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Techniques

A Tube or Two

July 29, 2009 Techniques

I’ve always been baffled with mystery about the ‘best’ cast on for ribbing. So, like all my swatching isn’t enough already, I am now starting to experiment. After days on end on the internet and browsing through my knitting library, I may have found out a thing or two, that maybe, or maybe not, you [...]

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Pick up & Pick up and knit

June 15, 2009 Techniques

Is there a difference between the terms “Pick Up” and “Pick Up And Knit”? I know that there is a difference because I’ve read from several sources before that the latter actually uses live yarn. Well, as far as I know, there is a difference, but do authors of patterns know that there is a [...]

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Total Recall

May 10, 2008 Techniques

OK people, I just realized that I gave out my Baby Surprise Jacket Spreadsheet to like tons of people and there was a HUGE error in it. Well, it’s not a stitch count error, because the formula’s treat me right in Excel, but it was more of reading the spreadsheet from left to right and [...]

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Geeky

January 11, 2008 Knitting - General

Talk about geeky!!!!!! Look at what I did with Mizzzz Zimmermann’s Baby Surprise Jacket……… I have the Excel file, ya’ll, and if you would like, just ask…… but please show proof of ownership of pattern first….. I don’t want the copyright cops after me. Besides, how do you show ownership of pattern? Hmmmmm………????

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Pure Genius

November 18, 2007 Knitting - General

NO….WIRE……HANGERS!!!!!!! – Joan Crawford, Mommie Dearest Not for me Miss Crawford. Look at this ingenius idea. First here you have, a plain wire hanger that Joan beat the shit out of her daughter with. Then viola!!!!! A SOCK BLOCKER!!!! This little ingenuis idea just saved me $30 for a pair of “crafted” sock blockers. It [...]

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Fixing Lace Without a Life Line

May 3, 2007 Techniques

I know, I had a birthday and then I disappeared again. Sorry guys. But all is actually going quite good. Medications are almost right. Only, one last side effect to conquer – fatigue. I’m really getting into yoga right now and that’s taking up my night time knitting. But I am still determined to keep [...]

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The Russian Join

May 17, 2006 Techniques

Yay, another tutorial. The Russian Join is starting to become my most favorite way to join ends of yarn. In this example, I am joining sock/fingering weight yarn that I am using for my Lace Leaf Shawl. It seems to work very well. Here are the 2 ends of yarn that you want to join [...]

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Knitting 2 socks on 1 long circular

May 13, 2006 Techniques

Just a quick post here. I still feel the same way as when I wrote this. In the midst of medication management and dealing with overwhelming emotions and accute physical symptoms, I’ve been busy. Sometimes being busy is the best way to get outside my own head. So, I wanted to let you all know [...]

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Sleeve Seam Question

February 13, 2006 Techniques

This is more of a question rather than a post. I’ve been obsessing scratching my head all day and am about to go NUTS!! Last night, I finished the sleeves of Jabes and now I’m dumb struck. This is the basic schematic of the pieces. Body I knit to the arm and then bind off [...]

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2 Socks Magic Loop, The Jaywalker Chronicles: Part 5 – Gusset

February 7, 2006 Techniques

Turning the heel and repositioning the stitches sure was tricky. At least it was for me. I’ll try and recap. This whole step is done in 2 rounds. The 1st round repositions Sock B and the 2nd round repositions Sock A. Sock A Turn heel. Pick up stitches on the left heel flap. Stop and [...]

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