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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #9098 is a reply to message #9065 ] |
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| Susan from Athens wrote on Sun, 28 December 2008 21:17 |
I have just finished my first in-th-round mitten using DPNs and I admit I found it rather anxiety inducing in the beginning, the set-up and joining and first few rows, given that my usual method of knitting involves tucking the right hand needle under my arm-pit. In the end I picked up on it, but found it easier to divide over three needles and have a working needle rather than 4+1. I did feel slightly octopussy before it all began to make sense, but I'm with Jodi on this: you have to try and you only learn by doing. I'm always slightly ambitious with crafts projects so I went for lace mittens, but hey one down and another to go and I'm pleased with the results.
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Good job, Susan! And good for you for figuring out whether you like four or five needles. I think five is actually a new-ish thing. *I* like five because I feel there's less tension on the fabric and it's easier for me to work with, especially around the gusset on socks, but I use short needles, too. They're only 5 inches. I think that might have something to do with my love of five needles, too. 
The biggest thing to remember with DPNs (for me, anyway) is to make sure you keep the fabric between them tight, or you'll end up with ladders. You can fight this by moving where the needles meet (over a few stitches, back over a few stitches...), and remember when you're going to the next needle, pull the *second* stitch of that tight. Just the first won't be good enough.
Can't wait to see the mittens, Susan! *so proud*
Smooshes!
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #9143 is a reply to message #9098 ] |
Tue, 30 December 2008 11:23 |
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 Susan from Athens
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| jmeadows wrote on Mon, 29 December 2008 21:45 |
Good job, Susan! And good for you for figuring out whether you like four or five needles. I think five is actually a new-ish thing. *I* like five because I feel there's less tension on the fabric and it's easier for me to work with, especially around the gusset on socks, but I use short needles, too. They're only 5 inches. I think that might have something to do with my love of five needles, too.
The biggest thing to remember with DPNs (for me, anyway) is to make sure you keep the fabric between them tight, or you'll end up with ladders. You can fight this by moving where the needles meet (over a few stitches, back over a few stitches...), and remember when you're going to the next needle, pull the *second* stitch of that tight. Just the first won't be good enough.
Can't wait to see the mittens, Susan! *so proud*
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Jodi, you should be proud! You got me knitting again, you got me on Ravelry and you got me interested and ambitious. So thank you so much. I think that straight is my way rather than in the round on DPNs but I am no longer as intimidated by them as I was initially. I figured out the four rather than five needles because with five I felt like the monster had taken over my knitting and I wasn't having any fun. With four I have to concentrate a bit but I can do it.
“I have always imagined heaven to be a kind of library.” –Jorge Luis Borges
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #9151 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Tue, 30 December 2008 13:42 |
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It's great to see everyone's Christmas projects went so well! I did indeed finish some cabled fingerless gloves for my sister, thumb and all, and if I do say so myself, they looked good. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture.
Those I knitted on the flat, and now I'm working on a pair of gloves for my mom knitted on dpns, which is my first project on those. I cannot weigh in on the 4 vs 5 needle debate, because the very first day I got up from the couch and snapped one of my needles, so I have only had 4 to work with. >.<
"He envisioned a world where bears could tell jokes, chickens could sing, pigs could be stars and they all could ride bicycles." -- Frank Oz about Jim Henson
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #9200 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Wed, 31 December 2008 04:15 |
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I would LOVE a pair of fingerless gloves but I can never find them here. I just might have to commission a pair!
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #9282 is a reply to message #9157 ] |
Thu, 01 January 2009 15:23 |
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Oh no! When I work may way up to a real lace pattern I'm definitely going to fill it with life lines, because I hate ripping back. Hate it. I would rather leave a small error and go on (and give it to a non-knitter who won't know the difference!). I only rip back for really major errors that can't be cleverly concealed XD
I confess that doing anything other than i-cords with dpns has eluded me. I was trying to do a very small circumference, but I was just so frustrated that I gave up and tried the magic loop method instead, which was much easier for me--but I don't know if the magic loop can entirely replace dpns? Can you make gloves and hats with it? I don't know! But I really want to make both.
