I'm Knitting!!!!

In message , Tia Mary
writes
wrote:
when you are confident, take a look at intarsial knitting etc and
newer ways to finish seams - knitting was never like this in your - or
my granny's time.

Can you explain to MOI just *what* intarsial knitting is? I've seen
it in catalogues describing sweaters but don't really have any idea
what it is. I know I can look it up in the dictionary but it's much
more fun to find out here :-).
I have a *very* old kit I bought from Herrschners for a kid sweater
with a kitty on the front. I bought the knitting kit just so I could
have the cat design -- LOL. Of course, it was on sale so I paid about
$10 for it and I did get a bunch of acrylic yarn, too. I'm hoping that
I will be able to knit myself the sweater with that design even tho' it
might be a small design. I'd be happy with a big rectangle for the
front, the back and the arms. Putting the pieces together is no problem
either. Now that I have gotten my feet wet, I should be able to get
that sweater done AND the crochet afghan made up or blocks with a kitty
in the center of each one :-). CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary


I went on a knitting course with Kaffe Fassett to do colourful knitting.
We were each given a postcard and told to pick 20 yarns and knit it, if
20 was not enough to pick 20 more. The yarns were all heaped on a sheet
on the floor.

My postcard was a picture of a Japanese garden.
We were taught how to weave the ends in of each colour.

There is a sample of the work I did on my web site under Other Crafts.
addy in sig.line

It was my first attempt so no way perfect.
Hugs
Shirley

--
Shirley Shone

www.allcrafts.org.uk

Dawne Peterson wrote:
Actually, while I do own a plastic Jesus, he's not on the dashboard. I have
a magnetic Mary (white with Ukrainian embroidery decals on her robe).

"Oh, I don't care if it's dark and scary
'Cause I've got Magnetic Mary
Riding on the dashboard of my car!!"

Dawne

As a "fine" Irish girl with TWELVE years of Catholic school under my
belt I learned the words as follows......

I don't care if it rains or freezes
'Long as I got my plastic Jesus
Stuck to the dashboard of my card
And the weather, it can get contrary
Long as I got my plastic Mary
Stuck to the dashboard of my car.
There were more verses but those are the only two I can remember.
Poor Granny used to have conniption fits whenever we would sing the
song -- LOL! CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

OY -- I think I will just stick to plain old knitting and purling
with one colour per row for the time being :-). Thanks for the info
Joy, I'm not sure I will ever get to the point of being able to knit
like you describe. Then again, twenty years ago I never thought I would
be stitching on 40 ct. even weave or doing Hardanger! CiaoMeow ^;;^

Joy Beeson wrote:
Short answer: intarsia is patchwork.

You change yarns at intervals to knit patches of colors. There are
various tricks to avoid knitting separate pieces of fabric -- one is
to make all design lines diagonal, so that simply dropping one yarn
and picking up another does the trick.

[answering other posts in the thread]

Fair Isle is one style of stranded knitting. Stranded knitting is
sometimes called "double knitting" because the strands running behind
the stitches make the fabric almost twice as thick -- I sometimes
strand two ends of the same yarn to make thick heels for socks -- but
I avoid saying "double knitting" because it also means many other
things.

In stranded knitting, unused colors are stranded behind the stitches.
This makes it advisable to use only two colors per row, and to avoid
having more than three consecutive stitches of the same color. If
you can control yarn with either hand, stranding with one yarn in each
hand feels faster than plain knitting. (But label the balls "left"
and "right" and never, never switch -- it's worse than mixed
directions in cross stitch.)

There is also "woven knitting" in which a yarn is caught behind the
stitches by knitting one stitch over the woven yarn and the next under
the woven yarn. When the weaving on each row is offset one stitch
from the row below, weaving makes a pretty honeycomb effect on the
purl side. The weaving yarn can be swapped with the knitting yarn to
make the same patterns you might work in intarsia.

It isn't advisable to try to weave patterns meant for stranding
because frequent yarn swaps make weaving untidy, but weaving is a good
way to pad solid-color rows in stranded patterns.

