In this issue of the KnitList Digest:
Knit: Winter VK
["mary vallere" <mvallere@hotmail.com>]
Knit: In awe
[Wendy Levy <wlevy@richmond.edu>]
Knit: fast'ghans
[Joanna <webmaster@knitsnbytes.com>]
Knit: scarf pattern for 80 year old friend [Joanna <webmaster@knitsnbytes]
Knit: Dallas, TX Seminar
[Diane Piwko <mksource@flash.net>]
Knit: Re: Knitting Digest and learning about yarns [Dawn
Brocco <dbdesign]
Knit: Fitzgerald Sweater
["aklassen" <aklassen@pangea.ca>]
Knit: My FIRST FO
[SWSOFTWAR@aol.com]
Knit: Looking for yarn shops in Monterey, CA area
[Susan Barron <homean]
Knit: RE: knit: reuse Woolease
[Victoria de Santos <victoria@tcw.net>]
Knit: Chicago LYSS
[dulcie@idt.net]
Knit: Straw into... cables
[Jenna Wilson <emmapeel@idirect.com>]
Knit: Knitlist calendar in Indiana ["dianne noe" <mssheep@mindspring.com>]
Knit: EZ calendar?
[Wjjmdav@aol.com]
Knit: So long
["Jo Chandler" <joknitter@erols.com>]
Knit: Man's peaked beret
[poole@interaccess.com]
Knit: Happy Birthday
["Mary Hunt" <maryhunt@stny.rr.com>]
Knit: lost lister
["Margaret H. Velard" <mvelard@worldnet.att.net>]
Knit: 10"straight needle case
[IMA369@aol.com]
Knit: Knit - calendar
["Sue Hulbert" <shulbert@ix.netcom.com>]
Knit: Viking knits: Freya
["Shan" <shannolater@alumni.williams.edu>]
Knit: KnitList Calendar arrival in San Diego & Short Row
Shawl Shaping [h]
Knit: KNIT
[Fahy Bygate <odes@tiac.net>]
Knit: Temporary address for woolworks.org [Sarah and Jamie
<brink909@iacc]
Knit: first socks arrived
[Kerry Edwards <kedwards@trump.net.au>]
Re: Knit: Chicago LYSS
["Rachel Kates" <rachelkates@hotmail.com>]
Knit: Knitters for Aussies Winners
["REEZY MILLER" <reezy@usa.net>]
Knit: Calendar
[mclellj@nbnet.nb.ca (mclellj)]
Knit: nother fo
["Iain" <fishhook@waitrose.com>]
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 13:10:07 GMT
From: "mary vallere" <mvallere@hotmail.com>
Subject: Knit: Winter VK
I'm a subscriber of VK and have NOT received the Winter issue although
I
have seen it at Borders and a few LYSs. Do you think it is too
soon to
contact VK? Are others patiently waiting?
Yesterday I visited a beautiful yarn shop in Bethlehem PA -- called
Tangled
Yarns. I know I shouldn't have but I couldn't resist a cardigan
kit from
Ironstone Yarns -- lots of mohair, size 13 needles -- should go F-A-S-T!
Holiday knitting is minimal, but I just completed a Cat Basket and am
felting it now -- it's for my daughter's cat (he lives in Dallas TX).
UFO is a Dale sweater that I am stalled on -- mostly because of the
cat
basket and now the new Ironstone Kit -- oh well, I'll think about that
tomorrow!!!
Mary in Reading PA
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 08:19:05 -0500
From: Wendy Levy <wlevy@richmond.edu>
Subject: Knit: In awe
I am on the last few rows of Flor's Amelia Earhart hat and am totally
in
awe of someone who can design such an ingenious pattern. I just love
patterns like this. Well done, Flor!!! You are a genius.
