tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post4421545062659193384..comments2024-03-09T10:15:11.266+13:00Comments on Unravelling: KnittingMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-78497854261912040332010-01-13T07:40:20.398+13:002010-01-13T07:40:20.398+13:00I read your post about getting a knitting loom. I...I read your post about getting a knitting loom. I was wondering why. So if push comes to shove, this is where I'll go? I think the thrift shop idea is more space-saving. :-DMeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-52456588868636205872010-01-13T05:33:20.942+13:002010-01-13T05:33:20.942+13:00I like that thrift store sweater idea. Speaking o...I like that thrift store sweater idea. Speaking of tubes, I've been spending the last couple of days knitting one on a circular hat-knitting peg loom. Sampling different kinds of stitches at different tensions. I used to think these looms were lame (okay I still do), but all I wanted is to make a couple of hats and the loom cost almost nothing. It's been a good reminder of why needle knitting and I have never been a match--too many 3-D spatial variables, and S-L-O-W. The circular loom makes everything hold still where you can see what's going on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-71828766727041314942010-01-12T11:41:23.459+13:002010-01-12T11:41:23.459+13:00Holly, Holly, Holly, of course we do, and I can ju...Holly, Holly, Holly, of course we do, and I can just cut, serve and sew! Gee, why didn't I think of THAT!!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-22929822283082286332010-01-12T11:38:35.500+13:002010-01-12T11:38:35.500+13:00Do you have thrift stores in your neck of the wood...Do you have thrift stores in your neck of the woods? If so, you can buy cable sweaters at your local thrift storw and sew them into pillows. Even tho I'm a serious knitter, for pillows, I'd buy the sweaters.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147165626178639004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-78862312214858709972010-01-12T10:19:01.220+13:002010-01-12T10:19:01.220+13:00Dot, to tell the truth I know all that except cast...Dot, to tell the truth I know all that except cast off, but it's fun to watch her. I hope she still has her knitting needles - she used to have TONS! I know she does pick up with some of them. <br /><br />Deep End, don't scare me!!!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-87116934059167115672010-01-12T03:17:33.111+13:002010-01-12T03:17:33.111+13:00I thought the same thing when I started, and three...I thought the same thing when I started, and three year down the road I'm knitting lace,sweaters and socks! This book really helped, you can try to get it at the library and you can also look at videos from knittinghelp.com and youtube.<br />http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourself-Visually-Knitting/dp/0764596403/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263219177&sr=1-12DEEP END OF THE LOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010018190905285835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-3696249387360732072010-01-12T02:47:16.392+13:002010-01-12T02:47:16.392+13:00I knit continental style. It's a great idea t...I knit continental style. It's a great idea to get your Mum to show you, it will get you off to a good start if she teaches you the basics - knit, purl, cast-on and -off, and how to spot and pick up dropped stitches.<br /><br />I like your idea for the knitted cushions.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-74162268355910115202010-01-11T13:32:47.899+13:002010-01-11T13:32:47.899+13:00Tina, thanks! I didn't know this. I only tho...Tina, thanks! I didn't know this. I only thought there was the English method and the continental - and I like the continental better - that's what Mom does, as do everybody I know in Japan. But I never know there were even other ways!!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-81603073214898431562010-01-11T13:08:48.234+13:002010-01-11T13:08:48.234+13:00There are so many styles of knitting, maybe you ju...There are so many styles of knitting, maybe you just need to learn a new way. For example you could learn to knit holding the yarn in your left hand instead of the right one. My tension is very different depending on what style I use. I am trying to learn as many styles as possible, some styles are harder on my hands than others. You can do a youtube search, and find a million of them. One of my favorite to watch is the yarn harlot. She really knits fast and furious!Tina Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847921637464146018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-87925694237230795872010-01-11T12:18:02.790+13:002010-01-11T12:18:02.790+13:00This is why I took to weaving like a duck to the p...This is why I took to weaving like a duck to the pond - I can control the tension better on the loom. But I would love to have those cushion covers, Sue.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-19816215571337278402010-01-11T12:06:09.003+13:002010-01-11T12:06:09.003+13:00If you can weave, you can learn to knit!!! (And fe...If you can weave, you can learn to knit!!! (And fear not the tube!!)<br /><br />SueLife Looms Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522897791564181980noreply@blogger.com