4230

Knitlist Digest Tuesday, November 28 2000 Volume 2000 : Number 4230

In this issue of the KnitList Digest:

Knit: penguin sweater         [Joyce Smith <jsmith@oneida-admin.moric.org>]
Knit: New LB pattern                        [Debbi Young <djy@citynet.net>]
Knit: pattern search        ["Carolyn Bremner" <smilinknitter@hotmail.com>]
Knit: Re: cross stitch                  [Dawn Brocco <dbdesign@ulster.net>]
Knit: Wash Cloths, Dish Cloths ["Luanne O'Loughlin" <LuanneO@earthlink.ne]
Fwd: Knit: pattern search   ["Carolyn Bremner" <smilinknitter@hotmail.com>]
Knit: Koigu Carousel; Turid sweater                      [KrisJens@aol.com]
Knit: Fast Paced Farrow, etc.     [Brenda Zuk <brendazuk@needlebeetle.com>]
Re: Knit: Wash Cloths, Dish Cloths ["Deloris N. Knutson" <jknutson@spryne]
Knit: Fwd: Delivery Status Notification (Failure) ["Carolyn Bremner" <smi]
Knit: pattern search        ["Carolyn Bremner" <smilinknitter@hotmail.com>]
Knit: thank you!                ["Eli & Melissa Miller" <coyote@enter.net>]
Re: Knit: penguin sweater     [Sarah and Jamie <brink909@austarnet.com.au>]
Knit: Knitting in art                      [Jenny Herl <jlherl@alltel.net>]
Re: Knit: penguin sweater     [Christine Evelyn Squires <ces@teleport.com>]
Knit: Chicken Run and Interweave Knits ["ROBIN CAROL" <lovetoknit@hotmail]
Knit: Happy Birthday                   ["Mary Hunt" <maryhunt@stny.rr.com>]
Knit: Looking for Ms Perceman? (personal message) [Cynthia D Ryan <cdryan]
Knit: Truro Nova Scotia Knitters??? [turnbull.family@ns.sympatico.ca (Gay]
Knit: Re: large guage knitted hat pattern             [JudithR105@aol.com]
Knit: The Washrag Tragedy -A Knitting Story             [ZANDRE35T@aol.com]
Knit: Christmas gift, Furry kitty hat for toddler [Elizabeth Ruuska <lruu]
Knit: Knitters                         ["Kay Vugrin" <kythena@hotmail.com>]
Knit: Re: adorable Furry kitty hat for toddler           [rockfarm@gte.net]
Knit: Chinchilla Questions     ["Ann Prochowicz" <annproch@win.bright.net>]
Knit: Re: Re: adorable Furry kitty hat for toddler ["Deborah J. Wage" <wa]
Knit: Re: Re: adorable Furry kitty hat for toddler ["Deborah J. Wage" <wa]
Re: Knit: Chinchilla Questions [Sarah and Jamie <brink909@austarnet.com.a]
Knit: Mirror of 95 knitlist gifts up [Sarah and Jamie <brink909@austarnet]
Knit: Thanks for the 2-stranded Joan's WE socks pattern! ["mean mom" <mea]
Knit: First Meeting Brooklyn Knitters Wed Nov 29th 10 am ["E J Michel" <e]
Knit: please disregard last message [Sarah and Jamie <brink909@austarnet.]
Knit: birthday greetings                         ["Gail" <gailb@epohi.com>]

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 07:04:43 -0500
From: Joyce Smith <jsmith@oneida-admin.moric.org>
Subject: Knit: penguin sweater

I was very sad that everyone is jumping to the conclusion that penguin
sweaters are not needed. Being one who has sent several and someone who
goes right to the source I wrote to the isalnd reserve and the following
is their response:

