In this issue of the KnitList Digest:
Knit: Re: Warming bags; Florida voting debacle
[McRuggles@aol.com]
Knit: Quickie Scarf, Gingham Check cardigan [Elizabeth
Geigel <egeigel@mo]
Re: Knit: Tips on Yarn carries?
[MaryMort@aol.com]
Re: Knit: Re: substituting for AS yarns; New at Yarnaholic Confessions
["]
Knit: RE: stranding fairisle loosely enough [Jill Vosburg
<jvosburg@world]
Knit: Checking in with the list. . .
[Leigh Witchel <dae@panix.com>]
Knit: re: knit: Jesessa's Drop Stitch Shrug
[HBerryAl@aol.com]
Knit: LYS in Washington, VA
[Brenda <clough@erols.com>]
Knit: FO Report & New WIP
["Wendy D. Johnson" <wendy1257@home.com>]
Re: Knit: Re: substituting for AS yarns
[Flor <mafurla@matrix.com.br>]
Knit: Fantastic prices on yarns and accessories
[Graceeee45@aol.com]
Knit: Re: :"The Sweater Workshop"
["jeanshut" <jeanshut@attcanada.ca>]
Knit: Two Handed Fair Isle Knitting [Gwen Long <atlantis@eden.rutgers.edu]
Knit: Herbs for warming bags (also filled with flaxseed)
["Linda H. Wish"]
Knit: Fair Isle Stranding
[BJ Heeke <nwspinner00@foxinternet.net>]
Knit: Knit - new WIP
["Sue Hulbert" <shulbert@ix.netcom.com>]
Knit: Mixing denim yarn w/others? [Marjess Leighton <marjess@worldnet.att]
Knit: Form for submitting Knitlist Gifts [Sarah and Jamie
<brink909@iacce]
Knit: New patterns on 2000 Gifts page [Sarah and Jamie
<brink909@iaccess.]
Knit: thanks for help!
["Maggie Burns" <mburns@willamette.edu>]
Knit: FAQ A
["Diane Cumming" <dcumming@npiec.on.ca>]
Knit: Can I shrink Lopi??
["Lisa Paullin" <lpaullin@iserv.net>]
Knit: sleeve help
["J. Campbell" <jcampbell@ij.net>]
Knit: Knit N style/wip
[Sharon Bergersen <sharon@cosy-place.com>]
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 07:23:43 EST
From: McRuggles@aol.com
Subject: Knit: Re: Warming bags; Florida voting debacle
In a message dated 11/11/2000 6:04:22 AM Eastern Standard Time,
owner-knitlist-digest@kniton.com writes:
> I have on what I consider good authority that the best quality 'warming
> bags' are made with flax seed as the filler (I can calso give
you a list of
> helpful herbs to include
Hi guys,
I second Linda's recommendation of flax seed as quality filler...or
at least
my yoga teacher (with 35+ years in the business) does. One of
the arguments
for flax seed is that, unlike rice, it doesn't break down or shed "dust"
particles as easily.
P.S. As listmom to the Florida-based Hurricane Knitters, I assure that
it's
just a rumor that, in the next election, Florida voters will
have bingo
cards to vote from ..on the theory that those shouldn't tax them unduly,
duh.
(On the other hand, as a driver down here, I can assure you that
the average
Florida driver does NOT know what an arrow means..or a turn signal...or
a
yellow light, well you get the idea.)
Cheers,
Catherine
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 07:37:15 -0400
From: Elizabeth Geigel <egeigel@monmouth.com>
Subject: Knit: Quickie Scarf, Gingham Check cardigan
Hi knitfriends: our guild hasn't done this yet, but it should be fun
for
our December holiday meeting. Cast on 144 stitches, which will be length
of
scarf. Use a size 15 circular or two needles held together, the point
is to
cast on very loosely. Then change to size 11 circulars and knit
three
rows. Each person comes to the meeting with this, and the ball of yarn
they
used. Balls of yarn are then passed around, each time doing three knit
rows. A ten inch tail is left on each end for the fringe. Bind off
using
large needles, and add extra fringe where needed on ends. Different
weight
yarn may be combined, the more variations the better. Thought someone
might
like to know about this. WIP: The gingham check cardigan from the latest
Interweave, beautiful Naturwolle yarn which is handspun. The
yarn is like
butter, so soft, a pleasure to knit. The gauge is 14 stitches to four
inches, so it works up quickly, and the design is so varied, the colorways
so striking that I don't want to put it down. Betty in Middletown,
NJ
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 10:15:14 EST
From: MaryMort@aol.com
Subject: Re: Knit: Tips on Yarn carries?
Sheila asked:
> Do you have any good advice for how to make sure you carry strands
across
> the back (as in Fair Isle) loosely enough so that your knitting
doesn't
> buckle? I always have problems with this-- surely someone
has come up
with
> a great method?
