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Posted by Russ Gordon on Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:13 AM    Post subject: Re: new to group



Leah From a Knitting Newbe too, I certainly appreciated your "ultra" assistance with your response to
Pauline. However, I have two questions that I have searched everywhere for. I purchased an "almost new"
machine and am curious regarding needles, about every fifth needle is sorta stiff, or, not as loose as the rest;
although this does not seem to affect movement of the carriage. Nothing in the manual mentions this, which makes me
wonder if it is normal to others. Should all the needles move in the same smoothness? A circle of Wax was included, and
directions show where to apply it. But, I don't know how to get the wax where the needles go into and through the KP.
The hunk of wax is too large to rub it into the small canal. I've sort of shaved it into the particular areas of
concern. Thanks for any assistance. "Leah" <fenton@nowayamigivingitout.com> wrote in message
news:la5ii2hs2kacrvv4bn2dcvpj7dm17nabqo@4ax.com... [quote:2efb3beaca]On Sat, 7 Oct 2006 22:38:28 -0400, judyp2@webtv.net
(Judy P) wrote: Hi Pauline, I have a sweater machine too..Haven't made any thing on it yet.. What I have tried, has
ended up on the floor... I hand knit and crochet.. Judy It sounds to me like you might be in too much of a hurry when
using your machine. I've had an ISM for over 10 years, and the USM carriage for 3-4 years now. New knitters I've
helped with their ISM/USM have dropped work most often because they were in too much of a hurry to get the row done and
end up with dropped stitches because pushing the carriage too fast makes needles jump out of alignment ahead of it, so
they don't knit right, and the work can drop as a result. If your work drops really early after you cast on, it could
be that your hem didn't drop down properly after the first row, causing the knitting to bunch up and then drop. Try
tugging very gently on the hem after you knit the first row to make sure it's hanging freely under the machine,
especially if you did a closed edge cast on, because R1 tends to be quite tight when doing an E wrap. Another problem
Bond newbies have is that they either pull the yarn up too tight at the beginning of the row or not tight enough, so
side edge stitches don't knit right and can drop. You want it snug, but don't yank the yarn too hard. Another issue
that Bond claims with their new higher tech plastic is that the USM no longer needs to be waxed for use. I don't know
if they've even put that into their instructions, but as a seasoned ISM user, I can tell you that when trying out my USM
KP and carriage, I found that it definitely needed to be waxed. Get an unscented 100% paraffin white wax candle. It
should be unscented because essential oils used to scent them can stain your yarn, same with a dyes to make a colored
candle. You can find the little white unscented tea lights in almost any store. Pull it out of the metal tray and wax
the area where the needles go into and through the KP. If your carriage is jamming on the retaining bar rail at the
front, wax those joints before beginning each large project (say after each sweater). I also wax the back of the
machine where the carriage hooks in on the top of the joints and at the backs of the joints to help the carriage slide
more freely. With continued use, your bed and carriage will loosen up a little bit and be overall easier to use, but if
you find it getting stiff to work again (and noisier than you remembered it being), try waxing it again, especially if
you let the machine sit a couple of months between projects. Another issue new Bonders have is they are either holding
the carriage to the bed too tightly or not tightly enough. You want the carriage to glide freely, but not bounce. It's
also very important to make sure there is no tension on the yarn. Pull out enough yarn to complete your carriage pass,
and if you run out, stop the carriage and pull out enough. I usually pull out enough for 2 rows, then repeat. Some
Bonders use a fishing tool called a line stripper to quickly pull lengths of yarn for knitting out and have it shot into
a basket before working, so they don't have to stop and pull out more yarn while knitting. If you try and use it
straight out of a center pull skein, it results in tight rows, which can result in dropped work. If you are dropping
stitches on the same 1-2 needles, then it's quite possible that in man handling your machine, you bent one or more
needles, so it's not knitting properly, and the work will drop in approximately the same place consistently, so check
for bent needles if you're dropping in the same area. Also, check your hem. If you don't have a ravel cord and are
just using the thin elastic that comes with the machine, you might have nicked your hem, which can cause dropped
stitches, as can outright cutting through it. Also check to make sure your weights are distributed evenly in the hem.
If the hem leans down on one side, it can cause stitches to lift on the other side of the bed and eventually fall off.
Also, and I've done this myself, check the instructions to see you are putting the hem on right. Until I got used to
it, I dropped my work, because the hem wasn't hung on the machine right. For more hints and tips using the ISM/USM, you
can visit Steph Thornton's page here: http://www.stephthornton.co.uk/knitting/bond/list/listhint.htm It has a lot of
goofy patterns offered for free (and one quite annoying poster who is obsessed with using multiple dots instead of
proper punctuation), but there is also a ton of helpful hints and tips, like using a crochet hook to "latch
up" the rib instead of that really annoying hooked "latchet" tool. I use a G or H hook to do up worsted
weight rib, I or J for bulky, and E or F for baby/sport/DK. Another terrific site for Bond techniques and tools you can
make yourself is found at Heidi's Knitting Room, just don't let the glaring RED background get to you LOL:
http://www.heidisknittingroom.ourfamily.com/ I hope that helps, because once you get used to your machine, it really
cuts down on the boring stocking stitch sections of knitting. FWIW, I made 3 adult hats very slowly with my USM carriage
before it loosened up, meaning the sharp edges of the plastic started to wear down from use so the carriage moves more
smoothly across the bed, so working the back of an adult sweater should do it, or do several experimental swatches 50
stitches by 50 rows with stripes, lace, fair isle, intarsia, and cables, which can be made into pillows or sewn together
into an afghan, which might be easier for you to handle than the frustration of dropping half of the back of an adult
sweater off the machine. Leah[/quote:2efb3beaca]

