SlinkyToy
July 7th 03, 09:53 PM
Oh, I have no balance, tho I do occasionally achieve a sort of Zen trance
when I'm in the spinning groove. Long-term project, this gansey...
"AGRES" > wrote in message
news:CJjOa.37$N7.265@sccrnsc03...
> I'm a slower knitter. It would take me hundreds of years : )
>
> I think that fast knitters deserve as much admiration as sports
superstars.
>
> I wish to encourage the project. I do not wish to disturb your "balance"
in
> anyway.
>
> Aaron
>
>
>
>
> "SlinkyToy" > wrote in message
> . ..
> > First I have to get all the yarn spun. I've done two, 2oz hanks of the
> > probably 2# that I'll need.
> >
> > THEN I have to swatch.
> >
> > THEN I have to design the thing
> >
> > THEN I have to knit it
> >
> > I hope you're long on patience as I don't expect to have it finished in
> less
> > than 5 years :) The yarn I'm spinning plies up to about 20wpi, and this
> is
> > a 3-ply yarn, so you might imagine it will take me long and long to do
the
> > spinning. Yarn this fine MUST be knit on #1/#14 needles just because it
> is
> > so fine, which means the knitting will take forever.
> >
> > This is a long-term project!
> >
> >
>
>
when I'm in the spinning groove. Long-term project, this gansey...
"AGRES" > wrote in message
news:CJjOa.37$N7.265@sccrnsc03...
> I'm a slower knitter. It would take me hundreds of years : )
>
> I think that fast knitters deserve as much admiration as sports
superstars.
>
> I wish to encourage the project. I do not wish to disturb your "balance"
in
> anyway.
>
> Aaron
>
>
>
>
> "SlinkyToy" > wrote in message
> . ..
> > First I have to get all the yarn spun. I've done two, 2oz hanks of the
> > probably 2# that I'll need.
> >
> > THEN I have to swatch.
> >
> > THEN I have to design the thing
> >
> > THEN I have to knit it
> >
> > I hope you're long on patience as I don't expect to have it finished in
> less
> > than 5 years :) The yarn I'm spinning plies up to about 20wpi, and this
> is
> > a 3-ply yarn, so you might imagine it will take me long and long to do
the
> > spinning. Yarn this fine MUST be knit on #1/#14 needles just because it
> is
> > so fine, which means the knitting will take forever.
> >
> > This is a long-term project!
> >
> >
>
>