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New Pictures by
try posting this in rec.crafts.textiles.yarn as this group is very
knowledgeable and helpful.
Sue in Brampton... quilter, crocheter, and new to machine embroidery
In article , says...
Ann wrote:
I've added a few of my quilts here
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Errors in Big Book of Knitting Stitch Patterns by
When I was trying to lean some new stitch patterns from the "Big Book of
Knitting Stitch Patterns" the result was a tangled mess. I thought it was
just my mistakes as I knitted in the gloom as my wife watched movies, or I
thought I was paying more attention to the movies than to my knitting....
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The Death of Ski Sweaters and Ganseys - Long by
Yarnstandards.com is the end of ski sweaters and fisherman's ganseys. I am
not saying that the Standard Yarn Weight System is the cause of the end of
ski sweaters and fisherman's sweaters, any more than a bridge is the cause
of the end of a road, but when you get to the end of the road, there is...
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Destash by
I am destashing.
The inventory is 30 plus pair of single point knitting needles ranging from
US Size 1 to 13. Some are aluminum, some are plastic and many are wood,
some of which I made. Some needles are in new condition, some are gently
used, and others are "used but good." There may also be...
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Where was Lambtown? by
It was hot last week. It was so hot that many of the sheep owners withdrew
from Lambtown, and most of the live sheep events were cancled. For example,
the Sheep to Shawl used wool out of plastic bags : (
More spinners than knitters. More weavers than knitters. More felters than
knitters. ...
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Why Stashes? by
The Great Yarn Fairy sent me a nice bit of yarn.
Why is that ball of yarn precious to me beyond its financial value?
I really do not know why I would put so much more effort into planning a
knitting project that uses $20 worth of yarn, than I put into planning a
evening at the theater that will...
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August 7th 06 08:28 PM
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Real, Wooly, Yarn by
I just got a shipment of gansey yarns from Iriss of Penzance.
These authentic British breed gansey yarns are as different from any wool
yarn that I have ever knit; as silk is different from wool. First, they are
stretchy beyond belief, which makes them a delight to knit fast and tight.
Second,...
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XMASS? by
It must be - I got red yarn in the mail.
I had been wondering what they did down there in Victoria!
And, more Ivory home spun, fun, fun, fun!!
Thanks Wooly : )
Aaron
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funny thing by
One of the funniest things that I know of is a dyslexic knitter trying to
knit an Aran pattern. You know, all those right and left crosses!
My Grandfather understood, he was dyslexic. He never told me to go right or
left, he would say, "Take your end east," or "Go south 3 miles, then go east
2...
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Knitters Poll: Handcrafted? by
Do you do anything to allow people to readily identify your knit items as
handmade? I.e., labels, owner initials, etc.?
When you see an interesting knit object, what do you look for in determining
whether the object is hand knit? Or, the product of a factory? Or, a one of
a kind piece by a...
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Hello to all by
Hello and Hi , I am new to all this and just wanted to say hello and
hopefully make some new friends. I have been knitting and crocheting for
about 15 years but I am self taught so still have a ton to learn . If anyone
would like to chat I would love to hear from you
Shannon in NC
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Wow by
Hello again to all
Thank you so much for the warm welcome . I wasn't exspecting it . So I
figured I would write again to tell a little about myself. I am a 31 year
old mother of 2 beautiful daughters . We live in Jacksonville NC. My husband
is in the Marine Corps and gone most the time so I spend...
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Knitting needle kit question (Boye vs. Denise) by
I am looking to purchase a knitting needle kit and have found these two kits
on the internet. I don't want to have to purchase new needles everytime I
start a new project and this seems to be the way around that. Especially
the circular ones. The Denise kit sounds like it is better, but it...
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Question on double wool by
In the instruction for a traditional a Guernesy, the instructions call for
using the wool doubled.
Is it better to use two balls of wool or wind the two strandes together into
a single ball?
The yarn came in a big cone, and in my preliminary tests, it does not seem
to make a big difference. I'm...
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Self striping yarns..... My yarn wish by
Ooooops lol I thought I might have been the only guy on this forum as I
haven't met many guys who knit or crochet on the web.
wrote in message
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Hi, I just found this newsgroup after finally getting my outlook...
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Hard S.E.X.; The Search for Golden Needles by
Readers with long memories know that I really like wooden knitting needles,
and often make my own knitting needles. This is the further adventures in
the excesses of needle making. I am sharing this because it is easily done
in the average home workshop, and I think, well worth the effort. ( For...
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Up the old style knitting learning curve. by
This morning I oiled the olive wood knitting stick that I whittled on
Monday. Total time to make this knitting stick was about 3/4 hour - the
advantage of working green woodis that it works very fast. It is quite
crude, but whittled olive wood has a wonderful feel. A hole bored in the
end accepts...
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Knitting speed ?? by
Had a speed trial this morning.
With circular needles, I knit ~ 100 stitches per minute.
With DPN and sheath, I knit ~ 160 stitches per minute. I'm sure some of you
can do better than that with circulars, but it is better than the 20 spm
that I was doing 4 years ago when I asked the group for...
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