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Alpaca and lace vent
"The Other Kim" wrote in message ... With more and more beginner knitters around it looks even more impressive in a "See, I'm way better than you" way (although that's not why I knit lace, and it's not what I think when someone compliments me on it: I think I'm good but not *that* good). I did buy the book you mention, but I'm not going to spent hundreds of dollars on yarn to make one of the patterns. I am planning on springing for enough Helen's Lace by Lorna's Laces for a nice shawl for me, but I'll wait until next month; two of my not-so-local yarn shops give a 10% discount in your birthday month. Time to increase the stash g That's not why I knit lace either. I read somewhere that as you knit more and more, and increase your experience that lace knitting becomes more of something to try. That applies to me. That gorgeous Candle Flame shawl I made from Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud at $4.29 U.S. per hank. I used 2 hanks although the free pattern called for 3 hanks. So, there's no need to spend a pile of money. The yarn was beautifully soft and comes in great colours NAYY. I still want to make the Peacock Feathers shawl, (3rd try) and instead of Jaggerspun Zephyr at $15.50 a hank, I'm going to use Knit Picks "Shimmer" (alpaca and silk) at 5.49 a hank. And $70 for needles?!?!?!?! Sheesh, no way. Me either. I have enough Bryspun circs in most sizes that I usually use those, and I have a ton of aluminum needles from a million years ago in Canadian sizes that are still in perfect condition. A U.S. friend also gave me a small set of bamboo circs that I have used now and then, and they are lovely. For socks, I have 4 or 5 sets of aluminum needles, and one set of bamboo (which bend horribly). I use more than one set because I knit both socks alternately on each set of needles. That way I don't end up with one sock syndrome. ;D Shelagh Shelagh |
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I like wood needles for cable needles and for picking up stitches when I
have been frogging, and I keep a couple in the needle case that follows me around, but I have come to prefer steel needles for actual knitting at sizes below 3.5 mm. (held in a knitting sheath.) I thought the whole idea of lace was to use such a little bit of yarn that you could pull the whole shawl through a wedding ring. I thought lace was the ultimate in cheap knitting thrills. ; D Aaron. "The Other Kim" wrote in message ... Aaron wrote: Yes, the BIG Santa Clara convention Center, in the heart of Silicon Valley. snipI did buy the book you mention, but I'm not going to spent hundreds of dollars on yarn to make one of the patterns. I am planning on springing for enough Helen's Lace by Lorna's Laces for a nice shawl for me, but I'll wait until next month; two of my not-so-local yarn shops give a 10% discount in your birthday month. Time to increase the stash g And $70 for needles?!?!?!?! Sheesh, no way. Maybe there are enough beginning knitters out there who think that expensive means better, but I'll stick with my Addi Naturas and Crystal Palace bamboo DPs for now. I also like the Brittany birch DPs but tend to break them when knitting socks; maybe if I didn't knit socks on 2-mm needles this wouldn't happen as often, ya think? g The Other Kim kimagreenfieldatyahoodotcom |
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Aaron wrote:
I like wood needles for cable needles and for picking up stitches when I have been frogging, and I keep a couple in the needle case that follows me around, but I have come to prefer steel needles for actual knitting at sizes below 3.5 mm. (held in a knitting sheath.) I drop too many stitches using metal. Bamboo and wood give me the control I need. I thought the whole idea of lace was to use such a little bit of yarn that you could pull the whole shawl through a wedding ring. I thought lace was the ultimate in cheap knitting thrills. ; D I do hope you mean "cheap" as in inexpensive as opposed to shoddy. It can be inexpensive and give one more bang for one's buck, but yarn quality is variable. I want to make a proper wedding-ring shawl one of these years, but I want to actually see and feel the cobweb to give it a good yank before buying. I bought some via mail order years ago for my first try, but the yarn fell apart on me too many times that I just tossed the whole lot. The yarn has to be strong enough to work with but fine enough to make that gossamer fabric. The Other Kim kimagreenfieldatyahoodotcom |
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Yes, I think the J&S lace yarn is about twice as expensive as the other J&S
yarns on a per gram basis. The old Shetland shawls seem to have been as much about showing off spinning ability as showing off knitting ability. A society where competence in domestic chores brings great social status. What a concept!. So, a Shetland Shawl and Aran sweater are both 200-plus hour projects. The sweater will take 6 times the weight of wool as the shawl, but the shawl yarn is twice as expensive per gram. Therefore, the shawl is 3 times cheaper per hour. Therefore, in 200 hours you can save enough to buy a round at the pub when you finish : ) If we all did a few shawls, we could save enough to get together at a good pub and have a blowout, stagger home in no condition to knit, celebration. ; D Aaron "The Other Kim" wrote in message ... Aaron wrote: I like wood needles for cable needles and for picking up stitches when I have been frogging, and I keep a couple in the needle case that follows me around, but I have come to prefer steel needles for actual knitting at sizes below 3.5 mm. (held in a knitting sheath.) I drop too many stitches using metal. Bamboo and wood give me the control I need. I thought the whole idea of lace was to use such a little bit of yarn that you could pull the whole shawl through a wedding ring. I thought lace was the ultimate in cheap knitting thrills. ; D I do hope you mean "cheap" as in inexpensive as opposed to shoddy. It can be inexpensive and give one more bang for one's buck, but yarn quality is variable. I want to make a proper wedding-ring shawl one of these years, but I want to actually see and feel the cobweb to give it a good yank before buying. I bought some via mail order years ago for my first try, but the yarn fell apart on me too many times that I just tossed the whole lot. The yarn has to be strong enough to work with but fine enough to make that gossamer fabric. The Other Kim kimagreenfieldatyahoodotcom |
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Count me in on the staggering!!!!!!