Joy Beeson


--
PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

On 2/23/10 1:58 AM, in article ,
"Shirley Shone" wrote:

In message , Tia Mary
writes
wrote:
when you are confident, take a look at intarsial knitting etc and
newer ways to finish seams - knitting was never like this in your - or
my granny's time.

Can you explain to MOI just *what* intarsial knitting is? I've seen
it in catalogues describing sweaters but don't really have any idea
what it is. I know I can look it up in the dictionary but it's much
more fun to find out here :-).
I have a *very* old kit I bought from Herrschners for a kid sweater
with a kitty on the front. I bought the knitting kit just so I could
have the cat design -- LOL. Of course, it was on sale so I paid about
$10 for it and I did get a bunch of acrylic yarn, too. I'm hoping that
I will be able to knit myself the sweater with that design even tho' it
might be a small design. I'd be happy with a big rectangle for the
front, the back and the arms. Putting the pieces together is no problem
either. Now that I have gotten my feet wet, I should be able to get
that sweater done AND the crochet afghan made up or blocks with a kitty
in the center of each one :-). CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary


I went on a knitting course with Kaffe Fassett to do colourful knitting.
We were each given a postcard and told to pick 20 yarns and knit it, if
20 was not enough to pick 20 more. The yarns were all heaped on a sheet
on the floor.

My postcard was a picture of a Japanese garden.
We were taught how to weave the ends in of each colour.

There is a sample of the work I did on my web site under Other Crafts.
addy in sig.line

It was my first attempt so no way perfect.
Hugs
Shirley


Color me very jealous just for the chance to learn anything under KF - his
use of color is amazing.

Cheryl

Who has to get off the computer and do errands before the snow flies

First of all, Congrats, TM! Welcome back to the knitting world.
There are *so* many fun yarns out there! Do you "pick" or "throw"
your yarn? I knit just like I crochet...iow, I "pick" and I think it
goes much faster than throwing.

On Feb 22, 9:03*am, Tia Mary wrote:

* * Can you explain to MOI just *what* intarsial knitting is? *I've seen
it in catalogues describing sweaters but don't really have any idea what
it is. *I know I can look it up in the dictionary but it's much more fun
to find out here :-).

And Jenn answered:
Colorwork. Blocks of one color in a field of another. Flowers, cats,
aliens, hearts, vertical stripes, etc. Not quite Fair Isle -- which,
iirc, is only two colors per row, almost always geometric, and the
color not being used to knit with is carried across the back of the
work. In intarsia, each instance of a color has its own
bobbin/butterfly/ball of yarn, and you need to twist the yarn when you
change colors or you'll get holes in your knitting.

Huh. How 'bout that! I've done both types and never knew there was a
name for them! Great explanation, btw, Jenn!

Back in the 70s I knit 4 or 5 bulky sweaters from Herrschners that had
pics on them...Star Wars' X-wing fighter for my nephew, a horse
(Appaloosa, of course!) for me, a pheasant for DH and a camping scene
(THE worst...had about 18 balls dangling from the back of that one!)
for my dad. Oh, and a fawn for DS, who never got to wear it cuz I was
going to line it and never did. Now I can give it to my DGD when she
gets old enough!

* * I have a *very* old kit I bought from Herrschners for a kid sweater
with a kitty on the front. *I bought the knitting kit just so I could
have the cat design -- LOL.

Now, *that* is a shocker!!! You can make it for Raechel!

I have a baby afghan pattern from back in the late 70s that is done in
blocks of fillet using dbl crochet and blocks of afghan stitch, on
which you cs different animals. I was going to use a soft yellow
boucle (Pound of love) but, after trying out a swatch, I don't think
I'll be able to see the individual stitches well enough to do the cs
on it. Oh, gee, darn...I'll have to have more s.e.x.!!! lol

Joan

On Feb 23, 4:43*am, Tia Mary wrote:
* * OY -- I think I will just stick to plain old knitting and purling
with one colour per row for the time being :-). *Thanks for the info
Joy, I'm not sure I will ever get to the point of being able to knit
like you describe. *Then again, twenty years ago I never thought I would
be stitching on 40 ct. even weave or doing Hardanger! *CiaoMeow ^;;^

Here's a super easy pattern for you to try. It's the same combination
of stitches on every row, but creates a very nice textured scarf.

