tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37654176739701376232024-03-14T05:53:57.711-07:00The Frog Queen's PuddleRana Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776938274544807880noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765417673970137623.post-87020324702667608342013-05-16T13:24:00.001-07:002013-05-16T13:24:58.383-07:00Fimbulvetr
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According to Norse mythology, fimbulvetr is the "winter of winters"--three years long--that precedes Ragnarok (the doom of the Gods) and the end of the known world. Conflicts and feuds break out, relationships founder, morality disappears, things get pretty chaotic. and it goes downhill from there. </div>
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Last year, conflicts broke out, relationships foundered, stuff disappeared, things got pretty chaotic, and my life went downhill from there. In the aftermath, I moved from southern California to the heart of the midwest. Winter only lasts about four months here, it only seems endless. The house I now live in is drafty, and the person who owns it prefers to keep the ambient temperature low. Once I got here, I decided slippers were more important than a hat. These, over a pair of heavy socks, didn't quite keep my feet warm when it's less than -20- degrees outside, and less than 62 degrees in, but they came close. </div>
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Now that it's 80+ degrees, I finally got around to writing up the pattern. Make at your own risk: it hasn't been tested, and I don't always corral the correct numbers when I'm figuring things out. I'll try to make a pattern test pair (and corrections) before the next fimbulvetr comes along.</div>
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Description: toe-up slippers, with
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Size Women's U.S. 9</div>
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Yarn: (I used about 3/4 skein of Bernat Vintage)</div>
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Needles: U.S. #6, or size needed for
gauge</div>
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1 stitch marker</div>
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Gauge: 20 stitches and 32 rows = 4”
in stockinette
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Techniques:
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“Toe-Up” Cast On</div>
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Knitting in the round</div>
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Knit stitches</div>
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Purl stitches<br />Increasing <br />Decreasing</div>
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Yarn over eyelet stitches</div>
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I-Cord</div>
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Special Stitches:</div>
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M1R: Increase one stitch by knitting in
the right side of the stitch in the row below<br />M1L: Increase one
stitch by knitting in the left side of the stitch in the row below
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Pattern: repeat of 3 stitches, plus 2</div>
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Round 1: knit</div>
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Round 2: *p1, k2, end p1</div>
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Round 3: knit<br />Round 4: k1,*k2, p1,
k1</div>
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(If knitting back and forth, all odd
rows should be purled)</div>
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Toe:</div>
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Using Judi's Magic Cast-On, cast on 12
stitches over two needles. Place marker to indicate beginning of
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Round 1: knit</div>
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Round 2: k1, m1R, k4, m1L, k2, m1R, k4,
m1L, k1 (16 stitches on needles)
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Round 3: knit</div>
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Round 4: k1, m1R, k6, m1L, k2, m1R, k6,
m1L, k1 (20 stitches on needles)
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Round 6: knit</div>
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Round 7: k1, m1R, k8, m1L, k2, m1R, k8,
m1L, k1 (24 stitches on needles)
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Round 8: knit</div>
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Round 9: knit</div>
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Round 10: k1, m1R, k10 m1L, k2, m1R,
k10, m1L, k10, k1 (28 stitches on needles)
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Round 11: knit</div>
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Round 12: knit</div>
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Round 14: k1, m1R, k12 m1L, k2, m1R,
k12, m1L, k12, k1 (32 stitches on needles)
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Round 15: knit</div>
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Round 16: knit</div>
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Round 18: k1, m1R, k14 m1L, k2, m1R,
k14 m1L, k14, k1 (36 stitches on needles)</div>
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Round 18: knit</div>
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Round: 19: knit</div>
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Round 20: knit</div>
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Round 21: k1, m1R, k16, m1L, k2, m1R,
k14, m1L, k16, k1 (40 stitches on needles)</div>
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Foot</div>
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Round 1: knit</div>
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Round 2: (p1, k2, six times) p1, k21
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Round 3: knit</div>
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Round 4: (k2, p1 six times) k22</div>
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Repeat rounds 1-4 six more times, or
until desired length is reached (approximately 65% of total)
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Heel Shaping</div>
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The heel will be worked on the 20
stitches that make up the sole of the foot. On odd rows, slip the
first stitch as if to purl, on even rows, slip the first stitch as if
to knit.
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Row 1: turn work, slip1, purl 19</div>
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Row 2: slip1, k1, ssk, k16</div>
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Row 3: slip1, p1, p2tog, k15</div>
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Row 4: slipl, k1, ssk, k14</div>
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Row 5: slip1, p1, p2tog, k13</div>
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Row 6: slip1, k1, ssk, k12</div>
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Row 7: slip1, p1, p2tog, k11</div>
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Row 8: slip1, k1, ssk, k10</div>
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Row 9: slip1, p1, p2tog, k9</div>
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Row 10: slip1, k1, ssk, k8</div>
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Row 11, slip1, p1, p2tog, k7</div>
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Row 12: slip1, k1, ssk, k6</div>
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Row 13: slip1, p1, p2tog, k5</div>
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Row 14: slip1, k1, ssk, k4</div>
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Row 15: slip 1, k1, p2tog, k3</div>
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Row 16, slip 1, k1, ssk, k2</div>
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Heel and Gusset</div>
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Round 1:</div>
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Pick up and knit 8 slipped stitches
along the left side of the heel, plus the last stitch in the row
below, k20, pick up and knit the first stitch in the row below the
slipped stitches on the right side of the heel, pick up and knit the
8 slipped stitches along the side of the heel) knit 16</div>
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Round 2: (p1, k2, six times) p1, k2,
ssk, k7, (p1, k2 six times), p1, k7, k2tog, k1</div>
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Round 3: knit</div>
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Round 4: (k2, p1 six times) k3, ssk,
k4, (k2, p1 six times), k7, k2tog, k3</div>
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Round 5: knit</div>
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Round 6: (k2, p1 six times) k3, ssk,
k2, (k2, p1 six times), k5, k2tog, k3</div>
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Leg<br />Round 1: knit</div>
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Round 2: (p1, k2, thirteen times)</div>
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Round 3: knit</div>
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Round 4: (k2, p1, thirteen times)
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Repeat once, (eight rounds in all)
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Cuff</div>
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Round 1: purl</div>
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Round 2: knit<br />Round 3: purl</div>
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Round 4: knit</div>
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Round 5: purl</div>
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Round 6: knit</div>
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Round 7: (eyelet row) k2 (yo, k5
seven times)
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Round 8: knit</div>
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Round 8: purl</div>
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Round 10: knit</div>
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Round 11: purl</div>
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Round 12: knit</div>
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Bind off.