JJMolvik wrote in message ... Yes, I think the J&S lace yarn is about twice as expensive as the other J&S yarns on a per gram basis. The old Shetland shawls seem to have been as much about showing off spinning ability as showing off knitting ability. A society where competence in domestic chores brings great social status. What a concept!. So, a Shetland Shawl and Aran sweater are both 200-plus hour projects. The sweater will take 6 times the weight of wool as the shawl, but the shawl yarn is twice as expensive per gram. Therefore, the shawl is 3 times cheaper per hour. Therefore, in 200 hours you can save enough to buy a round at the pub when you finish : ) If we all did a few shawls, we could save enough to get together at a good pub and have a blowout, stagger home in no condition to knit, celebration. ; D Aaron "The Other Kim" wrote in message ... Aaron wrote: I like wood needles for cable needles and for picking up stitches when I have been frogging, and I keep a couple in the needle case that follows me around, but I have come to prefer steel needles for actual knitting at sizes below 3.5 mm. (held in a knitting sheath.) I drop too many stitches using metal. Bamboo and wood give me the control I need. I thought the whole idea of lace was to use such a little bit of yarn that you could pull the whole shawl through a wedding ring. I thought lace was the ultimate in cheap knitting thrills. ; D I do hope you mean "cheap" as in inexpensive as opposed to shoddy. It can be inexpensive and give one more bang for one's buck, but yarn quality is variable. I want to make a proper wedding-ring shawl one of these years, but I want to actually see and feel the cobweb to give it a good yank before buying. I bought some via mail order years ago for my first try, but the yarn fell apart on me too many times that I just tossed the whole lot. The yarn has to be strong enough to work with but fine enough to make that gossamer fabric. The Other Kim kimagreenfieldatyahoodotcom |
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"JJMolvik" wrote in message . .. Count me in on the staggering!!!!!! JJMolvik Me too..... just tell me where and when (grin). Shelagh |
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Shillelagh spun a FINE 'yarn':
"JJMolvik" wrote in message . .. Count me in on the staggering!!!!!! JJMolvik Me too..... just tell me where and when (grin). Shelagh splort, wondering if one could be charged with DUI or DWI on our brooms???? Noreen -- http://www.lulu.com/yarnwright http://yarnwright.etsy.com http://yarnwright.com http://noreensknitche.com http://noreensknitche.weblogs.us http://optional-knitting.com http://yarnscapes.com --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000718-0, 02/27/2007 Tested: 2/27/2007 1:02:25 PM avast! - (c) 1988-2006 http://www.avast.com |
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No, FUI or FWI.
splort, wondering if one could be charged with DUI or DWI on our brooms???? Noreen |
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Speaking of brooms ,,,, i am told , that if you rub some Good will oil
on it they fly better ,,, mirjam No, FUI or FWI. splort, wondering if one could be charged with DUI or DWI on our brooms???? Noreen |
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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen spun a FINE 'yarn':
Speaking of brooms ,,,, i am told , that if you rub some Good will oil on it they fly better ,,, mirjam Or a very good canuba wax??? Noreen --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000718-0, 02/27/2007 Tested: 2/27/2007 10:51:10 PM avast! - (c) 1988-2006 http://www.avast.com |
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