View entire thread: FO's for October
Posted by hesira on Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:20 PM Post subject: Re: FO's for October
Although it seems like I knit every day of the month (I think I really did) I only got 1 pair of socks made. They are
the Snowflake socks from Magknits. They are for my mom and turned out great. I've started a pair of socks for my dad
for his Christmas present, and when they are done, the knitting is all for ME! I will finally make myself a pair of
socks and I ordered some alpaca to make myself the belted cardigan from the last Vogue Knits. Beyond that, I have a
baby gift (as yet undetermined) that needs to be done before March, and who knows what else. Happy crafting, Hesira
Shillelagh wrote: [quote:b58f94bc36]I didn't see anyone starting this thread, so here goes: A pair of socks for a
Christmas gift. The felted sweater bag for myself WIP's Candle Flame Shawl for my sister for Xmas Woodsy sweater for my
granddaughter for Xmas. Let's hear from everyone else ;>) Shelagh[/quote:b58f94bc36]
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View entire thread: Seems you all oversleep from Haloween ?????
Posted by Mirjam Bruck-Cohen on Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:18 AM Post subject: Re: Stitches East, was seems you all oversleep from Haloween
THANK You TAMAR for taking me with you on this little tour ,,, mirjam [quote:b3fcf4d27c]In article
<454d70a4.2847640@ar.news.verio.net>, Mirjam Bruck-Cohen <mirjam@actcom.co.il> wrote: Tell us about the
Stitches East Tamar ? What was the Main craft shown ??? Knitting! I spend my time in the merchant area, helping my
friend (and shopping) so I didn't take any classes. Relatively few booths weren't entirely about knitting. One booth
offered massages (by appointment), and another booth was selling massage equipment. One had triangular weaving looms,
there were two jewelers, some had spinning materials (roving, batts), some sold spinning wheels and spindles, EuroSteam
irons, buttons, pins to fasten shawls with - but mostly it was yarn, books, and needles and crochet hooks of all kinds.
There was also a booth of knitting machines that people could try out. I over-spent as usual, but almost everything I
bought was on my wish list before I went. At Sandy Terp's booth I found books on lace knitting, including Miller's
_Heirloom Lace_ - not cheap, but also not easy to find where you can leaf through and really see what is inside. I
decided I'm too rough with my needles to get the beautiful cobalt blue glass circular needles, but I found the 10-inch
long birchwood Brittany dpns I've been looking for. Newton's Yarn was there (all the way from Anaheim, CA) with their
usual amazing bargains on overstock yarn, for example, cashmerino for $7.00 for hanks of 3 or 4 ounces each (minimum
purchase 5 skeins) in glorious pure colors. Webs (from Massachusetts) had their usual very large area. From other
vendors I got local-area naturally-brown wool (from Virginia, which is local compared to California), Regia for
$2.48/ball, and a bag of sock yarn for 75% off. And a set of blocking wires, in case I ever finish any lace that needs
to be blocked. (The Orenburg lace booth was selling completed shawls and stoles as well as cobweb yarn, but I still
have dreams of making my own.) The merchant space was slightly cool, which made it comfortable for people who were
wearing their beautiful hand-crafted sweaters, waistcoats, and shawls. =Tamar[/quote:b3fcf4d27c]
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View entire thread: Seems you all oversleep from Haloween ?????
Posted by Midwest poster on Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:32 PM Post subject: Re: Stitches East, was seems you all oversleep from Haloween
Thanks for the excellent report. Reading it was the next best thing to having been there. -- Jan in MN
"Richard Eney" <dicconf@radix.net> wrote in message news:12kqe97kc1sea1c@corp.supernews.com...
[quote:18b31153a4]Knitting! I spend my time in the merchant area, helping my friend (and shopping) so I didn't take any
classes. Relatively few booths weren't entirely about knitting. One booth offered massages (by appointment), and another
booth was selling massage equipment. One had triangular weaving looms, there were two jewelers, some had spinning
materials (roving, batts), some sold spinning wheels and spindles, EuroSteam irons, buttons, pins to fasten shawls with
- but mostly it was yarn, books, and needles and crochet hooks of all kinds. There was also a booth of knitting machines
that people could try out. I over-spent as usual, but almost everything I bought was on my wish list before I went. At
Sandy Terp's booth I found books on lace knitting, including Miller's _Heirloom Lace_ - not cheap, but also not easy to
find where you can leaf through and really see what is inside. I decided I'm too rough with my needles to get the
beautiful cobalt blue glass circular needles, but I found the 10-inch long birchwood Brittany dpns I've been looking
for. Newton's Yarn was there (all the way from Anaheim, CA) with their usual amazing bargains on overstock yarn, for
example, cashmerino for $7.00 for hanks of 3 or 4 ounces each (minimum purchase 5 skeins) in glorious pure colors. Webs
(from Massachusetts) had their usual very large area. From other vendors I got local-area naturally-brown wool (from
Virginia, which is local compared to California), Regia for $2.48/ball, and a bag of sock yarn for 75% off. And a set of
blocking wires, in case I ever finish any lace that needs to be blocked. (The Orenburg lace booth was selling completed
shawls and stoles as well as cobweb yarn, but I still have dreams of making my own.) The merchant space was slightly
cool, which made it comfortable for people who were wearing their beautiful hand-crafted sweaters, waistcoats, and
shawls. =Tamar[/quote:18b31153a4]
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View entire thread: Seems you all oversleep from Haloween ?????
