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Posted by The Other Kim on Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:20 PM Post subject: Re: Beginner question...wrong side of work facing you
In stockinette stitch, the rows you knit are done with the right side facing you, and the rows you purl are done with
the wrong side facing you. I hope this makes sense. It's more obvious when doing cables or other patterns, when
there's a definite right and wrong side. No question is ever silly, so ask away. The Other Kim Sock Warrior and
Assassin of Stalia, Safetyfox, and 4everdarned (this one is pending) kimagreenfieldatyahoodotcom
<rebirth_etude@msn.com> wrote in message news:1161719343.349088.44540@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
[quote:2f1fbab864]I understand how to knit and purl but am kind of confused when it comes to "working with the
wrong side of work facing you". Sounds like a silly question but I am not quite sure on how this should be done
properly. [/quote:2f1fbab864]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:34 AM Post subject: Re: Beginner question...wrong side of work facing you
The Other Kim wrote: [quote:c77963eb33]In stockinette stitch, the rows you knit are done with the right side facing you,
and the rows you purl are done with the wrong side facing you. I hope this makes sense. It's more obvious when doing
cables or other patterns, when there's a definite right and wrong side. [/quote:c77963eb33] Thanks a bunch. ^^ I was
figuring that the answer would be something that common sensical. *laughs*
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Posted by Mirjam Bruck-Cohen on Fri Oct 27, 2006 5:38 AM Post subject: Re: Beginner question...wrong side of work facing you
WE never laugh here about ANY question ,,, we all learn new things from each other ,,,,,, mirjam ps kind smiles are
permitted ....:>:>:>: Welcome KIM mirjam [quote:2b527452dd] The Other Kim wrote: In stockinette stitch, the
rows you knit are done with the right side facing you, and the rows you purl are done with the wrong side facing you. I
hope this makes sense. It's more obvious when doing cables or other patterns, when there's a definite right and wrong
side. Thanks a bunch. ^^ I was figuring that the answer would be something that common sensical. *laughs*
[/quote:2b527452dd]
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View entire thread: ISO sock pattern recs for self-striping and variegated sock
Posted by Laura J on Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:49 PM Post subject: Re: ISO sock pattern recs for self-striping and variegated s
Email coming your way! Thanks! LauraJ "YarnWright" <not4u@this.lifetime> wrote in message
news:v4ipj9moakuh.dlg@lalaland.com... [quote:747f48d83b]On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:41:04 GMT, Laura J spun a fine yarn
Thanks to some evil enabling (by Michelle, I think?) I am now the proud owner of 8 skeins of self-striping and 2 skeins
of variegated sock yarn. I don't want to make just plain old stockinette socks but I have had bad luck in the past with
finding patterns that go well with this type of yarn. I find that the colors really mask the stitch definition so that
neither the yarn nor the pattern is shown off to its best effect. Does anyone have any recs for patterns that might
work? I have seen a pair of striped Jaywalkers that turned out nicely so I may try that one but that still leaves me in
search of 4 other patterns. So please let me know which patterns you've liked. Free or paid, book or individual, all
recs are welcome! Thanks! Cheers, LauraJ Laura, email me offlist. Noreen moc. liamg AT j DOT neeron -- I am not
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Posted by Laura J on Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:53 PM Post subject: Re: ISO sock pattern recs for self-striping and variegated s
Wow, thanks for all the suggestions everyone! I will have to sit down and check them all out when I have some time
(which is obviously in short supply since I posted this request 5 days ago and just got back now!). I am so impressed
with how eager you all were to satisfy my craving to knit striped socks! :D Cheers, LauraJ "Laura J"
<no@spam.com> wrote in message news:A%UUg.7700$tN.2720@trndny06... [quote:0daaf356bb]Thanks to some evil enabling
(by Michelle, I think?) I am now the proud owner of 8 skeins of self-striping and 2 skeins of variegated sock yarn. I
don't want to make just plain old stockinette socks but I have had bad luck in the past with finding patterns that go
well with this type of yarn. I find that the colors really mask the stitch definition so that neither the yarn nor the
pattern is shown off to its best effect. Does anyone have any recs for patterns that might work? I have seen a pair of
striped Jaywalkers that turned out nicely so I may try that one but that still leaves me in search of 4 other patterns.
So please let me know which patterns you've liked. Free or paid, book or individual, all recs are welcome! Thanks!
