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 I made the boy a Flatman scarf because he's a huge dork. And because the GLA is pretty awesome.
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Apr 19, 2008 09:12
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I love that bag!!! And the flatman scarf is hilarious.
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Apr 19, 2008 23:31
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That Flatman scarf just gave me the idea to do a Plastic Man one. I don't think I know anyone who would wear it, though  .
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Apr 20, 2008 23:09
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I'm working on a mohair bikini right now. I've got the top done, but I'm still working on the bottoms. I got the pattern in a kit I got at Target on the clearance rack!
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Apr 22, 2008 00:05
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I just finished knitting two hats! No pictures, unfortunately, but they both turned out great. The pattern was really simple (k2, p2, and only one color switch) but it was my first time using circulars and dpns. I was really pleasantly surprised by how easily I caught on. What fun pattern would incorporate some new stuff and be a step more difficult, without taking forever to knit up? I've done tons of scarves (because rectangles are easy), and I'm not really interested in socks (I'm scared of 'em, too).
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Make a pair of mittens! That would give you more practice with DPNs, and adding the thumbs is fun. You can also personalize them by trying stripes or using novelty yarn for the cuffs. You could also try making a bag, small bags go really quickly and can be great ways to try new techniques like cables or intarsia.
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Apr 22, 2008 09:05
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Anne Whateley posted:
What about a bag? Easy and fun, and there are so many different ones out there! If you're on Ravelry, I'm sure you can find a pattern you like there  E: Beaten by 15 mins, but I still think it's a good idea!
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Anne Whateley posted:What fun pattern would incorporate some new stuff and be a step more difficult, without taking forever to knit up? I've done tons of scarves (because rectangles are easy), and I'm not really interested in socks (I'm scared of 'em, too). Bags are a good idea, and so are mittens (if you don't live in mitten climes, you can make some fingerless mittens, which are easy and can pretty much be as simple or complicated as you wish). But don't fear socks! socks are wonderful projects, useful, portable, ridiculously fast to knit up, and not so scary as they seem. Plus, you get to knit with like five needles at once and feel like a total yarn badass, and who doesn't like handknitted socks? You can start out knitting a pair in worsted weight something, and use them as house slippers. Check out this site, which outlines the whole sock process with pictures and everything and holds your hand through the construction of a simple plain sock.
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This is my wedding shawl: a slightly truncated North Roë Shawl. There's more pics on my Ravelry page {sophie begonia}. With all the wedding stuff going on, it was still on the needles the day before, and was only blocked 12 hours before the wedding. I had to leave off a few rows on the border. I LOVE this pattern and once I get the feeling back in my fingers from speed knitting this (and about 60 broach flowers for wedding favors) I would like to do another in a more lively color.  
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Apr 23, 2008 04:31
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Wow, that's a beautiful shawl. Well done!
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Apr 23, 2008 12:40
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Thanks! And I wanted to show off my most favorite project ever: Miyagi's Technicolor Dreamcoat Sweater, knit of the finest Red Heart Acrylic. She loooooooooves it.  
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As much as I love Ravelry, this makes me cringe so badly: Anyway, I'm making the Doctor's bag right now, and have gotten to the sewing and lining part. I really want to line it to make it a bit firmer (and to be able to put a piece of plastic at the bottom), but I don't have a sewing machine. I can sew by hand fairly neatly, so do you guys think that'll be okay? I'm really dreading sewing together the sides and base, having to pick up stitches there, but I think the bag will look awesome when it's finished
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Yay! Ravelry's back.The Virgin Mary posted:This is my wedding shawl: a slightly truncated North Roë Shawl. There's more pics on my Ravelry page {sophie begonia}. With all the wedding stuff going on, it was still on the needles the day before, and was only blocked 12 hours before the wedding. I had to leave off a few rows on the border. That is an elegant looking shawl. It complemented your dress really well and I'll bet that alpaca was so very soft too.
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Never mind -- I made my brother, the new hat owner, send me a picture  Too bad he's not good at it! There are only two colors here, in Bernat Softee Chunky yarn, Grey Heather and Dark Blue, and the hats are the same size (in fact, they're identical, except the colors are reversed). Because I have some (but not a ton) of both colors left over, and I want to use it up before buying more stuff, I decided to go with wrist warmers -- the kind that are just a tube with a thumb-hole. I couldn't find exactly the right pattern, even on Ravelry, so I'm kind of doing my own thing. I'm basing it on Knitty's Voodoo, except shorter, and stripy, and with totally different yarn, and only one at a time. I'm only about 3" into the first one, but that's 2.999" more than I've ever done on dpns before! What I really want to do is the Crime Scene Scarf or Knitty's Knucks, but I think either would be way too tough for me right now.  Someday!
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Does anyone have any reccomended knitting blogs or anything? there's knitty, of course, and I used to read Eunny Jang, but it is sadly ended as she is now in charge of actual publications. There's a bunch of people who knit and write about it on the internet, but most of them are crazy people. There's one woman out there who makes hat patterns, and they are all about her boyfriend. I didn't even know you could write a knitting pattern about your boyfriend, but there you go.
