Beware the funky sock yarn that knits up into patterns... it is
addicting!!! I'm on my 4th pair. It's so much fun to watch the patterns
appear without even thinking about it and if you pay attention to
where in the color changes you start the first sock you can make the
second sock match. Fort
>> I have to seam the ribbing... a flat bed doesn't do circular
ribbing.. but that is no big deal to me, the stockinet stitch can be
done circular. <<
I have an old knitking (I think) 820, w/a ribber. I wouldn't mind seaming
the ribbing. In fact, I wouldn't mind being able to use the KM.
> A sock machine, Bond, or metal bed?
> wrnk
> d2
>
One of four metal flatbeds. ;-) I knit four socks today
unfortunately, they were all done as samples, trying different styles and
techniques. Once I decide how I want to make them, it's nothing to zip out
a pair of socks in no time. I
Hi,
Our Fearless Leader said it's ok to post this:
I'm destashing. How many wheels can one person use?
Schacht DT w/5 whorls--slow (6:1 & 7.5:1), medium (9:1 & 11:1), fast (13:1
& 15:1) Super Hi Speed (18.5:1 & 22:1), Exceptionally High Speed (23.5:1 &
27.5:1) bobbins--4 regular, 1 High Speed B
>> I'm knitting my socks today, on my knitting machine. <<
A sock machine, Bond, or metal bed?
wrnk
d2
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Carla,
There are fiber stores in Salt Lake City, but I don't ever get to the city
and get to go shopping, so I have asked the fiber people out there for you
and I'll let you know what they say. There is the Needle Point Joint
(actually in Ogden, but that's pretty close - they have ads in Spin-Off
Greetings,
I am going to spend a week in Salt Lake City and was
wondering if anybody on the list knows of any fiber/yarn shop there.
Thanks in advance,
--
Carla Calvi
Durham, NC
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Mostly the fiber contents were a blend of superwash merino and nylon. From
> the description on some of their web sites, the yarn was listed as
> "printed", as if someone has a way of industrially doing the "handpainted
> yarn" thing with commercial yarn.
>
The one I got - Fortissima Colori Sock
