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Knit U: pattern recommendation needed for cuff to cuff sweater Knit U: Browser hint Knit U: Converting rows to rounds Re: Knit U: Cheryl Oberle design in GOL Knit U: Art vs. Craft Re: Knit U: pattern recommendation needed for cuff to cuff sweater Re: Knit U: Re: Knit U--rebinding books, repairing "holes" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 10:42:21 -0700 From: "Constance S. Amato" <conros30@msn.com> Subject: Knit U: needles Hi, Long time reader. I have finally decided, after reading all the comments about the variation of needles, that I am going to replace my most frequently used sizes, with one particular brand. Never realized they could have different diameters until coming onto Knitu. Have 2 questions. Which are your favorites, (primarily rounds) and is there anyone teaching, (say) children, that would like my old ones. Also, going to do the shawl in K62 on page 58. You must check the yarns suggested, at their web site. (see page 93) Gorgeous colors, hard to choose. I am lucky that my LYS offers them. TIA Connie, Sarasota, Fl ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 11:41:02 -0400 From: NIEMIEC Mona <Niemiec@thirteen.org> Subject: Knit U: art vs. craft Wow Sarah, good question! I am reminded of a friend's story of two chiropractors who had a practice together - both very talented, dedicated, sensitive doctors who truly cared about their patients. But the one doctor had what my friend could only describe as a combination of personality, bedside manner, skill, intuition and some unknown magic that made people seek her out as a healer. My friend described that woman as being gifted. That distinction has always stuck with me. It was more than technical skill or talent, which is measurable. It was the sum of who this woman was as a person that informed her choices as a doctor. I think of craft as the technical aspect of handwork, and art as the emotional / expressive aspect. My stitches may be beautiful, perfectly tensioned, without mistakes (I wish) - but it is the sum of my experiences (including reading this list!) that lead me to color and texture choices which build on my craft and elevate it to art. One last thought? A funny quote just popped into my head, from a Fred Astaire interview I read years ago. He was asked which of his partners was his favorite, and as you can imagine, he was very gracious and complimentary about each one, declining to name anyone in particular. But then he was asked about Cyd Charisse, and he said something to the effect of, "Boy! When she dances with you, you stay danced with!" And THAT is the difference between craft and art. Mona in sunny-for-once NYC! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 10:46:42 EDT From: LGreene722@AOL.COM Subject: Knit U: Re: Knit U Digest V2001 #1342 I too have been experimenting with various weights of hemp...I have crafted a number of items...hats, bath mittens,and a soap pouch using Hemp yarn and hemp cord, I found that the hemp was too stiff to knit with, so I turned to using a large crochet hook, size Q or N. Did you know that Hemp is naturally mildew and mold resistant. It also may be used to make bath accessories like mittens and washclothes which gently exfoliate the skin. Working with the hemp is tough on my hands, takes alot of strenght, but the crocheting is easier than the knitting. I found that when making a cord for a pouch, that is was much easier, and actually looked better when I constructed the cord using macrame. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 12:00:35 -0400 From: "Marna" <mag@ccsifw.com> Subject: Knit U: Ewephoric Knitting I can't agree more with people's assessment of last weekend at The Wool Connection! It was my first time attending the even. Although I only took one half-day class, it was enough to let me know I'll do it again next year. I learned to knit a sock!!!! (Except now I have to try and do it again on my own ...........) Marna Don't let yesterday take up too much of today ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 12:39:33 -0400 From: Kim Salazar <kbsalazar@mediaone.net> Subject: Knit U: Treenware Handles and Knotting I'd have to agree with the general drift of advice here. It's far more likely that treenware buckets (hewn wooden pails) would have had knotted rather than knit handles. A fantastic source for EVERYTHING about knotting - from nautical splices to men's ties is: http://www.realknots.com/ Here's a specific knot that might be appropriate for forming the loops that passed through the holes in the bucket's sides: http://www.northnet.org/ropeworks/archive/ringbolt.html In any case, I'd suggest popping over to the realknots site and asking a question about bucket handles, knotting and history. Knot people are as passionate and generous with knowledge as knitters. I'm sure they'd be delighted to help with such an interesting query, or (at the least) to point you towards some good sources. Hope this helps, Kim Salazar, Yarn Review Shepherd kbsalazar@mediaone.net http://www.wiseneedle.com <-- yarn reviews here! