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5/29/2004 11:44:18 AM
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I need some self-control!!
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Hi Heather, Boy, do you have company with this problem. I have at least 4 unfinished projectd looking me in the face - what am I doing? Dreaming and planning others. Did you start finishing one of the two unfinished ones? I need some self discipline too. Happy knitting, Jamie
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5/30/2004 7:29:17 PM
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Marion said it best, Selfcontrol is no fun at all
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Marie, Welcome! I have a few years to 70 so I congratulate you on your computer use, and the abbreviations. I am catching on to them slowly. I`m also without a digital camera -- or at least how to make it work. I just learned how to transfer from a Word document to the e-mail. My colleagues were after me at least 15 years ago to start using e-mail. Shopping here on-line has been a great way to build up a marvelous stash! Of course, we all buy from LYS and from friends, or E-bay too. Although I have slowed down in everything, including knitting projects, and have been told I should quit because of nerve problems (Carpel Tunnel Syndrome) I keep on with all my fiber projects (knitting, spinning and weaving). So welcome! Happy knitting, Jamie
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5/31/2004 8:21:23 PM
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A little good cheer on a Monday morning
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Thanks, Melinda. Just what I needed. I have one friend who has made less that pleasant comments about my knitting, which makes me knit even more. Thanks also to Alice. Now I know a good place besides Afganistan for my extra baby and children`s mittens what I love to make. Alice, please let us know your e-mail. I plan a week in Victora at the end of August == can`t make the Sept week (maybe the weekend). Salt Spring Island sounds like a knitter-weaver`s mecca. Jamie
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6/3/2004 9:19:58 AM
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felting
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Hi Pat, Wool yarns felt really well, and the bit of mohair in Lamb`s Pride, makes it a good choice. Avoid mixtures with acrylic (they won`t felt). I have felted Cascade worsted wool knitted double, and also some White Buffalo, knit with 3 strands. For the first felting I did, I was advised to let it agitate (I just throw into a wash load) for 5-8 minutes, then watch it closely. My first felting project was to tighten up some overly big hats, so the watching was really more important than something knit large with the intention of felting. My DD has a great example of unintentional felting; it was a large wool lacy afghan that turned into a 3x4 ft doll blanket (the next afghan was acrylic!). Have fun! Jamie
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6/3/2004 9:19:58 AM
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felting
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Hi Pat, Wool yarns felt really well, and the bit of mohair in Lamb`s Pride, makes it a good choice. Avoid mixtures with acrylic (they won`t felt). I have felted Cascade worsted wool knitted double, and also some White Buffalo, knit with 3 strands. For the first felting I did, I was advised to let it agitate (I just throw into a wash load) for 5-8 minutes, then watch it closely. My first felting project was to tighten up some overly big hats, so the watching was really more important than something knit large with the intention of felting. My DD has a great example of unintentional felting; it was a large wool lacy afghan that turned into a 3x4 ft doll blanket (the next afghan was acrylic!). Have fun! Jamie
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6/3/2004 9:19:58 AM
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Felting
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Hi Pat, Wool yarns felt really well, and the bit of mohair in Lamb`s Pride, makes it a good choice. Avoid mixtures with acrylic (they won`t felt). I have felted Cascade worsted wool knitted double, and also some White Buffalo, knit with 3 strands. For the first felting I did, I was advised to let it agitate (I just throw into a wash load) for 5-8 minutes, then watch it closely. My first felting project was to tighten up some overly big hats, so the watching was really more important than something knit large with the intention of felting. My DD has a great example of unintentional felting; it was a large wool lacy afghan that turned into a 3x4 ft doll blanket (the next afghan was acrylic!). Have fun! Jamie
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6/3/2004 9:19:58 AM
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felting
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Hi Pat, Wool yarns felt really well, and the bit of mohair in Lamb`s Pride, makes it a good choice. Avoid mixtures with acrylic (they won`t felt). I have felted Cascade worsted wool knitted double, and also some White Buffalo, knit with 3 strands. For the first felting I did, I was advised to let it agitate (I just throw into a wash load) for 5-8 minutes, then watch it closely. My first felting project was to tighten up some overly big hats, so the watching was really more important than something knit large with the intention of felting. My DD has a great example of unintentional felting; it was a large wool lacy afghan that turned into a 3x4 ft doll blanket (the next afghan was acrylic!). Have fun! Jamie
