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Anna B
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Okay, so I am doing my first project ever on the Kromski Harp rigid-heddle loom I got for Christmas. I'm having fun, but... can anyone tell me why my selvedges might be so horribly uneven?
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Anna B, the most likely cause is that your weft tension is uneven (and here you thought you were in the clear once you got the warp all tensioned evenly...). Make sure you lay the weft in at the same angle or with the same size arch every time. The more you weave the better you'll get.
The reasoning behind this is that there needs to be enough weft in each shot to make all the little curves over and under the warp threads, so you don't want to put your weft in paralell to the edge of the weaving (the fell) before beating; you put it in at an angle, or make an arch, or a series of arches. If you don't allow pretty close to the same amount of weft each time, the selvedges will scrooch in and out.
Very few weavers achieve perfect selveges, and a first project on a new loom is always a learning experience.
How uneven your selveges are will also depend on what you're using for warp - wool is nice and stretchy and forgiving, so it's easier to get even selveges out of it. Linen, which I've never used myself, is about the least stretchy, and hardest to be consistent with. Cotton is somewhere in-between. I think silk is also more forgiving.
If you're using more than one weight yarn in the weft, even if they are the same fiber type, you may also experience differing draw-in with each yarn.
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Anna B
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Hey, thanks, Otter! I finished the project, a table runner, this morning. I used a variety of materials for the weft, plus cotton rug warp. I did know about beating the weft in an arch but will be far more conscientious about it now that you've enlightened me! Now, what tricks are there for an even warp tension?
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Otter
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Let's see if I can remember how I warp my rigid heddle loom (been a while).
*Put pairs of warp threads through the slots, hook on back beam.
*Drape warp over front beam, untangled. Roll onto back beam, with paper, slats, whatever, with Mr. Otter trying to keep the warp untangled.
*Thread eyes
*Tie onto front beam, first pass - working out from the center, going back and forth from side to side. Usually in 1" wide groups. So the order would be something like this: 9 7 5 3 1 2 4 6 8. Only tie the first half of the knot, most yarns will hold that fine.
*Go back through again, checking tension, tightening as necessary, again working out from the center. Lightly pat the warp with your open hand to help check.
*Pass #3, finish tying bow knots, so that when you finish and find a loose or tight one, you can fix it.
*Weave a header, with something soft like toilet paper, rags, etc. - this will help take out the last variations. After you get a row or two of header in, you can see the tight or loose warp groups, as the fell will go toward or away from you there - away from you means they're loose, tighten up the knot. Dip toward you means that warp group is tighter, loosen it up. Weave some more header. Fuss with it until things look and feel good.
"Hands On Rigid Heddle Weaving" from Interweave Press is a very good introduction.
I've got a new inkle loom ordered, big enough to hold something like 10 yards, can't wait to get it!
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Earwig
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Just finished a fabulous crocheted judge's wig from Hookarama by Rachael Matthews. There's a pic of it here
on the far right. I shall be wearing it around town this winter to keep my ears warm!
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Roseofsharon
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Originally posted by Earwig:
Just finished a fabulous crocheted judge's wig from Hookarama by Rachael Matthews. There's a pic of it here
on the far right. I shall be wearing it around town this winter to keep my ears warm!
That looks wonderful, and should certainly keep yor ears warm - but isn't it a bit heavy?
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Yes, it is rather heavy! But quite wonderful, so I'll put up with the weight. Also totally impractical if it rains. ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Mamacita
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Knitters, meet busstop_girl, whose first post on the Ship was:
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I've got a lot of time on my hands at the mo', and I'm looking for good causes to knit for. I'm knitting baby hats for Save The Children's 'Knit One, Save One' campaign, and working on a blanket for Feed The Children:
Save the Children UK
Feed the Children
Does anyone know of any other charities asking for knitted items? (My family can only take so many loo roll covers...)
I thought this would be the right place to direct her question. Enjoy.
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Mamacita
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Chiming in now with a reply, I also knit preemie hats for a similar organization in the US, Stitches from the Heart. It's great because I am not a good knitter and yet I can finish a hat in an evening sitting with the family and chatting or watching TV.