Many thanks,
Wendy
*************************
Wendy Levy
Admin. Assistant
Department of English
University of Richmond
VA 23173
(804)289-8287
mailto:wlevy@richmond.edu
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Date: 16 Nov 2000 05:18:32 -0800
From: Joanna <webmaster@knitsnbytes.com>
Subject: Knit: fast'ghans
Several fast afghans (I hereby coin the term fastghan):
1. Get massive quantities of mohair, chenille and ribbon yarn (we did
this at a mill, cheaper.)
Or go to the sales and get whatever is being cleared off at a buck
a ball. Knit a large garter
square by starting on the point, increasing to desired diagonal width,
then decrease. If you
are fancy you can cast on to make a 5 garter stitch border by starting
a corner and then doing
increases inside the corner, with a yarn over as decor. Big needles
(15's or so) and knit 4
strands.
2. My fave: get massive quantities of plain aran wool (Paton's decor,
Woolease are my choices)
and knit long strips of Aran patterns--say one can be a 4x4 cable,
bordered with a kpk, another
a band of diamonds composed of trinity stitch, or do a simple a band
of moss stitch. Just go
through a stitch pattern treasury and pick a few aran designs that
are easy enough and knit up
as a wide strip with a knit stitch selvedge. Make two of the strips
with 5-10 garter stitch
borders for the side panels. Sew up. Good way to try out a multitude
of aran stitches. If you
are fussy, you can make it symmetrical. If you don't care, make it
a different aran each strip.
3. Knit a pie. Yes, a round stockinette with segments, knit from the
center. Put a lace border
on.
4. If you are independently wealthy, knit a simple stockinette square
with chenille and leave
it at that. These show up in fine stores in deep burgundy, olive, old
gold or chestnut tones
and cost plenty.
5. Go to the thrift shop. Pick out shetland sweaters going for cheap,
really cheap. If
patterned, great. Or go to yard sales for the next few weekends, same
deal. Chop up sweaters
and serge into a knitted crazy quilt. Knit on a border. Wash, block,
done.
Joanna in Germany. Visit our site http://www.knitsnbytes.com
which is temporarily a mess, unlike the house which is
permanently a mess. JUST SAY NO TO BULKY KNITS! Fashion be damned.
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Date: 16 Nov 2000 05:36:39 -0800
From: Joanna <webmaster@knitsnbytes.com>
Subject: Knit: scarf pattern for 80 year old friend
Yeah yeah I posted twice. Sorry.
http://www.knitcrochetpatterns.com/sensationalscarf.html has a
pattern by Eugen Beugler that
works great in Douceur et soie. I made one myself.
Joanna in Germany. Visit our site http://www.knitsnbytes.com
which is temporarily a mess, unlike the house which is
permanently a mess. JUST SAY NO TO BULKY KNITS! Fashion be damned.
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Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 08:45:54 -0600
From: Diane Piwko <mksource@flash.net>
Subject: Knit: Dallas, TX Seminar
Many people don't know it yet but we're having a large knitting event
March 16-18, 2001 in Dallas. I'm expecting around 600-800 people to
attend. While primarily for machine knitters, there are also lots of
great classes and events for hand knitters. Just some of the teachers
are Kathleen Powers-Johnson, Barbara Scott, Lorna Miser, Lily Chin,
Leslye Solomon and Susan Lazear. We have lots of events scheduled for
the 3 days. I just arranged this week to get the Knitters, Vogue
Knitting and Family Circle trunk shows and Lily Chin is bring her
costume collection from past Stitches shows. Everyday is going to have
something new going on.
If you want more information, e-mail your address to mksource@flash.net
and we'll send out a registration booklet. I have also put up complete
details (including a price that's several $100 cheaper then other
comparable seminars, hotels are extremely affordable too) on
the
website at www.mksource.com
Bye
Diane
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 09:44:27 -0400
From: Dawn Brocco <dbdesign@ulster.net>
Subject: Knit: Re: Knitting Digest and learning about yarns
Knitlist Digest11/16/00 6:27 AMowner-knitlist-digest@kniton.com
> Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:56:14 -0800
> From: "lesa" <redegg@magdalene.org>
> Subject: Knit: Knitted valance pattern?