http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archiv...pun_scarf.html

I got back into knitting 3 or more years ago, and now teach sock
knitting. Fun, fun, fun! I've hardly done any needlework since
rediscovering knitting.

take care, Linda D. in B.C., Canada

Well, I'll be a suck egg mule!!!! WHAT is picking or throwing? All
I know is I knit with the skein in front of MOI and the yarn in my right
hand, held up along the knitting needle. Also, I never even thought
about making the sweater for "R" -- likely 'cuz she's in Lizard Land and
only wears sweaters or jackets for a few months out of the year.
Regardless -- she would LOVE to have a sweater that GrandMother made for
her with a kitty on it :-). I'll get to use up the cheap yarn, she'll
grow out of it before the yarn self destructs and I'll STILL have the
pattern for the kitty :-).
I was in Wally World the other day and bought 5 skeins (all they
had) of a variegated purple, yellow, green yarn -- looks just like pansy
colors which I adore :-). I want to knit a blankie for the family room
and have decided it will be very simple, just alternating 10 stitch
blocks of knit & purl. I saw this done for a baby quilt and I like the
look plus it has no open parts where kitty hands can get inside!!!
Anywhoooo -- Juliette, my friend I am taking the knitting class
with, said I would likely need another 5 skeins if I want a decent sized
afghan so I went to two other WW and found another 7 skeins (more is at
Michael's, too) plus some coordinating solid colors. I now have a total
of 12 skeins of variegated yarn and 2 skeins each of purple, green &
yellow. I should be able to make a really nice, BIG afghan with 18
skeins of yarn I should think -- LOLOL! The solid colors are the bigger
skeins, too.
I think I will knit long panels and then join them until I get
something I think is wide enough. I have to have about 70" of width in
order to get myself and the chair covered so that the kitties can come
sit with MOI -- LOL! I'll make it that long too so that I don't have
any parts exposed to the chilly air. This is one project I really do
need to work on. The HUGE bag with the yarn in it is going to get DH
suspicious -- LOLOL! Thank heavens it isn't really $$$$ yarn.
I am almost finished with the pretty, lacy looking scarf I am making
for MOI so I should get back to it. My last class is tomorrow and I
want to have it finished. CiaoMeow ^;;^

Joan E. wrote:

First of all, Congrats, TM! Welcome back to the knitting world.
There are *so* many fun yarns out there! Do you "pick" or "throw"
your yarn? I knit just like I crochet...iow, I "pick" and I think it
goes much faster than throwing. ...snip...
Back in the 70s I knit 4 or 5 bulky sweaters from Herrschners that had
pics on them...Star Wars' X-wing fighter for my nephew, a horse
(Appaloosa, of course!) for me, a pheasant for DH and a camping scene
(THE worst...had about 18 balls dangling from the back of that one!)
for my dad. Oh, and a fawn for DS, who never got to wear it cuz I was
going to line it and never did. Now I can give it to my DGD when she
gets old enough! ...snipped....
I have a baby afghan pattern from back in the late 70s that is done in
blocks of fillet using dbl crochet and blocks of afghan stitch, on
which you cs different animals. I was going to use a soft yellow
boucle (Pound of love) but, after trying out a swatch, I don't think
I'll be able to see the individual stitches well enough to do the cs
on it. Oh, gee, darn...I'll have to have more s.e.x.!!! lol

Joan

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

Linda D. wrote:
Here's a super easy pattern for you to try. It's the same combination
of stitches on every row, but creates a very nice textured scarf.

http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archiv...pun_scarf.html

I got back into knitting 3 or more years ago, and now teach sock
knitting. Fun, fun, fun! I've hardly done any needlework since
rediscovering knitting.

take care, Linda D. in B.C., Canada


I LIKE the look of that pattern! Tomorrow, I'll have to ask my
teacher to explain the "knit into the back" thing. Thanks & CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

"Tia Mary" wrote
Dawne Peterson wrote:
Actually, while I do own a plastic Jesus, he's not on the dashboard. I
have a magnetic Mary (white with Ukrainian embroidery decals on her
robe).

"Oh, I don't care if it's dark and scary
'Cause I've got Magnetic Mary
Riding on the dashboard of my car!!"