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6/3/2004 9:19:58 AM
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Felting
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Hi Pat, Wool yarns felt really well, and the bit of mohair in Lamb`s Pride, makes it a good choice. Avoid mixtures with acrylic (they won`t felt). I have felted Cascade worsted wool knitted double, and also some White Buffalo, knit with 3 strands. For the first felting I did, I was advised to let it agitate (I just throw into a wash load) for 5-8 minutes, then watch it closely. My first felting project was to tighten up some overly big hats, so the watching was really more important than something knit large with the intention of felting. My DD has a great example of unintentional felting; it was a large wool lacy afghan that turned into a 3x4 ft doll blanket (the next afghan was acrylic!). Have fun! Jamie
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6/3/2004 9:19:58 AM
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Felting
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Hi Pat, Wool yarns felt really well, and the bit of mohair in Lamb`s Pride, makes it a good choice. Avoid mixtures with acrylic (they won`t felt). I have felted Cascade worsted wool knitted double, and also some White Buffalo, knit with 3 strands. For the first felting I did, I was advised to let it agitate (I just throw into a wash load) for 5-8 minutes, then watch it closely. My first felting project was to tighten up some overly big hats, so the watching was really more important than something knit large with the intention of felting. My DD has a great example of unintentional felting; it was a large wool lacy afghan that turned into a 3x4 ft doll blanket (the next afghan was acrylic!). Have fun! Jamie
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6/3/2004 9:19:58 AM
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FELTING
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Hi Pat, Wool yarns felt really well, and the bit of mohair in Lamb`s Pride, makes it a good choice. Avoid mixtures with acrylic (they won`t felt). I have felted Cascade worsted wool knitted double, and also some White Buffalo, knit with 3 strands. For the first felting I did, I was advised to let it agitate (I just throw into a wash load) for 5-8 minutes, then watch it closely. My first felting project was to tighten up some overly big hats, so the watching was really more important than something knit large with the intention of felting. My DD has a great example of unintentional felting; it was a large wool lacy afghan that turned into a 3x4 ft doll blanket (the next afghan was acrylic!). Have fun! Jamie
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6/3/2004 9:19:58 AM
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felting
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Hi Pat, Wool yarns felt really well, and the bit of mohair in Lamb`s Pride, makes it a good choice. Avoid mixtures with acrylic (they won`t felt). I have felted Cascade worsted wool knitted double, and also some White Buffalo, knit with 3 strands. For the first felting I did, I was advised to let it agitate (I just throw into a wash load) for 5-8 minutes, then watch it closely. My first felting project was to tighten up some overly big hats, so the watching was really more important than something knit large with the intention of felting. My DD has a great example of unintentional felting; it was a large wool lacy afghan that turned into a 3x4 ft doll blanket (the next afghan was acrylic!). Have fun! Jamie
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6/3/2004 9:19:58 AM
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felting
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Hi Pat, Wool yarns felt really well, and the bit of mohair in Lamb`s Pride, makes it a good choice. Avoid mixtures with acrylic (they won`t felt). I have felted Cascade worsted wool knitted double, and also some White Buffalo, knit with 3 strands. For the first felting I did, I was advised to let it agitate (I just throw into a wash load) for 5-8 minutes, then watch it closely. My first felting project was to tighten up some overly big hats, so the watching was really more important than something knit large with the intention of felting. My DD has a great example of unintentional felting; it was a large wool lacy afghan that turned into a 3x4 ft doll blanket (the next afghan was acrylic!). Have fun! Jamie
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6/3/2004 9:19:58 AM
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Felting
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Hi Pat, Wool yarns felt really well, and the bit of mohair in Lamb`s Pride, makes it a good choice. Avoid mixtures with acrylic (they won`t felt). I have felted Cascade worsted wool knitted double, and also some White Buffalo, knit with 3 strands. For the first felting I did, I was advised to let it agitate (I just throw into a wash load) for 5-8 minutes, then watch it closely. My first felting project was to tighten up some overly big hats, so the watching was really more important than something knit large with the intention of felting. My DD has a great example of unintentional felting; it was a large wool lacy afghan that turned into a 3x4 ft doll blanket (the next afghan was acrylic!). Have fun! Jamie
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6/3/2004 9:19:58 AM
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FELTING