Posted by Richard Eney on Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:06 AM Post subject: Re: Stitches East, was seems you all oversleep from Haloween
In article <454d70a4.2847640@ar.news.verio.net>, Mirjam Bruck-Cohen <mirjam@actcom.co.il> wrote:
[quote:27cc00073d]Tell us about the Stitches East Tamar ? What was the Main craft shown ??? [/quote:27cc00073d]
Knitting! I spend my time in the merchant area, helping my friend (and shopping) so I didn't take any classes.
Relatively few booths weren't entirely about knitting. One booth offered massages (by appointment), and another booth
was selling massage equipment. One had triangular weaving looms, there were two jewelers, some had spinning materials
(roving, batts), some sold spinning wheels and spindles, EuroSteam irons, buttons, pins to fasten shawls with - but
mostly it was yarn, books, and needles and crochet hooks of all kinds. There was also a booth of knitting machines
that people could try out. I over-spent as usual, but almost everything I bought was on my wish list before I went.
At Sandy Terp's booth I found books on lace knitting, including Miller's _Heirloom Lace_ - not cheap, but also not easy
to find where you can leaf through and really see what is inside. I decided I'm too rough with my needles to get the
beautiful cobalt blue glass circular needles, but I found the 10-inch long birchwood Brittany dpns I've been looking
for. Newton's Yarn was there (all the way from Anaheim, CA) with their usual amazing bargains on overstock yarn, for
example, cashmerino for $7.00 for hanks of 3 or 4 ounces each (minimum purchase 5 skeins) in glorious pure colors.
Webs (from Massachusetts) had their usual very large area. From other vendors I got local-area naturally-brown wool
(from Virginia, which is local compared to California), Regia for $2.48/ball, and a bag of sock yarn for 75% off. And
a set of blocking wires, in case I ever finish any lace that needs to be blocked. (The Orenburg lace booth was selling
completed shawls and stoles as well as cobweb yarn, but I still have dreams of making my own.) The merchant space was
slightly cool, which made it comfortable for people who were wearing their beautiful hand-crafted sweaters,
waistcoats, and shawls. =Tamar
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View entire thread: ripping day
Posted by Mirjam Bruck-Cohen on Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:25 AM Post subject: Re: ripping day
Thank you AUD , you are always an understanding person, Well , last ripping worked well i found the Proper way to do
those triangles and it starts to look well , a little more and the work is done ,,, Than i MUST finnish my son`s sweater
,,,, Ever since my Work room is So IMMACULATE , and every work is on the wall in a special cloth bag [i have two wall
coat hangers with a stick on both ,,,, thus many cloth bags make the room a half Labratory half a mysterious place]. I
decided for a change to try and finnish one work after the other and not do a bit here and a bit there ,,, FOR A WHILE
,,, till i see less bags hanging there ... mirjam :>:>:>:>: ail.com> wrote: [quote:549768db10]
"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" <mirjam@actcom.co.il> skrev i melding news:4539a1de.2422640@ar.news.verio.net...
Hallo Katherine , after i wrote it , as it came from my deepest feelings i had to think about it, maybe it is a matter
of this sound , in Hebrew Ripping sound more gentle and less Alarming than Frog . mirjam Rip-rip-rip-rip... is the
sound you hear...when you rip.. ..often it is very annoying, but after you have done it, and you start on a
"new" OK work, I ofter feel a relief! new start, problems eliminated! Thus: Rip-rip-rip... a nice sound !
Frog...Well, I am not an expert in English,and the word may have more than one meaning, but I always think about a FROG,
and that has nothing with my knitting to do!LOL! Therefore I agree with Mirjam, ripping is a nicer word to me too! Aud
;-) [/quote:549768db10]
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View entire thread: Felting Question
Posted by enigma on Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:57 PM Post subject: Re: Felting Question
"Bob & Carol" <bncnewman@cox.net> wrote in news:PzVWg.6672$eZ4.407@dukeread06:
[quote:2dd1908805]Well I made the felted purse in Knitty -- purple and green. I used the actual yarn in the pattern and
after felting I have a bag about the size of a lunch bag, no where near the 8" x 4" in the pattern.
