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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 Carolyn McCarty on Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:04 AM Post subject: Re: "fields" from above quilt
This sounds like a GREAT idea! Last time I flew up to visit my son in Idaho, I thought that the landscape below the
plane looked like a wonderful quilt project. I may have to fly up there again soon to refresh my vision. I remember
snow-topped mountain ranges; deep green forests with thin, thready roads leading to cleared homesites; fields and
farmlands in the valleys (yes, the irrigated circle within the square, someone here described it perfectly); little
geometric city areas....oh, and the silvery shining rivers too! You may have gotten me started on new project, darn
you! (just kidding, I really do love getting inspiration from all the RCTQ folks) Keep us posted, I would very much
like to see how this turns out. -- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green If it
ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green If at
first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty "Apest" <apest78@gmail.com> wrote in
message news:1158219236.915537.247850@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... [quote:074462459e]Hello girls, I'm thinking of a
new project in which blocks will be something like fields seen from above and the sashing the country roads inbetween. I
will also add a little farm. The purpose is to give my little niece a place to play over like those "city
traffic" carpets. The idea is to make also little stuffed vegetables to play with. Any idea? Will be better to make
"2D" quilted flat veggies or something more realistic ? I saw some Amigurumi veggies but they are crochet ones
and I prefer to make something quilty maybe with felt. Ciao! Apest from Italy [/quote:074462459e]
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Posted by polly esther on Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:12 PM Post subject: Re: "fields" from above quilt
Carrots are easy shapes to make and you can use fuzzy chenille for the carrot tops. Might even want to add a bunny
rabbit thinking about a nice lunch. How about a pink pig and a mud hole for him made of something slippery like black
satin? Not as good as 'real' mud of course. Really wide-wale corduroy would look like a freshly plowed field. What
fun. We will want to know how this is enjoyed by the little one. Polly "Roberta Zollner"
<rl.zollner@gmx.net.old> wrote in message news:eebdk2$9gi$1@online.de... [quote:48a802f457]Sounds wonderful!
Simple veggies: find some veggie prints -there must be one somewhere that has lots of different ones- and fuse the
fabric to Wonder Under (or whatever). Cut out individual veggies and fuse to felt. Probably wouldn't need any stitching
at all. Roberta in D "Apest" <apest78@gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:1158219236.915537.247850@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... Hello girls, I'm thinking of a new project in which blocks
will be something like fields seen from above and the sashing the country roads inbetween. I will also add a little
farm. The purpose is to give my little niece a place to play over like those "city traffic" carpets. The idea
is to make also little stuffed vegetables to play with. Any idea? Will be better to make "2D" quilted flat
veggies or something more realistic ? I saw some Amigurumi veggies but they are crochet ones and I prefer to make
something quilty maybe with felt. Ciao! Apest from Italy [/quote:48a802f457]
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View entire thread: Hairpin Lace help please!
Posted by Jackie on Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:05 PM Post subject: Re: Hairpin Lace help please!
Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions. I think I'll just knit the strips and unravel the end stitches. --Jackie
Richard Eney wrote: [quote:b7be4bb057]In article <1162779947.226199.203340@h54g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, Jackie
<khoff98107@earthlink.net> wrote: I'm trying to make a scarf from two strips of hairpin lace, made from a two
colors of fairly chunky yarn. I have linked the two strips togeterher and it looks great -- but how do I keep the outer
loops from eventually coming undone? They look like they would eventually just work themselves out of the senter stitch.
All the instructions I see for edges involve catching the loops and crocheting an edge, but then you don't have loose
loops any more, and that is the look I want. Any suggestions? Could you crochet along the edge of the center bit, so
the loops are fixed in place at their connection point? As an alternative -- is there a way to create the strips so you
only have loops on one side, and the other edge of each strip is solid? Then you could interweave the two strips and
have the decorative part in the middle and the edges would just be solid, not loopy, but not require any additional
finishing. Just make the long loop on that side a really short loop instead. =Tamar[/quote:b7be4bb057]
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Posted by Richard Eney on Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:44 AM Post subject: Re: Hairpin Lace help please!
In article <1162779947.226199.203340@h54g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, Jackie <khoff98107@earthlink.net> wrote:
[quote:f846b203db]I'm trying to make a scarf from two strips of hairpin lace, made from a two colors of fairly chunky
yarn. I have linked the two strips togeterher and it looks great -- but how do I keep the outer loops from eventually
coming undone? They look like they would eventually just work themselves out of the senter stitch. All the instructions
I see for edges involve catching the loops and crocheting an edge, but then you don't have loose loops any more, and
that is the look I want. Any suggestions? [/quote:f846b203db] Could you crochet along the edge of the center bit, so the
loops are fixed in place at their connection point? [quote:f846b203db]As an alternative -- is there a way to create the
strips so you only have loops on one side, and the other edge of each strip is solid? Then you could interweave the two
strips and have the decorative part in the middle and the edges would just be solid, not loopy, but not require any
additional finishing. [/quote:f846b203db] Just make the long loop on that side a really short loop instead. =Tamar
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Posted by Jackie on Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:40 PM Post subject: Re: Hairpin Lace help please!
I understand about crocheting along the end, but what about the sides? Is there any way to keep the long sides from
working loose without crocheting the whole length of the scarf? 'Nez wrote: [quote:26631eca1a]On Nov 5, 9:25?pm,
"Jackie" <khoff98...@earthlink.net> wrote: I have linked the two strips togeterher and it looks great --
but how do I keep the outer loops from eventually coming undone? They look like they would eventually just work
themselves out of the senter stitch. ?All the instructions I see for edges involve catching the loops and crocheting an
edge, but then you don't have loose loops any more, and that is the look I want. Any suggestions? Thanks for help you
can offer. --Jackie You might could just crochet an edging on the end of the scarf, thereby eliminating the last loop
coming loose. You don't have to worry about the beginning coming loose, just the ending. Frances[/quote:26631eca1a]
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Posted by Nez on Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:53 PM Post subject: Re: Hairpin Lace help please!
On Nov 5, 9:25 pm, "Jackie" <khoff98...@earthlink.net> wrote: [quote:1a5c4b5874]I have linked the two
strips togeterher and it looks great -- but how do I keep the outer loops from eventually coming undone? They look like
they would eventually just work themselves out of the senter stitch. All the instructions I see for edges involve
catching the loops and crocheting an edge, but then you don't have loose loops any more, and that is the look I want.
Any suggestions? Thanks for help you can offer. --Jackie [/quote:1a5c4b5874] You might could just crochet an edging on
the end of the scarf, thereby eliminating the last loop coming loose. You don't have to worry about the beginning
coming loose, just the ending. Frances
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View entire thread: Teaching Knitting or Crochet to Children
Posted by hesira on Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:42 PM Post subject: Re: Teaching Knitting or Crochet to Children
Padishar, I don't have much to add except, you may find that some of the kids that age catch on more quickly thatn
others, and they may then be able to help some other kids. I remember when I was in 5th grade, my teacher taught the
whole class how to crochet. I already knew how, and there were a couple of kids who caught on quickly, so we were able
to help the teacher help the others. I don't know if this is feasible with the behavioral problems you mentioned, but
it might actually help them to focus and settle down. Good luck! It's a great thing to pass on your knowledge to
younger people! Hesira Padishar Creel wrote: [quote:f79cc675a5]enigma wrote: how old are they & do they have any
other disabilities besides behavioral/attention? -------------- Oops, they are middle school and high school. No other
disabilities just behavior and attention. Padishar[/quote:f79cc675a5]
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Posted by Richard Eney on Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:32 AM Post subject: Re: Teaching Knitting or Crochet to Children
In article <1160519292.165227.221640@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, Padishar Creel <cafanning@comcast.net>
wrote: [quote:f773f6b46f]I am working in a school for behavior disordered children and I would love to teach them either
knitting or crocheting or ? These children have attention disorders along with some serious psychological issues.
However, they are very interested in watching me crochet/knit and I have been asked many times to teach them. I would
appreciate any suggestions on how to approach this with them. Do I use a DVD instruction program or what? Is it easier
to learn crocheting or knitting? I learned crocheting first and it seems a whole lot easier to me, but that is my
experience. Any of you have experience teaching children in a group of say 5 kids or so? Any suggestions on books,
video, class structure, size of needles, yarn, patterns or whatever would be greatly appreciated. [/quote:f773f6b46f] I
have no experience, but... crochet is easiest, because there's only one stitch to drop, one tool to handle, and you get
results really fast. Also, almost anything you do qualifies as some kind of crochet, so it's really hard to do it
"wrong"! One traditional teaching thing is to make the two needles of different colors or at least different
color tips. Some people find that helps them keep track of which needle they were using to knit with. (I'm not sure
that's such a good thing, because if they depend on the needle color they might not learn to look at where the yarn end
is coming from.) A good DVD might be helpful because it could be repeated frequently, but you can't ask a DVD
questions. With only about 5 kids, of high school age, I think a good first project might be fingerless mitts. They're
fast in either knit or crochet, and the most basic are just a tube with a hole for the thumb. Increasing a little for
the base of the thumb is good but not necessary. They can be as fancy or as simple as anyone likes, decoration can be
added later, the length can be according to patience or amount of yarn - short for the ones who are bored, long for the
ones who get into it - either way it's a finished project. They can be done in the flat, too - just sew them together
afterward. If they only get one done, that's okay too. And they can be made with single skeins. Another option would
be the headbands that cover the ears - not a complete hat, but it does use some increases and decreases, and it's
another one-skein project. Of course, the ideal would be to bring in the available materials in various colors and let
them choose. I'd bring in worsted weight, some wool blends and some better-quality acrylic (some kids have
allergies), but no cotton (frustratingly non-stretchy), no microfiber (too splitty), and no boucles or other tricky
textures. =Tamar
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Posted by Leah on Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:18 PM Post subject: Re: Teaching Knitting or Crochet to Children
Hi Padishar, [quote:8f0b7c1dee]I am working in a school for behavior disordered children and I would love to teach
them either knitting or crocheting or ? These children have attention disorders along with some serious psychological
issues. However, they are very interested in watching me crochet/knit and I have been asked many times to teach them.
[/quote:8f0b7c1dee] I learned to crochet first, and I still feel working 1 hook compared to 2 or more needles easier.
But, if you use knitting looms, you can show 1-2 kids how to use them at a time, while the others watch and learn, and
then they can have their turn. I agree with smaller projects to keep their interest and give the satisfaction of
finishing an item in a short amount of time. Scarves may be simple to make, but they can be quite time consuming! I
don't know what advice to give about DVD versus books or diagrams off the net, but if you go with diagrams off the net,
the Craft Yarn Council has a learn how section with diagrams you can print off, which is helpful if you need schematics
to teach left-handed crafters. http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/ The only other thing I can offer is to make sure that
you give them all a light colored yarn to start with. Dark colors are more "hip", but I think all beginners
need light colored yarn so they can see what they're doing, and when people I teach protest the color choice, I explain
it's to make it easier for them to learn, and they can switch to darker yarns once they know where the hooks or needles
go. Also, it would be wise to avoid all fancy yarns, i.e. no eyelash, slubbed, or nubbed yarns. I'd even avoid Lion
Brand Homespun because of its texture, again for the same reason, it's harder to see where a hook or needle will go.