Cheers, LauraJ[/quote:0daaf356bb]
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Posted by spinninglilac on Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:08 AM Post subject: Re: ISO sock pattern recs for self-striping and variegated s
LOL I've used this pattern over and over again, I spin my own dyed and varigated yarns and the waffle pattern seems to
go so nicely with it. I've done them in Aran weight wool too, for wellington boot socks lovely and chunky for this
purpose. higz Cher "spampot" <spampot@orph.org> wrote in message
news:BO2dnb2dR58F3LvYnZ2dnUVZ_u2dnZ2d@giganews.com... [quote:7c58c5ae8a]Ooooh Cher, now you've done it <printing out
pattern> it's true, socks are like crack! spinninglilac wrote: look on google for the Blueberry Waffle sock pattern,
I've used this for my homespun stripey and it comes out very interesting cheers...Cher "Laura J"
<no@spam.com> wrote in message news:A%UUg.7700$tN.2720@trndny06... Thanks to some evil enabling (by Michelle, I
think?) I am now the proud owner of 8 skeins of self-striping and 2 skeins of variegated sock yarn. I don't want to make
just plain old stockinette socks but I have had bad luck in the past with finding patterns that go well with this type
of yarn. I find that the colors really mask the stitch definition so that neither the yarn nor the pattern is shown off
to its best effect. Does anyone have any recs for patterns that might work? I have seen a pair of striped Jaywalkers
that turned out nicely so I may try that one but that still leaves me in search of 4 other patterns. So please let me
know which patterns you've liked. Free or paid, book or individual, all recs are welcome! Thanks! Cheers, LauraJ
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Posted by spampot on Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:44 PM Post subject: Re: ISO sock pattern recs for self-striping and variegated s
Ooooh Cher, now you've done it <printing out pattern> it's true, socks are like crack! spinninglilac wrote:
[quote:cee7d07d07]look on google for the Blueberry Waffle sock pattern, I've used this for my homespun stripey and it
comes out very interesting cheers...Cher "Laura J" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
news:A%UUg.7700$tN.2720@trndny06... Thanks to some evil enabling (by Michelle, I think?) I am now the proud owner of 8
skeins of self-striping and 2 skeins of variegated sock yarn. I don't want to make just plain old stockinette socks but
I have had bad luck in the past with finding patterns that go well with this type of yarn. I find that the colors
really mask the stitch definition so that neither the yarn nor the pattern is shown off to its best effect. Does anyone
have any recs for patterns that might work? I have seen a pair of striped Jaywalkers that turned out nicely so I may
try that one but that still leaves me in search of 4 other patterns. So please let me know which patterns you've liked.
Free or paid, book or individual, all recs are welcome! Thanks! Cheers, LauraJ [/quote:cee7d07d07]
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Posted by spinninglilac on Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:53 PM Post subject: Re: ISO sock pattern recs for self-striping and variegated s
look on google for the Blueberry Waffle sock pattern, I've used this for my homespun stripey and it comes out very
interesting cheers...Cher "Laura J" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
news:A%UUg.7700$tN.2720@trndny06... [quote:5705732edc]Thanks to some evil enabling (by Michelle, I think?) I am now the
proud owner of 8 skeins of self-striping and 2 skeins of variegated sock yarn. I don't want to make just plain old
stockinette socks but I have had bad luck in the past with finding patterns that go well with this type of yarn. I find
that the colors really mask the stitch definition so that neither the yarn nor the pattern is shown off to its best
effect. Does anyone have any recs for patterns that might work? I have seen a pair of striped Jaywalkers that turned
out nicely so I may try that one but that still leaves me in search of 4 other patterns. So please let me know which
patterns you've liked. Free or paid, book or individual, all recs are welcome! Thanks! Cheers,
LauraJ[/quote:5705732edc]
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Posted by bienchat@hotmail.com on Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:52 PM Post subject: Re: ISO sock pattern recs for self-striping and variegated s
Hi Laura: Here is an URL that has all kinds of sock patterns, everything you can imagine and all the patterns are
free. www.socknitters.com They have tons of patterns and a lot of them would look good using the self
striping/varigated yarns. I bought some Trekking XXL and some yarn form Little Knits (same evil enabler that enticed
you LOL) that I'm planning on using the shell, ripple and chevron patterns on. Most of these patterns have pictures of
the knitted socks so you can see what they look like, many of them are done using striped/varigated yarns. HTH Marie
and the cats Laura J wrote: [quote:3841b1aaf5]Thanks to some evil enabling (by Michelle, I think?) I am now the proud
owner of 8 skeins of self-striping and 2 skeins of variegated sock yarn. I don't want to make just plain old
stockinette socks but I have had bad luck in the past with finding patterns that go well with this type of yarn. I find
that the colors really mask the stitch definition so that neither the yarn nor the pattern is shown off to its best
effect. Does anyone have any recs for patterns that might work? I have seen a pair of striped Jaywalkers that turned
out nicely so I may try that one but that still leaves me in search of 4 other patterns. So please let me know which
patterns you've liked. Free or paid, book or individual, all recs are welcome! Thanks! Cheers,
LauraJ[/quote:3841b1aaf5]
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Posted by firefly on Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:25 PM Post subject: Re: ISO sock pattern recs for self-striping and variegated s
So sorry, but I don't ever use striping sock yarn or variegated colors .... personal taste issue. But, good luck with a
solution to what to do with all that yarn. Fun problem to solve! ~firefly http://scrumptiousliving.wordpress.com On
Oct 4, 4:41 pm, "Laura J" <n...@spam.com> wrote: [quote:9f55a276a0]Thanks to some evil enabling (by
Michelle, I think?) I am now the proud owner of 8 skeins of self-striping and 2 skeins of variegated sock yarn. I don't
want to make just plain old stockinette socks but I have had bad luck in the past with finding patterns that go well
with this type of yarn. I find that the colors really mask the stitch definition so that neither the yarn nor the
pattern is shown off to its best effect. Does anyone have any recs for patterns that might work? I have seen a pair of
striped Jaywalkers that turned out nicely so I may try that one but that still leaves me in search of 4 other patterns.