[/quote:2dd1908805] what size is a lunch bag? is your bag larger or smaller than you expected?
[quote:2dd1908805]What would have caused this? I know that I knit tighter than the average person...could this have
made such a big difference? [/quote:2dd1908805] looser knitting tends to felt better, yes, but size is mostly
determined by how long you agitate the item in hot water. you *really* have to watch the item you're felting,
especially if you haven't felted that particular yarn in that particular machine before. you can't set a timer &
check back later. agitate for a minute. stop the machine & check the item. repeat until the item is the size you
want. you may have some trouble getting something to shrink enough if you knit too tightly or on too small needles,
but it will still full to some extent if the yarn is one that felts. it is sometimes possible to block out something
that over shrunk while felting, if it's not too far off, but it doesn't look as good. 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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View entire thread: UFO/WIP Disorder
Posted by spampot on Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:03 AM Post subject: Re: UFO/WIP Disorder
Wooly wrote: [quote:45e19e49ff]On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 10:26:51 -0400, spampot <spampot@orph.org> spewed forth :
'Fess up, gang, who else is a fellow sufferer? I've always got a sock (or two) on needles despite my earlier avowal to
STOP KNITTING SOCKS for couple of years. Socks are like crack, I guess, plus I can stuff one into my bag and keep
myself busy while waiting around. [/quote:45e19e49ff] HA! You're One Of Us. Yes. Socks are like crack.
[quote:45e19e49ff]I did just rip a Rogue that I had knitted to the underarm. My gauge swatch told me that merely
knitting up a size should give me a sweater that fits, but that wasn't the case. Rather than *plan* to shrink into the
sweater I chose to rip it and the yarn is now back in the stash contemplating its next appearance. The skullcap *g* was
my consolation prize knitting. I had it on my "to do" list so after I ripped the sweater I just got it done.
I am about to cast on with my handspun for a modified version of a sweater from _A Gathering of Lace_. I've mathed it
four times and had a friend check my numbers, just to be safe. The castin on will probably take a couple of hours...
Otherwise I'm project-free at the moment. +++++++++++++ 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:45e19e49ff]
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View entire thread: UFO/WIP Disorder
Posted by Wooly on Sun Oct 01, 2006 4:27 PM Post subject: Re: UFO/WIP Disorder
On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 10:26:51 -0400, spampot <spampot@orph.org> spewed forth : [quote:3fc79f9e48] 'Fess up, gang,
who else is a fellow sufferer? [/quote:3fc79f9e48] I've always got a sock (or two) on needles despite my earlier avowal
to STOP KNITTING SOCKS for couple of years. Socks are like crack, I guess, plus I can stuff one into my bag and keep
myself busy while waiting around. I did just rip a Rogue that I had knitted to the underarm. My gauge swatch told me
that merely knitting up a size should give me a sweater that fits, but that wasn't hte case. Rather than *plan* to
shrink into the sweater I chose to rip it and the yarn is now back in the stash contemplating it's next appearance.
The skullcap *g* was my consolation prize knitting. I had it on my "to do" list so after I ripped the sweater
I just got it done. I am about to cast on with my handspun for a modified version of a sweater from _A Gathering of
Lace_. I've mathed it four times and had a friend check my numbers, just to be safe. The castin on will probably take
a couple of hours... Otherwise I'm project-free at the moment. +++++++++++++ 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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View entire thread: Finally, a use for aluminum DPNs
Posted by suzee on Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:12 AM Post subject: Re: Finally, a use for aluminum DPNs
Wooly wrote: [quote:64963d58c3]I don't like aluminum needles. They're cold, they stay cold, they have no give, they
hurt my hands. But I have finally found a use for the odd aluminum DPNs that seem to have found their way into my bag:
hairsticks! Today I broke my last bamboo hairstick as I was jabbing it into my bun. As I needed to *get my hair up*
and didn't want to use a 'gator clip I cast about me for a suitable replacement for the bamboo hairstick (read: filed
and sanded chopstick). My eye lit on a cup in my corner cabinet into which I've been tossing all the orphan knitting
needles - and there was a nice shiny purpley Boye (or maybe Bates, who knows) DPN doing nothing, waiting for it's chance
to show off. Voila! My bun is up! [/quote:64963d58c3] They'd probably slide out of my hair; I have enough trouble with
lacquered chopsticks sometimes... sue
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View entire thread: Finally, a use for aluminum DPNs
Posted by Wooly on Fri Sep 29, 2006 11:44 PM Post subject: Finally, a use for aluminum DPNs
I don't like aluminum needles. They're cold, they stay cold, they have no give, they hurt my hands. But I have finally
found a use for the odd aluminum DPNs that seem to have found their way into my bag: hairsticks! Today I broke my last
bamboo hairstick as I was jabbing it into my bun. As I needed to *get my hair up* and didn't want to use a 'gator clip
I cast about me for a suitable replacement for the bamboo hairstick (read: filed and sanded chopstick). My eye lit on a
cup in my corner cabinet into which I've been tossing all the orphan knitting needles - and there was a nice shiny
purpley Boye (or maybe Bates, who knows) DPN doing nothing, waiting for it's chance to show off. Voila! My bun is up!
