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So remember how I was asking all those questions about the police tape scarf? I wound up choosing Caron One Pound in black and sunflower. One Pound was actually an excellent choice; as I took it out of the skein, since it was so huge, I made three balls of each color. Little did I know they would all be necessary for the intarsia! At times I've been knitting from five balls at once. click for big: The color is really more like but what are you going to do with a cell phone camera. Intarsia really isn't so bad . . . other than weaving in the loose ends. There are at least 4-6 ends per letter, which drives me up the wall. I'm a slacker and still haven't done it for the last E, so here's what that looks like. All the curling will be fixed when I finish and block it, right? (Right?) Obviously, I still have a long way to go before then -- it'll eventually say "POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS," but right now, as you can see, all mine says is "POLICE LINE." Anne Whateley fucked around with this message at 07:57 on Jan 15, 2017 |
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^ Blocking's only going to help so much with stockinette curling, particularly with an acrylic yarn because it lacks the "memory" wool and other natural fibers have. But if I'm looking at it right, you'll be folding it over so it's double thick and the back of the intarsia doesn't show, right? If that's the case curling shouldn't be a problem. Nice intarsia by the way!
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Yeah, I'll be folding it in half and seaming the three open sides. I'm still a little concerned it might try curling and wind up pushing the scarf into more of a 3D tubey shape, though. But maybe blocking will improve that? I've never blocked before either. Also, you can see how lazy with I was being carrying some of it over -- the Es, and that L is blatant -- but I think I'll get away with it since that will be the inside.  But thanks -- it's my first-ever attempt at intarsia, so I'm glad it's going this well!
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Fun thread! I've been much more of a spinner in the past year than a knitter, but I still pull out the needles from time to time. This is my favorite scarf, knit out of some of my handspun (the white with the felt bobbles and the shiny green with shell beads. The black is some kind of eyelash trim from Suss yarn.) Anyone in the mood for yarn porn? 
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So I started Operation:Massive Cable So far I've got 4, each one is a whole sweater that's been dismantled, then re-knitted 6-10 strands at a time. They're really quite heavy!  Closeup. I think I'm going to make somewhere around 12-15, I have a vague idea of what I want to do with them, not totally sure. Some sort of cloak or coat. (not for everyday wear, just a sort of art piece)
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My favorite knitted item is socks. I have only a few current finished ones and six more on the needles. Yarn Pirate Merino/tencel, modified Monkey sock (no purls)from knitty:  http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/2545653207_f9ac381fc7.jpg Opal 6-ply, Broadripple pattern from knitty:  http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/2313706188_eeac6fb58f.jpg Not sure of another way to link to flickr with vbcode. knittedsister fucked around with this message at 07:30 on Jul 17, 2008 |
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Jul 16, 2008 03:39
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knittedsister posted:My favorite knitted item is socks. I have only a few current finished ones and six more on the needles.
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jomiel posted:How does that work? Do you just have a ton of needles?! Yep! I do my socks two at a time on 2 circulars and I have many sets of 0, 1, 2, 3. When I want to start on a new project, I refuse to wait! The good news is that I will finish lots of socks in a very short time when I finally get to it. knittedsister fucked around with this message at 07:32 on Jul 17, 2008 |
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Anne Whateley: The police line scarf is coming along nicely, well done.  RepoRebo: That yarn is gorgeous! Goldaline: Those really are some massive cables indeed. It'll be fun to see what you'll do with them. knittedsister: Your socks are so cute. Here are my latest FOs: A pair of felted slippers (baby size) from leftover yarn, and a felted bag that I'm not happy with. It didn't turn out the way I wanted at all.  
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Hey. I'm planning on going to this Knit-In thing at The Mannings School. Anyone going to that? Anyone here gone to it, and know what it's like? Here's the website I refer to. My currant project is alot hard that I thought, the teacher spend all day with me to get it started. I had brought the wrong yarn and the wrong needles.The instruction required bulky I just thought could make the cape out of anything. Now I'm right on track.
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Jul 22, 2008 02:58
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 I made more yarn. Hand-dyed and spun by me!
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Pile of Kittens posted:
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Pile of Kittens posted:
Lately I've been getting the urge to learn how to spin, and I suspect it's really only because I just can't wrap my head around how it works at all. Lord knows it's not like I have time for the hobbies I have NOW and need another one. Anyway, lovely stuff!