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Hi Pat, Wool yarns felt really well, and the bit of mohair in Lamb`s Pride, makes it a good choice. Avoid mixtures with acrylic (they won`t felt). I have felted Cascade worsted wool knitted double, and also some White Buffalo, knit with 3 strands. For the first felting I did, I was advised to let it agitate (I just throw into a wash load) for 5-8 minutes, then watch it closely. My first felting project was to tighten up some overly big hats, so the watching was really more important than something knit large with the intention of felting. My DD has a great example of unintentional felting; it was a large wool lacy afghan that turned into a 3x4 ft doll blanket (the next afghan was acrylic!). Have fun! Jamie
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6/3/2004 9:19:58 AM
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felting
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Hi Pat, Wool yarns felt really well, and the bit of mohair in Lamb`s Pride, makes it a good choice. Avoid mixtures with acrylic (they won`t felt). I have felted Cascade worsted wool knitted double, and also some White Buffalo, knit with 3 strands. For the first felting I did, I was advised to let it agitate (I just throw into a wash load) for 5-8 minutes, then watch it closely. My first felting project was to tighten up some overly big hats, so the watching was really more important than something knit large with the intention of felting. My DD has a great example of unintentional felting; it was a large wool lacy afghan that turned into a 3x4 ft doll blanket (the next afghan was acrylic!). Have fun! Jamie
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6/3/2004 9:19:58 AM
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Felting
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Hi Pat, Wool yarns felt really well, and the bit of mohair in Lamb`s Pride, makes it a good choice. Avoid mixtures with acrylic (they won`t felt). I have felted Cascade worsted wool knitted double, and also some White Buffalo, knit with 3 strands. For the first felting I did, I was advised to let it agitate (I just throw into a wash load) for 5-8 minutes, then watch it closely. My first felting project was to tighten up some overly big hats, so the watching was really more important than something knit large with the intention of felting. My DD has a great example of unintentional felting; it was a large wool lacy afghan that turned into a 3x4 ft doll blanket (the next afghan was acrylic!). Have fun! Jamie
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6/3/2004 9:19:58 AM
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Felting
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Hi Pat, Wool yarns felt really well, and the bit of mohair in Lamb`s Pride, makes it a good choice. Avoid mixtures with acrylic (they won`t felt). I have felted Cascade worsted wool knitted double, and also some White Buffalo, knit with 3 strands. For the first felting I did, I was advised to let it agitate (I just throw into a wash load) for 5-8 minutes, then watch it closely. My first felting project was to tighten up some overly big hats, so the watching was really more important than something knit large with the intention of felting. My DD has a great example of unintentional felting; it was a large wool lacy afghan that turned into a 3x4 ft doll blanket (the next afghan was acrylic!). Have fun! Jamie
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6/3/2004 9:19:58 AM
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felting
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Hi Pat, Wool yarns felt really well, and the bit of mohair in Lamb`s Pride, makes it a good choice. Avoid mixtures with acrylic (they won`t felt). I have felted Cascade worsted wool knitted double, and also some White Buffalo, knit with 3 strands. For the first felting I did, I was advised to let it agitate (I just throw into a wash load) for 5-8 minutes, then watch it closely. My first felting project was to tighten up some overly big hats, so the watching was really more important than something knit large with the intention of felting. My DD has a great example of unintentional felting; it was a large wool lacy afghan that turned into a 3x4 ft doll blanket (the next afghan was acrylic!). Have fun! Jamie
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6/4/2004 7:28:52 AM
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The dreaded question of the week-don`t hate me because I nagged!!
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Hi Bets, Thanks for the question of the week. I thought you might have one about completions - but this one is good - to jog our minds into realizing how fast the year is going. I gave up scheduling projects for Xmas gifts some time ago, but I`m about to do an inventory of the finished projects I have for distribution here and there. I think I counted about 19 scarves, mostly eyelash simple knits, some for sale and some for gifts. I`ll just keep knitting, weaving, spinning until I drop!! Jamie
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6/7/2004 10:24:40 PM
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Is it just me ?
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I haven`t knit silk for a long time, but this type of silk doesn`t "cuddle up" to the next stitch in the same way that wool or cotton do, esp. wool. The product is usually quite beautiful altho it may feel a bit stiff. I am trying to think of an appropriate project for it. Jamie
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