When i typed this yesterday I meant to ask a question. After being a
knitter on and off for almost 60 years I am now finding the wool is throwing
off tiny fibres which are making me cough badly so I have had to resort to
wearing a cotton headscarf round my nose and mouth to keep it out (what
Hi Sue
years ago when my Mum was knitting mohair she had this problem. A solution she
used was to put the yarn in the freezer for an hour before she knitted with
it kept the 'fluff' stuck to the ball instead of the air! Might work for
you
Sue in East Yorkshire where it's still
Does anyone on the list want a knitting machine (or two)?
My mum has just died, and Dad is looking for someone to take them. You would
need to be prepared to come to Wallasey, Cheshire to collect them.
Email me privately if you are interested
Sue Babbs (writing from England not Illinois)
In message
1290942029.12242.1314893654127.javamail.r...@sz0013a.emeryville.ca.mail.
comcast.net, sueba...@comcast.net writes
Does anyone on the list want a knitting machine (or two)?
My mum has just died, and Dad is looking for someone to take them. You
would need to be prepared to come to
My copy of Piecework arrived today it was interesting to read an article
about a book that I've seen here but I've yet to purchase. It is good to see
that more books published in Estonia are being printed in English as well.
This book's English title is Vatt, Troi, Vamsa: Knitted Jackets from
Hallo Lacers or should I say Knitters,
Your talk about knitting brought back some memories. After I left school in
1937 my friend and I were eager to do something big.
So we decided to knit, and after a few successes with small things we decided
each to knit a table cloth. Well mine took nearly
Hi Pene,
When I knitted my cardigan the body was all in one, so no seams to sew.
Instead of casting off, I placed the shoulder stitches on spare needles. When
I was ready to assemble before I could knit the collar, I did a double cast
off for the shoulders. In other words, you hold both needles
, and shawls - none of which require a needle and thread!
Lindy
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From: Janice Blair jbl...@sbcglobal.net
To: lace-chat@arachne.com; pene piip p...@eggo.org
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Knitting
Hi Pene,
When I knitted my cardigan
I've been knitting instead of making lace - mostly mittens, hats and
socks. Now my holiday gift knitting is over, all my kids and grandson
are warm and toasty, and I've started a pair of socks for me. They
are a tweedy yarn from Knit Picks, and I think of chocolate and
caramel while I knit. If
I have been busy knitting too - having made sweaters for my husband and son
for Christmas. The one for my son was so much liked by them both that I have
bought more of that yarn to make one in it for my husband. The yarn is so
soft to the touch and a delight to knit, but you have to keep it
Well they say that knitting is the new Yoga! It has become very popular in
recent years. The Internet is great for yarn buying if your local town does
not yet have yarn shop which stocks anything other than acrylic furry stuff.
(Yes, I an a yarn snob!!)
Are any of you members of the Ravelry
I have just downloaded some free knitting patterns from the internet, and some
of them are from America. I think I have heard somewhere that Sport Weight is
UK's Double Knitting and the tension seems to be about right, but could anyone
please tell me what Worsted Weight yarns are?
Thank you.
Hi Dee
Worsted weight is the same as Aran weight. See this chart:
http://www.yarnstandards.com/weight.html
Lindy in very wet Ireland
Subject: [lace-chat] Knitting Yarns
I have just downloaded some free knitting patterns from the internet, and
some
of them are from America. I think I
On 9/14/08 9:23 AM, Dee Palin wrote:
. . . could anyone please tell me what Worsted Weight
yarns are?
Yarns about the thickness of 4/8 worsted yarn.
4/8 worsted was so common in the first half of the twentieth
century that knitting worsted was the only label needed.
--
Joy Beeson
www.landoflincolnlacemakers.com
http://www.lacemakersofillinois.com
--- On Sun, 9/14/08, Lindy Taylour [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Lindy Taylour [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Knitting Yarns
To: Dee Palin [EMAIL PROTECTED], Lace Chat Arachne
lace-chat@arachne.com
Date: Sunday, September 14, 2008, 9:30 AM
Hi
On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:35:38 -0800 (PST), Janice wrote:
Neat. I also liked the Knitting Update with Steph.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOETJSqKcBkfeature=related
What is the name of the needle set you purchased and where did you get it from
in the US?
Knit Picks.
I have an Empisal Knitting machine - which company was bought out by
Brother, I think.
I haven't used it for many many years, though.
However, I do remember that you need to wind the balls of yarn so that they
feed from the centre of the ball. I had a special yarn winder come with the
A friend of mine has kindly given me an ancient Brother Knitting Machine.
All the parts seem to be there, including tow sets of tools - but not the
instruction book. I have tried ringing Brother, and also gone online for
help, but no luck. It is not even a punch card machine, and everyone
here is a website showing an article on how to prevent or delay the
effects of alzeimers.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2001-03-05-alzheimers-hobbies.htm
here is another website saying that coffee helps diabetes and learning.
http://www.bella-caffe.com/Benefits_of_Coffee.htm
Adults with hobbies that exercise their brains - such as reading, jigsaw
puzzles or chess - are 2.50 times less likely to have Alzheimer's disease,
while leisure limited to TV watching may increase the risk
What about those of us who make lace, do jigsaw puzzles, read, knit, sew,
try and
What about those of us who make lace, do jigsaw puzzles, read, knit,
sew,
try and solve Sudoku puzzles (the coffee break ones can take me a
couple of
hours!), while watching the TV? Perhaps we'll develop Alzheimer's
slowly!
i was hoping crochet would be added to the list. it is a
Hi everyone, thank you so much to everyone who took the time to share
thoughts and patterns about 'the ideal knitting bag.' I made several, one
a holdall with pockets, one like Jean Leader's 'apron' and a simpler
drawstring one from sturdy fabric with a needle roll. For good measure cut
and hemmed
i have been staying at my grandmother's house on and off to help my
uncle take care of her, and i have been winding my bobbins during the
time i stayed. when i would get 2 pair wound i would take my cover
cloth, lay it out flat, and then roll one pair at each end of the cloth
spread out so they
I am looking for a copy of Knitting Lace by Susanna E. Lewis. Yes, I've
checked my usual online used-book vendors -- copies are going for around
$95 US! Yowch! I've also emailed the publisher, Taunton Press, about the
fact that used copies are going for almost a hundred dollars, and gotten
the
Hi all,
Thought I'd let you know what has been happening at the school where I work.
Lately I have been the school nurse as well as a teacher aide so that has
kept me very busy. I will be doing this for three months while the current
school nurse is on long service leave. The first week I had the
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