If you were really ambitious about the project, you could teach them how to make their own knitting needles out of
hardwood dowel rods, inexpensive to get from the hardware store. Other items needed are: Hacksaw, sandpaper in varying
grits, say 60, 100, and 150 grits, small bottle of linseed oil, shop towels, and a piece of 100% paraffin wax candle
that is white and unscented, as oils and dyes used to scent and color candles can stain your yarn. Also helpful is a
hand crank pencil sharpener, found in most classrooms. Measure out the length of the needles on the dowel and mark a
pencil line all the way around. Saw with the hacksaw by going partway through on one side, then turning and repeating
for a more even cut. Once the needle blanks are cut, stick them in the pencil sharpener and grind them down to almost
pencil points, but leave them still a little square on the tip. Get the roughest sandpaper and finish shaping the tip
and sand the rest of the needle with rougher to finer sandpaper until it's as smooth as you want it. When both needles
are done this way, blow off any sawdust, then take a SMALL amount of linseed oil on a shop towel and rub the length of
the needle. Let the needles sit overnight, so they absorb the linseed oil. Wipe them again the next day if they are
still a little damp from overuse of oil. The oil polishes them, bringing out the color of the hardwood and also helps
smooth the wood. My red oak hooks and needles took on a much more reddish sheen after applying oil. My last step
before knitting was to take the candle and rub it on the tip of the needle and partly down the shaft so the yarn won't
catch on any leftover rough spots, and I had a pair of knitting needles in about an hour total time, not counting
letting them soak in the oil overnight. It could make learning to knit more fun for them if they made their own
needles, and it won't cost you an arm and a leg to outfit each of them with a set of needles. I used a 1/4 inch dowel
and got about a size 10.5 needle according to my needle sizer. Crochet hooks are much harder to hand carve, so I
wouldn't recommend trying to teach the kids to make their own hooks if you decide to teach them to crochet. Susan Bates
Luxite hooks are really cheap, but catch on the yarn. You'll probably need an emery board (nail file) for them. There
are mold marks near the tips that catch the yarn, so use the orange side of the emery board to smooth those down first,
then the fine white side of the emery to finish smoothing. Leah
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Posted by YarnWright on Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:55 PM Post subject: Re: Teaching Knitting or Crochet to Children
On 10 Oct 2006 15:28:12 -0700, Padishar Creel spun a fine yarn [quote:f65ebd7e11]I am working in a school for behavior
disordered children and I would love to teach them either knitting or crocheting or ? These children have attention
disorders along with some serious psychological issues. However, they are very interested in watching me crochet/knit
and I have been asked many times to teach them. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to approach this with them.
Do I use a DVD instruction program or what? Is it easier to learn crocheting or knitting? I learned crocheting first
and it seems a whole lot easier to me, but that is my experience. Any of you have experience teaching children in a
group of say 5 kids or so? Any suggestions on books, video, class structure, size of needles, yarn, patterns or
whatever would be greatly appreciated. Padishar Creel IMEx, knitting was first, then crocheting,
grin.[/quote:f65ebd7e11] I have taught 15 girls and boys at a time, BUT they were not special needs/special ed kids, so
can't really help you there. I use an overhead projector, posters and slides, along with personal interaction with each
student. Good luck and bless you for working with these very special kids! HTH, Noreen -- I am not young enough to
know everything. http://www.lulu.com/content/292418 - - - - - --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean. Virus Database
(VPS): 0641-1, 10/10/2006 Tested: 10/10/2006 5:55:26 PM avast! - (c) 1988-2006 http://www.avast.com
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Posted by enigma on Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:28 PM Post subject: Re: Teaching Knitting or Crochet to Children
"Padishar Creel" <cafanning@comcast.net> wrote in
news:1160519292.165227.221640@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: [quote:742f6a5d1a]I am working in a school for behavior
disordered children and I would love to teach them either knitting or crocheting or ? These children have attention
disorders along with some serious psychological issues. However, they are very interested in watching me crochet/knit
and I have been asked many times to teach them. [/quote:742f6a5d1a] how old are they & do they have any other
disabilities besides behavioral/attention? my son is 6 & he's made hats on the Knifty Knitter frames for a year
now. they're really good for working on fine motor skills. he wants to learn knitting on needles now, but his
coordination isn't quite up to that yet. [quote:742f6a5d1a]I would appreciate any suggestions on how to approach this
with them. Do I use a DVD instruction program or what? Is it easier to learn crocheting or knitting? I learned
crocheting first and it seems a whole lot easier to me, but that is my experience. [/quote:742f6a5d1a] well, are they
visual learners? if so, a DVD might work, but one on one would probably work better. i'd go with crochet first, too.
you can start with finger crochet, then go to using a hook. (i learned to knit first & my crochet abilities aren't
so hot. i make cat toys) [quote:742f6a5d1a]Any of you have experience teaching children in a group of say 5 kids or
so? Any suggestions on books, video, class structure, size of needles, yarn, patterns or whatever would be greatly
appreciated. [/quote:742f6a5d1a] i'd suggest starting with something faster to finish than a scarf, like a hat or a
potholder. scarves take *way* too long to get to the FO gratification stage, especially for kids. i'd go for medium
needles (everyone suggests kids start with US 15 or 17 needles, but they're too fat for little hands to hold
comfortably) & a soft, washable yarn. big help, huh? lee -- Question with boldness even the existence of god;
because if there be one, he must more approve the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear. - Thomas Jefferson
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Posted by Padishar Creel on Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:28 PM Post subject: Teaching Knitting or Crochet to Children
I am working in a school for behavior disordered children and I would love to teach them either knitting or crocheting
or ? These children have attention disorders along with some serious psychological issues. However, they are very
interested in watching me crochet/knit and I have been asked many times to teach them. I would appreciate any
suggestions on how to approach this with them. Do I use a DVD instruction program or what? Is it easier to learn
crocheting or knitting? I learned crocheting first and it seems a whole lot easier to me, but that is my experience.
Any of you have experience teaching children in a group of say 5 kids or so? Any suggestions on books, video, class
structure, size of needles, yarn, patterns or whatever would be greatly appreciated. Padishar Creel
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View entire thread: Knitting/Crocheting from unspun wool
Posted by Wooly on Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:29 PM Post subject: Re: Knitting/Crocheting from unspun wool
On 2 Oct 2006 14:45:09 -0700, "Eastern Edge" <easternstorm@gmail.com> spewed forth : [quote:340c2ae427]
The White Buffalo is my 'new find' and I've been enjoying it. I do tend to twist it as I crochet as it's fairly easy to
pull apart as you apply tension. I've also used an improvised drop spindle with it to add some twist. I find the
biggest issue is breakage; I'd recommend (not that I did, though) a swatch or two, just so you can get used to how much
tension you can apply to the wool before it breaks...my first attempts had plenty of splicing. Even just twisting it
slightly as you work (does it on its own if you're working crochet back and forth) makes a big difference.
[/quote:340c2ae427] Yep, both the White Buffalo bellyband (ballband? cake topper?) and Meg @ Schoolhouse Press recommend
inserting some twist into the unspun stuff as you work it up. Doing so helps the pencil roving hold together and also
provides a little extra strength in the FO. +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to
USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email
account...
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Posted by Stella Fenley on Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:04 PM Post subject: Re: Knitting/Crocheting from unspun wool
have you tried just plain vaseline to moisturize your hands. Stella "Jenn" <pleiaden@gmail.com> wrote
in message news:1159809790.506175.107660@c28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... [quote:4170a5dd8f]Hi Ladies. I am mostly a
lurker in this realm, but I have been crocheting for 16+ years and knitting (Self taught) for almost a year now. I
picked up this month's (actually November's) Crochet! magazine and it had a nice article on crocheting from unspun wool.
So I go to the local Farmer's Market for the first time over this weekend there is a YARN BOOTH. All local hand dyed
yarns, most spun already, but some 'Fluffs' as she called them. I made a beeline for a bright as the sun yellow one.
So my question is does any one here knit or crochet from unspun wool and just how hard is it? I do have a hand spindle
that was a wedding present from three years ago along with some undyed natural wool, but I am not brave enough to use it
without major instruction (which doesn't appear to exist in my area). So if push came to shove I could spin it, but I'm
not excited about using this yarn for that test. One other question - I HAVE a huge problem with dry hands (don't let
me touch silk or microfiber - it gets caught) mostly because I wash them regularly due to working with yarn on a regular
basis (and I cross stitch) and I don't want to get anything on the fibers. Can you recommend anything other than udder
cream? Thank you, Jenn in CA FYI for those interested the yarn is from a shop called Royale Hare in Santa Rosa CA.
[/quote:4170a5dd8f]
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Posted by Eastern Edge on Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:45 PM Post subject: Re: Knitting/Crocheting from unspun wool
Wooly wrote: [quote:18a5d17db6]On 2 Oct 2006 10:23:10 -0700, "Jenn" <pleiaden@gmail.com> spewed forth :
Hi Ladies. I am mostly a lurker in this realm, but I have been crocheting for 16+ years and knitting (Self taught) for
almost a year now. I picked up this month's (actually November's) Crochet! magazine and it had a nice article on
crocheting from unspun wool. So my question is does any one here knit or crochet from unspun wool and just how hard is
it? I do, sometimes. Most of the "unspun knitting" patterns call for pencil roving similar to White Buffalo
stuff - it's been made ready for spinning and drawn out into a fine strand but doesn't actually have twist insert into
it. Working with it is about as difficult as working with White Buffalo or with unspun Icelandic. There have been
several articles about it in both SpinOff and Knits during the past couple of years. +++++++++++++ Reply to the list
as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to
abandon a perfectly good email account... [/quote:18a5d17db6] The White Buffalo is my 'new find' and I've been enjoying
it. I do tend to twist it as I crochet as it's fairly easy to pull apart as you apply tension. I've also used an
improvised drop spindle with it to add some twist. I find the biggest issue is breakage; I'd recommend (not that I did,
though) a swatch or two, just so you can get used to how much tension you can apply to the wool before it breaks...my
first attempts had plenty of splicing. Even just twisting it slightly as you work (does it on its own if you're working
crochet back and forth) makes a big difference. Michelle
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Posted by Wooly on Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:53 PM Post subject: Re: Knitting/Crocheting from unspun wool
On 2 Oct 2006 10:23:10 -0700, "Jenn" <pleiaden@gmail.com> spewed forth : [quote:4f702f65c0]Hi Ladies.
I am mostly a lurker in this realm, but I have been crocheting for 16+ years and knitting (Self taught) for almost a
year now. I picked up this month's (actually November's) Crochet! magazine and it had a nice article on crocheting from
unspun wool. So my question is does any one here knit or crochet from unspun wool and just how hard is it?
[/quote:4f702f65c0] I do, sometimes. Most of the "unspun knitting" patterns call for pencil roving similar to
White Buffalo stuff - it's been made ready for spinning and drawn out into a fine strand but doesn't actually have twist
insert into it. Working with it is about as difficult as working with White Buffalo or with unspun Icelandic. There
have been several articles about it in both SpinOff and Knits during the past couple of years. +++++++++++++ Reply to
the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I
did have to abandon a perfectly good email account...