I'm sure there will be lots of responses, but here are the things that
work
for me:
- - use wood or bamboo needles so you can shift the sts on the right
needle
away from the tip and they'll stay
- - pay attention to moving those just-knitted sts away from the tip
- - if knitting in the round, arrange the knitting so the right side
is on the
inside of the circle and the stranded yarns are on the outside - they
have to
travel further this way.
HTH!
While I'm here, a brief update on my knitting life. Last weekend
I attended
Sally Melville's workshop at the Yarn Barn here in Lawrence, Kansas.
She
taught 3 classes, the 'making the most of your yarn stash', buttonholes
and
buttonbands, and emergency measures. As many of you have mentioned,
she is an
excellent teacher. She also gave her talk on creativity on Friday evening.
It
was all very inspiring.
WIPs
- - vest for DF's Christmas gift, gray superwash wool in a textured
pattern
- - Anjuli jacket for myself - only have one sleeve to sew in and the
buttons
to sew on! I used Heilo yarn in greens and purples.
- - a Norwegian style hat for another gift, also in Heilo
I'm swatching the handdyed yarn I bought at La Lana in Taos last spring.
It
was dyed green and then overdyed with indigo and I really love the
resulting
green. I think I'll make a sweater based on the double-seed st v-neck
in the
Fall Knitters, but I'll have to recalculate it because this yarn is
thicker.
Have a good weekend, everyone!
Mary
Lawrence, Kansas, USA
marymort@aol.com
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 17:25:37 +0200
From: "Tocker Family" <jbtocker@inter.net.il>
Subject: Re: Knit: Re: substituting for AS yarns; New at Yarnaholic
Confessions
Hi Knitsibs-
Donna in Oak Park asked about substitutions for AS Campion:
Some time ago a nice lister posted the URL to a message from Alice Starmore
herself on the Yahoo knitting message board where she listed recommended
substitutions for her yarns. Unfortunately, I no longer have the actual
URL
for that message. (Anyone?)
Her recommended substitution for Campion is Jamieson & Smith 2 ply
Shetland.
J&S's website can be found at http://www.shetland-wool-brokers.zetnet.co.uk/
HTH!
After ironing out the kinks, the Knit Natterings section is up and running
on my website. I'm putting together a collection of writings that either
I've written or other listers have written (and given me their permission
to
post) which tickled my knitting funnybone over the years.
Come visit.
Yours in knitting-
Jennifer Tocker
&knitchat2 on ICQ#21558412
The chat venue exclusively for Knitlisters
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yarnaholic Confessions
http://www.oocities.org/jbtocker/
Planning a visit to Israel? Visit here first!
http://homepages.msn.com/HobbyCt/oasis_isr/index.html
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 09:18:49 -0800
From: Jill Vosburg <jvosburg@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Knit: RE: stranding fairisle loosely enough
Sheila asked
> Do you have any good advice for how to make sure you carry strands
across
> the back (as in Fair Isle) loosely enough so that your knitting doesn't
> buckle?
Sheila, if you're knitting circularly, you might try knitting "inside
out"
so you're working from the inside of the garment.
Another tip is to s-t-r-e-t-c-h the stitches along your right hand needle
as you go. It's okay to bunch them up on the left needle, but
really
stretch them out on the right needle.
Hope this helps,
Jill Vosburg
Just One More Row... knit something different
http://www.justonemorerow.com
New! ...Lacy Starfish Shawl
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 13:32:39 -0500 (EST)
From: Leigh Witchel <dae@panix.com>
Subject: Knit: Checking in with the list. . .
[Crossposted to other relevant lists, my apologies for those reading
this
multiple times]
Knitmonsters!
Just peeking my head in to find out how everybody is. I'm only
six weeks
behind in digests, sigh! I'm up to the Harry Potter controversy.
FO
I finished my glitter T-shirt made out of Tiber Paille Multico.
It turned
out slightly cropped, as that was all the yarn I had, but it is long
enough
to tuck it in so I don't look like Barbara Eden. I have now made three
wildly
different items all according to the same top-down raglan formula (from
Handknitting Techniques from Threads Magazine compilation). It's positively
addictive knitting because all you really need to do is cast on, place
your
raglan and neck markers and go! The other items are my current
WIP (see
below) and my first top down sweater I finished in February, which
I wore to
Stitches East. I very much enjoyed pulling out my little glittery Brillo
pad
of unfinished shirt and announcing that they were both the same pattern,
just
different yarn! I don't think it feels all that bad. Besides,
there are
things one sacrifices to look fabulous.
WIPS
My current WIP arises out of a yen for quick, stash reducing, brainless
knitting. It's a top down striped raglan in Lopi and other bulky
wool scraps
for my friend Amy. It's on 10.5's (6.5mm) and really moves like
the wind
without the needles being too large to handle comfortably. The
toughest
problem is making sure the round beginning is somewhere inconspicuous.