+++++++++++++ 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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View entire thread: Sock Yarn- My turn to enable.
Posted by The Other Kim on Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:59 PM Post subject: Re: Sock Yarn- My turn to enable.
Marilyn wrote: [quote:04603b338f]I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet but LittleKnits has Regia sock yarn on
sale. http://www.littleknits.com/products.php?cat=108 [/quote:04603b338f] I'm on the Little Knits mailing list and got
the notice. I've been trying to restrain myself with regard to sock yarns, though. When I bought the yarn for the
Sock Wars - anyone else doing this and still alive? - I also picked up enough Lorna's Shepherd Sock for 2 more pair.
Add this to the close to 10 pairs' worth of sock yarn already in the stash... I'm trying to finish up some things
before buying more yarn. I've got 2 Absolutely Fabulous throws in the works - one for a friend, one for my daughters'
school for them to include in their annual fund-raising auction - plus a lace cardigan I worked on when I was in the
hospital, plus a lace shawl that's exactly half done (it's worked in two parts and grafted, and I've done one part),
plus a felted bag I'm making as a holiday gift for my sister-in-law. Then it's time to go stash diving for yarn to
whip up a sweater to send to Afghans for Afghans, then any other holiday knitting I want to do...it never ends, and I
love it!! The Other Kim kimagreenfieldatyahoodotcom
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View entire thread: Way OT - Help needed with frogs
Posted by Sue on Sat Nov 04, 2006 9:06 PM Post subject: Re: Way OT - frogs and more!
It's not a good week for frogs. We have a cat who has never brought home a frog, but I know she catchers her share of
birds and mice and very happily keeps our yard mole-free. SueW Gill Murray wrote: [quote:2fe3674450]Sue wrote: I'm sad
to say the little frog passed on last night, in spite of my best efforts. I don't know what was wrong - he didn't have
some of the obscure froggie diseases that were possibiliites. I feel terrible about it. I didn't feel this bad when
the hamster died, probably because the hamster was a highly inappropriate birthday gift to my youngest daughter. Life
goes on. We have one frog left and no more planned adoptions of anything! SueW Sue, sorry to hear the froggie hopped
off to the big Lily pad,where frogs land up,(I guess!). It was sort of coincidental reading your post, because of my
experience last night. To start at the beginning, I got a phone call yesterday that my mammogram needed more tests.
Needless to say I was a bit distressed, and decided that I wouldn't be able to sleep well until today's further tests,
so treated myself to a cocktail with dinner , "dumb" TV, and knitting during the evening. Went to bed, read 30
mins, was very relaxed and started to doze off. Then I heard litle mini-yelps, ( almost squeaks) from Max, the male
dachsie. Got our of bed, resettled him, got back in, started to doze..........and that cycle got repeated until 1 am!!
At one point he was on a table, paws on the window. I couldn't see anything there. I DID hear him scrabbling where my
knitting bag and cross-stitch project . Anyway, in the morning I got up to............ the remains of a tree-frog, one
foot missing, head slightly smooshed, stuck in the carpet on my side of the bed!! The little beastie must have carried
it in after his night time walk, and it got loose!! BTW, after an ultrasound, a half-dozen more Xrays, I was released
for another year YEEEAAAAAHHHHH. Gillian[/quote:2fe3674450]
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View entire thread: Way OT - Help needed with frogs
Posted by ellice on Sat Nov 04, 2006 6:54 PM Post subject: Re: Way OT - frogs and more!
On 11/3/06 9:15 PM, "Gill Murray" <gillmurray1@nowhere.net> wrote: [quote:a5e14bb7cb] Sue wrote: I'm
sad to say the little frog passed on last night, in spite of my best efforts. I don't know what was wrong - he didn't
have some of the obscure froggie diseases that were possibiliites. I feel terrible about it. I didn't feel this bad
when the hamster died, probably because the hamster was a highly inappropriate birthday gift to my youngest daughter.