Hello to everyone, the need for jumpers is not urgent and we do have a
"bank" of about 1000 however there is an
ongoing need for the sweaters as we usually get a couple of
oil-contaminated birds coming ashore at the evening
penguin parade each week. Sweaters have been arriving at the rate of
about 10 per week (mainly from USA and
Canada) and it has been wonderful in that it keeps our bank of sweaters
constant in case we get a major spill. Not
only that but we do get some sweaters which are too big or the knitting
is too loose and these we put on soft toy
penguins to sell in the souvenir shop. All of the monies raised go to
the Penguin Rehabilitation Centre and the
South Gippsland Native Animal Rescue Service. Therefore any sweaters we
receive are very helpful and there
have never been any thrown away.Some have even been put on display in
The Wool Museum in Geelong. All of
these thing help to create awareness of the plight of the penguins and
other sea birds in this changing world.
I hope that this answers your queries, I would suggest that you send any
sweaters by surface mail rather than
going to the unnecessary expense of air mail. We will be most grateful
to receive them.
Best wishes, Lyn Blom.

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 07:10:03 -0400
From: Debbi Young <djy@citynet.net>
Subject: Knit: New LB pattern

I'm just noodling around the internet and noticed a new pattern for golf
club covers using Wool-Ease on the Lion Brand yarn website:

http://www.lionbrand.com

Click on free knitting patterns and it pops right up -- available in three
designs, and downloadable as a PDF or text.

No affiliation ...

Debbi
***
Debbi Young
Forest Hill, WV
President, Knitch Knitters Knitting Guild
http://members.nbci.com/knitchnotes/
***
If the shoe fits, it's ugly.

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 08:51:58 -0500
From: "Carolyn Bremner" <smilinknitter@hotmail.com>
Subject: Knit: pattern search

Several months ago I started knitting a short jacket made from 2 shades of
Canadiana Colours (butterscotch, and off-white) and a charcoal shade of
Canadiana. I have misplaced the pattern book and would like to finish this
sweater for Christmas. As I said the sweater is a short jacket and I am
pretty sure it is shown on the back cover of the book. There are alternate
vertical stripes (about 2-2 1/2 inches wide) of the three colours mentioned
above. Does anyone on the list know which book I am looking for or have a
copy they are willing to sell?
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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 09:18:12 -0400
From: Dawn Brocco <dbdesign@ulster.net>
Subject: Knit: Re: cross stitch

> Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 03:51:07 -0700 (MST)
> To: knitlist-digest@kniton.com
> Subject: Knitlist Digest V2000 #4229
<snip>
> When you do duplicate stitch, Dawn is right, don't scoop, but go up and down.
> But Dawn, you don't scoop in cross-stitch either, not at least, as I was
> taught at the cross-stitch store I worked at. You always go up and down, the
> stitches are much more even that way. Can't speak for needlepoint.
> I believe the Knitter's Companion has a good explanation with diagrams of
> duplicate stitch.
<snip>
> Janine

Hello Janine!
It may be that you learned the stabbing way to be better than the scooping
way, but both Elizabeth Bradley's and Beth Russell's books show scooping
cross stitches and other stitches. What is important is even tension, not
pulling the yarn too tightly so as to not cover the canvas correctly and/or
distort it; keeping the top cross all going in the same direction; and not
changing working styles throughout the piece, by switching from working each
cross to then just working the first part of the crosses, then working the
second part later, as this makes a different fabric on the back. So,
whatever method (stabbing or scooping) that gets a more even tension and
better coverage is the one to use, though I think this will vary from one
person to the next, just as with knitting styles.

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
http://www.dawnbrocco.com/Gazette.html

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 09:37:25 -0500
From: "Luanne O'Loughlin" <LuanneO@earthlink.net>
Subject: Knit: Wash Cloths, Dish Cloths

My almost-9-year-old DD would like to make some dish cloths/wash cloths for
holiday gifts. I have several skeins of Bernat Gloucester 100% cotton
(worsted weight?) and also several skeins of Reynolds Saucy (sport weight,
100% cotton).