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Posted by Leah on Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:49 PM    Post subject: Re: new to group

On Sat, 7 Oct 2006 22:38:28 -0400, judyp2@webtv.net (Judy P) wrote: [quote:a13b0cf615]Hi Pauline, I have a sweater
machine too..Haven't made any thing on it yet.. What I have tried, has ended up on the floor... I hand knit and
crochet.. [/quote:a13b0cf615] Judy It sounds to me like you might be in too much of a hurry when using your machine.
I've had an ISM for over 10 years, and the USM carriage for 3-4 years now. New knitters I've helped with their ISM/USM
have dropped work most often because they were in too much of a hurry to get the row done and end up with dropped
stitches because pushing the carriage too fast makes needles jump out of alignment ahead of it, so they don't knit
right, and the work can drop as a result. If your work drops really early after you cast on, it could be that your hem
didn't drop down properly after the first row, causing the knitting to bunch up and then drop. Try tugging very gently
on the hem after you knit the first row to make sure it's hanging freely under the machine, especially if you did a
closed edge cast on, because R1 tends to be quite tight when doing an E wrap. Another problem Bond newbies have is
that they either pull the yarn up too tight at the beginning of the row or not tight enough, so side edge stitches don't
knit right and can drop. You want it snug, but don't yank the yarn too hard. Another issue that Bond claims with
their new higher tech plastic is that the USM no longer needs to be waxed for use. I don't know if they've even put
that into their instructions, but as a seasoned ISM user, I can tell you that when trying out my USM KP and carriage, I
found that it definitely needed to be waxed. Get an unscented 100% paraffin white wax candle. It should be unscented
because essential oils used to scent them can stain your yarn, same with a dyes to make a colored candle. You can find
the little white unscented tea lights in almost any store. Pull it out of the metal tray and wax the area where the
needles go into and through the KP. If your carriage is jamming on the retaining bar rail at the front, wax those
joints before beginning each large project (say after each sweater). I also wax the back of the machine where the
carriage hooks in on the top of the joints and at the backs of the joints to help the carriage slide more freely. With
continued use, your bed and carriage will loosen up a little bit and be overall easier to use, but if you find it
getting stiff to work again (and noisier than you remembered it being), try waxing it again, especially if you let the
machine sit a couple of months between projects. Another issue new Bonders have is they are either holding the
carriage to the bed too tightly or not tightly enough. You want the carriage to glide freely, but not bounce. It's
also very important to make sure there is no tension on the yarn. Pull out enough yarn to complete your carriage pass,
and if you run out, stop the carriage and pull out enough. I usually pull out enough for 2 rows, then repeat. Some
Bonders use a fishing tool called a line stripper to quickly pull lengths of yarn for knitting out and have it shot into
a basket before working, so they don't have to stop and pull out more yarn while knitting. If you try and use it
straight out of a center pull skein, it results in tight rows, which can result in dropped work. If you are dropping
stitches on the same 1-2 needles, then it's quite possible that in man handling your machine, you bent one or more
needles, so it's not knitting properly, and the work will drop in approximately the same place consistently, so check
for bent needles if you're dropping in the same area. Also, check your hem. If you don't have a ravel cord and are
just using the thin elastic that comes with the machine, you might have nicked your hem, which can cause dropped
stitches, as can outright cutting through it. Also check to make sure your weights are distributed evenly in the hem.
If the hem leans down on one side, it can cause stitches to lift on the other side of the bed and eventually fall off.
Also, and I've done this myself, check the instructions to see you are putting the hem on right. Until I got used to
it, I dropped my work, because the hem wasn't hung on the machine right. For more hints and tips using the ISM/USM,
you can visit Steph Thornton's page here: http://www.stephthornton.co.uk/knitting/bond/list/listhint.htm It has a
lot of goofy patterns offered for free (and one quite annoying poster who is obsessed with using multiple dots instead
of proper punctuation), but there is also a ton of helpful hints and tips, like using a crochet hook to "latch
up" the rib instead of that really annoying hooked "latchet" tool. I use a G or H hook to do up worsted
weight rib, I or J for bulky, and E or F for baby/sport/DK. Another terrific site for Bond techniques and tools you
can make yourself is found at Heidi's Knitting Room, just don't let the glaring RED background get to you LOL:
http://www.heidisknittingroom.ourfamily.com/ I hope that helps, because once you get used to your machine, it really
cuts down on the boring stocking stitch sections of knitting. FWIW, I made 3 adult hats very slowly with my USM carriage
before it loosened up, meaning the sharp edges of the plastic started to wear down from use so the carriage moves more
smoothly across the bed, so working the back of an adult sweater should do it, or do several experimental swatches 50
stitches by 50 rows with stripes, lace, fair isle, intarsia, and cables, which can be made into pillows or sewn together
into an afghan, which might be easier for you to handle than the frustration of dropping half of the back of an adult
sweater off the machine. Leah

