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I have found a pattern for socks that I must have and they are knit toe-up and I haven't done socks that way before.
Is it more complicated to knit socks this way? It seems so foreign to me!
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I am getting ready to make my first pair of socks. I've purchased one skein of Berroco Sox. I've been looking at patterns. Most suggest using DPN, however, I already own two, size US2 circular needles that I would like to use. I'd like to either transpose a dpn pattern to a two circular pattern, but I don't have the technical ability to do that. Does anyone have a pattern suggestion that already uses circulars, or an easy why to turn a double pointed needle pattern into one using circulars? |
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Nov. 10th, 2009 @ 03:36 pm
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Nov. 10th, 2009 @ 06:15 am
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ok so I created a care2 petition account for something, and I get email alerts. Like a good furrie I decided to pitch in aginst shooting wolves from airplanes (but it is better than posion)
I'm browsing, signing more like "stop posioning prarie dogs" and "don't let the FDA run our food like some dictator, creating problems for farmstands"
so what do I find
stop spaying-and neuterin animals
"i know not all are going to agree but please let animals have a chance with having babies"
wtf
is there a way to anti sign a petition?
lol people signed just to troll/spam/educate the poor kid
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(NYTimes article link)
November 9, 2009
Adopted From Korea and in Search of Identity
By RON NIXON
As a child, Kim Eun Mi Young hated being different.
When her father brought home toys, a record and a picture book on South Korea, the country from which she was adopted in 1961, she ignored them.
Growing up in Georgia, Kansas and Hawaii, in a military family, she would date only white teenagers, even when Asian boys were around.
“At no time did I consider myself anything other than white,” said Ms. Young, 48, who lives in San Antonio. “I had no sense of any identity as a Korean woman. Dating an Asian man would have forced me to accept who I was.”
It was not until she was in her 30s that she began to explore her Korean heritage. One night, after going out to celebrate with her husband at the time, she says she broke down and began crying uncontrollably.
“I remember sitting there thinking, where is my mother? Why did she leave me? Why couldn’t she struggle to keep me?” she said. “That was the beginning of my journey to find out who I am.”
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More proof that systemic racism can be just as harmful as intentional racism. |
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I think the fall of the Berlin Wall is the first thing I was ever aware of in terms of current affairs. I remember being told about it in school assembly at St. Malachy's, sitting cross legged on the hall floor. I didn't understand what it was about, but I was old enough (just) to realise it was a good thing because it meant people were being friends with one another when they hadn't been before.
Well, I may have only been five at the time, but I don't think that's a bad summary.
So Happy 20th Unniversary, Berlin Wall! I'm glad I (just about) remember. |
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Nov. 9th, 2009 @ 02:54 pm
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Found this on my CL, it's a response to someone wanting a vet referral for cheaper euthanasia for their 3 year old rat with a neck tumor.
UGH. JUST UGH. ( BAD ADVICE )
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I have (reluctantly) decided to use a buttonhole band with a knit facing on this cardigan I'm working on. Don't get me started on why (do you ever wish certain pattern writers should be shot and their patterns burned before you can knit to the part where THEY SCREWED UP?)*
Anyway, I just wondered if anyone here has a simple method they like for aligning and anchoring the buttonhole to the facing buttonhole?
*Truth is, probably every Scandinavian who knits could have followed this with no problem, in fact, they don't even use the instructions, just the stranding charts and make the sweater the way they learned at the age of 9! |
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I am trying to knit Best Friend as a christmas gift. I'm using Patons Grace, and I'm getting frustrated because for the life of me I can't figure out what the heck is going on with my scrunched up yarn. Case in point this photo:
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Can anyone tell me why my stitches look so scrunched up? Is it me or is it because the yarn simply scrunches up like that?
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I have trouble picking appropriate yarns for projects. I mostly crochet and the stuff I do it doesn't make too much of a difference, BUT - I have a fancy scarf I want to knit (for my boyfriend's MOM!) and need help!
I want to knit this Lazy Angles Scarf. From what I can tell, the yarn used is a worsted weight wool/acrylic blend. I want to be able to make this for not too much money, and preferably yarn I can find a Joann/ Michaels.
I want it to be cheap, but nice.
I would love to use something cheap like Vanna's Choice, but am afraid that might be too "cheap". Then I was looking at this Paton's Silk Bamboo yarn, but I don't know if it'd be too "silky" and too slippery for the pattern??
I really honestly have NO idea how to pick yarn!!
Can you help please - maybe recommend a yarn to use for this pattern (keeping in mind I'd prefer something I can pick up near me.)
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I'm doing a vine lace scarf, over 51 sts ( from interweave 2000 spring).
And there's 4 yarn overs per knit row, 2 ssk, and 2ktog.