Life goes on. We have one frog left and no more planned adoptions of anything! SueW Sue, sorry to hear the froggie
hopped off to the big Lily pad,where frogs land up,(I guess!). It was sort of coincidental reading your post, because
of my experience last night. To start at the beginning, I got a phone call yesterday that my mammogram needed more
tests. Needless to say I was a bit distressed, and decided that I wouldn't be able to sleep well until today's further
tests, so treated myself to a cocktail with dinner , "dumb" TV, and knitting during the evening. Went to bed,
read 30 mins, was very relaxed and started to doze off. Then I heard litle mini-yelps, ( almost squeaks) from Max, the
male dachsie. Got our of bed, resettled him, got back in, started to doze..........and that cycle got repeated until 1
am!! At one point he was on a table, paws on the window. I couldn't see anything there. I DID hear him scrabbling where
my knitting bag and cross-stitch project . Anyway, in the morning I got up to............ the remains of a tree-frog,
one foot missing, head slightly smooshed, stuck in the carpet on my side of the bed!! The little beastie must have
carried it in after his night time walk, and it got loose!! [/quote:a5e14bb7cb] Ah, sorry about that morning find.
We're so thankful that the worst Puckster carries in is his floppy frisBEE - when he's dropped it and peeed on it -
yuck. OTOH, at least Max wasn't trying to learn to knit with your WIP. [quote:a5e14bb7cb] BTW, after an ultrasound, a
half-dozen more Xrays, I was released for another year YEEEAAAAAHHHHH. [/quote:a5e14bb7cb] Congrats. ellice
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View entire thread: Way OT - Help needed with frogs
Posted by Jere Williams on Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:20 AM Post subject: Re: Way OT - frogs and more!
Congrats on the good mammo results! Sorry about the little frog. -- Jere "Gill Murray"
<gillmurray1@nowhere.net> wrote in message news:4JS2h.54$Wd5.33@trnddc05... [quote:da5b13f369] Sue wrote: I'm
sad to say the little frog passed on last night, in spite of my best efforts. I don't know what was wrong - he didn't
have some of the obscure froggie diseases that were possibiliites. I feel terrible about it. I didn't feel this bad
when the hamster died, probably because the hamster was a highly inappropriate birthday gift to my youngest daughter.
Life goes on. We have one frog left and no more planned adoptions of anything! SueW Sue, sorry to hear the froggie
hopped off to the big Lily pad,where frogs land up,(I guess!). It was sort of coincidental reading your post, because
of my experience last night. To start at the beginning, I got a phone call yesterday that my mammogram needed more
tests. Needless to say I was a bit distressed, and decided that I wouldn't be able to sleep well until today's further
tests, so treated myself to a cocktail with dinner , "dumb" TV, and knitting during the evening. Went to bed,
read 30 mins, was very relaxed and started to doze off. Then I heard litle mini-yelps, ( almost squeaks) from Max, the
male dachsie. Got our of bed, resettled him, got back in, started to doze..........and that cycle got repeated until 1
am!! At one point he was on a table, paws on the window. I couldn't see anything there. I DID hear him scrabbling where
my knitting bag and cross-stitch project . Anyway, in the morning I got up to............ the remains of a tree-frog,
one foot missing, head slightly smooshed, stuck in the carpet on my side of the bed!! The little beastie must have
carried it in after his night time walk, and it got loose!! BTW, after an ultrasound, a half-dozen more Xrays, I was
released for another year YEEEAAAAAHHHHH. Gillian[/quote:da5b13f369]
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View entire thread: Way OT - Help needed with frogs
Posted by Gill Murray on Sat Nov 04, 2006 3:15 AM Post subject: Re: Way OT - frogs and more!
Sue wrote: [quote:b0cfa3ddc7]I'm sad to say the little frog passed on last night, in spite of my best efforts. I don't
know what was wrong - he didn't have some of the obscure froggie diseases that were possibiliites. I feel terrible
about it. I didn't feel this bad when the hamster died, probably because the hamster was a highly inappropriate
birthday gift to my youngest daughter. Life goes on. We have one frog left and no more planned adoptions of anything!
SueW Sue, sorry to hear the froggie hopped off to the big Lily pad,where[/quote:b0cfa3ddc7] frogs land up,(I guess!).
It was sort of coincidental reading your post, because of my experience last night. To start at the beginning, I got a
phone call yesterday that my mammogram needed more tests. Needless to say I was a bit distressed, and decided that I
wouldn't be able to sleep well until today's further tests, so treated myself to a cocktail with dinner ,
"dumb" TV, and knitting during the evening. Went to bed, read 30 mins, was very relaxed and started to doze
off. Then I heard litle mini-yelps, ( almost squeaks) from Max, the male dachsie. Got our of bed, resettled him, got
back in, started to doze..........and that cycle got repeated until 1 am!! At one point he was on a table, paws on the
window. I couldn't see anything there. I DID hear him scrabbling where my knitting bag and cross-stitch project .