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Posted by Jenn on Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:23 PM Post subject: Knitting/Crocheting from unspun wool
Hi Ladies. I am mostly a lurker in this realm, but I have been crocheting for 16+ years and knitting (Self taught) for
almost a year now. I picked up this month's (actually November's) Crochet! magazine and it had a nice article on
crocheting from unspun wool. So I go to the local Farmer's Market for the first time over this weekend there is a YARN
BOOTH. All local hand dyed yarns, most spun already, but some 'Fluffs' as she called them. I made a beeline for a
bright as the sun yellow one. So my question is does any one here knit or crochet from unspun wool and just how hard is
it? I do have a hand spindle that was a wedding present from three years ago along with some undyed natural wool, but I
am not brave enough to use it without major instruction (which doesn't appear to exist in my area). So if push came to
shove I could spin it, but I'm not excited about using this yarn for that test. One other question - I HAVE a huge
problem with dry hands (don't let me touch silk or microfiber - it gets caught) mostly because I wash them regularly due
to working with yarn on a regular basis (and I cross stitch) and I don't want to get anything on the fibers. Can you
recommend anything other than udder cream? Thank you, Jenn in CA FYI for those interested the yarn is from a shop
called Royale Hare in Santa Rosa CA.
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Posted by Christine in Kent, Garden on Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:30 PM Post subject: Re: UFO/WIP Disorder
Puts hand in the air, and very sheepishly (sorry about the pun!!) admits to: 2 shawls, 2 crochet still born baby
blankets (portable projects),1 large crochet baby blanket,1 hat, 2 pairs of socks, 1 chunky zip up jacket, 1 tatted
doily, 2 scarves, and that's only what I can see from here. And I'm trying to find a pattern for a lacy scarf/moebius
for a gift to use some yummy merino sock yarn. Help, I need someone to say "don't start that": only I'm
likely to hit them if they get near enough!! Love and higs (determined to try to finish something SOON) Christine
"spampot" <spampot@orph.org> wrote in message news:e9OdnQdu1_qnTYLYnZ2dnUVZ_tydnZ2d@giganews.com...
[quote:8a2567e3c1]...or Syndrome or something. Why can I not resist starting a new project the minute I see a pattern
that intrigues me, no matter how many other WIPs are staring me in the face? This is why I have three sets of
interchangeable circs...I saw the maze-patterned cap in the latest Knitty and grabbed some junk yarn (ancient acrylic
sport weight) and am halfway through the design even though I have two other sock projects just started (and I don't
dare look in my closet to see how many other UFOs are languishing there). 'Fess up, gang, who else is a fellow
sufferer?[/quote:8a2567e3c1]
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Posted by ellice on Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:00 PM Post subject: Re: Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed....
On 10/25/06 2:21 PM, "crzy4xst@aol.com" <crzy4xst@aol.com> wrote: [quote:83100e6b8d] Pat P wrote:
"mickey" <mickey@mailanator.com> wrote in message news:ppK%g.190748$5R2.104580@pd7urf3no...
crzy4xst@aol.com wrote: Sprains can swell a lot more than broken bones, I have found thru personal experience.
Goodness, can't they? A couple of years ago, I sprained my ankle (still have no idea exactly how, probably running
through an airport), and the next day it was 3 times its usual size and purple! At least it was a college football
weekend... Neither of my broken arms swelled at all, but when I sprain my ankles, they swell like crazy. Broken bones
can cause lots of swelling too, but for some reason not so much on me! Major soft tissue injuries take ages to heal,
frequently longer than bones, some never heal fully. BTDT. Dealing with carpal tunnel syndrome/tendonitis that I first
"contracted" when I was 18. There are some things that I simple cannot do because of the pain (filet crochet,
for example), and others that I just work through the pain. My wrist will never be 100%, and I simply have to live with
it. (Until the surgery has a better success rate, I'll deal with the relatively minor pain.) It's impossible to know
if something is broken or not without an xray. And btw, the next person who insists "it's not broken, it's a
fracture" will make me scream. Fracture is just med-speak for broken, even a hairline fracture means the bone is
broken as in not in one piece! <sigh Grr! I've managed to type (for a living) with tendonitis flaring in my wrist,
and my daughter's term paper the day I broke two fingers. Where there is a will there is a way, and if people are
depending on me, I find a way! Yup! Caryn (on day 146 of a migraine, but still at work....stupidity or being a
trooper? You make the call!) I'm going with trooper... but only just barely. <grin --Mickey Edmonton, AB to
reply: mickey18385 at yahoo dot com I think you both mean TROUPER! As in "The show must go on!". My nephew
was a iROOPER in the Household Cavalry! Pat Never seen it "trouper" LOL Trooper as in I keep marching
along despite adversity. Caryn I'm pretty sure that Pat is right - Trouper as in "Troupe" as in a group
or[/quote:83100e6b8d] troupe of dancers or acrobats or whatever. ellice
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Posted by crzy4xst@aol.com on Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:26 PM Post subject: Re: Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed....
Pat P wrote: [quote:454d46096c]crzy4xst@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1161800485.031939.209560@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... Pat P wrote: "mickey"
<mickey@mailanator.com> wrote in message news:ppK%g.190748$5R2.104580@pd7urf3no... crzy4xst@aol.com wrote:
Sprains can swell a lot more than broken bones, I have found thru personal experience. Goodness, can't they? A couple
of years ago, I sprained my ankle (still have no idea exactly how, probably running through an airport), and the next
day it was 3 times its usual size and purple! At least it was a college football weekend... Neither of my broken arms
swelled at all, but when I sprain my ankles, they swell like crazy. Broken bones can cause lots of swelling too, but
for some reason not so much on me! Major soft tissue injuries take ages to heal, frequently longer than bones, some
never heal fully. BTDT. Dealing with carpal tunnel syndrome/tendonitis that I first "contracted" when I was
18. There are some things that I simple cannot do because of the pain (filet crochet, for example), and others that I
just work through the pain. My wrist will never be 100%, and I simply have to live with it. (Until the surgery has a
better success rate, I'll deal with the relatively minor pain.) It's impossible to know if something is broken or not
without an xray. And btw, the next person who insists "it's not broken, it's a fracture" will make me scream.
Fracture is just med-speak for broken, even a hairline fracture means the bone is broken as in not in one piece!
<sigh Grr! I've managed to type (for a living) with tendonitis flaring in my wrist, and my daughter's term paper
the day I broke two fingers. Where there is a will there is a way, and if people are depending on me, I find a way!
Yup! Caryn (on day 146 of a migraine, but still at work....stupidity or being a trooper? You make the call!) I'm
going with trooper... but only just barely. <grin --Mickey Edmonton, AB to reply: mickey18385 at yahoo dot com
I think you both mean TROUPER! As in "The show must go on!". My nephew was a iROOPER in the Household
Cavalry! Pat Never seen it "trouper" LOL Trooper as in I keep marching along despite adversity. Caryn
Well, after all - it works for both! Pat [/quote:454d46096c] Either way, I'm equally nuts. All week I've been trying
to figure out why two groups of numbers refuse to match up. Months worth of paperwork to go thru, spreadsheets on excel
and an old DOS program that just sucks. Numbers were swimming before my eyes yesterday. Caryn
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Posted by Pat P on Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:19 PM Post subject: Re: Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed....
<crzy4xst@aol.com> wrote in message news:1161800485.031939.209560@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
[quote:26daa23cce] Pat P wrote: "mickey" <mickey@mailanator.com> wrote in message
news:ppK%g.190748$5R2.104580@pd7urf3no... crzy4xst@aol.com wrote: Sprains can swell a lot more than broken bones, I
have found thru personal experience. Goodness, can't they? A couple of years ago, I sprained my ankle (still have no
idea exactly how, probably running through an airport), and the next day it was 3 times its usual size and purple! At
least it was a college football weekend... Neither of my broken arms swelled at all, but when I sprain my ankles, they
swell like crazy. Broken bones can cause lots of swelling too, but for some reason not so much on me! Major soft
tissue injuries take ages to heal, frequently longer than bones, some never heal fully. BTDT. Dealing with carpal
tunnel syndrome/tendonitis that I first "contracted" when I was 18. There are some things that I simple
cannot do because of the pain (filet crochet, for example), and others that I just work through the pain. My wrist will
never be 100%, and I simply have to live with it. (Until the surgery has a better success rate, I'll deal with the
relatively minor pain.) It's impossible to know if something is broken or not without an xray. And btw, the next
person who insists "it's not broken, it's a fracture" will make me scream. Fracture is just med-speak for
broken, even a hairline fracture means the bone is broken as in not in one piece! <sigh Grr! I've managed to type
(for a living) with tendonitis flaring in my wrist, and my daughter's term paper the day I broke two fingers. Where
there is a will there is a way, and if people are depending on me, I find a way! Yup! Caryn (on day 146 of a migraine,
but still at work....stupidity or being a trooper? You make the call!) I'm going with trooper... but only just
barely. <grin --Mickey Edmonton, AB to reply: mickey18385 at yahoo dot com I think you both mean TROUPER! As in
"The show must go on!". My nephew was a iROOPER in the Household Cavalry! Pat Never seen it
"trouper" LOL Trooper as in I keep marching along despite adversity. Caryn [/quote:26daa23cce] Well, after
all - it works for both! Pat
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Posted by crzy4xst@aol.com on Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:21 PM Post subject: Re: Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed....
Pat P wrote: [quote:10984cef3c]"mickey" <mickey@mailanator.com> wrote in message
news:ppK%g.190748$5R2.104580@pd7urf3no... crzy4xst@aol.com wrote: Sprains can swell a lot more than broken bones, I
have found thru personal experience. Goodness, can't they? A couple of years ago, I sprained my ankle (still have no
idea exactly how, probably running through an airport), and the next day it was 3 times its usual size and purple! At
least it was a college football weekend... Neither of my broken arms swelled at all, but when I sprain my ankles, they
swell like crazy. Broken bones can cause lots of swelling too, but for some reason not so much on me! Major soft
tissue injuries take ages to heal, frequently longer than bones, some never heal fully. BTDT. Dealing with carpal
tunnel syndrome/tendonitis that I first "contracted" when I was 18. There are some things that I simple
cannot do because of the pain (filet crochet, for example), and others that I just work through the pain. My wrist will
never be 100%, and I simply have to live with it. (Until the surgery has a better success rate, I'll deal with the
relatively minor pain.) It's impossible to know if something is broken or not without an xray. And btw, the next
person who insists "it's not broken, it's a fracture" will make me scream. Fracture is just med-speak for
broken, even a hairline fracture means the bone is broken as in not in one piece! <sigh Grr! I've managed to type
(for a living) with tendonitis flaring in my wrist, and my daughter's term paper the day I broke two fingers. Where
there is a will there is a way, and if people are depending on me, I find a way! Yup! Caryn (on day 146 of a migraine,
but still at work....stupidity or being a trooper? You make the call!) I'm going with trooper... but only just
barely. <grin --Mickey Edmonton, AB to reply: mickey18385 at yahoo dot com I think you both mean TROUPER! As in
"The show must go on!". My nephew was a iROOPER in the Household Cavalry! Pat [/quote:10984cef3c] Never
seen it "trouper" LOL Trooper as in I keep marching along despite adversity. Caryn
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Posted by Pat P on Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:33 PM Post subject: Re: Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed....
"mickey" <mickey@mailanator.com> wrote in message news:ppK%g.190748$5R2.104580@pd7urf3no...
[quote:061d0e338c]crzy4xst@aol.com wrote: Sprains can swell a lot more than broken bones, I have found thru personal
experience. Goodness, can't they? A couple of years ago, I sprained my ankle (still have no idea exactly how, probably
running through an airport), and the next day it was 3 times its usual size and purple! At least it was a college
football weekend... Neither of my broken arms swelled at all, but when I sprain my ankles, they swell like crazy.
