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Dorset crosswheel button instructions by spinninglilac
Found this on the net if anyone is interested and wants to try it out. This says to make them with Linen thread, but we make them out of yarn, adding beads to the spokes etc..Bit of history then how to do them...Cheers...Cher Here is a variation in the directions: From The Lady's Guide to Plain...
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January 31st 14 01:45 AM
by sewnigel Go to last post
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OT but perhaps we could all learn something from this. by Bernadette
A friend pointed me in the direction of this story. It gave me hope that, despite our differences, we can all learn to live together and respect each other. http://forums.petfinder.com/viewtopic.php?p=1393834
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Lee Ward's crochet hooks (restoration query) by [email protected]
Use steel wool on them for the rust and then dip them in tarnex...it worked for me ..on my old lee's hooks that were given to me also.m
August 30th 16 02:19 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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thrum mitts....need help from Newfies pls. by [email protected]
On Monday, December 11, 1995 at 4:30:00 AM UTC-3:30, Denise Jameson wrote: In Canadian Living Magazine dated Oct. 93 there was a pattern for thrum mitts (which I have). My problem is getting the carded fleece called for. These mitts are great and I wondered if anyone would know of an...
August 16th 17 11:50 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Would like your advice/ideas by Soozergirl
Hi, I am visiting my brother who lives in New Jersey this weekend. He has cancer and probably won't be around more than about a year. I'm totally bummed about this - he's 51. Anyway, I just thought (well, DUH) that a nice knitted quilt/afghan might be nice for him - I think he would like it...
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December 18th 05 11:44 PM
by Katherine Go to last post
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Magic Crochet Magazine - April 1999 Issue by [email protected]
Ive been wondering if magic crochet still exists?? My mom always got them, but they stopped coming years ago, I like to make the dailies from the older magazines
March 29th 18 09:00 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Knitting speed ?? by
Had a speed trial this morning. With circular needles, I knit ~ 100 stitches per minute. With DPN and sheath, I knit ~ 160 stitches per minute. I'm sure some of you can do better than that with circulars, but it is better than the 20 spm that I was doing 4 years ago when I asked the group for...
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August 22nd 06 09:50 PM
by Mirjam Bruck-Cohen Go to last post
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What is the equivalent to Lyscordet? by Yvonne
Hi everyone Couldn't find a newsgroup specifically for knitting or crochet but this one looks fun! I'm based in the UK and am thinking about making a top using a pattern that states you need 5 x 50g balls Twilleys Lyscordet. That seems to be an expensive option. Just wondering what Lyscordet is...
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June 27th 05 10:57 PM
by Sue W Go to last post
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Help with old english knitting directions by Rach *in NZ*
Hey all, me again! I am posting on behalf of a friend who has been asked to knit some socks from an old english pattern, circ. 1940'ish. this is this part that she is having problems with, can any of you knitted brained wonders help please??? D-1/2"-5 I-1/2"-10
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April 17th 06 05:23 AM
by Mirjam Bruck-Cohen Go to last post
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Crochet ponchos in fashion? by Angela
Heya everyone, I lurk in this group a lot :-). Just wanted to ask about the crocheted ponchos which are supposedly in fashion right now - what do they look like? Any pictures that I could look at? Thanks, Angela
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January 1st 13 01:08 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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LF: OU Sooners patterns - crochet by Bryan
I've done a little googling, but with no luck, I'm looking to get a jump on football season and make some OU related things in crochet (blankets, seat cushions, what ever I might find) But can't find anything. Any one have some links to OU or other school related crochet patterns. thanks in...
July 12th 03 06:21 PM
by SlinkyToy Go to last post
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old enough to learn? by Amanda Tikkanen
My neice Jess (recipient of many hand knitted things from me and crocheted things from her mama, the one who loves "made" things) was over last weekend. Mom and Dad watched her and her little brother while I went up town to study for my wastewater certification exam... when I got home Mom had my...
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February 6th 06 05:29 PM
by enigma Go to last post
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Novelty Yarn Necklace by Gina Beirne
I am looking for guidance in making a novelty yarn necklace like some I have seen recently. They look to be multiple strands of eyelash and/or railroad yarns twisted together. The yarns are inserted into beads at either end, and they have a clasp like a necklace. They are quite short (choker...
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July 7th 10 03:56 AM
by SophiaMegan Go to last post
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Anyone have a pattern for "trigger" mittens? by [email protected]
On Saturday, December 2, 1995 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, wrote: I thought I would mention in general - I have a copy of "marksman" mittens from WWII (kind of sad when you think about it). I sent a copy of today, but if anyone else wants a copy just e-mail me your smail address and...
July 29th 14 03:23 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Shelagh--how do you pronounce your name by Maggs
I'v e wondered since i first joined this group, how do you pronounce your name???? I won't insult you with the ways i have come up with......i'm sure they are all wrong!!!! Maggie, madly knitting in the Arizona desert!!!! (where is it about 110 degrees, ok, really about 105!!!!!)
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June 15th 06 03:46 AM
by Shillelagh Go to last post
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materials for knitting socks by talenknot
I wanted to start a knitting project and knit socks for my entire family, but I'm a bit new when it comes to yarn (most of my projects have mainly been in sewing :P). I've shopped around at both offline and online sites such as these, and found that yarn comes in a variety of different materials...
May 26th 12 05:11 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Anyone working on anything? by Olwyn.Mary
I am mostly busy sewing, making some fall and winter clothes, but the asthma has subsided enough that I now feel I can knit while watching the tv news. Nothing complicated, mind you, just something to keep the fingers busy. So, I pulled out an old pattern - from the 1960s I think, I bought it...
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December 20th 10 02:35 PM
by mirjam Go to last post
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Tapimatic rug machine by Mike Heilman
Hello Does anyone out there know a source for the backing needed for the Tapimatic rug making machine? It is a type of latch hook backing with a double mesh, 3.3 holes. It has to be double mesh. The Zweigert mesh I tried did not work. I would really like to be able to use the machine....
February 26th 15 08:44 PM
by Flash Go to last post
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1 Attachment(s) 16th Wedding Anniversary gift? by Allaya Diep
LOL - That's pretty funny. I guess Adam and I are getting fruit this year! Yeppie!!! Allaya When we'd been married nineteen years, one of my sisters sent us an anniversary card by the great Sandra Boynton, with a list of those in-between ones. I still have it, it's such a stitch. ...
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July 3rd 03 06:30 PM
by Ranee Mueller Go to last post
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Hello Post by Millie
Hi I've posted a couple of times but been mainly lurking for a couple of months. I've been knitting since my Mum taught me when I was little, unlike a lot of you I only knit from patterns but I pride myself that given the pattern I can knit anything. My Mum has never been able to crochet (except...
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May 26th 04 03:10 AM
by Katherine Go to last post
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