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Speaking of sweaters and cardigans, I have a whole bunch of really nice wool yarn in a dark barely tweedy grey- I found a few cardigan patterns, but I'm really nervous about starting/ swatching for them. Does any one have any good (as in I can wear this and not look like a jack rear end) sweater/ cardigan pattern suggestions for a first time sweater knitter? (if I remember correctly, this is the yarn: http://www.ravelry.com/stash/search#colorway=704&photo=yes&view=cards&yarn-link=plymouth-yarn-galway-highland-heather)
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Does anyone else here ever sulk and hide from their knitting? Whenever I have a particularly troublesome project, I put it somewhere I can see it (I want to keep an eye on that fucker) and glare at it whenever I want to knit, but then I don't pick it up because it's a pain in the rear end.
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Sep 13, 2013 17:58
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Oh my dear, I have one of those now. It's taken me two years and I still have 4 repeats to go. As it is written, it's a simple snood, but I added about 1200 tiny seed beads to it. Even worse, It's a gift for my sister. She's been asking for it every couple months since I started it.  Thank goodness I learned the magic trick of using dental floss to bead my knitting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVyBV8hTemM Note: I want to point out that I've been making progress on it. It's just VERY slow going.
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Sep 13, 2013 18:08
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jota23 posted:
This is amazing. I will now need to bead all the shawls.
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Sep 13, 2013 18:59
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Pile of Kittens posted:Does anyone else here ever sulk and hide from their knitting? Whenever I have a particularly troublesome project, I put it somewhere I can see it (I want to keep an eye on that fucker) and glare at it whenever I want to knit, but then I don't pick it up because it's a pain in the rear end. Yes, I put projects in time out all the time. Or the naughty corner. They need to sit there and think about what they've done for a while, during which time I pick up something nice and simple to work on. This 10 stitch baby blanket is getting done fast while I glare at that washcloth design I, err, that keeps loving up.
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Sep 13, 2013 20:55
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Pile of Kittens posted:Does anyone else here ever sulk and hide from their knitting? Whenever I have a particularly troublesome project, I put it somewhere I can see it (I want to keep an eye on that fucker) and glare at it whenever I want to knit, but then I don't pick it up because it's a pain in the rear end. Ha! I actually laughed out loud on that one! When I was working n my daughters baby blanket I did this quite a bit. The border was something that I just could not figure out! I'd sit my knitting bag in the middle of the floor and just circle it. Shifty Bastard! But I figured it out and the blankie was snuggled happily ever after!
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Sep 14, 2013 12:37
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One of our first crisp mornings of fall today - I'm holed up in my apartment wearing PJs with knit socks and sweater, drinking copious amounts of coffee, and turning a heel on a gorgeous cabled sock...life is pretty good. Fall is definitely knitting season.
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Sep 14, 2013 17:48
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making this hat: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hat-and-scarf-with-rhombuses Seem to have lost all my knitting knowledge in my hiatus. No idea how the travelling stitches are done! I know it must be something like knit second stitch first then first, but I'm lost and keep forgetting how I did it if I did manage it at all. Help me goons, you're my only hope 
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Sep 14, 2013 18:07
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marchantia posted:One of our first crisp mornings of fall today - I'm holed up in my apartment wearing PJs with knit socks and sweater, drinking copious amounts of coffee, and turning a heel on a gorgeous cabled sock...life is pretty good. Fall is definitely knitting season. I am so jealous. It's still in the 90s here. Knitting is uncomfortable because of the heat. Also I want to try double knitting because I desperately need another project to sit around unfinished for forever.
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Sep 14, 2013 18:21
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That's weird that it doesn't explain the stitch. Oh well. Since it's a purl background I'd actually just treat it like a 1x1 cable. IE, for right twist, put the next stitch to the back on a needle to the back of the work, knit the second stitch, purl the stitch from the cable needle. Left twist, put the next stitch on a cable needle to the front of the work, purl the second stitch, knit the stitch from the cable needle. Might be good practice too to learn to cable without a needle, which is what I do 90% of the time unless they're very big crossings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6DB6WhAKvY
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Sep 14, 2013 18:24
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Gah I can do it with the cable needle, but without my brain just short circuits and can't work out what's going in front and what's going behind. This is so simple, why have I lost all my knitting mojo? :C
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Sep 14, 2013 18:56
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marchantia posted:One of our first crisp mornings of fall today - I'm holed up in my apartment wearing PJs with knit socks and sweater, drinking copious amounts of coffee, and turning a heel on a gorgeous cabled sock...life is pretty good. Fall is definitely knitting season. I can't even put into words how jealous I am. Not only is it still stupidly hot here (I think it's supposed to be 94 today), but I never have the time to chill and knit without being covered by cats or kids or both.