Broken bones can cause lots of swelling too, but for some reason not so much on me! Major soft tissue injuries take
ages to heal, frequently longer than bones, some never heal fully. BTDT. Dealing with carpal tunnel
syndrome/tendonitis that I first "contracted" when I was 18. There are some things that I simple cannot do
because of the pain (filet crochet, for example), and others that I just work through the pain. My wrist will never be
100%, and I simply have to live with it. (Until the surgery has a better success rate, I'll deal with the relatively
minor pain.) It's impossible to know if something is broken or not without an xray. And btw, the next person who
insists "it's not broken, it's a fracture" will make me scream. Fracture is just med-speak for broken, even a
hairline fracture means the bone is broken as in not in one piece! <sigh Grr! I've managed to type (for a living)
with tendonitis flaring in my wrist, and my daughter's term paper the day I broke two fingers. Where there is a will
there is a way, and if people are depending on me, I find a way! Yup! Caryn (on day 146 of a migraine, but still at
work....stupidity or being a trooper? You make the call!) I'm going with trooper... but only just barely. <grin
--Mickey Edmonton, AB to reply: mickey18385 at yahoo dot com [/quote:061d0e338c] I think you both mean TROUPER! As in
"The show must go on!". My nephew was a iROOPER in the Household Cavalry! Pat
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Posted by mickey on Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:21 PM Post subject: Re: Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed....
crzy4xst@aol.com wrote: [quote:2970909458]Sprains can swell a lot more than broken bones, I have found thru personal
experience. [/quote:2970909458] Goodness, can't they? A couple of years ago, I sprained my ankle (still have no idea
exactly how, probably running through an airport), and the next day it was 3 times its usual size and purple! At least
it was a college football weekend... [quote:2970909458]Neither of my broken arms swelled at all, but when I sprain my
ankles, they swell like crazy. Broken bones can cause lots of swelling too, but for some reason not so much on me!
Major soft tissue injuries take ages to heal, frequently longer than bones, some never heal fully. [/quote:2970909458]
BTDT. Dealing with carpal tunnel syndrome/tendonitis that I first "contracted" when I was 18. There are
some things that I simple cannot do because of the pain (filet crochet, for example), and others that I just work
through the pain. My wrist will never be 100%, and I simply have to live with it. (Until the surgery has a better
success rate, I'll deal with the relatively minor pain.) [quote:2970909458]It's impossible to know if something is
broken or not without an xray. And btw, the next person who insists "it's not broken, it's a fracture" will
make me scream. Fracture is just med-speak for broken, even a hairline fracture means the bone is broken as in not in
one piece! <sigh [/quote:2970909458] Grr! [quote:2970909458] I've managed to type (for a living) with tendonitis
flaring in my wrist, and my daughter's term paper the day I broke two fingers. Where there is a will there is a way,
and if people are depending on me, I find a way! [/quote:2970909458] Yup! [quote:2970909458] Caryn (on day 146 of a
migraine, but still at work....stupidity or being a trooper? You make the call!) I'm going with trooper... but only
just barely. <grin[/quote:2970909458] --Mickey Edmonton, AB to reply: mickey18385 at yahoo dot com
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Posted by DAB on Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:45 AM Post subject: Re: intro and looking for a yarn...
Eastern Edge wrote: [quote:88034a16f5]Jessamy wrote: Hiya Michelle, thanks for the welcome! and thanks for looking too
:-D my LYS does have a lot of scheepjes wol - it's a Dutch company after all but the Tossa is an older line and sold out
there :-( here I have found that manufacturers prefer one to have tried "everything" before
"bothering" them about something so I am doing just that :-D I yahoo too but find that NG's are best for real
help and so far have found nice groups to hang out in in the two I was in till now. who knows maybe I will try knitting
again - last attempt went well but I seem to only be able to purl and not knit and hate how slow it is compared to
crochet -- Jessamy Queen of Chocolate Squishies (and Occasional Liquorice Ones) Hi Jessamy Oh, you sound like me...I,
too, hate how slow knitting is in comparison to crochet. Of course, my knitting skills have suffered terribly because
of it! Michelle [/quote:88034a16f5] Well I agree knitting does take longer however IMO some projects look better
Knitted such as Hats, Mittens, dishcloths and Sweaters. All my baby blankets and big afghans are done in Crochet. I
also do doilies in crochet. Donna
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Posted by Eastern Edge on Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:10 AM Post subject: Re: intro and looking for a yarn...
Jessamy wrote: [quote:bd60c77a8c]Hiya Michelle, thanks for the welcome! and thanks for looking too :-D my LYS does have
a lot of scheepjes wol - it's a Dutch company after all but the Tossa is an older line and sold out there :-( here I
have found that manufacturers prefer one to have tried "everything" before "bothering" them about
something so I am doing just that :-D I yahoo too but find that NG's are best for real help and so far have found nice
groups to hang out in in the two I was in till now. who knows maybe I will try knitting again - last attempt went well
but I seem to only be able to purl and not knit and hate how slow it is compared to crochet -- Jessamy Queen of
Chocolate Squishies (and Occasional Liquorice Ones) [/quote:bd60c77a8c] Hi Jessamy Oh, you sound like me...I, too, hate
how slow knitting is in comparison to crochet. Of course, my knitting skills have suffered terribly because of it!
Michelle
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Posted by Jessamy on Sun Nov 05, 2006 1:43 PM Post subject: Re: intro and looking for a yarn...
Hi Jessamy I recognize you from AS and RCTQ....I think I've posted there only once or twice, and mostly lurk. Welcome
to RCTY! I checked my LYS, which carries some of the Scheepjeswol line (lovely stuff it is, too) but not the Tossa.
Have you checked directly with the company? http://www.scheepjeswol.nl/ This is my LYS: http://www.wooltrends.ca/ If
you'd like to see if any of their Scheepjeswol offerings will suitably accompany your current yarn, let me know and I
can ship it to you (I'm over the pond from you, though). Now, don't lurk too much here...with many of our members
having left in favour of a yahoo group, we need all the talk we can...although I'm guilty of not posting nearly enough;
there's just not enough time in the day :) Michelle Hiya Michelle, thanks for the welcome! and thanks for looking too
:-D my LYS does have a lot of scheepjes wol - it's a Dutch company after all but the Tossa is an older line and sold out
there :-( here I have found that manufacturers prefer one to have tried "everything" before
"bothering" them about something so I am doing just that :-D I yahoo too but find that NG's are best for real
help and so far have found nice groups to hang out in in the two I was in till now. who knows maybe I will try knitting
again - last attempt went well but I seem to only be able to purl and not knit and hate how slow it is compared to
crochet -- Jessamy Queen of Chocolate Squishies (and Occasional Liquorice Ones) In The Netherlands Take out: _I love
the colour_ to reply. www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos
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Posted by Jessamy on Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:35 AM Post subject: Re: intro and looking for a yarn...
Hi Jessamy Oh, you sound like me...I, too, hate how slow knitting is in comparison to crochet. Of course, my knitting
skills have suffered terribly because of it! Michelle and this is why I "can't" knit anymore - when I was 14
I knitted a 5 colour jacquard pattern I made up as I went along jumper (US sweater) for my teddybear, small needles was
fine and I didn't yet know about crochet or I would have done that instead LOL the wrap for my sister is almost done -
2 more skeins to go - if I skip cleaning I can have it done by lunchtime LOL the I can wash it and put it away till her
birthday just after Christmas then it's back to quilting to get the latest design made up for the magazine. -- Jessamy
Queen of Chocolate Squishies (and Occasional Liquorice Ones) In The Netherlands Take out: _I love the colour_ to reply.
www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos
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Posted by Butterflywings on Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:10 PM Post subject: Re: My niece wants to learn...
WTG, Katybug :) Auntie, make sure it ends up being a 'usable' size. Every so often have her measure it up against
herself that way she can decide when it is big enuf. Remember trying to teach the neighbor gal to crochet....she was
doing good and then started wavering on one end. Told her it had to be redone--she was FINE with that until her Mom
piped up. She yelled "YOU NEVER LIKE ANYTHING I DO" and threw it down and that was that. I explained to her
Mom that it was all a process of learning and I STILL had to tear a few rows out now and then. She never did come back
:( Tell her that frog-stitching must be learned correctly, too:) We got us another one:) Butterfly "Mary
Anna" <firedoggy52@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1gtm1exzbhrzw.1oswz49oy87f6.dlg@40tude.net...
[quote:7b9f80da80]My 9 year old niece spent the night with us last night, and asked me what I was doing while I was
sewing some squares together. I told her that I was learning how to make quilts and she immediately asked "Can you
teach me how?" Well, of course I was happy to do that! I wasn't sure if she'd like it or not, but after she sewed
her first few squares together, she informed me that she will be spending more time with me so that we can learn
together and make a quilt! I thought that was great, lol! I took photos of some of what we did if anyone wants to take a
look and let us know how we are doing. The one that looks sort of like watercolor paints is my niece's handiwork, and
the one with the hearts is mine. We've been taking a back stitch at the beginning and end of the sewing line and also
one or two in the middle to help anchor the thread. Is that the correct thing to do? http://home-and-
garden.webshots.com/album/554831664fPBNVI Not great stitches for either one of us, but hey, we're just learning! :) I
was pretty impressed with Katybug's (ny nickname for her, lol!) first attempts. I think if she sticks with it, she'll do
very well. I hope she does; it would be so wonderful if we could actually complete a quilt together. She seem really
excited by the idea. I'm planning on it being just a smaller patchwork quilt; I don't want to overwhelm her to start
off. -- Mary Anna in NY[/quote:7b9f80da80]
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Posted by Tricia on Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:30 PM Post subject: Re: OT Job not working out
Giggle... Well, it went well, and I'm still working the two weeks (surprise to me). As for the question someone else
asked about having talked to her -- this is not an approachable person in that regard. Better to just let it go and so
I have. It has made work the past two days easier to handle knowing that I've already resigned and am doing what is
right by doing the two weeks. If hours hold, I may have enough earned to cover most of the car insurance bill for the
next 6 months .... hopefully! Thanks all, I have to jet to take care of something but wanted to let you know it went
well... Tricia Roberta Zollner wrote: [quote:679c72e7cd]So sorry! Sounds like you're probably better at her job than
she is, and she's jealous. Roberta in D "Tricia" <cricket527@e-garfield.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:1160489146.062309.304810@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... Thanks KJ -- I'm gonna be giving my two weeks notice @
about 11 am Eastern Time today, but knowing the mentality at work will probably then be told to just go home and forget
about working any of those two weeks.... trying to find a graceful way to do it, that doesn't involve tears or bitter
comments out of me. I've never left a job under these conditions. Except for ending my teaching job, which was on good
terms, I've only ever left jobs when life has necessitated it (ie I was headed back to campus at the end of the summer
and couldn't continue working at my local summer job, or I was graduating and no longer qualified as a student employee
to work on campus). I need a job where if I'm not provided a framework of guidelines and procedures that my own
personal judgement is acceptable and that is not the case with my current employer. Other than a few subbing jobs I
don't have anything lined up but DH has asked me to strongly consider quitting anyway because it is causing more stress
than it is doing good. He is right. The individual I work for is sarcastic with anyone but customers (and once or
twice I've heard her be that way with them too), she gets upset with me for doing things one way when I was never
told/shown/etc the "right" way to do them, doesn't seem to appreciate the fact that I am trying to be helpful
in what I am doing (such as letting her know what I discovered we were low on when I tried to restock certain areas) and
not just wasting time. She doesn't seem to appreciate much of anything -- for example, we had just two customers in the
store one day (who were together) and they wanted/needed a lot of guidance on a project they were doing (needle punch)
as the one gal wanted to alter the colors of the pattern almost completely and I was helping her. She made a good sized
purchase (I say this only to lay teh ground work that I was working for the good of the store, not killing time) and
while I was ringing her up, she quietly asked me if a certain individual was my boss and I told her yes. She asked me
how long I'd been working there and I told her about 4 weeks. She was surprised at that. She went over and told my
boss what a wonderful job I had done -- my boss acknowledged her but not me -- I really only know that it was a
compliment because the customer told me she was going to share with my boss that I did a good job. Another time, I had
received compliments on the store being creatively set up and beautiful -- I tried to share them with my boss -- her
response was an erronous assumption that the customers in question hadn't purchased anything. It's a major bummer
because I like the customers, I like my co-workers, I like the things I have learned. I just don't think I can stand to
stay in a job with a boss like that for only 5 cents above minimum wage. Honestly, at any wage, it's not worth my
health but it would be harder to walk away from a well paying job without having something significant lined up. And my
health has taken a down turn from the stress, I'm sick to my stomach nearly every work day, I'm barely eating, etc.