I
wrote of this problem in February when I was finishing my first top-down
raglan, because the top down method of building a neckline joins the
neckline
to begin the round slightly off center at the front. You couldn't
pick a
more glaring spot. Break the yarn and move the round to a back
shoulder
seam. It's been a great way to use up a bag of leftover and scrap
bulky
yarn, mostly in pink hues, and it's now at the point it's no longer
portable,
but since it's just stockinette it makes great knitting while reading
the
knitlist. I never thought I'd want to knit plain stockinette
projects, I've
always disparaged them (as have writers like Barbara Walker) but y'know
what?
It is sometimes just the ticket, because it's the only stitch
that you
really don't need to devote any attention to. Even simple knit
purl
combinations require some thought. Top down designs are also
grand when
you're unsure you have enough yarn; it's easier to make adjustments.
I *was* making my Uncle a very pretty pair of socks in single round
stripes
of Jawoll Cotton I had gotten in a trade with Holly Doyne when a really
magnificent Stupid Knitter Trick occurred. Maybe this doesn't
ONLY happen to
me, but if it does happen to you, you should start worrying.
So I had wound
the yarn into a ball a while back, but wound off about half for the
second
sock into a center pull skein. I was working from the original
ball, which I
had in my pocket. I was standing on the subway, and reached into
my pocket
to take out the sock, inadvertently knocking the ball out in the process.
Of
course I'm not using the center pull skein, which would have just lain
there,
I'm using the ball. It starts rolling. Of course we're
at a subway stop, so
the door is open. Of course I'm standing right opposite the door.
It rolls
right to it. What awful timing. It hovered there, indecisive,
while I tried
yanking it back by pulling on the yarn, then it dove out. Realizing
there's
nothing I can do as the doors shut, I break the yarn and watch the
end
slither out as the train pulls out of the stop. Sigh. I
know I only had
exactly enough yarn so like my earlier Toronto Sock Debacle, this one's
yet
another loss. Some of you who've been around a while might also
remember the
time I was knitting a sock while walking when a gust of wind grabbed
my skein
and blew it like a kite into the middle of the street, confounding
taxicabs
as I tried (successfully that time) to reel it in. Why do I do
these things?
Before my project was abruptly curtailed, I had learned a bit about
toe-up
cast-ons. I decided on this method because I wasn't sure I had
sufficient
yarn. I fooled around with different types of toe-up casting and increases.
The traditional Turkish method of winding in a figure eight around
2 needles
was a bear; it provoked too much fighting with the needles and produced
a
loose row that needed easing. I modified it by doing a provisional
cast on,
returning the row and then picking up the provisional stitches (3 rows
done)
and then working with two circulars. On size 0 (2.0mm) needles
doing a
m1(twisted increase in the running stitch) is hell, knitting into the
front
and back of the stitch produced less fighting with the needle tips.
It just
shows why it makes sense to know a few different methods of doing the
same
thing!
To comfort myself after that debacle I decided I ought to begin a project
in
some of the more luxurious yarns I had been meaning to get to for a
while.
I've been swatching some Cleckheaton Nature, a silk/wool/angora mix
yarn in a
gray marl. I've tried swatching it before without coming up with
anything
that made the yarn look good. I finally figured out with yarns
like that
that you have to increase the scale of the design to get impact.
I had been
trying patterns that had single stitch elements, the mottled color
swallows
detail. Even a two over two cable was too weak. A six stitch
cable did the
trick. I started swatching a lattice cable pattern, but elongated
one
section of the lattice because I wanted a vertical emphasis.
That seemed to
do it. Once I figure out the borders I'll cast on the sweater
itself.
Because the socks were meant for my Uncle, I also cast on the beginning
of a
replacement project for him, gloves in the infamous plum cashmere I've
had
for years trying to finally do something successful with it.
Alas, I think I
cast on too many stitches and will have a floppy ribbing, so the yarn
still
has a curse attached to it. I also attempted casting on tubularly
at my
office, but found I had no waste yarn with me, so I tried dental floss
to see
if it would work in a pinch. Trust me, don't bother. It
was a miserable
failure.
STITCHES
I'm sure there have already been a zillion Stitches reports so I'll
keep mine
brief. I bought nothing! (Well, not entirely true.
Margaret Velard and I
had pre-arranged a Froelich Blauband deal that was consummated there.
2
skeins of hot purple, whee! I wore my Blauband socks to Stitches
and was
amazed at how much I liked wearing them. I thought I'd never
wear hand-knit
socks for anything other than bed socks, but fine sock yarns on size
0
needles have me converted. Fine wool socks are extraordinarily
comfortable,
even when it isn't cold! If anyone else wants to unload either
Blauband or
Fortissima yarn, contact me!)
