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Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on October 26, 2007, 9:31 pm
... in the past few months, I made the baby blue jeans but lost steam
when it came to sewing all the details on after a number of false starts
that I had to rip out.
I have done a dozen or so dishcloths in a basic pattern, bamboo stitch,
a few picture-type patterns, and a few ultra-simple lace patterns. I
have a strip of 2-1/2 contiguous dishcloths I am assembling for a
potential afghan.
I finished a triangle shawl
http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns/shawls-shrugs/comfort-shawl.htm
out of regular acrylic worsted weight yarn in lime green, kelly green,
and gold stripes (because I had a bunch of it in a big box of yarn I
bought for cheap) with a different stripe pattern for the border, but it
was a trifle too small so I sewed the edges up to make a poncho so I
didn't have to keep hanging onto it for dear life, and a half-circle shawl
http://users.adelphia.net/~mariella46/hafcircshawl.htm
out of spring green, sage green, and a sort of cranberryish color Lion
Brand so-called "Homespun" yarn (same reason as above)
and right now I am still working on my first tessellated fish for a
tesselated fish afghan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cauchycomplete/158622970/
without making an irreparable mistake. I have started at least 4-5
times and keep messing up, so I put it down until I feel like I have
enough patience to try it again.
And last but not least, I am making a dog sweater for my 14YO dog from a
very basic pattern in a Leisure Arts pamphlet. Then my 8-month-old
puppy is demanding equal time (she thinks the whole world revolves
around her), even though she has a nice fleece-and-Supplex hooded doggie
coat for early morning walks because she has hair, not fur, that I cut
shorter to avoid tangles and therefore would get cold easily -- she
loves to snuggle with me and wrap up with me in the poncho or shawl, too.
After making the poncho and the shawl, I am pretty sure that I have the
stamina to do a sweater, which is very encouraging, but I want to try to
master this unprintable adjective of a tessellated fish pattern first.
Then I will have to decide what to do about fitting the pattern and what
style I really want.
I bought yarn to make socks, but I got overwhelmed with life and haven't
started them yet. And I want to make a pair of legwarmers to wear with
my poncho or shawl when I'm working in the cold in the wee hours of the
night during the winter so I can stay warm.
(Disclaimer and warning to all: I don't do digital photos. I might be
able to get my 15YO to take some pictures with my digital camera that I
have never really figured out how to use -- I never was really big on
pictures even before I got this digital camera -- if I had a place big
enough to lay these things out, but that probably won't be until
Christmas vacation -- he's gone over 60 hours a week between school,
work, martial arts practice, and visitation with his dad. So please
don't make me feel even more inadequate than I already feel by asking to
see pics, okay? I would really appreciate it.)
--
Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your
work with excellence.
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on October 26, 2007, 10:14 pm
Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply wrote:
> ... in the past few months, I made the baby blue jeans but lost steam
> when it came to sewing all the details on after a number of false starts
> that I had to rip out.
>
> I have done a dozen or so dishcloths in a basic pattern, bamboo stitch,
> a few picture-type patterns, and a few ultra-simple lace patterns. I
> have a strip of 2-1/2 contiguous dishcloths I am assembling for a
> potential afghan.
>
> I finished a triangle shawl (snip)
and a half-circle shawl(snip)
> and right now I am still working on my first tessellated fish for a
> tesselated fish afghan
> And last but not least, I am making a dog sweater for my 14YO dog from a
> very basic pattern in a Leisure Arts pamphlet. (snip)
>
> After making the poncho and the shawl, I am pretty sure that I have the
> stamina to do a sweater, which is very encouraging, but I want to try to
> master this unprintable adjective of a tessellated fish pattern first.
> Then I will have to decide what to do about fitting the pattern and what
> style I really want.
>
> I bought yarn to make socks, but I got overwhelmed with life and haven't
> started them yet. And I want to make a pair of legwarmers to wear with
> my poncho or shawl when I'm working in the cold in the wee hours of the
> night during the winter so I can stay warm.
