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I'm going away for five days. I'll probably be drunk most of those days. And I'm going to attempt to create my first real pattern during that time as well. Wish me luck. 
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My mom recently returned from France and brought back 3 balls of Markoma's Tropical 53 meters per ball, 75% cotton, 22% microfiber, 3% polyester According to Ravely it doesn't exist and Markoma's website is mostly useless. What, oh creative goons, do you think I should do with this? Yarn! fucked around with this message at 15:45 on Jul 6, 2010 |
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Jul 6, 2010 15:40
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Wow! I like the colors. I'm a little disturbed by yarn that doesn't exist on Ravlery. O.O With stuff like that it's best to do a small accessory I would think. Hat or mittens although I don't think they would be terribly warm. Purse type thing?
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Jul 6, 2010 15:46
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I've bought yarn that didn't exist on Ravelry, but I got it from a private seller at a fiber fair.
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Jul 6, 2010 18:26
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I too have bought nonexistent yarn; some of foreign and small seller things aren't there, so you could add it to the database. As to what to make with it, I second the accessory thing. I don't know anything specific, it's so out of the realm of what I knit with.
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Jul 6, 2010 19:10
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I think I'm going to make a market bag. I'll throw in some left over cottons from my stash and double strand the Tropical.
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Jul 6, 2010 20:18
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So, I finally got a response back from the creator of the Sunshine pattern. She can't help me because she's very busy homeschooling her children, and she linked me to the KAL I've been following the entire time. I was also suggested not to knit it at 38" but I guess I'll just do it anyways...
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Jul 6, 2010 23:32
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Hello I design and make teddy bears. Now I'm trying my hand at knitting accessories for my desgins; hats, mittens, scarfs etc. I was just wondering if anyone knows where I would get minature designs that would fit a teddy bear? I only know the basics atm but I',m hoping with practice I will be able to make more complicated items. any help would be appreceiated.
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Jul 7, 2010 01:21
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Shags posted:Hello I just searched Teddy Bear on Ravelry and lots of stuff came up. Some of it actual bears, some of it bear clothing. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/search?craft=knitting&query=teddy+bear
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Jul 7, 2010 23:46
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So, my mom found four untouched skeins of Berroco Dante at a thrift shop in a lovely baby pink. I have a friend who's pregnant with a baby girl and want to make her a gift with the yarn but I can't find a pattern that would work -- the yarn is really drapey and doesn't have any stretch at all. It's cotton and rayon, kind of nubbly, and I'm thinking of just giving up and buying some of my standby alpaca for the baby gift. Any thoughts? There's about enough for a baby sweater.
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Jul 7, 2010 23:55
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Look Under The Rock posted:So, my mom found four untouched skeins of Berroco Dante at a thrift shop in a lovely baby pink. I have a friend who's pregnant with a baby girl and want to make her a gift with the yarn but I can't find a pattern that would work -- the yarn is really drapey and doesn't have any stretch at all. It's cotton and rayon, kind of nubbly, and I'm thinking of just giving up and buying some of my standby alpaca for the baby gift. Any thoughts? There's about enough for a baby sweater. You could potentially hold it together with another yarn and get a sort of blend - like if you mixed it with wool it would mitigate some of the drapey-ness. Or...a blanket, maybe? Blankets are supposed to be drapey, right?
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Jul 8, 2010 00:29
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Bob Shadycharacter posted:You could potentially hold it together with another yarn and get a sort of blend - like if you mixed it with wool it would mitigate some of the drapey-ness. There isn't really enough for a blanket. I'm thinking about double-stranding it with something soft and nice.
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Jul 8, 2010 01:04
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Look Under The Rock posted:There isn't really enough for a blanket. I'm thinking about double-stranding it with something soft and nice. Baby hat + Booties + Small, plush animal with a bell inside it?
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Jul 8, 2010 01:36
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Make one of these because d'awwww look at it: Bunny Blanket Buddy And then yeah a hat or something I guess.
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Jul 8, 2010 01:41
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Gently Used Coat posted:Make one of these because d'awwww look at it: Bunny Blanket Buddy That's adorable! I'm mad though because the pattern says "FREE PATTERN" and then you actually have to pay $5.99 for it. Maybe I'll improvise something like that because OMG SUPER CUTE.
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Jul 8, 2010 06:56
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The pattern shows up near the bottom of the page for me.  Also the diagram for embroidering the face is one of the smuggest things I've seen, it's hilarious.
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Jul 8, 2010 07:01
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Gently Used Coat posted:The pattern shows up near the bottom of the page for me. Durrrr I just saw a price and sighed and did not scroll down
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Jul 8, 2010 07:04
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I've been lurking here for a while, but finally have something to post about! I discovered a yarn shop not more than a half mile from my house and stopped by today to "see what they had." I walked away with four skeins of Koigu with the intentions to try my hand at socks  I am broke what was I thinking? Needless to say I'm excited to get started. I just recently discovered Ravelry as well, can anyone point me to a fairly good first-time sock pattern? I'd appreciate it!
