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I bought a large Tupperware like container on clearance for all my yarn. And it serves the dual purpose of a kitty outlook post. Thankfully I'm still able to keep myself from buying more until I get at least a few more projects done, so plenty of room in there right now. I keep all my small notions in a pink see through pencil case since I don't have many, and throw that and my needles in their storage case, along with yarn, into a cheap walmart cloth bag thing if I'm taking a lot around, like for trips. For around town/appointments, I just got a new purse over Christmas since I'd outgrown the old one and made sure it had enough space on one half for a small skein, my new knit kit and one set of circs.
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I have a large Rubbermaid container for my yarn that goes under the bed (and it's so full that the lid doesn't close properly) and a second one for my spinning fiber. In addition I have a basket with my WIPs and erm, the new yarn that won't fit in the bin under the bed... I got two cute needle holders from sellers on etsy (one for circulars and one for DPNs) and I keep notions in either one of those divided plastic boxes (the small ones) or in my canvas tote that I put my knitting and spinning in for traveling. In addition, I store my spindles (with attached fiber) in scotch boxes (that the bottles come in), they just happen to be the perfect size! And I have a Knitzi for my WIPs on DPNs. It's awesome, I never worry about my needles breaking or my work falling off the needles. I really oughta focus on using the yarn I have instead of acquiring more. I have a lot of yarn sitting around waiting for a project, like stuff I got on clearance that was just too good of a deal to pass up, but I don't have a plan for it yet.
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Jan 9, 2010 10:44
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My needles, hooks and other notions live in a regular toolbox, like this: I keep my yarn in a bigass wicker basket in the living room, it looks great too.  My regular purse is big enough to bring any yarn and knitting with me if I want to.
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Jan 10, 2010 13:05
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Yeah, I have a wicker knitting basket as well for my living room (as of christmas upgraded from a pretty nice basket to a totally sweet lined basket with a drawstring top and pockets and poo poo!--thanks aunt bethie!), all of my "not touched yet" and "projects I got so sick of I took out one of the needles to open an envelope" yarn is in a couple of those big thick zipping plastic bags (the kind that comforters come in) stuffed under the bed. It's a pretty good solution for our closet-less apartment, and it is nice to whip out the bags every once in awhile and get all excited and surprised about yarn I forgot I have.
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Jan 10, 2010 19:21
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So last night I was knitting happily along and suddenly needed to go to the bathroom. I put the knitting on the couch next to me, then went to pee. I returned to the living room to see one of my cats hunched over the knitting, puking on both the project itself and my entire ball of yarn (not to mention the couch cushions!). I took it into the kitchen, rinsed it off and then unrolled the ball of yarn to let it sit loose to dry. It seems ok now, but I don't know how I'll ever wear this shawl without thinking of the cat puking all over it.
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Jan 10, 2010 23:03
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I don't think I could keep working on and then wear something I had such a gross mental image and memory tied to, plus I'd be afraid that it'd forever retain some off color or odor. I don't know how far along you were though, or how expensive your yarn is. I use cheap poo poo, so I would toss something in a heartbeat if it got vomited on.
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Jan 11, 2010 00:06
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Fionnoulla posted:So last night I was knitting happily along and suddenly needed to go to the bathroom. I put the knitting on the couch next to me, then went to pee. I returned to the living room to see one of my cats hunched over the knitting, puking on both the project itself and my entire ball of yarn (not to mention the couch cushions!). Oh dear. Can you give it as a gift to someone you really dislike?
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Jan 11, 2010 02:59
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Micomicona posted:"projects I got so sick of I took out one of the needles to open an envelope" I wish I could participate in a yarn swap, but I don't have anything that anyone would want. Back when I first started knitting, I stupidly bought a bunch of discount "novelty" yarn that is just too ugly to use. I also have some chenille that is meant for crocheting and not suitable for knitting at all. Plus yarn that was given to me. What to do with this stuff? Do thrift stores accept yarn donations? I have a friend who buys no yarn at all except for specific projects. I want to be like her.  Fionnoulla, that's awful. I hope it turns out ok.
