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Someone was asking about the SnB Red Heart: I just made a little shawl with my bamboo ewe and I enjoyed working with it and definitely like the end product. I'll see how it ages I guess, but for now I do recommend it.
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What's everyone's favorite yarn from Knitpicks? I'm ordering from them for the first time (yay!) but I'm a little below the free shipping limit. To meet it, I want to toss in an extra skein or two to sample, but I'm not sure what. So recommend me yarns that feel good or wear well or are just generally awesome!
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Jun 9, 2010 09:24
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Anne Whateley posted:What's everyone's favorite yarn from Knitpicks? I suppose it won't help to say "ALL OF EM"? I really like Pallette - comes in a gazillion colors and it's pleasantly fuzzy. Perfect for tiny colorwork like faire isle mittens or socks. On the other end of the scale I made myself a cardigan from bulky Cadena and that turned out quite nice too. Their lace yarns are lovely too and you can get enough to make a whole friggin shawl for like $16 too.
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The bulky weight Suri Dream is fun to work with, and on really big needles to make it lacy can make a pretty big blanket. Pallete is great, and Stroll is always great if you like socks.
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Sex Hobbit posted:Fiesta dishcloth! See I told you it was a wonder yarn sent by angels  I actually found another use for it- because it's so brightly dyed, if you wrap it round a piece of cotton fabric and then soak the whole thing in water, the dye transfers from the yarn to the fabric. It's like reverse tie-dye. Going to experiment with this a little more...
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Anne Whateley posted:What's everyone's favorite yarn from Knitpicks? Imagination Sock  It is SOOOOO soft...I've also got six balls of Rainbow Felici in my cart but I'll have to wait until I'm less broke to buy it.
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I got some alpaca sock yarn and size 2 dpns today. I've never knitted on anything smaller than, like, a 7, so I'm both excited and completely intimidated. The yarn is so gorgeous though! Holy loving poo poo, I just realized that this was $20 yarn, I wasn't paying attention when I picked it out. These had better be some fabulous socks. OH MY GOD THESE NEEDLES ARE SO TINY. I'm going to break one, I just know it -- I knit like fast rough sex. Look Under The Rock fucked around with this message at 22:16 on Jun 9, 2010 |
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Jun 9, 2010 21:02
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Anne Whateley posted:What happened to this? Haha what indeed. See, I knit kittens and sell them for some spare cash. I foolishly decided to knit a whole lot of kittens at once so I wouldn't have to worry about the next few batches. I managed to understuff every single one.  So I've spent the past four days sitting in my room re-stuffing every single kitten. I even managed to stab myself in the stomach! Long story short I'll get the thread started after dinner.
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Jun 9, 2010 22:34
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Sex Hobbit posted:Imagination Sock I actually just got some of the Stroll Handpainted in Make Believe to make a shrug (when I finish the one I have started) that a coworker made the pattern for to show off handpaint sock yarn and I think I like it more than the Imagination Sock yarn, which is what she used. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/office-shrug-2 Also the Fiesta Washcloth : good for exactly what I said it was good for. Nice work!
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Jun 9, 2010 23:38
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I'm flying in Alaska/Horizon domestically in a few weeks. Knitting needles are OK to bring on board now, right? Googling brings up mostly experiences from right after 9/11, and I'd rather not dig up the airline phone number if I don't have to.
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Jun 9, 2010 23:43
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Meow Cadet posted:I'm flying in Alaska/Horizon domestically in a few weeks. Knitting needles are OK to bring on board now, right? Googling brings up mostly experiences from right after 9/11, and I'd rather not dig up the airline phone number if I don't have to. You need to call your airline, the rules can vary between airports too. Plastic vs. metal vs. bamboo vs. wood. Alternatively, put them in checked luggage.
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Jun 9, 2010 23:45
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 Holy poo poo it's YARN TRADING TIMEhttp://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3314729 Don't just sit there! Get your poo poo together now!
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Why would you do this to me when I just threw out most of my yarn? It was all moth-infested so it had to go, but it still hurts. 
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Gently Used Coat posted:Why would you do this to me when I just threw out most of my yarn? Threw out yarn? Oh God I'm so sorry 
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Jun 10, 2010 00:21
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Look Under The Rock posted:I'm going to break one, I just know it -- I knit like fast rough sex. You won't, but what frustrates me about sock knitting is that you have to pay attention to the pattern or note what you've done so you can replicate it. Patterns are more like suggestions for me, I very frequently just wing it as I go along with some sections because I know how stitches will look. When I started socks recently I realized that I probably can't quite do that anymore, lest I end up with one sock slightly bigger than the other because I waited a couple rows to do something.