I'd prefer she use the Gloucester first.

Can anyone recommend an EASY pattern (no YOs)?

Thanks,

Luanne in Northern Virginia

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 10:57:46 -0500
From: "Carolyn Bremner" <smilinknitter@hotmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: Knit: pattern search

Sorry to post twice, but the pattern I am looking for is a waist-length
pullover, not a jacket. I just altered it to make it into a jacket. I
think it is also shown in a full length pullover.

>From: "Carolyn Bremner" <smilinknitter@hotmail.com>
>To: knitlist@KnitOn.com
>Subject: Knit: pattern search
>Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 08:51:58 -0500
>
>Several months ago I started knitting a short jacket made from 2 shades of
>Canadiana Colours (butterscotch, and off-white) and a charcoal shade of
>Canadiana. I have misplaced the pattern book and would like to finish this
>sweater for Christmas. As I said the sweater is a short jacket and I am
>pretty sure it is shown on the back cover of the book. There are alternate
>vertical stripes (about 2-2 1/2 inches wide) of the three colours mentioned
>above. Does anyone on the list know which book I am looking for or have a
>copy they are willing to sell?
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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 11:31:15 EST
From: KrisJens@aol.com
Subject: Knit: Koigu Carousel; Turid sweater

Happy Monday to you all!

I recently purchased the kit to knit the Koigu Carousel sweater and began to
play around with it over the weekend. Has anyone here made this sweater? I
am a bit flummoxed by the 5th triangle and how to attach it to triangle 3.
No matter how I work it, it doesn't look right -- and triangles 1 through 4
turned out so lovely. Please, if any of you have some insight you could
share, I would surely appreciate it.

My current WIP (other than the Koigu above, which doesn't count as I haven't
really started the sweater) is the Lavold Turid sweater from Fall Knitter's.
I have completed both sleeves, the back, and am 1/2 through with the front.
This is for my mother for Christmas, so I must hurry, hurry. Anyway, my
concern is that the sleeves look way too long. Have you that have knitted
this had problems with too long sleeves, or when it is put together, will
everything turn out okay (I hope, I hope)? I'm really nervous about this due
to the fact that I won't have time to reknit the sleeves. If any of you have
advice, please reply.

Thanks to all!

Kristy
krisjens@aol.com

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 11:34:55 -0500
From: Brenda Zuk <brendazuk@needlebeetle.com>
Subject: Knit: Fast Paced Farrow, etc.

Hi everyone,

Well, I finally finished the Fast Paced Farrow from Knitters Fall 2000. I
just love how it turned out. We took pics of it yesterday, finally, as it
took a couple of days for it to dry. I blocked it on my sweater rack over
the bath tub. If you'd like to see it, I put it up in my personal knitting
area on the web site at:

http://www.needlebeetle.com/ptfolio/knitting.htm

Just click on "Fast Paced Farrow"

I'm still working away on my Pacific Pullover, I'm up to the neck area now.
I'm not sure if I will have it finished before Chrismas, I hope so because
I'd like to wear it over the Christmas holidays, it's such a pretty design.

For fun I decided to make some knitted toys for my son for Christmas, he's
partial to fish, so I'm knitting up the shark and little fish found in Kath
Dalmeny's knitted animal book. They are so cute. If I have time I'm also
going to knit up the little diving man.

Brenda :)

Brenda Zuk in Milton, Ontario, Canada
Needle Beetle - intarsia & lace knitting patterns
http://www.needlebeetle.com brenda@needlebeetle.com

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 08:56:49 -0800
From: "Deloris N. Knutson" <jknutson@sprynet.com>
Subject: Re: Knit: Wash Cloths, Dish Cloths

The Dishcloth Boutique has many patterns, rated from easy to more difficult.

http://www.esuburbs.com/members/dcbotique/patterns/knitting.html

Enjoy this fun page!

