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Summit was actually really easy/fun to knit- you memorize the pattern pretty quickly, so it goes by fast too. I LOVED the Tulare. I think I annoyed my boyfriend by constantly saying "oooh, this is so much nicer to knit with than my normal icky acrylics!"
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Okay I need some help with figuring out a pattern for baby socks. I'm up to knitting the heel flap and it says : knit 10 st, turn work and work on two needles only. S1, purl 19, turn... so where are the next 9 stitches supposed to come from? Am I supposed to make them, keep knitting in the round (and therefore not working on two needles) or use magic?  The pattern is here : http://hettysblog-esther.blogspot.com/2008/09/pattern-for-baby-socks.html
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May 11, 2010 11:28
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You're knitting in the round, so the s1 and first 9 purls are the first 10 stitches you knit in that round, and the 10 other purls are the last 10 stitches from the previous round.
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May 11, 2010 11:47
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I want to make this Greek Key Lace Scarf, and I was knitting up the swatch pattern and I can't figure out what this one stitch means: 3-3 Twist: Slip 1, Slip 2 as if to Knit 2 together, then insert the left needle from left to right into the 3 stitches just slipped and knit 3 together, yarn over, knit 3 together into the 3 stitches before dropping them from the needle. What I don't understand is the last part where it says knit 3 together into the 3 stitches before dropping them from the needle. Am I supposed to knit 3 together and then do it again in the back of the stitches before dropping them?
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May 11, 2010 18:28
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ElScorcho posted:I want to make this Greek Key Lace Scarf, and I was knitting up the swatch pattern and I can't figure out what this one stitch means: That's definitely what it sounds like to me. So three stitches are technically decreased but you're also adding a YO and another stitch by knitting into the back again. I assume this comes at a place where the lace sort of forms a point or something? Also I've seen that scarf before and was never terrifically impressed (nothing wrong with it but the geometric stuff isn't my personal style) until I clicked your link and realized it's knitted on the bias. Now I'm impressed!
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May 11, 2010 18:38
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Looking at the image of the stitch in that pattern, you knit 3 together but don't slide them off your needle, then do a yo, then knit the same 3 stitches together again and slide them off. Look like a really nice pattern, by the way, let us know how you go with it 
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May 11, 2010 22:25
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Thanks for the help you guys! Yeah, that's exactly what you're supposed to do, it's just a bitch to keep the stitch on the needle before I do the second knit 3 together. I'm using Paton's Silk Bamboo yarn for it, and I went out and bought some bamboo needles because the yarn kept slipping off my metal ones, and oh my god, I don't know how I've lived without these needles until now. It's so much easier knowing that I don't have to worry as much about my yarn slipping off and undoing all of my hard work.
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May 11, 2010 23:57
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Fffffffff there was a HUGE pile of discount yarn at Michaels yesterday but by the time I got back someone had bought ALL of the chunky yarn. Mom was going to make a blanket for me with that  But why was there so much discount yarn? Because a new Lion Brand yarn came out today! Feast your eyes on their brand new yarn, Amazing!  Click here for the full 1280x928 image. (not my pic) Feeling a little deja vu looking at that? You should. Lion Brand is trying to make their own noro. It's the same type of color patterns and even rolled into a skein the exact same way. The big difference is instead of wool/silk it's wool/acrylic. Oh, and they made it a little fuzzier to make it look softer. The worst part is they couldn't even bother to fix noro's biggest flaw: the feel. Instead of the rough texture of noro it's "Grandma Sweater" itchy. I have real sensitive skin and I can't even imagine what this would feel like around my neck. 
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May 12, 2010 20:57
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Wandering Knitter posted:
Loads of brands have started doing this. Sirdar do one called Escape where the blue colourway is very very Noro, but at least it's fairly soft.
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May 12, 2010 22:05
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Halfway through a hat using the groundflower pattern available on Ravelry. I love that pattern, so easy to knit and really quick. I'm running out of ideas for things to knit now though. 
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May 12, 2010 23:02
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JonBent0000 posted:Halfway through a hat using the groundflower pattern available on Ravelry. I love that pattern, so easy to knit and really quick. I'm running out of ideas for things to knit now though. You can do what I do and get started on Christmas presents seven months early!  Oh wait I mean 
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May 13, 2010 00:37
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madlilnerd posted:Loads of brands have started doing this. Sirdar do one called Escape where the blue colourway is very very Noro, but at least it's fairly soft. Plymouth Kudo and Boku are known in my knitting circle as "fake Noro" and have been for some time. But goddamn, the Mushishi is to DIE for. Or at least the colors, a girl I know made a February Lady out of it and turns out it's itchy as gently caress.
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May 13, 2010 03:31
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Wandering Knitter posted:You can do what I do and get started on Christmas presents seven months early! I think I might start my own version of this; http://www.alandart.co.uk/products/product/53 only less creepy 70s. That or I could have a go at the 12 days of Christmas.