Dawne

As a "fine" Irish girl with TWELVE years of Catholic school under my
belt I learned the words as follows......
(snip)
As neither fine, Irish, nor Catholic, I will add that "round here" Plastic
Jesus is sung with a rural accent, and generally segues into "Drop Kick Me
Jesus". The verses at the end of Sheena's link don't have anything about
St. Chris either, and I am sure he figures in to a verse.

Dawne, still recovering from explaining to a nice group of Lutheran ladies
how to get St Anthony to find lost stuff

"Tia Mary" wrote in message
...
Well, I'll be a suck egg mule!!!! WHAT is picking or throwing? All I
know is I knit with the skein in front of MOI and the yarn in my right
hand, held up along the knitting needle. Also, I never even thought about
making the sweater for "R" -- likely 'cuz she's in Lizard Land and only
wears sweaters or jackets for a few months out of the year. Regardless --
she would LOVE to have a sweater that GrandMother made for her with a
kitty on it :-). I'll get to use up the cheap yarn, she'll grow out of it
before the yarn self destructs and I'll STILL have the pattern for the
kitty :-).
I was in Wally World the other day and bought 5 skeins (all they had)
of a variegated purple, yellow, green yarn -- looks just like pansy colors
which I adore :-). I want to knit a blankie for the family room and have
decided it will be very simple, just alternating 10 stitch blocks of knit
& purl. I saw this done for a baby quilt and I like the look plus it has
no open parts where kitty hands can get inside!!!
Anywhoooo -- Juliette, my friend I am taking the knitting class with,
said I would likely need another 5 skeins if I want a decent sized afghan
so I went to two other WW and found another 7 skeins (more is at
Michael's, too) plus some coordinating solid colors. I now have a total
of 12 skeins of variegated yarn and 2 skeins each of purple, green &
yellow. I should be able to make a really nice, BIG afghan with 18 skeins
of yarn I should think -- LOLOL! The solid colors are the bigger skeins,
too.
I think I will knit long panels and then join them until I get
something I think is wide enough. I have to have about 70" of width in
order to get myself and the chair covered so that the kitties can come sit
with MOI -- LOL! I'll make it that long too so that I don't have any
parts exposed to the chilly air. This is one project I really do need to
work on. The HUGE bag with the yarn in it is going to get DH
suspicious -- LOLOL! Thank heavens it isn't really $$$$ yarn.
I am almost finished with the pretty, lacy looking scarf I am making
for MOI so I should get back to it. My last class is tomorrow and I want
to have it finished. CiaoMeow ^;;^





I think what Joan was referring to was the difference between
European/Continental style knitting and English knitting. European is where
you hold the yarn in your left hand, behind the work (put in front for a
purl stitch) and grab it with the right needle and pull it through as
though you were using a crochet hook. English is where you hold the yarn in
front of the work and using your right hand put the yarn around the needle
and pull it through. The stitches look exactly the same. It's just a
difference in method.

I'm sure there are clearer, better explanations for the two styles, but
that's the way I always thought of it.

Continental is usually faster.

Lucille



Joan E. wrote:

First of all, Congrats, TM! Welcome back to the knitting world.
There are *so* many fun yarns out there! Do you "pick" or "throw"
your yarn? I knit just like I crochet...iow, I "pick" and I think it
goes much faster than throwing. ...snip...
Back in the 70s I knit 4 or 5 bulky sweaters from Herrschners that had
pics on them...Star Wars' X-wing fighter for my nephew, a horse
(Appaloosa, of course!) for me, a pheasant for DH and a camping scene
(THE worst...had about 18 balls dangling from the back of that one!)
for my dad. Oh, and a fawn for DS, who never got to wear it cuz I was
going to line it and never did. Now I can give it to my DGD when she
gets old enough! ...snipped....
I have a baby afghan pattern from back in the late 70s that is done in
blocks of fillet using dbl crochet and blocks of afghan stitch, on
which you cs different animals. I was going to use a soft yellow
boucle (Pound of love) but, after trying out a swatch, I don't think
I'll be able to see the individual stitches well enough to do the cs
on it. Oh, gee, darn...I'll have to have more s.e.x.!!! lol

Joan

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary