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4/7/2004 8:46:18 AM
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jeanflores- Mayan Gold Uros Bag
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The cool pictures are still there; the free pattern has now moved to:
http://www.blacksheepbags.com/booga_bag.html
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4/7/2004 9:49:28 AM
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Benne`s sheep trouble
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And Benne... hot news flash to pass on to your DH as regards keeping sheep safe from coyotes...
Things that scare coyotes away:
Camel
Vicuna
Alpaca
Llama
Kashmir Goat
Angora Goat
Angora Rabbit
the smell of cotton plants
the smell of flax plants
the smell of hemp plants
the smell of mulberry leaves (you know, the kind that silkworms feed upon)
and, believe it or not... Merino Sheep themselves!
It`s all true!!!! I read it in the Knitting Enquirer just the other day while waiting in the checkout line... it was right next to the article about how aliens have kidnapped the Pope again (you`d think they`d get that man a little better security!)
So I`d guess that you should be looking into hiring Corinna`s husband to build you some new buildings, because you`re going to need a place for Theresa and Heather to stay while they are spinning all those fibers into yarn to help you keep your property safe from coyotes, not to mentin the new barns you`ll be needing for the animals.
Your DH better hurry up about it, too, the same article said the coyote population in your area was up by 800% this year, primarily due to low incidences of Camel, Vicuna, Alpaca, Llama, Kashmir Goat, Angora Goat, Angora Rabbit, cotton plants, flax plants, hemp plants, mulberry leaves, and Merino Sheep. Furthermore, it warned that the Center for Communicable Diseases is predicting unusually high percentages of a new strain of flu-like virus being spread by coyote urine, and recommending that residents in your immediate area try to adopt pets of the following varieties: Camel, Vicuna, Alpaca, Llama, Kashmir Goat, Angora Goat, Angora Rabbit, and Merino Sheep AND that residents additonally plant gardens which include: cotton plants, flax plants, and mulberry trees. Although they did omit any reccomendation to grow the hemp plants, they acknowledged its usefulness and one spokesman was quoted as saying, "I wouldn`t rip them out f you have them; we just can`t reccomend planting them until further legislation has been passed regarding other hemp-related issues."
Good Luck with your coyote problems!!!
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4/7/2004 2:41:48 PM
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whew what a day!
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Eileen, I agree with you about the "history" in your hair. The memories embedded, like when scientists speculate about cellular memory and organ recipients talk about organ memory... a part of your spirit is there, and when it gets cut, that`s when you know you just lost a piece of yourself that cannot ever be recovered.
But your story brings up a question I have for you and all of the long-haired people... will your hair still grow that long?
I always worshipped long hair but was never allowed to have it when I was really little (They used to tell me, "Your hair is too curly... it`s just the wrong kind of hair for long hair," and whack it off in a so-called "pixie cut" above the ears! Oh, but my sister was allowed to let hers get down to her waist... Man, I STILL don`t understand that one!) Anyway, at age 10, I was finally allowed to do what I wanted with it and of course I let it grow, but it would never get longer than my waist. Then, halfway through highschool, my Dad talked me into cutting it... it was such a mistake. I woke up with nightmares that somebody had cut my hair in my sleep, then I`d look over at the pillow, and not see any hair and start sobbing... I`d be in the shower and sorta drowsy and wonder where the heck my hair was, then remember and just start crying all over again. I immediately vowed never to cut it again, but the sorry part is that it would never even grow down to my waist again... it gets about midway there and that`s it... is this an age thing that happens to others or am I just being punished for having let myself agree to that highschool haircut? Anybody know any secrets for getting it growing longer again?
Corinna, don`t do it! It`s a blessing to have it, and it really is a part of your spirit, and it looks fantastic on you, and long hair can be pulled up out of your face into a bun or a ponytail in hot weather, whereas short hair just doesn`t reach far enough to keep it out of the way. And especially if you are somebody who doesn`t go get it cut often... what if you hate it and won`t ever grow back as long again? You`ll never stop regretting it.
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4/7/2004 3:02:24 PM
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I am in love
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Oh, I gotta check that out... `cause now it suddenly hit me that YOU, point mousse, are the one who suggested "Knitting in the Nordic Tradition" waaaayyyy back before Christmas, and I have knit so many things from those inspirations and are eager to do so many more, and I can only imagine what else has caught your eye... And I never did thank you for that reccomendation way back then... but a belated thanks to you now!