By my math, this should mean one winds up with the same number of stitches at the end, right?
ie: row 1 k4, yo,ssk, k2tog, k2, then a repeated section of k1,yo,k2,ssk,ktog,k2,yo, ( repeat this 3,times,and then k3 to the end.)
row 2 and 4 are purled. row 4 is essentially the same, just offset from the first by one. (I can clarify if this isn't clear.it's late, I'm frazzled.)
But in the repeated section I seem to be gaining more stitches. I don't think I'm doing the yo wrong, but my otherwise great lace eyelets are going all over.
I haven't knit in a while, but never lost my skill, and now I'm thinking I'm thinking it too much, ( 4 yo's per row and 2ssk and 2 ktog should mean no net increase in stitches, right?)
I'm assuming stitch markers will be of no help, it seems to make it worse when gaining/losing stitches.
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Hey, qweerdo! What're ya gonna do now that you've won the Drama Bowl?
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Nov. 9th, 2009 @ 07:46 am
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My neighbours have a young staffy. I've posted about them here before, about how they never have him on a leash etc. Well, they got better about that. They got him a collar and tags and I've seen them (occasionally) walk him out on a leash. He still has NO leash manners whatsoever and could do with about 10x more exercise than he's getting, but it's a start...
Today I took my dogs out in the garden and ran into the guy (Chris) and had the following conversation.
C: You haven't seen a little black and white staffy anywhere have you? *wry smile*
Me: You lost him?
C: Yeah. I had him out in the park yesterday morning and he took off. I came back here and then went out to look for him and he was by the front door. He did the same to Trish [his wife] yesterday evening. Ran away and then came back here. She let him off in the park this moning and he ran and hasn't come back. She's out looking for him.
So... Your dog runs away forom you twice and you decide the best thing to do is let it off the freaking leash!
Logic. You doesn't have it.
Someone found him (along with another dog, apparently) and handed him into the police who phoned them up and gave him back.
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Hello all you fabulous knitters! I come begging your help. I'd describe myself as a somewhat-advanced beginner, in that I've completed a few toys (a boob, an elephant, and a lobster!) and scarfs and I've started some fingerless gloves, although I just put them down a while ago and can't quite find the motivation to pick them up again. I kind of have a short attention span... but I'm pretty comfortable working in the round on double pointed needles or circulars and I've done some stuff with flats as well. I even taught myself how to crochet to do the ears for the elefante pattern.
My question is this: I have a friend who is a big fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender. I want to surprise him with a gift but I'm having trouble finding any patterns out there, save for a few things I don't think I could finish before Christmas (like the really cool but very big crocheted Avatar blanket at ravelry). I thought maybe a hat with an arrow on it (like the one on Aang's head) or maybe a knitted Appa or something, that might match better with my experience knitting toys. I found a mention of an Aang hat in the community here, but it's kind of old and my searching skills failed at finding the finished product. Not to mention how to do it (and it sounded kind of hard). I also looked in the avatar crafts community but couldn't find anything there.
I'm hoping maybe somebody can give me some recommendations of either patterns or places I could look for one? I've never designed anything myself and I think I might fail miserably at it. I love the idea of knitting a hat with an arrow on it, but I don't know his head size and because I want it to be a surprise I don't want to ask. Which might make that impossible. Plus, I've never knitted a hat before. Also, I live in rural Japan, so finding pattern books in English is a near impossibility for me, unless I can get it off the internet somewhere.
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Nov. 8th, 2009 @ 10:56 pm
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Nov. 8th, 2009 @ 01:49 pm
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I'm looking to buy an encyclopedia of knitting stitches and wonder if you could tell me what your favorite book is.
I'd like to have the most complete volume as is possible but I want pretty pictures and it has to be hardcover.
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I knit up a lace baby headband with ( a bow. ) |
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I have a friend who will dress her son up in ridiculous hats, so it is very fun to knit for him.
I made him the ( baby chicken hat ) last year.
I decided on the ( Shrek hat ) this year.
I wanted to knit it top-down so I followed the thorpe pattern until I was happy with the length and did some ribbing along the bottom.
The original idea for the pattern came from the ogre my ogre pattern on Ravelry.
I can't crochet very well, so I made up my own knit pattern for the horns/ears. To make them, I picked up 8 stitches in a square (like the outside squares of a tic tac toe board), and knit i-cord for awhile. Then I did a row of k1, kfb in the round. Next row was kfb, k2. Then I just knit for a few more rows and let the natural curl of the stockinette work for me. I tacked the rolled edges in place with the yarn tails before weaving them in.
This was made from Mission Falls 1824 Wool which is superwash. I used US size 5 needles (I'm a very loose knitter). I put it through the washer and dryer to make sure the little ears still stood up. If I were to do it again, I would knit the horns on smaller needles as they did droop a bit after the wash. If this were for an adult I might have woven pipecleaners in.Current mood: pleased |
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