So please let me know which patterns you've liked. Free or paid, book or individual, all recs are welcome! Thanks!
Cheers, LauraJ[/quote:9f55a276a0]
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Posted by spampot on Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:39 PM Post subject: Re: ISO sock pattern recs for self-striping and variegated s
Laura J wrote: [quote:025f8e910a]Thanks to some evil enabling (by Michelle, I think?) I am now the proud owner of 8
skeins of self-striping and 2 skeins of variegated sock yarn. I don't want to make just plain old stockinette socks but
I have had bad luck in the past with finding patterns that go well with this type of yarn. I find that the colors
really mask the stitch definition so that neither the yarn nor the pattern is shown off to its best effect. Does anyone
have any recs for patterns that might work? I have seen a pair of striped Jaywalkers that turned out nicely so I may
try that one but that still leaves me in search of 4 other patterns. So please let me know which patterns you've liked.
Free or paid, book or individual, all recs are welcome! Thanks! Cheers, LauraJ [/quote:025f8e910a] Oooh, the latest
Knitty has a great sock for the self-striping stuff. Look for the RPM pattern; I'm about to try it myself.
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Posted by YarnWright on Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:44 PM Post subject: Re: ISO sock pattern recs for self-striping and variegated s
On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:41:04 GMT, Laura J spun a fine yarn [quote:fb0f5a2cc5]Thanks to some evil enabling (by Michelle,
I think?) I am now the proud owner of 8 skeins of self-striping and 2 skeins of variegated sock yarn. I don't want to
make just plain old stockinette socks but I have had bad luck in the past with finding patterns that go well with this
type of yarn. I find that the colors really mask the stitch definition so that neither the yarn nor the pattern is
shown off to its best effect. Does anyone have any recs for patterns that might work? I have seen a pair of striped
Jaywalkers that turned out nicely so I may try that one but that still leaves me in search of 4 other patterns. So
please let me know which patterns you've liked. Free or paid, book or individual, all recs are welcome! Thanks!
Cheers, LauraJ Laura, email me offlist.[/quote:fb0f5a2cc5] Noreen moc. liamg AT j DOT neeron -- I am not young
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Posted by Laura J on Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:41 PM Post subject: ISO sock pattern recs for self-striping and variegated sock
Thanks to some evil enabling (by Michelle, I think?) I am now the proud owner of 8 skeins of self-striping and 2 skeins
of variegated sock yarn. I don't want to make just plain old stockinette socks but I have had bad luck in the past
with finding patterns that go well with this type of yarn. I find that the colors really mask the stitch definition so
that neither the yarn nor the pattern is shown off to its best effect. Does anyone have any recs for patterns that
might work? I have seen a pair of striped Jaywalkers that turned out nicely so I may try that one but that still
leaves me in search of 4 other patterns. So please let me know which patterns you've liked. Free or paid, book or
individual, all recs are welcome! Thanks! Cheers, LauraJ
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View entire thread: picking stitches
Posted by nancych on Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:23 PM Post subject: picking stitches
I'm working on afghan, the patterns is from MASSON DIXIE book and is all done on garter stitch. I discovered to my
chagring that I have "lost" a stich about 5 rows back. I have always been able to pick up the stitches with a
crochet hook. But when I tried to do it on garter stitch it comes out as if I had knitted stockinette stitch. Anyone has
an idea what I'm doing wrong? Thanks Nancy
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View entire thread: new here and have hat question
Posted by karlisa on Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:54 PM Post subject: Re: new here and have hat question
enigma wrote: [quote:03dc3d36de]"karlisa" <micksmom2@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1160399598.700935.239180@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com: I am making a hat for my son--very simple little pumpkin hat
on double pointed needles for his Halloween costume. I made one for my younger son, but the directions I have are only
for a small child. I cannot find one for an adult size head. My oldest son is 4 years old and has a rather large head
(21"). I'm making the hat out of an orange bulky-weight yarn on 10 1/2 needles and getting a gauge of 4 stitches