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Jul 8, 2010 19:34
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rear end Crackers! posted:I've been lurking here for a while, but finally have something to post about! It's called "yarn fumes" and it happens to everyone, don't worry.  I have not knit it myself but Yarn Harlot has a "plain vanilla sock recipe" that you can punch your numbers into and come out with a sock. Maybe that?
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Jul 8, 2010 19:43
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I'll check that one out, thanks! Yeah, now that I know there's a reliable source of sweet yarn so close I want to knit up all my xmas gifts. I just don't know where to start. I realize I can't whip up an afghan for everyone, but I would like to make something for everyone in my family. (parents, 2 sisters and a brother.) I figure I can make hats for my dad/brother, and maybe socks for my mother/sisters, but I was also thinking of making more exciting things as well. What are some things you guys have made for family/others in the past?
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Jul 8, 2010 20:07
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rear end Crackers! posted:I've been lurking here for a while, but finally have something to post about! Uh, ignore any plain stockinette or ribbed sock, the boredom will drive you mad. You wanna make some Monkeys. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/monkey It's just knits, purls, Ktbls, YOs, SSKs, and K2togs. Looks WAY fancier than it is to make, and she walks you through every step of turning the heel. The pattern repeats go by SO quick too.
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Jul 8, 2010 20:23
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rear end Crackers! posted:I'll check that one out, thanks! Fingerless mittens! I could not make these fast enough last year -- they knit up quick, you can make several pairs from one skein, and everyone seems to love them. As soon as I finish with my recent sock obsession (two pairs to go and I will have no more sock yarn) I'm going to learn to knit actual gloves with actual fingers. I'm terrified and excited.
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Jul 8, 2010 21:26
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Anyone got any idea how one would make a rigid baseball cap-style hat from acrylic? I assume you'd at least need some sort of form for the bill but I'm completely blanking on searches. Bonus if it can be knit in one piece. Double bonus if it's adjustable.
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Jul 8, 2010 22:31
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The newsboy cap from SnB Nation uses the plastic canvas you use for needlepoint. Should be easy to find at most big craft stores, and they come in different colors so you can match to the yarn. Can't remember the pattern off the top of my head but I think it used short row shaping to make a wide crescent shape, purled one row so you can fold over the purl ridges, then knit a mirror image of the top part.
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Jul 8, 2010 22:47
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rear end Crackers! posted:I'll check that one out, thanks! I usually can get away with knitting a few nerdy plushes for the my brother. If the climate is good for it, fancy (but simple to make) scarves with matching fingerless gloves go over well for the ladies. Small shawls that only use a skein of 100g skein of sock yarn are usually easy and fast. I've yet to figure out anything to knit my dad, but he's impossible to get anything for ever anyway.
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Jul 8, 2010 23:14
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Since the crochet thread is slower than this one, and I want to work on my project RIGHT NOW I DONT WANT TO WAIT, does anyone here know how to crochet and can help me with a gauge question?
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Jul 8, 2010 23:20
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Sex Hobbit posted:Uh, ignore any plain stockinette or ribbed sock, the boredom will drive you mad. You wanna make some Monkeys. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/monkey I should mention that the most exciting thing I've ever knitted was a straight stitch hat, so this looks both daunting and quite exciting. I roped my husband in to picking out some yarn to make him a pair as well. Maybe I'll do a plain stitching pattern for his, and try this one for mine I think I might have a go at the mittens and scarves, my family lives out in the country and could use some warm things to bundle up in for the trip to town.
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Jul 8, 2010 23:23
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Oh, I know all about yarn fumes. I visited three yarn stores today during my journey through PA. The trick is to make a beeline for the discount bin and give yourself a yarn budget (mine was $10 each store). I walked away with a ball for felting, four balls which will make great fall scarves, and a ball of Carron wool. Sweet Jesus the woman at that one yarn store nearly killed me for that. I walked up to the register and she offered to hold it while I "continue shopping". When I told her I was just buying that one $6 ball of yarn she looked like I shot her dog. Why the one ball? Because everything else in the store was $25 and up. 
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Jul 9, 2010 00:18
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Geez. Some yarn shop ladies are harsh. (I worked with one, for that matter.) I started a blog! It's for my etsy store. The trick will be managing to continue it... I'm posting it here, although it will be a mix of knitting, spinning and dyeing. http://dramallamaknits.blogspot.com/
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Jul 9, 2010 02:02
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Scooty Puff Jr. posted:Geez. Some yarn shop ladies are harsh. (I worked with one, for that matter.) Tell me about it. The first knitting store I ever walked into the owner refused to serve me because she was too "busy". Scooty Puff Jr. posted:I started a blog! It's for my etsy store. I've had a blog for my etsy store for years! I just keep forgetting to update it. 