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Jan 11, 2010 16:07
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The Young Marge posted:Ugly yarns! What to do with this stuff? Do thrift stores accept yarn donations? I've moved on. It's the nicest yarn I own and I'm more than 2/3rd done with this shawl, so godDAMN it I'm gonna finish and I'm gonna wear it. I'm planning on finishing it and giving it a nice handwash. I'll forget (someday). I'm still shooting ugly looks at the cat like 3 days later...She won't be forgiven so easily. As for the donations, I donate my ugly yarn and odd ends of skeins to someone who knits little things for NICU babies and sick kids in the hospital. My mother knows him through one of her quilting friends who also knits. He takes anything, then sorts it by color and feel and collects tons until he's got enough to make a whole toy/hat/booties/blankie. I always put a little note with each bit telling him at least the fiber content if I can't remember the brand. So I guess the answer is yes, you can donate it to places. Maybe look into seeing if there's a local knitting guild? They'd probably know who does most of the charity knitting in your area, and charity knitters would probably gladly take your poo poo.
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The Young Marge posted:
You should pop by the thread anywhoo - not everyone is trading strictly yarn, and crocheters (like myself) are in the thread too. What color chenille yarn is it? I love chenille  . That is, if you are looking to get rid of it. I've bought yarn from my local second hand store a few times, I actually like getting my yarn that way, because there's neat stuff there. The store I go to only accepts labeled yarn, so I always know what I'm getting.
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Jan 11, 2010 18:35
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Welp, I lost both my Trilobite hat AND the hat I made to replace it. I can't have anything nice
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Hello knitting thread! I've been wanting to come in and ask this for a long time, but now I've finally gotten around to it. Does anybody else in here spin? I got a Schacht Ladybug as my university grad present, and I've been humming along ever since. There isn't a lot of this stuff, but I did hand-dye the fiber myself with kool-aid and food coloring.  Click here for the full 2048x1536 image. So far I'm working on my drafting skills, trying to spin singles thin enough to make pretty plied sock yarn, and trying to figure out how to get more from my fiber. I'd like to end up with something over 150 yards for once, but I'm not good at calculating how much fiber I'll need. Anyone else play around in this world, or curious about it at all?
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Jan 12, 2010 22:24
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I spin! I'm just learning though so I pretty much suck. Part of it is that my spindle is not appropriate for what I'm trying to spin. So my grandmother gave me money as a birthday present specifically to buy a new, nice spindle. Turns out I could get 1.5 spindles with the money, so I spent some of my own money too. I got a Greensleeves' Katherine's Cup spindle for DK to worsted weight singles and plying, and I'm on a waitlist for a Bosworth mini (for fingering weight, roughly) that should be ready in February or March. I have a crapton of fiber in a box, and I bought a rambouillet fleece to wash and card myself. Most of it is still sitting unwashed in a bag (I really need to get to that before the grease kills the fleece...). I did dye some BFL I spun up (my second spinning attempt) with Kool-Aid (turned out pretty well too!). I intend to buy some acid dyes at some point in the future, but they are expensive since I'd want a variety of colors, and I need to get a pot just for dyeing. I have huge problems keeping a consistent thickness, and I couldn't draft while spinning until I got my new spindle (but now I can do it decently, not that I'm consistent, but at least I don't drop the spindle!)
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Jan 12, 2010 22:37
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I bought a spindle kit on Etsy a while ago, but I don't really know what I'm doing with it.  I'd definitely like to learn more about spinning and dying, I just don't know where to look.
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Jan 12, 2010 22:49
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I got a 'learn to spin' kit from WEBS for Christmas last year but I didn't really have much time this past year to try it out. I did make some enormously hideous and giant singles though! I still can't figure out how spinning wheels even work and just that is enough to make me want one. Someday I'd love to spin the yarn to knit socks for myself.
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Jan 12, 2010 22:55
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I had the same problem with drafting, I was pre-drafting everything, but now I've sort of got the hang of drafting while I spin but I need a bit more practice. I've just spun up some BFL from a local yarn company that was very pretty. I used a hand spindle before but I just couldn't get the hang of dropping the spindle and using both hands to draft and all that, but I like using a wheel a lot more. People make some gorgeous things with spindles though. I got a set of acid dyes from Three Irish Girls as part of my birthday present but havent used them yet as I'm still collecting little things I need (facemask, gloves, glass measuring cup, etc) as I can't use my regular household stuff like I did with kool-aid. Unfortunately I keep finding myself browsing peoples' gorgeous hand-spun on etsy and going "How did they DO that?" 
