In this issue of the KnitList Digest:
Knit: fulled Booties,Boots and Reg as we;; as fulled Slippers.
[Deanne193]
Knit: Vogue Knitting
["Elaine Cox" <ecox12@hotmail.com>]
Knit: How to remove smell ?
[Jana Batek <batek@ican.net>]
Knit: Chill in the Air, Storing circs, New kit [Joan <joanmac@pacbell.net]
Knit: book: knitting essentials: historical ["Maggie
Burns" <mburns@will]
Knit: CIC collection point at Stitches West [Mary Hughes-Thompson
<foxy@l]
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Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 01:37:24 EST
From: Deanne1937@aol.com
Subject: Knit: fulled Booties,Boots and Reg as we;; as fulled Slippers.
Hi all you busy knitting friends. I been reading all the posts
and most are
really nice to read. All your projects inspire me to get on the
stick.I
finished all the Seaman's scarves for Christmas,but now time to change.
Fulled Booties,Slippers, what ever as long as they are warm,they are
going to
Maine.
Problem: I don't know what kind of yarn to buy. I got 2 patterns off
line,
and if someone will help me get the right yarn, I will be set.
Some one,posted that she was making slippers. Can anyone tell
me where I can
a pattern for them.I'll try all types and when its right I'll make
them for
my Grandkids,Mabe I'' make myself a pair.
I have never knit anything for me. That is awful. This time I am .
Sooooooo I need help selecting the yarn. and would like to be
pointed to
slipper patterns. Doesn't have to be fulled. Am i using the right word??
That's it for now,I'm going to send a short history when i package
the
Scarves up to be sent out. I think it will add to the gift
Any help will be much appreciated. Deanne on L.I.N.Y.
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Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 19:07:26 EST
From: "Elaine Cox" <ecox12@hotmail.com>
Subject: Knit: Vogue Knitting
Does anyone know if Vogue Knitting has an e-mail address that I can
change
my address for my subscription. The web site only has a 1800
number to ring
which is difficult from Australia.
Thanking you
Elaine
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Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 12:24:41 -0500
From: Jana Batek <batek@ican.net>
Subject: Knit: How to remove smell ?
Could someone please suggest what can I do to a knitted cardigan from
Ballybrae, 100% pure wool, that although it looks nice has a peculiar
smell
of lanoline. I have aready tried to wash it in normal hair shampoo,
but it
still smells.
hope someone will know what else I can try thanks Jana
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Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 08:44:16 -0800
From: Joan <joanmac@pacbell.net>
Subject: Knit: Chill in the Air, Storing circs, New kit
Hi all,
I've been busy, busy, knitting and had little time to post but
here are
a few thoughts..
It is finally chilly here is Sacramento, especially last night while
escorting my little ghost around for Trick or Treat. Though we only
went
around the block, it took me some time to warm up upon arriving home.
This made me (once again) see the need for a really warm shawl
in my
wardrobe, and it's going to have to be Lily Chins shawl in the newest
Knitters. I have some Frivoli mohair that will serve just fine. Now
if I
could just make the time...
Storing Circs
Being at the thrift store the other day, I found a really nice styrofoam
wig head with a nice painted face. I took it home, thinking I would
use
it for hats. Upon arriving in my shop and seeing what a mess my circs
are in (it's all I use), an idea arose.
I took a marker and sectioned off the scalp of the head and marked
it
with needle sizes. Then I stuck in all my circs. Viola! Hair!
It may look silly, but I can sure find whatever size I need at
a
glance, and they stay pretty untangled. And my kid got a huge kick
out
of it!
New kit
There are those who were interested in the Flyboy Felted Vest
that I
mentioned making for DF. I have it kitted up and specially priced.
Anyone who would like a preview, please email me privately at
joanmac@whiteliesdesigns.com.
Knit on.
Joan McGowan
joanmac@whiteliesdesigns.com
http://www.whiteliesdesigns.com -Romantic Designs for Knitters
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Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 00:50:22 -0800
From: "Maggie Burns" <mburns@willamette.edu>
Subject: Knit: book: knitting essentials: historical
Hi all! I just found a book that I think is amazing, and I don't
know if
other people know about it--I'd never heard of it--so I thought I'd
pass it
on. It's called "Knitting Essentials: Knitter's Historical
Pattern Series
Volume One" and it is essentially a reprint of Butterick's "The Art
of
Knitting" published in 1892! It is *amazing* read all these patterns.
It's
like a detailed look inside a woman's life of the time. I keep
on spending
a lot of time just looking through it and reading all the patterns.
It's
interesting to see how things are described, more of an intuitive
description of how to go about doing things than we're used to now.
I just
love this! There are all kinds of wonderful lace stitches in
the front and
then various sections on every possible kind of knitted items.
I'm ready to
knit about fifty things right now! I found it in my LYS but it's
published
by Pastime Publications in Oak Hill VA. www.pastimepubs.com,
1-888-275-2020. 154 pages, average 1 pattern per page.
That's a lot of
patterns. What a time warp of a book!
Question:
Does anyone know how to make fringe out of chenille? How do you
keep it
from totally coming apart on you? Loops? Help! Or
should I just knit on a
lace edging? It's for a very loose-knit chenille garter shawl,
so I don't
want too much weight on the edges or it will sag all over the place.
I'd
love to hear any ideas!
Pumpkin hat:
I got lots of compliments from the kids on Halloween! Goodness,
what polite
and confident kids around here! One wonderful moment was when
a little girl
dressed as a princess looked up at me and looked at my hat and said
very
seriously, "I've been here already." And since she was only about
the third
kid, I knew she hadn't, and told her I would have remembered her.
But she
was positive, and didn't want to take more candy under false pretences!
Fortunately I figured out that my next door neighbors were wearing
their
pumpkin hats too--aha! Adults all look alike when they have pumpkin
heads!
Isn't that great? So she got her Tootsie Rolls after all.
: )
Take care, knitters, and happy knitting to all!
Maggie
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Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 01:56:42 -0800
From: Mary Hughes-Thompson <foxy@lafn.org>
Subject: Knit: CIC collection point at Stitches West
Hi Elizabeth:
I'll be delighted to have people drop off items for C-I-C at my booth
at Stitches West in
February, and to mail them off to you (or
wherever they need to go)
I expect to be in booth #314.
Mary
> From: elizabeth durand <billeliz@inet.net>
>
> ask if any guild or vendor who's going to participate in the Market
would
> like to volunteer to be the dropoff point for knitted items for Children
in
> Common.
> Elizabeth in Ardmore, PA
>
- --
Mary Hughes-Thompson
California Koigu Connection
323-655-foxy (3699) 323-852-1920
foxyknits@yahoo.com
http://foxyknits.com/
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