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Posted by nancych on Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:23 PM    Post subject: picking stitches

I'm working on afghan, the patterns is from MASSON DIXIE book and is all done on garter stitch. I discovered to my
chagring that I have "lost" a stich about 5 rows back. I have always been able to pick up the stitches with a
crochet hook. But when I tried to do it on garter stitch it comes out as if I had knitted stockinette stitch. Anyone has
an idea what I'm doing wrong? Thanks Nancy

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View entire thread: New To me Knitting mag [and some crochet as well]
Posted by spampot on Sun Sep 24, 2006 4:14 PM    Post subject: Re: New To me Knitting mag [and some crochet as well]

Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote: [quote:e292fb3711]Good morning all , During the week, i found this [new to me mag] in a shop
Maschen Fur Ihr Zuhause published by Lea special handarbeiten I leafed through it and decided it would be fun
to read through It has a a knitted afgahn made of squares that change their direction. and it is knitted in Entrelac ,
but the squares are BIG , Than you have some wall decorations as wellas cushions , lampshades , a crochet pair of Cactus
plants in pots. a knitted bed cover , , a room divider an entrelac hot water cover. i liked the new approach , the
vivid colors used it is fun to look at even if i won`t make anything from it. mirjam [/quote:e292fb3711] Mirjam, The
afghan sounds from your description like the Lion Brand Tumbling Blocks afghan. (I printed out that pattern ages ago
but now have to decide what colors to use since Lion's discontinued half the ones the pattern calls for and I have
absolutely no color sense.)

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View entire thread: Flea Market Find- now what to make?
Posted by Jaded Hooker on Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:24 PM    Post subject: Re: Flea Market Find- now what to make?

Make a patchwork afghan. Like they do with quilting, only crochet or knit it. Cheryl "jheller"
<jthell@cavtel.net> wrote in message news:upSdnYASJ61y7azYnZ2dnUVZ_q6dnZ2d@cavtel.net... [quote:667a22692a]Hi all,
Today a got a mixed box of new yarn for $5.00 !:) about 20 some skiens, no matches, fun fur ,acylic,and wool. some 1oz
,some 3oz. now I need your input on what to do with these small amounts.??? I knit and crochet. Thanks,
Jenny[/quote:667a22692a]

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View entire thread: INOX.... Tunisian/Afghan... 2mm...
Posted by ellice on Sat Nov 04, 2006 7:14 PM    Post subject: Re: INOX.... Tunisian/Afghan... 2mm...