Deloris in Duvall, WA
jknutson@sprynet.com

> My almost-9-year-old DD would like to make some dish cloths/wash cloths
for
> holiday gifts. I have several skeins of Bernat Gloucester 100% cotton
> (worsted weight?) and also several skeins of Reynolds Saucy (sport weight,
> 100% cotton).
> Can anyone recommend an EASY pattern (no YOs)?
> Luanne in Northern Virginia

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 11:51:46 -0500
From: "Carolyn Bremner" <smilinknitter@hotmail.com>
Subject: Knit: Fwd: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

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Sorry to post twice, but I asked for a pattern book earlier with a striped
jacket on the back cover. Upon further thought, I think it is shown as a
waist-length pullover. There is also a picture of the same sweater in a
full-length version. I think it is Patons book 748.
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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 12:02:22 -0500
From: "Carolyn Bremner" <smilinknitter@hotmail.com>
Subject: Knit: pattern search

Earlier today I posted asking for a pattern for a striped cardigan made with
Patons Canadiana Colours. After further research, I think it is shown on
the back of Book 748 as a waist-length pullover. It has a longer version
shown also. Does anyone have this book that they are willing to sell?
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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 14:48:50 -0500
From: "Eli & Melissa Miller" <coyote@enter.net>
Subject: Knit: thank you!

Dear knitlisters,

I want to send out a special thank you to all of you who knit hats for
preemies and other babies in need of hospitalization upon being born.

As I mentioned in my email on Sunday, my DS's baby was born a week and a
half early. Little Taylor had a bit of a rough start. After experiencing
two minor seizures and difficulty breathing, he had to be transferred to
Dartmouth Hitchcock -- a wonderful hospital with a gracious staff that took
excellent care of my nephew and my sister. When my DH and I went to see
Taylor for the first time I noticed a basket full of handknit baby hats on
the counter as we entered the ICU nursery. It touched me so deeply to see
those hats having read all the emails that have come through the knitlist
from those who knit preemie hats and those who are looking for patterns so
that they can do so as well. The work of your needles is greatly
appreciated by the families of the tiny ones who wear those hats! Thank
you -- the kindness with which you knit is an amazing gift.

Fondly,
Lissa in Sumneytown, PA

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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 07:18:00 +1100
From: Sarah and Jamie <brink909@austarnet.com.au>
Subject: Re: Knit: penguin sweater

At 07:04 AM 11/27/00 -0500, Joyce Smith wrote:
>I was very sad that everyone is jumping to the conclusion that penguin
>sweaters are not needed.

Pardon me, but no-one was "jumping to the conclusion" that the sweaters
were not needed. I was TOLD by the Phillip Island Penguin parade staff that
were not not needed and forwarded that information because it's what the
source told me.

I don't appreciate being told I was jumping to conclusions.

Sarah

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 14:55:14 -0600
From: Jenny Herl <jlherl@alltel.net>
Subject: Knit: Knitting in art

Over Thanksgiving we visited my parents in Central Illinois and saw their
pictures from the summer when they took some of the grandkids camping. In
Rock Island, Illinois (one of the Quad cities), at the Quad City Botanical
Gardens, there were several very life-like statues. One of them was of an
elderly lady sitting on a bench knitting. Her knitting bag sat on the
ground next to her, and on the bench was a letter telling about a new
grandchild on the way (or just born - Mom couldn't remember which).

I couldn't find a mention of these on the Garden's web site, so possibly
this was a seasonal showing.
http://www.qcbotanicalgardens.org/index2.html

Jenny Herl                  The world has enough for everyone's need, but not
jlherl@alltel.net          enough for everyone's greed.
                                       --attributed to Mahatma Ghandi
(1869-1948)

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 14:08:40 -0800
From: Christine Evelyn Squires <ces@teleport.com>
Subject: Re: Knit: penguin sweater

Enough!