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Jan 12, 2010 23:00
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If you live in the area of Big Rock, Illinois, you can go to Esther's Place, they'll teach you how to spin (wheel or drop) for free if you buy fiber. It's a lovely cozy little place, and in the spring they'll have lambs to pet  All their yarn and fiber is from a co-op of Illinois sources, so you're supporting local farms and small businesses as well! I got this last time I went: Corriedale wool roving... I'm not going to spin it though, just going to split it in half and knit it into a chunky beanie. edit- Seriously, they're awesome, I hadn't seen the owner since I met her at Midwest Fiber & Folk Art in July or August and she not only remembered my name, but my major and that I'm hoping to study abroad in Japan 
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Jan 12, 2010 23:04
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I used to spin back when I had a good supply of cheap and yet very workable wool. I bought a really kickass Turkish Dropspindle last year only to find out that pretty much all roving is out of my price range.  I might sell the spindle, actually. I could use the money more than the mocking reminder of my lack of spinning in my life.
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I've been thinking about learning the next time my LYS offers a spinning class and I have/can borrow a car for the hour drive each way (small town living sucks!) But I'm afraid of the prices for roving and such w/o a large population around. Short of raising my own sheep if I can ever get that farm I want. Thinking I can find some more info if I can attend the Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival in February. Either way I'd love to go because *yarn porn* I'd have to only bring cash though.
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Jan 13, 2010 03:22
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I spin. I have a butterflygirl spindle (from etsy), another really nice spindle, and one I made myself. Once I get a few more important chores out of the way, I'll be building my spinning wheel!
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Jan 13, 2010 03:56
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zamiel posted:*yarn porn* Heehee. I bought Cookie A.'s new book "Sock Innovations" and brought it home for christmas to show my mom and she called it "sock porn" and acted like she couldn't bare to look at it, as it was too scandalous. She is strange, but there's a knitter for you.
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Oh lord, I somehow became Reading Crown Court's official Knitting Advice Bureau today. Basically, because jurors on jury duty have huge long waits, the jury desk receptionist put out a bunch of yarn odds and ends and needles with instructions to knit squares to get made into blankets (there's this huge charity table thing in the corner with posters for Feed The Children, but last time I checked children don't eat wool). Anyway, cue a bunch of bored woman watching me happily kill time with 2 pointed sticks and chanting "well I did this at Brownies 20 years ago, can you refresh me?". My hands hurt and none of the squares are the same size. Ahhh, charity knitting.
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Jan 13, 2010 18:12
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Some places in the US don't even allow knitting needles to be brought to jury duty. 
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Jan 13, 2010 18:53
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teknicolor posted:Some places in the US don't even allow knitting needles to be brought to jury duty. They will, however, let any small mysterious undeclared electronic device through the x-ray machine as long as you say its' a Game Boy. 
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It's done and blocked. I present to you all, the cat vomit shawlette!  I've decided to take you guys' advice and give it to someone. So, belated Christmas gift for my mother-in-law! She'll never know the cat puked on it, or that I'm not really thrilled with how it turned out - the variegation just isn't working with the pattern. And I was totally lazy with my blocking and half-assed the hell out of it (hence the diamond shape). Whatever, she'll love it because she likes those colors and she thinks anyone who can make anything with their bare hands is a miracleworker. I'm making myself a Traveling Woman instead (good thing I got 6, yes SIX skeins of that yarn for Christmas, so I have plenty to make a new shawl for myself). Oh yeah, the yarn is KnitPicks Imagination in Wicked Witch.
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Jan 13, 2010 21:48
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Jeez, you shawl knitters are magical.  My hands start to cramp just looking at projects like that.
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Wandering Knitter posted:Jeez, you shawl knitters are magical. That's the Lazy Day Shawl. It's really only like 24 hours of actual knitting time. Took me about a week to a week and a half of knitting while watching TV in the evenings and when the kiddo's in for his nap. It's just a little shawlette, not a big giant one. It's only like 25 inches from middle top to point. I didn't measure its wingspan when I had it blocked - I was supposed to get it to 50 inches across but I bound off too tightly and couldn't get it that big. I bet it's like 45-47.
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I've knitted for years but I'm a lazy knitter. I have a friend who is a new knitter. We just made a Sweater Pact -- we will each make a sweater by 2011. Whoever doesn't complete their sweater has to buy the other person enough Noro to make a nice scarf. Any pattern suggestions?
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Jan 14, 2010 02:16
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Look Under The Rock posted:I've knitted for years but I'm a lazy knitter. I have a friend who is a new knitter. We just made a Sweater Pact -- we will each make a sweater by 2011. Whoever doesn't complete their sweater has to buy the other person enough Noro to make a nice scarf.
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Jan 14, 2010 02:46
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teknicolor posted:define "sweater" :P teknicolor has a point. It all depends if you want to cheat or not. Also if your friend will punch you if you just make a baby sweater.
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Jan 14, 2010 04:08
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I want to make something nice, preferably something I could actually wear. That might be asking too much because I'm incredibly hard to fit. Busty girl sweater patterns, anyone? I don't want to knit something that'll end up looking like a sack.
