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Permalink Reply by Roseanne Roberts on March 18, 2008 at 12:27am: After hearing kelley talking about this book on her podcase I purchased the book on Ebay and have started the sampler.
I am about half way throught it now (18/3/08). maybe this will spur me on to finish it. my first intended project when i finish it is a plain jumper (as we call them in Oz) which I am hoping to hand dye the yarn lime green and rolled hem, neck and cuffs which will be in strawberry. I am thinking maybe my own hand spun merino & silk. We'll see.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alicorn on March 20, 2008 at 6:59am: Hi - new here, but I also bought the book, and it should be here any day! I am also getting 2 sock books, so the priorities change with each new thing!
I have The Sweater Workshop out from our local library here in Ottawa, ON Canada. I think I renewed it 3 times, then had to give it back. Then I got it again, and finally had to money to buy the book!
I am in home stretch - in the yoke area. I have done the second set of decreases. One of the things I have learned is to mark each decrease as I go. That way I am sure I decreased at each side of every marker. I have only had to go back once, but it was at the sleeve, and I was in the middle of the front......sigh.
Anyhow, this is my 3rd Basic Crew Neck, and each time I learn something new. I keep writing the pattern out , with my new notes. That way, I know what I did differently and can avoid that mistake, while making another!
Looking forward to hearing how everyone else is doing......
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Permalink Reply by Elianastar on January 28, 2009 at 3:00pm: I really like the idea if rewriting notes to prevent repeating mistakes. Thanks for that idea!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Debbi NW Ohio on March 27, 2008 at 11:02am: I often get books from the library too Alicorn. Mostly to see if it lives up to my expectations, then I call and order it for myself. Most of my books have the binding removed and a spiral put in so I can lay it flat on my lap. I'll have to see if I'm able to do that with the Sweater Workshop book too. It should be here anyday.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Roseanne Roberts on March 27, 2008 at 2:47pm: My copy of the sweater workshop is already bound - so I hope yours is too!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Debbi NW Ohio on April 1, 2008 at 4:25pm: My book is here. Roseanne have you make the sampler? About how long did it take?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alicorn on March 29, 2008 at 6:58am: My copy came in yesterday, and it is spiral bound - which I love, since I can lay it flat beside me and read each thing as it comes up.
I have not yet finished the Sweater Sampler, that is also on my agenda! So much yarn, so little time.........sigh.....
The snow seems to be melting, which means cold weather is on the way, so more time to knit! I am working on a black sweater right now, picking up for the neck ribbing - so I want to catch all the daylight I can, as well
Off to finish the neck and thus most of the sweater -- just the under arm seams to graft - I finally got a really good set of pictures on how to do the Kitchener St. in Ann Budd's Gettign Started Knitting Socks -- really good clear pictures of exactly where and in what direction the needle should be for each step!
Happy Knitting!!
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Permalink Reply by Debbi NW Ohio on March 29, 2008 at 3:20pm: Oh Elaina I'm so jealous. My book won't be here for another week most likely and I was also glad to hear the workbook is spiral bound. I'm planning on doing the sampler also. Might as well learn the right way the first time. I have a pair of socks (two on circs) to finish while I wait for the book to get here. Let us know how you like the book and how you are doing with your sampler. Debbi; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Elianastar on January 28, 2009 at 3:05pm: I need to check out doing this to my copy... about how much does it cost, ballpark, [if you remember], to get a book spiral bound? Are we talking actual wire spirals or those plastic things? I don't care for the plastic sort... I end up fighting with them and tearing the pages.

Perhaps it would make more sense, for me, to get it 3-hole punched and reinforce the holes, storing it in a 3-ring binder? Then, I could pull out specific pages as I need them.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Debbi NW Ohio on April 1, 2008 at 4:46pm: My book came today and I'm still "reading" and already have a question. How many of you made the sampler in the workbook and how long did it take. I feel I really NEED to make the sampler so I get a better grasp at how to design my own sweaters. Any info or comments on the sampler would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Elianastar on January 28, 2009 at 3:16pm: Having read the entire book, it seems to me that you lose a lot of the value of the book if you don't do the Sampler. I have made a personal commitment to do everything, as she gives instruction, even if I already know a way to do that particular skill and may prefer. I'm looking at it as an opportunity to challenge myself and attain new skills. How do I know I don't like to use DPNs if I studiously avoid them? Maybe I'm just intimidated by them and, given the chance, may find they, (a), aren't that bad after all and, (b) I may perfer them, at least in certain circumstances, over Magic Loop?

Doing the Sampler, based on having read the book, seems to provide the foundation for the remainder of the book when she goes into actual sweater construction, and will provide so many more creative opportunities to embellish the basic designs... and get the most out of the book.

I find myself viewing it like my first two years of college. I did not often understand what the vast majority of courses I was required to take to earn my AA had to do with my major and long term goals. But, as I got into the Bachelor's degree program, which focused on my major almost exclusively, I found there was a "web" of understanding I was able to bring to the course at hand because of "background" info I'd attained by the "unnecessary" course requirements.

That's the sense I get from the way this book is set up. The Sampler section provides the "background" info that will magnify my comprehension, application, and creative interpretation, for the balance of the book.

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Permalink Reply by KChacko on April 19, 2008 at 5:14am: Hi all, I'm new here. I just cast on for the sampler about two days ago. It's going very smoothly and very fast, so I hope to get through it in not too much time :-) Are there any pitfalls I should look out for? I'm still a beginning knitter. I don't branch out much from my comfort zone, but I'm getting there. I will say that watching EZ's Knitting Workshop has given me hope for projects that I can do. I love working on circular needles, which is funny, because I didn't think I would like it!
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