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Ties (make 2)
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Make approximately 24” of 4 stitch
i-cord</div>
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Finishing:
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Weave in ends, wash and block, thread
ties through eyelets</div>
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Please let me know of any pattern problems or inaccuracies. As with all of my patterns, (so far) this one is free. Make slippers for yourself or to give away, don't claim the pattern as your own, sell it, or the slippers you make from it, or I'll be sending Loki and his big brother Thor after you, and you won't like that, one bit. </div>
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Rana Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776938274544807880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765417673970137623.post-61206824338625921892013-01-02T00:12:00.000-08:002013-01-02T01:52:07.200-08:00Inches to Go Before I Sheep<div class="notes markdown">
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I’ve been trying to think of what to do with the yarn left over from
Half a Sheep. It’s not really good for socks, don’t have enough for a
sweater, and hats or critters don’t have enough row repeats to be
identifiable. A friend showed me a knitted cane "cozy." What a really cool idea!<br />
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Since I have to use a cane,
dressing it in a Time Lord’s scarf is full of win. I’m not using the
original pattern though: <a href="http://www.fashionablecanes.com/canes/cane-anatomy.html">my cane is straight with a derby handle, </a><br />
there is no way her pattern will work with it’s shape.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fashionablecanes.com/mm5/graphics/Zoom_images/5740a/TileGroup0/0-0-0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="click for a closer look" border="0" height="200" src="http://www.fashionablecanes.com/mm5/graphics/Zoom_images/5740a/TileGroup0/0-0-0.jpg" width="152" /></a>As I was playing around with how to make a cane “scarf” work, which
color repeat, or which part of the color repeats to use, how many
stitches to cast on, etc., I decided I want it to drape like the
Doctor’s scarf, too.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fashionablecanes.com/mm5/graphics/Zoom_images/5740b/TileGroup0/0-0-0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>So I cast on 16 stitches (gauge is 4.5/in.) and I’m doing 1/2 of each of the color repeats from the season 12 scarf. After some trial and error, I decided to knit it flat; and will seam the part that goes around the
cane once it’s done. The rest (about 2/3rds of the total length) I’ll
leave flat, loop over the handle, let hang, and add tassels. As much as I
hate seaming, it’s going to look better and be<br />
easier than trying to
work such a small circumference in the round.<br />
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Update 9/26/12: The knitting has been done for a month, and I DID have enough yarn. I accidentally left my cane at a friend's house a couple of weeks ago, and so haven't seamed or "fitted," or tasseled it yet. I want to have the actual cane to do that, so I can block it to shape on the cane itself. Soon, I hope.<br />
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Further Update: 10/20/12 <br />
Blocked it, whip stitched the “around the cane” part to
make a tube,added tassels to the “loose” end. I did the tassels in
groups of three three colors each, placing one every other stitch, and
changing the colors with each one so they were “evenly” represented. I
had just enough (literally!) of the green to finish it, and less than
yard left of the brown and the tan. <br />
This one’s been FUN.<br />
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12/31/12</div>
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I've really enjoyed the looks and comments I've gotten on my scarf covered cane. No one has realized it's a play on Dr. Who yet; if I make it to a science fiction convention in a couple of weeks, perhaps that will change. <br /> </div>
Rana Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776938274544807880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765417673970137623.post-19601496847641881122012-12-27T21:59:00.003-08:002013-03-10T20:01:57.264-07:00Nac Mac Feegle's Figurative Fire Stopper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's finished, and no longer a secret, so I can post about it now. I made this for a friend who said she's always "putting out fires" at work. I am quite pleased with myself; this is the first arumigumi/toy type thing I've ever made, let alone designed. I'm glad I used wool, because blocking was pretty important to make all the bits look the way they are supposed to look. If using acrylic, I recommend dipping the parts other than the canister in a very thin solution of either Elmer's glue and water or laundry starch, so they can be shaped. <br />
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Gauge = 12 stitches/inch in stockinette <br />
I used Brown Sheep Sport on U.S. 0 (2mm) needles<br />
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Yarn: Sport/Fingering weight<br />
Red: about 25 yards <br />
Light Grey: About 1 yard <br />
Black or Dark Grey: About 1 yard<br />
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(I used Brown Sheep Naturespun Sport for the canister, Regia 4 ply Solids for the other bits, because that's what I happened to have on hand.) Embroidery floss would work well for the bits, too.)<br />
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Size: 3" high and 1" in diameter (Edit: I don't know how I originally managed to say this thing was 4" high. Sorry about that.) <br />
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With main color (red), using the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXgvTPSOVIw" target="_blank">magic circle cast on</a>, cast on 6 stitches<br />
Round 1: Knit<br />
Round 2: kfb 6 times (12 stitches total)<br />
Round 3: kfb, k1, repeat around (18 stitches total)<br />
Round 4: kfb, k2, repeat around (24 stitches total)<br />
Round 5: kfb, k3, repeat around (28 stitches total)*<br />
Round 6: purl <br />
Round 7: k5, s1, psso, four times (24 stitches total)**<br />
Rounds 8- 30: knit<br />
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Stop knitting and stuff; evenly and fairly tightly, because poking stuffing down a very small hole after the following decreases is pure drudgery <br />
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Beginning with round 31:<br />
Decrease 4 stitches every other round, until four stitches are left on the needle<br />
Fasten off by cutting the yarn, pulling it (loosely!) through the remaining stitches, and knotting<br />
Tuck the yarn end down into the body of the work. Cram in some more stuffing to fill the newly created space <br />
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Handle: cast on 4 stitches. Work 8 rounds of i-cord<br />
Rounds 9 & 11: Knit<br />
Rounds 10 & 12: Purl<br />
Work 8 more rounds of i-cord<br />
Fasten
off: cut yarn, pull end through the
stitches <br />
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Hose: <br />
Part 1: (Crochet) With lighter grey, chain 20 stitches, or desired length<br />
Part 2: (Knit) Insert needle into 3rd chain from the end. Cast on 3 stitches <br />
Work seven rounds of i-cord around the end of the crocheted chain<br />
Increase by one stitch on rounds 3, 5, and 7 (final row of i-cord will have 6 stitches) <br />
Fasten off: cut yarn, pull loosely through all stitches, leaving a tail of about 6" yarn for assembling<br />
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Mount: (Crochet)<br />