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4/7/2004 5:27:13 PM
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What sells to today`s Mums`
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The classic raglan sleeve cardigan is just as desired today as it was 30 years ago... kids don`t outgrow raglan sleeves nearly as fast, and a plain sweater goes with everything from jeans to dressy clothes.
Another timeless classic is the tube sock. A kid never outgrows a tube sock. Plain old spiral tube socks are just as useful today as 30 years ago.
Moms never have enough mittens or hats, because kids never stop finding new places to "tuck" them into... oh, they are never lost... it just might take week to find them...
Pretty much everything that worked 30 years ago still works today. And while you could try to get your group hip with the times by knitting in skittles colors, remember that trendy is often hideous and classic has a wide appeal. Also, a Mom is willing to spend a bit more money on something that will never go out of style and can be handed down through all the kids and even the grandkids.
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4/10/2004 2:08:37 AM
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Naalbinding, single needle knitting...
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Benne is right... I did the whole thing in naalbinding.. it was before I had learned how to knit.
Naalbinding is extremely portable and quite addicitng, but once I learned how to knit, I could easily see why naalbinding was replaced by knitting in most areas of the world! Naalbinding is very much slower than knitting, and it is further slowed down by the fact that you cannot use yarn continuously off the ball; you use a length threaded through a needle with an eye, and so every time you have used up that amount, you join on the next amount by splicing. Even with wool, this gets tedious, and I can`t imagine trying to do it with cotton!
Another problem with naalbinding is that the stitch construction is making an interlocked loop each time, so you cannot rip out your work if you make a mistake... of course, the upside to that is that a broken strand or a failed splice will not cause anything to unravel!
The basic stitches in naalbinding have a strong tendency to spiral as you knit, so it`s very easy, when you join your first round, to inadvertently twist the line of work... and this creates a mobius shape instead of a regular tube shape.
Naturally, when I started knitting and kept seeing these mobius scarves, I assumed the construction method was to cast on a couple hundred stitches on a circular needle, make sure you have one twist in them before you join the round, then just keep knitting around for about 15 inches` worth of rows, and that`s what I did. And it works. There is no grafting involved. BUT the rows are going sideways, not lengthwise, which puts stitch patterns and stretch in a completey different direction.
I`ve never actually purchased a mobius pattern, so I had no idea they were not all worked this way, until I saw your scarf. Now it would be interesting to see if some mobius patterns are constructed one way and some the other!
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4/10/2004 2:13:09 AM
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MacChick - What is naalbinding?
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Sorry I havn`t been around to get to this sooner... see marion`s post above for the answer. If anyone is actually interested, I could take some how-to pictures and post them... but I am reluctant to hog up picture space here for something that is probably not very high on anyone`s priority list. There are some fairly good pictures of it, with discussion, in the Richard Rutt book, "History of Handknitting."
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4/10/2004 2:20:36 AM
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Bets! Congratulations!
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Wow! Every time i don`t sign in for a day or so, I miss so much! It`s so cool to see your knitting on the "What`s New" page!!! And I really love the bags, and especially the inspiration... a great use for leftover yarn... (because not all leftovers are the right gauge for Barbie clothes!)
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4/10/2004 2:25:37 AM
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purses
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AND it`s a great environmentally-friendly thing to sell at a market... people can always use another bag, and everyone who buys one will not need to put the other things they buy in paper or plastic bags. Also a good way to experiment with stitch and color patterns... how many people can say those experiments are tax-deductible? Go for it!
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4/10/2004 2:25:37 AM
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Purses
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AND it`s a great environmentally-friendly thing to sell at a market... people can always use another bag, and everyone who buys one will not need to put the other things they buy in paper or plastic bags. Also a good way to experiment with stitch and color patterns... how many people can say those experiments are tax-deductible? Go for it!
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4/10/2004 2:38:40 AM
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Esprit Swatch-
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I swatched it, but didn`t bother to wash the swatch. I`m knitting a top for my daughter with it right now. And I do mean right now... while I wait for a page to load or whatever else my computer takes so long to do. It`s on my lap as I write this. I`m using it around the edges, the body is in Sonata, the color is orchid pink. It blends beautifully with the Sonata, knits just as quickly, feels and looks a bit more velvety than the Sonata. I know already that I have to make a hat out of this... then I can say, "I defy anyone to tell me this makes their forehead itchy!" Normally, I have not had the best of luck with hats made of cotton, because cotton has no memory... you know, stretches out and stays there. But Esprit solves that problem.
