In this issue of the KnitList Digest:
Knit: bits and ends of Ringel--what to do what to do? [Joanna
<webmaster@]
Knit: Clarification on tool bag on sale ["Teknia"
<Teknia@mediaone.net>]
Knit: Knit - Regia, Florida TKGA
[SHESSER@aol.com]
Knit: re: teachers presents
["Hazel Spencer" <dorleska@tds.net>]
Knit: Happy Thanksgiving and a FO ["S. Vowel"
<tarntreader@mmcable.com>]
Knit: rayon chenille worming solution?? ["mary vallere"
<mvallere@hotmail]
Knit: Vacumn Cleaner Bags
[Glenn Alpaugh <alpaugh@home.com>]
Knit: re: DC area shops
[Ann McDonald <quiltdog@yahoo.com>]
Knit: Correction
[Glenn Alpaugh <alpaugh@home.com>]
Re: Knit: Article in People Magazine/Grinch Sweaters ["M.
M. Henderson" <]
Knit: Star of David
[Judy Gibson <jgibson@cts.com>]
Knit: Hanukkah knitted dreidel, last minute knitted gift idea,
Gap & bulky knits
[heatherbroadhurst@CX601758-c.dt1.sdca]
Knit: T'Day and thanks
[McRuggles@aol.com]
Knit: KNIT: question and answer... ["Janet Niles" <bustrcat@dreamscape.co]
Knit: Enchanted Forest
["Deloris N. Knutson" <jknutson@sprynet.com>]
Knit: My family in FCEK! [turnbull.family@ns.sympatico.ca
(Gayle Turnbul]
Knit: Patons Classic Merino Wool, St. Brigid [Elizabeth
Ruuska <lruuska@n]
Knit: dc yarn stores
[mary murray <mmm11@rocketmail.com>]
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Date: 23 Nov 2000 05:44:42 -0800
From: Joanna <webmaster@knitsnbytes.com>
Subject: Knit: bits and ends of Ringel--what to do what to do?
Happy Thanksgiving all, we're at work in T'less Germany.
I usually have a tidy little remainder after making regia socks. I make
another pair in plain
color and use the pattern yarn for ribbing cuff, heel and toe. Or make
bands, plain, then
pattern yarn. You can always use another pair of socks and if they
are slightly
mongrely-looking, donate them to caps-mittens-and-warmy-things for
Kids or the homeless.
Nothing like handknits that are washable for warmth. I throw my regia
socks in the washing
machine on cold. No problems.
I do have some pictures of regia samples for ref on my site, and hope
to get more info on
German sock yarns soon.
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: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 20:52:33 -0500
From: "Teknia" <Teknia@mediaone.net>
Subject: Knit: Clarification on tool bag on sale
The link doesn't work for some reason...
If you want to see it, you should go to
www.talkcity.com
click on SHOP
in the search box, type tool bag
if they still have them, it should come up.
It is a PLANO bag.
sue
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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 09:18:14 EST
From: SHESSER@aol.com
Subject: Knit: Knit - Regia, Florida TKGA
Am resurfacing on this list after arriving home from the Orlando TKGA
Knit.
There were 5 of us in our group - (2 vans) and we had a wonderful time.
I
didn't get to read any reports from others who attended - but for us
there
were no negatives. Just the trip - 675 miles one way - but with
knitbuddies
it didn't seem that far.
I'm also saving the Regia odds & ends, thought I'd combine them
with a black
stripe separating them. Garment yet to be determined - could
be more socks
or something for a grandchild.
Happy knitting everyone,
Susan Esser in SC
Catherine - I printed out your AngelBear - it's darling! Sorry
not to have
seen you at the conference. And thinking about stuffed
animals, I want to
personally thank all the Florida Guild gals who must have spent hours
working
on the stuffed animal centerpieces. I have never seen so many,
and so well
done!
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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 07:24:51 -0800
From: "Hazel Spencer" <dorleska@tds.net>
Subject: Knit: re: teachers presents
Anyone else knit for teachers presents? Any teachers out there with
suggestions/comments?
