melissa,
How does one deal with the ends in colorwork? I tried to weave one though the back of the stitches as I do for my other projects and the other colors show through on the front. I assume this is not the
desired effect. I definitely need some serious help on this one.
Thanks.
Judith
At 1:03pm on September 26, 2009, Dusti Gomery said…
Hi Melissa, I just wanted to say a big thank you for this Mystery KAL project. It has given me the inspiration I needed to design my girlfriends hat and scarf for Christmas this year. I only started knitting a year and a half ago, but I have been crocheting for many years. About 10 years ago I crocheted a hat and scarf for my girlfriend (who lives in NY) and when she came for a visit last year in November, she told me she still wore them every year. Then she saw a yarn in my stash that she adored, so I knit her a really simple hat and scarf from it and sent it to her for Christmas. Now this has become a tradition for us. She is here visiting right now and I asked her to pick 2 colors for her present this year - she picked brown and green, so I decided to use the same set of greens that I am using for the Mystery KAL along with either the Bittersweet or Bark for the brown and design a double knit scrollwork pattern for the scarf and carry the pattern on to the hat - which I think will be a Tam. I will share pics when it is complete. Thank you again for your inspiration!! Dusti
Hi Melissa! I would love to try to learn fair isle. Can you suggest something really easy for a beginner? I purchased the tulip sock pattern and yarn, but changing colors scares me to death. also, what is the Autumn Rose pattern everyone is talking about? Your baby is ADORABLE!!!
Melissa, regarding the mock-ups for the Eunny Jang sweater, Autumn Rose Pullover, can you tell me which colors were used from the Palette line for the Original Colorway? That was my favorite and I'm thinking of a scarf and/or mittens in the pattern. Thanks.
Melissa you are just inspiring to me. Please let us know when you have your little girl and a picture would be great too. I'm glad your folks are able to stay awhile. Just enjoy.
I love this sweater. I would love to make it for my great nephew. I found the pattern by searching the web, but what colors have you used? The are so gorgeous. Thank you.
Question - How hard would it be to make fingers on the Queen of Diamonds fingerless gloves? I'm almost through the cuff (worked on a few minutes here and there so my mom doesn't know) and it's going great.... Until I pointed out some fingerless gloves I *loved* and my mom was like, "Um, those are not very practical." Sooo.... Even though I love fingerless, and I think they look wonderful, I am determined to make a gift my mom will like, and I know she'll love the cuff and edging, but I think she'd want fingers.
How hard do you think that would be, and do you have any ideas?
(BTW, I LOVE this pattern, and bought extra to make *me* a pair when I finish mom's. :D)
Thanks,
Tropic
I can't remember whether I took time to thank you for pointing out the calculator (which lead me to find several others I could use, too -!!!) but thanks, Melissa -- those are wonderful, and will make my projects so much easier to plan.
Thanks, Melissa -- actually, I haven't progressed to using actual patterns yet, or needing them -- I'm just doing simple scarves & small blankets in garter and stockinette. But I've come up with a way to vary the looks of those that you might like -- I use two different size needles, (just trading back & forth, as if they were a matched set --) and in garter stitch it ends up looking like crochet. So I get a pretty effect, without having to learn a complicated stitch pattern -- I'm not sure whether that makes me creative, or just lazy; but I like it, anyhow.
I've sort of decided that one row in these simplest stitches takes about six times the finished length of the row, as a rough guess -- does that sound right to you?
Thanks, Melissa, for your reply about how to order the Imagination line -- I did find it, right after sending my query to you, so I felt like a dunce for missing it at first -! But I'm really enjoying your site, and looking forward to trying your yarns.
One thing I'm still struggling with is guage, especially as it relates to the total quantity of yarn I need for a project ... is there a calculator somewhere that will tell me (just as an example --) if I want to make a 6" by 4' scarf with a worsted weight yarn on size 11 needles how many yards I'd need -? Of course, I almost always complicate things by using two yarns together, like a Trellis with Bernat Satin in my latest project .... Anyhow, I'd really appreciate any guidance you can give me along those lines -- thanks!
Thank you!!! You should check out allaboutgreatdanes.com and then go to the forum. I just stumbled on this whole cool new cool knitpicks deal, Im glad i did! LOL
I clicked on your picture because it showed you as Online. WOW Melissa, it looks to me like you have a wonderful job. To be around yarn all the time must be Great.
Kathy
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Thank you. So glad to have you back.
Judith
How does one deal with the ends in colorwork? I tried to weave one though the back of the stitches as I do for my other projects and the other colors show through on the front. I assume this is not the
desired effect. I definitely need some serious help on this one.
Thanks.
Judith
have a great week!Karen
How hard do you think that would be, and do you have any ideas?
(BTW, I LOVE this pattern, and bought extra to make *me* a pair when I finish mom's. :D)
Thanks,
Tropic
I've sort of decided that one row in these simplest stitches takes about six times the finished length of the row, as a rough guess -- does that sound right to you?
One thing I'm still struggling with is guage, especially as it relates to the total quantity of yarn I need for a project ... is there a calculator somewhere that will tell me (just as an example --) if I want to make a 6" by 4' scarf with a worsted weight yarn on size 11 needles how many yards I'd need -? Of course, I almost always complicate things by using two yarns together, like a Trellis with Bernat Satin in my latest project .... Anyhow, I'd really appreciate any guidance you can give me along those lines -- thanks!
Kathy
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