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Bob Shadycharacter posted:Lately I've been getting the urge to learn how to spin, and I suspect it's really only because I just can't wrap my head around how it works at all. Lord knows it's not like I have time for the hobbies I have NOW and need another one. It's really easy - you just use a machine (a wheel or a a spindle) to add twist to a string of fiber, and then when you're done you get it wet and smack it around a bit to convince the fibers that this twisted state is the way they want to be. It CAN be more complicated, but I just summarized single-ply in two sentences. Think of it this way - if uneducated peasants did it in the olden days, you can probably manage it with the internet's help!
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That handspun yarn is quite yummy, Kittens! I've just become hooked on spindling myself. Although I have a wheel, it's not working quite right so I got a spindle a few days ago and I think I like it better. Portable, quiet, easy to use with a few spare moments, and far cheaper than a wheel...I'm almost half done with this 4 oz. of Blue Face Leicester and I only started this afternoon. 
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I found some knitting needles on a dumpster dive so I thought I'd teach myself to knit on Monday. It took an embarrassing five hours to get a 10x3 sample of knits and purls done before I felt confident enough to tackle a real project. The one I chose to do is a drop-knit scarf pattern that I found on Ravelry. It's going surprisingly well despite some tension issues, but I'm afraid that the pattern will look like poo poo, or at least like a very lumpy scarf, in the end. See, I didn't know what blocking was until I read through the thread here and now I'm re-thinking the use of my Paton's Decor in a 75/25 acrylic/wool. Blocking won't really help the acrylic yarns much, right? I was hoping that the scarf would stretch a bit to hold the wavy shapes better. Anyway, here's a picture to show my progress. I already messed up in one spot where I missed knitting a full row while watching Venture Brothers. I also had to unravel half a row at one point when I lost my count. Having the tv on while trying to knit is not a good idea. 
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Windy, that looks great! Could you link me to the pattern on Ravelry?
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Thanks! Ravelry pattern is here and all the different projects are here. The type and color of yarn really seems to make a difference in how the waves pop. I'll see if it blocks out at all when I'm finished, and maybe try again later in the year with some alpaca or silk blend so the gift recipient thinks I'm all fancy and awesome.
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knittedsister posted:My favorite knitted item is socks. I have only a few current finished ones and six more on the needles. Oh wow, I love these! Merino tencel is my favorite. I have some that I spun up but have been waiting for a good project for it. There's a lot of it! (the purple skeins towards the left.) 
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Windy posted:Hmmm, are you sure those needles are the same size? It may be foreshortening, but the different colors also make me suspicious.
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Pile of Kittens posted:Hmmm, are you sure those needles are the same size? It may be foreshortening, but the different colors also make me suspicious. Yep. Both are also stamped with "7" and I double checked the diameters before starting. I found a 6, 10 and ...6.5 or something. I think there were two of everything at some point but I only rummage so much through other peoples things  I think they were tossed because both are slightly bent, or at least not completely straight.
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Windy posted:Thanks! Ravelry pattern is here and all the different projects are here. The type and color of yarn really seems to make a difference in how the waves pop. I'll see if it blocks out at all when I'm finished, and maybe try again later in the year with some alpaca or silk blend so the gift recipient thinks I'm all fancy and awesome.
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I don't have many good photos of it, and she hasn't received it yet so no photos on yet but I just finished a short sleeve version of the Butttony Sweater from ohmystars.net She's a tree planter in summer and a dog sled trainer in winter so I made a short sleeve version and am sewing up a pair of arm warmers out of a stretchy/thin material to wear underneath. The girl it's going to   The buttons which are perfect for her  It's a super fast knit, using bulky yarn.
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ellabella, that looks really cute! And Windy, that looks great!
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Windy posted:Yep. Both are also stamped with "7" and I double checked the diameters before starting. I found a 6, 10 and ...6.5 or something. I think there were two of everything at some point but I only rummage so much through other peoples things My favorite pair of needles is a pair of aluminum 8s, and one of them has a very bent tip from my friend trying to jimmy his window with it.
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The first pair of needles I ever had are aluminum 8s, and one has an incredibly bent end (not the pointy end, the other one) from my dad closing it in the car door. It's bent probably 45 degrees off straight, and I still use it if I need to 
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Yay! Another pair of socks finished! Yarn Pirate BFL in the June Bug colorway, accented with the same in Calamity. Pattern is Welt Fantastic by Charlene Schurch from Sensational Knitted Socks. 
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ellabella, that's a really cute jacket. Your friend is lucky. knittedsister, cool socks. I'm so impressed.
