― nathalie (stevienixed), Friday, 15 December 2006 14:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Friday, 15 December 2006 14:38 (seventeen years ago) link
― nathalie (stevienixed), Friday, 15 December 2006 21:18 (seventeen years ago) link
― Gem (gem ), Saturday, 16 December 2006 01:37 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.clover-usa.com/cat.php?k=27241
― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Saturday, 16 December 2006 03:03 (seventeen years ago) link
I've been working on wristwarmers for my little sister, and her tiny wrists make them look so strange. I needed to change from a size 9 to a size 4 needle to get them the right scale for her! Tiny dpns make for lots of finger poking. They are quite easy though, just a 2x2 rib with a gap for the thumb:http://slumberland.org/wp/2005/12/14/pattern-1-day-wristwarmers/
Nathalie, somewhere I saw a pattern for a girl's dress that became a shirt as the child got older (a very simple a-line style). It seemed like a great way to extend the life of something that took so much effort to make! ok, here it is:http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring04/PATTanouk.htmlYou could easily do something else with the pockets fr a different look.
― patita (patita), Saturday, 16 December 2006 05:25 (seventeen years ago) link
Oh wow, thanks for the dress pattern. I think I'll give it a go!
― nathalie (stevienixed), Saturday, 16 December 2006 08:31 (seventeen years ago) link
― nathalie (stevienixed), Saturday, 16 December 2006 13:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Saturday, 16 December 2006 21:26 (seventeen years ago) link
― nathalie (stevienixed), Sunday, 17 December 2006 11:02 (seventeen years ago) link
― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Sunday, 17 December 2006 15:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Monday, 18 December 2006 14:48 (seventeen years ago) link
― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Monday, 18 December 2006 15:37 (seventeen years ago) link
I haven't been to my LYS in ages and ages. Mostly b/c 1. I've been sewing a lot more lately 2. buying lots of yarn off knitpicks for $$ reasons 3. they are far from me and I'm carless. :(
― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Monday, 18 December 2006 15:44 (seventeen years ago) link
― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Monday, 18 December 2006 15:49 (seventeen years ago) link
The matinee cardigan is ALMOST finished but it has quite a few flaws. :-( I did the collar a bit wrong so it's a bit misshaped. :-( But it's a learning process and I can't imagine doing it 100 procent perfect, right? I hope it'll be finished by tomorrow so I can focus on the two scarves (and the sweater??? should I do it?). I'm terribly bad at doing something on order. I think in the future I won't accept orders because I'm terrible at following it through. :-(
We had the last lesson (for this semester) yesterday and it was a lot of fun. Easy. We learned a few stitches (moss, double moss, sand and some other stitches). I already knew the moss stitch (it's ftrd in the matinee cardigan) so I just had a lot of fun looking at some of the others who had no clue how to do it!?!? Maybe I'm not so much a novice anymore? :-)
I'm looking forward to the next semester. We'll be learning to stitch on patterns as well! As well as crochet on the knitting! I need to look up how this works so I'm a bit prepared (I feel more confident when I have an idea of what to expect).
― nathalie (stevienixed), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 09:51 (seventeen years ago) link
― nathalie (stevienixed), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 09:53 (seventeen years ago) link
Nath, don't worry about making mistakes now - O doesn't know what she's wearing anyway. Just make sure you've got it sorted before she starts school :)
― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 13:05 (seventeen years ago) link
Otherwise most of things in it are just downright FRIGHTENING! But seeing as I wanted to make pretty much EVERYTHING in the TV issue you can't win them all. But seriously knitters GIVE UP on knitted corsets (altho they are architectually interesting I spose) and let's just pretend "Naughty Needles" doesn't exist. GET OVER IT CRAFTYGOTHS and stick to knitted glowsticks. (Actually they sounds awesome)!
I finished the clapotis by the way! But haven't blocked it yet or figured out how to take a great photo. It has turned out super-big.
So now I am just making a regular blue/green scarf in a zigzag UNDULATING pattern, erm dunno what the stitch is called but I like it, it's nicely textured. The wool is WENDY FUSION, which feels lovely, comes in super colours and is golly only £3 a ball how jolly.
I have to go to John Lewis before I head off for christmas to pick up some more balls of SIRDAR DENIM ULTRA! You heard! I am making the sock monkey blanket, and of course I don't have the yarns the pattern is in, so the brown is in megachunky sirdar cotton/wool mix and the red/white bits are two strands of aran acrylic and dk acrylic held together to try and match up the weights with what I've got.
