Comments for KNITSTER http://www.knitster.org you know the way it twists and turns, changing colour, spinning yarns Sat, 19 May 2012 23:32:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Welcome back, Helen by Dani http://www.knitster.org/2009/06/25/welcome-back-helen/#comment-12378 Dani Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:51:52 +0000 http://www.knitster.org/?p=314#comment-12378 It's like riding a bike-- you might be wobbly at first, but it smooths out pretty quickly. Welcome back to knitting! Baby knits, other than blankets, go by fast, so quicker gratification too! :-) It’s like riding a bike– you might be wobbly at first, but it smooths out pretty quickly. Welcome back to knitting! Baby knits, other than blankets, go by fast, so quicker gratification too! :-)

]]> Comment on Talk about your Extreme Knitting. by KNITSTER » Now here’s a HUGE DIY project for the bold knitter http://www.knitster.org/2008/01/19/talk-about-your-extreme-knitting/#comment-7715 KNITSTER » Now here’s a HUGE DIY project for the bold knitter Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:08:26 +0000 http://www.knitster.org/2008/01/19/talk-about-your-extreme-knitting/#comment-7715 [...] thing is that you would need some pretty giant knitting needles, and I know they are available (remember I posted about them one time?), and I guess the other part would be finding yarn that large and lots of it to make a carpet [...] [...] thing is that you would need some pretty giant knitting needles, and I know they are available (remember I posted about them one time?), and I guess the other part would be finding yarn that large and lots of it to make a carpet [...]

]]> Comment on Evidence of Fail by Becky http://www.knitster.org/2008/10/28/evidence-of-fail/#comment-7155 Becky Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:13:35 +0000 http://www.knitster.org/?p=298#comment-7155 Don't consider it a fail, just a speed bump. Take some time off, re group and try again later. I hope by then to have a Lace Tips and Tricks post up. When I ever get around to it. Maybe this weekend. We'll see. Don’t consider it a fail, just a speed bump. Take some time off, re group and try again later. I hope by then to have a Lace Tips and Tricks post up. When I ever get around to it.

Maybe this weekend. We’ll see.

]]> Comment on Knitting FAIL! ;-( by Becky http://www.knitster.org/2008/10/27/knitting-fail/#comment-7142 Becky Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:18:24 +0000 http://www.knitster.org/?p=296#comment-7142 A lifeline is literally a life saver! It is a piece of smooth yarn or string (I use dental floss) that you thread through your stitches periodically as you are knitting. That way, if you mess up, you can rip back to your lifeline and start from there, without having to go all the way back to the beginning. If you drop a stitch, it will not run all they way down to the beginning of your knitting. It will stop at the lifeline. I will try to post more about them on my blog in the next day or two, including pictures. I was planning on doing a lace tips post anyway, just not tonight! A lifeline is literally a life saver! It is a piece of smooth yarn or string (I use dental floss) that you thread through your stitches periodically as you are knitting. That way, if you mess up, you can rip back to your lifeline and start from there, without having to go all the way back to the beginning. If you drop a stitch, it will not run all they way down to the beginning of your knitting. It will stop at the lifeline.

I will try to post more about them on my blog in the next day or two, including pictures. I was planning on doing a lace tips post anyway, just not tonight!

]]> Comment on Knitting FAIL! ;-( by Dani http://www.knitster.org/2008/10/27/knitting-fail/#comment-7137 Dani Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:54:33 +0000 http://www.knitster.org/?p=296#comment-7137 May I ask a dumb question? What's a lifeline in this scenario? If you mean something like marking out on the chart where I was so I wouldn't lose my place, then yes. But this was something where the stitches literally fell off my needle and pulled somehow, and in trying to rescue it (I can handle a simple unintentionally dropped stitch), I've probably messed it up. I agree that it's more like complex than difficult. I took a photo so you can see my lame attempt at the rescue and the damage still done. Maybe I'll just have to live with having a really bad section, and just try my best to recoup what I have and getting the right number of stitches going again, and pray for the best. I dunno. I think I may put it down for a while. Maybe I should try to recover the lace sock I put down...(what is it with lace and color knitting beyond stripes for me?) May I ask a dumb question? What’s a lifeline in this scenario? If you mean something like marking out on the chart where I was so I wouldn’t lose my place, then yes. But this was something where the stitches literally fell off my needle and pulled somehow, and in trying to rescue it (I can handle a simple unintentionally dropped stitch), I’ve probably messed it up. I agree that it’s more like complex than difficult. I took a photo so you can see my lame attempt at the rescue and the damage still done. Maybe I’ll just have to live with having a really bad section, and just try my best to recoup what I have and getting the right number of stitches going again, and pray for the best. I dunno. I think I may put it down for a while. Maybe I should try to recover the lace sock I put down…(what is it with lace and color knitting beyond stripes for me?)