On 11/3/06 4:57 PM, "Dianne Lewandowski" <dianne@heritageshoppe.com> wrote: [quote:be1e73619a]First,
Dianne dumbly said: I was curious to know how one would use such a hook? I've done a lot of tricot crochet and can't
wrap my head around this one. Then Erika answered, I'm not sure what tricot crochet is, but for me, they work just
like an afghan hook except they're longer. Well, of course you got it right. It's Tunisian crochet (aka afghan
crochet). My head doesn't work anymore. Where are you all getting your patterns? I have two essays on my site and
would love to send people to where they can get up-to-date, delicious patterns. I made a baby afghan pattern and had it
on my site, but my hard drive crashed and I lost the pattern. I used Dahlgren baby wool. Absolutely soft as down and
light as a feather. I'd like to make a full-sized one out of this wool but haven't found a suitable pattern, and I'm
not up to designing one. Dianne Dianne,[/quote:be1e73619a] This sight looked to have some patterns, and links to
others: http://www.stitchdiva.com/custom.aspx?id=40 & http://home.inreach.com/marthac/tunisian.html ellice

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Posted by Ericka Kammerer on Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:17 PM    Post subject: Re: INOX.... Tunisian/Afghan... 2mm...

Dianne Lewandowski wrote: [quote:2ed3a36d67]First, Dianne dumbly said: I was curious to know how one would use such a
hook? I've done a lot of tricot crochet and can't wrap my head around this one. Then Erika answered, I'm not sure
what tricot crochet is, but for me, they work just like an afghan hook except they're longer. Well, of course you got
it right. It's Tunisian crochet (aka afghan crochet). My head doesn't work anymore. Where are you all getting your
patterns? [/quote:2ed3a36d67] They aren't exactly falling off trees, as you know ;-) This last one I've done is
a really neat plaid design, where you use different colors to make the plaid effect. I got it from this book:
http://tinyurl.com/tyghh I think it's the only Tunisian crochet pattern in there, though, or maybe there are one or two
others. It's a very cool design, though, and you could work it up in all sorts of colors. It's pricey, though. Full
sized afghans in Tunisian crochet take up a *lot* of yarn. This one is particularly pesky because you've got upwards of
a dozen balls of yarn all going at the same time. It's not a very portable project ;-) It's also murder on your wrist,
with the weight of the entire width of the afghan on your hook. It would make a sweet baby afghan in baby weight yarn.
Best wishes, Ericka

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Posted by Dianne Lewandowski on Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:57 PM    Post subject: Re: INOX.... Tunisian/Afghan... 2mm...

First, Dianne dumbly said: [quote:0b2a15c6ca]I was curious to know how one would use such a hook? I've done a lot of
tricot crochet and can't wrap my head around this one. [/quote:0b2a15c6ca] Then Erika answered, [quote:0b2a15c6ca]I'm
not sure what tricot crochet is, but for me, they work just like an afghan hook except they're longer.
[/quote:0b2a15c6ca] Well, of course you got it right. It's Tunisian crochet (aka afghan crochet). My head doesn't
work anymore. Where are you all getting your patterns? I have two essays on my site and would love to send people to
where they can get up-to-date, delicious patterns. I made a baby afghan pattern and had it on my site, but my hard
drive crashed and I lost the pattern. I used Dahlgren baby wool. Absolutely soft as down and light as a feather. I'd
like to make a full-sized one out of this wool but haven't found a suitable pattern, and I'm not up to designing one.
Dianne -- Embroidery Discussions at http://www.heritageshoppe.com/forum

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Posted by LizzieB. on Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:01 PM    Post subject: Re: INOX.... Tunisian/Afghan... 2mm...

Lucille wrote: [quote:ea45f8068b]Isn't it amazing that we can do something forever, and do it well, and never know it
has an actual name other than the thingamabob, or in this case, the long crochet hook.. [/quote:ea45f8068b] I always
just thought it was called an afghan hook. -- LizzieB. www.adminsupportservices.com/rrbookmarks.htm
www.effervescentdesigns.com

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Posted by Karen C - California on Sat Nov 04, 2006 10:10 PM    Post subject: Re: INOX.... Tunisian/Afghan... 2mm...

