A friend out of our area asked me what is a good book to get to learn how to knit in color, 3 or more colors. I was lucky and had a close relative that knitted many items in several or more colors I have not seen any that show how to carry the yarn in the back and etc. Any good...

Here in Wisconsin, we won't get a break till possibly Tuesday. I don't for see me going to work tomorrow. The parking lot is so in the open, no form of wind blockage. My hubby is a Plummer, and he's working out in the open, wind chill of -35. Carol In WI

Just cast on 272 stiches turned the last and cast on another 272 on the `bottom` of the first group, Yes i am starting another moebious for my son. It really is THe Best Carrying with me work , Somehow the circular needle is exactly right for it and i work too close Thus i used a crochet needle to...

Hi Everyone, I hate to sound terribly ignorant...but what is a ' knitting sheath'? I keep reading your posts to try and figure it out...but I draw a blank. Thanks, Linda in KY

ok, I need some help. I fell in love with this yarn and bought 4 balls of it. On the label it says size 8 pins, and a 10 by 10 inch swatch should yield 16 rows high by 12 rows wide. The ball 50g and is 50 meters long. What I'd like to know, is what the crocheting equivalence. What size hook is...

Today I'm dyeing 2oz bundles of Romney roving. I plan to spin froghair and ply two contrasting colors with black wool/silk for sock yarn. It is obvious to me that I'm not supposed to be knitting right now. I can't maintain a consistent gauge (witness the sweater planned as a 45" chest that...

I was in Manhattan yesterday and stopped by the Greenmarket. There was a vendor there selling Catskill Merino Yarn, dyed with natural dyes. I bought 2 skeins of indigo-dyed yarn and am thinking I'll make mittens out of them. It's pretty much worsted weight and a lovely soft blue. Alison

Maybe? But, bamboo *does* do it!. It turns out that commercial bamboo needles in sizes ~ US #4 - #6 do have a spring constant that is suitable for use with a knitting sheath or pouch. This opens up a world of fast and easy knitting for those of you that like looser fabrics. With # 4 *aluminum*...

Hi y'all. Here's a photo of a hank of handspun I finished on Monday. It is a 3-ply yarn: two plies of space-dyed superwash merino, one ply of black merino/silk for strength and to make the stuff go farther. I ended up with just shy of 500yd of yarn, now I have to decide if I want to make a skinny...

A friend out of our area asked me what is a good book to get to learn how to knit in color, 3 or more colors. I was lucky and had a close relative that knitted many items in several or more colors I have not seen any that show how to carry the yarn in the back and etc. Any good...

My husband would love to have a sweater knitted from black sheep. Is it possible to get naturally "black" wool? If so where would one find it? TIA, Caroline

On Nov 1, 8:33*am, (Mirjam Bruck-Cohen) wrote: Ok it didn`t work , putting the sleeves one into the other ,, i found that the knitting had to go in opposite ,, tried to work them one after the other , the 2 balls got tnagles ,,, so i am back at knitting one after the...

I'm a new knitter and I'm doing fine with English style. I'm working on getting the hang of Continental style because of its advantages--I think that if I get it down, it'll be faster, and I'm going to want to try Fair Isle knitting with the two-hand method. I'm starting to get the hand...

my wife is interested in taking up spinning. she already knows knitting and crocheting and would like to add this to her skills. what is a good place to start looking? i know nothing about this but want to surprise her. who can i contact to figure out what is needed and how much it all costs? ...

Hi there, I knit easy things................scarfs, baby aphgans, etc....I can do cables.... My problem is that how does one add a new skein of VERY BULKY yarn???? I started what I hoped to be a heavy floor mat for babies to use on the floor..for "Tummy Time"........strictly for comfort &

I took my pink Denise needles with me and gave daughter another set (this was a late Christmas). I'm very pleased with the system and since I have breast cancer I'm happy that some of the proceeds go to bc charity. She gave me a hank of lovely white wool she'd spun from her own sheep's fleece....

Hi, I am new to this group, have recently taken up knitting again as our first grandchild is on the way. Could someone help with interpreting these instructions for sleeves of a babies cardigan. After kitting the cuff the instructions state:"Inc. 1 st at each end of 3rd (next,next,next,next,next)...

If you're interested in knitting an ALKA Faroese Shawl (Myrna Stahman's pattern), head on over to http://alkafaroese.blogspot.com/ and join the knit-a-long, slated to begin BY Valentine's Day. Hugs, Noreen -- --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean.

Well, okay an "almost new" spinning wheel. I managed to buy an ex demo Ashford double-drive traditional wheel for a song on Trademe (our local equivalent of eBay). It arrived today and was quickly assembled. My old wheel was over 30 years in age and rather clunky. The new one runs beautifully...

I'm a new knitter, and I really need some help, as I find myself with too many stitches in the row. I started out with 68. After knitting a few rows, I now have 69, and I can't find where the extra stitch was added. Without ripping out and starting over how do I get rid of the extra...