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Anybody else get the Knitting Daily newsletter? Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS 01-22-2008
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Posted by Richard Eney on January 22, 2008, 4:18 pm
Marilyn <fcorliss at comcast dot net> wrote:
>Melinda,
>Maybe you should thank your puppy for chewing the legwarmer. If it hadn't
>then you would have been working woth the Lion Brand Homespun that much
>longer. I hate that yarn! I made a sweater out of it for my great nephew in
>a toddler size 5. I swore I would never use it again. Anytime I see a yarn
>that has a fiber that wraps around the outside of the length of the yarn I
>think of the homespun and pass it by. No matter who makes it.

I agree... some people love the stuff, but it just isn't for me.

As for puppy-proof containers, I recommend the totally clear plastic
bins like Sterilite that are sold in places like CVS and W*lm*rt. You
can see what's in it without opening it, which can be a timesaver. Some
of them have edge clips that are easy to use. Depending on the size of
the project, you might want to get one that is just big enough to hold
the entire project, yarn, needles, pattern and all. Or you might like
to try the larger size to put stash in. I'd say only get one at first,
in case the puppy learns to open it! Smaller ones can be put on a
high shelf, too.

=Tamar

Posted by on January 23, 2008, 12:30 am
On Jan 22, 11:18=A0pm, dicc...@radix.net (Richard Eney) wrote:
> Marilyn <fcorliss at comcast dot net> wrote:
>
> >Melinda,
> >Maybe you should thank your puppy for chewing the legwarmer. If it hadn't=

> >then you would have been working woth the Lion Brand Homespun that much
> >longer. I hate that yarn! I made a sweater out of it for my great nephew =
in
> >a toddler size 5. I swore I would never use it again. Anytime I see a yar=
n
> >that has a fiber that wraps around the outside of the length of the yarn =
I
> >think of the homespun and pass it by. No matter who makes it.
>
> I agree... some people love the stuff, but it just isn't for me.
>
> As for puppy-proof containers, I recommend the totally clear plastic
> bins like Sterilite that are sold in places like CVS and W*lm*rt. You
> can see what's in it without opening it, which can be a timesaver. =A0Some=

> of them have edge clips that are easy to use. =A0Depending on the size of
> the project, you might want to get one that is just big enough to hold
> the entire project, yarn, needles, pattern and all. =A0Or you might like
> to try the larger size to put stash in. =A0I'd say only get one at first,
> in case the puppy learns to open it! =A0Smaller ones can be put on a
> high shelf, too.
>
> =3DTamar

I hang mine in sewn cloth bags , on a coat hanger i hung on my
workrooms` wall,
mirjam

Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on January 22, 2008, 5:13 pm
Marilyn wrote:
> Melinda,
> Maybe you should thank your puppy for chewing the legwarmer. If it hadn't
> then you would have been working woth the Lion Brand Homespun that much
> longer. I hate that yarn! I made a sweater out of it for my great nephew in
> a toddler size 5. I swore I would never use it again. Anytime I see a yarn
> that has a fiber that wraps around the outside of the length of the yarn I
> think of the homespun and pass it by. No matter who makes it.

I made a semicircular shawl (that I ended up not liking to use as a
shawl because it wouldn't stay on while I was working/typing and sewed
up the front and made it into a cape/poncho so that it would stay in
place) out of Homespun and I love it. Mimi chewed that one, too, but
thankfully it was in one small area that I could repair.

> I am slowly but surely learning to knit patterns that uses something other
> than the basic knit and purl. I usually have to frog something 3 times
> before I stop making dumb mistakes or begin to really understand the
> pattern.

I still can't make a tesselated fish right without redoing it 4 or 5
times. I can, however, knit a Grandmother's Favorite washcloth with few
problems. :)

> You will get the hang of it. And like my husband tells me when I am getting
> frustrated, it is supposed to be fun! It usually is.

It's just a matter of finding enough time to become fluent.

--
Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your
work with excellence.

Posted by on January 23, 2008, 12:33 am
On Jan 23, 12:13=A0am, Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply
> Marilyn wrote:
> > Melinda,
> > Maybe you should thank your puppy for chewing the legwarmer. If it hadn'=
t
> > then you would have been working woth the Lion Brand Homespun that much
> > longer. I hate that yarn! I made a sweater out of it for my great nephew=
in
> > a toddler size 5. I swore I would never use it again. Anytime I see a ya=
rn
> > that has a fiber that wraps around the outside of the length of the yarn=
I
> > think of the homespun and pass it by. No matter who makes it.
>
> I made a semicircular shawl (that I ended up not liking to use as a
> shawl because it wouldn't stay on while I was working/typing and sewed
> up the front and made it into a cape/poncho so that it would stay in
> place) out of Homespun and I love it. =A0Mimi chewed that one, too, but
> thankfully it was in one small area that I could repair.
>
> > I am slowly but surely learning to knit patterns that uses something oth=
er
> > than the basic knit and purl. I usually have to frog something 3 times
> > before I stop making dumb mistakes or begin to really understand the
> > pattern.
>
> I still can't make a tesselated fish right without redoing it 4 or 5
> times. =A0I can, however, knit a Grandmother's Favorite washcloth with few=

> problems. =A0:)
>
> > You will get the hang of it. And like my husband tells me when I am gett=
ing
> > frustrated, it is supposed to be fun! It usually is.
>
> It's just a matter of finding enough time to become fluent.
>
> --
> Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. =A0Autograph your
> work with excellence.

It is not a matter of finding time , it is a matter of sticking to it
when you can ,,,, my knitting goes with me everywhere and i find that
a st or 2 here and a row there , miracoulsly become a whole ITEM ,,
mirjam

Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on January 23, 2008, 2:45 am
mirjam@actcom.co.il wrote:
>
> It is not a matter of finding time , it is a matter of sticking to it
> when you can ,,,, my knitting goes with me everywhere and i find that
> a st or 2 here and a row there , miracoulsly become a whole ITEM ,,

Your brain must be better than mine, or maybe you just don't have ADD.
If I try to work on something in dribs and drabs, I lose concentration
and make more mistakes.

--
Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your
work with excellence.

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