LizardGumbo wrote: [quote:1ae9aff852] Funny story (well, okay, I think it's funny). For some reason, when I was a
sophomore in high school, I was grounded from my allowance (and since I lived where there was no work for a teenage girl
to be had, that meant I had NO money). So I fired up my brain and my afghan hook, got some leftover yarn and began
selling personalized scarves at school. Parents never did figure out why I was crocheting so much and why I had money
the whole time I was sposed to be grounded. [/quote:1ae9aff852] Ah, you clever little devil! I knew I liked you for
a reason. Every family in our neighborhood with kids young enough to be babysat also had either an older sibling or a
live-in granny to do the babysitting. So, I started selling handcrafts through a consignment shop. You can get a lot
of Barbie clothes out of one skein of yarn. It was also the era of the clever pencil topper -- I crocheted frilly
flowers of crochet cotton and they were always selling out. I wasn't making a huge profit on each pencil, but I was
making out like a bandit on volume! Then Mom went to jury duty wearing one of my necklaces, sold it right off her
neck and came back with a ton of orders. Since Mom had jury duty every 2 years like clockwork, I made a lot of money
off Mom wearing one of my creations every day and selling it to some fellow juror (and often getting requests whether
I could make one in red and one in blue and one in purple for her to give away as Christmas presents). -- Karen C -
California www.CFSfacts.org where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Watch/Listen at
http://www.cdc.gov/cfs/psas.htm Finished 10/30/06 - Bouncing Tigger mini WIP: baby and housewarming gifts, July
birthstone, Flowers of Hawaii (Jeanette Crews) for ME!!! Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel LTR: Fireman's
Prayer (#2), Amid Amish Life, Angel of Autumn, Calif Sampler, Holiday Snowglobe Editor/Proofreader
www.KarenMCampbell.com Design page http://www.KarenMCampbell.com/designs.html

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Posted by Ericka Kammerer on Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:41 PM    Post subject: Re: INOX.... Tunisian/Afghan... 2mm...

Dianne Lewandowski wrote: [quote:446133d1c2]McNerd wrote: I've owned and LOVED several 2mm tunisian hooks from
inox/prym... but i can't seem to find a place to purchase them anymore. I'd gotten my previous ones from ebay, through
sellers in the US. Anymore, though, it's all UK. Which means more $$$. Anyone have any tips on aquiring some from a
US seller ? BTW, no craft stores in my city carry INOX nor do they sell tunisian. On another note, i've seen photos of
their circular hooks. Is it just me or is a 2mm a 2mm, from end to end ? What i mean is, if i'm correct, i'd be able
to use a circular with no problems, correct ? [/quote:446133d1c2] The double-ended crochet hooks and the
flexible afghan hooks are not the same diameter for the entire length. They're like a regular afghan hook part of the
way, and then it's like heavy fishing line after that. But, it works just fine. By the time the stitches slide off
onto the nylon part, they're far enough down that they keep their size. I'm doing an afghan in tunisian that is fairly
wide, and not worked in strips, so the entire thing is on the hook. The only thing I could find that was wide enough to
handle it was one of the longer double-ended/ circular hooks. Obviously, I didn't need the hook on the other end, but
it's not a problem having it there. [quote:446133d1c2]Then looked up circular afghan hooks. I see that Boye has one
called a flexible afghan hook but only in larger sizes: http://spinblessing.com/search.php?Query=Boye I was curious to
know how one would use such a hook? I've done a lot of tricot crochet and can't wrap my head around this one.
[/quote:446133d1c2] I'm not sure what tricot crochet is, but for me, they work just like an afghan hook except
they're longer. There's also a technique that many people use the double- ended hooks for (forget what it's called--
something like "speed crochet"?) which seems to be similar to tunisian, except you don't work back and forth
along the row like you do with Tunisian. You work always in the same direction, so you need the hook on both ends.
Best wishes, Ericka

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Posted by Dianne Lewandowski on Fri Nov 03, 2006 8:02 PM    Post subject: Re: INOX.... Tunisian/Afghan... 2mm...