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Pile of Kittens posted:My favorite pair of needles is a pair of aluminum 8s, and one of them has a very bent tip from my friend trying to jimmy his window with it. My favorite pair of needles is also a pair of green aluminum 8s. Mine were my grandmothers. They must have been her favorites as well, the finish is all worn off on the tips.
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RepoRebo posted:Oh wow, I love these! Merino tencel is my favorite. I have some that I spun up but have been waiting for a good project for it. There's a lot of it! (the purple skeins towards the left.) How's the Merino tencel for spinning? I've got some and it seems very slippery! Very nice skeins!
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Hey, kniters! I really, REALLY used to love sitting on my arse and just crocheting nothing when I was a kid, and I really want to learn knitting too, but I honestly don't know where to begin. I can cast-on, and knit, but purling confuses me and I'm probably doing it wrong.  I want to try projects, and learn different stitches and everything, but even using a knitting dictionary I get so confused looking at patterns that I want to cry. I don't know ANY terminology, and it frustrates me so much. And my only needles are pretty thin, so I think that rules out most "quick" projects to try... Overall, I'm completely lost and really easily confused. Help me?
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You have a few options: - If you're not completely frustrated with books yet, try Stitch n Bitch to learn some basic techniques. There have been a few other recommendations for books in this thread. - Try to find a local knitting group, I'm sure there's someone there who is willing to teach you! - Watch the videos at https://www.knittinghelp.com I find them very clear and easy to follow. Try a local charity or second hand shop for bigger needles if you don't want to buy 'proper' ones from a yarn shop, and get yarn that is easy to knit with. Maybe you could get needles from a family member who knits?
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No family who knit. We're all pretty far over on the butch side.  Guess I'll stop at goodwill on my way home today and see if they have any. Can't get more yarn til the next time I get paid, though, probably.
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Definitely watch the videos to learn purling. It shouldn't be too bad, or even just get junk yarn and stick to knitting this first time. Knitting dictionaries, unless they have tons of big clear pictures, are more of a pain than they're worth -- and they're not necessary! We have the internet now! You have small needles -- do you have small yarn to match? If so, take on any beginners' project you want. If it was written for big needles and big yarn, it'll work; it'll just come out smaller when you do it. So you can practice all the same techniques, and wind up with the same result, just in miniature. Maybe you have a cousin whose doll needs a scarf. Anne Whateley fucked around with this message at 04:19 on Aug 28, 2008 |
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Oh hey, I like knitting. I've knit way more things than I should show at one time, so here's a few I like a lot. Knitty's Shimmer. It was my first lace project so it's kind of hosed up, but I was still really happy with it until I realized the front looks awful. I need to fix that some day. Pardon my face.  A dollar store doll made into an angel (this is crocheted, actually). I made it up as I went along.  Knitty's Palette. I'm in a few knitting communities that love Noro, but I can't handle animal fiber. Noro Lilly Multi is really hard to find, but it's silk/cotton and feels great.  And this. I did it as a final project last fall. I meant to do the whole face, but it was my first time portrait knitting and the most complicated colorwork I'd done, so I ran out of time. I also didn't knit much for a while after this.  Crocheted Dalek contemplates exterminating Vermont (I still have not watched Dr. Who, but the boyfriend loves it).  And here's my boyfriend (before hair cut) in a pacman hat. The ghosts are a bit stretched at the edges. 
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Zaftig posted:And this. I did it as a final project last fall. I meant to do the whole face, but it was my first time portrait knitting and the most complicated colorwork I'd done, so I ran out of time. I also didn't knit much for a while after this. 
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Midnight Sun posted:This is so cool!
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What is the "right side" and "wrong side"? It's hard to google for a picture or site that'd tell me flat out what it is because the terms are so vague.
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Seerows Kindness posted:What is the "right side" and "wrong side"? It's hard to google for a picture or site that'd tell me flat out what it is because the terms are so vague. The right side (or RS) is the side your work will be facing when you're wearing/using it, so for instance the outside of a sweater or a hat. The wrong side (or WS) is the other side (quite often the ugly side!) so the inside of the sweater. Even flat items that don't seem to have an inside or outside (for instance a scarf) will often have a right side and a wrong side: the right side will show your pattern/stitch nicely, while the wrong side will show the reverse of your pattern, and often doesn't look too pretty. When you're doing garter stitch (knitting all rows) both sides will look the same, but if you're doing stockinette stitch, the right side will look like this:  (knitted stitches) and the wrong side will look like this:  (purled stitches)
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