Forum: Yarn
February 2nd 08, 01:15 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 6
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So guess what I am working on now?
As I recall, for set-in sleeves, you'll do shoulder "decreases" ?by
short-rowing (so the shoulder slants down from the neck), and you'll do more
short-rows at the top of the sleeve to make a round...
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Forum: Yarn
January 19th 08, 06:03 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,299
Update on the Hanami Shawl
I was wondering about knitting bandages !?!
Georgia
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Forum: Yarn
December 9th 07, 08:08 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 13
Views: 784
Projects
Not gonna happen. I learned/remembered making up the too-small one that a
sock needs horizontal stretch a lot more than it needs vertical stretch. And
I HATED the seam up the back. Hated, hated,...
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Forum: Yarn
December 8th 07, 05:03 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 13
Views: 784
Projects
I have a drawing final on Tuesday. I ripped out the bad-gauge vertical
stripe knee sock, and am starting over, when I get a chance to sit still, on
a "normal", horizontal stripe knee...
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Forum: Yarn
December 4th 07, 12:23 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 9
Views: 996
holiday craft fair question
One thing you might want to think about is not undercutting knitters who are
actually trying to make a living selling their work; do your prices
reimburse your costs and your labor at a reasonable...
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Forum: Yarn
November 21st 07, 06:21 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 17
Views: 555
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Forum: Yarn
November 5th 07, 03:24 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,357
WHAT?????
I, uh, had the brilliant idea of enrolling in two studio art classes this
semester, so the knitting is going V E R Y slowly. I have "finished" half a
(long knee) sock on #1 US...
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Forum: Yarn
October 30th 07, 12:38 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 14
Views: 752
OT Here we go again
Hope all goes smoothly, and you're better than ever!
Georgia
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Forum: Yarn
October 13th 07, 09:20 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 9
Views: 602
Help please...crocheted slippers
In sewing, "ease in the fullness" refers to cases where one piece has a
longer edge than the one it's being seamed to, and means you adjust the
difference in little increments at every opportunity,...
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Forum: Yarn
October 11th 07, 11:55 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 17
Views: 964
Yarn for socks
Hmm. I had a lot of alpaca left over from sweaters, so I made socks with it.
At the time, I didn't have the patience to knit on #1 or #2 US needles, so I
doubled the yarn and knitted them up on #6s....
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Forum: Yarn
October 11th 07, 04:35 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 16
Views: 795
Liesel in Fiesta La Luz
It's beautiful (I was going to say "yummy". Heck, I will say it: yummy!)
Georgia
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Forum: Yarn
October 9th 07, 04:40 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,134
Column of Leaves by Brooknelson
Thanks. (You do realize that the work on that page spans 25 years...)
Georgia
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Forum: Yarn
October 7th 07, 03:10 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 22
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Column of Leaves by Brooknelson
You're very kind. I use circulars or dpns wherever possible, because I find
purling tiring. So, the hats, the helmet-liner, the socks, the pullover
sweaters are all done on circulars (or dpns). But...
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Forum: Yarn
October 6th 07, 02:58 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,134
Column of Leaves by Brooknelson
Glad to hear you are home again. Please post pictures of the afghan!
Have been working on socks and other small items. Just finished a scarf knit
lenghtwise--picture at...
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Forum: Yarn
October 1st 07, 12:19 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 2
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Blocking 100% Silk
It doesn't stretch, but it "grows" from the weight of the finished garment.
I had to give the pullover I made myself to Goodwill as the short sleeves
grew past my elbows, and the thing itself kept...
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Forum: Yarn
September 22nd 07, 08:08 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,083
It's been really quiet here
Good or bad, I'll be sure to post pics.
Georgia
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Forum: Yarn
September 22nd 07, 04:20 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,083
It's been really quiet here
I'm taking two studio art classes--that takes a lot of time.
But I found some self-striping sock yarn that has a pattern for knitting the
socks so the stripes go lengthwise, and I had to try that....
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Forum: Beads
September 19th 07, 04:27 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 10
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Photographing Jewellery
You're not likely to get true color using flash. Try using a light cube to
filter light from floodlights, and set your camera on its "incandescent
light" setting.
Good...
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Forum: Yarn
September 10th 07, 01:10 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 2
Views: 500
Knitting Up all those L E F T O V E R S
I am making a "long-stripe" scarf (you know, one that goes: CO 380 sts, knit
12 inches, changing yarns whenever you feel like it. Bind off). Then I will
feel virtuous enough to knit some new...
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Forum: Jewelry
August 23rd 07, 04:39 PM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,841
sinusoidal stake source?
Thanks, Carl. (Now there are a whole bunch of other things I want to do, in
addition to raising...)
Georgia
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Forum: Jewelry
August 23rd 07, 02:59 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,841
sinusoidal stake source?
Looking to do anticlastic raising--organic curves. Michael Good's article in
the July 2007 Lapidary Journal for Jewelry Arts (or whatever they've renamed
themselves) will tell you more than I could...
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Forum: Jewelry
August 22nd 07, 04:36 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,841
sinusoidal stake source?
I was surprised and disappointed to find, on Googling "sinusoidal stake," to
find only a handful of sources--Otto Frei, Walsh (all the way in the UK),
and Allcraft. Am I missing something obvious...
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Forum: Yarn
August 21st 07, 11:52 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,380
uneven knit and purl rows
If it is every other row, it is surely a difference in tension between
knitting and purling. Almost everyone has different tensions for knitting
and purling. Usually, as I think someone said, the...
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Forum: Yarn
August 16th 07, 03:10 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 7
Views: 691
FO
Glad you like the sweaters--they were fun to do.
I don't know about talent, but sometimes my patience amazes me: I can spend
45 minutes unknotting thread, or 15 minutes getting a flimsy...
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Forum: Yarn
August 16th 07, 03:05 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 7
Views: 691
FO
You've reminded me that I neglected to post a picture of the Mohair vest I
finished for Warm Woolies a couple of weeks ago (that's now remedied).
Glad that mohair is going to good use--it knits up...
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