Chain 20 (or as many stitches needed to fit loosely around the canister) join to form ring <br />
Round 1: Chain 2 (forms first stitch) hdc in each stitch around, slip stitch to close ring<br />
Round 2: Chain 3, slip stitch in first chain from hook to form a small picot <br />
Fasten off: Cut yarn, pull through final stitch<br />
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Assembling and Finishing:<br />
1: Attach small end of hose to handle by pulling "tail" of yarn between the stitches at the center of the handle, knot <br />
2: Fold the handle in half (centering on the flat area between the two i-cord portions. Attach
to canister by placing on one side of the "neck. Pull the "tail of yarn
from the "hose" to the outside of the center, weave it through the
stitches at the base of the neck. Lash it around the handle (like sewing
on a button with a post; I don't know how else to describe it) three
times, between three of the four stitches at the top of the canister<br />
3. Slide
the mount over the cylinder and the hose, to desired position. (It
should sit about 1/3 of the way down the canister.) Position the picot
over the hose. Tack in place if desired <br />
4. Weave in and trim ends <br />
5. Block and shape, stiffen with glue or starch if desired<br />
6. Give to friend<br />
7. Enjoy the squee <br />
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*originally read "kfb, k2," which is incorrect <br />
**the decreases are a refinement I thought of after I created this thing, to keep the cylinder more--cylindricalRana Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776938274544807880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765417673970137623.post-79554319920379147842012-09-26T16:13:00.001-07:002012-12-27T22:03:36.472-08:00Shh! It's a Secret! I'm working on creating a little bit of amigurumi for a new--but already--close friend. Don't tell. It's geeky and kind of punnish, and I think it's hilarious. <br />
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Hints: It will be tiny, and mostly red. The main part will be knitted in the round, gauge is 12 stitches to the inch. Ravelry doesn't have any (though they have everything else) so I have to design my own.<br />
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I should have updated a while back, but life DOES get in the way. The project is made, gifted and a big hit. The person I made it for was grumbling that she keeps having to put out fires that other people make. We joked about her needing a teeny tiny fire extinguisher to keep on her desk. Since I had no idea where to find such a thing, no money to buy one if I did, AND I knit--<br />
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I present to you the nac mac Feegle Figurative Fire Stopper. (Not to be used in the event of an actual, non-figurative fire.)<br />
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Recipe for making your own in a future post. Rana Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776938274544807880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765417673970137623.post-38531932554210695292012-09-26T15:52:00.000-07:002013-01-02T01:41:12.445-08:00Method To My Madness<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I knit weird. When I first learned to knit, back in the dark ages when we had to hunt and skin our own acrylics and polyesters---using flint tipped needles--chasing them down the dark and fetid aisles of the local general store, I was taught by my great Aunt Fern. She was an amazing teacher, and I was a pretty good student back then. I didn't realize that the "method" she taught me was "all wrong," at least according to some people, for whom rules are more important than either product or process. I've taught a lot of other people to knit weird, too. <br />
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Many years later--after Ravelry, and a proliferation of LYS brought
civilization to us savages--I discovered that I could get my hands on
other fibers to knit, and that patterns for complex designs involving textures and shaping
require some changes in method. The end results look just like something made with the more"standard" versions, so any one who doesn't like my methods can go chew on a big ol' hank of wormy chenille, and stay the heck out of my way. I'll be over here, knitting for people who appreciate it, and having a lovely time.<br />
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I still think "my way" is easier all around than any other, and as much as I enjoy wrapping yarn around sticks and pulling it off again, I like to actually make stuff that can be used in some way or another. (You! In the back. Stop sniggering, unless you're thinking about <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/designers/cheezombie" target="_blank">cheezombie's slugs</a>, which are very cool.) Put most simply, I knit in the backs of my stitches. I purl in the front of them; so the motions to make a purl stitch are the exact mirror of the ones for the knit. (That's WHY I knit in the back; if the next row needs to be purled, it sets the stitch up correctly.) That's all. Sometimes I knit from right to left instead of left to right too, but (I think) that's not all that odd.<br />
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The first cast-on I learned was the backward loop (wait! There's more than one?) Then I discovered knit, followed by cable (what? they're not the same thing?) cast ons, and used those for a very long time. Even more years later, I learned long tail and Judi's Magic, and crochet, and provisional, all of which cover pretty much everything I've wanted to knit so far, though I'm sure there are others out there. <br />
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Years later, I taught myself a whole bunch of other techniques for laces and insertions, short row shaping and steeking, edgings and colorwork and all that complicated stuff, plus how to read patterns and "convert" stitches to "my" style as necessary. From there, it was logical leap to begin writing my own patterns, and I'll probably start charting them soon. I can read charts, but I'm not very good at it. It's still a "foreign" language that I haven't learned to think in, yet.<br />
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I like making stuff up, even when the math is hard. Rana Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776938274544807880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765417673970137623.post-70836137551428219512012-07-24T23:35:00.001-07:002012-09-26T16:06:23.871-07:00Socks of DoomPattern: <a href="http://knittersreview.com/article_how_to.asp?article=review/profile/070823_a.asp" target="_blank">Jane's Hedgerow Socks</a><br />
Yarn: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FLIQD4/ref=asc_df_B003FLIQD42089636?tag=thefind0142949-20&creative=395261&creativeASIN=B003FLIQD4&linkCode=asn" target="_blank">Regia 4 Ply Fadig, colorway: Bark</a><br />
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Gauge: 28 stitches/40 rows = 4" in stockinette<br />
Needles: U.S. 0 (you'll probably want to use 1s unless your knitting is loose and sloppy like mine) circular(s) or dpns<br />
Techniques: Magic Loop, Toe Up Gusseted Heel, Jeni's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off<br />
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I have made socks for three of my four sisters. I've been putting off
making a pair for the remaining sister for several years. I want to
make her socks. I tried to make her socks. I failed. When I originally
asked her what she would like, she told me she wanted:<br />
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Plain.<br />
Black.<br />
Long Wearing.<br />
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*sigh*<br />
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I love my sister. I want to make her happy.