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JonBent0000 posted:I think I might start my own version of this; http://www.alandart.co.uk/products/product/53 only less creepy 70s. That or I could have a go at the 12 days of Christmas. I want to do this so bad, but being Alan Dart it'll probably be on size 1 or 2 needles and oh god my hands 
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May 13, 2010 18:51
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I know, right? I haven't looked at the site for a while (can't get it to load here at work) but I wonder if they'll ever put up the beatrix potter patterns again. I'm obsessed with peter rabbit and benjamin bunny. No, really. But at the same time, I hope they never do for the reason wandering knitter just related. Just out of curiosity: who actually owns size 1 or 2 DPNS? I own straight needles, sure, but the thought of size 2 DPNs actually makes me panic a little.
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May 13, 2010 20:32
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Ozma posted:I know, right? I have several sets of 2s and at least one set of 1s but the needles I've been using all year are zeros. After a while everything else seems really huge.
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May 13, 2010 20:38
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Ozma posted:I know, right? I've got four sets of 1s and 1.5s, two sets of 2, two sets of 0s. I hate magic loop for socks. Like Bob Shadycharacter said, after a while everything else is huge.
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May 13, 2010 21:27
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Ozma posted:I know, right? A friend of mine bought me two sets of size 1s for me as a graduation/going away present. I still haven't gotten around to making anything with them, sadly. Maybe soon I'll make some fancy socks.
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May 13, 2010 21:46
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I bought a magazine book (it was a book, but from the magazine Simply Knitting) of Alan Dart's stuff last year, and they mentioned in it that you can use chunky wool and larger needles to make larger versions of the simple toys. They had photographs of larger versions of the farmyard animals, and they looked really good! Last year for Christmas, my mum made both my brother an I a little Alan Dart Scandinavian knome to put in our stockings. Totally cute and very festive :3 I keep my keys near mine at the bottom of the stairs. She's currently working on Blossom the pink elephant. At some point in the future, I'd like to attempt his mermaid from the book, but I tend to suck at knitting toys so I don't know how well I'd do. His patterns can be very complex.
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May 13, 2010 22:00
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Ozma posted:But at the same time, I hope they never do for the reason wandering knitter just related. Just out of curiosity: who actually owns size 1 or 2 DPNS? I own straight needles, sure, but the thought of size 2 DPNs actually makes me panic a little. I've got a set of 000 needles that I bought when I was a relatively newer knitter and didn't think it'd be that much harder to work with tiny needles. I was kinda dumb as a newer knitter.
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May 13, 2010 22:11
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I'm relieved to hear that small needles are harder to work with. I'm still struggling with my first circular knitting, using size 3 DPNs and 6 caston stitches.
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May 13, 2010 22:17
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Meow Cadet posted:I'm relieved to hear that small needles are harder to work with. I'm still struggling with my first circular knitting, using size 3 DPNs and 6 caston stitches. I think it's a sort of learning curve, but smaller isn't really that much harder, really. It's just smaller! It might depend on how you hold your yarn and needles which I only recently realized has a huge effect on things. I never did get why some people hate circs until I saw how some people hold their needles and suddenly it made sense to me. You're probably have more trouble from it being your first circular knitting. Now that's a learning curve!
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May 13, 2010 22:41
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You guys are so much more hardcore than I. Smaller isn't harder in terms of skill, but it's harder on my hands. I'm just not suited for delicate work, period.
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madlilnerd posted:I bought a magazine book (it was a book, but from the magazine Simply Knitting) of Alan Dart's stuff last year, and they mentioned in it that you can use chunky wool and larger needles to make larger versions of the simple toys. They had photographs of larger versions of the farmyard animals, and they looked really good! I have that same book!  I love to drool over the patterns and then realize I have neither the time nor patience to make any of them. It's a miracle I can finish Christmas/Birthday gifts.Though the ornaments might still be cute even if I scale them up with larger needles/chunkier yarn. Hmm. Also working with needles smaller than 5's cramp my hands up something terrible. I also own size 17 dpns and love them dearly. Maybe it's just my hands.
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Ozma posted:You guys are so much more hardcore than I. Once as a very bored child, inspired by a Dilbert cartoon where Dogbert knits a jumper using cocktail sticks and dental floss, I tried knitting a scarf for barbie using dressmakers pearl-head pins and thread. Needless to say, I gave up after about 3 rows when the blood congealing on the work made it hard to see what I was doing. There's definitely a golden zone for knitting needles. I can't stand anything smaller than 3mm, but at the same time I found it a struggle to use 9mm Brittanys. They were just so heavy! Wandering Knitter posted:I have that same book! I love to drool over the patterns and then realize I have neither the time nor patience to make any of them. It's a miracle I can finish Christmas/Birthday gifts Yeah, it's a fun book to look at, but I know I'll never be able to make any of the good looking things. I tried the bear from the Noah's ark pattern and it came out super deformed. I'll just stick to my crazy dreams of knitting that mermaid life size...
