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New Knitting Thread (And spinning) (And crochet too I guess)
Jimor:
My great-aunt taught me how to knit when I was 9 or 10, still have the needles in fact. I thought it was cool, but I never had the patience to finish anything (unless you count a 2 1/2 foot scarf).
LOTS of knitters at sci-fi conventions, and last one I went to I actually got to see somebody finish a sock. :-o
There needs to be an Alton Brown of knitting.
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elizaknowswhatshesfor:
I've made a couple of skirts by knitting squares & sewing them slowly together to make it up, it's much easier than trying to work out a huge pattern...it's also nice as you can finish a square really quickly and you feel lot's of little casting off satisfaction moments!
Lines:
I've got a pattern for a skirt where you knit a bunch of strips and then sew them all together, which is good because sometimes I barely have enough patience for a pair of socks.
Ladybug:
I have since the last time I posted found an awesome bind-off when knitting toe-up socks, that is super stretchy and great. It takes a little it longer, since you do it with a tapestry needle, but it's so worth it. Elizabeth Zimmermann's Sewn Bind-off, as mentioned last on http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/FEATsum06TT.html. It's superb.
Hat I knit for my brother. I liked the look, but the yarn was weird cotton mixed with silk and something, so the shape ended up being weird. But he chose the yarn, and refuses wool of any kind, so..
Socks I improvised, sort of. Knit toe-up.
Super-simple hat, and I really hate ribbing, but these hats fit so well.
Mitered Mittens. Long ones, and I liked the idea of the length (which is why I knit them long...), but I'm not so sure about the result. My arms are fat.
Short, but awesomely soft scarf knit out of 50 grams Noro Silver Thaw. I kinda like that it's not long, because I rarely know what to do with long scarf ends.
Lines:
Major bump! But I knew this thread existed and it's a perfectly good thread, so why make another.
I am going to participate in a knitalong if anyone else would like to do so. It's starting in September and there's no rush on getting yarn and whatnot (unless you are super duper and know what you want) since it's geared for beginners. (I am not a beginner, but I'm going to wait until I find something good to knit with.) Here is the pattern if you're interested.
Anyone else want to do this with me?
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