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I picked up knitting as a hobby a couple of months ago, and these are some of the things I've knitted so far. A scarf for my boyfriend:  I've knitted several pairs of these felted slippers, they're really easy and fun to knit, and great no-brain knitting when working night shifts:  Felted tote bag: 
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starshaped posted:Midnight Sun, that checkered felted bag kicks rear end! I love the colors you used.  I made up this bag as I went along, so it was really exciting to see how it came out when I felted it. I'm really satisfied with the result.
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Jan 10, 2008 07:58
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Antis0ciald0rk posted:
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Jan 10, 2008 08:01
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Thanks, Kalista. I really want to try knitting a my so-called scarf, but I think I need to watch that youtube video a couple of times first. 
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Jan 10, 2008 17:52
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Ok, now I'm furious at whoever posted about Knitpicks, because they don't ship internationally, and i need one of these! Does anyone know where I can buy one of these and get it shipped to Norway? 
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Jan 12, 2008 08:52
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Deety: Thanks! At least I need a marker in combination with the counter for knitting in the round. The OP had a pic of some beautiful markers, did you make them yourself, or can they be bought somewhere? elbow: Make someone hold it out for you and roll it into a ball before knitting, like this:  or use one of these:  Edit: Found the counter in a Norwegian webshop, but thanks again Deety. I'm still curious about the markers in the OP, though.
Midnight Sun fucked around with this message at 15:51 on Jan 12, 2008 |
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Jan 12, 2008 15:44
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deety posted:I made those markers, they're actually pretty easy if you want to try some. 
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Jan 12, 2008 16:55
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elbow posted:Thanks to the both of you. Anyone have any advice on how to convince my boyfriend to sit still for such a long time?
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Jan 13, 2008 07:39
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PoK, my bf is very happy with the scarf I knitted him, so I really hope it's just you. Here's my latest finished project. A felted kitty bed. (The cat wants nothing to do with the abomination, of course.)   
Midnight Sun fucked around with this message at 12:51 on Jan 15, 2008 |
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Jan 15, 2008 12:37
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Sensibletron posted:I like it! If kitty's not so crazy about it, perhaps you could stitch in a fabric panel down below and put in something that makes a crinkly noise? I have known quite a few cats in my time who are sensationalized by a crinkle cave. (I knitted it for a kitten we had, but unfortunately we had to give her away before I was finished knitting the bed.)
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Jan 15, 2008 23:49
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Thanks, Sensibletron! The Kitty Pi looks more like something Gizmo would like to curl up in.
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Jan 16, 2008 00:39
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Does anyone have tips on how to get neat edges? My edges are horrible and uneven, and I've tried the technique on Knittinghelp. Is there some secret trick that I don't know about?
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Jan 18, 2008 23:26
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Drei posted:Your two best bets are (I don't know what the knittinghelp one is so you may have tried one of these already): (The knittinghelp method is slipping the first stitch, btw.)
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Jan 19, 2008 09:31
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Joining the scarf gang. I just started knitting this modified Gryffindor scarf. I hope it's not sacreligious to have a pink Harry Potter scarf.  I also tried knitting my so called scarf, but as usual my edges look like crap.  
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Jan 20, 2008 00:41
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Thanks, Kalista! I'll try blocking the scarf when it's done. Right now it's just an in-between project that I pick up when I'm tired of my other stuff, to finish off some left over yarn. It's 100% wool, so I think blocking will help a lot.
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Jan 21, 2008 00:38
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Corsair Canard posted:Be very careful blocking it since it's wool, you don't want to accidentally felt some of it.
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Jan 21, 2008 10:24
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effika posted:As long as you avoid rubbing it together a lot you should be fine. As my father discovered one day, even cold water will felt wool if it gets enough agitation.
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Jan 21, 2008 19:28
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Google Embryo posted:I usually crochet a border around mine. It makes them look a lot neater.
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Jan 21, 2008 21:36
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I use 100% wool yarn because I bought a lot of it for felting, and I don't want to buy a whole lot of different yarn for scarves and whatnot. So it's not because I'm snobby at all.
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Jan 22, 2008 11:34
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Got a Ravelry invite today, and I'm in as Midnattsol.
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Jan 23, 2008 10:16
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Pickle Pie, those are really cute.
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Jan 27, 2008 20:58
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Ok, more scarves. I've started knitting the Skull Illusion Scarf, because I got tired of knitting one color in the round on the HP scarf.  Now I have an idea for a 1-up mushroom messenger bag. I've kinda written a pattern that I think will work, but hey, I usually make things up as I go along anyway. This will be the pattern on the lid, and I think I'll felt it:  Yay mushroom! 
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Jan 28, 2008 03:13
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Strelnikov posted:It's cute! Knitting stitches are not square, though, so your mushroom won't come out in the same proportions as it will on the chart. Here is a site that will generate graph paper in whatever gauge you want, so you can know exactly how your chart will look when you knit it. I don't have a printer, so I won't be able to print out the graph paper, unfortunately.
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Jan 28, 2008 22:30
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Nrapture, that's a cool scarf! I agree with deety, very nice and neat edges.
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Feb 3, 2008 14:47
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MallcoreMotion posted:What do you guys think would be the best way to knit a medium-ish baby blanket with the letter A in the middle? I know it'd be iintarsia, I'm just wondering if there's any way to make it so you don't get those goofy lines on the back when you add a color.
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Feb 17, 2008 14:24
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MallcoreMotion posted:Would it be easy to do on circulars?
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Feb 18, 2008 12:18
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My modified Harry Potter scarf is finally finished. Didn't turn out too bad.   
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Feb 28, 2008 00:51
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jomiel & elbow: Thanks!
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Feb 28, 2008 09:46
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jomiel: Cute scarf! And I love the colors on the sock yarn, what kind of yarn is it and where can I get it?
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Mar 1, 2008 14:21
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The messenger bag is finished. Any tips about cleaning up the black fuzz on the white parts?
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Mar 3, 2008 22:13
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jomiel posted:Would a cat hair roller work? I've knitted the mushroom in intarsia, and the 1up-text in stranding method (got extremely fed up with the intarsia, so I just thought gently caress it.)
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Mar 3, 2008 22:55
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Cool socks! I wanted to knit socks, but figured out that DPNs are my nemesis(...es?). drat you, DPNs!
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Mar 4, 2008 12:51
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Strelnikov posted:Niiifty.
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Mar 5, 2008 06:19
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Knitted and felted a bag for a colleague. I embroidered the flowers on after felting. I think it looks really cute! 
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Mar 7, 2008 21:02
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Super cute socks, jomiel! I'm impressed!
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Mar 8, 2008 13:32
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Nrapture posted:I love that handbag, Midnight Sun! Did you put in a zipper, flap or leave the top open? The bag is open, but of course you could modify it just as you like. The pattern is here: http://hurpeknagg.blogspot.com/2008/03/no-seam-bag.html (I made it, raaar!)
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Mar 9, 2008 01:48
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cnmns posted:Does anyone have any good recommendations for a knitting book? I want to learn how to do more because at the only moment I can do anything that is a scarf and they get a little boring after a while. I think the Stitch 'n' Bitch books are good, though.
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Mar 13, 2008 05:22
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Yay dishcloth! Made from this pattern.
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Mar 15, 2008 20:43
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deety posted:Cool, what yarn is that? I love making dishcloths because they're fast and you can always use a new one.
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Mar 16, 2008 07:39
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I do all my felting in a front loading washer. I put a pair of jeans and some organic soap in with the object I'm going to felt, and run a cycle on 90 C. It always turns out very good.
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Mar 17, 2008 15:38
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