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 12:40:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Audrey deLong-Woodcock <ajdelong@email.unc.edu> Subject: Knit U: too old for hand mades? Pam in Spokane: too old? TOO OLD?!?! you need some serious readjustment <thwack with a wet skein> one is never too old for a garment made with love. I'm <cough> 30 and i still love the sweaters mom made me in college, and even better, i've somehow crossed this invisible line where i am expected not to keep up with fashion. That means i can indulge in any kitchy or wacky motif i want. So my winter cap has kitties marching around it, my socks have kitties and mice on them, etc. The 'weird'er the better. if the little one in question might not for a time find your stuff fashionable again, you can resort to shrugs and handbags. If she still doesn't want your beautifully hand made stuff, i will <stiffens upper lip> undertake to take them off your hands. <g> Remember that you are creating beautifulthings from a length of rope. you're not making an albatross or something hideous with which to torment your relatives (That's what zucchini bread is for). I think the rabbit theme is perfectly charming! Audrey deLong-Woodcock Rib and Braid sock pattern at www.geocities.com/antepathy/pattern.htm (or follow links from main page!) Field Glove or "Glooten" (fingerless glove with mitten flap) pattern also at my website. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 13:23:41 -0400 From: "lgomberg" <lgomberg@hotmail.com> Subject: Knit U: Knitting & witchery While checking out the newsgroup rec.crafts.textiles.yarn, I came across a post that was so interesting (to me anyway) that I had to share it. The post reads: "While I was reading a book yesterday I met something bizarre. I don't know if it is true but it said that in the 16th century in Denmark knitting was forbidden. It would bring women in a trance, and they would have too many fantasies. The man called these fantasies "brain knittings". They were afraid that the women would integrate their magic into the socks and hats they made. Even the queen, who liked to knit a lot, was not allowed to do so, and had to do it in secret. Isn't this strange?" Wild, huh? - Lisa in BKLYN ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 10:42:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Kathleen Pelley <kmpelley@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Knit U: Re: Knit U--rebinding books, repairing "holes" What about old fashioned "holes", which reinforce the torn paper holes. They come in cloth [strongest], paper, and plastic. The package I have is called "gummed reinforcements". They are cheap, some are self adhesive, and some are "licked" like a postage stamp. As a good government bureaucrat, we have been licking and repairing torn holes for years on our various manuals in three hole binders--and we have lots of them. Kathleen Social Worker Supervisor Extroardinairre ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 13:42:03 -0400 From: "dotjohnson" <dotjohnson@msn.com> Subject: Knit U: REGIA RINGEL COLOR -- sock yarn I am knitting myself socks using, Regia Ringel Color sock yarn. This yarn makes stripes as you knit. What should I do when I get to the heel? Should I continue with the heel or knit in another yarn to be taken out later and then knit in the heel? Thanks, Dot ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 13:30:29 EDT From: Time4moretea@AOL.COM Subject: Knit U: Ireland > MGM1229@AOL.COM > Way off topic. Ireland has resumed its festivals and other events. So far the hoof and mouth outbreak has been in a small penisula in the north east of the Republic and is not causing any problems else were. Dympna (from Co.Louth) now living in San Francisco ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 14:02:48 -0400 From: "Karen and Jim Urbec" <Rgr195@earthlink.net> Subject: Knit U: Mohair sob story Okay, so maybe this isn't a sob story, but I'm definitely feeling sorry for myself...and I'm seeking the collective wisdom of this fine group. I have some gorgeous handpainted Colinette mohair, three hanks, that I've been knitting into a rectangular shawl. I'm not following any pattern, just a garter stitch border and edging with stockinette in the middle, to let the yarn show itself off. I swatched (really!) and based the width on another shawl I have. Anyway, I'm about half way done, and though I love the yarn, I don't really like the piece! I can already tell it won't be long enough to stay comfortably on my shoulders, but it's too wide to call it a scarf. I've considered finishing it as I've been doing it and sewing 6 or 8 inches of each end and calling it a shrug, but I know I won't wear it that way, and I wanted it to be more versatile than that. (I was really hoping it'd be a nice shawl/headcovering for church.) I've also thought to taper the end I'm working on to a point, then pick up the other end and taper it to a point, then