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Jan 14, 2010 04:41
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I feel like I've pimped this before, but I made a Two-Tone Ribbed Shrug and I love it. I'm busty too, and I feel like it emphasizes that in a flattering way. I always get compliments, and people are totally stunned to find out I made it myself. The bonus, obviously, is that while it might technically be a sweater, it definitely doesn't take forever. Here's one girl's so you can get an idea of how classy it can be, and here it is on Ravelry. Being hard to fit isn't nearly as much of a disadvantage when you're knitting! Instead of trying to make something off-the-rack work for your body, whatever you do can be a perfectly custom fit. Definitely check out Fitted Knits for non-sacklike designs. For busty issues, take a look at that section of Big Girl Knits (even if you're not big overall, just disproportionately busty).
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If any of you are at the Joint Math Meetings in San Francisco this week, there's a knitting circle tomorrow night at 8:15. Having only started knitting recently, I'm really excited for it. http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2124_timetable.html#Thursday
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Look Under The Rock posted:I've knitted for years but I'm a lazy knitter. I have a friend who is a new knitter. We just made a Sweater Pact -- we will each make a sweater by 2011. Whoever doesn't complete their sweater has to buy the other person enough Noro to make a nice scarf. How about Wicked? The pattern has notes for long or short sleeves and a lot of different sizes.
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An afghan I've been working on for some time now.  This is actually the wrong side but there's so many stitches I still can't spread it out all the way even spread over 2 needles. I'm cheating a bit and using size 15 needles instead of the specified size 11 but (as you can see by the colors) I don't stick to the pattern most of the time. It's about 5 feet wide (as far as I can tell, still can't get it fully stretched) and 3 feet long so far, I'm aiming to make it as long as my bed is (so at least twice as much as is there already). There's a couple little fuckups here and there but it's just for my own use anyway so I don't really care. I doubt I'll do the tassels on the ends just because I find them annoying. It's actually pretty difficult to work with right now because it's so heavy; it's too long to bunch up in my lap and too short to dangle to the floor, so (and the pictures don't really carry this point) the more recent rows are stretching a bit just from the weight pulling it down. Question: I've got plenty of white left, but the brown is nearly out. I doubt I have enough to run one more pattern of it. It's also out of my grandmother's stash and probably 15-20 years old (all of it's acrylic). What's my best bet for finding a matching color? My other option is to just use a different color for the second half. I'm basically halfway done already, so it would at least me somewhat symmetric if I did that. If I can't find an exact match, I'd rather not have a "close but slightly off" color and instead go with something different, what kinds of colors would work? --- Half-assed Scrap Hat:   Basically picked up a pair of circs one day (about 2 years ago, actually) and used up some scrap at the same time I was figuring out circs. It's really floppy (I'm not very good with sizing) and not exactly round (the very top is just a seam, basically) but I have a question here too: I want to put some kind of bobble on the top of it, what's the best way to go about doing it?
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Look Under The Rock posted:I want to make something nice, preferably something I could actually wear. That might be asking too much because I'm incredibly hard to fit. Bombshell is great for big tatas, and looks pretty easy to knit up as well. It's also short sleeved, so it won't take too long! The Stacy Pullover is pretty easy as well, and looks great if you have big boobs, but a smaller waist. Both of these are in the book "Big Girl Knits", which also gives you great advice on fitting, and how to make other patterns fit your body.
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Hey, my family goes down to Haiti all the time, so I wanted to throw this out there -- if anyone feels like knitting little squishy stuffed animals to send for kids who have lost everything, PM me and I'll send you information on what to do. There's a group on Facebook that you can join too -- QuakeBusters (lame, I know) but I thought we could have an awesome SA "Knitting for Haiti" group within a group. I'm trying to help spearhead some more grassroots fundraising and help for Haiti. Join the group and post in the Knitting thread if you're interested!
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Look Under The Rock posted:Hey, my family goes down to Haiti all the time, so I wanted to throw this out there -- if anyone feels like knitting little squishy stuffed animals to send for kids who have lost everything, PM me and I'll send you information on what to do. I posted in the facebook thread because I'd definitely be interested in this. I feel kind of weird that QuakeBusters is organized by a ministry, though...
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Is there any chance you/they would accept sewn stuffed animals as well? I have a lot of extra fabric, and can sew faster than I knit.
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I'm sending in all of my to-trade fancy yarn since I knit at a snail's pace. Please make some bitchin' little ponchos and stuffed animals for me.
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