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Old July 2nd 07, 10:15 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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"Vintage Purls" wrote in message
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On Jul 2, 8:14 am, "
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Last time I was on your side of the puddle England still had libraries
and post!


I can't get EZ books in my local library in NZ, so I think it entirely
possible that she isn't available in other libraries in the world.

I've looked at buying some stuff from Schoolhouse Press but the cost
of postage is steep and they don't do electronic versions so you can
just have your patterns delivered by email (I did ask). I do really
struggle to get access to her stuff without paying the earth.

VP


I've just ordered a copy from Amazon.

Mary



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Old July 2nd 07, 11:18 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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On Jul 2, 9:15 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
I've just ordered a copy from Amazon.


Which book did you get Mary?

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Old July 2nd 07, 11:45 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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"Vintage Purls" wrote in message
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On Jul 2, 9:15 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
I've just ordered a copy from Amazon.


Which book did you get Mary?


The recommended one, the Knitters' Almanac. If the pi pattern isn't in there
I shall not be pleased.

Mary


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Old July 2nd 07, 06:13 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Mary Fisher wrote:

The recommended one, the Knitters' Almanac. If the pi pattern isn't in there
I shall not be pleased.



Well, according to this page that described a Pi Shawl Knit-Along, you
ordered the right one.

http://www.madisonknittersguild.org/pishawl.html

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Old July 2nd 07, 08:05 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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"Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply" wrote in
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Mary Fisher wrote:

The recommended one, the Knitters' Almanac. If the pi pattern isn't in
there I shall not be pleased.



Well, according to this page that described a Pi Shawl Knit-Along, you
ordered the right one.

http://www.madisonknittersguild.org/pishawl.html


Um - it doesn't look like

http://www.fysh.org/~slinky/pix/ratty_pi.jpg


:-(

We shall see.

I'll report.

:-)

Mary


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Old July 2nd 07, 11:18 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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On Jul 2, 2:05 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:

Um - it doesn't look like

http://www.fysh.org/~slinky/pix/ratty_pi.jpg


Of course it doesn't. The basic pi shawl pattern is a formula for a
circular shawl knitted outward from the center, circularly. EZ
provides instructions for some very basic lace that will produce
something that looks like the shawl in the Pi-along.

I put lace patterns of my own choosing in my pi shawls, you should do
the same. Patterns are, after all, general guidelines, right?

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Old July 3rd 07, 08:21 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Lordy that is GORGEOUS!

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Pi. Hand-dyed Jaggerspun Maine Line 2/20s. Finished size 64"
measured on the diameter from point to point.


http://www.fysh.org/~slinky/pix/ratty_pi.jpg



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Old July 3rd 07, 10:22 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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In article et,
Christy wrote:
Is this strictly a knitted pattern or can it be crocheted?

Christy

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What's a Pi shawl?


A circular shawl that starts in the center, is knitted "in the
round" (flat, but on circular needles!).


The idea is simply that for every inch wider the shawl is,
it has to be 3.14 (pi) inches more around in order to lie flat.
However, since knitting is flexible and stretchy, and lace is
more so, you don't have to increase 3.14 stitches for every
half inch of knitting (one half inch on each side of the circle
adds to make one inch increased diameter). You can knit your
lace pattern evenly for, say, four inches and then add 4 pi
stitches spaced evenly around the shawl: that would be
4(3.14)=12.56 stitches (call it 12 and add 13 after the next
four inches). EZ liked to do a few rounds of plain knitting
between lace motifs and place her increases there, but
sometimes they can be worked into the lace pattern itself.

So you could probably do it in crochet, especially if you use
one of the fancier stitches that make a more flexible fabric.
Something with treble crochets ought to work.

=Tamar
 




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