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Posted by Olwyn Mary on June 27, 2006, 2:25 pm
You will remember that DH was having a new pacemaker implanted last
Friday a.m. So, we showed up at the hospital at 6 a.m., me armed with
coffee, the morning paper, two knitting projects and a jacket in case
the hospital was chilly (it usually is).
DH in surgery, me having drunk the coffee and read the paper, (also
popped down to the cafeteria for something to eat), reached for my
knitting. DARN! one size #5 14" aluminum needle missing!! Went back
to the entrance, also back down to the cafeteria, everywhere, no needle
lying around. Oh well, pull out the other project and get busy.
Got home, dh esconced on the couch, raced off to my LYS which is only
five blocks away, dashed in, said to owner "I need a 14" size #5
aluminum needle!" she replied "Aluminum?? You can't even get those
anymore, we have bamboo, rosewood...... " I didn't listen to the rest,
just went over for a bamboo, and she told me "Of course, your gauge will
change". so, got a pair of #5 and one of #4, to be safe.
Decided to use only one bamboo at first, to blend in the two possible
gauges. I HATE IT. Now, I first learned to knit as a child in
Northeast England, and was taught to keep the right hand needle tucked
firmly under my right arm, which leaves the right hand free to
manipulate the yarn. This bamboo, however, is so bendy it has to have
extra pressure from my fingers to keep it in place. Plus, it is only
13" long. It feels as though I am knitting with cooking tools - kabob
skewers or poultry lacing skewers.
I LIKE MY METAL NEEDLES! steel for the fine ones, aluminum for the
thicker ones. BTW, I have NEVER had the knitting slide off the needles
while the work is in progress. If I have thrust them carelessly into
their basket, maybe, but not while working.
Oh well, it will just have to wait until I can get out to the 'burbs to
a big box store. Unfortunately, the Michael's, JoAnns and Hancocks
which have reopened so far are all in very different directions. DH's
eye surgeon has moved his office out to one of the 'burbs, he has a
checkup scheduled for Friday a.m.,and there is a JoAnn's not too far
away, so I shall try there first.
p.s., I am in fact managing to maintain the gauge
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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Posted by DA on June 27, 2006, 2:34 pm
> You will remember that DH was having a new pacemaker implanted last Friday
> a.m. So, we showed up at the hospital at 6 a.m., me armed with coffee,
> the morning paper, two knitting projects and a jacket in case the hospital
> was chilly (it usually is).
> DH in surgery, me having drunk the coffee and read the paper, (also popped
> down to the cafeteria for something to eat), reached for my knitting.
> DARN! one size #5 14" aluminum needle missing!! Went back to the
> entrance, also back down to the cafeteria, everywhere, no needle lying
> around. Oh well, pull out the other project and get busy.
> Got home, dh esconced on the couch, raced off to my LYS which is only five
> blocks away, dashed in, said to owner "I need a 14" size #5 aluminum
> needle!" she replied "Aluminum?? You can't even get those anymore, we
> have bamboo, rosewood...... " I didn't listen to the rest, just went over
> for a bamboo, and she told me "Of course, your gauge will change". so,
> got a pair of #5 and one of #4, to be safe.
>
> Decided to use only one bamboo at first, to blend in the two possible
> gauges. I HATE IT. Now, I first learned to knit as a child in Northeast
> England, and was taught to keep the right hand needle tucked firmly under
> my right arm, which leaves the right hand free to manipulate the yarn.
> This bamboo, however, is so bendy it has to have extra pressure from my
> fingers to keep it in place. Plus, it is only 13" long. It feels as
> though I am knitting with cooking tools - kabob skewers or poultry lacing
> skewers.
>
> I LIKE MY METAL NEEDLES! steel for the fine ones, aluminum for the thicker
> ones. BTW, I have NEVER had the knitting slide off the needles while the
> work is in progress. If I have thrust them carelessly into their basket,
> maybe, but not while working.
>
> Oh well, it will just have to wait until I can get out to the 'burbs to a
> big box store. Unfortunately, the Michael's, JoAnns and Hancocks which
> have reopened so far are all in very different directions. DH's eye
> surgeon has moved his office out to one of the 'burbs, he has a checkup
> scheduled for Friday a.m.,and there is a JoAnn's not too far away, so I
> shall try there first.
>
> p.s., I am in fact managing to maintain the gauge
>
> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
>
Don't know about JoAnns, but Michael's definitely has aluminum needles.
Good luck,
DA
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Posted by Richard Eney on June 27, 2006, 3:32 pm
>You will remember that DH was having a new pacemaker implanted last
>Friday a.m. So, we showed up at the hospital at 6 a.m., me armed with
>coffee, the morning paper, two knitting projects and a jacket in case
>the hospital was chilly (it usually is).
