Mirjam -- as you know, I recently asked about sideways'vest patterns. I like the one in this link: http://tinyurl.com/yy83p2 -- I might make that, although I might omit the "curly fries" and just knit the vest a bit longer. Or, if I wanted the curls, I think it would be considerably easier to...

Hi everyone, I'm a new knitter, and I have been practising making swatches and stuff. I'm learning to knit so that I can knit a sweater for my five month old Munchkin kitten as winter is approaching here in Tasmania. I've been running into a problem however. I cast on loosely (though not too...

Hello all, There is a new Yahoo list for spinners, weavers, knitters, felters and all fiber crafts on Yahoogroups. The home page is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spinplus/xxx (please remove the last 3 characters after you click this- it was put in to prevent spammers from automatically...

So, Mary F & I finally stopped gabbing about Yorkshire, and lo & behold I have another question that I figure the variety of folks here might be able to shed some light on. First of all, if you haven't heard of the Monty Pythons referring to little old ladies as "pepperpots," you can stop...

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...?

I found the prettiest yarn at the LYS last week, and when my sister came over for dinner the other night she just loved it! It's called SRK Collection- Overture, it's an Italian yarn containing mostly mohair with some metallics in it (and of course the blue color is perfect for sis). Well, I...

I saw an ad for Glade glass air fresheners last night. While I'm happy they showcased crochet in the ad, I also found it a little offensive. Maybe it's just me, but I felt they were making fun of crochet as well as their competitors' products, since the woman was shown making a cover for the...

Noreen's Knit*che wrote: More than anything, this concerns E.C. and S.B. and any "other interested parties": I have made a severe error in judgment, and apologize to any and all concerned, who may have been injured or upset by my irresponsible actions. This is with regards to the...

I'm new to knitting and was wondering ?????? So many questions that are probably common knowledge to most of you. Is there any way to estimate how much yardage one would need for a sweater? I know that pattern(complex designs would take more) but just a common estimate?? I was out and saw some...

I feel like an idiot, but I'm shaping a neck, and will be knitting on a hood later, so where these instructions are worked makes a big difference. "Continue without shaping in moss st. patt (blah blah blah), ENDING WITH A WRONG SIDE ROW." "Next row (now, is this the wrong side, or the right...

Karen H & Pirjo: Your packages for the secret project were received yesterday. Thank you for your participation, I've also emailed you off-list. Hugs, Noreen BTW, I will be back FULLY 'tomorrow'. Today is just a 'fluke'. --

FAQ - Ongoing 6 x 6 Exchange. Q: How do I participate? A: A sign-up sheet is posted near the end of the month, for the following month, entitled/subjected: 6 x 6 sign-ups for _________ (month). Q: What is the protocol?

I was going through a bag of clothes that I'd saved over the years, and DD#2 was with me. We came across the two ponchos that I'd made back in the 70's for the two girls, when they were probably pre-teens. The ponchos were both knitted, in colors of purple, yellow, green and white, all very...

I picked up a few knitting and crocheting books from a fellow bookcrosser and wondered if there were any other bookcrossers on the newsgroup. I was thinking about starting a bookray off when I have finished with each of the books and the first place I thought to ask was here! My bookshelf is at...

I have to search very often the correct spelling of English words. Searching for hedgehog (I kept writing hedgedog!) I found this website: http://www.janbrett.com/ I didn´t know this illustrator before, I tried the page for drawing a hedgehog and it come out very lovely! :-) There are also a lot...

I was blessed with what I have always thought to be a perfect way to spend Sunday morning....I planted more flowers that my DH brought, now we have gobs of them, and puttered around picking and poking a bit, then grabbed my knitting, which is Joan Michaels McGowan (whiteliesdesign.com)...

Here are the recipies I have promised you Dutch Speculaas Shift together in a bowl: 3 1/4 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon bking soda 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon ginger

They have put the schedule up for the retreat on www.madronafiberarts.com. Registration doesn't start until Nov 9 but they were asked last year if they could put the info up early so that people could think about their choices ahead of time. They also have changed their system so that...

So I suddenly got a bug up my butt a couple weeks ago to knit a klein bottle cap. I've never done a complete knit project -- I learned how to knit and purl many years ago but never did anything with it. So I went to the library, got a book, and taught myself everything I needed to know for the...

I found this pattern on the web, my mom got me a pair of these slippers years and years, they are the best.. When I got them I told her they would fit me. they looked about like baby bootiies, but they give, and are comfortable, and cushie.. when you wash them they go right back to shape, and you...