<snip>
> Yarn weights & measures
> I'm still a little blown away by all the different yarns that exist.
To
> me, "sock yarn," and fingering weight yarn looks like the same
thing, so
> I'm not sure of the difference.
Sock yarns generally have some nylon in them, for the wear socks get.
They
CAN be the same weight as fingering yarns, but there are sock yarns
that are
heavier. I've started to review sock yarns in my gazette (see
sig line).
Sock yarn ball bands don't give a sock knitting gauge, those gauges
are more
for sweaters in those yarns, so subbing other yarns by the ballband
gauge
can be a pain. For instance, Regia $'s ballband says 7.5 sts/1", should
really be knit at 9 sts/1" or more.
>And it seems like there is a lot of room
> for variation in the actual weight of worsted weight yarn.
My knitting
> books address this a little bit, but when I go yarn shopping, I'm
> overwhelmed by the selection. The folks at the store
are always *so* busy
> that I'm hesitant to ask for a tutorial while I'm shopping.
If you're going to a yarn shop without a particular project in mind
to make,
then yes, it can be overwhelming! Familiarity with differences in yarns
that
are even in the same weight group, will come wiith experience. I wouldn't
rely completely on shop owners for this info, though. Many are well-versed
in their yarns, others aren't, and there are fewer yet that can tell
you
about breed diff's in the various yarns and why one over the other
would
make a better choice for a particular project.
For instance Brown Sheep lists their Naturespun as worsted wt, when
at 70
yds/oz, it really is a DK wt. Bartlettyarns lists their 2-ply as worsted,
when really it's a heavy worsted! And we're not even going into wool
breed
and ply and compression diff's between yarns. Naturally makes a wonderful
line of yarns that are very lofty, and therefore, compress to a tighter
gauge than a yarn like Candide or B's 2-ply, which has little
compressibility.
If you have a project in mind, and you're not buying the pattern's suggested
yarn, ask the owner for suggestions on substitutes. Buy 1 of each,
go home
and *swatch*! You can learn so much about a yarn just by using
it!
> Knitlist Digest11/16/00 6:27 AMowner-knitlist-digest@kniton.com
>
>> Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 22:27:44 -0400
>> From: Ninon Anderson <nchester@col.auracom.com>
>> Subject: Knit: "Almost Aran Jacket"
>> Reference was made to this jacket as being from the March 2000 Knitting
>> Digest. How to I access this digest. I visited Knitlist
site...found
archives,
>> but they are 1998 and early 1999.
>> Ninon
>> Truro, Nova Scotia
Hello Ninon!
Knitting Digest has nothing to do with the KnitList. it is the name
of a
knitting magazine, put out by House of White Birches! I've done many
designs
for them, over the years. I'm not sure if they sell ind. issues or
only
subscriptions, so go to:
www.whitebirches.com to find out for sure.
Happy Knitting!
Dawn Brocco
in the mid-Hudson Valley of New York State
dbdesign@ulster.net
http://www.dawnbrocco.com
original handknitting patterns, and yarns
designer/publisher of Heels and Toes Gazette - Yes, it's here!
http://www.dawnbrocco.com/Gazette.html
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 08:39:55 -0600
From: "aklassen" <aklassen@pangea.ca>
Subject: Knit: Fitzgerald Sweater
Greetings Knitters!
Last month, my very DH bought Jean Moss's Sculptured Knits for me "just
'cuz". In addition to my other WIP's, I'd like to knit the Fitzgerald
Sweater for him.
Have any of you made this sweater? Any advice/tips/warnings about
it? Any
and all info greatly appreciated - off list, please, and TIA!
WIPS:
A hurry-up scarf in Classic Elite's Waterspun - wow, what a nice yarn
to
work with - and the Ribbing is No Yoke sweater. So many projects,
so little
time.