The other charity I have knitted for is the "Christmas at Sea" program for the Seaman's Church Institute. This is a ministry of The Episcopal Church, for merchant sailors. These men work in treacherous conditions, often have nothing at all, and frequently come from climates where they don't own heavy clothing. The Christmas at Sea program collects handknit hats and scarves (there are specific patterns they want you to use, downloadable from the link above). I was impressed with the work of the Seaman's Church and was glad to help out with a couple of hats and scarves. (Not nearly as fast as knitting a preemie hat!)
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Belle Ringer
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Originally posted by Mamacita:
Chiming in now with a reply, I also knit preemie hats for a similar organization in the US, Stitches from the Heart.
The other charity I have knitted for is the "Christmas at Sea" program for the Seaman's Church Institute. The Christmas at Sea program collects handknit hats and scarves (there are specific patterns they want you to use, downloadable from the link above).
Showing my total ignorance of knitting economics today - I gave up knitting many decades ago when buying clothes made in Thailand or Sri Lanka became a whale of a lot cheaper than buying the yarn to make something. Can you knit these things for less than you can buy and donate ready-made, or is the idea that hand made is somehow better even though it costs a lot more (even before counting the value of the time)?
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Gill H
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Random question: apparently last Saturday's Guardian had a 'Rebel Knitter's Guide' in it, which looked interesting.
I missed it, and I can't find it online. Is it worth searching out?
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babybear
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Originally posted by Belle Ringer:
Can you knit these things for less than you can buy and donate ready-made, or is the idea that hand made is somehow better even though it costs a lot more (even before counting the value of the time)?
The answer is a huge big 'It depends.' With some yarns it is possible to knit or crochet thing cheaper than you can buy. I am knitting my daughter a long-line cardigan with a cabled design, in a beautiful yarn that feels like a blend of cotton and silk. This will cost £15 in materials. This is about half the price that an item of similar quality would be sold for in the shops. My time in knitting and design hasn't been accounted for, but I tend to knit in the 'odd moments' of the day, eg sitting on a bus, watching a DVD. I multi-task and get knitting done, others simply read, watch the DVD or stare into space.
In the past people knitted and crocheted to provide clothing and bedding for their families. You couldn't just pop to the shops and buy school cardigans etc. The situation is so different now. People knit and crochet because they want to do so. It is a hobby with a practical end product. It is a hobby that requires little initial cash outlay, and you can add to your tools and supplies as and when you see fit.
Hand-made isn't necessarily better than factory-made, a lot depends on the skill of the person doing the hand-making! But when I sit down to make, I can make things that are truly unique and things that meet my needs and desires exactly. Shop-bought cardigans are always too long in the arm for me. Me-made stuff fits.
Knitting and crochet are artistic, creative outlets. People do it because they enjoy the process and the finished products.
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Firenze
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Originally posted by Gill H:
Random question: apparently last Saturday's Guardian had a 'Rebel Knitter's Guide' in it, which looked interesting.
I missed it, and I can't find it online. Is it worth searching out?
According to this site it is due to be published this coming Saturday.
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Originally posted by Mamacita:
Knitters, meet busstop_girl, whose first post on the Ship was:
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I've got a lot of time on my hands at the mo', and I'm looking for good causes to knit for. I'm knitting baby hats for Save The Children's 'Knit One, Save One' campaign, and working on a blanket for Feed The Children:
Save the Children UK
Feed the Children
Does anyone know of any other charities asking for knitted items? (My family can only take so many loo roll covers...)
I thought this would be the right place to direct her question. Enjoy.
Mamacita, Heavenly Host
Dear busstop_girl
Samaritan's Purse have knitting patterns for toys and hats as part of Operation Christmas Child which is a shoebox gift programme. Part of the programme objective is to show God's love to needy children at Christmas and make them feel special and valued.
The clothes and toys that someone has gone to the trouble of making for them are apparently very popular with the kids but alas I can't knit ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
Lola
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My local University chaplaincy has a sign saying something along the lines of "join us knitting babywear for the baby ward at [local hospital]"
Sadly I can't join them as my shoulder/arm hurts when I knit for anything more than a few minutes. But that might be worth a shot?
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Jengie jon
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Bonnie Babies takes knits for premature babies or you could knit some wooly breasts. Then Earwig has this Oxfam link in her sig.
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Lilly Rose
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Thanks for the information about knitting for Operation Christmas Child.
At work we are a collection point for shoe boxes - it's always really exciting to see the van being filled up with brightly coloured boxes when they come to collect.
I didn't know they had knitting patterns as well, so I will do some knitting myself, and encourage others to do the same.