(no, not pregnant, I know that for a fact). So, I'm gonna see how subbing does for me for a bit...I got 3 jobs lined up
in the next week and half, already have two days lined up in Nov and I am strongly considering approaching Kelly
Services again. Might consider trying to restart my small business as a sideline for a bit. I could promote my tutoring
services more...will have to see. I still need to improve my wardrobe for just about anything more than "just
subbing" -- the local thrift stores, while there are several, didn't have what I needed in sizes I could wear.
It's hard, I feel like a quitter -- something I don't like to be. However, after a month I would have thought things
would improve and they haven't, if anything, I'm "screwing up" in her eyes more and more. I can't seem to win
-- I've tried figuring out a win-win tact and the only one I come up with is to quit. If I need direction from her, I'm
not ready to handle things solo. If I come in and show initiative, doing stuff on my own, without direction from her,
I'm wasting time and making erronous assumptions. I even scewed up by taking home the paper piecing model/sample to
finish on my own time --- no one ever told me not to take the stuff home. I thought getting it done in a timely fashion
would be appreciated (they are fall leaves for goodness sake, to be kitted, and there hasn't been time on shift for me
to work on them for weeks -- I thought getting them done might be time sensitive. "well, that was *your*
assumption" is what I got in response, as well as comments that she was "alarmed" that I had taken the
needed items out of the store -- wtf?!) Okay, thanks for listening to me ramble....Gotta go, DH's boss is giving tours
of the buildign and I'm not supposed to be on his computer at the office... type more later... Tricia KJ wrote: Oh
dear, care to share Tricia? Do you need some shoulders to lean on? Hope things get better, whatever the trials. KJ
"Tricia" <cricket527@e-garfield.com> wrote in message
news:1160406170.438888.313510@c28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... Punchneedle: Done with embroidery flosses usually, a hoop,
a specialized "needle" you punch through the fabric with, and fabric. Great for small projects, easily
portable Rug Hooking: Done with burlap (or similiar), fabric (wool/felt) strips, specialized needle, larger hoop. as
supplies are usually bigger, not as easily portable Lockerhooking: Done with material similar to what used to be used
for latch hook but more flexible and with somewhat smaller openings, a stylized crochet hook (the back end is done to be
similar to the eye of a tapestry needle), twine/rope, 1 inch strips of fabric, no hoop. Easy to do, but not as easily
portable as needle punch or punch needle.... HTH, Tricia (finally glad to put my work knowledge to use here -- job not
going so well) [/quote:679c72e7cd]
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Posted by Roberta Zollner on Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:34 PM Post subject: Re: OT Job not working out
So sorry! Sounds like you're probably better at her job than she is, and she's jealous. Roberta in D
"Tricia" <cricket527@e-garfield.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:1160489146.062309.304810@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... [quote:aaec1def1c]Thanks KJ -- I'm gonna be giving my two
weeks notice @ about 11 am Eastern Time today, but knowing the mentality at work will probably then be told to just go
home and forget about working any of those two weeks.... trying to find a graceful way to do it, that doesn't involve
tears or bitter comments out of me. I've never left a job under these conditions. Except for ending my teaching job,
which was on good terms, I've only ever left jobs when life has necessitated it (ie I was headed back to campus at the
end of the summer and couldn't continue working at my local summer job, or I was graduating and no longer qualified as a
student employee to work on campus). I need a job where if I'm not provided a framework of guidelines and procedures
that my own personal judgement is acceptable and that is not the case with my current employer. Other than a few
subbing jobs I don't have anything lined up but DH has asked me to strongly consider quitting anyway because it is
causing more stress than it is doing good. He is right. The individual I work for is sarcastic with anyone but
customers (and once or twice I've heard her be that way with them too), she gets upset with me for doing things one way
when I was never told/shown/etc the "right" way to do them, doesn't seem to appreciate the fact that I am
trying to be helpful in what I am doing (such as letting her know what I discovered we were low on when I tried to
restock certain areas) and not just wasting time. She doesn't seem to appreciate much of anything -- for example, we
had just two customers in the store one day (who were together) and they wanted/needed a lot of guidance on a project
they were doing (needle punch) as the one gal wanted to alter the colors of the pattern almost completely and I was
helping her. She made a good sized purchase (I say this only to lay teh ground work that I was working for the good of
the store, not killing time) and while I was ringing her up, she quietly asked me if a certain individual was my boss
and I told her yes. She asked me how long I'd been working there and I told her about 4 weeks. She was surprised at
that. She went over and told my boss what a wonderful job I had done -- my boss acknowledged her but not me -- I really
only know that it was a compliment because the customer told me she was going to share with my boss that I did a good
job. Another time, I had received compliments on the store being creatively set up and beautiful -- I tried to share
them with my boss -- her response was an erronous assumption that the customers in question hadn't purchased anything.
It's a major bummer because I like the customers, I like my co-workers, I like the things I have learned. I just don't
think I can stand to stay in a job with a boss like that for only 5 cents above minimum wage. Honestly, at any wage,
it's not worth my health but it would be harder to walk away from a well paying job without having something significant
lined up. And my health has taken a down turn from the stress, I'm sick to my stomach nearly every work day, I'm barely
eating, etc. (no, not pregnant, I know that for a fact). So, I'm gonna see how subbing does for me for a bit...I got 3
jobs lined up in the next week and half, already have two days lined up in Nov and I am strongly considering approaching
Kelly Services again. Might consider trying to restart my small business as a sideline for a bit. I could promote my
tutoring services more...will have to see. I still need to improve my wardrobe for just about anything more than
"just subbing" -- the local thrift stores, while there are several, didn't have what I needed in sizes I could
wear. It's hard, I feel like a quitter -- something I don't like to be. However, after a month I would have thought
things would improve and they haven't, if anything, I'm "screwing up" in her eyes more and more. I can't seem
to win -- I've tried figuring out a win-win tact and the only one I come up with is to quit. If I need direction from
her, I'm not ready to handle things solo. If I come in and show initiative, doing stuff on my own, without direction
from her, I'm wasting time and making erronous assumptions. I even scewed up by taking home the paper piecing
model/sample to finish on my own time --- no one ever told me not to take the stuff home. I thought getting it done in
a timely fashion would be appreciated (they are fall leaves for goodness sake, to be kitted, and there hasn't been time
on shift for me to work on them for weeks -- I thought getting them done might be time sensitive. "well, that was
*your* assumption" is what I got in response, as well as comments that she was "alarmed" that I had taken
the needed items out of the store -- wtf?!) Okay, thanks for listening to me ramble....Gotta go, DH's boss is giving
tours of the buildign and I'm not supposed to be on his computer at the office... type more later... Tricia KJ
wrote: Oh dear, care to share Tricia? Do you need some shoulders to lean on? Hope things get better, whatever the
trials. KJ "Tricia" <cricket527@e-garfield.com> wrote in message
news:1160406170.438888.313510@c28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... Punchneedle: Done with embroidery flosses usually, a hoop,
a specialized "needle" you punch through the fabric with, and fabric. Great for small projects, easily
portable Rug Hooking: Done with burlap (or similiar), fabric (wool/felt) strips, specialized needle, larger hoop. as
supplies are usually bigger, not as easily portable Lockerhooking: Done with material similar to what used to be used
for latch hook but more flexible and with somewhat smaller openings, a stylized crochet hook (the back end is done to be
similar to the eye of a tapestry needle), twine/rope, 1 inch strips of fabric, no hoop. Easy to do, but not as easily
portable as needle punch or punch needle.... HTH, Tricia (finally glad to put my work knowledge to use here -- job not
going so well) [/quote:aaec1def1c]
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Posted by Sharon Harper on Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:00 PM Post subject: Re: OT Job not working out
((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))) BTDT a couple of times. I suppose I have to ask the obvious question (one DH
asks of me each time I whinge about my boss) - have you spoken to her? Told her how you feel? Without bringing too
much emotion into it? Perhaps she doesn't realise? Other than that I can empathise with you and you need to do what is
right for you, don't let your health suffer, a job is just a job and is not worth it. Good luck. -- Sharon from
Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under) http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes awhile to load)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but quicker) "Tricia"
<cricket527@e-garfield.com> wrote in message news:1160489146.062309.304810@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
[quote:fe2da023be]Thanks KJ -- I'm gonna be giving my two weeks notice @ about 11 am Eastern Time today, but knowing
the mentality at work will probably then be told to just go home and forget about working any of those two weeks....
trying to find a graceful way to do it, that doesn't involve tears or bitter comments out of me. I've never left a job
under these conditions. Except for ending my teaching job, which was on good terms, I've only ever left jobs when life
has necessitated it (ie I was headed back to campus at the end of the summer and couldn't continue working at my local
summer job, or I was graduating and no longer qualified as a student employee to work on campus). I need a job where if
I'm not provided a framework of guidelines and procedures that my own personal judgement is acceptable and that is not
the case with my current employer. Other than a few subbing jobs I don't have anything lined up but DH has asked me to
strongly consider quitting anyway because it is causing more stress than it is doing good. He is right. The individual
I work for is sarcastic with anyone but customers (and once or twice I've heard her be that way with them too), she gets
upset with me for doing things one way when I was never told/shown/etc the "right" way to do them, doesn't
seem to appreciate the fact that I am trying to be helpful in what I am doing (such as letting her know what I
discovered we were low on when I tried to restock certain areas) and not just wasting time. She doesn't seem to
appreciate much of anything -- for example, we had just two customers in the store one day (who were together) and they
wanted/needed a lot of guidance on a project they were doing (needle punch) as the one gal wanted to alter the colors of
the pattern almost completely and I was helping her. She made a good sized purchase (I say this only to lay teh ground
work that I was working for the good of the store, not killing time) and while I was ringing her up, she quietly asked
me if a certain individual was my boss and I told her yes. She asked me how long I'd been working there and I told her
about 4 weeks. She was surprised at that. She went over and told my boss what a wonderful job I had done -- my boss
acknowledged her but not me -- I really only know that it was a compliment because the customer told me she was going to
share with my boss that I did a good job. Another time, I had received compliments on the store being creatively set
up and beautiful -- I tried to share them with my boss -- her response was an erronous assumption that the customers in
question hadn't purchased anything. It's a major bummer because I like the customers, I like my co-workers, I like the
things I have learned. I just don't think I can stand to stay in a job with a boss like that for only 5 cents above
minimum wage. Honestly, at any wage, it's not worth my health but it would be harder to walk away from a well paying
job without having something significant lined up. And my health has taken a down turn from the stress, I'm sick to my
stomach nearly every work day, I'm barely eating, etc. (no, not pregnant, I know that for a fact). So, I'm gonna see
how subbing does for me for a bit...I got 3 jobs lined up in the next week and half, already have two days lined up in
Nov and I am strongly considering approaching Kelly Services again. Might consider trying to restart my small business
as a sideline for a bit. I could promote my tutoring services more...will have to see. I still need to improve my
wardrobe for just about anything more than "just subbing" -- the local thrift stores, while there are several,
didn't have what I needed in sizes I could wear. It's hard, I feel like a quitter -- something I don't like to be.
