6x6 fun and lessons...LOL

I have been working on my 6 patch. It is in two colours I thought that
this would be a good time to try the two coloured knitting. Using left
and right hand at the same time. The pattern is an easy one, out of my
Norwegian knitting book. The first tries were frogged, not once but
several times. I am doing much better even though I do get the yarns
tangled at times. There are small errors here and there. But the next
one is going to be just perfect...ha, ha. Weaving the ends in while
knitting is fun and wonderful when you get it correct the first time
around after re-knitting it over and over and over.....ha, ha. Doing all
this while knitting is working fine however since our patch is flat and
not knitted in the round....you have to come back with a purling row and
now everything changes and throwing the yarn around, and weaving it in is
done just a bit different again.

Even so I am having fun with this and i am finally learning this
technique. No it is not hard to do at all, you do need time to sit
without distractions....DH are just that...LOL Karen it is coming, most
likely it will be in the mail at the end of this week

Thanks Cher for thinking of this.....it is a fun project.....Karens
patches are also excerises in knitting techniques. I know how to do the
blocks that alternate, but am corious about the herring bone pattern. It
is suttle but very nice. Each time I look at it there is a change in
colour and pattern, very nice indeed.

We keep on learning...neat to be sharing this way....thanks guys....in
this turbulent world it is great that we come together unseen and are a
harmonious group

Els

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On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 12:46:28 -0700, (Els van
Dam) wrote:

I have been working on my 6 patch. It is in two colours I thought that
this would be a good time to try the two coloured knitting. Using left
and right hand at the same time. The pattern is an easy one, out of my
Norwegian knitting book. The first tries were frogged, not once but
several times. I am doing much better even though I do get the yarns
tangled at times. There are small errors here and there. But the next
one is going to be just perfect...ha, ha. Weaving the ends in while
knitting is fun and wonderful when you get it correct the first time
around after re-knitting it over and over and over.....ha, ha. Doing all
this while knitting is working fine however since our patch is flat and
not knitted in the round....you have to come back with a purling row and
now everything changes and throwing the yarn around, and weaving it in is
done just a bit different again.

Even so I am having fun with this and i am finally learning this
technique. No it is not hard to do at all, you do need time to sit
without distractions....DH are just that...LOL Karen it is coming, most
likely it will be in the mail at the end of this week

Thanks Cher for thinking of this.....it is a fun project.....Karens
patches are also excerises in knitting techniques. I know how to do the
blocks that alternate, but am corious about the herring bone pattern. It
is suttle but very nice. Each time I look at it there is a change in
colour and pattern, very nice indeed.

We keep on learning...neat to be sharing this way....thanks guys....in
this turbulent world it is great that we come together unseen and are a
harmonious group

Els

Els van Dam opined thusly:

I have been working on my 6 patch. It is in two colours I thought that
this would be a good time to try the two coloured knitting.

[snip]

I made up 6 squares interspersed with about 20 false starts. 2 squares I
think are good enough to send. I had a great time doing so, though himself
did ask me (several times) why it took me 10 days to make 2 squares and I
appeared to working on them constantly. They are sitting here on my desk
waiting for the mail tomorrow.

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Steek??????????

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Knit that thing in the round and steek it!!!

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 12:46:28 -0700, (Els van
Dam) wrote:

I have been working on my 6 patch. It is in two colours I thought that
this would be a good time to try the two coloured knitting. Using left
and right hand at the same time. The pattern is an easy one, out of my
Norwegian knitting book. The first tries were frogged, not once but
several times. I am doing much better even though I do get the yarns
tangled at times. There are small errors here and there. But the next
one is going to be just perfect...ha, ha. Weaving the ends in while
knitting is fun and wonderful when you get it correct the first time
around after re-knitting it over and over and over.....ha, ha. Doing all
this while knitting is working fine however since our patch is flat and
not knitted in the round....you have to come back with a purling row and
now everything changes and throwing the yarn around, and weaving it in is
done just a bit different again.

Even so I am having fun with this and i am finally learning this
technique. No it is not hard to do at all, you do need time to sit
without distractions....DH are just that...LOL Karen it is coming, most
likely it will be in the mail at the end of this week

Thanks Cher for thinking of this.....it is a fun project.....Karens
patches are also excerises in knitting techniques. I know how to do the
blocks that alternate, but am corious about the herring bone pattern. It
is suttle but very nice. Each time I look at it there is a change in
colour and pattern, very nice indeed.

We keep on learning...neat to be sharing this way....thanks guys....in
this turbulent world it is great that we come together unseen and are a
harmonious group

Els

Are you sitting down, luvvie? To "steek" means that you take a knitted piece
of fabric and (You ARE sitting down????) CUT it WITH SCISSORS!!!!!! I have
friends (mostly Norwegian) who do this with cardigans. They knit them in the
round, and then cut up the middle of the front. Imagine!!!!
Katherine

"Ophelia" wrote in message
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Steek??????????