At 11/27/2000 12:18 PM, Sarah and Jamie wrote:
>At 07:04 AM 11/27/00 -0500, Joyce Smith wrote:
>>I was very sad that everyone is jumping to the conclusion that penguin
>>sweaters are not needed.
>
>Pardon me, but no-one was "jumping to the conclusion" that the sweaters
>were not needed. I was TOLD by the Phillip Island Penguin parade staff
>that were not not needed and forwarded that information because it's what
>the source told me.
>
>I don't appreciate being told I was jumping to conclusions.
>
>Sarah
>
>
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>on the web
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>
>

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 14:38:53 -0800
From: "ROBIN CAROL" <lovetoknit@hotmail.com>
Subject: Knit: Chicken Run and Interweave Knits

Aughhhh! I thought I'd do some of you a favor and warn you about the Babs
article in Interweave Knits. Yes, Interweave is my current favorite
knitting magazine, but if you haven't seen the movie Chicken Run yet and
plan to do so, there is a little article about Babs the knitting chicken
(which is a cute article BTW), where the author gave something away which
led me to figure out the ending. Aughhh! It didn't ruin the movie for me
because Chicken Run is a very funny movie, but I learned something which I
would rather have been surprised about. Hope this helps.

Robin
Who's probably the last knitter to see Chicken Run anyway.
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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 18:30:46 -0500
From: "Mary Hunt" <maryhunt@stny.rr.com>
Subject: Knit: Happy Birthday

November 30 is Lovette's birthday mailto:danielle@vcn.bc.ca She uses
a
screen synthesizer, so please don't send ASCII art.

I will be sending out verification of addresses for December birthdays
in just a little. If you don't get one from me, and your birthday is
in December, please let me know, with your birthday. I also need to
know if you are on the knitlist or spinlist!

Mary
maryhunt@stny.rr.com

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 19:30:01 -0500
From: Cynthia D Ryan <cdryan@juno.com>
Subject: Knit: Looking for Ms Perceman? (personal message)

Hi,
Sorry for the probable misspelling of your last name. However, we
corresponded recently about something. Please e-mail me off list. I
have good news for you.
Cindy
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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 20:55:11 -0400
From: turnbull.family@ns.sympatico.ca (Gayle Turnbull)
Subject: Knit: Truro Nova Scotia Knitters???

Hi I'm looking for other knitters in the Truro, Nova Scotia area. I have
always wanted to start a Guild here. I saw a Ninon listed in a recent
post but I can't get a letter posted to her- It keeps bouncing back. Any
other knitters who would like t o chat who are in the area please feel
free to write.
Gayle Turnbull
turnbull.family@ns.sympatico.ca

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 20:11:37 EST
From: JudithR105@aol.com
Subject: Knit: Re: large guage knitted hat pattern

Dear Knit friends,

I just finished the most adorable Trendsetter Biscotto yarn vest. The
pattern called for 11 skeins, and I don't know how I did it, as the vest on
directly in the correct guage, but I have 3 1/2 skeins left. I'd love to
make a hat with the remainder, as I don't think 120+ yards will be enough for
a scarf. So, if anyone can direct me to a pattern book that would have a
cute hat done on size 11 needles with 3 stitches to the inch, I would be
eternally grateful. Thanks.

Judi Blumenthal

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 20:20:17 EST
From: ZANDRE35T@aol.com
Subject: Knit: The Washrag Tragedy -A Knitting Story

Marge was troubled. Why were those children so quarrelsome today? Perhaps
the promise of Ice Skating later could compel them settle down to act like
young ladies. Having just lost their father, her neices were in her care
until all the arrangements could be made. Her sister needed the break to
compose herself so their questions could be answered with balanced and caring
words. The questions had begun already to come in spurts, and then in the
midst of the answer they had run off to work a puzzle or make sure their turn
at the computer wasn't being usurped. They were reacting by playing as hard
as they could play. Oh, children can be so difficult.