pick up on the bottom and do the same, then it'll be a triangular shawl, but I know that'll scream, "Last minute changes!!" And on top of all that, I've been knitting it up on size 10 needles, but it's not drapey enough and I wish I'd done it on at least 10 1/2 or even 11s. So, I guess the real question is, can I rip it and still re-use the yarn? I've never worked with mohair before, but I ripped one of my swatches and it was all matted and no-longer-fluffy. Is there a way to fix that? I love the Garter Stitch Monet shawl in the new Knitters, and I could pair this with another yarn to make that, if I could rip this one without ruining it. Thanks in advance for any ideas or suggestions! Karen in rainy, cloudy North Carolina (who would also love to see Stitches come South! Raleigh is a lovely city...hint, hint!) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 11:05:39 -0700 From: "Johanna M. Alexander" <caddy3@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: Knit U: Knitting with ribbon Joanna, When I looked at commercially knitted ribbon garments, they look nothing like my stitches. Of course, I'm assuming that they should. Each ribbon stitch does not look like every other the way normal yarn stitches do. Sometimes the ribbon folded in half perfectly, sometimes it didn't fold at all. I miss that wonderful even look. Johanna in Tucson ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 11:06:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Carolyn Jones <kennedyjones@yahoo.com> Subject: Knit U: shagging And then there are those of us in the South who think the only " shagging " is the dance that came out of Myrtle Beach music in the Forties. ( of course, I've only read about it, ha ha ) We used to shag at the community center hall after 4H club meeting back then. Now my preteen grandson is learning it at Cotillion in Charleston.What goes around comes around, right? Bought Nancy Wiseman's shawls and stole book last week and found 2 things that are done in yarn I have in my stash, how lucky can a girl get? CKJ in GA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 12:51:51 -0600 (CST) From: "Sheila M. Thiels" <sneakyt@gpfn.sk.ca> Subject: Knit U: KnitU: Misc.: SEX in Regina, Almost FO... Hi all, Boy, did I get a fabulous surprise on Saturday. I was cutting through this little "mall" downtown, and bumped into my old boss. She has temporarily opened a little hole-in-the-wall to sell off as much of her remaining stock from when her yarn store closed two years ago. I got 7 hanks of Briggs and Little Atlantic 3-ply for $2 each! Would've got more but was on my way to meet my dear brother (aka Dumb Bother) and he really doesn't understand my need to buy more yarn. She'll be open again tomorrow, so am hoping to get enough Gaella for AS's Brigid. And maybe 2 more of the B&L... Am almost done the Adult Surprise I'm making for Dad. I've got all the border stitches picked up and started on. Something was seriously wrong with my row gauge, so I only needed 5 ridges on the bottom to bring the sweater to 25" before starting the border. Mom's really starting to wonder about her Mother's Day present. I've been dropping hints like mad. (If anyone doesn't remember, I'm making "Nellie the Sheep" from Debbie Bliss' "Baby Style" for her) My Irish Diamond shawl is going well, when I actually am working on it. Have been too busy trying to decide what to do with that B&L. Maybe a simple raglan as shown in the 4-part Knitter's pattern, or maybe a Spiral Yoke sweater a la Handknitting with Meg Swansen, or maybe use the Knitter's raglan and add a cable panel down the front... Decisions, decisions, decisions... Best Stitches everyone, Sheila the Sneak of Regina where it's snowing, the fur-things are going insane and I *need* more yarn if this weather is going to keep up!! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 12:02:58 -0700 From: Sarah Hauschka <shauschka@earthlink.net> Subject: Knit U: Art and Craft Dear KnitUers, I am enjoying the discussion. I love what the wisdom of many minds can bring to us all. Here are some more of my thoughts. My current project is an Orenberg lace shawl (the Eastern Star)- a big project. I am spinning the cashmere part of the yarn, and using the traditional methods. I am following the charts carefully, and correcting mistakes. I feel that I am learning the craft/ technique of making this shawl, and I appreciate the elegance of the art/design of the designer. At the same time, I am thinking about the difference between art and craft, and mulling over possible designs using the techniques I am learning. I also realize that if my own designs ever come to fruition, they may have little artistic merit. I think there is an element of risk in what I consider art which goes beyond recognizing that it is or is not done well. I liked Liz' comments about the tension in the fuzzy area between art and craft. Others have said that the words are the same, and the two are equal. To Chris, craft is a verb- process and motion-, and art is the result. I hadn't