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Posted by on June 10, 2008, 4:01 pm
On Jun 10, 10:28=A0pm, Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply
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> mir...@actcom.co.il wrote:
> > I did it witout cutting the threads into the same length ,, but i
> > limited the length ,, from 60 cm - to 3 meters ,,,,, mirjam
> That probably ended up being striped, right?
No not really ,, i played with the patterns a bit made short rows of
colors in longer rows ,, And the Joke of the sweater is Round with
colors kniited like slices of a cake ,, mirjam
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Posted by on June 10, 2008, 7:43 am
On Jun 10, 1:22=A0pm, Shirley Shone
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> >>I am doing a something-different project by taking a lot of remnants of
> >>yarn (worsted weight or close to it, and all machine washable and
> >>machine dryable) and cutting them into approx 1-yard lengths, and once I=
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> >>accumulated 1500-plus yards, I sorted them out into approximate color
> >>groups and now I'm making a "crazy-knit" (like crazy quilt) yarn ball
> >>out of them with as much of a pattern as I can do, which is turning out
> >>to be more or less regular.
> >>I don't know what I want to do with it when I am done. =A0Maybe a jacket=
,
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> >>maybe a poncho, maybe a sofa throw, maybe one of those The Big Snuggly
> >>things (http://www.knitlist.com/01gift/the-big-snuggly.htm). =A0I might
> >>use it by itself or double-strand it with another color or several other=
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> >>colors to create subtle striping under the random color scheme.
> >>I have been looking for something I can do just for the sake of doing
> >>somethign different creatively, and this is turning out to be tons of
> >>fun. =A0I am winding them into 300-350-yard center-pull balls and will
> >>have 5 of them when I am done.
> >>I am waiting until I am done making all the yarn balls to try a test
> >>swatch, because I want to finish them and don't want to do a test swatch=
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> >>and go "EWWWWWW, this is gross!" and lose my impetus to finish the proje=
ct.
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> >>Am I being really weird to do this, or is it going to come out okay?
> >It's good enough for Kaffe Fassett. =A0I believe he uses that technique.
> >It might be fun to knit fairly straight strips but use different
> >texture patterns, especially the ones recommended for mixing up
> >variegated yarns when knitting socks. =A0I think there ought to be
> >enough to knit a loose kimono-likejacket by seaming the strips
> >together.
> >=3DTamar
> Yes Kaffe does use it. I have seen examples of it when I went on one of
> his knitting workshops.
> There is a sample of the piece of knitting I did at the workshop on my
> web site under other crafts. We were given a picture postcard and told
> to pick up 20 colours of wool and if that was not enough to pick 20
> more. I think I got 38 colours in mine some of them just odd stitches.
> We were taught how to weave the ends in as we progressed.
> It was a wonderful weekend.
> At the moment I am resting, I was rushed in hospital last Thursday night
> with heart problems. The second time in 4 months. So I do not feel
> motivated to do anything at the present time.
> Hugs
> Shirley
> --
> Shirley Shone
> shir...@allcrafts.demon.co.ukhttp://www.allcrafts.org.uk- Hide quoted text=
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SHIRLET GET WELL SOON ,,,, mirjam
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Posted by on June 10, 2008, 3:40 pm
Shirley,
Hope you are feeling much better.
Do take care.
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Posted by Katherine on June 10, 2008, 4:56 pm
On Jun 10, 7:22=A0am, Shirley Shone
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> >>I am doing a something-different project by taking a lot of remnants of
> >>yarn (worsted weight or close to it, and all machine washable and
> >>machine dryable) and cutting them into approx 1-yard lengths, and once I=
show/hide quoted text
> >>accumulated 1500-plus yards, I sorted them out into approximate color
> >>groups and now I'm making a "crazy-knit" (like crazy quilt) yarn ball
> >>out of them with as much of a pattern as I can do, which is turning out
> >>to be more or less regular.
> >>I don't know what I want to do with it when I am done. =A0Maybe a jacket=
,
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> >>maybe a poncho, maybe a sofa throw, maybe one of those The Big Snuggly
> >>things (http://www.knitlist.com/01gift/the-big-snuggly.htm). =A0I might
> >>use it by itself or double-strand it with another color or several other=
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> >>colors to create subtle striping under the random color scheme.
> >>I have been looking for something I can do just for the sake of doing
> >>somethign different creatively, and this is turning out to be tons of
> >>fun. =A0I am winding them into 300-350-yard center-pull balls and will
> >>have 5 of them when I am done.
> >>I am waiting until I am done making all the yarn balls to try a test
> >>swatch, because I want to finish them and don't want to do a test swatch=
show/hide quoted text
> >>and go "EWWWWWW, this is gross!" and lose my impetus to finish the proje=
ct.
show/hide quoted text
> >>Am I being really weird to do this, or is it going to come out okay?
> >It's good enough for Kaffe Fassett. =A0I believe he uses that technique.
> >It might be fun to knit fairly straight strips but use different
> >texture patterns, especially the ones recommended for mixing up
> >variegated yarns when knitting socks. =A0I think there ought to be
> >enough to knit a loose kimono-likejacket by seaming the strips
> >together.
> >=3DTamar
> Yes Kaffe does use it. I have seen examples of it when I went on one of
> his knitting workshops.
> There is a sample of the piece of knitting I did at the workshop on my
> web site under other crafts. We were given a picture postcard and told
> to pick up 20 colours of wool and if that was not enough to pick 20
> more. I think I got 38 colours in mine some of them just odd stitches.
> We were taught how to weave the ends in as we progressed.
> It was a wonderful weekend.
> At the moment I am resting, I was rushed in hospital last Thursday night
> with heart problems. The second time in 4 months. So I do not feel
> motivated to do anything at the present time.
> Hugs
> Shirley
Healing thoughts coming your way, Shirley.
Higs,
Katherine
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Posted by Samantha Hill - remove TRASH t on June 10, 2008, 3:29 pm
Goodie! Sounds like I am on the right track!
Richard Eney wrote:
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> It's good enough for Kaffe Fassett. I believe he uses that technique.
>
> It might be fun to knit fairly straight strips but use different
> texture patterns, especially the ones recommended for mixing up
> variegated yarns when knitting socks. I think there ought to be
> enough to knit a loose kimono-likejacket by seaming the strips
> together.
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> > I did it witout cutting the threads into the same length ,, but i
> > limited the length ,, from 60 cm - to 3 meters ,,,,, mirjam
> That probably ended up being striped, right?