Another tip: Don't forget Philadelphia when you visit Stitches.
It is
totally underrated. As usual, Elana Benamy and I went after market
and had
an amazing dinner. There are restaurants upon restaurants with
one ethnic
delight after another. Art museums, shopping, history, architecture.
. .take
a day for Philadelphia! Speaking of taking a day for Philadelphia,
we're
working on a ballet trip on Sunday, Feb 11 for the 2 pm matinee of
Pennsylvania Ballet. If you're interested, please let me know!
KIM'S SITE
I was lucky enough to get to beta test Kim Salazar's improved Yarn Review
site. It's way more than just Yarn Reviews, now. I haven't
caught up enough
on digests to know if she's opened it to the public yet, but I guarantee
it's
a site you'll want to bookmark right next to Woolworks!
NEWS AND OTHER ACTS OF SELF-PROMOTION
I'm organizing several Knitters (and Others) go to the Ballet excursions
in
NYC, and the one in Philadelphia above. If you're curious about
why I'm
always yammering on about the ballet, come with us! The point
is to get more
people to share in this, *especially* people who wouldn't have anyone
else to
go with, or who have been reluctant to go because they wouldn't "get"
it.
It's cheap, and we always have a good time. Dates are Jan 13
and 26 in NYC
and Feb 11. Information is at http://members.aol.com/dnceasever/trips.htm
Peter Boal *is* reprising the solo I made for him at the Dancers Responds
to
AIDS benefit in NYC on 12/2. I am pleased as punch.
http://members.aol.com/dnceasever/upcoming.htm
I've scheduled two knitting workshops in December as a fundraiser for
DAE (17
Stitches and a beginner class), and would schedule one on Entrelac
if there's
interest.
http://members.aol.com/dnceasever/classes.htm
And I'll be in Toronto next weekend! Whee! Romni Wools!
Excelsior!
LAW
Leigh Witchel - dae@panix.com http://members.aol.com/lwitchel
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 14:23:43 EST
From: HBerryAl@aol.com
Subject: Knit: re: knit: Jesessa's Drop Stitch Shrug
I can't get this pattern from the 1999 Knitlist Gift Exchange -Jenessa's
Drop
Stitch Shrug - to open up all the way. Does someone have this
pattern with
pictures they can send to me? DD wants it for next Friday for
her trip to
Mexico.
Thanks
Buffy Michels
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 14:40:23 -0500
From: Brenda <clough@erols.com>
Subject: Knit: LYS in Washington, VA
For my birthday my husband took me to
the Inn at Little Washington, in
Virginia. Very romantic, delicious
food. The town was surveyed by George
Washington, long before he made it big
in politics, and is called Little to
distinguish it from that other town
named after Washington. And, to make it
absolutely perfect, the town has a yarn
store! Yarns & More is in the back of a
larger shop that sells antiques and old
quilts. They sell natural-colored
worsted yarn spun from Rappahanock
County sheep, and they seem to have a
very full line of Rowan yarns.
Including many hues of the discontinued
Rowan DK, so people who are looking to
match colors might want to contact
them. They have an email address,
yarnmore@shentel.net. I was wearing an
EFA cardigan, and the proprietress
recognized it immediately.
No connection, etc.
Brenda
- --
- ---------
Brenda W. Clough, author of DOORS OF
DEATH AND LIFE
From Tor Books in May 2000
http://www.sff.net/people/Brenda/
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 15:35:48 -0500
From: "Wendy D. Johnson" <wendy1257@home.com>
Subject: Knit: FO Report & New WIP
Knitters:
FO REPORT
I finished the Dale of Norway Sirdal cardigan yesterday. Pictures at:
http://www.wendyjohnson.net/knit/sirdal.htm
I knitted it out of Dale of Norway Heilo and and trimmed it with woven=
braid and pewter buttons, all bought from Pat at the Yarn Barn
(no=
affiliation, etc.). It was a fairly easy design to knit, as Dales
go,=
though there was a lot of picky finishing work with sewing on
the braid.=
Also, that extra steek for the front opening. After you pick
up and knit=
the button bands, you go back and pick up stitches on the wrong
side to=
knit a facing to go over the cut edge of the steek, just like
with the=
armholes. Even though this is extra work I enjoy doing it --
it makes the=
inside of the sweater look very finished.
NEW WIP
My new WIP is a rectangular shetland stole -- Legends of the Shetland
Seas,=
designed by Hazel Carter. I'm knitting mine out of some cream
colored=
laceweight cashmere I bought at the last Maryland Sheep and Wool
Festival.=
I've just started it, but it's wonderful to knit with! Picture
at:
http://www.wendyjohnson.net/wendy/interest.htm
NON-KNIT
For those of you who have kindly commiserated with me on my recent streak=
of misfourtunes:
My surviving kitty Isolde and I have been consoling each other over
the=
loss of my other kitty, Tristan, who died two weeks ago.