Anyway, in the morning I got up to............ the remains of a tree-frog, one foot missing, head slightly smooshed,
stuck in the carpet on my side of the bed!! The little beastie must have carried it in after his night time walk, and
it got loose!! BTW, after an ultrasound, a half-dozen more Xrays, I was released for another year YEEEAAAAAHHHHH.
Gillian
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View entire thread: Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed....
Posted by LizardGumbo on Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:14 AM Post subject: Re: Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed....
Karen C - California wrote: [quote:0b9b952226]Tried doing a little knitting while watching the news, and the
combination of the arthritis in my fingers and the injury to the pad of my index finger, that wasn't working. A friend
and I went to Smart & Final (like Costco, but without the appliances), and a block into our trek home, someone
broadsided us, directly on my door. I am treating the pain with the big bag of Milanos that jumped into my cart at
S&F, and a heating pad. Will reserve judgment till tomorrow whether it hurts bad enough to warrant the
chiropractor. And of course, this on a weekend when I have 3 transcripts and a translation to get back by Monday.
[/quote:0b9b952226] Karen, I'm late to the party as usual, but I wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you. Get
better soon! -- Elizabeth Pop the bubbles to reply. www.effervescentdesigns.com
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Posted by Karen C - California on Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:45 PM Post subject: Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed....
Tried doing a little knitting while watching the news, and the combination of the arthritis in my fingers and the
injury to the pad of my index finger, that wasn't working. Miss Kitty has twice now knocked the Darice floss boxes off
the back of the couch onto my shoulder (not the one I'm getting x-rayed). A friend and I went to Smart & Final
(like Costco, but without the appliances), and a block into our trek home, someone broadsided us, directly on my door.
I am treating the pain with the big bag of Milanos that jumped into my cart at S&F, and a heating pad. Will
reserve judgment till tomorrow whether it hurts bad enough to warrant the chiropractor. And of course, this on a
weekend when I have 3 transcripts and a translation to get back by Monday. -- Karen C - California
www.CFSfacts.org where we give you the facts and dispel the myths October is Disability Awareness Month Finished
10/1/06 - Hats N Kats WIP: baby and housewarming gifts, July birthstone, Flowers of Hawaii (Jeanette Crews) for ME!!!
Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel LTR: Fireman's Prayer (#2), Amid Amish Life, Angel of Autumn, Calif
Sampler, Holiday Snowglobe Editor/Proofreader www.KarenMCampbell.com Design page
http://www.KarenMCampbell.com/designs.html
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View entire thread: Treat for myself
Posted by ElastiGirl on Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:49 PM Post subject: Re: Treat for myself
In article <C15A6E44.139A%egirl22@verizon.net>, ellice <egirl22@verizon.net> wrote: [quote:c2e12ecbf3]On
10/17/06 10:17 AM, "ElastiGirl" <mrmrsincred@earthlink.net> wrote: **snipping** Today I MUST finish
editing a literature summary for a client in Europe. After that, I'm going to get out my Legend floor stand and set it
up to use (it's been down for about a year). Good for you. My big K's stand is collapsed, in the box, and somewhere in
a storage room. Hence, an excuse for another year that the NP stocking may not get done. OTOH, you might inspire me to
find it and set it up. My Baby Z frame has been getting a workout - carting it around the house as I sit cross-legged
in bed, the sofa, etc with it in my lap and stitch. We got a new sleeper-sofa from L.L.Bean a few weeks ago (shoot, it
was[/quote:c2e12ecbf3] probably over a month ago) & so my old-stitching-chair is now a reading chair in my office
(I run my own business from home) AND therefore I inherited the "most often sitting in" status for DH's heavy
oak Morris Chair. It's large enough for me to cross my legs & sit just about anyway I want. If I put the back on
the center setting, there's ample room and on the most-upright setting, it's still long enough for my long-ish thighs.