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Otter
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I like charity knitting because I can forge merrily along and not worry about pesky details like gauge and size of the finished product. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) There'll be somebody on the other end of the Afghans for Afghans pipeline that can wear my socks, mittens, or hats. With hats I can also use up odds and ends of various yarns. Sometimes the leftovers are enough for making socks or mittens, too, but I haven't quite convinced myself that fraternal-twins are just as nice as identical. They do ask knitters to try to avoid too much use of white or light colors (harder to keep looking clean), but it did allow me to cheerfully prune out the mostly-synthetic yarn I had in my stash. And the yarn I got rid of went to a LYS for a charity they support, so that was a win-win situation, too.
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ecumaniac
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Originally posted by Firenze:
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Originally posted by Gill H:
Random question: apparently last Saturday's Guardian had a 'Rebel Knitter's Guide' in it, which looked interesting.
I missed it, and I can't find it online. Is it worth searching out?
According to this site it is due to be published this coming Saturday.
Doctor Who fans should be sure to get it, as it features the UK woman who wrote the knitting pattern for the Adiposes and the ensuing copyright fuss that resulted.
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Belle Ringer
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Originally posted by babybear:
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Originally posted by Belle Ringer:
Can you knit these things for less than you can buy and donate ready-made
In the past people knitted and crocheted to provide clothing and bedding for their families. You couldn't just pop to the shops and buy school cardigans etc. The situation is so different now. It is a hobby with a practical end product. People do it because they enjoy the process and the finished products.
Thanks for the explanation. I was taught knitting as a way to get a decent sweater, but I never liked knitting, too heavy. And when I moved out of snow country I didn't need woolens anymore.
Switched to crochet, but it's usually to holey to have any practical function like keeping the air conditioning off or dust protecting the blankets. So I made doilies which was fun until (a) the family and friends told me they didn't want any more doilies and (b) I realized what cost me 24 hours of hands-on time sold at Walmart (made in China) for $3.99, which meant people thought it a minor token gift not a real gift.
I rarely watch TV but I kinda miss having something to do when waiting in airports or sitting through meetings. I might try quilting, I never liked geometric granny squares, but I accidentally wandered into a quilt show once, wow! Amazing art. Immediately wondered if I can do that. I'm not much of a sewer, just things like 4-gore skirts *with pockets*. But my new sewing machine supposedly does quilting. Must be a web page or two will teach me the hows.
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Mamacita
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Have lots of 'caucasian' flesh coloured wool left over from knitting a Captain Jack Sparrow for my sister's 30th: http://flickr.com/photos/bus_stop/2620886613/in/pool-jeangreenhowe/
Yarrrr!!!
Heavenly Host Stoo would love that link!
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Mamacita
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Originally posted by Belle Ringer:
Can you knit these things for less than you can buy and donate ready-made, or is the idea that hand made is somehow better even though it costs a lot more (even before counting the value of the time)?
Well, I must admit that I purchase my yarn for these projects at one of the large craft chain stores and can find some cute but inexpensive yarns there. These have worked just fine for the two charities I knit for; they carry a lot of cute baby yarns, and also large skeins of acrylic in plain colors, which is what is requested for the mariner's caps. I think the other part of the equation is that there's an almost pastoral component to it, in that the recipient knows that a real-life person made this for him or her, and since the recipients are in need, there's a sense of having something special done for them.
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babybear
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I never liked knitting, too heavy.
That totally depends on the yarn you use and the pattern. Last Christmas I made a 2m (7') long lace scarf that weighed 25g (1oz). It felt totally insubstantial, but yet was beautifully warm.
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Switched to crochet, but it's usually too holey to have any practical function like keeping the air conditioning off or dust protecting the blankets.
Again, it is down to the yarn and the style is used. It is perfectly possible to make a close crocheted fabric that will prevent dust from settling on blankets. Mind you, if you are going to do that, why not just crochet the blanket instead.
There are many, many practical things that can be made from knitting & crochet and can be made & used in hot climates. I have an aversion to non-practical knits & crochet. I don't like toilet roll holders shaped like dollies. I don't like doilies. Both seem like 'fru-fru' to me and rather pointless. I would far rather make a dolly for a child, or incorporate the doily pattern into a jacket.
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Firenze
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Originally posted by Belle Ringer:
I was taught knitting as a way to get a decent sweater, but I never liked knitting, too heavy.