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #9508 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Mon, 05 January 2009 23:20 |
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Wooo scarf done! Need to take pictures. Prolly on the boy. It looks fantastic and feels really nice. He likes scarves, but hates wearing wool against his skin, so I made it out of cotton. The ends are 5x5 basket weave, and the body is 1x1 ribbing, with a few placed stripes. I've got a bunch of yarn left, going to make him some long fingerless glove/sleeves to go with. Eventually.
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #9564 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Wed, 07 January 2009 00:15 |
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Here's a question--if I purchase a pattern as a pdf on the internet, and strongly suspect that the pattern was stolen from a book but don't actually have proof, since I don't own the book in question (but Ravelry's database lists a pattern of the same name that looks identical, from the pictures), should I still go to the website with my suspicions? The pattern is being sold on Etsy.
I don't know how I would go about proving the theft, but at the same time I feel strongly about intellectual property and copyright, so I hate to let it go....
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #9565 is a reply to message #9564 ] |
Wed, 07 January 2009 00:58 |
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| Charismitaine wrote on Wed, 07 January 2009 00:15 |
Here's a question--if I purchase a pattern as a pdf on the internet, and strongly suspect that the pattern was stolen from a book but don't actually have proof, since I don't own the book in question (but Ravelry's database lists a pattern of the same name that looks identical, from the pictures), should I still go to the website with my suspicions? The pattern is being sold on Etsy.
I don't know how I would go about proving the theft, but at the same time I feel strongly about intellectual property and copyright, so I hate to let it go....
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I would see about getting proof (the book? look at a library or LYS), emailing the Etsy seller about the eerie similarities, and give him/her a chance to make all the necessary apologies if it really does happen to be the same pattern. Sometimes people just don't realize! If that doesn't work, see if you can find the original pattern designer and tell him/her. They will know who to contact from there.
Smooshes!
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| Re: Knitters [message #9675 is a reply to message #9668 ] |
Thu, 08 January 2009 21:33 |
skating librarian
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I fear Susan is right, at least in the beginning there is nothing like one on one instruction.
I have learned a lot from books, on-line etc, but some things, particularly getting the tension right, you'll learn much faster with the feedback of someone who knows what they're doing.
Knitting is pretty easy once you get over the challenge of not knitting too tight, and not too loose. In my neck of the woods the folks who own knitting shops give lessons and it seems as if every town and village has a knitting circle (usually at the public library a couple of times a month).
I learned a bit from my mother, and more from my grandmother, but everything since then has been by carefully reading both text and diagrams. When a term was used which wasn't defined, and which wasn't mentioned in any of my books, the ladies at the yarn shop always have come to my rescue.
Hope that helps.
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| Re: Knitters [message #9681 is a reply to message #9668 ] |
Thu, 08 January 2009 21:58 |
KunoichiKaoru
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*bangs head* I just noticed there was a fiber craft thread. Whoops. Should this be on there? I checked before posting this but I didn't see that one. Nice going, self.
Anyway, thanks for trying! ^_^
The problem is that the school semester starts back up in a week, so unless they have weekend classes at the craftstore I probably won't have time to attend. I'll check it out, though!
I can cast on, cast off, knit, and purl. That's pretty much it. I knit pretty tightly but I like the way it turned out and I didn't have to work to get my needles in, so I guess that's okay?
Pretty much what I'm after are any fancy new stitches, or patterns. I'm taking it for granted that I'll screw up at first, but I have yarn and time to spare, at least until school starts.
I knew someone in highschool who loved knitting, and what I really would like to learn is something I saw her make once, a two-sided scarf, green on one side, and black on the other, with the pattern of an alien. I'd rather do something other than an alien, but that's kind of the gist of what I'm on the hunt for.
Anyway, thanks.
Edit: I'm looking up the pattern now, and I realize it is probably fairly ambitious for a beginner, but I'd like to have it just in case. 
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #9687 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Fri, 09 January 2009 01:09 |
KunoichiKaoru
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Oh, and, one more request, if anyone can help with it:
Is there any way to keep stockinette from rolling?
Edit: By the way, thanks jmeadows!