I'm an aid and there's always things to carry so I am making the Lion's
Brand free pattern for the hobo bag as teacher gifts. I am using stash
"stainless steel" acrylic instead of buying cotton and it seems to
be okay.
I think it'll stretch a bit more than cotton but I've knitted tightly.
Am
also using bright colors to make them easy to spot.
http://www.lionbrand.com/
It's an easy no-brainer carry along and you could adapt it to a smaller
size
if you wish. I like it because the handle and bag are all one
with no draw
strings.
>If it succeeds, a friend wants his old SAT scores recalibrated
as he'd
intended to have all correct answers....
Well, I'm adding my scale to the list as I intended to lose more weight
this
last year.
Happy knitting,
Hazel
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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 09:29:25 -0600
From: "S. Vowel" <tarntreader@mmcable.com>
Subject: Knit: Happy Thanksgiving and a FO
Greetings!
FO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I have an FO to report! Today I completed a pair of gloves for my
12-year-old son.
They were knit on a set of 5 dpns--my first in the round project :
),
using less than
one skein of black Woolease, so the cost is a plus. I really enjoyed
making these. I
thought that working in the round would be difficult, but it wasn't.
I'm
ready for
socks! This was also my first try at making custom-fit gloves with
no
pattern other
than measurements and gauge. They fit well, and he is happy. What else
could I
ask for?
WIP~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I'm about halfway through with a simple rollneck sweater for my DD,
using LB
Homespun. I enjoy knitting for her as she is always very appreciative
and asks for
more.
Happy knitting and a Happy Thanksgiving! Life is good!
Best regards,
Sherry, knitting and baking pies somewhere between Guthrie and Edmond,
Oklahoma
I keep telling myself "Adversity builds character." Then I remember
that other
saying: "God isn't finished with me yet" and I wonder just how much
character
building I need :O
"Just enough."
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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 16:57:49
From: "mary vallere" <mvallere@hotmail.com>
Subject: Knit: rayon chenille worming solution??
<html><DIV>Happy Thanksgiving to all!</DIV>
<DIV>Has anyone combined 100% rayon chenille with another yarn to
reduce worming? I have
a very fine rayon yarn that I swatched with my rayon chenille and it
seems to have worked --
but thought I would check with the experts before beginning a large
project. I love the
look and feel of rayon chenille but don't like the worming.</DIV>
<DIV>Mary in Reading PA</DIV><br clear=all><hr>Get more
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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 09:25:35 -0800
From: Glenn Alpaugh <alpaugh@home.com>
Subject: Knit: Vacumn Cleaner Bags
I may of missed the answer, but what kind of bags are used for stash
storage? I found alot of type C for a Hoover at our local 99 cent
store. They open at the top. Well, keep me informed.
Thanks and Happy
Turkey Day!!
Vicki Alpaugh
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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 09:06:32 -0800 (PST)
From: Ann McDonald <quiltdog@yahoo.com>
Subject: Knit: re: DC area shops
Well, I missed the first few messages and I'm actually
over in Maryland, so I don't know much about VA shops,
but here in MD do not forget the Needlework Attic is a
couple of blocks south of a Metro station in Bethesda
and is conviently located next to an ice cream parlor.
On a more serious side, I'm somewhat mobility
impaired, but I was using a cane last time I was
there, so didn't notice if there was wheelchair access
to Needlework Attic. It's a nice little shop. Give
them a ring if it's important about access.
The Yarn Shop in College Park is closed now, sadly.
The Yarn Garden in Annapolis is nice. I haven't been
to the BlackEyed Susan in Annapolis on Annapolis
Street in a long long time, so I don't know if it's
still there - I do know that where it used to be is
where CottonseedGlory the quilt store is now, CSG
having expanded back there. And although I can't
remember it's name, there used to be a yarn
store/needlework store up in Kensington. It had
someone's name in the store name. But it's escaped
me.
Now, that said, I actually tend to mail order shop,
although MDS&W has seem much of my yarn dollar flow
it's way. I lived up in NH for several years, and was
so used to the shops up there that I still ring them
up and order from them. I actually mailordered from
Yarns International instead of trying to drive over
there when I found myself suddenly desperate for yarn
the week before Christmas due to a request from my
grandmother and they popped it in the mail to me so
fast that I got it the next day.