Cheers,
Ann
aklassen@pangea.ca
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 09:59:22 EST
From: SWSOFTWAR@aol.com
Subject: Knit: My FIRST FO
I just have crow -
Last night I finished a scarf that I was making for DH!
It is made with double stranded chenille in a varigated purple green
blue
black combination. I made 2 1/2 inch fringe for it too.
The pattern
involved alternate rows of knitting on the wrong side (to make a purl
on the
right side) and knitting in the stitch below so it is really thick
and full
of texture.
If I say so myself, it is beautiful! I am sorry I won't get to wear it.
Well, since this is my FIRST finished knit object ever, I just had to
brag...
and thank all of you for your support and inspiration. I would
have given up
long ago and left it with my craft pile of UFOs.
Thanks again.
Susan Mann
NYC
I never
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 12:15:17 -0500
From: Susan Barron <homeandhearth@mwisp.net>
Subject: Knit: Looking for yarn shops in Monterey, CA area
Hello knitlisters,
We are planning a trip to
the Monterey area and if anyone knows of any
good yarn shops in that area, please let me know. Although it is going
to
be a busy trip with much already planned, I think there will still
be time
to squeeze in a trip or two to a yarn store. We will be in San Francisco
for part of a day and I have some vague idea of a store in Berkeley
called
Straw into Gold. Anyone know anything about that? How about directions
from
the airport in SF? Any and all help will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks !
Susan
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 11:31:55 -0800
From: Victoria de Santos <victoria@tcw.net>
Subject: Knit: RE: knit: reuse Woolease
Martha,
Here's an easy solution: make him a seamen's scarf. They are easy and
would probably take less trouble than raveling and re-knitting and
would be more versatile. Here are some resources for patterns that
I
know about :
http://www.oocities.org/Paris/9197/scarfsummary.htm
Myrna Stahman's book, "Shawls and Scarves"
Interweave Knits Fall 1998.
Regards from chilly Saratoga, California,
- --victoria@tcw.net
>Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 12:37:08 -0500
>From: Martha Skala <mskala@tampabay.rr.com>
>Likes the color but wants a crew neck to keep him warm.
>After I made it (Woolease yarn) I washed it and steamed it.
Can I
- --
Here's my mailing address:
Victoria de Santos
13845 Pike Rd.
Saratoga, CA 95070
USA
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 15:24:26 US/Eastern
From: dulcie@idt.net
Subject: Knit: Chicago LYSS
From the list that Anne sent, I have to report that
We're in Stitches
5301 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60640
+1 (312) 769 0892 and
Serendipity Shop
2 South Prairie
Park Ridge, IL 60068
+1 (847) 692 7177
closed 2 years ago. These were the stores most conventient to
me, so it was a
serious loss.
Also, my new job is in the neighborhood of
We'll Keep You in Stitches
67 East Oak
Chicago, IL 60611
+1 (312) 642 2540
..so I checked it out today. I'd been warned that the owner smokes,
but my
eyes & throat *really* didn't like the place. Besides, even
though they had
Addi needles, they didn't have what I was really looking for--Dale
patterns--so
I don't think I'll be back. It's a pleasant little store, but
if you're
visiting, LOAD UP ON YOUR ANTIHISTAMINES!
Dulcie
Dulcie@idt.net (no edifying sig line today)
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 16:54:31 -0500 (EST)
From: Jenna Wilson <emmapeel@idirect.com>
Subject: Knit: Straw into... cables
Today at lunch (in the lunchroom so conveniently located next to my
office, which isn't a bad thing most of the time), I cast on and swatched
some Filatura/Adhoc Rustico (aside: bulky weight, two plies of varying
thickness and spin, mostly wool, reminiscent of Stahl Landlord but
not
such variegated colouring, not remarkable).
Specifically, I wanted to try out a bulky cable in this bulky yarn (14
sts/4" in stockinette). But, I don't normally use or carry a cable
needle,
and with 6 mm needles, working a 10-st cable isn't that easy.