I want her to have socks that she really likes. I tried. Hard. I
managed--in spite of the fact that I am half blind-- so black yarn is
virtually impossible for me to knit with, and have ADHD--so endless
swathes of tiny stockinette stitches make me really stabbity--to
complete one sock. I did have to put a hot pink toe on it to keep from
losing my mind completely, but I got it done.<br />
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It
languished in the craft pile for several years. I had cataract surgery,
and got new glasses. I discovered cuboid needles, which help me make my
usually straggly stitches a lot more evenly sized. I got medication for
the ADHD, so can now focus on repetitious stuff for long periods of
time. But I can't make myself knit that second sock, I still don't hate
myself enough to endure the drudgery that it entails. I threw out the
one I'd made so it would stop taunting me; I didn't even try to salvage
the yarn.<br />
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The other knitted gifts I've been making keep giving me a vague
sense of nagging guilt. I finally decided that I do very much want to
make this sister a pair of socks, but I have to honor myself as a
crafter, first. I hunted Ravelry for a pattern that would be reasonably
plain, and my stash for a dark neutral nylon reinforced wool fingering
weight yarn.<br />
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I switched the pattern from top down to toe up, and my gauge is 7
(rather than 8) stitches to the inch on U.S. 0 needles. I wanted a
rounder toe than the standard one that increases by four stitches every
other row, and that took some research and a lot of experimentation
before I got a result I like. Bonus (which may have subconsciously led me to picking this pattern) the sister's name is Jane. <br />
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Patterm Adaptations:<br />
Rounded Toe: <br />
Judy's Magic Cast On: 10 stitches each needle. (20 stitches)<br />
Round 1: knit<br />
Rounds 2-5: k1, inc1, knit, inc1 in second stitch from end of needle, repeat on second needle (36 stitches in round 5) <br />
Round 6, 8, and 10: knit<br />
Rounds 7, 9, and 11: k1, inc1, knit, inc1 in second stitch from end of needle, repeat on second needle (48 stitches)<br />
Rounds 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, and 20: knit<br />
Rounds 14, and 17: k1, inc1, knit, inc1 in second stitch from end of needle, repeat on second needle (56 stitches) <br />
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The trick to making a rounded toe with paired increases on top and bottom is to divide the rounds into 3 or 4 segments (depending on how many stitches are desired for the foot) and knitting first none, then 1, then two, then 3 (for more 60 stitches) even rounds in between the increase rounds. Once the desired total of stitches is reached, end with one or more even rounds before starting the pattern repeats.<br />
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Work top of sock in pattern, and bottom of sock in stockinette until it measures 65% of desired finished length. (I want my finished sock to be about 10.25" long, so fudging the math just a bit:<br />
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10.25 inches = 102.5 rounds x 65% - the 20 for the toe = 48<br />
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The pattern stitch for this sock is very simple:<br />
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Round 1: k1, p1, k2, p2, repeat to end of round<br />
Round 2: k2, p1, k2, P2, repeat to end of round<br />
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So I've got four more rows to knit before I start the heel, which is going to be the <a href="http://maiaspins.typepad.com/maiaspins/2007/05/toeup_gusseted_.html" target="_blank">Toe Up Gusseted Heel from Maia Spins. </a><br />
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I'll edit this post and add more pictures when I get to that part. <br />
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<br />Rana Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776938274544807880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765417673970137623.post-38447526590394091732012-07-09T01:53:00.000-07:002012-07-09T22:43:29.820-07:00Second Verse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Update 7/09/12: And now they are done. I like the way the turned out more better this time. And they fit. Perfectly. <br />
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Not quite the same as the first, but "Do Over" is such a depressing name
for a project. Halfway through the second sock, I (a) didn't really
like the pattern and (b) realized they were going to be too bloody big.
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Cascade Fixation stretches. A LOT. So I frogged and started over. (Yes, that IS why I am called Rana Catesbeiana, at least in part. I generally frog everything at least once.)<br />
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The pattern I'm using instead is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hermiones-everyday-socks">Hermione's Everyday Socks</a>
by Erica Lueder. More or less. <br />
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Gauge is 24 stitches/36 rows = 4” on U.S. 2 needles.<br />
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Cast on = 48 stitches <br />
Cuff = 18 rows; k3, p1 rib<br />
Leg = 40 rows; in pattern<br />
Heel = 18 rows; eye of partridge, with slip stitch, p1 edges<br />
Gusset = pick up 10 stitches on each side <br />
Foot = 36 rows (plus gusset decreases, so 58 in all) <br />
Toe = 24 rows (decreasing to 16 stitches)<br />
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The four stitch, four row pattern breaks up the pooling of the
clown barf quite nicely. I’m using a k3, p1 rib for the cuff, a heel flap, paired decreases for the toe, grafting to bind
off.<br />
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If you want help figuring out the number of stitches/rows for various parts in a different yarn/size/gauge, leave a comment and let me know.<br />
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I'll keep the notes and pics from the first verse for the record, but the sock and a half are no more. They are expired. They are ex-socks.<br />
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Version One, nicknamed 5 x 5, circa 4/20/12<br />
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When the character Faith from the television series Buffy the Vampire
Slayer is asked how she is, she answers, "five by five." It comes from
old radio slang, and pretty much means, "all is well." I don't know if
that actually describes these socks (well, it didn't actually describe
Faith either) but the pattern repeat is five stitches by five rows, and I
like it.<br />
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And it's clown barf! which is always well.<br />
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I had a couple of criteria in mind when designing these socks. Two yarns, one plain and one not so plain had to play nice together. Cascade fixation is a bit of a challenge for a sock, because it's fairly substantial, and rather textured at the same time. I ganked the cuff pattern from <a href="http://caterpillargreen.wordpress.com/2011/09/18/columbia/" target="_blank">Columbia </a>by Catherine Gamroth. I didn't think the abrupt change from the pattern to stockinette would work with my two sibling yarns, so I kept a repeat of it winding down the heel, while smoothing a variation into the foot.<br />