However, after a month I would have thought things would improve and they haven't, if anything, I'm "screwing
up" in her eyes more and more. I can't seem to win -- I've tried figuring out a win-win tact and the only one I
come up with is to quit. If I need direction from her, I'm not ready to handle things solo. If I come in and show
initiative, doing stuff on my own, without direction from her, I'm wasting time and making erronous assumptions. I even
scewed up by taking home the paper piecing model/sample to finish on my own time --- no one ever told me not to take the
stuff home. I thought getting it done in a timely fashion would be appreciated (they are fall leaves for goodness sake,
to be kitted, and there hasn't been time on shift for me to work on them for weeks -- I thought getting them done might
be time sensitive. "well, that was *your* assumption" is what I got in response, as well as comments that she
was "alarmed" that I had taken the needed items out of the store -- wtf?!) Okay, thanks for listening to me
ramble....Gotta go, DH's boss is giving tours of the buildign and I'm not supposed to be on his computer at the
office... type more later... Tricia KJ wrote: Oh dear, care to share Tricia? Do you need some shoulders to lean
on? Hope things get better, whatever the trials. KJ "Tricia" <cricket527@e-garfield.com> wrote in
message news:1160406170.438888.313510@c28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... Punchneedle: Done with embroidery flosses usually,
a hoop, a specialized "needle" you punch through the fabric with, and fabric. Great for small projects,
easily portable Rug Hooking: Done with burlap (or similiar), fabric (wool/felt) strips, specialized needle, larger
hoop. as supplies are usually bigger, not as easily portable Lockerhooking: Done with material similar to what used to
be used for latch hook but more flexible and with somewhat smaller openings, a stylized crochet hook (the back end is
done to be similar to the eye of a tapestry needle), twine/rope, 1 inch strips of fabric, no hoop. Easy to do, but not
as easily portable as needle punch or punch needle.... HTH, Tricia (finally glad to put my work knowledge to use here
-- job not going so well) [/quote:fe2da023be]
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Posted by Jacqueline on Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:40 PM Post subject: Re: OT Job not working out
I would hope that she would ask me not to work out my two weeks notice. Anyone that rude and crude, needs a lesson
taught, I would have a hard time walking out gracefully but would try to leave the lesson to someone else. I hate
being so up front with people but God did make me that way and as our minister says if he ever wants to know how he is
doing he will come to me because he knows I will tell him the truth and not sugar coat it any at all. I tell people all
the time that when God past out tactfulness I must of been off day dreaming because I sure didn't get any and I am
trying very hard to develop it. Jacqueline On 10 Oct 2006 07:05:46 -0700, "Tricia"
<cricket527@e-garfield.com> wrote: [quote:162c36693b]Thanks KJ -- I'm gonna be giving my two weeks notice @
about 11 am Eastern Time today, but knowing the mentality at work will probably then be told to just go home and forget
about working any of those two weeks.... trying to find a graceful way to do it, that doesn't involve tears or bitter
comments out of me. I've never left a job under these conditions. Except for ending my teaching job, which was on good
terms, I've only ever left jobs when life has necessitated it (ie I was headed back to campus at the end of the summer
and couldn't continue working at my local summer job, or I was graduating and no longer qualified as a student employee
to work on campus). I need a job where if I'm not provided a framework of guidelines and procedures that my own
personal judgement is acceptable and that is not the case with my current employer. Other than a few subbing jobs I
don't have anything lined up but DH has asked me to strongly consider quitting anyway because it is causing more stress
than it is doing good. He is right. The individual I work for is sarcastic with anyone but customers (and once or
twice I've heard her be that way with them too), she gets upset with me for doing things one way when I was never
told/shown/etc the "right" way to do them, doesn't seem to appreciate the fact that I am trying to be helpful
in what I am doing (such as letting her know what I discovered we were low on when I tried to restock certain areas) and
not just wasting time. She doesn't seem to appreciate much of anything -- for example, we had just two customers in the
store one day (who were together) and they wanted/needed a lot of guidance on a project they were doing (needle punch)
as the one gal wanted to alter the colors of the pattern almost completely and I was helping her. She made a good sized
purchase (I say this only to lay teh ground work that I was working for the good of the store, not killing time) and
while I was ringing her up, she quietly asked me if a certain individual was my boss and I told her yes. She asked me
how long I'd been working there and I told her about 4 weeks. She was surprised at that. She went over and told my
boss what a wonderful job I had done -- my boss acknowledged her but not me -- I really only know that it was a
compliment because the customer told me she was going to share with my boss that I did a good job. Another time, I had
received compliments on the store being creatively set up and beautiful -- I tried to share them with my boss -- her
response was an erronous assumption that the customers in question hadn't purchased anything. It's a major bummer
because I like the customers, I like my co-workers, I like the things I have learned. I just don't think I can stand to
stay in a job with a boss like that for only 5 cents above minimum wage. Honestly, at any wage, it's not worth my
health but it would be harder to walk away from a well paying job without having something significant lined up. And my
health has taken a down turn from the stress, I'm sick to my stomach nearly every work day, I'm barely eating, etc.
(no, not pregnant, I know that for a fact). So, I'm gonna see how subbing does for me for a bit...I got 3 jobs lined up
in the next week and half, already have two days lined up in Nov and I am strongly considering approaching Kelly
Services again. Might consider trying to restart my small business as a sideline for a bit. I could promote my tutoring
services more...will have to see. I still need to improve my wardrobe for just about anything more than "just
subbing" -- the local thrift stores, while there are several, didn't have what I needed in sizes I could wear.
It's hard, I feel like a quitter -- something I don't like to be. However, after a month I would have thought things
would improve and they haven't, if anything, I'm "screwing up" in her eyes more and more. I can't seem to win
-- I've tried figuring out a win-win tact and the only one I come up with is to quit. If I need direction from her, I'm
not ready to handle things solo. If I come in and show initiative, doing stuff on my own, without direction from her,
I'm wasting time and making erronous assumptions. I even scewed up by taking home the paper piecing model/sample to
finish on my own time --- no one ever told me not to take the stuff home. I thought getting it done in a timely fashion
would be appreciated (they are fall leaves for goodness sake, to be kitted, and there hasn't been time on shift for me
to work on them for weeks -- I thought getting them done might be time sensitive. "well, that was *your*
assumption" is what I got in response, as well as comments that she was "alarmed" that I had taken the
needed items out of the store -- wtf?!) Okay, thanks for listening to me ramble....Gotta go, DH's boss is giving tours
of the buildign and I'm not supposed to be on his computer at the office... type more later... Tricia KJ wrote: Oh
dear, care to share Tricia? Do you need some shoulders to lean on? Hope things get better, whatever the trials. KJ
"Tricia" <cricket527@e-garfield.com> wrote in message
news:1160406170.438888.313510@c28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... Punchneedle: Done with embroidery flosses usually, a hoop,
a specialized "needle" you punch through the fabric with, and fabric. Great for small projects, easily
portable Rug Hooking: Done with burlap (or similiar), fabric (wool/felt) strips, specialized needle, larger hoop. as
supplies are usually bigger, not as easily portable Lockerhooking: Done with material similar to what used to be used
for latch hook but more flexible and with somewhat smaller openings, a stylized crochet hook (the back end is done to be
similar to the eye of a tapestry needle), twine/rope, 1 inch strips of fabric, no hoop. Easy to do, but not as easily
portable as needle punch or punch needle.... HTH, Tricia (finally glad to put my work knowledge to use here -- job not
going so well) [/quote:162c36693b]
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Posted by Tricia on Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:05 PM Post subject: OT Job not working out
Thanks KJ -- I'm gonna be giving my two weeks notice @ about 11 am Eastern Time today, but knowing the mentality at
work will probably then be told to just go home and forget about working any of those two weeks.... trying to find a
graceful way to do it, that doesn't involve tears or bitter comments out of me. I've never left a job under these
conditions. Except for ending my teaching job, which was on good terms, I've only ever left jobs when life has
necessitated it (ie I was headed back to campus at the end of the summer and couldn't continue working at my local
summer job, or I was graduating and no longer qualified as a student employee to work on campus). I need a job where if
I'm not provided a framework of guidelines and procedures that my own personal judgement is acceptable and that is not
the case with my current employer. Other than a few subbing jobs I don't have anything lined up but DH has asked me to
strongly consider quitting anyway because it is causing more stress than it is doing good. He is right. The individual
I work for is sarcastic with anyone but customers (and once or twice I've heard her be that way with them too), she gets
upset with me for doing things one way when I was never told/shown/etc the "right" way to do them, doesn't
seem to appreciate the fact that I am trying to be helpful in what I am doing (such as letting her know what I
discovered we were low on when I tried to restock certain areas) and not just wasting time. She doesn't seem to
appreciate much of anything -- for example, we had just two customers in the store one day (who were together) and they
wanted/needed a lot of guidance on a project they were doing (needle punch) as the one gal wanted to alter the colors of
the pattern almost completely and I was helping her. She made a good sized purchase (I say this only to lay teh ground
work that I was working for the good of the store, not killing time) and while I was ringing her up, she quietly asked
me if a certain individual was my boss and I told her yes. She asked me how long I'd been working there and I told her
about 4 weeks. She was surprised at that. She went over and told my boss what a wonderful job I had done -- my boss
acknowledged her but not me -- I really only know that it was a compliment because the customer told me she was going to
share with my boss that I did a good job. Another time, I had received compliments on the store being creatively set
up and beautiful -- I tried to share them with my boss -- her response was an erronous assumption that the customers in
question hadn't purchased anything. It's a major bummer because I like the customers, I like my co-workers, I like the
things I have learned. I just don't think I can stand to stay in a job with a boss like that for only 5 cents above
minimum wage. Honestly, at any wage, it's not worth my health but it would be harder to walk away from a well paying
job without having something significant lined up. And my health has taken a down turn from the stress, I'm sick to my
stomach nearly every work day, I'm barely eating, etc. (no, not pregnant, I know that for a fact). So, I'm gonna see
how subbing does for me for a bit...I got 3 jobs lined up in the next week and half, already have two days lined up in
Nov and I am strongly considering approaching Kelly Services again. Might consider trying to restart my small business
as a sideline for a bit. I could promote my tutoring services more...will have to see. I still need to improve my
wardrobe for just about anything more than "just subbing" -- the local thrift stores, while there are several,
didn't have what I needed in sizes I could wear. It's hard, I feel like a quitter -- something I don't like to be.