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Sep 14, 2013 19:21
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I have three projects going now. Scarves for my sister and my 8-year-old cousin (who LOVES pink so I had to get some fuzzy pink yarn for her) and a hand towel that's 54 stitches wide on #8 needles because I don't have enough to do. My sister's scarf is gonna be done before I know it, though, because the yarn is so chunky. In maybe two days I've already put a couple feet into it. I am a pro at making rectangles. 
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Sep 14, 2013 23:48
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Pile of Kittens posted:Does anyone else here ever sulk and hide from their knitting? Whenever I have a particularly troublesome project, I put it somewhere I can see it (I want to keep an eye on that fucker) and glare at it whenever I want to knit, but then I don't pick it up because it's a pain in the rear end. I did that with my daughter's baby blanket. It's still not even started really. She turns two in November. 
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Sep 15, 2013 00:05
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jota23 posted:Oh my dear, I have one of those now. It's taken me two years and I still have 4 repeats to go. As it is written, it's a simple snood, but I added about 1200 tiny seed beads to it. Even worse, It's a gift for my sister. She's been asking for it every couple months since I started it. Thank you SO much for posting that. I've never even tried beading and now I want to do it to everything I knit!
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Sep 16, 2013 19:09
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Any ideas for what to knit with one skein of malabrigo sock? It's purple.
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Sep 16, 2013 19:12
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rectal cushion posted:Any ideas for what to knit with one skein of malabrigo sock? It's purple. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baktus-scarf is written for any type of yarn, its simple, quick, and looks nice. The pattern writer says its a good use for single skeins of sock yarn. I've done it with self striping and novelty yarns and its a great TV knitting pattern. EDIT: There's also a lace version of the pattern for something fancier: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lacy-baktus wtftastic fucked around with this message at 19:33 on Sep 16, 2013 |
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Sep 16, 2013 19:24
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rectal cushion posted:Any ideas for what to knit with one skein of malabrigo sock? It's purple. Very small socks?
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Sep 16, 2013 19:24
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So I've been volunteered to knit two dog sweaters for my brother's dogs. What's a yarn that will be nice and warm, but easy to wash? Because apparently they tend to piss everywhere.
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Sep 17, 2013 01:23
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Wandering Knitter posted:So I've been volunteered to knit two dog sweaters for my brother's dogs. What's a yarn that will be nice and warm, but easy to wash? Because apparently they tend to piss everywhere. A very sturdy acrylic in a tight knit. Dogs do not need super nice yarns and will just ruin them. A soft, sturdy acrylic is perfectly serviceable and will wash easily enough. The toughest thing is finding one that you don't want to burn because knitting with it is such a pain.
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Sep 17, 2013 02:05
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I just realized that I've been knitting my first project in the round on circulars backwards, ie making it inside out. I've used DPNs before, don't know why I didn't catch myself earlier. Luckily it'll turn out fine, but I feel really stupid and it's way to late to turn back now. Drinking and knitting: not even once.
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Sep 17, 2013 06:18
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two forty posted:I just realized that I've been knitting my first project in the round on circulars backwards, ie making it inside out. I've used DPNs before, don't know why I didn't catch myself earlier. Luckily it'll turn out fine, but I feel really stupid and it's way to late to turn back now. I did that this weekend on a project. It was a simple project that no one is going to wear or see really so it didn't matter. But it isn't the first time I've done it. I find that I do it when I have to use magic loop. Because I'm so preoccupied with aligning stitches and making sure everything doesn't get twisted that I'm not paying attention to if the needs are in the back of the work on in the front.
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Sep 17, 2013 12:57
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Do you mean you're knitting like this? With the right side facing inward and you're knitting on the far edge from you, but still right to left?
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Sep 17, 2013 13:00
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If so, you should be able to push the work through and keep knitting with the needles in front. But if it's colorwork like that, people actually recommend you do it inside-out to be sure the floats stay loose enough. Not a big deal either way.
