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October 19, 2014 at 4:27 pm #286144RumplesGirlKeymaster
and RG I want that pattern! I think Reed needs to be a teddy bear.
http://www.bobwilson123.org/uploads/1/6/3/0/16302954/hooded_cowl_bobwilson123.pdf
There’s a youtube video as well on her channel (same name)
Nice stocking!
[adrotate group="5"]"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"October 29, 2014 at 2:33 pm #288062JosephineParticipantI lost a knitting needle. One of my dpns I was using on the fingers of my gloves. I’ve dragged that thing from home to work and shopping so I have no idea where it could be. I should have an extra one but I cannot find that one, either. *sigh*
Maybe I should just start a new project until I can buy more.
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October 29, 2014 at 4:47 pm #288102GaultheriaParticipantI sympathize. Good DPNS are expensive, and favourite needles become like extensions of your hands, hard to replace.
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October 29, 2014 at 5:05 pm #288104JosephineParticipantGaultheria, have you ever done “magic loop”. I did it for the body of the gloves and using DNPs for the fingers. I prefer my DPNs but I do love it when doing two things at a time. I suffer badly from “one sock syndrome” and magic loop is really nifty to get a pair of mittens or socks done at in one swoop. But I do like going back to the DPNs, and people seem really impressed in public at maneuvering four sticks at one time. 😉
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October 29, 2014 at 8:17 pm #288155GaultheriaParticipantGaultheria, have you ever done “magic loop”. I did it for the body of the gloves and using DNPs for the fingers. I prefer my DPNs but I do love it when doing two things at a time. I suffer badly from “one sock syndrome” and magic loop is really nifty to get a pair of mittens or socks done at in one swoop. But I do like going back to the DPNs, and people seem really impressed in public at maneuvering four sticks at one time.
Heh, I know what you mean about people being impressed with the DPNs. The work in progress looks like it’s constantly in danger of falling apart.
I gave magic loop a very brief try a few years ago, but the cable kept getting in the way, and I didn’t like how I had to move my arms more than with the DPNs. I mostly knit continental style (yarn in left hand), too, to minimize the amount of fidgetting required. But I’d like to try magic loop again.
Ever use a set of 5 DPNS? I find it’s much more comfortable to work with than 4.
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October 29, 2014 at 9:08 pm #288158JosephineParticipantI have used five needles, but I usually go back to the four needles.
I can knit Continental, but 99% of the time I knit Left-Handed (Mirror) English. My stitches move from the right needle to the left and hold the yarn in my left hand which also holds my working needle. I can do the knit stitch in Mirror Continental, but I have trouble purling. Someday I will conquer it.
If I’m trying to teach someone to knit conventionally (right-handers) I’ll do it Continental. I have trouble with crochet because I have to do it lefty but I have so much trouble holding the yarn in my right hand since no matter what way I knit it’s in my left-hand. I’m getting better but it’s slow going.
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October 30, 2014 at 2:38 pm #288240nonnieParticipanthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=777902975609672
COSTUME FOR FROZEN
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You must be logged in to view attached files.October 31, 2014 at 5:48 pm #288351JosephineParticipantThat’s cute for Frozen.
My owl hat is done. I wish I’d have done a non-stretch cast on. It may be too loose. If it’s still a bit loose after blocking I’ll go and weave some elastic thread into in to solve the problem. But here it is in all it’s poor lighting. After I block it and sew the eyes on the owls will pop out.
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November 3, 2014 at 5:44 pm #288811JosephineParticipantSo I’m not meant to finish my gloves. My local Joann’s is closed since some idiot in the store next door set fire to paper towels and caused smoke damage to the neighboring stores and then today I went to Michaels, a 30 minute drive just to get the needles I need, and they had every type of DPNs in stock but the one I wanted. They were sold out. *sigh* I’m not meant to finish these gloves.
I was a bit sick over the weekend so I didn’t block my hat or add the eyes, but I hope to finish it this week.
Then I thought I had my next project planned out. I pulled out the old magazine it’s in (I’d started one of them a few years ago and gave up because I needed to larger gauge). So I’m looking through the magazine to find the pattern so I can copy it and another caught me eye. So now I’m conficted on which one to do.
Option1: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/berry-and-bramble-cardigan
Option 2: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/every-way-wrap
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November 3, 2014 at 10:45 pm #288860GaultheriaParticipantOption 1 is better. Option 2 looks several kinds of uncomfortable: cold back; lumpy rolling edges; forced shoulder contortions.
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