>
> (Disclaimer and warning to all: I don't do digital photos. I might be
> able to get my 15YO to take some pictures with my digital camera that I
> have never really figured out how to use --
WOW. You HAVE been busy. Wish I had accomplished half as much!!! Go
ahead and try a sweater, but you might want to do the first one out of
chunky yarn so it doesn't take quite so long to get there. Really, it's
just a case of following the pattern - adapted to your measurements if
necessary - and keeping track.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on October 27, 2007, 12:49 am
Olwyn Mary wrote:
>
> WOW. You HAVE been busy. Wish I had accomplished half as much!!! Go
> ahead and try a sweater, but you might want to do the first one out of
> chunky yarn so it doesn't take quite so long to get there. Really, it's
> just a case of following the pattern - adapted to your measurements if
> necessary - and keeping track.
Yeah. That's why I am trying to master this tessellated fish first.
When I can do a small non-brain-dead pattern (read: constant increases
and decreases so you have to stay on your toes) then I will feel like I
can try tackling a bigger project that requires concentration to
remember things like what row I am on.
Then there's the whole paralyzing getting it to fit right issue. I am
pretty confident about altering sewing patterns to fit, although it can
take a few tries to get it right, and I am not especially anxious to go
through a similar learning curve to get to that point in knitting.
--
Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your
work with excellence.
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Posted by DAB on October 27, 2007, 6:14 am
Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply wrote:
> Olwyn Mary wrote:
>>
>> WOW. You HAVE been busy. Wish I had accomplished half as much!!! Go
>> ahead and try a sweater, but you might want to do the first one
>> out of chunky yarn so it doesn't take quite so long to get there. Really,
>> it's just a case of following the pattern - adapted to your
>> measurements if necessary - and keeping track.
>
> Yeah. That's why I am trying to master this tessellated fish first.
> When I can do a small non-brain-dead pattern (read: constant increases
> and decreases so you have to stay on your toes) then I will feel like
> I can try tackling a bigger project that requires concentration to
> remember things like what row I am on.
>
I like the neck down type sweater patterns, and to keep track of what row I
am on I have a big spiral [top bound] notebook that I write the numbers
starting at one running down the pages and then cross em out as I
go......when I pass on to wherever we go after death my lovedones will
wonder what the heck is all this<G> I have finished 3 Baby Surprise Jackets
but like you have not made one for me.....so I finally started the Adult
version and I get discouraged at how slow it's going [started with CO of 324
stitches] so I alternate between that and baby hats for the Guild Charity.
I chose a wonderful yarn IMO and my current fave di.ve' Teseo [Cascade
Yarns] the label says it's made in Italy, in blues and purples colorways
which keeps my interest as to how the stripes are going to come out. I came
across this yarn at a LYS and bought 6 skeins in 2 different colors for hats
and after making one fell in love ;-) so mailorderd what I think will be
enough for the sweater.
Donna
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Posted by enigma on October 27, 2007, 8:02 am
Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply
> Olwyn Mary wrote:
>>
>> WOW. You HAVE been busy. Wish I had accomplished half as
>> much!!! Go ahead and try a sweater, but you might want to
>> do the first one out of chunky yarn so it doesn't take
>> quite so long to get there. Really, it's just a case of
>> following the pattern - adapted to your measurements if
>> necessary - and keeping track.
>
> Yeah. That's why I am trying to master this tessellated
> fish first. When I can do a small non-brain-dead pattern
> (read: constant increases and decreases so you have to stay
> on your toes) then I will feel like I can try tackling a
> bigger project that requires concentration to remember
> things like what row I am on.
row counters or a notebook. i like to use a notebook. or a
card deck.
with a card deck you write out each row on an index card &
put a binder ring in one corner. then flip the page at the end
of each row. these are good for things you are going to make
more than once (like a basic sock or sweater pattern)
> Then there's the whole paralyzing getting it to fit right
> issue. I am pretty confident about altering sewing
> patterns to fit, although it can take a few tries to get it
> right, and I am not especially anxious to go through a
> similar learning curve to get to that point in knitting.
do you have a paper/cloth sloper for a basic top? you can use
that to measure your knitting against.
lee
--
Question with boldness even the existence of god; because if
there be
one, he must more approve the homage of reason than that of
blindfolded
fear. - Thomas Jefferson
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