Went to a local knitting club last night

Good day all,

I found a local knitting club at one of the libraries in the county.
They meet the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month (not good days for me).
I decided I need to talk with knitters face to face about my intarsia
cardigan to see if they could offer any pointers and take a look at the
back and see if I'm twisting my yarns right. So, I thought I'd drop in
just once...
Well, out of the 8 of us, only one woman seemed to even know what I was
doing...the others just said, "Oh....ah....how do you do that?"
LOL
Oh well....
;-)

/J
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Jenn Vanderslice wrote:
Good day all,

I found a local knitting club at one of the libraries in the county.
They meet the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month (not good days for me).
I decided I need to talk with knitters face to face about my intarsia
cardigan to see if they could offer any pointers and take a look at the
back and see if I'm twisting my yarns right. So, I thought I'd drop in
just once...
Well, out of the 8 of us, only one woman seemed to even know what I was
doing...the others just said, "Oh....ah....how do you do that?"
LOL
Oh well....
;-)

/J

Jenn,

This is why I go to the knitting group at my LYS, because there's
"professional help" available! Do you have an LYS with a similar
resource?

In article ,
spampot wrote:
Jenn Vanderslice wrote:

I found a local knitting club at one of the libraries in the county.
They meet the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month (not good days for me).
I decided I need to talk with knitters face to face about my intarsia
cardigan to see if they could offer any pointers and take a look at the
back and see if I'm twisting my yarns right. So, I thought I'd drop in
just once...
Well, out of the 8 of us, only one woman seemed to even know what I was
doing...the others just said, "Oh....ah....how do you do that?"
LOL
Oh well....
;-)

It's always fun to get a good boggle, anyway.

This is why I go to the knitting group at my LYS, because there's
"professional help" available! Do you have an LYS with a similar
resource?

I don't know whether there's a benefit to always twisting the same way or
not. I do know that for me, intarsia requires carefuly attention to the
tension of the last and first stitches, both when making them and when
picking them up again, just like keeping the tension correct at the end or
beginning of a row.

=Tamar

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:07:02 -0500, spampot wrote:

Jenn Vanderslice wrote:
Good day all,

I found a local knitting club at one of the libraries in the county.
They meet the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month (not good days for me).
I decided I need to talk with knitters face to face about my intarsia
cardigan to see if they could offer any pointers and take a look at the
back and see if I'm twisting my yarns right. So, I thought I'd drop in
just once...
Well, out of the 8 of us, only one woman seemed to even know what I was
doing...the others just said, "Oh....ah....how do you do that?"
LOL
Oh well....
;-)

/J

Jenn,

This is why I go to the knitting group at my LYS, because there's
"professional help" available! Do you have an LYS with a similar
resource?

Pardon me for butting in here, but have you considered checking out
some of the assisted living or nursing homes for retired/semi-retired
knitters who might enjoy getting the chance to pass on the art of
their craft? Nothing like feeling needed and important by someone to
get a lift in your day.

back to lurkdom - which is next door to the land of winkin, blinkin
and nod, where I REALLY should be after a long night at work

Kathy

Hi Kathy,

Great suggestion as there are so many living in assisted living know
that still want to help others.

Nora

bbdimples wrote:
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:07:02 -0500, spampot wrote:

Jenn Vanderslice wrote:
Good day all,

I found a local knitting club at one of the libraries in the county.
They meet the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month (not good days for
me). I decided I need to talk with knitters face to face about my
intarsia cardigan to see if they could offer any pointers and take
a look at the back and see if I'm twisting my yarns right. So, I
thought I'd drop in just once...
Well, out of the 8 of us, only one woman seemed to even know what I
was doing...the others just said, "Oh....ah....how do you do that?"
LOL
Oh well....
;-)

/J

Jenn,

This is why I go to the knitting group at my LYS, because there's
"professional help" available! Do you have an LYS with a similar
resource?

Pardon me for butting in here, but have you considered checking out
some of the assisted living or nursing homes for retired/semi-retired
knitters who might enjoy getting the chance to pass on the art of
their craft? Nothing like feeling needed and important by someone to
get a lift in your day.

back to lurkdom - which is next door to the land of winkin, blinkin
and nod, where I REALLY should be after a long night at work

Welcome, Kathy. What a great suggestion. But now that you have de-lurked,
you should stay and tell us about yourself.

Katherine

Here's an updated scan of my progress:
http://mysite.verizon.net/jslice/mgcard2.jpg

I'm on row 60 (not counting ribbing). There are 158 rows in the left
and right panels.

/J

Richard Eney wrote:
In article ,
spampot wrote:

Jenn Vanderslice wrote:

I found a local knitting club at one of the libraries in the county.
They meet the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month (not good days for me).
I decided I need to talk with knitters face to face about my intarsia
cardigan to see if they could offer any pointers and take a look at the
back and see if I'm twisting my yarns right. So, I thought I'd drop in
just once...
Well, out of the 8 of us, only one woman seemed to even know what I was
doing...the others just said, "Oh....ah....how do you do that?"
LOL
Oh well....
;-)


It's always fun to get a good boggle, anyway.


This is why I go to the knitting group at my LYS, because there's
"professional help" available! Do you have an LYS with a similar
resource?


I don't know whether there's a benefit to always twisting the same way or
not. I do know that for me, intarsia requires carefuly attention to the
tension of the last and first stitches, both when making them and when
picking them up again, just like keeping the tension correct at the end or
beginning of a row.

=Tamar

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ASC: Born to Herf '05: http://www.geocities.com/borntoherf/sponsors.htm
RCTY F.O.s: http://tinyurl.com/64dq5
Moon Garden Blog: http://moongarden.tblog.com/

Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing wonder and awe -
the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me. - Immanuel Kant

Hi Jenn,

Very nice and you aren't pulling the yarn so tight that it doesn't lay
flat. That is one thing that I had to learn to do when I started using
more than one color.

Hugs,

Nora

that looks beautiful, Jenn! lovely work.

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Star love,
Norma
PM OES
If God brings you to it, He will see you through it.

Jenn you remind me of the time i came home to Israel , after 2 years
in Boston , where i was ever so lucky to study Weaving in BU , in the
PIA . Back at home ,, i found no weavers , but heard there was a Group
meeting who wove on frames.... Joined the group , to find i was way
more experienced , even from the `teacher` Who was surprised that i
could weave in layers !!!! it was hard , but i was `allowed` to join
them , If i won`t tell others that i knew more than she !!!! i endured
it for the company i lacked ,,,, made some good friends ,,,
and left after the 10 yearly meetings ,,,, and went on in life ,,,
The teacher still has several folowers, who worship her feet and still
make the same `works` they made Ages ago .....
Thus try and make some aquaintances with the Nice persons you might
find , but go on and study more ,,,,,,, YOU CAN DO IT !!!!
mirjam


Good day all,

I found a local knitting club at one of the libraries in the county.
They meet the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month (not good days for me).
I decided I need to talk with knitters face to face about my intarsia
cardigan to see if they could offer any pointers and take a look at the
back and see if I'm twisting my yarns right. So, I thought I'd drop in
just once...
Well, out of the 8 of us, only one woman seemed to even know what I was
doing...the others just said, "Oh....ah....how do you do that?"
LOL
Oh well....
;-)

/J
--
ASC: Born to Herf '05: http://www.geocities.com/borntoherf/sponsors.htm
RCTY F.O.s: http://tinyurl.com/64dq5
Moon Garden Blog: http://moongarden.tblog.com/

Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing wonder and awe -
the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me. - Immanuel Kant