However, after a month I would have thought things would improve and they haven't, if anything, I'm "screwing
up" in her eyes more and more. I can't seem to win -- I've tried figuring out a win-win tact and the only one I
come up with is to quit. If I need direction from her, I'm not ready to handle things solo. If I come in and show
initiative, doing stuff on my own, without direction from her, I'm wasting time and making erronous assumptions. I even
scewed up by taking home the paper piecing model/sample to finish on my own time --- no one ever told me not to take the
stuff home. I thought getting it done in a timely fashion would be appreciated (they are fall leaves for goodness sake,
to be kitted, and there hasn't been time on shift for me to work on them for weeks -- I thought getting them done might
be time sensitive. "well, that was *your* assumption" is what I got in response, as well as comments that she
was "alarmed" that I had taken the needed items out of the store -- wtf?!) Okay, thanks for listening to me
ramble....Gotta go, DH's boss is giving tours of the buildign and I'm not supposed to be on his computer at the
office... type more later... Tricia KJ wrote: [quote:d1f6813318]Oh dear, care to share Tricia? Do you need some
shoulders to lean on? Hope things get better, whatever the trials. KJ "Tricia"
<cricket527@e-garfield.com> wrote in message news:1160406170.438888.313510@c28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
Punchneedle: Done with embroidery flosses usually, a hoop, a specialized "needle" you punch through the fabric
with, and fabric. Great for small projects, easily portable Rug Hooking: Done with burlap (or similiar), fabric
(wool/felt) strips, specialized needle, larger hoop. as supplies are usually bigger, not as easily portable
Lockerhooking: Done with material similar to what used to be used for latch hook but more flexible and with somewhat
smaller openings, a stylized crochet hook (the back end is done to be similar to the eye of a tapestry needle),
twine/rope, 1 inch strips of fabric, no hoop. Easy to do, but not as easily portable as needle punch or punch
needle.... HTH, Tricia (finally glad to put my work knowledge to use here -- job not going so well) [/quote:d1f6813318]
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View entire thread: OT: Not gonna buy any more fabric this month
Posted by Ginger in CA on Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:46 AM Post subject: Re: OT: Not gonna buy any more fabric this month
;)) Ah, Rick, I don't think I have a fabric buying gene. I do know I am attracted to the pretties and colors. While i
may not have a particular project in mind when I buy fabric, I know that if something truly strikes my fancy, I get it.
I tell DH that since I can't take it with me, if I just keep buying, I'll have to be immortal to use it all up!! And I
usually have at least one thing in design stage, one in progress, one near completion. I also like to keep handwork
around, be it quilting/applique or crochet/needlework. Ginger in CA Rick R wrote: [quote:564b7a7184]Best of luck. Maybe
some people have a "fabric-buying gene" or something. I love buying fabric. My wife and I both quilt, but I
buy most of the fabric. For me it's all about color and design and that means great fabrics. My wife is like you, she
works on a couple of quilt tops at a time and always has one or two going, while there're at least a half dozen un-
sandwiched or un-quilted in the cupboard. On the other hand I can't bring myself to start a new project (except perhaps
some sketching on graph paper) until the current one is quilted, bound and is on the bed, quilt rack or hanging on the
footboard. Keep in mind how freeing it will be for you to get those projects finished and have a clean slate for
something YOU want to try! Good luck! Rick "Susan Laity Price" <slpdesigns@speakeasy.net> wrote in
message news:l272i257f049lf4b9ue4gs8rn9mnlcf1g7@4ax.com... Good luck. I went to two quilt shows this week end and am
proud of how little I bought. At the first show I only purchased a book. The designer was a friend and she was at the
show autographing the books. Luckily it was one I would like but would have bought it anyway since she was there in
person. At the second show I bought a wallhanging quilt from Japanese fabrics and a few fat quarters of civil was
fabrics that the store where I teach doesn't have. I join you in having way too many projects at various stages. And
then there is all the fabric that I bought either because it was pretty or on the sale table. Most of my quilting time
is now taken with making samples for class or the store. In either case I don't have to pay for the fabric as long as
the store owner can use the sample for 6 months. I could sew all the time on samples only for the store and not spend
any money. My fabric purchases have slowed but not stopped. Sorry I can't join your challenge and not buy fabric this
month. Maybe next month? Could you make it until the end of the year? New machines are worth the sacrifice. Susan On
1 Oct 2006 18:51:31 -0700, "Sunny" <shemphill@genext.net> wrote: Ok, I'm afraid I have a problem. I
seem unable to go more than a few days without buying fabric, even if I don't intend to make said purchases. And I'm
trying like heck to save up for a new sewing machine (which I don't really NEED but I do want). So I'm issuing myself a
challenge: Go the entire month of October without buying one single piece of fabric. Whew, made it through Day 1. LOL.
Seriously, I think I buy way too much fabric considering how much I have on hand and how many projects I have in the
pipe and just keep putting off because my head is turned by a new pretty yard or two and I go off on in new tangent. I
want to finish the half dozen or so WIPs I have going. These are things I've promised to people. Gifts sort of....well,
more like "Hey, you're going to make me a quilt, aren't you?" sort of transactions. Are those considered
gifts? I buy the fabric and make the quilt, so I guess it sort of counts. So I'm going to go back to the projects I was
enjoying so much when I put them aside for a new idea. I'm going to finish my sister's quilt (needs quilting), my son's
fleece quilt (groan for forcing that monster around in my SM to quilt it), my Easter tablecloth (was going to have it
done last Easter -- needs quilting and applique detailing), t wo quilts for my bed, and several little ones. I finally
am going to take the time to make and complete a memorial wall hanging for my friend Celeste who died last year. It's
designed and planned and I just have to start cutting and stitching. There you go. A real challenge. I'm not sure I can
go an entire month without buying fabric. I am going to try like the dickens. If all goes well, then by the start of
November my sauna will once again be organized and I'll be able to find what I want from my stash.
Sunny[/quote:564b7a7184]
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View entire thread: Long , grandchildren, quilts, software
Posted by TerriLee in WA on Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:33 PM Post subject: Re: Long , grandchildren, quilts, software
LOL - your place sounds like mine, and I still have my day job. My 2-yr old DGD lives at my house with her parents (my
son, his girlfriend) and I often have 1-3 at a time of the 15 total (some I won't keep, because they don't mind well)
grandchildren. I'm teaching one of the older girls to crochet, which tends to be quite the mess of yarn, as she gets
frustrated easily. All children ask 60 questions a minute. You just don't remember. Trust me on this. And girls and
their clothes!! Jiminy Crikets, they're a pain. Both the 7 yr-old and the 9 yr-old DGDs seem to be in competition for
how often they can change their clothes in one day. LOL And shopping for them was *much* easier when they were 2 &
3. Anything you brought them was met with glee. Now, I don't dare buy anything for them unless they are there, and
more often than not, nothing suits them, or if it does, I think it's inappropriate for their ages. I just don't buy
them clothes as often as i used to when they were really little. I just spoil the 2 yr-old while I can. <grin>
-- TerriLee in WA (state) "Vikki In WA State" <palnpartneratsawdotnet> wrote in message news:vZCdnc-
KWtjllyjZnZ2dnUVZ_o-dnZ2d@scnresearch.com... [quote:177fef01cc]This last week has been so crazy, first were the thefts.
Then not being able to find the camera after I spent a week looking for the cord. Babysitting and children in general.
Then actually getting to quilt a little. My DGD and I made our first quilt together. It is small, made for her babies.
She picked out the fabrics. (she is a fondler) She was so proud of it. She hasn't put it down since it was finished.
Yesterday she told everyone she talked to, she is now a quiltmaker. My DGS had more interest in mixing up the pieces
and making his sister squeal than helping. I was finally able to get my camera and the cord together. It seems like I
could have either one or the other. Once I did get them together I came in and plugged it in forgetting that it is not
installed on this computer. Since I quit working I have been using my work computer here at home. So, I did not have the
driver for my camera installed. I had to install it. I still couldn't get it to work. For some reason the program
that came with the camera won't open it. The last time I plugged it in the program that comes with a walgreens cd
opened so I have been using it. Taylors quilt and the BOM Blocks are here
http://www.geocities.com/vikki083/50plus4.html Since I can't work now I am babysitting. HA HA. I don't know why I
would have thought that wasn't working. I don't have to go into the office everyday but these kids do keep me busy. It
is a race everynight. I try to get them asleep so I can fall in bed exhausted. I keep calling calling my mother and my
sister and asking if different things are normal. I need a support group to be a grandparent. I don't remember my son
asking 60 questions a minute. Or if it is normal that after spending one week with her cousins my DGD refuses to wear
half her play clothes because they are not cool. Does anyone else here have their grandkids or have the day to day care
of them? It seems like there are a lot of grandparents raising the children now. Vikki in WA State. -- Vikki in WA
State [/quote:177fef01cc]
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View entire thread: Do you like to shop online? Home,Garden,Parties,Weddings! We
Posted by grammy on Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:53 PM Post subject: Do you like to shop online? Home,Garden,Parties,Weddings! We
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View entire thread: Is your Sewing Space "put together"?
Posted by Charlotte Hippen on Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:05 PM Post subject: Re: Is your Sewing Space "put together"?
Don't know if this is really going to be helpful to you, but I'm proud of what I've been able to do with my new space
so I'd like to share it with you (if you feel like reading it all if not just check out the pictures and skip the
rest). Pictures can be found at: http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108 in the obvious folder (just created)
Right now I have two walls (about 7 ft. of useable space on each) of my formal dining room functioning as hobby
room/office not a dining room for now. I have a bookshelf for all my books and binders of patterns and info. I have a
wardrobe cabinet for all my supplies and tools. One door and the hanging side of the wardrobe has some hooks for my
rulers, mats, templates and anything else I feel like hanging up. The hanging bar is handy for my embroidery hoops
(just slid it right through the hoop then back into place). Since we just moved in and my old home had little space for
my hobby stuff (crochet, cross-stitch, embroidery, general crafts and of course quilting) I don't have much
accumulated stash or tools and everything I had was stored in various types of totes (good thing too, my new area isn't
that large and is a very public are of the house). I even had a large tackle box on wheels that had my cross stitch
stuff in. After reorganize and purging my cross stitch items, it now houses my quilting/sewing supplies. I can pull
it out of my wardrobe and have everything handy. It works well (I got to try it out the other day when I altered some
drapes). My machine can either sit in the wardrobe on top of the tackle box or it can sit on my new to me collapsible
sewing table. Across the top shelf in the wardrobe is my stash and since I didn't accumulate much it fits well. The
other side is shelving that I have all my other things on. One self for my current quilting projects of fabric
purchase for a specific project, one for my crochet, and the last one for my cross stitch and embroidery with some
general craft supplies. Beside my wardrobe and in the corner is a second small sewing machine table from DH's
grandmother that doesn't work well for me or machine as a sewing table so instead it's going to be used as a prep area
and a place to keep my pieces I'm working with. In the space between my wardrobe and the sewing table is enough
space to store my mini ironing board and my collapsible sewing table if I choose to have it down (other wise it sits
along the other wall beside my other table). I can't really use much more of the room because it also functions as the
office (uses the reaming 6 ft of usable wall space) and is a major pathway in the home. The basement and second story
steps are both located off this room along with the doorways to the kitchen, living room/family room and the master
bedroom. I can't really put anything out into the room because of the traffic flow so my work triangle isn't a very
good one, but it will work. When the boys are in bed (most of my sewing time occurs after bedtime) I will be able to
set my ironing table up to help, but that is about it. It is much improved over my last home -cut on the kitchen
table, sew in the master bedroom on a card table, iron in the bathroom and design wall was the bed or the living room
floor (I guess I got my exercise though). The only thing I need to figure out is where to put my design wall- I think
a removable one may go above where my machine sits when its up. And I'll hang my eagle quilt there when I'm not using
my design wall. Think that will work?? Any ideas on how to make an attractive and flexible hanging system for my
quilt and design wall (probably just and old sheet or a flannel backed table cloth). -- Charlotte
http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108
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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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View entire thread: INOX.... Tunisian/Afghan... 2mm...