On another note - my Pop-Up paws mitten/gloves are
getting much favorable comment. It's been unusually
cold here and I've been a poster for handknits. The
mittens are particularly admired by the local postal
workers and others standing in line at the PO.
And oddly, a scarf/hood thing that I invented and
considered a design failure is getting some favorable
reviews. This thing is sort of half scarf, half
wimple, with a self tying thing at the base. Last
year was so warm I only wore it as a scarf, but I wore
it as a hood yesterday and today, and it gathered
favorable comments. Odd! It was an experiment. It's
basically stockinette, so that if you take it off your
head and tug on the ends, it rolls itself inward and
makes a scarf, but if you pull it over your head, the
garter stitch edging makes it mostly stay on. I
thought it a failure because I probably should have
shortened it a couple of inches and I thought it
should stay on more firmly. It's made of a yarn from
Green Mountain Spinnery - actually a yarn from the
first year they were open - and I think it's llama or
alpaca - so it's quite warm. I'll have to take a
photo of the thing and figure out a pattern for it.
I ordered up some yarn from Shelfidge Farms (thanks
for the answers to my question about finding the
pattern there!) Off to cook the stuffing! Happy
Thanksgiving! Ann McDonald
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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 10:03:01 -0800
From: Glenn Alpaugh <alpaugh@home.com>
Subject: Knit: Correction
Sorry, I misunderstood what it was you were looking for. My face
is
red! I used the space bags before, and didn't like them.
Thanks.
Vicki
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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 10:00:39 -0800 (PST)
From: "M. M. Henderson" <sc_ss@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Knit: Article in People Magazine/Grinch Sweaters
- --- Lea Ann Steele <lea_ann_steele@juno.com> wrote:
> article on page 168
> of the November 27 issue of "People" magazine, I HAD
> to mention it. The
> article mentions the gal who actually KNIT all
> those sweaters for that
> movie.
I thought that I would see if I could read the article
online about the Grinch Sweaters and their maker (as
above) but People Magazine doesn't put much of their
magazine contents on line but I would a link to the
designers website where she sells the "Grinch"
Sweaters....and/or you might get an idea for your
holiday sweater knitting...as if you need ONE MORE
thing to knit in the next 4 weeks....LOL!
http://www.sussdesign.com/thegrinch/
Happy Turkey Day to all....
Margaret
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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 10:59:04 -0800
From: Judy Gibson <jgibson@cts.com>
Subject: Knit: Star of David
Sue in Philly asked
>I'd like to do a Star of David for a
>Jewish co-worker (or, if something else is more appropriate, I'd love
>suggestions). Does anyone have a pattern I can knit (or cr*chet)
out of
>the gold metallic Knit-Cro-Sheen?
I've recently worked up a Star of David pattern suitable for a large
centerpiece, though life has gotten in the way a bit and I haven't
written
it up yet. I'm fairly confident that the design can easily be scaled
down
to doily or placemat size, and maybe up to chuppah size--since it's
a
strictly geometric pattern--but won't know until I try it. Take a look;
your encouragement will get me moving on finishing the pattern...
http://www.users.cts.com/crash/j/jgibson/knitting/star.htm
Judy
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Judy Gibson jgibson@cts.com
Descanso, California
Knitting experiments, lace, doll clothes, and other whimsies:
http://www.users.cts.com/crash/j/jgibson/knitting/string.htm
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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 13:16:35 -0800
From: heatherbroadhurst@CX601758-c.dt1.sdca.home.com
Subject: Knit: Hanukkah knitted dreidel, last minute knitted gift idea,
Gap & bulky knits
bulky knits & the Gap
Reply-To: hjnb@CX601758-c.dt1.sdca.home.com
In-Reply-To: <200011221051.DAA22884@kniton.com>; from Knitlist Digest
on Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at
03:51:31AM -0700
X-SDKNITS-URL: http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/sandiegoknits/index.html
X-SDKNITS-email: sdknits@hotmail.com
Greetings knitters,
On this, Thanksgiving Day in the United States, I am grateful that I
have my knitting and that I not cooking dinner for a crowd.