You are missing a World of Fun. Try googling 'modular' + 'knitting' or 'domino' + 'knitting' or 'freeform' + 'knitting'. There is a style of knitting which can be done in small shapes, and used to create - well, anything really. Things to wear, accessories, throws, jewellery - art, in fact.
And there are so many gorgeous yarns - cotton and silk mixes are my favourite. And the colours! How can you look at Noro Yarns for example, and not want to start knitting immediately?
So there you have it. Creative technique with endless scope for own design, sensuous materials and sumptuous palette - what's not to like?
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Lilly Rose
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Hi babybear,
Your lacy scarf sounds gorgeous - what colour was it?
Lilly Rose
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Hi Firenze,
Thanks for the tips you gave Belle Ringer.
I've googled modular knitting and found some stunning work that is very inspiring!
Thanks
Lilly Rose
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I've just got a lovely letter from Save the Children, because I knitted a baby hat for them. It's a form letter, simply because they had such a huge response to their baby hat knitting campaign, but it's nice to feel appreciated even so. They say they're getting 2,500 baby hats delivered to their head office every day! They're being sent to places like Tibet to keep new born babies' heads warm so that they don't die.
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True story: Earlier this year my daughter happened to mention my knitting preemie hats during a conversation with other girls in her dorm. One of them was very moved and said that she had been a preemie and had received a handknit cap as an infant. It really does touch people's lives. Good on all of you charity knitters!
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Hello busstop_girl,
If you google oxfam knitting patterns, you'll find quite a few ideas for knitting for them.
Best wishes,
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Originally posted by Gill H:
Random question: apparently last Saturday's Guardian had a 'Rebel Knitter's Guide' in it, which looked interesting.
I missed it, and I can't find it online. Is it worth searching out?
The Rebel Knitter's Guide was published today. IT can be bought in all moderate-to-good newsagents.
It can also be examined on-line.
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I'm about to stitch up another jumper. I thought I'd mention it because I've knitted it in alpaca which I think is quite a light yarn. And it seems to drape rather more softly than wool too. Where I live it's currently not making double figures (celsius) during the day and reaching about -7 overnight so I'm not averse to a good heavy knit and zealously turn leftovers into hats and gloves. I've never tried socks though. There's always a first time.
I took to knitting originally as a teenager because I was sick of buying neutral coloured knits of one allover colour so that it went with the maximum number of items of my clothing as possible. If I did it myself I could fair isle in a band of all the colours I normally wore. About 30 years later it still exists... It's just that it's on a daughter not me because I sort of got a bit bigger. It's probably that reactiveness to colour that keeps me knitting. Plus living in a cool climate (although my other knit at the moment is a cotton top for summer). Plus the fact that you don't need to be plugged in and can do it anywhere.
Ah.. And that other knit - cotton top for summer - does mean reading a graph. I use any flat edged object lying around (often the multitude of bobbins that happen when winding bits of thread whilst knitting the average graphed pattern) to alleviate going cross eyed.
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I would really like to be able to knit motifs/letters/shapes into my knitting. I believe this is officially called 'intarsia'.
Is it simple to learn? I have good basic knitting skills but M.E. has left me easily confused!
Thanks for any advice! God bless, Kx
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Roseofsharon
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Start simple, with just a few colours in largish blocks.
I just finished two of these and was driven mad by the outline around the dinosaur's spikes. It meant trying to carry the brown yarn over, or weaving it through too many stitches, or having separate lengths of yarn in use for each spike. I wouldn't recommend something like that as a first intarsia project.
I do recommend having a long length of loose yarn at each colour section of your design, rather than winding the yarn into small balls, or around a bobbin, as they are easier to pull through the tangles you will get at the back.
I found this website helpful, but there are lots of other you could look at online with good diagrams or photographs of how to join in the new colours
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Firenze
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Originally posted by busstop_girl:
I would really like to be able to knit motifs/letters/shapes into my knitting. I believe this is officially called 'intarsia'.
I would recommend Kaffe Fassett knitting books - not only the technique but v droolworthy patterns (simple shapes! more colours!)
I think the most colours I have intarsia'ed on a single row was in the region of 30 or so.
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Originally posted by Firenze:
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Originally posted by busstop_girl:
I would really like to be able to knit motifs/letters/shapes into my knitting. I believe this is officially called 'intarsia'.