I didn`t bother to wash the swatch, because I knew I was going to handwash the garment anyway, and I was too anxious to dive right into the yarn.
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4/10/2004 2:44:44 AM
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Too cute, Cindy!!
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Thanks for posting the pics!!! I just love them! I`ll show my daughter when she wakes up in the morning... she`s going to love seeing somebody wearing the Araucania already!
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4/10/2004 3:00:49 AM
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Ort jar...
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Oh boy, would my daughter love to see llama hair on the side of a tree or bush! She makes up stories about being a "woolgatherer in the olden days," and when we go on walks, she wants to "gather" whatever is stuck in the sagebrush and creosote bushes... only it`s usually bits of trash and plastic bags, not wool, poor thing! She would LOVE walking around your place and seeing really-truly tufts of wool and animal hair caught on bushes and tree bark! It would be like seeing all the old tales come true!
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4/10/2004 3:02:45 AM
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Oh, those are gorgeous socks, Shui Kuen!
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Those are great! Don`t you love that Peruvian stuff!
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4/10/2004 3:11:32 AM
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Here`s How Much We Love Peruvian Collection...
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No kidding, because I love that Peruvian Collection stuff so much... I got a book out of the libray to learn more about knitting in Peru, "Andean Folk Knitting." Found out about some of the names, like Highland and Quechua, and so on, fell in love with the hats... and my daughter actually said she wanted to learn the Peruvian National Anthem because of this wool... so we got that off the internet and are learning it. And we`ve gt a book on stories from Peruvian legends and folklore coming through ILL. Who knew that wool would lead to all this?
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4/10/2004 3:21:20 AM
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Cool Tip for Moms of child knitters
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Got this from "Knitting in the Netherlands," the chapter on Egmond aan Zee. Once the little girls learned to knit, the mothers would hide pennies in the wool as they wound it into balls... the girls would want to keep knitting so as to get to the pennies, and they`d be allowed to buy candy with the pennies as soon as they finished the ball of yarn.
I like that way better than the traditional: "You can go out to play after you`ve knit a couple of rows."
Just think of the little surprises you could hide inside a ball of wool! Too fun!
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4/10/2004 3:27:00 AM
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It`s really Spring! My hummingbirds are here!
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Bluebirds... as in Eastern Bluebird, blue with an orange belly? You have to email me a picture! I chose that as my favorite bird back in 3rd grade, and have yet to live in any place where there actually are any, so I`ve never seen one except in books. Your place sounds like paradise!
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4/10/2004 1:50:23 PM
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Mid-May bead&Button Show
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Got this info from Fire Mountain:
Here`s an event you may not want to miss . . .
Join Bead&Button Magazine as they host the largest consumer bead show in the country in Milwaukee. 290 Workshops and Classes; 300+ vendors. Online registration is still open - but don`t delay - classes are filling fast. Days of the Event: Sunday, May 16th, 2004 through Sunday, May 23rd, 2004 Find out more . . . Bead&Button Show <http://email.firemountaingems.com/t/22352/154939/274/0/>
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4/16/2004 5:09:01 PM
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Terrific Top, ecasey!
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Wow, very lovely! And FAST!!! Now is this the color after a washing? Because I got the turquoise, too, and mine sure seems a lot darker... actually it was quite a bit darker than I was expecting... so I`m hoping it WILL run and fade a little in the wash. I`m also going to dry it in the desert sun... which the label says NOT to do... and which I took to mean the color was going to fade easily.
I`m glad to have the warning about the pilling... I`ll soak it in the sink and make sure not to rub it. Now in the swatch test I did, there was some pilling, but the pills brushed off easily... they weren`t nearly as stubborn as what I experienced with Cotton Tots yarn... of course, that was only a little swatch. It`s so hard to get yarn that is really soft and doesn`t pill... they always seem to go hand-in-hand.
I`m using my turquoise to make my daughter something she is calling a "Beach Poncho," which she says she would like to have for after swimming, so I`m pretty excited about how thick and thirsty this yarn seems to be!
Your lace panel really looks pretty... your friend is going to love it. And it`s the perfect thing to wear to some place like a restaurant or a movie theater, where the air conditioning is always kept too cold!
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4/16/2004 5:15:37 PM
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Children`s Knitting Class??
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I`ve heard that Waldorf schools do this as a regular part of the curriculum starting with kindergarten, so if there are any of those in your area, you could probably get some great hints from them. I haven`t checked, but they may have web sites with some contact info...
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