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3/11/2005 7:32:42 AM
what do you do with your knittable samples? I`m saving mine (after knitting them) to do a Sally Melville type sweater from her Book Styles. It is all about using scraps of color together with a main color to make cool things.
3/12/2005 5:16:12 AM
Shrugs How are the worn? I always see them pictured over a dress. Can they be worn with a skirt and top? I`m specifically interested in the Shrug Me Tender by Just one More Row.
However, I want to make something that can be worn with more than one dress.
3/12/2005 5:16:12 AM
shrugs How are the worn? I always see them pictured over a dress. Can they be worn with a skirt and top? I`m specifically interested in the Shrug Me Tender by Just one More Row.
However, I want to make something that can be worn with more than one dress.
3/12/2005 6:12:55 AM
stretchy swim suit Do a search on this site for McChick and swimsuit for a discussion on this subject :)
3/12/2005 6:15:13 AM
what do you do with your knittable samples? Ann did mention that..... I take a bag in purple, a bag in green and a bags in pink and red and....
3/12/2005 3:00:27 PM
Shrugs Let`s both go for it. I`m starting tonight. I have some 8 yr old Colinette, discontinued type and color (Apollo - wool, cotton, rayon, silk mix; pink/green). Only 500 meters but will need to use a 13 rather than the 11 the pattern calls for. So I`m going to wing it as ususal. Follow the directions for the smallest size and hope it fits.
3/12/2005 3:00:27 PM
shrugs Let`s both go for it. I`m starting tonight. I have some 8 yr old Colinette, discontinued type and color (Apollo - wool, cotton, rayon, silk mix; pink/green). Only 500 meters but will need to use a 13 rather than the 11 the pattern calls for. So I`m going to wing it as ususal. Follow the directions for the smallest size and hope it fits.
3/12/2005 3:01:56 PM
Knitting retreat in June Do a search on this page for Alice Trueman this year. She had a post :)
3/13/2005 1:08:34 PM
frogging Frogging is when one unravels large parts of a sweater, or all of it.
Rip it, Rip it, Rip it (clear as mud?)

Tink it knit backward - that is undo a row or two, one stitch at a time.
3/13/2005 1:08:34 PM
Frogging Frogging is when one unravels large parts of a sweater, or all of it.
Rip it, Rip it, Rip it (clear as mud?)

Tink it knit backward - that is undo a row or two, one stitch at a time.
3/13/2005 1:08:34 PM
Frogging Frogging is when one unravels large parts of a sweater, or all of it.
Rip it, Rip it, Rip it (clear as mud?)

Tink it knit backward - that is undo a row or two, one stitch at a time.
3/13/2005 5:14:54 PM
Roll call-what`s on the needles? Working on the shrug, did the right front last night, it is blocking as I type, may need to go up a needle size to get good drape. Have a couple cotton scarves underway as gifts and the still-not-finished-becoming-an-albatross afghan for a friend. I think this evening will be spent avoiding the afghan and swatching Esprit for the Knitty Blaze sweater.
3/14/2005 10:21:01 AM
Roll Call: Who as Irish Blood in their veins? From my fathers side. Don`t know that side of the family well, they were staunch Irish Catholics so when Granddad went and married an non-Irish, non-catholic, his family disowned them, and her`s disowned her for marrying an Irish Catholic. So I knew my Granddad and Grandma, but no one else from their extended families.

The closest thing to green in the knitting relm is blue/green Outback mohair afghan. I`ll try a post by Thursday.
3/15/2005 6:24:12 AM
(YFWD) twice? YFWD is the Brit (I think) term for yarn over. The pattern is having you yarn over twice in order to add 2 stitches. The K2tog and sl1k1psso on each side keep the stitch count constant.
3/15/2005 6:24:12 AM
(YFWD) twice? YFWD is the Brit (I think) term for yarn over. The pattern is having you yarn over twice in order to add 2 stitches. The K2tog and sl1k1psso on each side keep the stitch count constant.
3/15/2005 6:26:53 AM
(YFWD) twice? See post below. yfwd is a term which means the same as yarn over. You have a double yarn over in the middle of 2 decreases to keep the stitch count. On the next row, treat each yarn over as a separate stitch.
3/15/2005 6:26:53 AM
(YFWD) twice? See post below. yfwd is a term which means the same as yarn over. You have a double yarn over in the middle of 2 decreases to keep the stitch count. On the next row, treat each yarn over as a separate stitch.
3/15/2005 8:31:00 AM
Scullyknits - are we shrugging? Let`s shrug!!!
Your rust cotton sounds very nice. The only thing I would worry about is whether the DK cotton would be `heavy` enough to give you good drape.
I`ve finished the right front and am working on the left front. I`m using a thick/thin; wool/cotton/rayon/silk mix and size 13 needles. The 11s were too tight for the yarn and this pattern. I`m knitting the smallest size and counting on the 13 needles to come out large enough. When I finished the first part, it was kinda crumpled looking and I was worried it wouldn`t hang straight and even. However, it looks fine after blocking. I may need to loose 10 pounds to wear it, but that would make my doctor very happy (lol).

The pattern is really fun and fast. It is a good way to use handpaint since one builds triangles and squares making it easy to balance the varying skeins of the handpaint.
3/16/2005 5:43:12 AM
Diets.... are you on a limited diet? Big time yarn diet. Was trying not to buy anything until June. I even resisted the great fuzzy stuff this week. I had it in my cart twice but did push the pay button.
I`m going to cave today and get some Sonata and a few (more) colors of HW for felting projects.
3/16/2005 8:24:01 PM
Thanks Ghislaine Thanks to your great instructions, I was able to post a couple pictures.
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