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Micomicona, i recommend you to join the waiting list on Ravelry. It's the best knitting resource ever.
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Midnight Sun posted:Micomicona, i recommend you to join the waiting list on Ravelry. It's the best knitting resource ever. This is so true. My friend just put himself on the waiting list just because he wants to look at the way they've organized the information and done the visuals - he doesn't knit, but he's really impressed with the design of the place!
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Micomicona posted:Does anyone have any reccomended knitting blogs or anything? there's knitty, of course, and I used to read Eunny Jang, but it is sadly ended as she is now in charge of actual publications. There's a bunch of people who knit and write about it on the internet, but most of them are crazy people. There's one woman out there who makes hat patterns, and they are all about her boyfriend. I didn't even know you could write a knitting pattern about your boyfriend, but there you go. Oh man, I could just post out my entire blog feed for you, but then I'd look like a huge dork. So, my favorites are: The Yarn Harlot ( http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/ ) - I just saw her speak here in Seattle and she's even cooler in person than she is on her blog. She'll make you laugh, I promise. Go back and read through her archives, they're worth it. She's also spearheaded the cause of knitters raising money for Doctors Without Borders and has raised $500,000 so far. Mason-Dixon Knitting ( http://www.masondixonknitting.com/ ) Kay and Ann are also funny ladies, but their content can range from lots of knitting content to little knitting content. They are nearing the end of writing their second book together, so their posting is a little sparse sometimes. Also worth going back through their archives. The Blue Blog ( http://alison.knitsmiths.us/ ) Alison updates almost every day, and is the host of Sockapalooza (which is about to start it's yearly sign-ups again). The Knitspot ( http://knitspot.com/ ) Anne designs the most wonderful lace! She has a cool garden, a cool husband, a cool house and updates almost every day. Her blog is just great to read. Jared, at Brooklyntweed ( http://brooklyntweed.blogspot.com/ ) doesn't post much, but his photographs are amazing. Read through his archives. Grumperina ( http://www.grumperina.com/knitblog/ ) hasn't posted as often lately, but she's got great tips and hints and some good free patterns. It's worth reading her archives as well. If I'm looking for a new blog to read, I'll usually start by checking out the favorites that these blogs above have listed as their favorites. If nothing else, it's a great way to kill a boring afternoon at work.
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I recently discovered and am obsessed with TechKnitting : http://techknitting.blogspot.com/ Not updated very often, but I find it pretty fascinating whenever it is.
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Bob Shadycharacter posted:http://techknitting.blogspot.com/ That's a really good website, I'd never seen it before. I'm saving lots of useful explanations, and I suspect I'll be spending quite a few hours there today. I don't think I've ever seen explanations and illustrations that clear.
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Ok, a little off topic but in one week I'm going to Maryland's Sheep and Wool festival. http://www.sheepandwool.org/
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Viewers Like Me posted:Ok, a little off topic but in one week I'm going to Maryland's Sheep and Wool festival. http://www.sheepandwool.org/ Ah yes, Knitter's Christmas. There are a slew of meet-ups being planned for this on ravelry. I myself have been on yarn restriction for the last two months because I plan to go bat poo poo crazy here.
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The Virgin Mary posted:Ah yes, Knitter's Christmas. There are a slew of meet-ups being planned for this on ravelry. I myself have been on yarn restriction for the last two months because I plan to go bat poo poo crazy here. Oh god I went crazy yesterday and bought a bunch of yarn and some needles. I even got some light up needles that were 40 percent off. I'm thinking about using some of that simulus package money for the Fest, 'cause hey why not shop locally think globally? I'm planning to go on the 4rd with my brother as my road dog/ navigator.
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Kalista posted:Oh man, I could just post out my entire blog feed for you, but then I'd look like a huge dork. So, my favorites are: Bob Shadycharacter posted:I recently discovered and am obsessed with TechKnitting : http://techknitting.blogspot.com/ My God... It's beautiful... Thanks everyone, this is perfect!
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So I am knitting the fir cone shawl right now, from Folk Shawls. I decided to use the same modifications that Eunny Jang used in hers (google for awe-inspiring pictures) which involves much smaller yarn and needles than called for. Right now I'm nearing the end of the second chart for the borders. There are 202 stitches per side, for a grand total of 808 stitches total EVERY ROUND. Every odd round is charted lace and every even round is all knit stitches. And I just realized I made a misatke on one side. Which means ripping out 404 lace stitches and then 808 knit stitches. Someone please pour me a drink. 