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I had planned to make the toe in lime green also, but that yarn was in another room and the Atlanta Braves were winning. I didn't want to stop knitting or watching, either one. I may put a green toe on the second sock, we shall see.<br />
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All is well, and all is well, and all manner of things will be well. <br />
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I'm using roughly 90 grams of Cascade Fixation or similar DK/8 ply yarn, and U.S. size 4 (3.5 mm) needles. One at a time, magic loop.<br />
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Gauge = 5.5 stitches/8 rows to the inch, more or less.<br />
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Pattern and more pics to follow.<br />
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(Edit to update: or not. If I try again with different yarn, I'll write a new post.) <br />
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<br />Rana Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776938274544807880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765417673970137623.post-29805899391345544462012-06-21T02:39:00.004-07:002012-06-21T15:31:27.424-07:00Bagginses<div style="text-align: left;">
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whiter yarn,and a bigger, taller bag. The version pictured here is 6" wide by 9" tall. It's a good size to hold a Kindle or a paperback book, a small knitting project, and/or sundry other accouterments.<br />
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Hers is 8" wide by
12" tall; you could stuff a whole bunch of thingies in there. I'll leave the what to your imagination. I didn't get
pictures of the one I made for her, but it's this one's big brother, pretty much. And white.<br />
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Gauge: 18 stitches/20 rows = 4 inches<br />
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Needles: U.S. 6 or size needed for gauge <br />
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Yarn:
kitchen cotton, linen, blend, or other worsted weight yarn that doesn't
stretch. (I used Peaches and Creme Ecru, I'm guessing about 40 yards or summat, probably a little less. <br />
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Stitch Pattern One (probably has a name but I don't know it.)<br />
Row 1: p1, k3, repeat<br />
Row 2: purl all stitches <br />
Row 3: k1, p1, k2, repeat<br />
Row 4: purl all stitches<br />
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Stitch Pattern Two (Half Linen Stitch)<br />
Row 2: k1, slip 1, repeat <br />
Row 2: purl all stitches <br />
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The stitch patterns above are for knitting flat. When knitting in the round, reverse all even numbered rows. <br />
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Cast on 56 stitches<br />
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I like <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATmagiccaston.html" target="_blank">Judy's Magic Cast On. </a>If you'd rather seam the bottom, be my guest. Use your favorite cast on, and join to work in the round. If you'd rather work flat and don't know how to change the pattern to do so, leave me a comment; I'll 'splain. If you want to make a different size, and don't know how to do the math, tell me where you're lost, and I will happily show you, but I'll leave you to figure it out. Deal? Deal.<br />
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Round 1: p1, k3, repeat around. <br />
Round 2: knit<br />
Round 3: k1, p1, k2, repeat around. <br />
Round 4: knit <br />
Repeat these four rounds 12 times (48 rounds total) or until bag measures 7.5" deep<br />
Knit next four rounds<br />
Rounds 53, 55, and 57: k1, slip 1, repeat around<br />
Round 54, 56, and 58: knit<br />
Round 59: purl<br />
Round 60: purl<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0plhuwVF4j0" target="_blank">Bind off. </a><br />
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Straps (make 2):<br />
Cast on 4 stitches. Knit as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcGj6tpqeJA" target="_blank">i-cord</a> until desired length is reached. (I did 60 repeats.) <br />
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The person in the demo I've linked says "you must use a double pointed needle." Actually, you don't must. I usually use a circular needle because--like an idiot--I gave away all my dps when I moved, but you can make it with single points if necessary. Just slide the stitches to a second needle without knitting them, and start knitting on the one that is now in front. When you've knitted all of them, lather, rinse, repeat until your i-cord is the desired length, or until you will have to rip out your hair or poke out your own eyes with your needle(s) if you try to make One.More.Stitch. If you can cajole or bribe someone to make it for you, so much the better. <br />
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Attach the straps securely two rows down and four stitches in from the top and sides. Weave in the ends and call it done. Let me know if you have any problems with the pattern. Other problems? Get a shrink. <br />
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This pattern is for personal use only. Feel free to share it with others, but it may not be sold. <br />
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<br />Rana Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776938274544807880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765417673970137623.post-9148566552115004362012-06-13T14:23:00.000-07:002012-06-21T15:51:20.898-07:00+2 to Charisma<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
I made this to use as a dice bag, but it would be excellent for gifts, a cell phone cozy, a belt pouch, or something like that. Because it's technically lace (meaning; it has holes) stuffing it with things small enough to fall out (about 1/4" in diameter) is probably not a good idea, unless you want a believable reason for "losing" said things. </div>
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It's worked from the bottom up,
in the round. I use a “toe up” cast on because I don't like
seaming; otherwise cast on as you would normally do (long tail,
knit, or cable cast on would all work just fine) and then seam the
bottom as part of your finishing. This one is done with a figure eight, because I hadn't yet discovered Judi's Magic Cast On. The results are very similar, I think Judi's is easier. </div>
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The lace design is the same as the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/love2knitdishcloths/home/dishclothindex-html/hourglass-eyelet" target="_blank">Hourglass Eyelet</a> from the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Knitting-Stitches-Year-Perpetual-Calendar/dp/1564774325" target="_blank">365
Knitting Stitches a Year</a> calendar, but the bag itself is my own
original design. Many thanks to Cyndi for test knitting and pointing out needed corrections. Feel free to use personally or share, but this pattern
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The finished piece is
about 5” wide and 6”
tall. I used about 30 grams of Peruvian sport weight merino wool from
Elann, and U.S. 6 needles. Gauge is approximately 7 stitches to the
inch in garter stitch. I've written the
one set of decreases as “ssk” rather than “s1, k1, psso,” simply because
it's easier to write, but I actually use the s1, k1, psso technique.