McNerd wrote: [quote:b67edfa5ce]I've owned and LOVED several 2mm tunisian hooks from inox/prym... but i can't seem to
find a place to purchase them anymore. I'd gotten my previous ones from ebay, through sellers in the US. Anymore,
though, it's all UK. Which means more $$$. Anyone have any tips on aquiring some from a US seller ? BTW, no craft
stores in my city carry INOX nor do they sell tunisian. On another note, i've seen photos of their circular hooks. Is
it just me or is a 2mm a 2mm, from end to end ? What i mean is, if i'm correct, i'd be able to use a circular with no
problems, correct ? Thank you all for your input ! [/quote:b67edfa5ce] A quick Google for 2mm afghan hooks and didn't
readily see the brand you're looking for, but brought me:
http://www.skacelknitting.com/products/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_36&products_id=41
http://www.woobeeknitshop.com/servlet/the-CROCHET-HOOKS-cln-Afghan-hooks/Categories And there was plenty more shops in
the U.S. Then looked up circular afghan hooks. I see that Boye has one called a flexible afghan hook but only in
larger sizes: http://spinblessing.com/search.php?Query=Boye I was curious to know how one would use such a hook? I've
done a lot of tricot crochet and can't wrap my head around this one. Dianne -- Embroidery Discussions at
http://www.heritageshoppe.com/forum

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Posted by Judy Bay on Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:17 AM    Post subject: Re: INOX.... Tunisian/Afghan... 2mm...

I've done several Christmas ornaments with #10 thread and beads. My aunt made a beautiful doily that way. The only
catch is you have to know how many beads to pre-string on the thread, and it's a little clumsy to handle. And I've
also used cross stitch patterns for crochet. It's fun to see the difference in size of the finished pieces!
"McNerd" <mcnerd@techie.com> wrote in message
news:1162583324.646774.232220@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... [quote:ca8872bdf8] ellice wrote: snip Um - first -
thought I'd note that this is not the Rec Knitting group - so you may have posted to the wrong crew. In my defense, i'm
crocheting and not knitting. And in all actuality, as you can see from another reply, it's not a common form of
crochet. i'm using, well, thread... and beads. I don't know anyone in person or otherwise who's tried this, so by
posting here, i was trying to get a different and wider audience's viewpoint. I'd google for knitting stores - there
are a bunch of places to buy on-line. again, not knitting but crocheting. just as knitting and "needlework"
are different, so are knitting and crochet. And, I've googled. Try this: go to ebay and type in "inox 2mm
afghan". You'll get nothing. Similarly, if you go to froogle, you'll get nothing. if you use raw google, you'll
get 90% ebay hits, which clearly are either false positives or UK hits. Which i was trying to avoid. As for the other
10%, see my other reply in this thread. [/quote:ca8872bdf8]

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Posted by ellice on Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:02 PM    Post subject: Re: INOX.... Tunisian/Afghan... 2mm...

On 11/3/06 2:48 PM, "McNerd" <mcnerd@techie.com> wrote: [quote:1eaae9357f] ellice wrote: snip Um -
first - thought I'd note that this is not the Rec Knitting group - so you may have posted to the wrong crew. In my
defense, i'm crocheting and not knitting. And in all actuality, as you can see from another reply, it's not a common
form of crochet. i'm using, well, thread... and beads. I don't know anyone in person or otherwise who's tried this, so
by posting here, i was trying to get a different and wider audience's viewpoint. [/quote:1eaae9357f] Understood once I
re=read your post - but it did sound like you posted to this instead of RCTY (yarn)- which is full of knitters &
crocheters [quote:1eaae9357f] I'd google for knitting stores - there are a bunch of places to buy on-line. again, not
knitting but crocheting. just as knitting and "needlework" are different, so are knitting and crochet. And,
I've googled. Try this: go to ebay and type in "inox 2mm afghan". You'll get nothing. Similarly, if you go
to froogle, you'll get nothing. if you use raw google, you'll get 90% ebay hits, which clearly are either false
positives or UK hits. Which i was trying to avoid. As for the other 10%, see my other reply in this thread. Try this
google link:[/quote:1eaae9357f]
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&client=safari&rls=en&q=%22tunisian+cr
ochet%22+%2Bhook&btnG=Search Which listed a bunch of places that might have what you're looking for Good luck,
ellice

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Posted by ellice on Fri Nov 03, 2006 8:58 PM    Post subject: Re: INOX.... Tunisian/Afghan... 2mm...