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Bob Shadycharacter posted:
OUCH. You may already be doing this, but here's what I learned after finding myself in a similar situation: start threading Lifelines. Every five to ten rows, or every pattern repeat, or however often you think it's necessary, take a contrasting color yarn the same weight or lighter as what you are using. Thread a darning needle and run through all your held stitches. If you have to frog, you will lose some progress but it will be way easier to pick up your stitches again, because they will all be on your lifeline thread. In some patterns you can rip down knowing the rest of your stitches are safe on the lifeline, correct your mistake, then knit back up to rejoin without taking the full rounds out. (But that depends on the pattern and the error). I was working on a Crystalline shawl and accidentally drank a bottle of wine, and thus some irreparable damage was done. I was whining to my LYS person and she told me about these. I use them on nearly everything now, not just lace. That is an amazing shawl, though. The Virgin Mary fucked around with this message at 23:56 on Apr 28, 2008 |
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The Virgin Mary posted:OUCH. Ha. I knit my first pair of socks stinking drunk. That was a good idea... I probably should have used one, yeah. It was going so well up until that point though! This isn't the first mistake I've made of course, but it's the first time I haven't noticed until it was too late. Usually I figure it out because something doesn't match up at the end of the row. Anyway, yeah. I'll probably stick in a lifeline when I rip back. Tomorrow.
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Bob Shadycharacter posted:Ha. I knit my first pair of socks stinking drunk. That was a good idea... See if you can pick up the row below the fuckup before you start ripping, like this shows you here: http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter03/FEATwin03TT.html
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Pile of Kittens posted:See if you can pick up the row below the fuckup before you start ripping, like this shows you here: http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter03/FEATwin03TT.html Ooh, that's a good idea too. I may just put in a lifeline before ripping, if I can stomach it. This yarn is TINY and the needles are small and it's a 24 inch circular with 800-something stitches on it so it's really hard to see what's going on, but anything - ANYTHING - would be better than ripping back and somehow losing a bunch of YOs or god only knows what else. God, I hate pulling out SK2pssos. UGH.
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Bob Shadycharacter posted:Ha. I knit my first pair of socks stinking drunk. That was a good idea... I have my "drunk" knitting (usually plain stockingette socks) and my "not even a glass of wine knitting". Yarn-overs and alcohol don't mix well with me. I'm about two-thirds of the way through the Wing o the Moth shawl, using Douceur et Soie yarn, a mohair and silk blend. It's not too complicated though, purling on the wrong side, and ends up being really easy lace to read. The biggest downside is looking like I had an aquamarine cat sitting on my lap when I'm done knitting it. drat mohair. I can't wait to finish it though! Lifelines have been my friend, though I haven't had to use them yet (knock on wood) http://www.knitspot.com/knitting_pattern/wing-of-the-moth-shawlscarf-p-7.html
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Kalista posted:I have my "drunk" knitting (usually plain stockingette socks) and my "not even a glass of wine knitting". Yarn-overs and alcohol don't mix well with me. I thought I would find lace incredibly confusing, but really I think reading the stitches is the only skill truely necessary. I've gotten a lot better at telling the difference between decreases thanks to this project! Completely lost count of the number of times I had to look at every single stitch in a row while muttering the repeat to myself to figure out where I screwed it all up. That shawl is gorgeous!
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Ravelry Party after Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival on May 3rd! Details are on the Ravelry main page. They will also have a meet-up both days of the festival. http://www.sheepandwool.org/events/meetings.html Anyone else going to the festival and/or the party? The Virgin Mary fucked around with this message at 02:40 on Apr 30, 2008 |
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Bob Shadycharacter posted:Ooh, that's a good idea too. See, why would you even try to put yourself through something like that? I only crochet with yarn that small. Good luck! I say you put the lifeline in while sober, and then get sobbing drunk and rip it and complain a lot, and take pictures. It's the way REAL knitters do it.
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Pile of Kittens posted:See, why would you even try to put yourself through something like that? I only crochet with yarn that small. I'm a dyed in the wool (haha) knitting masochist. When I said I knitted my first sock stinking drunk? It was also about a two weeks after I learned to knit. Apparently I love torturing myself. I still haven't fixed this. It's been like three days. Miraculously, I keep finding better things to do...
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I was browsing Ravelry this morning and came across this cool thread in their forums: "Most Beautiful Finished Object you've seen on Ravelry" http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/for-the-love-of-ravelry/117573/1-25 If you are on Ravelry, go look through that thread. I guarentee your favorites list and your project queue will suffer, and you will be amazed. My paycheck tomorrow is already mentally spent! Here's a taste - stitchingnut's needle-felted tea cozy. 
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elbow posted:Holy poo poo. I mean, I'm not a big fan of it per se, but that's amazing work. bluecanarygirl's caterpillar cardigan  
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Kalista posted:Hahaa, speaking of your avatar, this project was mentioned in that thread several times: Oh, that's so adorable I'm totally going to make this one day (way in the future, when I have the skills to make this and to be a mommy).
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Well I got the Wool and Sheep Fest, and I was pretty overwelmed by it. I seriously could have spent a ton of money there. Thankfully I bought a list of stuff to by and stuck by it. The amount of people, vendors and sheep, left me pretty worn out. I was going to visit the Ravelry lounge but I was too drat tired. I bought some needles, yarn for some socks and I hope a sweater. I also got a yarn spinner.
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