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To be fair I guess it is more than a circle scarf, but whatever. I think I'm going to see if I can do one while watching a movie, because I'm not really interested in under $20/hour. If I have to pick up all those stitches around the top, though, no way am I doing more than one.
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Anne Whateley posted:To be fair I guess it is more than a circle scarf, but whatever. Well, if you really hate picking up stitches you could knit the top down and put it on waste yarn or an extra needle, and then knit the other part around and on each ws row k1tog with one stitch from the top part. Sorry this is totally irrelevant because for something like that I assume you'd have to make it the way they want, I just like solving knitting problems.
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Jun 16, 2010 03:57
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Or...I could Kitchener the whole thing! Am I the only one sick enough to enjoy Kitchener stitch? I honestly don't think they'd care which part I knit first as long as it wound up looking the same. I guess we'll see; the interview's tomorrow (to see if I can be trusted with The $150 Pattern).
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Jun 16, 2010 04:11
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Anne Whateley posted:Or...I could Kitchener the whole thing! Am I the only one sick enough to enjoy Kitchener stitch? PFFFAHAHAHA. $150 for the goddamn pattern? You could probably find the pattern for those cables in a stitch dictionary in about five minutes! Oh my god, I have to start designing knitting accessories.
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Jun 16, 2010 04:24
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I'm assuming the pattern's $150, because the labor and materials sure don't add up to $225 otherwise! But yeah, you could easily reverse-engineer it if you really wanted to wear one of those things. ...Anyone?
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Jun 16, 2010 04:27
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Anne Whateley posted:To be fair I guess it is more than a circle scarf, but whatever. There it is. The ugliest knitted object I've ever seen.
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Jun 16, 2010 04:30
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I wouldn't wear that if someone gave it to me for free, much less pay $150 dollars for it. To each their own, I guess.
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Captain Stinkybutt posted:That's like $170 markup. OOH OOH! I saw a scarf in Belmont Army Surplus crocheted out of the rainbow Red Heart Kids! $25 they wanted for it! Also the big middle cable on that green thing looks like vaginas. I would wear it, but ONLY in black and not in anything fuckin' Lion Brand. I do NOT get what people see in that stuff.
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Jun 16, 2010 04:53
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Just make them yourself and undercut them at $200.
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Sex Hobbit posted:OOH OOH! I saw a scarf in Belmont Army Surplus crocheted out of the rainbow Red Heart Kids! $25 they wanted for it! Haha, there's an ysolda teague hat pattern that looks so much like a bunch of vaginas it's unbelievable. I love most of her stuff but this thing is nuts. And of course the sample is knitted in bright red yarn too. Rose Red, it's called. Anyway, isn't that thing a poncho? I thought ponchos went out of style a long time back. What the hell. It does look sort of warm (well, if it was knitted in wool it would be).
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Anne Whateley posted:Or...I could Kitchener the whole thing! Am I the only one sick enough to enjoy Kitchener stitch? I like Kitchener stitch too. Also, drat. I should just sell the crocheted squid I made out of acrylic to the indies! 
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First, I want to thank all of you lovely goons for helping me out with my dental bills. That was a really loving scary moment but you guys helped cover almost the entire bill! My molar thanks you.  Second of all  We're still trading yarn! Lots of yarn left! Grab your stash and join in!Please join in if you don't I might end up grabbing all of the wool Dear God look at all of that Cascade 220
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Jun 17, 2010 06:00
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Maybe one day, I, too, can sell my crappy knitted objects for obscene prices. It's like maybe my art school education will pay off!
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Anybody got a good resource on how to do small rufflies? I found a shawl I'd really love to do, but it's only to be found on some Swedish website, so I wouldn't understand it anyway. There's also the fact that it's pretty easy to reproduce... as long as I can learn how to do ruffle!
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Jun 20, 2010 23:02
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Wandering Knitter posted:There it is. It looks like an acrylic booger is eating her head.
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Phishi posted:Anybody got a good resource on how to do small rufflies? I found a shawl I'd really love to do, but it's only to be found on some Swedish website, so I wouldn't understand it anyway. There's also the fact that it's pretty easy to reproduce... as long as I can learn how to do ruffle! Are the ruffles along the edge? You could try something like what they did in Citron where you do a rapid increase with a kfb every stitch, then work the last few rows and cast off. The increase in stitches will cause them to bunch up, creating ruffles.