So I got out of my comfy, comfy chair and looked about for a coffee
stir,
when my eye fell on the drinking straws. And how convenient!
The straws
were roughly a 5 mm size, and being hollow, they fit over the tip of
the
needle and it wasn't too hard to slide the stitches on or off - there
was
just a bit of a jog when sliding them on the straw. Plus, being
so
lightweight, the straw could just dangle while I was working other
stitches.
Now, it's just about time to go home, with a detour to the post office
to
pick up - woo hoo! - two packages of Rowan yarns that arrived today,
with
some more mail-order yarn and info from R.E. Dickie waiting for me
at
home... Today was a good mail day! (Ignoring the phone bill.)
Jenna
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 16:59:00 -0500
From: "dianne noe" <mssheep@mindspring.com>
Subject: Knit: Knitlist calendar in Indiana
hello!
Got my calendar today and as usual it is fun to look at the wonderful
projects there and put names and faces together. Thanks to everyone
who sent
pictures!
dianne in Indianapolis
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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 21:26:03 EST
From: Wjjmdav@aol.com
Subject: Knit: EZ calendar?
I know that I read somewhere of someone selling a
calendar of Elizabeth
Zimmermann knit items? Am hoping someone can point me in the right
direction!!
Thanks so much!
Knit On!
Judy D. in RI
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 18:05:20 -0500
From: "Jo Chandler" <joknitter@erols.com>
Subject: Knit: So long
Hi Knit Buddies,
It's been fun and a joy to read all the news everyday but life
intrudes so I'm unsubbing, at least for now.
Happy knitting and wonderful holidays to all.
Jo in VA
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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 17:24:37 -0600
From: poole@interaccess.com
Subject: Knit: Man's peaked beret
Hi, I am hoping someone can help. Can anyone direct me to a site
that
has a pattern for a man's peaked beret? I will be forever indebted.
Thanks. Marilyn
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 18:26:45 -0500
From: "Mary Hunt" <maryhunt@stny.rr.com>
Subject: Knit: Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday November 19 to Andrea
mailto:atiffin@home.com
Mary
maryhunt@stny.rr.com
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 18:49:18 -0500
From: "Margaret H. Velard" <mvelard@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Knit: lost lister
Hi All-
WOuld the lister from Vermontwho was coming to NYC this weekend and
wanted
info about LYSes please re-mail me privately?
I somehow deleted your request by mistake and would love to give you
the
info -
OKC: the tam from the new Cast On in Kimmet Croft Softie - delicious yarn!
Margaret in Manhattan
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 19:00:37 EST
From: IMA369@aol.com
Subject: Knit: 10"straight needle case
Can anyone point me to a place, either online or in person, that sells
a case
for 10"straight needles? I want the kind that Susan Bates makes
when you buy
the set of quicksilver needles. It's leather (vinyl, I'm sure)
and has a
zipper around the edge. I have seen all the softer tapestry ones
and don't
want them
TIA
cyndi in philly
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 16:17:56 -0800
From: "Sue Hulbert" <shulbert@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Knit: Knit - calendar
Hi everyone - just a note to say my calendar came today. Knitting
weather
is here in the PNW with cold clear days.
Sue of Snohomish
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 17:23:17 -0700
From: "Shan" <shannolater@alumni.williams.edu>
Subject: Knit: Viking knits: Freya
Hi folks-
Last night I swatched for Freya, from Elsebeth Lavold's Viking Knits
(procrastination: I should be working on Xmas gifts). I noted
the gauge
called for: 6 st/inch, and used some lovely celery green Brown Sheep
DK
weight wool. I have no idea how thick the yarn called for in
the book might
be.
I next looked at the needles called for: 3mm - US 2 1/2. Well,
I have some
of these, but it seems to me that DK weight yarn on that size needle
would
produce fabric stiff as a board, and thinner yarn knit at 6 st/inch
would be
pretty holey.