]]> Comment on Knitting FAIL! ;-( by Becky http://www.knitster.org/2008/10/27/knitting-fail/#comment-7135 Becky Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:25:37 +0000 http://www.knitster.org/?p=296#comment-7135 Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that! Were you using a lifeline? I tried to knit lace during the Super Bowl one year and discovered what a vital element to lace knitting a lifeline is. Don't worry too much about it being scrunched up. Lace is like that until you block it. Then you go from blob to beautiful, just like magic! If you think your yarn is too fuzzy, I suggest Knitpicks gloss lace. It is also merino/silk blend, but is very smooth with a lovely sheen and wonderful drape. It is what I'm using. You are right that the charts are difficult to follow. They get worse later on, when the chart is spread over five or six pages. I hope you don't give up completely. Maybe set it aside for a while and pick it back up. Maybe you can do a simpler lace pattern for practice. This is a hard one--not as in difficult, but as in complex. Anyway, I hope you will stick with it. Please do take pictures of your shawl. I wish I were closer so I could help you out in person. I'll do whatever I can online, though. Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that! Were you using a lifeline? I tried to knit lace during the Super Bowl one year and discovered what a vital element to lace knitting a lifeline is.

Don’t worry too much about it being scrunched up. Lace is like that until you block it. Then you go from blob to beautiful, just like magic! If you think your yarn is too fuzzy, I suggest Knitpicks gloss lace. It is also merino/silk blend, but is very smooth with a lovely sheen and wonderful drape. It is what I’m using.

You are right that the charts are difficult to follow. They get worse later on, when the chart is spread over five or six pages. I hope you don’t give up completely. Maybe set it aside for a while and pick it back up. Maybe you can do a simpler lace pattern for practice. This is a hard one–not as in difficult, but as in complex.

Anyway, I hope you will stick with it. Please do take pictures of your shawl. I wish I were closer so I could help you out in person. I’ll do whatever I can online, though.

]]> Comment on I need to post more often, and a Knitster reunion! by Becky http://www.knitster.org/2008/10/13/need-to-post-more-often-and-a-knitster-reunion/#comment-6817 Becky Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:22:19 +0000 http://www.knitster.org/?p=292#comment-6817 Very nice beginning to the shawl! I finally cast on last night and am up to row 70. I think it's going really quickly, and I love this pattern! Nice work on the socks, too. I've made those before, too. I thought it was weird the way she did the heel, so if I make them again, I'll just use my normal heel flap and gusset. Very nice beginning to the shawl! I finally cast on last night and am up to row 70. I think it’s going really quickly, and I love this pattern!

Nice work on the socks, too. I’ve made those before, too. I thought it was weird the way she did the heel, so if I make them again, I’ll just use my normal heel flap and gusset.

]]> Comment on What? Am I crazy? by KNITSTER » I need to post more often, and a Knitster reunion! http://www.knitster.org/2008/05/23/what-am-i-crazy/#comment-6722 KNITSTER » I need to post more often, and a Knitster reunion! Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:04:15 +0000 http://www.knitster.org/2008/05/23/what-am-i-crazy/#comment-6722 [...] now. You may recall that I said that I bought the Mystic Waters pattern (see mention of it before here), and Becky liked the pattern too, so we decided that we’d do it together. I believe [...] [...] now. You may recall that I said that I bought the Mystic Waters pattern (see mention of it before here), and Becky liked the pattern too, so we decided that we’d do it together. I believe [...]

]]> Comment on WHOOSH! (Who was that masked knitter?) by KNITSTER » Hedwig! http://www.knitster.org/2008/02/04/whoosh-who-was-that-masked-knitter/#comment-4798 KNITSTER » Hedwig! Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:23:22 +0000 http://www.knitster.org/2008/02/04/whoosh-who-was-that-masked-knitter/#comment-4798 [...] that it’s done! It’s another one of those labors of love for my son. I had gotten the Charmed Knits book a while ago, and due to his love of Harry Potter movies (he’s not quite ready for the [...] [...] that it’s done! It’s another one of those labors of love for my son. I had gotten the Charmed Knits book a while ago, and due to his love of Harry Potter movies (he’s not quite ready for the [...]

]]> Comment on What? Am I crazy? by becky http://www.knitster.org/2008/05/23/what-am-i-crazy/#comment-4639 becky Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:32:29 +0000 http://www.knitster.org/2008/05/23/what-am-i-crazy/#comment-4639 How anxious are you to start on this shawl? I found a color I really think fits it, but it won't be available again until August. There is another color that is very similar that I could use. If you are ready to start, I'll go ahead and order the second color and use the first for something else. I don't want to keep you waiting. Becky How anxious are you to start on this shawl? I found a color I really think fits it, but it won’t be available again until August. There is another color that is very similar that I could use. If you are ready to start, I’ll go ahead and order the second color and use the first for something else. I don’t want to keep you waiting.

Becky

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