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 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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View entire thread: enabling midatlantic knitters
Posted by ellice on Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:56 PM Post subject: Re: enabling midatlantic knitters
On 11/1/06 8:56 AM, "crzy4xst@aol.com" <crzy4xst@aol.com> wrote: [quote:d48faa5557] Donna wrote: I
wasn't really kicking and screaming at the yarn shop. I just walked around touching everything. *fondle, fondle* That
keeps me happy. So many beautiful fibers, but I'm not getting sucked into stashing for a new pasttime. Not me... just
one skein of yarn and one simple fingerless glove pattern. And don't tell me that's how it starts. I'm putting my
fingers in my ears and not listening. Lalala. And I did get to pick up some 10ct canvas for this project - a Teresa
Wentzler wool-cross called the Paisley Corner. http://www.twdesignworks.com/TWDW/paisleycorner.html This one spoke to
me. I'm using the blues, but did change the colors to be cooler instead of warmer. And this is the first TW pattern I've
ever owned (other than what been published in magazines.) Donna in Virginia That one is on my to-do list...now that
my TW WIP list is somewhat lessened due to, you know. I'm going to do the burgundies tho, as that goes with my living
room color scheme. Caryn (who wants notice next time you and Ellice get together and she'll play hookey!)
[/quote:d48faa5557] LOL - because we were discussing you as we strolled through both shops - you need to come out to
play. OK - we'll let you know - though it's not like we don't all discuss this stuff on the public forum here ;^p The
weather is so nice - I was outside reading and tossing floppy disk for Puckster before. Thinking - we should sit 'n
stitch outside while we can. But I get too bored without either company, or some additional audio/video distraction.
Wonder how long it's going to last, er the good weather? We could hang out and do that. Or take you shopping, or both.
ellice [quote:d48faa5557]ellice wrote: Keep reminding me to check out the details. Stitches East isn't really a road
trip - it's just in Baltimore. And the way we haul around town - it's only at most 30 min from the rink at Laurel,
so.... But, I really don't need any shopping. I forced Donna, kicking and screaming all the way, to my regular LKS
yesterday. They have a lovely birthday discount deal - half your age - for 1 shopping day in your birthday month (or
within 2 weeks, or somesuch). So, I just had to take advantage. And did. Took about 15 in to finally decide on a yarn
for the just throw on pullover I've been craving. Of course, Donna and the shop ladies - after looking at the several
patterns I'd brought in, picked the most "classic" - with cables at the cuffs and bottom of a simple pullover.
Pattern from Knitters Spring 2204 "Anchors Aweigh" - though it may end up unanchored. Then we found some
really nice yarn that they ordered for me from Silk Road (didn't have enough on hand of the color) - a lovely mid green,
with flecks of purple - I think it's Silk Road DK Tweed. And just because it matches the silk devore velvet I'm
working with - I bought 2 skeins of Crystal Palace Chenille in bronze-black combo. Yummy - now what quickie scarf to
knit. And I think it'll need some large crystal beads at the ends. Donna was very good - and got a nice skein of yarn
to crochet long fingerless glove/cuff things - with the pattern we bought. And then, after lunch, I forced us into a
quickie to Needlewoman East. And I played with some fun threads for the Pumpkin chart I just finally picked up from the
LNS. Way too many flosses - it's screaming for some overdyes - and we found 'em - I had some 6-Strand Sweets, and some
Weeks, picked up some more Weeks, some Sampler Threads, some Waterlilies, Soie Cristal, some really interesting (pale
green) Burmilana, eom NN floss. We think I have enough to then work in with some plain ole' Anchor. And, I have
metallics on hand (cause I found that box in the stash). And the lovely "Autumn Blush" Belfast hand dye I
bought for the Sweet Potato Vine will go to this instead, cause I found some nice "Flax" Edinburgh for that -
deciding to stay with 36 ct instead of 32 ct. Dang. More to do. But, I'm scorekeeping a bunch of hockey games over
the next month, so I get a bunch of knitting done then. Plus, I can definitely work on the scarf at the CAPS game.
ellice [/quote:d48faa5557]
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Posted by ellice on Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:51 PM Post subject: Re: enabling midatlantic knitters
On 11/1/06 8:06 AM, "Donna" <needlearts@gmail.com> wrote: [quote:aaf8c1c9a4]I wasn't really kicking
and screaming at the yarn shop. I just walked around touching everything. *fondle, fondle* That keeps me happy. So many
beautiful fibers, but I'm not getting sucked into stashing for a new pasttime. Not me... just one skein of yarn and one
simple fingerless glove pattern. And don't tell me that's how it starts. I'm putting my fingers in my ears and not
listening. Lalala. [/quote:aaf8c1c9a4] LOL - I was kidding about the kicking and screaming - you didn't note my little
bit of facetiousness ;^) But, I was impressed with Miss Donna's restraint. Tuesday is a fun day at that shop - 2
"older" ladies work, along with one of the regular manager/instructor types. The 2 ladies were long-time
customers and somehow in retirement they now work 1 day a week, and are a hoot. Yesterday they were in witches costumes
- with long grey wigs, pointy hats, and very feeble "boos" . [quote:aaf8c1c9a4] And I did get to pick up some
10ct canvas for this project - a Teresa Wentzler wool-cross called the Paisley Corner.
http://www.twdesignworks.com/TWDW/paisleycorner.html This one spoke to me. I'm using the blues, but did change the
colors to be cooler instead of warmer. And this is the first TW pattern I've ever owned (other than what been published
in magazines.) Donna in Virginia Very nice - I hdan't looked at that before. Hmmmm. But, it'll work
pretty[/quote:aaf8c1c9a4] fast, even with all the changes. Ellice also in Virginia [quote:aaf8c1c9a4] ellice wrote:
Keep reminding me to check out the details. Stitches East isn't really a road trip - it's just in Baltimore. And the
way we haul around town - it's only at most 30 min from the rink at Laurel, so.... But, I really don't need any
shopping. I forced Donna, kicking and screaming all the way, to my regular LKS yesterday. They have a lovely birthday
discount deal - half your age - for 1 shopping day in your birthday month (or within 2 weeks, or somesuch). So, I just
had to take advantage. And did. Took about 15 in to finally decide on a yarn for the just throw on pullover I've been
craving. Of course, Donna and the shop ladies - after looking at the several patterns I'd brought in, picked the most
"classic" - with cables at the cuffs and bottom of a simple pullover. Pattern from Knitters Spring 2204
"Anchors Aweigh" - though it may end up unanchored. Then we found some really nice yarn that they ordered for
me from Silk Road (didn't have enough on hand of the color) - a lovely mid green, with flecks of purple - I think it's
Silk Road DK Tweed. And just because it matches the silk devore velvet I'm working with - I bought 2 skeins of Crystal
Palace Chenille in bronze-black combo. Yummy - now what quickie scarf to knit. And I think it'll need some large
crystal beads at the ends. Donna was very good - and got a nice skein of yarn to crochet long fingerless glove/cuff
things - with the pattern we bought. And then, after lunch, I forced us into a quickie to Needlewoman East. And I played
with some fun threads for the Pumpkin chart I just finally picked up from the LNS. Way too many flosses - it's
screaming for some overdyes - and we found 'em - I had some 6-Strand Sweets, and some Weeks, picked up some more Weeks,
some Sampler Threads, some Waterlilies, Soie Cristal, some really interesting (pale green) Burmilana, eom NN floss. We
think I have enough to then work in with some plain ole' Anchor. And, I have metallics on hand (cause I found that box
in the stash). And the lovely "Autumn Blush" Belfast hand dye I bought for the Sweet Potato Vine will go to
this instead, cause I found some nice "Flax" Edinburgh for that - deciding to stay with 36 ct instead of 32
ct. Dang. More to do. But, I'm scorekeeping a bunch of hockey games over the next month, so I get a bunch of knitting
done then. Plus, I can definitely work on the scarf at the CAPS game. ellice [/quote:aaf8c1c9a4]
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Posted by Donna on Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:12 PM Post subject: Re: enabling midatlantic knitters
Just tell us when you need a mental health day. We'll work something out. Donna in Virginia crzy4xst@aol.com wrote:
[quote:9e45e8eec8]Donna wrote: I wasn't really kicking and screaming at the yarn shop. I just walked around touching
everything. *fondle, fondle* That keeps me happy. So many beautiful fibers, but I'm not getting sucked into stashing for
a new pasttime. Not me... just one skein of yarn and one simple fingerless glove pattern. And don't tell me that's how
it starts. I'm putting my fingers in my ears and not listening. Lalala. And I did get to pick up some 10ct canvas for
this project - a Teresa Wentzler wool-cross called the Paisley Corner.
http://www.twdesignworks.com/TWDW/paisleycorner.html This one spoke to me. I'm using the blues, but did change the
colors to be cooler instead of warmer. And this is the first TW pattern I've ever owned (other than what been published
in magazines.) Donna in Virginia That one is on my to-do list...now that my TW WIP list is somewhat lessened due to,
you know. I'm going to do the burgundies tho, as that goes with my living room color scheme. Caryn (who wants notice
next time you and Ellice get together and she'll play hookey!) ellice wrote: Keep reminding me to check out the
details. Stitches East isn't really a road trip - it's just in Baltimore. And the way we haul around town - it's only
at most 30 min from the rink at Laurel, so.... But, I really don't need any shopping. I forced Donna, kicking and
screaming all the way, to my regular LKS yesterday. They have a lovely birthday discount deal - half your age - for 1
shopping day in your birthday month (or within 2 weeks, or somesuch). So, I just had to take advantage. And did. Took
about 15 in to finally decide on a yarn for the just throw on pullover I've been craving. Of course, Donna and the shop
ladies - after looking at the several patterns I'd brought in, picked the most "classic" - with cables at the
cuffs and bottom of a simple pullover. Pattern from Knitters Spring 2204 "Anchors Aweigh" - though it may end
up unanchored. Then we found some really nice yarn that they ordered for me from Silk Road (didn't have enough on hand
of the color) - a lovely mid green, with flecks of purple - I think it's Silk Road DK Tweed. And just because it
matches the silk devore velvet I'm working with - I bought 2 skeins of Crystal Palace Chenille in bronze-black combo.
Yummy - now what quickie scarf to knit. And I think it'll need some large crystal beads at the ends. Donna was very
good - and got a nice skein of yarn to crochet long fingerless glove/cuff things - with the pattern we bought. And
then, after lunch, I forced us into a quickie to Needlewoman East. And I played with some fun threads for the Pumpkin
chart I just finally picked up from the LNS. Way too many flosses - it's screaming for some overdyes - and we found 'em
- I had some 6-Strand Sweets, and some Weeks, picked up some more Weeks, some Sampler Threads, some Waterlilies, Soie
Cristal, some really interesting (pale green) Burmilana, eom NN floss. We think I have enough to then work in with some
plain ole' Anchor. And, I have metallics on hand (cause I found that box in the stash). And the lovely "Autumn
Blush" Belfast hand dye I bought for the Sweet Potato Vine will go to this instead, cause I found some nice
"Flax" Edinburgh for that - deciding to stay with 36 ct instead of 32 ct. Dang. More to do. But, I'm
scorekeeping a bunch of hockey games over the next month, so I get a bunch of knitting done then. Plus, I can
definitely work on the scarf at the CAPS game. ellice[/quote:9e45e8eec8]
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