I am proud of myself. The ongoing sock discussion touches on the fact that every pattern instructs the knitter to make a second one. I have a collection of miscellaneous single mittens, mostly because I have made them out of leftover yarn and ran out before I could complete the project ( single...

http://www.knittingfool.com/index.cfm Looks like you can use the site to calculate how many balls of yarn as well. Anyone ever been here?

I have so many partial skeins of sock yarn leftover that I thought I'd start making baby socks out of them. I started looking for some patterns online and came up with this great reference I thought I'd share with you all: http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/baby_socks.php There are a...

I've just been knitting a two colour rib: K2 main colour, P1 contrast, and while it looks lovely, it is curling outwards just like stockinette. Is this usual? I suppose the opposing forces of the knits and purls don't work so well when they aren't in the same strand of yarn. Does anyone know of...

Just curious, since pronunciations of other words are being discussed in another thread... Can someone from England please tell me how you, in your part of the country, pronounce the word ALUMINUM please? My late mother-in-law (from Ashford Kent) used to say A-lu-MIN-ium. She is the only person...

Does anyone have a favorite pattern to make an afghan out of fun fur or other soft, fluffy yarn that works up quickly (like P hook)? I'm hoping for something lightweight and plush. Thanks, Dawn

Nora I know the signup isn't until the 25th but I am having eye surgery on the 24th and so I was wondering if you could put me down for the November exchange early as I don't know how soon I will be able to get back to the computer. I am having PRK (similar to LASIK)know I won't be able to drive...

won an ebay auction for a structo! yay...I was wondering if anybody else had any of these little wonders to sell? ( I am watching every Structo currently on us and canadian ebay and have checked all the used equipment sites I could turn up on google)

Hey, I have an old Toyota knitting machine, with all the goodies and had sort of despaired of getting needles etc, when I found these guys! I used to deal with them when I was selling and teaching so it was nice to see that they are still around! Anyway, if any of you have an older machine, this...

Hi Nora, Please count me in for the November square exchange. I finished your squares for October and am mailing them tomorrow :-) Ann

I started a project today (yes, I'm still a beginner) and I noticed while I was knitting a stockinette stitch an unusual pattern while I threw the yarn clockwise instead of the way advised in the book, Might be worth a look, as it turned out slightly different and a band of this in the middle of a...

Help! I was surfing the web a couple weeks ago, and ran into a site with patterns for a loaf of bread, slice of bread, eggs (boiled and fried) and bacon. I didn't think to bookmark it because I was looking for something else at the time. (I"m wiser now) Has anyone seen this site? Thanks...

The WOW, amazing BANANA!!! After Reading THIS, you'll NEVER look at a banana in the same way again! Bananas Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial

FAQ - 6 x 6 Exchange. Thank you for your interest in the 6 x 6 square-exchange project. Q: How many squares: A: Two

I'm glad I looked at the shipping charges on a tapestry loom offered on ebay BEFORE I bid. They wanted $527.00 to ship the sucker from California! For that, I could drive out there myself, have a lovely trip, take some pictures, etc and pick it up! Anyway, it pays to look before you leap. Does...

Yesterday I bought some really lovely wool: its from schoeller and stahl, the type is called Limbo Color, and the colour I bought is Hummingbird (or on German shadecards, Kolibri) I want to make a very plain sweater/pullover in it: the special thing about it isthe way the colours change, so...

Check this out! http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=120167 Hugs, Noreen

Hi all. I was actually only part of the group a short while - then some huge family complications came up and I didnt have time for online stuff. Now we've moved back to Victoria ( on Vancouver Island) and I'm back to working part time. And I have time to read the group again :) I don't expect...

Check your inbox, as well as your spam/junk/bulk box(es), as I've answered your plea! Enjoy, Noreen -- I am not young enough to know everything.

While jack-o-lantern pumpkins have been around for a few weeks I finally found a PIE pumpkin at the market today. I dragooned DH to butcher it for me, nuked it, then ran it through the food processor. Small boy helped stir up the custard and the season's first fresh pumpkin pie is in the oven as I...