Ophelia


"SlinkyToy" wrote in message
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Knit that thing in the round and steek it!!!

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 12:46:28 -0700, (Els van
Dam) wrote:

I have been working on my 6 patch. It is in two colours I thought that
this would be a good time to try the two coloured knitting. Using left
and right hand at the same time. The pattern is an easy one, out of my
Norwegian knitting book. The first tries were frogged, not once but
several times. I am doing much better even though I do get the yarns
tangled at times. There are small errors here and there. But the next
one is going to be just perfect...ha, ha. Weaving the ends in while
knitting is fun and wonderful when you get it correct the first time
around after re-knitting it over and over and over.....ha, ha. Doing
all
this while knitting is working fine however since our patch is flat and
not knitted in the round....you have to come back with a purling row
and
now everything changes and throwing the yarn around, and weaving it in
is
done just a bit different again.

Even so I am having fun with this and i am finally learning this
technique. No it is not hard to do at all, you do need time to sit
without distractions....DH are just that...LOL Karen it is coming,
most
likely it will be in the mail at the end of this week

Thanks Cher for thinking of this.....it is a fun project.....Karens
patches are also excerises in knitting techniques. I know how to do
the
blocks that alternate, but am corious about the herring bone pattern.
It
is suttle but very nice. Each time I look at it there is a change in
colour and pattern, very nice indeed.

We keep on learning...neat to be sharing this way....thanks guys....in
this turbulent world it is great that we come together unseen and are a
harmonious group

Els

Hi Els, you are welcome as far as the 6x6 goes. It is fun, and gives us
time to do samples that can be used.

I just did a leaf for someone, I wasn't sure if it would come out right,
but now that the square is done, I can see the pattern clearly. As you say,
weaving in the ends as you go, can be tricky...Here is a tip that may help
you keep UNtangled...when you twist one end around the other, do it on the
purl row side, then when you knit the next row twisting to weave in the ends
again, but do it the opposite direction, this will untangle all the threads
you just twisted around each other on the previous row.

I'm sure it will look beautiful...and remember, your kntting skills aren't
being picked up on by any one, this is not what counts, it can be a plain
old garter square, the issue is to collect squares from each and every
member of the group that wants to join in each month. So that you can make
an afghan of your own design using squares from each and everyone joining in
on the list.

Cheers......Cher
"Els van Dam" wrote in message
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I have been working on my 6 patch. It is in two colours I thought that
this would be a good time to try the two coloured knitting. Using left
and right hand at the same time. The pattern is an easy one, out of my
Norwegian knitting book. The first tries were frogged, not once but
several times. I am doing much better even though I do get the yarns
tangled at times. There are small errors here and there. But the next
one is going to be just perfect...ha, ha. Weaving the ends in while
knitting is fun and wonderful when you get it correct the first time
around after re-knitting it over and over and over.....ha, ha. Doing all
this while knitting is working fine however since our patch is flat and
not knitted in the round....you have to come back with a purling row and
now everything changes and throwing the yarn around, and weaving it in is
done just a bit different again.

Even so I am having fun with this and i am finally learning this
technique. No it is not hard to do at all, you do need time to sit
without distractions....DH are just that...LOL Karen it is coming, most
likely it will be in the mail at the end of this week

Thanks Cher for thinking of this.....it is a fun project.....Karens
patches are also excerises in knitting techniques. I know how to do the
blocks that alternate, but am corious about the herring bone pattern. It
is suttle but very nice. Each time I look at it there is a change in
colour and pattern, very nice indeed.

We keep on learning...neat to be sharing this way....thanks guys....in
this turbulent world it is great that we come together unseen and are a
harmonious group

Els

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just have no faith. g
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How can you cut it without having it unravel???

In article , Sorceress
wrote:

Els van Dam opined thusly:

I have been working on my 6 patch. It is in two colours I thought that
this would be a good time to try the two coloured knitting.

[snip]

I made up 6 squares interspersed with about 20 false starts. 2 squares I
think are good enough to send. I had a great time doing so, though himself
did ask me (several times) why it took me 10 days to make 2 squares and I
appeared to working on them constantly. They are sitting here on my desk
waiting for the mail tomorrow.

thanks Ann I am glad I am not the only one having a muddle..... the
colours are realy pretty so that is a great help.....(grinning)

Els

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In article , "Ophelia"
wrote:

Steek??????????

Ophelia


Ophelia this not some dirty word, but it means that you are going to knit
in the round and than take your scissors and cut the knitting to
size....Not my style at all. I can see bits of yarn on the floor with the
odd stitch attatched....(laughing)

Back to knitting.

Els

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In article , "Katherine
Burgess" wrote:

Are you sitting down, luvvie? To "steek" means that you take a knitted piece
of fabric and (You ARE sitting down????) CUT it WITH SCISSORS!!!!!! I have
friends (mostly Norwegian) who do this with cardigans. They knit them in the
round, and then cut up the middle of the front. Imagine!!!!
Katherine

Not me no sirree......

Els

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