I really want to knit this honeycomb stitch 60s-ish jacket that was in Simply Knitting a while back, but the cost would come to around £50 so FUDGE THAT and I will carry on with my £5 Primark hoodie.
xpost yeah that is moss stitch! But there are regional differences all over the place. If you are quite new - ie to the point where you are accidentally increasing and decreasing all over the place and can't identify what stitches you have already done - then it can be hard to keep track of stitches and accidentally turn it into ribbing... I know because that happens to me with the first couple of rows of cuff down socks ALL THE TIME. Well, it used to! It hasn't done recently. Cos I am great.
― Sarah (Science of Unforunate Events), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 13:16 (seventeen years ago) link
Yes! I know! I mean, WTF, MOSS STITCH! How hard can that be? "Can you tell me if I have to change now?" DUDE! I mean, sure, I ain't the bestest knitter in the class BY FAR but moss stitch is easy peasy.
We call American Moss Stitch: DUBBELE gerstekorrel (or double moss stitch). We also learned to make DAMBORD. One student: "Dambord?" Teacher:"Well, it looks like a dambord." hahahahahahahahahahaha Oh dear. Roffling insued. Well, not out loud nor on the floor. :-)
http://www.breiwinkel.nl/images/plaatjes/addi-express_komplett.jpg
I vaguely remember having this.
*childlike voice* I WANNA NOW.
― nathalie (stevienixed), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 13:41 (seventeen years ago) link
― nathalie (stevienixed), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 13:42 (seventeen years ago) link
I bought the revamped Knit 1, and got some Art YArns Merino to make one of the hats... and some yarn to make the stuffed heart!! It would be a perfectly morbid thing to have for this Valentine's Day.
― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 14:47 (seventeen years ago) link
I'm so ready for new projects. Finished my grandmother's scarf last night (I was loving the pattern and yarn so much I had to force myself to stop as it was getting comically long.) But I'm hating my grandfather's. I keep screwing up the cable and have decided I hate the color.
and I don't think I'm going to finish the cardigan I did in MAY for my mother as I've also decided I hate it.
In sewing news. . .ugh.
Hey, has anyone ever seen a chart for the state of Texas? I know it has limited interest but all I've found is the flag. I want to make a purse for a london-relocated friend. I'm afraid I'll have to make the chart myself which could be ugly. . .
― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 14:54 (seventeen years ago) link
I haven't used it yet but I've got a couple of things that I need to try on it as soon as the accursed holiday knitting is done.
― patita (patita), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 15:30 (seventeen years ago) link
i'm scared of the generator as texas is bumpy and I was hoping someone had already done it.
One of my first projects after xmas will be a big felted knitting tote for myself using the malcolm x chart on (?) MagKnits. I can't wait.
― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 15:32 (seventeen years ago) link
― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 16:24 (seventeen years ago) link
http://austin.about.com/library/clipart/texas/dac10004thumb.gif
:( so bumpy.
I'll stop whining and probably give it a crack at lunch.
― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 16:27 (seventeen years ago) link
Woah. I just had a really good idea for NERD PRESENT.
http://www.gpsdaily.com/images/texas-instruments-logo-bg.jpg
― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 16:31 (seventeen years ago) link
Eh. I feel drained. On top of my cold, I see all the mistakes giggling at me. :-(
― nathalie (stevienixed), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 23:14 (seventeen years ago) link
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― molly mummenschanz (molly d), Tuesday, 19 December 2006 23:25 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 00:51 (seventeen years ago) link
I'm going to call it that from now on! Tell us some other Dutch terms! I will try and catch up with G and see how her cardie is getting on too.
I don't actually think the colourwork Texas will be that bad to be honest! The "bumpy" bit is only on one side so you'll just be changing colours pretty much twice on each row apart from one section - just sort yourself out with yarn on some bobbins and I think it will be a lot easier than you think!
You have no idea how happy it makes me to be learning a craft where I get to use the word 'bobbins' in a real actual sense!
― Sarah (Science of Unforunate Events), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 11:59 (seventeen years ago) link
That's it for today. I'll be testing you NEXT WEEK! ;-)
http://www.breienmetplezier.nl/breisteken.htm
One I hadn't heard before:
Luie Wijvensteek: Lazy Bitches stitch!
I'm EXTREMELY tempted to enroll in the lacemaking clas (and use BOBBINS). Should I? My husband thinks it's a HIDEOUS hobby. (As in VERY unsexxee.) Hmm what to DO.
Last night I was delirious after so much seaming and I'm also down with a bit of a cold, so hence the weirdo post. But now I'm FRESH and EAGER to start a new thing. I think I'll drop in the LYS and look how much that LANA GROSSA yarn costs for that sweater. Maybe I'm a bit too optimistic and I will fail miserably at it? One can only try! :-) Gotta learn from your mistakes.