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Cast on 40 stitches and join, being careful not to twist. Mark beginning of round.</div>
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Round 1, 3, 5, and 7: knit</div>
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Round 2, 4, 6, and 8, purl</div>
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Round 9: p1, k6, p1, k5, p1, k6, p1,
k6, p1, k5, p1, k6</div>
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Round 10: p2, k5, p1, k5, p1, k5, p3,
k5, p1, k5, p1, k5, p1</div>
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Round 11: *p1, k1, <span style="color: black;">yo</span>, ssk, p, k2tog, yo,
k1, yo, ssk, p1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, p, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat
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Round 12: p2, k2, p1, k5, p1, k5, p1,
k2, p3, k2, p1, k5, p1, k5, p1, k2, p1<span style="color: red;"></span> </div>
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Round 13: *p1, k3, p1, k5, p1, k5, p1,
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Round 14: Repeat round 12<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Round 15: *p1, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, p1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, p1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, repeat from * to end.<span style="color: red;"> </span></span></span></div>
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Round 16: Repeat round 10</div>
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Rounds 17 through 25: repeat pattern
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Round 26: knit</div>
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Round 27: (eyelet row) *k2, yo, ssk,
repeat from * to end</div>
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Round 28, 30, 32, and 34: knit</div>
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Round 29, 31, and 33, purl</div>
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Bind off</div>
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Seam bottom if you didn't use a "closed" cast on, weave in
ends, and block. Thread an 18” i-cord, ribbon, or material of your
choice through the row of eyelets for a drawstring. (I crocheted a 54”
chain, then used that chain to crochet an 18” chain because making
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Fill with dice, treasures, dreams, promises, silliness or whatever you like. </div>Rana Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776938274544807880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765417673970137623.post-25786933928680130652012-06-08T02:08:00.000-07:002012-06-21T15:39:28.734-07:00TreMENDedous SocksI made these for my friend Jeff. He has humongous feet, and they took forever.<br />
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I actually finished them in December of 2010. He somehow managed to tear a hole in one of them.
He asked if I could mend them. The pattern is <a href="http://www.knittingonthenet.com/patterns/socksbasic.htm" target="_blank">Kim Goddard's Beginner</a> socks, which is the first one I ever used, and still a favorite. <br />
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(How does one tear the sole of a sock? I have no idea.)<br />
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I’ve never mended socks before, and had recently used up the leftover
green/gray yarn. Of course. I had some scraps of the maroon/burgundy,
so used that.<br />
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I pretty much just frogged out the torn bits of yarn, and tied them
at the sides with a tiny square knot. (I don’t usually like to put knots
in socks, but I couldn’t think of any other way to secure them.) Then I
picked up the loops (8 of them) at the bottom of the hole as if they
were a provisional cast on. Knitted two rows, weaving the yarn through
the stitch at each side, then grafted to the loops on the top. For a
first try at mending, I’m fairly pleased.<br />
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Aside from the hole, they’ve worn like iron, and have gotten even
softer with wear, and he loves them, so I learned something worthwhile
and he’s a happy man. Yeah, these last two pictures kind of remind me of lady parts, too.<br />
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The socks are done. I wore them to bed last night, and had warm happy feet. They're actually a little too big, so I'm going to reblock them, and see if I can shrink them a small amount without too much felting. The Regia yarn is superwash. The Knitpicks--isn't. I know, I know. But I made these from scraps from other projects. One works with what one has.</div>
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I was looking for a toe up sock pattern on Ravelry, and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hermiones-everyday-socks">Hermione's Everyday Socks</a>
by Erica Lueder came up. It's NOT toe-up. However, I've never met a pattern I didn't feel the need to rewrite at least a little, and I really liked the look of this one, so ever so blithely decided to convert it. (Pattern notes are below.) The pattern and yarn remind me of the brick paved street in the
small town where I grew up. It’s warm and soft, just a little rugged
looking, and quite comforting. Since I've been quite homesick lately, this is a good thing. <br />
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I knit rather loosely. I used a combination of Knit Picks Palette and Regia 4-ply on size 1 needles, for a gauge of 7 stitches to the inch. They took about 200 yards of yarn; roughly 80 grams, total. They would have been better at 8 or 9 stitches per inch, but my size 0 needles broke. Increase or decrease by multiples of four for tighter or looser gauge,
or to make your socks smaller or larger. The size I made is about a women's U.S. 9. <br />
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This pattern is fairly adaptable. I've written it for Magic Loop, feel free to change to suit dpns, 2AAT, or whatever tickles your fancy. Because knitting should. Tickle one's fancy, I mean.<br />
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(If you use this pattern as I've written it, and find errors, PLEASE let me know? Thank you.) <br />
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Toe: <br />
Cast on 24 stitches (I used <a href="http://maiaspins.typepad.com/maiaspins/2007/05/toeup_gusseted_.html">Judy’s Magic Cast On.</a>) Mark beginning of round. <br />
Round 1: Knit <br />
Round 2: K2, M1 (I used Techknitter’s <a href="http://techknitting.blogspot.com/2007/05/very-nearly-invisible-increase.html">Nearly Invisible Increase</a>),
knit to two stitches from end of first needle, M1, K2 (14 stitches on
first needle.) Repeat on second needle. (26 stitches total.) <br />
Repeat these two rounds eight times. (17 rounds total, 28 stitches on each needle, 56 stitches in all.) <br />
Knit 4 rounds even. If changing yarn, switch to main color, knit one round. (22 rounds in all.)<br />
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Foot: <br />
Round 1: k1, p1, k2, repeat five times, k1, p1, k2 (28
stitches on first needle, this will be the to top of the foot,) knit 28
stitches (second needle, this will be the bottom of the foot,) to
complete the round. <br />
Round 2: knit <br />
Round 3: k3, p1, repeat five times, k3 (end of first needle), k28 to complete the round. <br />
Round 4: knit <br />
Repeat until sock measures 5” (or about 55% of total desired foot length.) End with round 2 or round 4.<br />
Increase for gussets: <br />
Round 1: Knit the stitches on the first needle in pattern, on the second needle, k2, M1, k24, M1, k2. (30 stitches on needle) <br />
Round 2: Knit <br />
Repeat these two rounds ten more times (50 stitches on needle 2)<br />
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Regarding the heel: Short row heels--while pretty--don’t fit my
funky shaped feet very well, and I prefer a slightly rounded (French) to
a square (German) heel. I also prefer using paired decreases for making
short rows to the “wrap and turn” technique. (I only despise w&t
with the fire of 97 suns, but if I can avoid it, I will.) For these
socks; I wanted the Regia yarn on the bottom as well as the back of the
heel, because it is reinforced with nylon, and will be longer wearing.<br />
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I originally planned to make <a href="http://maiaspins.typepad.com/maiaspins/2007/05/toeup_gusseted_.html">Maia Spins Toe Up Gusseted Heel)</a>
but couldn’t wrap--no, the pun wasn’t intended--my brain around doing
that while also changing the yarn, purling the edge stitches, and using
an slipped half linen stitch pattern going up the back of the sock. I’m sure it
can be done, but my technical skills just aren’t quite up to it. Maybe
next time.<br />
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This is what I did instead. It’s a little funky, but it fits well and I think it looks pretty good.<br />
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Heel Shaping Part I: <br />
A “half moon” will be made with short rows
worked on the 26 stitches in the center of needle two, leaving 12
unworked “gusset” stitches on each side. These unworked stitches will be
picked up and worked into the sides of the heel cup and flap, later on.