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Jun 21, 2010 03:00
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Yeah, that's the way to do it - if you want a really tight ruffle (very gathered) you should look to increase stitch count by about 4x. If you want a more gentle ruffle maybe 3x. You could also do them sideways and with short rows but that's the hard way.
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Whoo, thanks for the quick replies Drei and Bob Shadycharacter! I knew it was something to that effect, but I didn't know how many increases to do how often, etc. etc. Most of the ruffled edge shawls I came across on Rav you had to pay for, and I didn't wanna do that just to learn how to do ruffles! I think I'll do some swatches with leftover sock yarn to figure out exactly how I want it, now that I have a better idea how to go about it.
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I finally finished my biggest lace project to date! The pattern is the Vernal Equinox shawl; I used Skacel merino lace (my absolute favourite lace weight) on size US3 needles. It took me from end of April to June 21st to both finish and block it. This is probably the most proud I've ever been of anything I've done.  Click here for the full 1280x960 image. edit to turn into a thumbnail so it doesn't stretch the page
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Jun 23, 2010 02:38
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Ooooh, very pretty  I wish I could knit worth a crap.
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FelicityGS posted:I finally finished my biggest lace project to date! This is really lovely. Very ephemeral. Great work! I have a super basic question. I'm knitting a long scarf-type thing in stockinette stitch and it's curling into itself on the sides. Is there any way to eliminate the curl when the project is done? Maybe through blocking? Or am I doomed to have a long tube? (Also, thank you everyone that suggested I turn the chevron pattern sideways. I started charting it out and found that because of certain repeats, it would be a huge headache for me. I'm just knitting the pattern as is; which turns out to be just fine because it's looking pretty spiffy!)
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Pembroke Fuse posted:This is really lovely. Very ephemeral. Great work! Curling like that is just what stockinette does. The only way to stop it without knitting something in to stop it in the first place (like ribbing or some other stitch that doesn't curl) would be to pick up stitches along the edge and do a knitted on edge. Or you could just consider it a feature and not a bug! I remember a few years ago it was very trendy to sell "roll scarves" in the stores - just stockinette being stockinette. Heh.
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If the rolling bugs you you can just do k1p1 rib, it looks like stockinette on both sides and doesn't curl.
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^^^^ I'll try that too! Thanks!Bob Shadycharacter posted:Curling like that is just what stockinette does. The only way to stop it without knitting something in to stop it in the first place (like ribbing or some other stitch that doesn't curl) would be to pick up stitches along the edge and do a knitted on edge. Because I'm using two different needle sizes, the way the stockinette is showing up is very interesting. If it weren't for that, I'd just switch to something else. I've started interspersing garter stitches into the pattern at regular intervals in hopes that it will help a bit. Feature it is 
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Pembroke Fuse posted:This is really lovely. Very ephemeral. Great work! Thanks you. Like was already mentioned, stockinette just curls. I usually border it with garter stitch on shawls--two stitches on each side works for me. Rib is also good; I'm particularly fond of seed stitch.
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The curling is one of those things that I just can't deal with. It drives me NUTS. I don't think it looks bad at all, I just have some kind of weird OCD problem with it. I like 1x1 rib scarves (if I'm going for a plain stockinette 'look how awesome this yarn is' kind of thing) because it looks like stockinette on both sides but doesn't curl. I don't make a lot of scarves though.
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When a pattern tells you to "purl6 [yo, p2togetherp1] 4 times, p4" does that mean it carries over onto the next row? All my holes aren't lining up.
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Wedemeyer posted:When a pattern tells you to "purl6 [yo, p2togetherp1] 4 times, p4" does that mean it carries over onto the next row? All my holes aren't lining up. If I understand what the instruction says correctly, then no. You should be doing purl 6, then yarn over, purl 2 together, p1 four times, followed by purl 4 at the very end of the row. I'm assuming this is just for one row, and there's nothing in that row (like a slipped stitch or something) that would be required to be dealt with the next row.
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Yeah, the 4 times repeat is everything in brackets. Written out it'd be : P6, YO, P2TOG, YO, P2TOG, YO, P2TOG, YO, P2TOG, P4 End stitch count is 18 sts.
