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I've been knitting since January and have but one FO, a preemie hat I knit for charity. I'm a few stripes away from finishing my Pride scarf just in time for this weekend, though. I'm dotmatrix on Ravelry and will definitely be joining the group! 
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Cynodont posted:This is easily the best thread on these forums. There is no debate. Sup Knitpicks socks buddy? My two skeins of Imagination in Wicked Witch came in yesterday; I'll be starting my Monkeys tomorrow! I also use DPNs for round projects, but it's because I can't stand the feel of circs. I have a blanket on circulars right now and I can't even stand to work on it because of all that loopy bullshit.
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Jun 22, 2009 03:35
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guaranteed posted:If you're talking about the cables looping around and causing problems, try the KnitPicks ones. The cable is much more supple and doesn't curl up the way the cheaper store ones do. That's almost certainly the problem; I wanted to start NOW DAMMIT and therefore grabbed some cheapass Susan Bates ones from JoAnn.  That cat is adorable! I think furry toys are about the only legitimate use that Fun Fur will ever have.
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Jun 23, 2009 10:07
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Please tell me the Megaman hat is on Ravelry so I can fav it.
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Jun 29, 2009 21:43
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I think I have a spending problem Fetal Christmas presents for my family (L-R mom, dad, and sister). $57.60... AFTER the 50% off  Would have been $107 and change were the store not liquidating.If I wanted a cheaper hobby, I'd be a cokehead.
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Jul 17, 2009 23:52
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^^Silk GardenGenpei Turtle posted:Noro yarn! I love the way it changes both color and thickness throughout the skein; it makes it a lot of fun to work with. What are you planning to make out of it? You could make at least four pairs of socks with that much! I'm making the Brooklyn Tweed Silk Garden scarf for my dad. Mom is (red merino) is getting an Irish Hiking Scarf and my sister is getting a ribbed scarf the LYS lady gave me a pattern for, unless I find something else.
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Jul 19, 2009 05:18
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The problem continues, this time at the Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Festival in Crystal Lake, IL. I'm gonna be knitting socks until I freaking graduate. Honestly I'm a little nervous about how that lime green and red is going to pool, but the blue and black in it overrode. Plus the colorway is called METAL 
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Jul 20, 2009 05:49
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I always use metal DPNs so I can knit as tight as I please. It's the only way to get my tension even. 'Course, now my socks are coming out too small. 
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Jul 22, 2009 03:35
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It's hard enough being on a yarn diet, but MUST Ravelry taunt me with all the pictures of Dye for Glory/Sock Summit entries?! Were Etsy not down for maintenance, I'd have already ordered that black/orange/purple yarn in the Pooling category. HALLOWEEN SOCKS!
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Jul 27, 2009 10:46
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KnittingHelp.com has videos in English, Continental, Combined and even more I'm a thrower; I'm a severe righty and carrying the yarn in my left hand is beyond clumsy to me.
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Aug 10, 2009 02:02
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Or you can do k1p1 rib, which looks like stockinette on both sides and doesn't roll.
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Aug 11, 2009 10:44
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I finished one today! I'll have to take a better pic tomorrow; the light's not good enough for me to be bothered getting my actual camera out right now. But it's done! Now I get to start another one for my dad's Christmas present. And a merino Irish hiking scarf for Mom. And a ribbed alpaca/silk one for my sister. 
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Sep 7, 2009 00:19
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Oh no, that scarf was only two balls, plus it was 50% off Better pic to show off the color:  
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Sep 11, 2009 00:07
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ThreeFish posted:You definitely can make pretty decent blockers out of wire coat hangers. But you want them to have a plastic coating. Here's a tutorial. (Super-duper easy)http://www.needletrax.com/blockers.htm Everything I knit round is inside out but I haven't found it to be a problem, I just turn it rightside out after it's done  Granted I haven't finished a sock yet, but I have done hats.
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Sep 19, 2009 03:53
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Cables, I can knit them! That's for my mom, here's progress on my dad's Silk Garden scarf:  About halfway there, once I finish those balls I get to attach two more and do it all over again. Still haven't started my sister's scarf 
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Oct 24, 2009 23:16
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Right. That particular pattern is the Irish Hiking Scarf, which is a fantastic first cable pattern. All you do is slip three stitches to the cable needle, knit the next three on the left needle, then knit the three stitches off the cable needle. And yes, the yarn I used is Filtes King Extra Merino, if you look at the Rav comments people rave about how well it shows off cables. Stay away from fuzzy and/or variegated yarns, you won't be able to see poo poo. PERMACAV 50 fucked around with this message at 01:17 on Oct 26, 2009 |
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Oct 26, 2009 01:13
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I remember those... specifically I remember not having anyone to make one for, and no one to make one for me. baby goonette!
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Nov 3, 2009 03:45
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I love watermelon/Barbie pink, but would never combine it with another pink. I say scarf 1.
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Nov 30, 2009 03:10
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Firequirks posted:
I found a hat in H&M that looked knit with 50s (the broomsticks) and VERY VERY bulky yarn. It was about 25 rounds. I ain't paying no $20 for something I can knit in less than an hour. I'm also seeing a lot of striped scarves with the ends left hanging out of each stripe 
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Dec 7, 2009 00:02
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" to me -- may as well be fun fur), but apparently fashion trends this year disagree with me.