thought of that, and I am glad to have her ideas. Missa has used tradition and innovation as elements that separate the two. I think Erica's note bears rereading - > Craft is when...I look at an object and think " I could do/copy THAT...and > make it better/different." > This thought usually pops up at craft shows > > Art is when...I look at an object and think..."I have GOT to go right home > and work on MY work/ideas. > This thought comes in museums, nature, art books... > > Your mileage may vary :-) I love it! I guess that my thought for today has to do with the risk associated with what I call art. If my innovations do not speak to someone else (or to me), I may have created (gulp) a bad piece of art. If I follow exactly a design of my own making or of someone else which has stood the test of time, and done it well, I can take pride in my craft. What do you think?, Sarah ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 09:42:32 -1000 From: Carole Chesser/FJ <FibreJunky@hawaii.rr.com> Subject: Knit U: #KnitSpin chat Hello everyone. I'm trying to get things set up for a weekly reminder, but until then, this is it. Today is chat day. We meet at 8pm Eastern (5pacific, 1amLondon) and talk until we feel like quitting. That usually means a couple hours. All fibre topics are more than welcome, from weaving to bobbin lace to kumihimo. To get there, you need an IRC program such as pIRCh or mIRC (IRCle for Macs.) Once there, connect to any server with DalNet in the name. The channel is #KnitSpin. If you have any questions, just e-mail me and I'll do my best to help. Alternatively, you can check the very sparse website I set up with the basic info. http://home.hawaii.rr.com/fibrejunky/knitspin.html I hope to see many of you there! Carole Mama to Cody (7-9-90), Taylor (6-11-92), Megan (4-7-94), Hannah (9-13-96), and Holly (12-14-98) One Wood Turn - hand-turned wooden pens for sale mailto:FibreJunky@hawaii.rr.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 12:49:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Kathleen Pelley <kmpelley@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Knit U: Rescuing old yarn company issued books All of this discussion about rebinding knitting books has given me an inspiration to be able to rescue some of my beloved old knitting books, knitting magazines, and yarn company issued knitting pamphlets. I can certainly put them in plastic sleeves and put them in a binder or photocopy them and have them bound @ my local printing company so I do not destroy them further by using them for projects. Right now, I just photocopy the project that I am working on so I have minimal impact on my books. Unfortunately, I have loaned books to folks who are not so careful and they have been returned [or not returned at all] in abominable condition. I no longer loan books, with very few exceptions. Thanks for the inspiration. Kathleen ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 13:02:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Kathleen Pelley <kmpelley@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Knit U: joining wool & synthetics I often join synthetics by threading the new yarn and running it through the end of the old yarn for about three to four inches. After knitting these jointed end, I go back and trim ends. You can also take out a ply of each to decrease bulk before knitting if you wish. Unless you are working with really bulky yarn this system is pretty invisible. Kathleen - --- Margaret Huffer <vmhuffer@home.com> wrote: > This method works well, but only with 100% WOOL. > Margaret > > Vincent Orange wrote: > > > > Here is what I believe to be the VERY BEST way of > joining yarn. > > Split the last 2 - 3 inches of the old and new > yarns,(so that you have > > 2 pieces of half yarn) lick your palms, (this > sometimes causes alarm > > when knitting in public!) place the 2 ends on > your palms and rub > > together furiously. Then knit. Provided you have > rubbed the yarns > > together well, they will not pull adrift. I only > knit with hand-spun > > yarn, but I suspect this method would work with > most commercial yarns. > > Also I always knit in the round, so have no real > beginnings of rows. > > Happy knitting > > Sandra Dain (in Christchurch NZ where it's nearly > autumn and therefore > > woolly jumper weather) > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 13:40:22 -0700 From: "Katie Hartsell" <bassets@bak.rr.com> Subject: Knit U: yarn shops in the wine country? I am headed up to Yountville in the wine country of No. Cal. and need to know what there are in the way of not-to-be-missed yarn shops. Is there still a good on in Calistoga? It will be my birthday weekend so I can force DH to take me to all of them! Katie in Bakersfield ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 13:36:13 -0700 From: Laura Truffaut <truffaut@pacbell.net> Subject: Knit U: pattern recommendation needed for cuff to cuff sweater Hello Knit U artists and crafters ; > For the past two weeks, I have been knitting away, working