On 11/3/06 2:41 PM, "McNerd" <mcnerd@techie.com> wrote: [quote:d402c8bb8f] A quick Google for 2mm
afghan hooks and didn't readily see the brand you're looking for, but brought me:
http://www.skacelknitting.com/products/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath= 2_36&products_id=41
http://www.woobeeknitshop.com/servlet/the-CROCHET-HOOKS-cln-Afghan-hooks/Categ ories And there was plenty more shops in
the U.S. Jeeze, now i feel like a putz. In my prior scourings, i found inox to be the only widely available brand in
any small sizes. when i was googling, i therefore ignored any other brands. duh. anyway, it all comes out in the
wash, as the price for a few inox, shipped from UK would've been about 30 dollars, and i just spent 10 on 1 Addi from
the US. but whatever, at least now i know a shop in the US ! Thanks much ! BTW, I use these for beading, something
like crochet-bead-cross-stitch. I work a row onto the hook, and as i work it off, i slide the beads in where i want them
to be. i've done some quite nice works with it. it's easier than switching colors, and produces a cleaner look as well.
Obviously for clothing it's not appropriate, but what i've done is take some nice cross stitch patterns and adapt them.
I'll use closely colored seed-beads, and when needed, switch thread colors for accents and whatnot. It's quite fun, and
it's rather odd i've not been able to find any trace of this craft through google or friends. Anyone done such things ?
Pretty interesting - I didn't read through your first post well enough and[/quote:d402c8bb8f] thought you were looking
for knitting needles. I've seen some wire crochet with beads, and wire knitting - so I guess some of those people use
these. To be truthful, at some stitch away one of the shops gave a goodie bag with red wired, and some beads for doing
some crochet or knit jewelry - but I haven't even tried it yet. Maybe I will now - this sounds pretty nice. ellice

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Posted by McNerd on Fri Nov 03, 2006 8:48 PM    Post subject: Re: INOX.... Tunisian/Afghan... 2mm...

ellice wrote: snip [quote:b8314d1a43]Um - first - thought I'd note that this is not the Rec Knitting group - so you
may have posted to the wrong crew. [/quote:b8314d1a43] In my defense, i'm crocheting and not knitting. And in all
actuality, as you can see from another reply, it's not a common form of crochet. i'm using, well, thread... and beads.
I don't know anyone in person or otherwise who's tried this, so by posting here, i was trying to get a different and
wider audience's viewpoint. [quote:b8314d1a43]I'd google for knitting stores - there are a bunch of places to buy on-
line. [/quote:b8314d1a43] again, not knitting but crocheting. just as knitting and "needlework" are
different, so are knitting and crochet. And, I've googled. Try this: go to ebay and type in "inox 2mm
afghan". You'll get nothing. Similarly, if you go to froogle, you'll get nothing. if you use raw google, you'll
get 90% ebay hits, which clearly are either false positives or UK hits. Which i was trying to avoid. As for the other
10%, see my other reply in this thread.

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Posted by McNerd on Fri Nov 03, 2006 8:41 PM    Post subject: Re: INOX.... Tunisian/Afghan... 2mm...

[quote:95a5867e6b]A quick Google for 2mm afghan hooks and didn't readily see the brand you're looking for, but brought
me: [/quote:95a5867e6b]
http://www.skacelknitting.com/products/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_36&products_id=41
http://www.woobeeknitshop.com/servlet/the-CROCHET-HOOKS-cln-Afghan-hooks/Categories [quote:95a5867e6b] And there was
plenty more shops in the U.S. [/quote:95a5867e6b] Jeeze, now i feel like a putz. In my prior scourings, i found inox
to be the only widely available brand in any small sizes. when i was googling, i therefore ignored any other brands.
duh. anyway, it all comes out in the wash, as the price for a few inox, shipped from UK would've been about 30 dollars,
and i just spent 10 on 1 Addi from the US. but whatever, at least now i know a shop in the US ! Thanks much ! BTW, I
use these for beading, something like crochet-bead-cross-stitch. I work a row onto the hook, and as i work it off, i
slide the beads in where i want them to be. i've done some quite nice works with it. it's easier than switching colors,
and produces a cleaner look as well. Obviously for clothing it's not appropriate, but what i've done is take some nice
cross stitch patterns and adapt them. I'll use closely colored seed-beads, and when needed, switch thread colors for
accents and whatnot. It's quite fun, and it's rather odd i've not been able to find any trace of this craft through
google or friends. Anyone done such things ?