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Sep 17, 2013 13:04
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i like nice words
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two forty posted:I just realized that I've been knitting my first project in the round on circulars backwards, ie making it inside out. I've used DPNs before, don't know why I didn't catch myself earlier. Luckily it'll turn out fine, but I feel really stupid and it's way to late to turn back now. I knit a pair of mittens a while back and the thumb on one mitten is inside out, because I turned the glove right side out to have a look at it and forgot to turn it back before I started knitting again  .
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Sep 17, 2013 13:13
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Colorwork. I'm a very experienced knitter that's pretty much tried everything... except colorwork. In usual fashion, I'm jumping in feet first and trying not to drown! Here is the pattern for my first colorwork. 
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Sep 17, 2013 15:30
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jota23 posted:Colorwork. I'm a very experienced knitter that's pretty much tried everything... except colorwork. In usual fashion, I'm jumping in feet first and trying not to drown! Here is the pattern for my first colorwork. Ooh, those are drat nice! Good luck. I loooove stranded colorwork.
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Sep 17, 2013 16:50
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Nothing real impressive, but a little sweater I made for my daughter.   And because I'm horrible, I put it on hold for 10 months so now it doesn't fit her. It's more like a bolero. 
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Sep 17, 2013 16:58
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Awww that is an adorable little sweater though!
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Sep 17, 2013 18:15
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frenchnewwave posted:Nothing real impressive, but a little sweater I made for my daughter. That's super cute! What pattern is it?
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Sep 17, 2013 18:26
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jota23 posted:Colorwork. I'm a very experienced knitter that's pretty much tried everything... except colorwork. In usual fashion, I'm jumping in feet first and trying not to drown! Here is the pattern for my first colorwork. what up leaping-before-looking buddy  Here's the pattern I'll be attempting for my first journey into colorwork: 
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Sep 17, 2013 19:40
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Thanks! Here's the pattern book I used. 
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Sep 17, 2013 19:43
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jota23 posted:Colorwork. I'm a very experienced knitter that's pretty much tried everything... except colorwork. In usual fashion, I'm jumping in feet first and trying not to drown! Here is the pattern for my first colorwork. Hnng. I *need* this in my life.
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Sep 17, 2013 23:48
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GabrielAisling posted:A very sturdy acrylic in a tight knit. Dogs do not need super nice yarns and will just ruin them. A soft, sturdy acrylic is perfectly serviceable and will wash easily enough. The toughest thing is finding one that you don't want to burn because knitting with it is such a pain. Doesn't acrylic get 'killed' if thrown into the dryer? That's my only worry about making it out of 100% acrylic.
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Sep 17, 2013 23:52
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Wandering Knitter posted:Doesn't acrylic get 'killed' if thrown into the dryer? That's my only worry about making it out of 100% acrylic. I've got a bunch of old red heart super saver afghans my grandmother and her sisters made that have all survived the dryer just fine. So long as nobody tries to dry it on high heat, they should be fine.
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Sep 18, 2013 00:26
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Yeah, my mess-up is just like the picture with the DPNs. Since its single color and consists entirely of knits and purls it makes pretty much zero difference. That colorwork stuff is beautiful. Someday, about twenty years from now...
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Sep 18, 2013 04:13
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Wandering Knitter posted:Doesn't acrylic get 'killed' if thrown into the dryer? That's my only worry about making it out of 100% acrylic. Sometimes you 'kill' acrylic on purpose so it will drape properly. Newer yarn handles the dryer just fine and is made for it. The yarn that would get ruined in the dryer hasn't been made in like the last 30 years where it would melt and harden into a mess. If you're worried, knit a swatch and toss it into the dryer.
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Hello Knitters! I just took the wraps off my shiny new iOS 7 yarn-related app, Skein: http://skeinapp.com It's nothing too fancy, the idea is that it integrates with Ravelry to act as a yarn shopping assistant. I want to get some copies into the hands of goons, so take a look at the site and grab one of these here tokens if you're interested: (edit: see my post on the next page for more tokens!) Feel free to leave me feedback via PM here or on Ravelry, username tomburns. There's also a user group, if you're into that kind of thing: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/skein-for-ios Meat Street fucked around with this message at 00:49 on Sep 19, 2013 |
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Sep 18, 2013 22:40
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This looks pretty cool. I grabbed the token above, hope no one minds. (Wasn't sure if they were one time uses or what like in the Coke thread). Thanks!
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Meat Street posted:Coolest App Ever. I took a free copy of the App. So to repay you I will plug this app at my next knitting club meeting!
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