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I got my soy kitten! (and various other swappables..) I have named him Benedictus! Meow.
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Scooty Puff Jr. posted:I got my soy kitten! (and various other swappables..) I think you posted this in the wrong thread, but that's great to hear!
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Okay, so I don't like soliciting, but I think that this is a worthy cause for some down and dirty solicitation: I have a metric butt ton of yarn that a friend gave to me because she has way too much yarn. I live in a little town in Vermont which has a fair number of homeless/down on their luck families who need food/shelter/warmth (especially come winter). It would have been great if a pile of cash had come my way rather than a pile of yarn, but I got yarn. I want to transform this yarn into monies so that I can make a generous donation to our local food cupboard/soup kitchen. I am selling it for very cheap as I really like helping people out. This will probably take a little of my time, but as a result you great knitters will get some great yarn for very cheap, and the shelter in town will get some financial aid. I hope that you will consider buying some of this yarn! I have made a thread in SA-Mart for you to peruse if you decide that you'd like to buy into this charity based yarn ponzi scheme. Thanks! http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3320550
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Hello! I'm sorting through videos on Youtube but nothing is really great for instructions on how to use a bottom whorl drop spindle as opposed to a top whorl. Everyone has top whorl. Whoops. I've found a few but they're not as easy to follow as a lot of the bottom whorl ones I've seen. Help! 
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 Aeolian! My first triangular shawl :] I know I posted these when they were in progress but I don't think I posted the finished product: Noro Striped Socks! 
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Captain Stinkybutt posted:Hello! I'm sorting through videos on Youtube but nothing is really great for instructions on how to use a bottom whorl drop spindle as opposed to a top whorl. Everyone has top whorl. Whoops. BAM! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbu6x2ZCYFQ&feature=player_embedded Bottom whorl represent! 
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Spiteful posted:BAM! I guess I'm still getting the hang of the whole thing because man my poo poo is uneven as hell and making a leader is hard. Not to say that's stopping me from trying, because it isn't, but man I wish I had someone to just sit here and tell me NO THAT'S WRONG P.S. Great job on those socks and the shawl! I loooove the socks.
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hollaback grandma posted:
I loving love those socks. loving love them. That is how strong I feel about those socks. Would never wear socks made from super expensive but oddly scratchy yarn though. Very pretty shawl too.
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Captain Stinkybutt posted:Hello! I'm sorting through videos on Youtube but nothing is really great for instructions on how to use a bottom whorl drop spindle as opposed to a top whorl. Everyone has top whorl. Whoops. If it doesn't have a hook off the top, I take a string the same size or smaller than what I'm aiming for and make a leader that way. This is where I got most of my basics for bottom whorl. If you don't have a hook, you'll need to half-hitch it to the top of the shaft. I don't know if you use Ravelry much, but I do know the Spindlers group has tons of information and is really helpful for all manner of spinning, and I picked up a great deal on bottom whorl from them. It's not really that different from top whorl, to tell you the truth, it just looks different. Need to head to work, or I'd try and explain more.
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FelicityGS posted:If it doesn't have a hook off the top, I take a string the same size or smaller than what I'm aiming for and make a leader that way. This is where I got most of my basics for bottom whorl. If you don't have a hook, you'll need to half-hitch it to the top of the shaft. It does indeed have a hook, and the best informational videos I've seen are from ones without hooks. That's actually what's confusing me. I think I make halfage (? it SOUNDS like what most people are saying but I will read more to be clear on that) and put it on the hook instead of in the notch at the top (notch if it didn't have a hook, anyway) and pretty much do the same. I haven't had much time to figure it out yet because I am also at work, however.
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^^^ I think maybe you make the half-hitch at the notch, then thread the leader through the hook? The hitch should be to keep it from slipping off the shaft, and the hook is what actually puts the twist into the yarn... I'm looking for a Turkish spindle next, so I will probably be asking the same question soon.
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I need a decent sock pattern. I knit my first pair of socks from a really simple pattern, and they turned out okay, but they were very loose and baggy and honestly kind of sloppy looking. I'm working on a second pair with that same pattern just because I want to get the hang of turning a heel, but I'd really like to make socks that look nice. Anyone have a favorite sock pattern?
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