Now where is that dishcloth? she thought absently glancing around the
kitchen. The sounds of the children escalated in another room.   Absently
she pushed the last of the eggshells into the sink.   The meal had been
eaten amid much discussion about it's high and low points in comparison to
other nutritious and savory meals in their collective memories - the oldest
being all of 8. Glancing at the clock she noted the irony of already cleaning
up a meal in the space of time that it generally took her to drink two cups
of coffee and think about what to wear to work that day . How do working
women with children do this? she thought.    Flipping the switch, the garbage
disposer met with some resistance. Hmmm thought Marge everything will be
disagreeable today. Stopping the mechanized garbage disposer, she reached
into the trap wondering what the culprit was and who had done it. There
snarled in the blades, her handknit dischloth. So carefully made, and
recently bleached it had performed admirably but the loose threads told the
tale. It was a goner. After all that work, it must have gone down with the
dishwater. She examined it carefully, and then dropped it in the trashcan.

Glancing around her well scrubbed kitchen, listening to the sounds of healthy
children struggling with the rules of life learned from one's own siblings,
Marge realized that the dishcloth was not so important and could be replaced.
But it was still a good excuse to put a healthy dollop of Baileys into her
coffee and let a little more of the morning pass without resistance from her.
There would be many mornings and evenings like this now, the children would
fill a space in her life she was not aware needed filling, but they were
family and needed extra attention now. And her sister who was suddenly a
single parent, would need respite.

So Marge picked up the cardigan she had begun for Carolyn, one of the 6 year
old twins in the other room and examined the row. Finding the place, she
began to knit, listening to the latest debacle on why we still don;t know who
the president will be. With every stitch, she thought about the child who
would wear it and hoped for her happiness and safety. Too young to realize
what loosing a father really meant, many of those episodes taken for granted
now would be drastically changed. She sighed as the wool pulled through her
fingers and thought about her brother in law and how he had fixed the fence
because it was broken, not because she had asked him. And she kept knitting,
because the sweater needed to be finished and be made well, regardless of
what it's ultimate fate in the hands of a first grader might be.

Knit on through any crisis, a wise woman had once said. With a child at her
elbow now, "just seeing what you were doing", Marge was grateful to the
generations of women who had made garments from thread, and fashioned
reassurance in the power of love by such mundane actions for children who
were afraid.

Thank you Elizabeth Zimmerman.

Marge in St. Louis

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 20:12:23 -0600
From: Elizabeth Ruuska <lruuska@netnitco.net>
Subject: Knit: Christmas gift, Furry kitty hat for toddler

Hello knitlisters,

I am beginning to think that the world may be coming to an end. I have done
something that I never thought I would ever do as long as I live. I made up
a pattern, and I am giving to the list as a gift. I am a wee bit
trepidatious about doing this. I am not a pro folks, I am not even a rank
amature! I am somewhere way below that!

The story is, DH and I went to Chicago after Thanksgiving for the sole
purpose of a weekend practically alone (the inlaws took the oldest 8 to a
play and we only had the youngest pictured on the link below) and to do
some serious stash enrichment.

Thanks to Anne who listed Chicago area yarn stores, we hit several nice
ones. I dropped quite a bit at the Weaver's Workshop. I'll go back there
again!

Then at another one, I think the Yarn Boutique, which will not be at that
location after January, I saw an adorable little bear hat. Had to make
that! Tha Finnish lady who ran the store made it and had one ball left of
Sirdar Snowflake, which gave it a sherpa-like look. I bought that. Asked
her about the pattern, she didn't use a pattern. So I made one up last
night. We just put it up with a picture on our website. I hope someone can
make good use of it. I think it turned out really cute.

http://www.atticclassics.com/pbkh.htm

Elizabeth in IN

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 21:13:36 -0500
From: "Kay Vugrin" <kythena@hotmail.com>
Subject: Knit: Knitters

Hi Everyone!