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View entire thread: bead crochet curiosities
Posted by McNerd on Sat May 06, 2006 3:45 PM    Post subject: bead crochet curiosities

Hello, an experienced crocheter looking into new ideas and opporitunities here ! I've done a bit of beaded crochet
lately, but the thing is, i've only found it to be possible to do what i'm going for with afghan stitch.. there's no
*real* problem with that, but for the sheer size of some of the projects i'm looking into, i'd prefer single crochet if
at all possible. The site i used to gather info was this: http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa030197.htm
skipping down to the part i'm interested in: "choose a small, simple cross-stitch pattern and substitute seed
beads for the embroidery floss colors, adding beads according to the pattern chart to crocheted items" that,
only with not so simple cross-stitch patterns. if i do it the way she suggests, the beads will end up on alternating
sides of the fabric. I've tried to learn to crochet left-handedly, but it didnt work. trying to simulate working
left-handedly with my right hand didn't cut the mustard either... Question is... am i stuck with afghan stitch for all
of this, or am i missing some magic way of keeping all my beads on *one* side of the fabric *without* skipping rows ?

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View entire thread: What's everybody 'working' on?
Posted by Wollhexe on Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:35 AM    Post subject: Re: What's everybody 'working' on?

SpikeDriver wrote: [quote:617ada35ad]yarnwright wrote: Knowing full well 2 people will ask what the purpose of this
question is, and also knowing full well that one will contradict anything I answer, SPLORT! SO, what IS everybody
'working' on? Noreen and yes, I approved this message, LOL! Still a pair of socks for Ava and a crochet afghan for
pastor and new wife. Hugs & God bless, Dennis & Gail [/quote:617ada35ad] I am doing the un-knitting thing.
After several years of just sitting there , half knitted, I took apart a vest knitted out of Noro yarn. At the moment I
am skeining the yarn on the niddy noddy, to be washed later and hung out to dry. I think I'll ply it with some Merino I
spun and make a brand new yarn from it. But first, it's off to work, Wollhexe

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Posted by JJMolvik on Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:32 AM    Post subject: Re: What's everybody 'working' on?

Pair of Koigu socks for me, ignored crochet afghan for my nephew's wedding (07/29/06), started the eyemask off of
Knitty.com but don't have any Bernat Boa to finish, waiting for instructions for "SOCK WARS" JJMolvik
"yarnwright" <not4u@this.lifetime> wrote in message
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purpose of this question is, and also knowing full well that one will contradict anything I answer, SPLORT! SO, what IS
everybody 'working' on? Noreen and yes, I approved this message, LOL! --
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Posted by SpikeDriver on Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:16 AM    Post subject: Re: What's everybody 'working' on?

yarnwright wrote: [quote:3b9cf31ba9]Knowing full well 2 people will ask what the purpose of this question is, and also
knowing full well that one will contradict anything I answer, SPLORT! SO, what IS everybody 'working' on? Noreen and
yes, I approved this message, LOL! Still a pair of socks for Ava and a crochet afghan for pastor and new
wife.[/quote:3b9cf31ba9] Hugs & God bless, Dennis & Gail

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Posted by marysaline on Fri Sep 22, 2006 1:21 PM    Post subject: Re: What's everybody 'working' on?

Socks here too, Plus a sweater, called cozy cables. In brown sheep superwash. Lovely pattern, but haven't gotten too
far along just yet. By the way, I am new here. Name is Mary, I knit, spin, crochet, and all the other needlework crafts
as well, when I find the time. Mostly knit and spin tho. Mary JJMolvik wrote: [quote:f7641fb7b9]Pair of Koigu socks for
me, ignored crochet afghan for my nephew's wedding (07/29/06), started the eyemask off of Knitty.com but don't have any
Bernat Boa to finish, waiting for instructions for "SOCK WARS" JJMolvik "yarnwright"
<not4u@this.lifetime> wrote in message news:MPG.1f7d198ded72e35a989685@newsgate.x-privat.org... Knowing full well
2 people will ask what the purpose of this question is, and also knowing full well that one will contradict anything I
answer, SPLORT! SO, what IS everybody 'working' on? Noreen and yes, I approved this message, LOL! --
http://bopeepswoolshop.easystorecreator.net/?CAME_FROM=knitche - - - - - --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean. Virus
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