per inch. My question: Is there a rule-of-thumb for how big to make a hat based on the stretch factor? In other
words, I don't think I would necessarily want to make his hat 21" but a bit smaller to allow for the stretch. If
this is correct, is there a general rule-of-thumb for this or a percentage of stretch I should allow for? I realize
that K2, P2 ribbing is much stretchier than stocking stitch. The hat I'm making is just a roll brim in stocking stitch,
though. How does one go about factoring in the stretch when planning a pattern? I would love to make more of these hats
and not feel tethered to a set of instructions every time. I hope I've worded this properly. Any assistance would be
greatly appreciated! i would make it 21". you don't want a 'stretch factor' in a stockinette hat, because it will
be too tight if you knit it less than head size. actually, if i was knitting a stockinette hat for a 4 year old, i might
just add another half inch so he doesn't outgrow it in a couple months (unless he's only going to wear it once on
Halloween). if you were knitting a ribbed hat, then you could knit it a half inch less than head size, but still, on a
kid's hat, it's better to make it a tiny bit big than a tiny bit small. most people dislike tight hats & kids are a
lot less polite about it than adults ;) and really a 21" head on a 4 year old doesn't seem out of the ordinary to
me. i think my 6 year old's head is close to 22" now if i measure over his ears for a hat. My son has always had a
very large head and he never even got to wear[/quote:03dc3d36de] the sweater I knit for him last winter because the
blooming thing wouldn't fit over his head! So rather than rip out the jewel neckline (my first mistake choosing a
pattern with a jewel neckline), I abandoned the project and it now sits in my sewing room waiting to be assembled. I'm
going to assemble it and give it to my younger son instead. Thanks for your input, Lee. I think I'll try to make the
hat slightly smaller (maybe 1/2"), and go from there. Since the hat is screaming orange with a green stem and
leaves, I don't think he'll wear it again after Halloween. :-) If it doesn't fit, I'll just put it with my charity
caps to donate. lisa [quote:03dc3d36de]lee -- Question with boldness even the existence of god; because if there be
one, he must more approve the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear. - Thomas Jefferson[/quote:03dc3d36de]
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Posted by enigma on Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:13 PM Post subject: Re: new here and have hat question
"karlisa" <micksmom2@yahoo.com> wrote in news:1160399598.700935.239180@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
[quote:8fef14f1f0]I am making a hat for my son--very simple little pumpkin hat on double pointed needles for his
Halloween costume. I made one for my younger son, but the directions I have are only for a small child. I cannot find
one for an adult size head. My oldest son is 4 years old and has a rather large head (21"). I'm making the hat
out of an orange bulky-weight yarn on 10 1/2 needles and getting a gauge of 4 stitches per inch. My question: Is
there a rule-of-thumb for how big to make a hat based on the stretch factor? In other words, I don't think I would
necessarily want to make his hat 21" but a bit smaller to allow for the stretch. If this is correct, is there a
general rule-of-thumb for this or a percentage of stretch I should allow for? I realize that K2, P2 ribbing is much
stretchier than stocking stitch. The hat I'm making is just a roll brim in stocking stitch, though. How does one go
about factoring in the stretch when planning a pattern? I would love to make more of these hats and not feel tethered to
a set of instructions every time. I hope I've worded this properly. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
[/quote:8fef14f1f0] i would make it 21". you don't want a 'stretch factor' in a stockinette hat, because it will
be too tight if you knit it less than head size. actually, if i was knitting a stockinette hat for a 4 year old, i
might just add another half inch so he doesn't outgrow it in a couple months (unless he's only going to wear it once
on Halloween). if you were knitting a ribbed hat, then you could knit it a half inch less than head size, but still,
on a kid's hat, it's better to make it a tiny bit big than a tiny bit small. most people dislike tight hats & kids
are a lot less polite about it than adults ;) and really a 21" head on a 4 year old doesn't seem out of the
ordinary to me. i think my 6 year old's head is close to 22" now if i measure over his ears for a hat. lee --
Question with boldness even the existence of god; because if there be one, he must more approve the homage of reason
than that of blindfolded fear. - Thomas Jefferson
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