality :-)
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9/13/2005 6:29:38 PM
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bets
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It sounds funny, but it works out. Sorry to be so short the first time---
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10/9/2005 8:05:12 AM
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birdlady
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Well, I Finally got to the Edging (YIPEE). On row one, I see where I am supposed to keep the K3 on one edge, but on the other edge it is k1, yo, k1. Am I reading this correct? I`ve gotten too far on this thing to mess it up now. I did put a life line in, just in case.
Thanks guys for your your help
Denise
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10/9/2005 9:18:51 AM
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Alice Trueman
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Hi Denise
You need to keep the K3 on both edges. I`ve just read over the written instructions, and yes, `end K3` has been left out for the edging. Now that I look at the charts again, they should read `begin and end shawl here`.
The cast-off works well but keep it very loose. I drew out the 2 stitches for K2tog to 1/2 inch each before knitting them together.
Mine, in BS, is going to take some strenuous blocking, but it`s really going to be pretty. Maybe there`ll be a few cooler days in Singapore, but I expect DD will wear it indoors in the AC climate.
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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10/9/2005 10:34:47 AM
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birdlady
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I also made mine in BS. Thanks so much for the help Alice, but now I`m confused with your instructions about the cast-off. Can you give me a detailed explanation?
Denise
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10/9/2005 5:06:32 PM
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bets
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Denise, look at the instructions for the cast off-she has us casting off in a different way. It works, but it`s just a little different.
I can`t wait to see your shawl! I knew you could do it!
B
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10/10/2005 8:40:41 AM
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Alice Trueman
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The cast-off in the pattern is a *knit 2 together*, rather than *knit 2, pass the first stitch over the second*. I was careful to make sure that after I knitted two together, I pulled the yarn through until I had a stitch 1/2 inch long on the right needle, then transferred it back to the left needle. Then I repeated that over, and over, and over. It took me the whole of a `Frost` mystery on PBS to complete the cast-off, but it looks good.
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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10/10/2005 3:25:34 PM
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I am thinking of starting one. How much BS did you use. I have various amounts of several colors :-)
Carol
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10/10/2005 4:33:51 PM
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birdlady
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Thanks Alice,
I will remember that when I get around to binding off. One more question, what pattern does the edging have? I can`t seem to get anykind of a pattern...I got 5 rows of edging and ended up frogging it.
Denise
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10/11/2005 5:54:14 AM
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birdlady
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Hi Carol,
I am doing 12 repeats on size US6`s. I`ve only got 2 more rows of edging left to do as well as the bind-off. I have used 6 skeins/balls of BS. Hope this helps.
Denise
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10/11/2005 6:25:27 AM
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Thanks,
I`ll have to see what I have. However, my DD says I shouldn`t start another project until I finish the afghan (started when she was 2.5 and she turns 13 this weekend). I think that is a good idea, but I need a portable project.
My DD`s project is on my short 6 circs. I`ll have to start it on the longer needles, buy some more needles, or keep knitting the endless afghan.
Carol
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10/11/2005 8:57:16 AM
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birdlady
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Carol,
The pattern calls for 7`s, I believe, I`m just a loose knitter and had to drop down to a smaller needle.
Denise
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10/11/2005 9:41:53 AM
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I guess it is meant to be. My afghan is on my 8`s, my DD is using my 6`s. I haven`t used 7`s in a while.
I think I have 8 balls of BS in raspberry.
Carol
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