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I haven't ordered in a week or so, and haven't had any problems. --S

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D I knit this pattern last year and used the gloves as a Christmas gift. It is not an easy pattern, and if you aren't used to knitting in the round - mittens or socks - I would say you would have a...

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Jil is right, the yarn needs to be VERY wet. It should soak in a warm water for at least 30 minutes, and some people say overnight before trying to dye it. --S

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Gallipolis, OH
About Me:
I am not an old knitter, but it seems like all I do is knit or think about knitting. My signature thing used to be a pair of socks or a wrap, but at this point in time, I have so many different things, that I find it a bit scarey I've knitted everything from scarves to sweaters (both dog and human), a purse or two and most of my items are original -- i.e. I use a basic pattern and changed the design or method to suite my skills.

I DO love knitting, and love offering encouragement to others who think their skills are limited, or are afraid to go to the next thing.

Happy Knitting to everyone!
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Guild Meeting and Relaxing

Well, I've been knitting for two days, and had to take a break today to attend the monthly guild meeting (see my blog below).
Now I need to finish two socks before I can start on my next baby item. Christmas time is getting close - and I have a lot of knitting to get done!

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November Fiber Guild Meeting

We had out monthly fiber guild meeting this evening. It will be our last meeting for the year, as several members have so many committments in December that a meeting was nearly impossible. We will meet next on January 9 for our annual dinner meeting (usually held at Christmas)

At today's meeting, we discussed plans for our dinner, reviewed several acknowledgements received by members or friends of members. Our guild leader Marlene participated in the Foot Hills Art Festival and won 2nd and 3rd… Continue

Posted on November 15, 2009 at 4:00pm — 5 Comments

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At 8:18pm on November 14, 2009, PickleSue said…
Susan- thanks for your comments about the vest!! I really enjoyed the fiber day. Wish I could do that a LOT more often. They were having a wool and fiber festival the next weekend in the same town. I wish I could have stayed and came home on the train!!
-Peggy
At 7:38am on November 14, 2009, palsknitto said…
Hi Susan, wanted to say thanks for keeping me in your thoughts, it is very needed, Hugs, Irene
At 1:28pm on November 7, 2009, Susan Cairns said…
Thanks, I posted to the help section, but I have a dillemma.
Working on a moss stitch wrap of my own design that is simply a long rectangle. It is in a chunky alpaca. Problem is that in panel knitting I always slip first st in row and twist last (ktbl) for good selvedges. However, when I did this I found after several inches that when on the right side, the left edge was perfect, but the other was consistently irregular and, in a word, yukky. Looked at it till I was seeing double and played with it. FINALLY, I found a reasonable result with doing the opposite twist on the problem side (ptbl) and then watching it closely. However, it still is a looser result than the other, loops on edge are bigger (perhaps because it is a purl and purls tend to be a little looser than knit stitches in general?). At any rate, if you have a method for this madness, I'm listening. I've gone to far to rip it out and I'm about half done. I'm going to wait and see how it "blocks" because it may hide itself even though it's not even. Otherwise, I'll be forced to give it an edging afterward with crochet or some such thing. Any feedback would be appreciated--right now, it's a strain to pick the darn thing up and it stares at me from the table accusing me of bad technique.

Second question: why Slip as if to knit on socks and at what juncture? I'm curious because the saitp works out a bit neater for me expecially when doing heels or heel flaps? Just curious because I'm always looking for a better mouse trap. Have done it both ways but I'm curious about why another method works in certain situations...i.e., I learned that short-rows just look better when you turn the work on the first drive by of the first 2 rows without doing any decreases at all, and then slipping the first stitch in each row following...I got a smoother "triangle" of short rowing by eliminating some stitch work at the start. It all seems to tighten up and smooth out as it goes after that...sometimes the decrease stitches add bulk where you don't want it, especially with sock yarn. Yet I get alot of grief for this from other sock knitters and how they short row, and patterns sometimes don't agree at all with me on this. Live & learn. Just an example.
At 4:19am on November 5, 2009, Capergal said…
Good morning Susan,
Did you receive your order yesterday? I hope you did. I was thinking about the Karin bag and how I am going to use it. A zipper on the inside would be a great idea, like a purse, and you would have the option to leave the zipper open or closed, depending on what you have in the bag. What do you think?
At 4:02pm on November 4, 2009, Carol Ann Jones said…
Susan, how do I get the pattern to you? I could fax it to you? I am trying to get my scanner to operate properly. It is brand new, I just need to learn what to do? Allow me a few days, for that.

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