on a turtleneck sweater for me. I wanted to use some beautiful Adhoc-Filatura yarn that I had bought two years ago, a gorgeous variegated in pastel shades with a high Alpaca content; however, since I didn't have enough of this (now discontinued) yarn to make a whole sweater, after much swatching and shopping I found another Filatura yarn, a thick and thin one in a green that complements the other yarn very well. I did the body playing around with stripes of various widths and moved on to sleeves. The improvising was a lot of fun but doubts started to creep in, until I tried on the front and back on myself yesterday. No wonder I had had my doubts: my days of wearing horizontal stripes are definitely over! By now I am reconciled to the idea of frogging the whole project; I'd much rather end up with a sweater that looks good on me and that I actually enjoy wearing... Before I frog, I have been playing around with the sweater body, positioning it crosswise so that the stripes become vertical. Much, much better... So now I am seriously thinking about knitting my very first vertical stripes sweater. I have been combing my stash of old Knitters magazines and other resources but I have only found a couple of patterns -- none of them the right gauge for this yarn. I would love to hear what patterns have worked for those of you who have had successes with vertical, cuff to cuff sweaters. I am open to ideas for both cardigans and pullover sweaters; another question I have is whether three or more colors tend to produce more appealing sweaters than just the two colors I had in mind. TIA, Laura in sunny but chilly California ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 08:32:10 +1200 From: Lorraine and Neville Major <lmajor@xtra.co.nz> Subject: Knit U: Browser hint Hi knitsters Anne said: "On 3/29, I tried to print pages from Madly Knitting with patterns for chemo care caps. However, the ink cartidge ran out of ink *after* I deleted whoever sent the email with the web site, ................ Now I can't locate the site. all attempts to come up with Madly Knitting come to naught. Can whoever posted the web site, please post it again." Depending on which web browser you use and how it is set up, many times you can go back to a previously viewed page of a web site without even connecting. I use Internet Explorer 5 on a PC. I have it set up to hold pages in 'History' for about 15 days. To use that feature, open Internet Explorer without connecting - if the connect box comes up, click the Work Offline button.- click the History button, and you will see down the side a list of all the pages visited in that specified time. Some pages will not be viewable offline, but most are OK. And even if you can't view it offline, you can see the address to go back to. I haven't checked Netscape, but it may have a similar feature, I don't know but someone will. OKC Next week I will be attending a couple of workshops by Ginger Luters who is very briefly stopping over in NZ on her way to Oz. Thanks to another KnitU'er, Karen, who I met while she was passing through my town, I have an advance copy of the Spring Knitters - what a lovely surprise. I can see some ideas I will have to try. I just finished another baby surprise jacket in a pretty variegated pastels, this time I put a collar on it for a change. I have enough left for a hat so will possibly make a heart hat - still deciding. Lorraine in Hokitika on New Zealand's beautiful West Coast mailto:lmajor@xtra.co.nz Personal Home Page - http://www.minidata.co.nz/major/index.htm Creative Fibre - NZ Spinning, Weaving and Woolcrafts Society http://www.creativefibre.org.nz ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 16:48:59 -0700 From: craft07@attglobal.net Subject: Knit U: Converting rows to rounds Amy in Dallas said, "At his request am knitting it in the English rib pattern and discovered (just as I had suspected), my knitting in this particular pattern looks completely different when knitted back and forth as opposed to in the round. As a result I'm knitting it back and forth from the armholes down and will have to (heaven forbid) sew the side seams together." Amy, I'm not certain which pattern you're referring to as English rib, so I can't give you the specific conversion, but it's easy to convert rows to rounds. Basically it's a matter of getting rid of the edge stitches (which won't be needed in going round and round) and working what's left in reverse. In otherwords, if the pattern for the reverse (wrong) side reads, knit 4, slip 1 with yarn in front, purl 2 you would do instead knit 2, slip 1 with yarn in back, purl 4 Patterns usually have rows with a lot going on -- increases, decreases, whatever -- and rows which are simpler. And often they alternate. So convert the simple rows to rounds. And if you really have to, increases/decreases can be worked from the other side, though you may have to experiment a bit. You will find an excellent discussion of this problem in the introduction to Barbara Walker's second Treasury. Of