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May 14, 2010 10:35
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Question for the knitgoons. I've been thinking of finally buying a yarn winder. Mainly because I prefer cakes to pulling out half the skein. Plus I'm going to do something with Fisherman's, and I'd rather it not flop around on the floor. Anyway, would it be easy enough to rig something up like this myself? All it really is is just the spindle, tilted, that spins around and the guide arm, right? I'd really rather put something together than spend ~$20 to get one.
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May 14, 2010 18:50
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Use a chair! If you turn it upside down, you can put the skein around the legs and wind it yourself.
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Fooley posted:Question for the knitgoons. I've been thinking of finally buying a yarn winder. Mainly because I prefer cakes to pulling out half the skein. Plus I'm going to do something with Fisherman's, and I'd rather it not flop around on the floor. Well, if you want to go the REALLY poor man's way, which is what I did before getting my yarn winder--put your skein on the back of a swivel/executive chair, and you don't have to make anything. Since the chair spins around already, just pull on the yarn and spin the chair around. The smaller the chair, the better, since with a big chair and fine yarn you might break the yarn accidentally what with the chair's weight. Honestly though? Pony up the cash and buy a yarn winder. It's SO much more convenient. There's also an advantage that I didn't realize when I was using the chair--because it's adjustable, no matter what the circumference of the skein it can hold it really tight. With the chair, the further I got winding the skein the looser it got and it ended up a big mess on the floor a few times.
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Fooley posted:Question for the knitgoons. I've been thinking of finally buying a yarn winder. Mainly because I prefer cakes to pulling out half the skein. Plus I'm going to do something with Fisherman's, and I'd rather it not flop around on the floor.
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Fooley posted:Question for the knitgoons. I've been thinking of finally buying a yarn winder. Mainly because I prefer cakes to pulling out half the skein. Plus I'm going to do something with Fisherman's, and I'd rather it not flop around on the floor. I generally buy my yarn in a form that's ready to go (yet more proof I don't buy the posh stuff), but if I have to wind it myself for any reason, I use a moisturiser bottle as a nostepinne. I tape one end in place at the top and wind away. Takes a while, but makes neat cakes.
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May 15, 2010 12:02
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I think if I HAD to have one of the other, I'd keep the swift. Much as I love the ballwinder, I can do that by hand. But goddamn I cannot keep the skein from getting all tangled to poo poo without that beautiful swift. I got a swift and ballwinder for Christmas and spent the ENTIRE next day winding every skein of yarn I could get my hands on. It's so much fun.
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May 15, 2010 12:48
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I don't know if it's true anymore, but I got a really nice wooden swift for $30 thanks to a 50% off coupon at Joanna Fabrics.
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May 15, 2010 19:41
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Their homepage lists the coupon (HPF142) is good until 5/22 for 50% off regular price of one item. They have 2 swifts for 70 or 80, and if I didn't just have to get 4 new tires I'd be jumping on that.
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May 16, 2010 13:34
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Beaded Crown Prince Shawl updated with more pictures! Click here for Ravelry!
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May 17, 2010 00:15
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 Click here for the full 1024x768 image. My first attempt at colour work. One of my friends is a HUGE Legend of Zelda fan so a custom made satchel should go down well.
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Serenity Dove posted:
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That looks awesome. I attempted to make an intarsia Triforce hat for my brother for Christmas, but with not-so-good results. I didn't end up giving it to him because it looks like such crap. Next time I'll just try a duplicate stitch.
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May 18, 2010 09:59
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I actually just kept both colours live at the same time. So I would change a colour and just keep the thread there, if that makes sense? I'm not sure if that counts as intarsia. It means there's loads of strands at the back but since I'm backing it with fabric I didn't really think that would matter. The thought of having to weave loads of ends in was unbearable. I framed it with 10 stitches of garter on each side and the rest was stockinette. I just made sure I kept everything quite tight so the strands of wool wouldn't dangle off the back but not tight enough to scrunch everything up.
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Serenity Dove posted:I actually just kept both colours live at the same time. So I would change a colour and just keep the thread there, if that makes sense? I'm not sure if that counts as intarsia. It means there's loads of strands at the back but since I'm backing it with fabric I didn't really think that would matter. The thought of having to weave loads of ends in was unbearable. I framed it with 10 stitches of garter on each side and the rest was stockinette. I just made sure I kept everything quite tight so the strands of wool wouldn't dangle off the back but not tight enough to scrunch everything up. You aren't doing intarsia then; you're doing stranded knitting. I find I prefer stranded to intarsia because there isn't a ton of ends to weave, too. I did one blanket with intarsia--never again!
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Happiness! I bought a spinning wheel today! It's a Majacraft Pioneer. I've already spun as much in two hours as would have taken me three days to spin with the drop spindle. 
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