Knitters arrived today in Virginia, and guess which aran afghan square was
the first one listed..........! Congratulations Judy; the square looks
great, and I am so glad to see what you look like now!

OKC: I have just started Kilronan from The Celtic Collection. This sweater
was my motivation to get my holiday knitting finished this week (I never
finished early before). I think the sweater will go slowly, but it will be
well worth it.

:)
Kay
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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 18:33:56 -0800
From: rockfarm@gte.net
Subject: Knit: Re: adorable Furry kitty hat for toddler

Elizabeth Ruuska wrote:

> Hello knitlisters,
>
> I am beginning to think that the world may be coming to an end. I have done
> something that I never thought I would ever do as long as I live. I made up
> a pattern, and I am giving to the list as a gift. I am a wee bit
> trepidatious about doing this. I am not a pro folks, I am not even a rank
> amature! I am somewhere way below that!

Your hat is *too cute*! I wish I had someone small enough to make it for.

OKC: I am hard at work on my KPS topdown pullover. I am really enjoying working
with the Cascade 220. I 've finished the body and nearly all of one arm. I hope
to finish in the next few days...if my arm holds out.
- --
Roxi Willoughby
Lamb's Ear Farm, WA
http://www.lambsearfarm.com
Quality Knitting & Spinning Supplies

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 21:01:48 -0600
From: "Ann Prochowicz" <annproch@win.bright.net>
Subject: Knit: Chinchilla Questions

Hi All!

Busy working on my Christmas knitting, but I need to ask for some advice.

I just made my first chemo cap from Berroco Chinchilla, just to see what
all the talk was about. I love it, and can see where this super soft yarn
would be so soothing and comfy.

As I was knitting it I realized that Chinchilla would make nice scarves for
the teenage girls on my list. So first question - how many balls will make
a moderate length neckscarf - not too long, but not too narrow either. Can
I get by with two balls per scarf?

Question 2 - Will plain stockinette work for a scarf, since this is a
chenille, or would garter stitch be a better choice? I don't want it to
curl, but I know that chenille tends to stay flatter than garter. Since the
hat was knit in the round, it's a little hard to tell.

Thanks in advance for all the wonderful advice!!

Ann Prochowicz in Trempealeau, WI where the snow is flurrying!

annproch@win.bright.net

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 21:11:59 -0600
From: "Deborah J. Wage" <wagedj@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Knit: Re: Re: adorable Furry kitty hat for toddler

Was there supposed to be a picture with the directions?

Deborah Wage

- ----- Original Message -----
From: <rockfarm@gte.net>
To: "knitlist" <knitlist@kniton.com>
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 8:33 PM
Subject: Knit: Re: adorable Furry kitty hat for toddler

>
>
> Elizabeth Ruuska wrote:
>
> > Hello knitlisters,
> >
> > I am beginning to think that the world may be coming to an end. I have
done
> > something that I never thought I would ever do as long as I live. I made
up
> > a pattern, and I am giving to the list as a gift. I am a wee bit
> > trepidatious about doing this. I am not a pro folks, I am not even a
rank
> > amature! I am somewhere way below that!
>
> Your hat is *too cute*! I wish I had someone small enough to make it for.
>
> OKC: I am hard at work on my KPS topdown pullover. I am really enjoying
working
> with the Cascade 220. I 've finished the body and nearly all of one arm. I
hope
> to finish in the next few days...if my arm holds out.
> --
> Roxi Willoughby
> Lamb's Ear Farm, WA
> http://www.lambsearfarm.com
> Quality Knitting & Spinning Supplies
>
>
>

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 21:12:46 -0600
From: "Deborah J. Wage" <wagedj@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Knit: Re: Re: adorable Furry kitty hat for toddler

Was there supposed to be a picture with the directions?