:-)
When I'll be in Japan, I'll be stocking up on bamboo needles and SPECIAL yarns. OH YEAH. :-)
― nathalie (stevienixed), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 12:41 (seventeen years ago) link
My husband thinks it's a HIDEOUS hobby. (As in VERY unsexxee.)
welcome to MY world.
― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 16:07 (seventeen years ago) link
I shipped out most of my holiday knitting last night and cringed at some of the things I did just a few months ago. I think it's just part of the learning process.
Nathalie, I'm very jealous of your Japanese yarn expedition! They have such fantastic stuff, weird funky textures and all that.
Do these men realize that we're armed with multiple sharp pointy sticks when they criticize our fun?!
― patita (patita), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 16:16 (seventeen years ago) link
It is important that I have a cravat.
― Sarah (Science of Unforunate Events), Wednesday, 20 December 2006 16:24 (seventeen years ago) link
Anyway, I already uh started something new. I'm a bit stupid. Made the swatch but the gauge is not exactly the same so I just started something for Ophelia when she'll be 18 months. :-) We'll see how it works out. I really need to buy yarn that's specifically for a pattern instead of going "ooh looks cute, I'll just buy it and find something I can make with it." I'm not advanced yet so unable to do that. :-) One day... one day.
Oh my husband doesn't mind me knitting - he's actually a bit in awe of it - but HATES lacemaking. He calls'em klip klop bitches. :-)
Yes! Japan! My mum even met Hirose, the Japanese Knitting King. They *vaguely* know eachother. How fucking cool is that? Very, I think. :-)
I really am tempted to go buy some Lana Grossa yarn. Must. Resist. Unless I get loads of cash from mes parents. Then I'll NEED to buy some. I wanna make that sweater for my mum. Hmmmm.
― nathalie (stevienixed), Thursday, 21 December 2006 09:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Thursday, 21 December 2006 15:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― nathalie (stevienixed), Thursday, 21 December 2006 16:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Thursday, 21 December 2006 16:05 (seventeen years ago) link
email address: stevienixed @ gmail dot com
― nathalie (stevienixed), Friday, 22 December 2006 19:30 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.knittinghelp.com/
― Madchen (Madchen), Saturday, 23 December 2006 11:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Saturday, 23 December 2006 15:33 (seventeen years ago) link
― nathalie (stevienixed), Saturday, 23 December 2006 15:35 (seventeen years ago) link
I'm finally back home after traveling to see relatives all week, ugh. I'm straightening up the knit/sew room since xmas has left it a mess. I'm also making room for new sewing furniture and new CAT! woohoo.
Only one up till midnight evening of crafting and I got all of my gift projects done. Here's the tally:
Sewn:2 fleece throws6 pairs of pajama pants
Knit:2 scarves3 purses4 hats
*cue Rocky theme*
pictures forthcoming when I put new batteries in my camera.
back to stash sorting.
― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Saturday, 30 December 2006 17:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― nathalie (stevienixed), Saturday, 30 December 2006 18:23 (seventeen years ago) link
Me? I'm doing this lacy type shawl (straight, yarn is for 4 mm needles but doing it with 9 mm ones so it looks lacy). Visited another yarn shop which was a MAJOR dud. :-(
I'm doing this raglan cardigan. Probably finish it in a week or so. I do need to start using yarn that's meant for the pattern instead of trying something that *sort of* matches. I'm not that advanced yet and won't be for another DECADE or so. :-)
I'm fascinated with those knitting machines (for kids, but aren't we all). Looked for one but only found french ones which seemed @$$. I want something that goes faster yo. :-)
Bought a Marie Claire Knitting Stitches book (just under 10 euros) and tried some last night only to discover/have reaffirmed: I'm stupid (figured out that multiples of 7 + 1 + 2 means mult of only 7) and that I have all thise nice MULTIcoloured yarn that doesn't work when you want to do *fancy sts*.
I'm SO READY for that Lana Grossa sweatah. I wanna make something for me me me. :-)
Also trying to finish scarf for husband but I ph34r working on order is not my thang, baby.
― nathalie (stevienixed), Saturday, 30 December 2006 18:28 (seventeen years ago) link
you are all over cardigans/sweaters. I need to attempt another big project like that soon. starting on my malcolm x tote now, v. excited.
I really don't understand knitting machines.
no kitty yet, we're going to get him/her next weekend. I'm just arranging my room for new litterbox, condos, etc. I threw all of qtip's old stuff away.
― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Saturday, 30 December 2006 18:47 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/misery/tags/xmas/
― Ms Misery (MsMisery), Sunday, 31 December 2006 00:35 (seventeen years ago) link