Hi all - sampling is most important per Sue's comment:
On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 6:59 AM, Sue wrote:
> Also the ideas to make a small sample piece is always a good one because by
> the time you have got a couple of inches of lace you have found the best way
> to work the piece, whether any alterati
So the options for that seem to be try and find as fine a linen thread as
possible, enlarge the pattern and see if I like what I get. The hang-up
there is that I'm unsure of how to enlarge the pattern. Can I just put it
on my scanner and enlarge it that way? How do I determine how much I need
t
Hi Dona,
I have a photocopy option on my scanner and when I am unsure about the size
I print off a piece of pattern, at 100% of the size, then go up or down by
5% at a time checking the pin gap against threads until I find the one which
seems best for the job. Just write in pencil alongside th
They were bought from M&S and had the combined wrapper/hanging hook
attached, so they were not easy to wrap neatly!
It's a heck of a long time since I hand knitted any socks. I did knit
a couple of scarves for the grand daughters this Christmas - 3 x 50gms
fluffy yarn, cast on 35 stitches and
Wow, what a surprise! I have sent my address privately, Brenda.
Last year I knitted quite a few pairs of socks as birthday presents.
So were these ones hand knitted or bought, Brenda?
Thanks for the fun calendar,
Pene
Brenda Paternoster wrote:
Thank you to everyone who entered the quiz.
Just ab
Wow! So many ideas and so much advice giving rise to yet more questions.
A big thank you to everyone who took the time to answer my questions. I
felt sure I knew the answer to the gimp question, particularly since I'm not
fond of lots of starts and stops with lots of ends in the piece. I just
was
Thank you to everyone who entered the quiz.
Just about everyone got questions 1-10 right, but no-one guessed
question 11 correctly!
It was actually two pairs of socks; one multi colour stripes and the
other black with multi coloured spots; knee length for my daughter to
wear with her boots.