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Jul 9, 2010 02:44
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Okay so has anyone else seen these ca-razy socks in the new Knitty? http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEff10/PATTceltictriad.php  I'm not crazy about the cable design but what I'm getting at here is the construction. You basically knit a hat for the heel using the magic cast-on and then two earflap-style gussets, connecting them at the top of your foot opposite the heel. Pick up the stitches on one side and make the foot, pick up the stitches on the other side and do the leg. As someone with massive goddamn ankles (I'm sure I've bitched about it here before), this construction is about as close to a revelation from Jesus Knitting Christ as I'll ever get. PERMACAV 50 fucked around with this message at 09:02 on Jul 9, 2010 |
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Jul 9, 2010 08:58
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Sex Hobbit posted:Okay so has anyone else seen these ca-razy socks in the new Knitty? Huh. I like the cables but for some reason I'm not nuts about the reverse stockinette there. They had another pattern in an old knitty that was constructed like that too - it's called Hat Heel (appropriately). Been on my list for a while but I'm mad at socks the past few months, so.
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Jul 9, 2010 13:03
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You've all inspired me to take up knitting again! I used to knit all the time in Jr. High and High School... about 10 years ago. I'm starting small and working on a scarf to get the technique down again because I've seem to forgotten that how tight you hold the yarn makes all the difference in the world (my scarf goes from incredibly stiff to horribly lose). I can't wait to make a pair of the gorgeous socks you guys post all the time!
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rear end Crackers! posted:I should mention that the most exciting thing I've ever knitted was a straight stitch hat, so this looks both daunting and quite exciting. I roped my husband in to picking out some yarn to make him a pair as well. Maybe I'll do a plain stitching pattern for his, and try this one for mine If you're making Monkeys for a guy (or anyone who wears bigger than a women's 7 or 8) you'll need to make Knitting Daily's large version. PDF here That's the thing that shits me about Cookie's patterns, they're so cool but only people with tiny tiny feet can wear them as-is. If you have big feet you'll have to tinker with them to size up and that gets really, really hairy with some of her more complex patterns.
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Sex Hobbit posted:If you're making Monkeys for a guy (or anyone who wears bigger than a women's 7 or 8) you'll need to make Knitting Daily's large version. PDF here For the really complex ones, I just move up to a bigger yarn and needle size; it's easier and the only way I could ever ever do the Vilai socks for a friend who has larger feet.
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Jul 10, 2010 14:24
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FelicityGS posted:For the really complex ones, I just move up to a bigger yarn and needle size; it's easier and the only way I could ever ever do the Vilai socks for a friend who has larger feet. True, but I'd have to do them on 8s with worsted to make some of those work... I guess I could wear those with boots, but then no one would see them 
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Jul 10, 2010 14:44
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Sex Hobbit posted:If you're making Monkeys for a guy (or anyone who wears bigger than a women's 7 or 8) you'll need to make Knitting Daily's large version. PDF here Thanks, but after showing some pictures of this pattern to him, he said, "It's too girly, can't you just make normal ones?"  Yes, dear. On the upside, I do happen to have tiny feet, and just started on my first sock! I'll post a pic or two of something that vaguely resembles a sock when I'm finished.
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Jul 10, 2010 16:45
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Sex Hobbit posted:True, but I'd have to do them on 8s with worsted to make some of those work... I guess I could wear those with boots, but then no one would see them I bought a pair of cheapish flats that were a half size too big so i could show off my hand knit socks all over the place. The extra layer of sock + too big shoes is a perfect fit.
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Jul 10, 2010 17:49
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Scooty Puff Jr. posted:I bought a pair of cheapish flats that were a half size too big so i could show off my hand knit socks all over the place. This is what I was going to suggest. Being able to show off handknit socks is the best part sometimes. Except in winter, when they keep your feet toasty unlike all the other socks ever.
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Ravelry is having a contest to encourage people to help refine their search function, and a bunch of companies have donated prizes. They're all pretty sweet but Prize #13 is a WOLLMEISE DISCOBALL. "But Sex Hobbit, what the gently caress is a Wollmeise Disco Ball?" quote:15 skeins of either Wollmeise Twin (80merino/20pa) or Wollmeise 100% merino superwash, dyed especially for the winner in her choice of any of Wollmeise's colorways. Have them all dyed in the same colorway for a sweater or cardigan, or each skein dyed in a different colorway - it's the winner's party! Wollmeise is so loving hard to get you basically have to camp out on the website and wait for it to update, then order as fast as you can and hope it didn't sell out while you were peeing or whatever. Their 100% Merino Superwash is basically the best sock yarn ever. EVER. 'Course I wouldn't know since I've never been able to get my hands on it. FIFTEEN SKEINS OF SULTAN PLEASE 
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