If it’s easier to slip these stitches to the other needle or to cable
needles to keep them out of the way until it’s their turn to be worked,
feel free.<br />
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Row 1: If using a contrast yarn; skip the first 12 stitches on the
needle, join at stitch 13. k26, turn. (If not changing yarn, knit across
38 stitches. Turn.) <br />
Row 2: (wrong side) Slip 1st stitch, purl across to three stitches from end, p2tog, p1, turn. <br />
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3: Slip 1st stitch, knit across to to three stitches from end (or
gap--or 15 stitches--if the gusset stitches on the working needle), ssk,
k1, turn. <br />
Repeat these two rows, decreasing one stitch per row, for
a total of 19 rows. (There should be seven "live" stitches left in the center
of the row.)<br />
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Heel Shaping Part II:<br />
Round 1: (WS) pick up 7 stitches along the decreased edge as if to purl. Pick up the next 3 stitches along that edge as if to knit. Slip the first stitch of the "live" gusset stitches onto the right hand needle, slip the final picked up stitch over and off. Turn. (17 stitches on needle)<br />
Round 2: (RS) s1, p2, k14, pick up 7 stitches along the decreased edge as if to knit, pick up the next 3 stitches along that edge as if to purl. Knit the next stitch together with the first live gusset stitch. Turn. (27 stitches on needle.)<br />
Round 3: s1, k2, p21, k2, p1, p next stitch together with the live gusset stitch next to it. Turn<br />
Round 4: s1, p2, (k1, s1 wyif) 10 times, k1, p2, knit next stitch together with the adjacent live gusset stitch, turn.<br />
Repeat rounds 3 and 4 until all gusset stitches have been picked up and decreased into heel. (19 more times) <br />
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Leg:<br />
Switch to main color if changing colors. (I like <a href="http://techknitting.blogspot.com/2007/01/jogless-stripes.html" target="_blank">Techknitter's jogless stripes method</a> for color changes. <br />
Round 1 Work instep in pattern previously established, continue across heel stitches in same pattern, M1 (either kfb or lift from the stitch below). (56 stitches total) <br />
Round 2: Work in pattern around.<br />
Repeat rounds 1 and 2 until desired length is reached, approximately 38 more times. (Mine is 3.5 inches from the top of the heel flap.)<br />
Change color for ribbing, if desired.<br />
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Ribbing:<br />
Round 1: k1, p1, around<br />
Repeat Round 1 until desired length is reached, approximately 15 more times. (Mine is 1.5 inches).<br />
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Bind Off with <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall09/FEATjssbo.php" target="_blank">Jeny's surprisingly stretchy bind off. </a><br />
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Weave in ends, yada yada yada, wash, block, yada, yada, yada, <br />
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ENJOY. </div>Rana Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776938274544807880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765417673970137623.post-86103702794365756762012-06-07T22:31:00.001-07:002012-06-09T17:33:47.682-07:00I Despise Computer Programs When--I accidentally do a thing that isn't what I want it to do, and a program won't let me UNDO it. Particularly when it causes me to lose the half finished post I was trying to put up. I just want to put my freaking pictures where I want them to go, please and thank you. I don't want them left, right, or bloody centered, I want them in various places all over the page, and I don't appreciate having to freaking learn how to bloody code to make happen, or have the whole thing turn into just the image with no way to get back to where I was. <br />
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On that note, I'm going to go away from this for a while. And think about whether I want to create a WordPress blog instead.<br />
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Edit: I downloaded WordPress to look at it. It doesn't pretend to be easy, at least, and has very explicit instructions for setting it up, which--unfortunately--assumes knowledge I either don't have or am pretty fuzzy about, What I do know doesn't map over as well as I'd like. So maybe not, at least not right now. When I'm ready to learn me a bunch of new computer stuff, maybe. Rana Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776938274544807880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765417673970137623.post-25307192291989780912012-06-01T14:06:00.002-07:002012-06-21T15:44:03.059-07:00Helen's Bag of HoldingI finished Helen's Bag of Holding a month ago, (after a year and a complete redo!) and really like the way it turned out. The pattern is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lets-go-shopping---market-bag" target="_blank">Linda Skinlo's Let's Go Shopping Market Bag.</a><br />
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I used Jil Eaton Cottontail yarn; around two 50 gram skeins. It's supposedly a "sport"
weight, I'd call it a DK. I'm too lazy to fish some out and figure wpi
(wraps per inch) but I may do that one of these days. I knit very
loosely, so used U.S. size 5 needles (3.75 mm). (Fibergypsy has a <a href="http://www.fibergypsy.com/common/needles.shtml" target="_blank">great needle sizing chart here</a>.) If
your knitting is on the tight side, go up a needle size, or even two. Gauge isn't
that important on something like this, unless you've got a limited
amount of yarn, but it's handy to know what yours is likely to be. <br />
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No, I didn't swatch. *rolls eyes* If I had, I might not have
decided to frog the whole thing and start over when it came out too
bloody big the first time, but it probably wouldn't have made a
difference if I had. For an accounting type person who loves math, I can
be seriously clueless. Give me algebra and spreadsheets, I'm in hog
heaven. Geometry, not so much. Why CAN'T two solid physical objects
occupy the same space at the same time?<br />
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Gathering all the links and tricks and tips and patterns and stuff I've collected is on the project list too.<br />
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Why can't American women figure sizes? It's because their men
have told them it's eight inches when it's really six. *heh* The
clothing makers lie to us too. A LOT. But that's a rant for a different
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<span style="font-size: small;">"Pity about the scarf-- Madame Nostradamus made it for me-- a witty little knitter. Never get another one like it--" The Doctor, Ark in Space</span></h3>
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By now, you may have figured out that I'm a bit of a Geek. If not, this will probably convince you. Who else would knit a fourteen foot scarf in sport weight wool, all in garter stitch?</div>
