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looking for knitting patterns by
jedi
hello,
My name is Els, i'm from belgium and i'm new here.
First of all ... i'n very sorry if my English is not so good!!! i dont use it very often.
I work at home taking care of children who's parents are going to work all day. At this moment i've got 9 children and two of my own.
I love to...
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September 15th 08 12:17 PM
by jedi
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Traditional Dutch Fishermen's Sweaters by
Vintage Purls
Those of you who enjoy the history of fishermen's sweaters may be
interested in a book I recently acquired: "Knitting from the
Netherlands" by Henriette van der Klift-Tellegen. I've put a little
"book review" of sorts on my site if you are...
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Boy's Don't Knit! by
Padishar Creel
As a 'boy' who knits I was intrigued with a children's picture book
entitled, "Boy's Don't Knit!" by Janice Shoop.
It is a wonderful book and I really enjoyed that dealt with the
subject of boys knitting. A grandfather informs the boy in the story,
"Boys' fingers are just as nimble as girls', and...
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The ideal yarn for baby blankets? by
Padishar Creel
As of late, there has been a rash of pregnancies among our friend's
children.
What would be the idea yarn (brand as well) for a baby blanket? I
have done one in cotton but it isn't very colorfast. One in a 75%
acrylic 25% wool blend but I am worried about pilling and allergies.
I like the...
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September 9th 07 02:29 PM
by hesira
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TOTALLY OT-- I'm taking an informal survey! by
myswendy
Hi guys!
I'm still busy working on a tiny fair isle sweater for an Alex
doll....after frogging it several times! Anyway---OT now----I found
this wierd peanut while I was munching away while working....I am
curious to hear what you guys think it looks like, so please weigh in
with your "vote"! LOL!...
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Braided Rag Rugs? by
Bob Young
OK don't yell at me yet.
But redirect me to a more appropriate group if you know of one.
I am retired, 64 years old and besides an addiction to the internet
and lots of friends, I have been wondering about a 'mindless' hobby, so
to speak, to do while I am sitting around and just listening to...
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September 25th 07 01:33 AM
by enigma
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Fires in Calif. by
[email protected]
Hi Everyone,
I do hope and pray that all the folks on here that live in Calif. are
safe and sound and not even near the terrible fires.
Hugs,
Nora
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Projects by
Kelly[_2_]
I was curious...what projects everyone is working on at this time? I
have just finished a taboggin (sp) type hat out of cotton (for a
friend who was sceptical that knitting could be anything other than
bulky and "grandma ish"), a small warm garter stitch triangle shawl
for a friends mother and...
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spam ugh by
myswendy
Is there any way we can permanently block that MI5 person? Blech. Sure
takes up a lot of space here.
Wendy
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December 21st 07 11:56 AM
by enigma
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Almost an FO by
hesira
Hi Everyone,
I've been lurking but not posting much lately. Busy with the boys and
summertime.
I finally sewed the vintage baby jacket together. I have a few loose
ends and it needs buttons, but it turned out pretty well. I don't
know if you remember the dye lot problem, but I had to use a...
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Surprise Sweater! by
joan8904
and I couldn't be happier! Now I wonder if it will fit? This weight
yarn and needle combination produced a toddler sized sweater. Do you
think that worsted yarn on 8's or so would make a sweater for a 5 or 6
year old? Has anyone made the adult version? It was so much fun! I
didn't know...
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Saturday night by
WoolyGooly
Tonight I have on needles:
One pi shawl that is giving me fits in the 576-stitch section.
Feather & fan is normally a pretty easy pattern but for some reason my
poor brain is having trouble with it
A Domovoi shawl from _Folk Shawls_. Ought to be an easy-peasy
pattern once I've got some rhythm...
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Sunday AM: coffee, RCTY and blog-surfing by
YarnWright
Gooooood Morning RCTY (like Robin Williams' character in Good Morning
Vietnam)!!
Seems my hyper-posting yesterday brought out some results, yes?
I just wanted to stir things up, as Christine and Bernadette pointed
out, things were too quiet for me.
My main blog (weblogs.us one) is being moved to a...
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March 19th 07 10:14 PM
by Erin
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question about crochet socks by
me
i do very simple crochet and very simple knitting but i would love to make
my self some socks....and have a pttern or two for double circular needles
etc etc...
have a couple of questions......
What the DK mean( i know it is double knitting) but i always thought that
was a special knitting...
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Heresy! Damned Heresy! On washing woolens by
No Name
A stack of mittens were on the drying rack for my ski buddies, so time to
get on with the next gansey.
It is a stitch pattern that I have messed up before, so there was a practice
swatch. The yarn I used for practice is an oiled Canadian yarn that has been
spun just the same way since the days of...
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How to kill a gansy by
No Name
Dye it!
Who would have thunk, that dying a garment could be that much harder than
dying skeins of yarn?
Aaron
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April 21st 07 10:23 AM
by Aud
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Name that fleece by
Vintage Purls
Hi all,
You excellent advice is sought. I bought (via online auction) what I
thought was a kilo of merino (that's what they called it in the
auction description). It arrived today and it's most certainly not
merino. I suspect it's English Leicester but I thought I ask you to
try identifying...
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OFF TOPIC.. about my bracelet by
Not Likely
While I was visiting my cousin two weeks ago I mentioned that her colourful
bracelet was cute and would go with just about anything because of all the
colours. She couldn't remember where she had bought it, just that when she
saw it she thought it was cute too. Later that evening, she took it...
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Cat's Paw scarf by
myswendy[_2_]
I loved the cat's paw scarf that showed up here! Thanks for bringing
it to our attention! It's adorable. I knit my own version of it in
heavier yarn on size 13 needles: http://tinyurl.com/2v8ls8
Wendy
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When is yarn too old? by
[email protected]
There's some yarn in a storage locker (one of those shed-row-store-it-
yourself places) that I would love to use because most of these are no
longer manufactured. However, since it might be 15+ years old and
under questionable storage conditions, is it able to be salvaged? It
contains skeins with...
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