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Jun 10, 2010 01:36
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Ozma posted:You won't, but what frustrates me about sock knitting is that you have to pay attention to the pattern or note what you've done so you can replicate it. Patterns are more like suggestions for me, I very frequently just wing it as I go along with some sections because I know how stitches will look. When I started socks recently I realized that I probably can't quite do that anymore, lest I end up with one sock slightly bigger than the other because I waited a couple rows to do something. I do this too, which is one reason I started doing two at a time socks on two pairs of circs. Of course, that has its own trials and tribulations. That said, attempting to do the same thing with two mittens that had three colors of yarn each? Made two at once socks seem loving easy. (I had to separate the mittens like naughty children).
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Oh dear, that yarn swap thread. I have so much acrylic my gramma offloaded onto me (I accepted it so happily back then). I've resigned myself to just slowly working the acrylic stash down myself. It is mostly black yarn, and it's not exactly designed for things that will be next to the skin. I like making things that I (or others) can get use out of more than decorative items or toys. So far I've started a Sexy Vesty, and I've made one coffee cup sleeve in black acrylic. Any other ideas?
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Firequirks posted:Oh dear, that yarn swap thread. I have so much acrylic my gramma offloaded onto me (I accepted it so happily back then). I've resigned myself to just slowly working the acrylic stash down myself. It is mostly black yarn, and it's not exactly designed for things that will be next to the skin. I like making things that I (or others) can get use out of more than decorative items or toys. The longest scarf ever. Every single nerd on the planet has the one friend who will be willing to kill for a super-duper-long scarf. It won't matter if it's one color with a terrible feel. They will love it and wear it daily even during the summer. Find out which one of your friends is that person and see if they're willing to give you money to make it.
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Argh where do you find double-pointed 00 needles in person in New York City? I didn't realize they were weird -- I thought any yarn shop with a decent selection of needles would carry them. But apparently I was wrong. No, I don't want you to special-order them, I want to cast on today Also, I always use bamboo needles for everything, but I'm guessing at 1.75 mm I should opt for metal? I think the smallest DPNs I've worked with before were size 2, but I've never broken a needle by knitting with it (or by sitting on it). These sound really tiny, though. Gloves! Julia Mueller! Why do I love you so much?
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Jun 11, 2010 00:36
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SOCK!!!!! I'm so happy, turning the drat heel was easy as pie, and here I was psyching myself out and afraid to do it. Unfortunately, I evidently blow at picking up stitches. I hope that's something that gets better with practice.
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Jun 11, 2010 00:53
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Look Under The Rock posted:SOCK!!!!! YAY SOCK! I like picking up gusset stitches this way: http://www.grumperina.com/knitblog/archives/2005/10/theres_the_easy.htm
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Anne Whateley posted:Argh where do you find double-pointed 00 needles in person in New York City? I didn't realize they were weird -- I thought any yarn shop with a decent selection of needles would carry them. But apparently I was wrong. No, I don't want you to special-order them, I want to cast on today drat, there's a place I've been to that carries DPNs up to 0000. It's like four hours away from me right now, otherwise I'd grab some 00s for a fellow knitgoon. Even though it wouldn't help you cast on RIGHTTHEFUCKNOW and boy do I understand that feeling. 00s are crazy small, I don't think anyone even makes bamboo needles in that size. They'd peel apart like the crap on the edge of disposable chopsticks.
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I have yet to even contemplate attempting something on smaller than 6s, and even that's a bit of a challenge for my manhands. Hence my afghan on size 16s and all the hats I do on 11/13 circs.
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I'll edit this out of it's not cool, but I'm selling some knitting and spinning supplies because a tooth of mine decided to loving EXPLODE and ruin what little savings I have.
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It's fine to mention your sale in here. If the CC mods get frumpy I'll take the heat. 
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Ozma posted:It's fine to mention your sale in here. If the CC mods get frumpy I'll take the heat. Thanks.  I wouldn't have done it but it's kind of an emergency. I'll be posting more things there tomorrow.