[quote:c2e12ecbf3]I've been doing a lot more knitting and crocheting lately (easier to do in the car & at Dear
Aunt's house when we visit her) -- but I really want to do some stitching. I got the floor stand to help with upper-back
& neck fatigue problems AND am also doing yoga & stretching 2x per day ... so maybe I CAN get back to stitching
a lot (a few hours spread out during the day). Hope your upper-back pain, etc is bettter. The stand should help with
your posture. A couple of different stitching sites have information on "healthy stitching" exercises to take
a break and help you avoid strain and fatigue. I've seen a bunch of quilters that get this little harness kind of thing
that's essentially a small weight bag (sand?) that hangs between the shoulder blades on the back. Has straps that your
arms go thru, and I expect helps to keep the shoulders back, prevent you from getting hunched over. Seems like a good
idea. I can't stitch in the car - unless it's NP - and then it depends. But, I can knit and do a lot of larger needle
scarves then. Have fun with your treat. ellice My body's beginning to tell me that things I could do in my 20s and
30s[/quote:c2e12ecbf3] aren't going to be as easy or likely in my 40s (that's okay, I'm happy with my 40s so far -- my
only b*tch -- night sweats, they've been going on for nearly 7 years but seem to have gotten worse in the last few
months). Consistent yoga & stretching really make a difference, my biggest impediment -- laziness -- after about 1
week DH and I feel so great, we slack off or go on a trip and slack off. This weekend we had a big talk with each
other -- we know that it makes us feel better (sigly better) and we know that if we slack off for even 2 days we lose
flexibility -- time to just accept it -- gotta take certain supplements & vitamins every day AND gotta do that
exercise every day. I used to be able to cross-stitch on 36-ct LINEN in the car. NOW, I don't even consider stitching
on linen in the car. 16-ct is about as tiny as I'm comfortable with. I even decided to do a cross-stitch design (Marty
Bell's Rocky Mountain Christmas) on needlepoint canvas so that the holes would be easier to hit! Now I just have to
better engineer a way to keep up with lots of floss colors while in the car -- although in the next year or so I may
be getting a rather unorthodox solution -- a SUV or minivan (not for kids, but for Dear Aunt age 74 getting to the
point where we're considering her traveling with us and the likelihood that she's going to need a scooter at some point
-- therefore, a large vehicle). With the stand, I can get some stitching accomplished more quickly w/ 2-handed
technique -- that I really like. My hope is to finish Flower Power before I'm 50 (ha ha ha). I still love the design (I
think I started it in January 1997), but have absolutely NO IDEA where I'd hang it or what I'd do with it. Come to
think of it, if I could finish that puppy before January 2008, that would be great too (I'd be a couple of months
short of 43) -- ain't no way that poor thing is going to become a "finished happy dance" project by January
2007. EG
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View entire thread: Treat for myself
Posted by ellice on Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:25 PM Post subject: Re: Treat for myself
On 10/17/06 10:17 AM, "ElastiGirl" <mrmrsincred@earthlink.net> wrote: [quote:8d5e00d267]Well, after a
lot of see-sawing -- I've decided on the treat for myself... (if I announce it here then that will make it real!)
[/quote:8d5e00d267] LOL - I find that announcing here makes me actually work more effectively on the WIP or UFO.
[quote:8d5e00d267]Today I MUST finish editing a literature summary for a client in Europe. After that, I'm going to get
out my Legend floor stand and set it up to use (it's been down for about a year). [/quote:8d5e00d267] Good for you. My
big K's stand is collapsed, in the box, and somewhere in a storage room. Hence, an excuse for another year that the NP
stocking may not get done. OTOH, you might inspire me to find it and set it up. My Baby Z frame has been getting a
workout - carting it around the house as I sit cross-legged in bed, the sofa, etc with it in my lap and stitch.
[quote:8d5e00d267]I've been doing a lot more knitting and crocheting lately (easier to do in the car & at Dear
Aunt's house when we visit her) -- but I really want to do some stitching. I got the floor stand to help with upper-back
& neck fatigue problems AND am also doing yoga & stretching 2x per day ... so maybe I CAN get back to stitching
a lot (a few hours spread out during the day). Hope your upper-back pain, etc is bettter. The stand should help with
your[/quote:8d5e00d267] posture. A couple of different stitching sites have information on "healthy
stitching" exercises to take a break and help you avoid strain and fatigue. I've seen a bunch of quilters that get
this little harness kind of thing that's essentially a small weight bag (sand?) that hangs between the shoulder blades
on the back. Has straps that your arms go thru, and I expect helps to keep the shoulders back, prevent you from getting
hunched over. Seems like a good idea. I can't stitch in the car - unless it's NP - and then it depends. But, I can
knit and do a lot of larger needle scarves then. Have fun with your treat. ellice
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View entire thread: Current airline regulations?