My mother, while still immoblized with her broken ankle, is doing well.
I've adopted a "To hell with the former SO" attitude and have a date=
tonight with a guy who has potential.
Wendy in Alexandria VA
who ought to put down her knitting
long enough to decide what to wear tonight.
Well . . . I'll do another row!
- ----------------------------------------
wendy1257@home.com
http://www.wendyjohnson.net
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 18:40:52 -0200
From: Flor <mafurla@matrix.com.br>
Subject: Re: Knit: Re: substituting for AS yarns
Hi Jeniffer et al.,
At 17:25 11/11/00 +0200, you wrote:
>
>Some time ago a nice lister posted the URL to a message from Alice
Starmore
>herself on the Yahoo knitting message board where she listed recommended
>substitutions for her yarns. Unfortunately, I no longer have the actual
URL
>for that message. (Anyone?)
AS messages can be found at
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/assupportgroup
That one about substituting yarns is #121.
Hugs,
Flor
=========================================================
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate
him.
[Booker T. Washington]
=========================================================
http://flor.freeservers.com/
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 15:54:31 EST
From: Graceeee45@aol.com
Subject: Knit: Fantastic prices on yarns and accessories
I have been buying from Suec23@aol.com for a while. I have gotten
feedback
from my knitting and crocheting friends and they were overjoyed.
Contact her
for a complete list of yarns and accessories available. She lists
on e-bay.
Grace.
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 13:28:40 -0800
From: "jeanshut" <jeanshut@attcanada.ca>
Subject: Knit: Re: :"The Sweater Workshop"
I am new to the list and wanted to ask all of you if you had heard of
a
book called The Sweater Workshop in the last few years and could possibly
tell me how to get it. I found the advertisement for this book
in a copy of
Knitter's Magazine for Spring/Summer 1985. It is put out by Interweave
Press. Now I could send to the address given in the advertisement
but
their address may have changed since then. Could someone help
me, please
and thank you?
Jean Hutchinson
jeanshut@netcom.ca
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 16:35:14 -0500
From: Gwen Long <atlantis@eden.rutgers.edu>
Subject: Knit: Two Handed Fair Isle Knitting
Does anyone who knits two handed fairisle remember how to carry yarn
in
the back of your work when the yarn needs to be carried more than 5
stitches. When I learned the woman did it so quickly and it seemed
so
obvious that I didn't write it down, but now she and I can't remember
so
I'm turning to you all and putting myself at your mercy!
Gwen
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 18:02:39 -0500
From: "Linda H. Wish" <orchidwish@home.com>
Subject: Knit: Herbs for warming bags (also filled with flaxseed)
Several people have written to inquire about the herbs helpful to include
in 'warming bags' - also, to answer some questions, these can be any
size
from about
10 x 12 to 4 x 18 to whatever size lined 'pillow' you want to make.
The
10x12 (+/- of course) is good for putting over one sore shoulder, the
other
to wrap around one's neck. Depends on where the person needs
warmth/cold/moist heat or other pain relief. This is what I have written
the others, for whatever use people may want to make of it:
I made a bunch when I first made them. Everyone in my CFS support
group
wanted a few - I used old remnants of fabric and made liners for each
in
case the flaxseed 'oozed' the oil. I had them pay what I considered
the
cost - the flaxseed is fairly expensive, at least where I got it, and
the
herbs I also got either there or at a "farmer's market" [so-called]
nearby,
in bulk, and they cost a bit, too, but made things smell heavenly,
even for
those with chemical sensitivities, since they are medicinal and natural.
So
I figured $9 for the smaller (like to put on one shoulder to the neck)
and
$12 for the larger that might go all around the neck. I got the list
of
herbs from a place that was selling them at the Atlanta Flower Show
and the
reason for using flaxseed despite its greater initial cost. (the finished
product can be used moist, frozen or heated) The herbs are (and you
can
pick and choose, I'm sure for individual recipients or based on what
is
available:
Saw palmetto - rejuvenator
yellow dock root - circulation
valerian - muscle relaxant
white willow - pain reliever
chamomile - relaxant
yarrow - healing
cinnamon - antispasmodic (this of course is very fragrant and appealing
- I
used a lot of it!)
peppermint - pain, alertness
spearmint - relaxation
lemon grass - pain
rosemary - headache
I'm sure your recipients will be very grateful - I had calls long after
I
initially brought a few to the support group telling me what a lifesaver
they were in the worst of times, and orders for more if I would make
them!
I stopped essentially because I ran out of cloth remnants! I still
have
some seed and herbs which I just enclosed in jars and put in the freezer.
