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Re: What I'm working on...

Debra Winchell — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:44:24 GMT

Unfortunately I'm not working on anything. I have a strained right thumb and wrist and I'm right-handed. I have to wear a brace. Anything past typing is too

What I'm working on...

Susanna — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:16:46 GMT

I'm working on the Diamond Lil shawl from MMario's group in a gorgeous Malabrigo blue Merino, Lacy Lulu scarf from Knitting Delight in ColourMart 20/20/60

Re: what I am working on

Borie — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:29:27 GMT

... Hi Nellie, Some time ago I got a link for the easiest provisional cast on, but I lost it. You just get your circular needle, and another cable or two

what I am working on

Nellie — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:37:09 GMT

I am finally working on the Casablanca shawl from a kal June 2008. I knit the swatch and entered it into the fair. I won a red ribbon. I then got busy with

working edgine around a corner

judy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:51:40 GMT

I just finished a Fiddlestick's patternhttp://fiddlesticksknitting.com/chantilly_shawl.htmlthat did short rows at the beginning, triangle point, and ending of

Re: Santa needs help!

Aannabc@... — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:48:24 GMT

Try this link and see what you think of it. http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/kable/kable.pdf Chris in MA ... From: Karon Adams To:

Re: working edgings around a corner

Marcie — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:19:02 GMT

If you are sewing on a knitted border and matching edge stitch to edge stitch and you don't want to short row the edging to make it "turn", then what you can

Re: working edgings around a corner

Borie — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:57:52 GMT

... Hi Sandi, Do you have Victorian Lace Today book by any chance? It is a gorgeous book and that would teach you how to do this. A few years ago I did the

working edgings around a corner

Dawn Sutton — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:12:44 GMT

If you have Ravelry, you could look thru the free shawl patterns there and maybe find something similar. Dawn in GA [Non-text portions of this message have

Santa needs help!

Karon Adams — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:18:28 GMT

ok, so, Santa's daughter is a knitter, as well and has recently purchased twelve sets of nice, new bamboo double points. she has asked Santa for a needle case

Re: working edgings around a corner

mingus32000 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:29:07 GMT

Hi Sandi, Unless you are wed to binding off and sewing on, please consider a knitted on edging. This is what I use with my square and triangular shawls. It

Re: Pine Tree Shawls:busyneedle

jr — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:30:08 GMT

Were they doing this back in the 50's when I was a youngster Yes. I was a youngster then also. I used to break out in big red welts (hives) everywhere the wool

working edgings around a corner

shalidarlady — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:13:00 GMT

I normally do triangular shawls or square ones where I just do the edgings up to a corner and then make a square medallion to fill in that space. Now I want to

Re: yarn shedding

Garner Barbara — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:34:05 GMT

Hi all, I do a lot with alpaca and it sheds. The way around this is to wash and block the item, then when almost dry to put in the dryer on AIR for 45 minutes

Re: how to eliminate shedding yarn?

Peg Alexander — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:27:11 GMT

After knitting it, it is a bit late to deal with shedding yarn. After I spin angora, alpaca or mohair I treat it harshly to that it does not shed. Try washing