[Updated on: Fri, 09 January 2009 01:10]
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #9705 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Fri, 09 January 2009 13:59 |
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to those who are doing squares for robin's quilt,would you please sign your name on the square when you are done.
Bonnie Holmes the faster ahead I go, the more behind I get
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #10002 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Thu, 15 January 2009 21:56 |
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Well, stopped by my LYS today, got more pretties...
I'm going to a con by train next week, 16 hours each way, so I wanted something neat to do. Started the above-linked socks in a pretty cream/turquoise/purple yarn on #1 DPNs. They're.... interesting. I've managed to get all the way around, though. Also got some nice acrylic to do a two-tone enterlac scarf. Also, need to set and work on the square for Robin. Ooh. I think I just figured out what I'm gonna do. Yay! ^_^
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #10033 is a reply to message #10031 ] |
Sat, 17 January 2009 00:39 |
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Ooooooh pretty....
I really want to get some nice slippery silk to do a drop-stitch wave pattern shawl from... not sure for who or anything, but it'd be fun... and pretty... *sighs and looks mournfully at her bank account*
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #10083 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Sat, 17 January 2009 17:14 |
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I finished a cabled beret and a pair of gloves for my daughter before she left on her mission (to South Korea), and have now finished one sock (first time) and am half done with the 2nd.
Here's kinda what the beret looked like, only it was hunter green: (I hope)
Well, it didn't download, so here's a link to the pic on Ravelry:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gretel
Scar
"People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it's the other way around."
T.P.
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #10102 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Sat, 17 January 2009 19:26 |
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Creek
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Some of the ladies at work have begun to teach me to knit. Any suggestions for an easy starter project (that is not a scarf)?
"remember, it's called a play... that means you should PLAY"
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #10103 is a reply to message #10102 ] |
Sat, 17 January 2009 19:49 |
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| Creek wrote on Sat, 17 January 2009 19:26 |
Some of the ladies at work have begun to teach me to knit. Any suggestions for an easy starter project (that is not a scarf)?
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Potholders? Dishcloths?
Honestly, I went to socks as soon as I could. I made a few swatches of things, and then learned most of my knitting skills on socks. Jaywalker and Charade are good patterns for beginners.
Are you on Ravelry yet? You can find lots of patterns there.
Smooshes!
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #10125 is a reply to message #10102 ] |
Sun, 18 January 2009 03:47 |
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I suggest dishcloths. They're quick and easy and useful (if you make them out of cotton). You can do them as simple or as complicated as you like. I made a cable one once. I don't know how much better it is at doing dishes than any other one, but it's very attractive!
Scar
"People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it's the other way around."
T.P.
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #10219 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Sun, 18 January 2009 22:15 |
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we have the first piece of robin's quilt finished,[claps hands]scarhandpiper is the first to finish so i think that her square should be at the center of the quilt.
Bonnie Holmes the faster ahead I go, the more behind I get
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #10239 is a reply to message #10231 ] |
Mon, 19 January 2009 08:39 |
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dancingbordercollie
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I'm a quilter, I do some embroidery, not as much as I used to do when my eyes were better.
I sew, and I make costumes. I made the Glenda costumes for the Wizard of Oz on horseback, besides what the riders wore who were the flying monkeys. My costuming experience served me well when I pranced around at a Renfaire for extra credit in college.
I made my Klingon cosume when I used to participate in Star Trek Fandom. Not doing that now. I made my belly dancing costume for a Dressage Freestyle I rode for a horse show in 2006. I already had some props from when I used to dance.
Enclosing a Sun Bonnet Sue lap quilt pic. 
Where you tend a Rose, my lad, a thistle cannot grow. Frances Hodgson Burnetts
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #10245 is a reply to message #10219 ] |
Mon, 19 January 2009 11:38 |
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I'm all for being the center!
Scar
"People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it's the other way around."
T.P.
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #10253 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Mon, 19 January 2009 14:37 |
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go quilters[meehee]sorry jodi.
Bonnie Holmes the faster ahead I go, the more behind I get
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #10255 is a reply to message #10252 ] |
Mon, 19 January 2009 14:57 |
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Creek
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mwoohahahaha...
"remember, it's called a play... that means you should PLAY"
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