I just bought a pair of Ashford hand carders. The instruction sheet (http://www.ashford.co.nz/helpandadvice/HCL.pdf) says to card some greasy wool first to condition the teeth. Has anyone done this? I mentioned this on Ravelry and someone said they would NEVER card anything but clean wool on their...

Everybody ,, the new knitter`s came in ,,, Such nice new idea wonderful !!! mirjam

I must say i forgot how soft this Cotton is , i knitted eagerly yesterday , managed to make a mistake , but since i was already on the edge of both front halves , this was easy rippining and reknitting .. i love the cotton`s soft feeling , and i sure can use such a over shirt on several of my...

Hi everyone, Question for you: Has anyone had any experience using an alpaca and silk blend yarn? I'm not sure what the percentages are but it's a fingering weight, and I looked at it to knit EZ's Pi Shawl. I recall a discussion that some people had experienced shedding when they've used...

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Since the top had some kind of broken zigzag of pairs of 5 holes ooving this way that the other and they meet in the middle ,, i needed some lace to finnish downward ,,, sewed the underarm seams, and picked up stiches all around ,, the Number divided into 3 and my lace is this row 1 , 3k, 3p...

Since i ripped the lace , thinking it would be nicer if the front one will `face` each other and not go in a circle , i also thought how to make the lace even more delicate Number of stitiches should divide in an uneven group of 3 st. Mark the Middle , row one: k3, p3 end with k3 row 2 : p3,...

I was talking to my 3 1/2 year old son tonight while he ate dinner, and the following conversation took place: Me: Noah, do you want a new hat this year? Noah: Yes, mommy. Where is it? Me: I have to knit it first. What color hat do you want? Red? Orange? Blue...?

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I am a new knitter - how do you specifically execute this pattern instruction: "ROW 1 (WS) Purl, working "YO twice" as K1, P1 -- any help would be great..... ------------------------------------- DLSC

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Just wanted to let everyone know what's going on before I disappear completely for a while..... Remember my cousin (who was more like my sister) Linda, who passed away last November of stomach and lung cancer? Well, her son Liam never allowed himself to grieve at all (in fact before she passed...

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Hello all. I know it is summer and rcty is always slow this time of year. Just a post to say what I have been working on. Just finished a knitted shawl for Gail. I used a combination of "Brooke's Column of Leaves" and some of my own ideas to make it, it turned out nice. Gail uses is all the...

Now after several repeats of my `new thought` 6 rows green cotton lace ,,, i have the `hang` of it and don`t need to consult a written paper to remember where i am i really enjoy knitting it ,, thus by tv news etc, i am working , hoping soon to finnish it ,, it is a realxing kind of lace ,, [ i...

Good Sunday , and Good week to ALL. we watched the OPENING , and i loved the colors the clothes 99% ,,, I was sorry about all the SMOKE from all those Fireworks ,, Let`s hope good human relations will arise ,, mirjam