Posted by Tia Mary on Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:41 AM Post subject: Re: Current airline regulations?
explorer wrote: [quote:9ebe3c70c6]http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm
Well it would seem small and blunt scissors are okay as are knitting needles, but there is no mention anywhere on the
site about sewing-type needles. [/quote:9ebe3c70c6] I just returned from Lizard Land and had tons of needles and
straight pins in my needlework bag that I carry-on. I have **never** had a problem with needles and I have traveled a
lot -- even right after 9/11! DH and I took a Caribbean cruise and had to go through regular security then we went
to Ireland and a few other European destinations and to Canada. Stateside I have traveled to/from Phoenix, Boston,
Harrisburg and the Twin Cities with no problems. I would say you don't have to worry at all about your needles.
CiaoMeow >^;;^< PAX, Tia Mary
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View entire thread: INOX.... Tunisian/Afghan... 2mm...
Posted by ellice on Fri Nov 03, 2006 8:58 PM Post subject: Re: INOX.... Tunisian/Afghan... 2mm...
On 11/3/06 2:41 PM, "McNerd" <mcnerd@techie.com> wrote: [quote:d402c8bb8f] A quick Google for 2mm
afghan hooks and didn't readily see the brand you're looking for, but brought me:
http://www.skacelknitting.com/products/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath= 2_36&products_id=41
http://www.woobeeknitshop.com/servlet/the-CROCHET-HOOKS-cln-Afghan-hooks/Categ ories And there was plenty more shops in
the U.S. Jeeze, now i feel like a putz. In my prior scourings, i found inox to be the only widely available brand in
any small sizes. when i was googling, i therefore ignored any other brands. duh. anyway, it all comes out in the
wash, as the price for a few inox, shipped from UK would've been about 30 dollars, and i just spent 10 on 1 Addi from
the US. but whatever, at least now i know a shop in the US ! Thanks much ! BTW, I use these for beading, something
like crochet-bead-cross-stitch. I work a row onto the hook, and as i work it off, i slide the beads in where i want them
to be. i've done some quite nice works with it. it's easier than switching colors, and produces a cleaner look as well.
Obviously for clothing it's not appropriate, but what i've done is take some nice cross stitch patterns and adapt them.
I'll use closely colored seed-beads, and when needed, switch thread colors for accents and whatnot. It's quite fun, and
it's rather odd i've not been able to find any trace of this craft through google or friends. Anyone done such things ?
Pretty interesting - I didn't read through your first post well enough and[/quote:d402c8bb8f] thought you were looking
for knitting needles. I've seen some wire crochet with beads, and wire knitting - so I guess some of those people use
these. To be truthful, at some stitch away one of the shops gave a goodie bag with red wired, and some beads for doing
some crochet or knit jewelry - but I haven't even tried it yet. Maybe I will now - this sounds pretty nice. ellice
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View entire thread: kumihimo
Posted by Mirjam Bruck-Cohen on Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:49 PM Post subject: Thursday was Re: Sunday, rainy Sunday
In the afternoon i went to send some letters in the PO, for thie first time since the war i didn`t take my complete bag
, i took only my cellular, house keys and mu purse , and of course the letters to be sent ,,, it was almost unnatural to
do so. mirjam [quote:a6e37f6689] Shillelagh wrote: Good afternoon everyone, We finally got some much needed rain
here in Manitoba. Our grass was brown & crispy, and I can imagine the soil going "aaaaahh" now that it
got a drink. It absolutely poured here off and on yesterday and last night, so we got to find out what is good and what
needs fixing on our porch roof re-do. The main part of the roof is fine (yay!), but not where it meets the house - so
the flashing job did not go well. DH & I are going to have to re-do that part. Oh well, that's what happens when
you aren't a professional roofer. I have officially started on Christmas gift knitting, and actually shopped my stash
for the first few gifts. Scarves for my sister and her DH.... for my sister, I have some absolutely gorgeous
wool/silk/cashmere (from Elann) in a grey that will go with her black/grey/white fall/winter coat. This yarn is so soft
and feels so good !!! For her DH, I have some Sirdar Denim in a charcoal/cream to blend with a charcoal Jaeger
Matchmaker DK merino. My daughter is continually whining for my knit socks - so she will get at least one pair (maybe
two) from my bountiful sock stash. I found a lovely sweater pattern in an issue of Creative Knitting that I will try to
get finished for my darling granddaughter, from stash yarn as well. Might as well use it up - then I can allow myself
to buy more (snicker). I would have started all this sooner, but I want to finish my NYCO too. Not sure that will
happen now, but time will tell. I have finished the balloon bag, so will put up a link in a separate post. Shelagh Hi
Shelagh, I just came in from mowing the lawn, lovely warm day and the grass is growing so fast that if this weather
keeps up, I won't get a chance to mow it short. LOL Now, I love that balloon bag and you would never guess it was the
same one. I like the after colors, so very pretty. Hugs, Nora [/quote:a6e37f6689]
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