Deborah Wage

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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 14:19:26 +1100
From: Sarah and Jamie <brink909@austarnet.com.au>
Subject: Re: Knit: Chinchilla Questions

At 09:01 PM 11/27/00 -0600, Ann Prochowicz wrote:
>As I was knitting it I realized that Chinchilla would make nice scarves for
>the teenage girls on my list.

There is a beautiful pattern for a striped chinchilla scarf by Kim Salazar
on http://www.oocities.org/handknitter/1999/chinchilla-scarf.htm
as part of the 1999 knitlist gifts mirror site. The pattern also has a picture

Sarah

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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 14:21:11 +1100
From: Sarah and Jamie <brink909@austarnet.com.au>
Subject: Knit: Mirror of 95 knitlist gifts up

The quick version of the 1995 knitlist gifts mirror site is now up. I'm
still converting some of the patterns into my standard visual format & I
haven't done the no-javascript version yet but the patterns are all complete.
http://www.oocities.org/handknitter/1995

Sarah
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 05:10:25
From: "mean mom" <meanmomof4@hotmail.com>
Subject: Knit: Thanks for the 2-stranded Joan's WE socks pattern!

Dear Knitlisters,

Thank you to all of you who responded so quickly and kindly to my search for
Joan's 2-stranded WE socks. On an extremely stressful day for me, my fellow
knitters out there made my day SO much better! Thank you so very much.

I have gotten just a tad bit nutso on my choices for Christmas gifts for the
women in my family. First, it started out that I would give them bath and
body stuff. Then, I decided to add a nice cotton chenille facecloth or two.
Then, I decided that based on the colors I could find of the cotton
chenille, I would make sure the colors of the bath and body stuff would
match the facecloths. And then, finally, I decided that the women also
needed warm socks to wear after luxuriating in their bath and body stuff
(candle too, no less), using their matching facecloth. The clincher is that
the socks, too are going to match the rest of the kit and kaboodle. I
really am a sick woman.

And to think I spend hours every day photographing and printing portraits.
And work at making sure people do not look green, red, blue, or yellow!
This color thing is getting out of hand...

Thank you dear ones out there for coming to my aid. I am forging on to
making matching sets of facecloths and socks. I think I'm just trying to
maintain some sanity within my insanity!

From out here in the boondocks of Oklahoma,
Tina
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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 23:58:59 -0500
From: "E J Michel" <ejmichel@panix.com>
Subject: Knit: First Meeting Brooklyn Knitters Wed Nov 29th 10 am

if there are any knitters in the brooklyn area who would be interested in joing
us...

Please join me for the First Brooklyn Knit together!
when    wed november 29th
time            10 am
place   Starbuck's on 7th Avenue (between Garfield Place and 1st St).
what    we'll meet in person and knit and chat and hopefully plan some future meetings.

hope to see you there!

ps i have long curly brown hair and wear red glasses...and obviously will be
knitting.

ejmichel@panix.com ejmichel@weil.com
(personal email) (work email)
http://www.panix.com/~ejmichel
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comes from the constant play of a fine mind upon
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 16:51:57 +1100
From: Sarah and Jamie <brink909@austarnet.com.au>
Subject: Knit: please disregard last message

please disregard my last message re knitlist gift mirror 95
That was meant to go to the listmoms.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused
Ta
Sarah
November's Featured Book: Handpaint Country: A Knitter's Journey
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1893762033/sarahbradberry
Knitting Books, CD's, DVD's, Palm Pilots and more at up to 40% off!
http://www.oocities.org/Paris/9197/amazonbooks.htm
http://www.oocities.org/handknitter one of the largest knitting websites
on the web
mailto:brink909@austarnet.com.au (that's brink9-zero-9) ICQ: 4995240

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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 05:51:57 -0500
From: "Gail" <gailb@epohi.com>
Subject: Knit: birthday greetings

Many thank you's for the birthday greetings yesterday! You made my day very
special!
Gail
who is having fun making spiral hats from Mexican wave yarn. Love it!

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