course, if you said it "looks completely different" just because your stitches are different sizes, as in reverse stockinette "rowing out," then none of the above applies -- it's a different problem, with a different solution. HTH, Liz in Michigan where the day has gone from drab and dreary to S-U-N-N-Y ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 16:10:28 -0500 From: Traci Bunkers <Bonkers@bonkersfiber.com> Subject: Re: Knit U: Cheryl Oberle design in GOL Myra Finch wrote: > I am knitting Cheryl Oberle's design on pg. 90-91 in GOL. I have > completed Fir Cone II chart twice as directed and am ready to divide for > front and back and Fir Cone will be completed one more time. The > picture looks as if the Fir Cone chart is repeated 6 times. If I'm > reading the pattern correctly, Fir Cone is only completed three times > before beginning Faggoting chart. Hi Myra, The pattern is correct, and matches the photo. One chart rep has 2 sets of vertical eyelets staggard--8 rows/rnds of one set, then 8 rows/rnds of another set moved over in between the previous set. I think when you counted the reps in the photo, you were counting each set as 1 rep instead 2 sets as 1 rep. Traci Bunkers XRX Books Instruction Editor ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 14:01:51 -0700 From: "Wiley" <wiley@c2on.net> Subject: Knit U: Art vs. Craft Mona wrote: > That distinction has always stuck with me. It was more than technical skill > or talent, which is measurable. It was the sum of who this woman was as a > person that informed her choices as a doctor. >I think of craft as the technical aspect of handwork, and art as the >emotional / expressive aspect. My stitches may be beautiful, perfectly >tensioned, without mistakes (I wish) - but it is the sum of my experiences >(including reading this list!) that lead me to color and texture choices >which build on my craft and elevate it to art. I think perception comes into the craft vs art discussion...and how the effect of the art holds up over time and in the eye of the many beholders (including, of course, its creator). Also, I recall an article in my hubby's woodworking mag...some Art Furniture that was not particularly well made but acceptable because it made a statement... I'm still pondering that one! Karen W. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 17:26:50 -0400 From: Carl and Ellen Sandin <ecsandin@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: Knit U: pattern recommendation needed for cuff to cuff sweater > ... So now I am seriously thinking about knitting my very > first vertical stripes sweater. I have been combing my stash of old > Knitters magazines and other resources but I have only found a couple of > patterns -- none of them the right gauge for this yarn. Hi. I highly recommend the article in the Threads compilation "Great Knits" by Molly Geissman, entitled "Knitting Sideways." She gives you, in just a few pages, what you need to know to design your own side to side (or cuff-to-middle, cuff-to-middle, graft together) sweater, be it cardigan or pullover. I have also, in the past, successfully modified "wrong gauge" side-to-sides if I really liked a design element. You basically need to figure out what the finished lengths and widths would be and convert to your yarn's gauge. Colinette's pattern books, for example, have some very interesting designs in heavy worsted to bulky. Knitters # 58 (Spring 2000) has Garter Blues, in what looks like a DK weight, Mediterranean Blues, in what looks like worsted, as well as Rick's Sideways Impressionistic, Lily's Every-Which-Way jacket and Valentina Devine's Randomly Slanted, all of which give you the options of using the two yarns you have in very non-horizontal ways --- and in a myriad of gauges. (That's just to name a few -- that particular issue is chock full of non-traditional shapes and methods...) HTH, Ellen ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 14:29:00 -0700 From: Ruth Griffiths <rugriffiths@home.com> Subject: Re: Knit U: Re: Knit U--rebinding books, repairing "holes" > What about old fashioned "holes", which reinforce the torn paper holes. They > come in cloth [strongest], paper, and plastic. The package I have is called > "gummed reinforcements". They are cheap, some are self adhesive, and some are > "licked" like a postage stamp. As a good government bureaucrat, we have been > licking and repairing torn holes for years on our various manuals in three > hole binders--and we have lots of them. > Kathleen Social Worker Supervisor Extroardinairre For those who don't have these, it's also possible to reinforce pages by taping the edge and then punching through the tape. If the longevity of the items is important, you can get acid free tapes from various sources (art supply stores, photo stores, etc.) But if the conservation of a pattern is important, then the sleeves might be better, since no holes need to be made in the original document. Ruth ------------------------------ |
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