>DH in surgery, me having drunk the coffee and read the paper, (also
>popped down to the cafeteria for something to eat), reached for my
>knitting. DARN! one size #5 14" aluminum needle missing!! Went back
>to the entrance, also back down to the cafeteria, everywhere, no needle
>lying around. Oh well, pull out the other project and get busy.
>Got home, dh esconced on the couch, raced off to my LYS which is only
>five blocks away, dashed in, said to owner "I need a 14" size #5
>aluminum needle!" she replied "Aluminum?? You can't even get those
>anymore, we have bamboo, rosewood...... " I didn't listen to the rest,
>just went over for a bamboo, and she told me "Of course, your gauge will
>change". so, got a pair of #5 and one of #4, to be safe.
What's up with her? You can certainly get aluminum needles. It's
the 14" length that's sometimes harder to find. It'll probably turn
up in the yard or the house after you get a replacement.
>p.s., I am in fact managing to maintain the gauge
I knew you could do it. :-)
Best wishes to your dh. Mine has a pacemaker also.
=Tamar
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Posted by YarnWright on June 27, 2006, 4:19 pm
On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:25:24 -0500, Olwyn Mary spun a fine yarn
> You will remember that DH was having a new pacemaker implanted last
> Friday a.m. So, we showed up at the hospital at 6 a.m., me armed with
> coffee, the morning paper, two knitting projects and a jacket in case
> the hospital was chilly (it usually is).
> DH in surgery, me having drunk the coffee and read the paper, (also
> popped down to the cafeteria for something to eat), reached for my
> knitting. DARN! one size #5 14" aluminum needle missing!! Went back
> to the entrance, also back down to the cafeteria, everywhere, no needle
> lying around. Oh well, pull out the other project and get busy.
> Got home, dh esconced on the couch, raced off to my LYS which is only
> five blocks away, dashed in, said to owner "I need a 14" size #5
> aluminum needle!" she replied "Aluminum?? You can't even get those
> anymore, we have bamboo, rosewood...... " I didn't listen to the rest,
> just went over for a bamboo, and she told me "Of course, your gauge will
> change". so, got a pair of #5 and one of #4, to be safe.
>
> Decided to use only one bamboo at first, to blend in the two possible
> gauges. I HATE IT. Now, I first learned to knit as a child in
> Northeast England, and was taught to keep the right hand needle tucked
> firmly under my right arm, which leaves the right hand free to
> manipulate the yarn. This bamboo, however, is so bendy it has to have
> extra pressure from my fingers to keep it in place. Plus, it is only
> 13" long. It feels as though I am knitting with cooking tools - kabob
> skewers or poultry lacing skewers.
>
> I LIKE MY METAL NEEDLES! steel for the fine ones, aluminum for the
> thicker ones. BTW, I have NEVER had the knitting slide off the needles
> while the work is in progress. If I have thrust them carelessly into
> their basket, maybe, but not while working.
>
> Oh well, it will just have to wait until I can get out to the 'burbs to
> a big box store. Unfortunately, the Michael's, JoAnns and Hancocks
> which have reopened so far are all in very different directions. DH's
> eye surgeon has moved his office out to one of the 'burbs, he has a
> checkup scheduled for Friday a.m.,and there is a JoAnn's not too far
> away, so I shall try there first.
>
> p.s., I am in fact managing to maintain the gauge
>
> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
That's too bad, Olwyn Mary!
I've found many aluminum needles, all over the place, in fact, I've
gotten rid of loads of them, as I prefer wood and bamboo.
I still have some listed in my de-stash list, maybe we could trade?
Noreen
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Posted by Alison on June 27, 2006, 8:15 pm
wrote:
>On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:25:24 -0500, Olwyn Mary spun a fine yarn
>
>> You will remember that DH was having a new pacemaker implanted last
>> Friday a.m. So, we showed up at the hospital at 6 a.m., me armed with
>> coffee, the morning paper, two knitting projects and a jacket in case
>> the hospital was chilly (it usually is).
>> DH in surgery, me having drunk the coffee and read the paper, (also
>> popped down to the cafeteria for something to eat), reached for my
>> knitting. DARN! one size #5 14" aluminum needle missing!! Went back
>> to the entrance, also back down to the cafeteria, everywhere, no needle
>> lying around. Oh well, pull out the other project and get busy.
>> Got home, dh esconced on the couch, raced off to my LYS which is only
>> five blocks away, dashed in, said to owner "I need a 14" size #5
>> aluminum needle!" she replied "Aluminum?? You can't even get those
>> anymore, we have bamboo, rosewood...... " I didn't listen to the rest,
>> just went over for a bamboo, and she told me "Of course, your gauge will
>> change". so, got a pair of #5 and one of #4, to be safe.
>>
<snip>
Which is your LYS, Olwyn Mary? I just returned to NYC from the ALA
conference in New Orleans and managed to visit the Quarter Stitch and
Garden District Needlework (as well as a great bead store in The
Artist's Market across from the French Market.)
Alison
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