I did get gauge and a nice pliable fabric on US 6's (4.25mm), but I'm
just
wondering: am I crazy to question the gauge here? What sort of
yarn would
you use?
- -shan
shannolater@alumni.williams.edu
http://www.users.qwest.net/~spryor1/
www.knitreviews.com
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 16:59:32 -0800
From: heather broadhurst <hjnb@CX601758-c.dt1.sdca.home.com>
Subject: Knit: KnitList Calendar arrival in San Diego & Short Row
Shawl Shaping
Knitlist calendar arrives in San Diego
Short Row Shawl shaping
Happy Great American Smokeout knitters,
The reporting of Knitlist calendar arrivals has begun and I'm pleased
to report that mine arrived in today's post.
My package included some wonderful snaps that Paulette took during her
annual Southern sojourn. Close up shots of the birds eye band
and
shawl details beg to be scanned and added to the web page.
And yes, Paulette, as soon as I get back to wire, I'll get to the
fish.
Short row shawl shaping.
It all began with Joan Shrouder and the Shaping Shawls class (both
teacher and class highly recommended btw). I came away from the
class
with two things nagging at me. The first is that edgings and
shawl
bodies can only be done simultaneously in a limited number of shawls.
The second is the stocking stitch problem -- it gets too long before
it gets wide enough when creating a triangular shawl. Both of
these
things, it seemed to me could be "solved" by the use of short rows.
Well, I finally got back to the puzzle the other day -- I worked in
miniature and began with a purely short row solution. It was
a
limited success -- blocking might produce a reasonable triangle but
the edging at the same time is right out.
Then I decided to combine increases, decreases and short rows and
voila. At least in the sample, it works. Effectively producing
a
stocking based, properly proportioned triangle and simultaneous
edging.
While I realise that some people will just hear the phrase short rows
and go screaming off into the night and others hate purling with a
remarkable passion but I happen to like the sleek look of stocking
stitch (and its twisted cousins) so I'm thrilled and looking forward
to
trying this theory on a more life sized shawl.
Cheers all, packing my knitting for a evening of cardio workout and
a planning board meeting.
- -heather
- --
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
heather broadhurst aka the walkabout knitter & founder of
SPWSP
email: hjnb@CX601758-c.dt1.sdca.home.com or sdknits@hotmail.com
http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/sandiegoknits/index.html
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 16:59:29 -0500
From: Fahy Bygate <odes@tiac.net>
Subject: Knit: KNIT
Hi knitsters! Greetings from chilly but not too cold Massachusetts.
I
have been trying to get through to woolworks.com and it seems that
I
must have missed something because I just get a message saying that
there is no such address. Did I sleep through something? Can
anyone
help?
Meanwhile, I finished my first Rambling Rows Afghan in late September,
four little silly Charm/Eyelash scarves for Xmas and am trying to finish
up some socks that have languished around here far too long.
At times
when I feel ambitious I work on the African patterned cardigan from
Pangaia. Otherwise, I am contemplating doing a couple of pairs
of Aran
mittens for relatives who are contemplating a box of candy or a fruit
cake for me.
- --
Fahy Bygate
mailto:odes@tiac.net
Web Site: http://www.tiac.net/users/odes/cottage.html
Semper Odonata! Dragonflies Forever!
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 09:58:16 +1100
From: Sarah and Jamie <brink909@iaccess.com.au>
Subject: Knit: Temporary address for woolworks.org
Hi,
For those that missed it the first time, here is the URL for woolworks.org
that can be used while Emily sorts out some technical difficulties.
http://216.126.73.16/
Sarah :)
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 09:16:25
From: Kerry Edwards <kedwards@trump.net.au>
Subject: Knit: first socks arrived
Hello friends
the first entry in the International sock competition has arrived.
They are
from England, and are for the handspun category. And they are
beautiful.