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Natalie went to visit her Uncle last Christmas. Her cousin was knitting a scarf. A Dr. Who scarf. Several days later, watching me sitting in the living room with yarn and needles in my lap, she mentioned how cool it was and wistfully wondered if it it was something I could make. I like to knit socks and hats because they are small and not boring, and they still take me forever. Had anyone else wished I could knit this thing for them, I would have laughed and possibly said something like "Die in a Fire." (Okay, I wouldn't have said it. But I would have thought it rather loudly.)<br />
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But this was Natalie. The person I love more than anyone else in this world. The person for whom I've made pretty things for four years, that she appreciates and adores (so she says) but that she never uses or wears. I found a <a href="http://www.doctorwhoscarf.com/" target="_blank">website devoted to Dr. Who scarves</a>. (Yes, there's more than one. Scarf I mean, but there's more than one website too.)<br />
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I found another<a href="http://wittylittleknitter.com/" target="_blank"> website with a pattern</a>. I found a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/dr-who-scarf-support-group" target="_blank">Dr. Who scarf discussion group</a> on Ravelry. I found yarn. I found needles. I found time and patience and a place to block the thing once it was done.<br />
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I found a nifty little graphic that can be programmed to show one's progress:<br />
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<a href="http://silverspoonandpaperplate.com/scarf/scarf-maker.php" target="_blank"> Scarf-o-matic</a><br />
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I took notes. And pictures.<br />
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I'm inordinately proud of finishing this thing. I have a bizarre desire to make another. Season 18 this time. Which is six feet longer, and made with chenille. Chenille is just fashion molecules holding hands, and I can't find the right colors. This is probably a good thing, as I can't afford it and don't know anyone willing to hunt and skin a herd of wild polyesters for me anyway. <br />
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01/09/11 Got my yarn today! I’m VERY impressed with <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/shops/kaleidoscope-yarns" target="_blank">Kaleidoscope Yarns</a> I
originally mistyped my address, they contacted me immediately, and we
got it straightened out. Shipping for this entire lot was $4.50. I’m
excited.<br />
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1/12/12 The notes for this thing will probably be almost as long as
the scarf by the time I’m finished. It takes me about two minutes per
row. And 20 minutes to ladder down and fix the inevitable mistakes I
keep making that I don’t notice until 20 rows later.<br />
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I don’t like the grey yarn as much as the other colors. It’s a little thinner, not as evenly textured, and a little “fuzzier.”<br />
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1/19/12 <br />
Going to have to set the scarf aside for a while to finish a couple of other things. I’m
also thinking more and more about knitting myself a pair of socks, I’m
tired of having freezing cold feet.<br />
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2/17/12 <br />
Finished two hats and started a pair of socks, now back to the scarf. Over the 50% mark!<br />
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2/23/12 <br />
Had to redo the 16 rows of yellow, I accidentally cut one
of the loops trimming of an end, and didn’t like the way it looked when
I darned it. Then I came across a knot in the yarn, which kind of
annoyed me; as I’ve been putting in extra effort to avoid knots. Ah
well. On to the 56 rows of green.<br />
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2/24/12 <br />
The pattern calls for one skein of brown yarn. This is
cutting it pretty fine in terms of yardage for me. I ordered a second
skein, just in case.<br />
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2/27/12 <br />
I actually did have enough in the single skein of brown
yarn, but I won’t complain about having more. I’m working on the last
strip of purple, and then done knitting. The finished scarf is going to
be about 11 feet long sans fringe, so I’m going to stretch it a bit when
I block it.<br />
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2/28/12 <br />
The knitting is DONE! All the ends are woven in and
trimmed. YAY! I still have to wash and block (where the bloody heck am I
going to be able to lay this thing flat where the four foots won’t walk
on it?) and add the fringe.<br />
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3/07/12 <br />
Blocked and drying. How do you block a knitted object
that is 14 feet long? Very carefully. I folded it in half lengthwise,
and laid it on towels in the spare bedroom. It’s sloppy, but it will do.
I REALLY want some blocking wires, now. It took about two days to dry.<br />
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3/12/12 <br />
The second ball of brown came today; I would have had
enough to make half the tassels without it. Tassels are done. Scarf is
DONE! I’ll try to get some pics in the natural sunlight tomorrow.<br />
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Adding a couple of miscellaneous notes just for the halibut:<br />
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I made 13 tassels per side, spaced five stitches apart: one 12”
strand of each color pulled through the second row up in a bunch with a
crochet hook, the ends looped back through in a “larks head” knot. Tara
Wheeler says she usually does 14, the BBC pattern calls for seven, YMMV.<br />
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I did my edges by slipping the first stitch of every row, purlwise,
which gave me pretty “chained” selvages. This is supposedly not
authentic. I also worked in my new yarn with Russian joins, and carried
the tail of the old yarn about 10 stitches intarsia style and then cut
it, so no weaving in of ends, and no knots. Also, supposedly not
“authentic,” but I like the way it looks and I hate knots in my
knitting. My finished scarf was about 11 feet prior to blocking, and blocked to 14 feet. So--just right.Rana Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776938274544807880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765417673970137623.post-17238010662327249312012-04-03T16:49:00.000-07:002012-06-21T15:48:32.190-07:00PlaceholderThis is--eventually--going to be a place for stuff about knitting, crochet, perhaps some sewing and paper crafts, a place for me to collect and muse, publish original patterns, and stuff like that. For now, it's just a little reflective surface covering some chaos.<br />
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