I
weould think another herb that could be used would be ginger for upset
stomach and general good fragrance. And lavender is supposed to be
relaxing. Linda
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 17:20:58 -0600
From: BJ Heeke <nwspinner00@foxinternet.net>
Subject: Knit: Fair Isle Stranding
Sheila asked
> Do you have any good advice for how to make sure you carry strands
across
> the back (as in Fair Isle) loosely enough so that your knitting doesn't
> buckle?
Sheila,
The pattern should not have you stranding for more than an inch which
could be
5-8 stitches depending on gauge. To make the yarn lay flat I like to
weave in
as I am going across. Right now I am doing a sweater that has 5 stitches
between
and I weave in on the third stitch. This also helps me with the pattern
repeat
for the sweater body. I can tell if I am off the repeat very quickly!
I made an argyle vest for my oldest daughter when she was about 13 or
14 and I had
a dickens of a time stranding that one. I was using 3 colors sometimes
and I will
never do that again!
BJ
- --
BJ Heeke **** Please visit my updated site! ****
http://www.oocities.org/wooltwister/index.html
mailto:nwspinner00@foxinternet.net
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 15:49:50 -0800
From: "Sue Hulbert" <shulbert@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Knit: Knit - new WIP
Hi Knit buds - I have started a new project, a mitered squares vest
in Noro
called Amanda's Building Blocks. I got the kit a few months ago
with my
birthday money and was waiting for it to age properly before I started
it.
So far, so good and it's rather addictive and has caused me to let
my other
WIPs rest awhile.
Sue of Snohomish where we had our first frost last night.
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 18:57:31 -0500
From: Marjess Leighton <marjess@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Knit: Mixing denim yarn w/others?
Has anyone done a project using the denim cotton in combination with
another
yarn that does not have the same shrinkage properties?
I have a variegated yarn - merino/hemp - that I think would be
great
combined with a fading type denim for a vest or cardi, haven't decided
yet.
But I know the denim such as Rowan Den'm Knit (?) shrinks in length
significantly. I'm wondering if anyone has combined yarns and knows
what's
going to happen here.
Also, what about the dye bleeding out? Is it almost gone after one wash,
or
would there be problems for some time?
Marjess
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Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 11:35:59 +1100
From: Sarah and Jamie <brink909@iaccess.com.au>
Subject: Knit: Form for submitting Knitlist Gifts
Hi all,
I was just thinking it might be a good idea to use a basic form to submit
your knitlist gifts to make it easier on me when I get to code them.
I
don't mind how they're written, this is just so I don't have to keep
e-mailing people to ask little bits of information that get forgotten
(mostly how much yarn & gauge)
This is not compulsory, just if you want to. However it would be a great
help to me:
Title (please don't use all caps)
Chat (almost everyone has an interesting little bit of background about
their pattern. I try to include these when they don't reveal too much
personal information)
Size: (if applicable)
Materials:
Gauge:
Special Abbreviations:
Pattern:
Finishing Instructions:
1998 Knitlist gifts http://www.oocities.org/handknitter/knitlistgifts.htm
1999 Knitlist gifts http://www.oocities.org/handknitter/1999
2000 Knitlist gifts: http://www.oocities.org/handknitter/2000
Knitting Books, CD's, DVD's, Palm Pilots and more at up to 40% off!
http://www.oocities.org/Paris/9197/amazonbooks.htm
Visit my webpage http://www.oocities.org/handknitter for knitting,
crochet, recipes, the GLBT Knitters list (and MORE!)
Knitting & Felting kits available from http://www.margaret-peel.com.au
mailto:brink909@iaccess.com.au (that's brink9-zero-9) ICQ: 4995240
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Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 13:17:34 +1100
From: Sarah and Jamie <brink909@iaccess.com.au>
Subject: Knit: New patterns on 2000 Gifts page
I've just uploaded 3 new patterns to the 2000 knitlist gifts page at
http://www.oocities.org/handknitter/2000
They are: Guild Project Quickie Scarf
DM & DD's Instant Fruit Hat
and Fulled Lopi Dorm Boots
These are the last of the patterns I have received so far.
Sarah
1998 Knitlist gifts http://www.oocities.org/handknitter/knitlistgifts.htm
1999 Knitlist gifts http://www.oocities.org/handknitter/1999
2000 Knitlist gifts: http://www.oocities.org/handknitter/2000
Knitting Books, CD's, DVD's, Palm Pilots and more at up to 40% off!
http://www.oocities.org/Paris/9197/amazonbooks.htm
Visit my webpage http://www.oocities.org/handknitter for knitting,
crochet, recipes, the GLBT Knitters list (and MORE!)
Knitting & Felting kits available from http://www.margaret-peel.com.au
mailto:brink909@iaccess.com.au (that's brink9-zero-9) ICQ: 4995240
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 20:09:50 -0800
From: "Maggie Burns" <mburns@willamette.edu>
Subject: Knit: thanks for help!
