The gauge is listed as 2 sts per inch on US 15 needles....so is it Chunky or Bulky? Also I have been looking for a hat pattern to use with it....just a simple rib 2x2 with SS for the top part and so far all I can find are for baby yarns or worsted weight yarn. I want to knit the hats in the...

I am thinking about ordering some 12 inch knitting needles to make some baby hats. Has anyone used them? And how did they like them? I use double point needles, but have a problem of dropping stitches which irritates me to no end, so thought these might be useful up to the point where you get...

I wish you a wonderful New Presidency !! mirjam

I just learned about Tunisian crochet, but have not seen information about Tunisian crochet using circular needles. Is this possible and does anyone know of instructions or a link to instructions? -------------------------------------

Hey guys, I really hope that someone can help me with this forming pleats issue that i'm having. I'm knitting a bolero and the sleaves are bell, but are then decorated with a beautiful braided cable pattern. Therefore it is required that i decrease at the same time while pleating. The pattern reads...

Im crocheting a basket weave blanket and I don't remember how to decrease the stitch can any one help me. I'd appreaciate it. Thank You

to a German Chocolate Cake and Ice Cream shindig at my cyber home. Grab your best bonnet and tucker and come-on it's PARTY PARTY PARTY time Who says you can only celebrate the Big Ones. I'm just happy to be able to celebrate! Butterfly ( 'TIS sooooooo good to have a bit of Ice Cream--plain...

As the sweater is 2 big to carry in bus, not to mention the Funny looks i get when people see me knitting thesleeves on the body of the sweater , i do knit another Trapez formed hat , it is tiny and easy to push in an out my bag when leaving the bus , at my station. i also have some other tiny...

I am knitting cables , and i always knit them opposite i.e. if the cable on the right side turns right the cable onnthe left side will turn left ,,,,, thus Imagine my face when i saw that some where , Up and Far away from the place i knit , one turn was turned the wrong way ,,,,, i decided to try...

Forgive me. I haven't been a part of your group long enuf to know if I was out of line. I was just happy to see my Birthday today. Butterfly

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After reading so much about the possibility of knitting 2 socks on one or 2 circulars i decided now to knit 2 sleeves on 2 circulars ,, . I do it and yes it is very possible ,,,, each circular has 1/2 of each slleve on it , you realy knit 1/2 slleve A , 1/2 slleeve B , change to other circular knit...

Found another `Left Overs` sweater that i started and never finnished , the Wool was a strange one that had variated Thickness , and i really collected all the left over balls for very cheap ,,,, than knitted the body on the side to side and so got vertical lines ,,, thing is at the time i...

watching the various Elections results , `helped ` me in finnishing 2 projects that were `almost finnished and get some progress in another Work on my needles ,,,, We also had Marvelous RAINS ,,, thus it was a good day . Democracy in the making Knitting + rain ,, mirjam

Has anybody priced cat toys and accessories recently? I'm giving a home to a lovely cat very soon, and went shopping for some basics, and was stunned at how expensive the wee little yarn toys are these days! So I came home, got out a sack of miscellaneous balls of leftover yarns, and made several....

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is hosting an open day on Saturday 7 March 2009, to showcase current research and practice in ethnobotany. There will be about 20 displays such as topics including wild foods and medicines and basket-making, but of greatest relevance to readers of this list, we are...

Hi everyone, I just wondered if anyone knows of a site that has a free Kitty Cat Hat pattern for a child? It was a style of hat very popular for little girls back in the 50's and 60's, and seems to have resurfaced again. I've done a search and only come up with with variations on the hat like...

I djust got this message in the mail...sometimes I get a lot of ideas browsing and see what others are doing, gives me a lot of insperation :) If I lived in the UK ,I would deffenatly tend to this fair :) http://live.craftscouncil.pluto.de-serve.com/origin/

hello all! i'm wanting to crochet a purse, but only in one piece. i'm making a flat panel, 6 or so inches, and then increasing on both sides to make the sides, then decreasing again to make the other side-6 inches as well. my problem is this-one of the increased sides is going to have an extra...

The breasts are a cheaper alternative to latex models and are used for teaching expectant mothers http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7844193.stm?lss -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney UK http://claremont.island-blogging.co.uk