I would recommend Kaffe Fassett knitting books - not only the technique but v droolworthy patterns (simple shapes! more colours!)
I think the most colours I have intarsia'ed on a single row was in the region of 30 or so.
I would recommend Kaffe Fassett's books too - and add that when I heard him talk back in January I asked how he kept the back of his work tidy - he said why bother - he showed the back of his work and it was a mess!! He said life is too short and there are far too many projects to be getting on with to be keeping the back of his work tidy. This was a revelation and I found it liberating as I had neatness drummed into me as a child. I still try to keep things tidy though, out of choice rather than feeling I have to.
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Earwig
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Originally posted by Lilly Rose in the Styx:
Earwig, I was intrigued by your knitting tiny hats link. I saw the little hats on the smoothies last year in my local supermarket,
and wondered what it was all about, so it was interesting to find out.
I'll have a closer look at it and think about doing some knitting. Are you knitting them?
Hello! I've not knitted any, actually, I just saw the idea and thought I'd put it in my sig, in case anyone else was interested. I can't actually knit!
But, I crochet. Boy, do I crochet. I've just finished a baby blanket for a friend's sister, it's made of baby blue with turquoise and orange star-shaped flowers in the middle of the squares.
What have you been knitting? What projects have other people here been working on?
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Firenze
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Originally posted by Earwig:
But, I crochet.
So do I, but only on holiday. It's more portable, more easily stopped and started. I took some cotton yarn to Crete and started a multi-directional crochet: work a square in a combination of single and dbl crochet, then start working off one side of that, then work a third piece across the width of both previous bits and so on.
I won't say the tension's immaculate, and the neckline is a bit wobbly (but the great thing is, you can always go round it and fill it in).
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Graven Image
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I do not knit, but I want to give a gift to someone who does. Do any of you who post on this thread who do knit have any suggestions?
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Amos
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I would go for a gift certificate from a really luscious yarn shop, either a local one or one she can buy from over the web.
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daisydaisy
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Originally posted by Firenze:
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Originally posted by Earwig:
But, I crochet.
So do I, but only on holiday. It's more portable, more easily stopped and started. ...
is crochet something you can take on a plane? I miss taking my knitting, if only to while away the hours waiting before boarding, but of course knitting needles are now on the list of banned items in hand luggage.
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Huia
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Daisy what about bamboo knitting needles? Would they be allowed?
Huia
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daisydaisy
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I'm not sure I'd be happy to risk trying - last time I flew the checkin (i.e. the last opportunity to put something in the hold luggage) told my friend that she could take her (expensive) suncream on board, but when we went through security to get into the departure lounge she was told she couldn't, so it was an expensive experience, as would losing my bamboo needles.
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Gill H
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Quick heads-up for any London-based scrapbookers/stampers:
Hugal and I were supposed to be taking his mum to the Stamping & Scrapbooking Fair at Alexandra Palace on Saturday. However, we now can't go due to a family bereavement.
If anyone would like 3 tickets, PM me and I'll try to get them to you.
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Coffee Cup
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Originally posted by daisydaisy:
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Originally posted by Firenze:
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Originally posted by Earwig:
But, I crochet.
So do I, but only on holiday. It's more portable, more easily stopped and started. ...
is crochet something you can take on a plane? I miss taking my knitting, if only to while away the hours waiting before boarding, but of course knitting needles are now on the list of banned items in hand luggage.
Delurking to say that I've taken crochet onto a plane; the last long-haul flight I took resulted in a hat. And a slightly confused look from the person sitting beside me when I started. I was using a plastic hook though, not sure how a lace-work steel hook would fare going through security....
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daisydaisy
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Thank you Coffee Cup - I'll brush up on my crochet skills before my next long-haul flight. Requests, anyone ?
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Jengie jon
Semper Reformanda
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This is a bit of showing off but I have finished a Fairy doll for my Goddaughter. As the pattern was from my head and I did not write it down I am afraid this is a one off.
Jengie
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babybear
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Originally posted by Amos:
I would go for a gift certificate from a really luscious yarn shop, either a local one or one she can buy from over the web.
I love the sound of that. It is something that I would definitely appreciate. Mind you, I would also appreciate a gentle blue merino yarn.
Sister Mary Precious, if you decide get a gift certificate and you need any suggestions of where to get one just give a shout. We will be able to recommend somewhere.
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