Thanks to everyone who was so kind and sent me information on jester
hats!
What a great list! There were all kinds of useful ideas and also
lots of
links and refs to published patterns, so I'll check those out.
You can just
imagine how I sat there with a blank look on my face for a *long* time
when
I couldn't figure out how you'd do this. Thanks!
OKC
Flying along on Christmas socks! These are very satisfying for
this time of
year, when the semester is starting to wear on everyone, especially
my
students, and it seems like I'll never get on top of the grading.
I brought
two sets to knit when I had to have a fancy liver/gall bladder test
yesterday, but it turned out I couldn't knit in the machine--like an
x-ray
machine except I was almost squashed by it. The iv was in my
arm this time,
so I could have knitted, too! He couldn't get it in right in
my left hand
(ouch) and my right was still too sore from the last one. Aha!
None of
this is any big deal--probably just have the gall bladder out very
soon and
then I can eat without pain and nausea. Miraculously I'm not
losing weight
despite three weeks of this starvation diet. Getting LOTS of
knitting done
though!
The gift list looks terrific! Can't wait to try some of these things!
Happy Knitting!
Maggie
mburns @ willamette.edu
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 23:15:15 -0500
From: "Diane Cumming" <dcumming@npiec.on.ca>
Subject: Knit: FAQ A
Last revised 9/2
Here is part A of the abbreviated FAQs. If you want the
explanation for any of this, contact me. If you have a
question of policy, ask the listmoms (Ruth Schooley,
Barb Burris and Mary Hunt) at Listmoms@kniton.com
1.What is this list like?
Very busy and friendly, so stick to your knitting in your posts!
2.How much mail will I get?
+/- 50 posts a day
3.Are there any rules I should follow?
Enforcement of these rules is up to the Listmoms, who do a great job.
Do NOT take it upon yourself to "chastise" anyone for not following
them.
A. Stick to your knitting
B. Post once a day
C. Be polite, publicly and privately
D. No advertising!
E. Be very careful when posting patterns to the list. If in doubt,
keep it out! Violating copyright is very serious.
4.What are some other hints to keep in mind about posting?
A. If the reply is in answer to a post, is it one that you believe
everyone should receive, or is it one you should respond directly to
the poster? Think of the list as an auditorium of 2200 knitters, do
you want to announce it so publicly?
B. Be specific in your subject
C. Break your post up into sections, with appropriate headers. Much
easier to read.
D. Don't quote an entire post, just the relevant part
E. Sign your mail with your name and e-mail address for the
convenience of those whose programs strip the addresses
F. From Joy Beeson: Under no circumstances may you post for the sole
purpose of complaining that another post ought not to have been
posted!
G. Don't post virus messages, please.
H. Don't post "me too" posts. If you are posting to find out the
same thing someone else asked, write them privately and ask them to
compile the answers and forward them to you.
I. Don't send att*chments. The server isn't set up to handle them.
5.Why am I not getting any mail? Is the list down?
Check with a few friends to see if they are getting mail. Or check
the website, www.kniton.com to see if anything is posted there.
If you have missed a digest, go to Kim's website which explains
how to retrieve digests http://kimknits.webjump.com/individ.html
6. Are there other knitting lists?
Yes, coming through in a post near this one.
7. What is the knitlist calendar?
There is a calendar published by Paulette Lane
paulette_lane@msn.com containing photographs of knitlisters'
projects. For more information about how to submit
pictures or order calendars, email Paulette.
8. What is the blue sock?
The identifying mark of knitlisters. Usually worn on the shirt, the
only criteria is that it must be blue.
9.What the heck do all the initials mean?
Complete list on the web page, www.woolworks.org, but here are a few
to get you started:
Referring to family members, etc:
DH or W: Darling (or Dear) Husband or Wife
SO: Significant Other
DS or D: Darling Son/Sister or Daughter
DGD or S: Darling Granddaughter or Grandson
M or FIL: Mother or Father in Law
and so on, depending on context.
Referring to knitting:
WIP: Work in Progress
KIP: Knitting in Public (and you're encouraged to do it!)
UFO: Unfinished Object
USO: Unstarted Object
FO: Finished Object (usually accompanied by many !'s)
ECU: Eastern Continental Uncrossed. Refers to a knitting
technique in which one who throws the yarn with the right hand takes
the yarn under the tip of the needle when they purl, thus twisting
the
stitch, and, when knitting back, subsequently knits into the back of
the stitch to straighten it.
HALFPINT: Have a Lovely Fantasy Project, I've No Time
(coined by Amy Detjen)
KAT: Knitting against time
BUFO: Boring UnFinished Object
TOAD: Trashed Object, Abandoned in Disgust (coined by Fahy Bygate)
Y or WCZ: Yarn or Wool Containment Zone: where we cache our stash.