Knitted ornament for Hanukkah
Sue Caskey asked about a knitted ornament for a Jewish co-worker --
how about a dreidel? Blue and/or white or silver would be more
traditional than gold but what the heck? Anyhow, I've been playing
with the idea as a cute way to wrap Hanukkah presents. All you're
looking at is a box with a four sided pyramid at the bottom.
I did one with this as a rough guide (forgive me for lousy pattern
writing):
Cast on 8
Knit in stocking until the piece reaches 1" (or desired length)
Cable cast on 20 more stitches
Divide on to 4 needles, join and begin a sequence of knit 6, purl 1
until sides reach 1" (or desired length).
Next round -- k5, (slip 2 knitwise (the 1st stitch to be slipped
will be the purl stitch) k1, p2sso, k4)3x (slip 2 knitwise (the 1st
stitch to be slipped
will be the purl stitch) k1, p2sso (20 stitches)
Next round knit
Next round k3, (slip 2 knitwise k1, p2sso, k2)3x, slip 2 knitwise k1,
p2sso (12 stitches)
Next round knit
Next round k1, (slip 2 knitwise, k1, p2sso)4x (4 stitches)
Cut yarn, thread through remaining stitches pull up and knot on
inside.
Stuff with whatever, sew top flap to sides and thread string through
center of top to hang.
Last minute knitted holiday gift ideas
Jennifer Tocker asked about the just one more gift problem. I
usually
have a few spare lace bookmarks kicking about (great way to learn a
lace stitch pattern and and well received gift). Combine it with
a
gift certificate from Borders, Barnes & Noble, etc and you're good
to
go and off the hook.
Bulky Knits & Gap
I was on walkabout the other day and was struck by the window display
at the local Gap. Not only striped bulky knit sweaters but striped
bulky knit hand bags -- looking decidedly amateur in finishing.
Perhaps for those of us who loathe how the bulkies make us look when
worn, we can still be fashionable and not look frumpy.
- -heather
Crossing her fingers that my ISP will not repeat the 30 hours of
bouncing email that followed my last post to the list and getting
ready to take knitting out for a walk on a sunny Southern California
day.
- --
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 17:48:28 EST
From: McRuggles@aol.com
Subject: Knit: T'Day and thanks
Hi guys,
I just want to wish everyone who celebrates it a happy Thanksgiving
and take
a moment to thank the many people who make the cyberknitting community
possible...starting with the listparents (Hi, Ruth, Mary, Amy, Dave,
and all
the others) and amazing Sarah B., Barbara B. and Emily for their incredible
websites that allow us to find hundreds of free patterns, tips, instruction,
suppliers, with just a few mouse clicks so we can benefit from other
knitters' experiences and not reinvent the wheel on our own.
And we can
find, and support, guality small vendors--and designers--who might
otherwise
not find a viable market and stay around....
I don't know HOW Sarah and Barbara find the time to build and maintain
these
websites, being that I'm barely keeping up with snail mail <g>,
but they are
amazing resources.
<A HREF="http://knitting.about.com/">Knitting.About.com</A>
http://knitting.about.com/
<A HREF="http://www.oocities.org/Paris/9197/index.html">Sarah's
Arts and
Textiles Page</A>
http://www.oocities.org/Paris/9197/index.html <A
HREF="http://knitting.about.com/">
</A>
OKC
I'm 4/5 finished with third Christmas project...being a scarf knitted
with
Briggs & Little wool picked up in Halifax this summer. Have
been surfing and
finding cute things like a Christmas stocking kit, from a Maine YS,
with
lobster theme and this season's Merry Cris-Fish stockings...and
some fish
mittens and some orca whale mittens, etc. Luckily I don't have
to do a thing
for dinner today, it being the responsibility of the other adult in
the house
so am glad for some unanticipated "free" time.