My LYS owner said the company rep thought we wouldn't get many entries,
but
they would donate $50 worth of Argyle Sock Wool as a prize anyway.
So let's
prove him wrong please. Details at http://www.key.org.au/spinin,
click on
Events, and you can print off an entry form. About 10 weeks to
go to the
Bothwell Spin-in.
I am between contracts at the moment, having been interviewed for a
2 year
position last week. If I get that job, I know from experience
that my
energy levels will decrease rapidly, so that lots of bustling activity
will
be impossible. So I am spinning and dyeing now, to give me a
few projects
to go on with. Eucalypts give gorgeous colours, so I am again
turning to
the Philosopher's Wool Co. book for inspiration, so many beautiful
patterns
to choose from. I like the Navajoh stars and crosses for DH.
I am also spinning a mix of black fleeces from Boris the sheep and Zorro
the
alpaca. These fleeces were a gift for rehousing a black cashmere
goat and a
white merino wether. I think I came off best. This yarn
is destined for
something from Alice S. Aran Knitting, for me. Definitely a day time
job,
this will be my compensation if I don't get a job for a while.
If I have to
spend this summer at my holiday house, lying on the deck, knitting
luxury
fibres.....feel sorry for me please.
WIP: still working on some socks in yarn brought back from Canada,
will
they never end?
see ya later
Kerry
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David Edwards
email: dedwards@trump.net.au
30 Queen Street
postal: GPO Box 431E
Sandy Bay 7005
TAS 7001 Australia
Tasmania
phone: (61 3) 6223 6703
Australia
fax: (61 3) 6223 2079
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 19:31:56 -0600
From: "Rachel Kates" <rachelkates@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Knit: Chicago LYSS
Like Dulcie, today I went to We'll Keep You in Stitches, but had no
sinus
reaction, and I've never noticed any smoke or smoke residue.
Happily, I did
pick up a *great* bargain on some varigated I intend to use for the
top down
raglan on the oswego site. I'm really looking forward to giving
this
pattern a whirl!
Still working on Formally Fluted from Knitters Fall '99, and if I keep
making progress, I might have it blocked in time for the Chicago guild
meeting on Tuesday night.
Happy knitting,
Rachel in Chicago
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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 09:17:39 +0800
From: "REEZY MILLER" <reezy@usa.net>
Subject: Knit: Knitters for Aussies Winners
Hi All,
The winners of the Aussie Knitter's giveaways are:
Kerry Edwards - Issue No. 59 - Summer 2000
Melanie Coates - Issue No. 60 - Fall 2000
Kerry, I have your address so I'll send that off. Melanie, could
you send
me your snail mail addy and I'll send yours off too!
Thanks everyone,
Reezy
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Email reezy@usa.net
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 22:55:36 -0400
From: mclellj@nbnet.nb.ca (mclellj)
Subject: Knit: Calendar
Hi everyone,
My calendar arrived today and as usual Paulette has done a great job!
It's
fun to see some of the patterns and also people we read about on the
list.
Thanks for a job well done, Paulette!
Judy in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 23:28:55 -0000
From: "Iain" <fishhook@waitrose.com>
Subject: Knit: nother fo
Hallo knitgang
I've got another FO! Two in one month : it's a miracle! Alright, so
this one
is tiny. It's a pink, lacy baby's bonnet with I-cord ties. Not entirely
my
sort of thing, but the mother requested the colour and the pattern,
so have
done it (not as KIP, though, have kept it sort of furtive) and am quite
pleased with the way it looks. Am in the process of blocking it. Had
to wash
it quite thoroughly because our littlest kitten kept trying to use
the yarn
to play horsey with, running round the room with it in his mouth like
a set
of reins. Yuk.
BTW, if I make a skirt out of the same brillo-y yarn Leigh used to make
his
glittery t-shirt, will it cure my cellulite?<vbg>
Blocking now finished. Hurrah!
Onwards and knitwards!
Catie, England
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