SEX: Stash Enrichment eXpedition (other people's use of "SEX" in
subject lines will NOT cause you to receive sex-related advertising
email)
YAQ: Yarn Acquisition Quest
FOREPLAY: For Our Really Exciting Projects, Let's Add Yarn
NQBE: Not Quite Big Enough
OKC: Obligatory Knitting Content
NTINAMY aka "Not that I NEED any more yarn..."
SWIPE Stalled Work In Progress Endlessly
BIGHI (pronounced Biggie) But I Gotta Have It
Expressions:
TIA: Thanks In Advance
TTFN: Ta Ta For Now
BTW: By the Way
IM(H)O: In My (Humble/Honest) Opinion
ROFL: Rolling on the Floor Laughing
LOL: Laughed Out Loud
LYS: Local Yarn Store
LYSO: Local Yarn Store Owner
<g> Grin
<vbg> Very Big Grin
Others:
AS: Alice Starmore (knitwear designer)
KF: Kaffe Fassett (knitwear designer)
EZ: Elizabeth Zimmermann (knitwear designer)
FCEK: Family Circle Easy Knitting (a magazine)
MS: Meg Swansen (knitwear designer)
TKGA: The Knitting Guild of America
TKGC: The Knitting Guild of Canada
10. What do "tink" and "frog stitch" mean?
tink: vb. the act of undoing knitted fabric stitch by stitch
while the fabric is still on the needles. Coined by Amy Tyler.
Wendy Chatley Green's DH astutely noted that "tink" is "knit"
spelled backwards.
frog: vb. the act of undoing knitted fabric by "ripping" out
the stitches in one fell swoop. originally "rip-it, rip-it," which
sounded like a frog to one Amy Detjen -- thus "frog-stitch"
or "frogging."
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 23:15:53 -0500
From: "Lisa Paullin" <lpaullin@iserv.net>
Subject: Knit: Can I shrink Lopi??
Hi everyone,
I just finished my second Lopi sweater and have a huge problem (literally).
It is way too big. Everything except the colorwork is identical
to the
first sweater I did which was the perfect size. However I think,
because I
was more relaxed while knitting the second sweater, I inadvertently
loosened
up the tension big time. To make matters worse, this sweater
is to be a
Christmas present for my mom and I am at the moment in panic mode over
this.
I wanted it to be DONE so I could move on to my other 3 Christmas knitting
projects tomorrow. Now I don't know if I need to take this thing
apart and
start over OR if there's a chance the sweater would shrink substantially
(like at least a full size) if I wash it in hot water and throw it
in a hot
dryer. The yarn is Reynold's Lopi--can anyone tell me if this
will work?
Will it shrink much? Will it look ok if I try this? Is it ok
to throw it in
the dryer or would it ruin the sweater?
I hope someone can advise me.
Lisa
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Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 01:12:18 -0500
From: "J. Campbell" <jcampbell@ij.net>
Subject: Knit: sleeve help
Hello, everyone:
I have another question about my sweater. I am nearing the shoulder
join on
my all-cabled sweater, at which point I wish to pick up the stiches
from the
resultant armhole and knit the sleeve downward. I am supposed
to be getting
a gauge of 26 stiches per 4" (also the same for row gauge). Here
is my
dilemma. According to my calculations, I need to pick up 116
stitches for
an 18" circumference sleeve top (that is, sleeve depth of 9").
However, I
only have 88 rows in which pick up 116 stitches. Does this
seem bizarre to
anyone? I think my row gauge is off, but I really don't think
it can be
<<that>> off (she says). Any suggestions as to the ration
of
rows-to-picked-up-stitches or even reassurances that my numbers aren't
weird
would be greatly appreciated.
Jamie
jcampbell@ij.net
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Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 10:57:18 +0100
From: Sharon Bergersen <sharon@cosy-place.com>
Subject: Knit: Knit N style/wip
Space pals:
Last week I made an offer for knit N style.
DD did the drawing and now there's winner I can't
get in touch with. No response to my email/s so
am using this medium before I resort to drawing again
a name from the non-winners.
Am going to try this just incase this person has overlooked
her email. Could Dominique please get in touch with me within the next
48 hours
with your snail mail addy so I can send the magazine to you.
Thanks.
Thanks to those interested in the mag wished I had enough mag
for everyone. There is someone who has 2 they don't mind
giving away so when/if I hear from her will pass on your name
so she can do her thing.
WIP: imagine the imagine shawl almost 1 ball from an fo..can't
wait
have a nice day.
- --
Sharon Bergersen
e-mail: sharon@cosy-place.com
visit : http://www.cosy-place.com/
Finished the turtleneck sweater.
Will post it as an fo when the
ends are woven in.
Started the imagine shawl from
lionbrand and it is coming along
beautifully.
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