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Drei posted:^^ Looks simple, but SPORT WEIGHT? Start it tomorrow and maybe you could give him that for a retirement present XD
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Dec 7, 2009 07:19
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I won't even try bamboo DPNs. I'm way too tight a knitter not to break one, so there's no way my work will slide off either.
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Dec 18, 2009 03:24
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I asked for a KnitPicks gift card, dunno if I'm getting it since my mom has made a habit of asking me what I want and then getting something else entirely.
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Dec 22, 2009 06:59
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Anne Whateley posted:I caved and asked for that Webs bamboo interchangeable set. Fingers crossed I'll like them as much as my Clovers I doubt I'd ever place an order over $50 as I don't care for their yarn (too blah and skimpy on yardage), I just want it to buy needles as I need them. Already learned the hard way about buying needles in advance, and I couldn't ask my parents to spring for the interchangeable set.
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Dec 22, 2009 10:56
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Scarf progress! I was too busy with school to finish them, so they're all half done and everyone gets to see the progress tonight when we do prezzies. For Dad (Noro Silk Garden)  For Mom (Filtes King Extra Merino)  For my little sister (old pic, it's twice this length now) (Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk) 
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Dec 24, 2009 23:22
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Bob Shadycharacter posted:Holy poo poo. I've seen people use swifts and ballwinders before, obviously - well, I've had it done for me at the yarn store, but I never realized it was FUN. Wheeeeeeeeeeee. Isn't it? I can't wait for knitting circle on Monday so I can borrow my friend's baller and wind up two skeins of Silk Garden Sock 
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Dec 26, 2009 23:12
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A girl in our knitting circle had a destash today. Guess who bought a skein of mediumweight STR and two skeins of Microspun for  ? 
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Jan 5, 2010 14:48
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Ozma posted:I'd do a yarn swap but: "Sock" only refers to the weight and sometimes what it's made of really, you can make anything you want out of it. It's basically hard-wearing fingering.
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Jan 6, 2010 12:51
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Anyone got suggestions for dyeable sock yarn besides KP Bare? I'd like something that doesn't felt (going off Ravelry comments) 
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Jan 7, 2010 19:13
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Right now my knitting bag is my Man Man squid tote! Usually the knitting goes in whatever purse I'm carrying that day (I don't do small purses). I keep yarn and needles in a giant Rubbermaid storage box in my dorm closet.
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Jan 8, 2010 20:34
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If you live in the area of Big Rock, Illinois, you can go to Esther's Place, they'll teach you how to spin (wheel or drop) for free if you buy fiber. It's a lovely cozy little place, and in the spring they'll have lambs to pet  All their yarn and fiber is from a co-op of Illinois sources, so you're supporting local farms and small businesses as well! I got this last time I went: Corriedale wool roving... I'm not going to spin it though, just going to split it in half and knit it into a chunky beanie. edit- Seriously, they're awesome, I hadn't seen the owner since I met her at Midwest Fiber & Folk Art in July or August and she not only remembered my name, but my major and that I'm hoping to study abroad in Japan 
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Jan 12, 2010 23:04
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Klams Jam posted:I like the fingers on the white one and the palm of the green. Yip, I am no help at all! http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/monkey Goes fast without being too easy. I think everyone in our knitting circle has made a pair or three.
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Jan 21, 2010 00:46
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I FINALLY finished my sister's scarf!
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Feb 12, 2010 07:58
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madlilnerd posted:What stitch is that? Cast on an even number of stitches Rows 1-3: k2 *p1 k1* Rows 4-6: k1 *p1 k1*
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Feb 13, 2010 01:50
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Bob Shadycharacter posted:I find myself wishing there were Ravelrys for other hobbies all the time. It's just amazing. The Remnants forum is like some 4chan-esque echo chamber for overprotective suburban moms. I couldn't deal with it anymore.
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Feb 16, 2010 01:09
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I used the long-tail caston to teach my friend.
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Feb 19, 2010 05:37
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Daria Multi I-cord bracelets were ~all the rage~ in my knitting circle last year. We bought our LYS's entire stock of it.
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Feb 27, 2010 00:52
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I'm lazy and keep them in the cases they came in.
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Mar 13, 2010 03:07
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electricgoat posted:I recently knit a scarf with a large cable design in the centre, and a very small cable design on either side of it. However, the edges (where the small cable designs are) keep rolling in. I tried wetting the scarf and pinning it down flat, but that didn't help. If I tried ironing it (separating the iron and the project by a pillow case or something like that), would it kill the cables? What would you folks recommend for getting it to lie flat? Thanks! What fiber is it?
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Mar 17, 2010 05:49
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Quackmere Yarn, officially the yarn-snobbiest, most elitist loving yarn I've ever heard of. Yours for only $193 a skein!
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In case people are too lazy to click that, Quackmere is made of duck down and this is how it's done:quote:Pure Quackmere yarns tend to cost more than your average luxury fiber because of the manually intensive process required to convert the duck feathers into spinnable fiber. First, each fiber must be plucked off the feather by hand, and each feather has an average of 4,000 fibers. It takes a skilled fiber-plucker between six and seven hours to remove all the fibers from one feather; and it takes approximately 212 feathers (or 1,484 hours) to obtain enough fibers to create one skein of Quackmere Classic. SWEET MUSTACHE. WHILLIKERS.
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