<A
HREF="http://www.mainesweaters.com/category.cfm?Category=5&CFID=4199&CFTOKEN=4
2716350">Lobster and other nautical Christmas Stockings</A>
http://www.mainesweaters.com/category.cfm?Category=5&CFID=4199&CFTOKEN=4271635
0
<A HREF="http://www.lambsearfarm.com/Chris-Fish.JPG">Merry
Chris-Fish
Stockings</A>
http://www.lambsearfarm.com/Chris-Fish.JPG
<A HREF="http://www.nakedsheep.com/hatandmitpat.html">Fish
and orca mittens
and others</A>
http://www.nakedsheep.com/hatandmitpat.html
Cheers,
Catherine
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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 18:56:04 -0800
From: "Janet Niles" <bustrcat@dreamscape.com>
Subject: Knit: KNIT: question and answer...
Hi all,
*Somewhere* in the last few months of knitting magazines that have
come into
my home, I know I saw legwarmers. Of course I didn't need the pattern
until
today after a wonderful dinner, my sister says, "You know what you
can make
me?" And you all know what her answer was! Perhaps someone remembers
what
magazine it might have been in?
Ilze asked about knitted gifts for teachers. I would *love* to receive
any
knitted item as a gift. Mittens, a scarf, hat...any and all would be
cherished because one of my student's mom thought enough of me to make
something.
I hope all who celebrate had a wonderful Thanksgiving and to those who
don't
have a great weekend!
Janet in very cold central NY (My thermometer got down to 14 this a.m.
Coldest turkey day since 1938!)
- -- Janet Niles -- bustrcat@dreamscape.com
--
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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 17:41:43 -0800
From: "Deloris N. Knutson" <jknutson@sprynet.com>
Subject: Knit: Enchanted Forest
Am getting to the end of the back of the Enchanted Forest sweater and
have a
problem that I hope someone can help me with!
At row 83 you have 62 stitches for the left side, 63 for the right,
and 34
remaining at the center (end of chart D), for a total of 159 stitches.
Next it says to continue the left and right charts (62 and 63 stitches
respectively, and work center 8 stitches in moss stitch......
What happened to the other 26 stitches (34-8=26)??
Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
Happy Thanksgiving to All,
Deloris
jknutson@sprynet.com
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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 21:49:56 -0400
From: turnbull.family@ns.sympatico.ca (Gayle Turnbull)
Subject: Knit: My family in FCEK!
Hi listers,
I just got my contributor
copy of FCEK and I just wanted to point out
that is my family in the letters section. Are they not beautiful. I
don't have a scanner or I would have scanned it for the internet. My
husband was going to have that page mounted.
Gayle Turnbull
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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 20:12:49 -0600
From: Elizabeth Ruuska <lruuska@netnitco.net>
Subject: Knit: Patons Classic Merino Wool, St. Brigid
Hope all you Knitsters had a great Thanksgiving Day--to those celebrating.
I had a relaxing day and even worked some knitting in after the meal.
I need to know the yardage of Patons Classic Merino (100grm. balls)
I am
wanting to substitue a different yarn and think I have enough, but
want to
be sure. If anyone knows the yardage, or even can refer me to place
to find
it out I would really really appreciate it. You would be greatly reducing
my stash! I tried coatspatons.com, but they didn't list this yarn,
only Red
Heart. Go figure.
FO's have finished some Lorna's Laces plain stocking knit socks and
lusekofte cap from Hats On. Love that book!
WIPS- still doing the diagonal cables from IK and only have about 6
more
rows to do on ASs Na Craga front till the neck shaping. I realized
that I
am knitting through the front on pattern A and E, but messed up and
purled
regularly on WS rows. Oh well. Still looks great and I'll continue
this
"mistake" through the back and sleeves for consistancy. I love this.
St. Brigid. For those who said to skip the fringe, did you add any other
treatment? Did you hem it a la EZ? Or just leave it plain? THis is
next on
my list after I finish Na Craga. Thanks!
Thanks so so much! I really appreciate the info!
Elizabeth in IN
lruuska@netnitco.net
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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 18:47:31 -0800 (PST)
From: mary murray <mmm11@rocketmail.com>
Subject: Knit: dc yarn stores
hi all,
i'll be flying in to baltimore and staying in the dc
marriott wardham--is there a yarn shop close to either
of these locations?
thanks a bunch!
mary (who is grateful for her wool sweaters in chilly
nothern ohio!)
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