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I have a pattern creation question. I'm attempting to make a cowl and I failed miserably using circular needles. Not only were they too big for the yarn I want to use, but the cord was way too long, and to be honest, having that loop of knitted stuff always flopping around was annoying . I decided to remake the cowl by knitting on straight needles, as if the pattern were just a big scarf, with the intention of sewing up the ends when I'm done. I like this  (http://www.knittingonthenet.com/stitches/elongchevron.htm) elongated chevron for the pattern, but if I knit flat, when I'm done and sew the two ends together, the pattern will be horizontal instead of vertical. Does anyone know of a stitch pattern that is basically a horizontal elongated chevron (that when I'm done, will look like it's vertical)? I know about this: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall07/PATThenry.html but it also uses circular needles. It also seems way above my skill level. 
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Jun 13, 2010 18:02
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In theory, you could graph out that pattern and turn it on its side... Or chart out a similar pattern with graph paper. It might not have the same drape, but it should make up about the same pattern. It would probably take some experimentation, but maybe you could give that a try?
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I would suggest doing it vertically but flat, so there will be a seam to sew up. You can use the circulars to knit back and forth and it's no different from knitting flat, it just makes it easier if you're knitting something very wide. That's the strategy they use in that knitty pattern - it's knit sideways which means casting on one of the long edges (in other words, a million stitches) which would be basically impossible on any straight needles I've ever seen. But on circulars you have more leeway. You don't have to cast on that many to do what you want though, because a cowl is shorter around than a scarf would be. It may also make the circulars easier to use if you dip the cable in boiling water (not unlike a mouthguard). Though if they're too big you could consider buying a smaller pair with a slightly shorter cable (16 inches are pretty useful for things like sleeves and neckbands and hats if you change your mind about knitting in the round someday. )
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http://shanalogic.com/item.php?item_id=2122&category_id=126 Apparently you, too can sell acrylic scarves for $140 and sell out of them if you list them on Shanalogic. loving christ.
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Captain Stinkybutt posted:http://shanalogic.com/item.php?item_id=2122&category_id=126 My mind, it is boggled.
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Captain Stinkybutt posted:http://shanalogic.com/item.php?item_id=2122&category_id=126 Silly Stinkybutt! Didn't you read the website? It's indie! It's also ironic and handmade! That's like a Hipster trifecta right there. Now if you would excuse me I need to mark up my kittens to $50 and sell them to the hipster crowd.
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Captain Stinkybutt posted:http://shanalogic.com/item.php?item_id=2122&category_id=126 Grab your's now gently caress you, for that kind of money you should learn to use apostrophes right. Also I would much rather learn to crochet and make one my drat self, it doesn't look hard at all really. Bob Shadycharacter fucked around with this message at 00:31 on Jun 16, 2010 |
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Bob Shadycharacter posted:<i>Grab your's now</i> No it really doesn't. Also I checked out her Etsy shop and she had felted bows attached to French clips decorated with beads so they're like cupcake bows or something? They're cute and I'll just make one myself.  But man I wish I could get away with pricing like that. THEN I'd sell things.
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Bob Shadycharacter posted:<i>Grab your's now</i> With that kind of money, you should just learn how to crochet or knit Edit: It's also an ugly scarf.
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Shnooks posted:With that kind of money, you should just learn how to crochet or knit I remember years ago one of the goddamn Olsen twins wore some scarf type thing - I think it was called an 'eternity scarf' or something, because it was a big loop not a rectangle shape. Anyway, someone found where to buy it and it was loving several hundred dollars (of course, all acrylic - hello? For several loving hundred dollars it'd better be loving cashmere). Anyway, whoever it was posted a picture of it to the knitting community over on LJ and I spent weeks trying to figure out the stitch pattern. I was so obsessed with it for no real reason. And then I finally figured it out and promptly never knit the thing. I don't even remember why I started this story. Why the hell are ridiculously expensive scarves always 100% acrylic? It's such a slap in the face.
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I have to admit that I find the Toast scarf really cute, but not $140 worth of cute. That would be SO easy to make, and yeah, out of acrylic? I mean, yeah, why use some expensive luxury yarn for something so kitschy, but why $140? Are people actually buying them?
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There are "designers" in New York selling circle scarves (or whatever), made out of Lion Brand Thick & Quick, for $225 each. They want to commission me to do the actual knitting for $40 each. Of course, they don't know that I know the price or the yarn -- that's how they get away with it.
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Anne Whateley posted:There are "designers" in New York selling circle scarves (or whatever), made out of Lion Brand Thick & Quick, for $225 each. They want to commission me to do the actual knitting for $40 each. Jesus Christ it's barely better than a sweatshop. Wait I don't know - how long does it take to knit a circle scarf out of thick and quick? Either way, you couldn't pay me to knit with the stuff.
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