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Posted by Richard Eney on February 14, 2008, 7:56 pm
>Wow, I am really pleased with how fast this sweater is going (for a
>reminder, I used the sweater calculator from knittingfool.com to create
>a drop-sleeve gansey pattern and am knitting with two strands of
>worsted, one black and one tan, creating a nice random marled look).
It sounds nice and warm. I once knitted a double strand using white
and lemon yellow in seed stitch, and I liked the effect very much.
>I am hoping to get this thing done before the very cold weather is past,
>but since it seems like spring is already dawning on Northern
>California, I might not.
>
>After this, I want to knit a similar sweater only with worsted cotton to
>handle warmer weather. Not sure if I will do double-stranded or
>single-stranded. Will have to do a swatch to be sure.
Double stranded worsted cotton? That'll work up fast but it'll weigh a
ton! If you have a swatch of the wool double strand, knit a swatch the
same size and weigh them, and consider how much weight you want to wear.
=Tamar
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Posted by on February 14, 2008, 11:41 pm
On Feb 15, 2:56=A0am, dicc...@radix.net (Richard Eney) wrote:
rote:
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> >Wow, I am really pleased with how fast this sweater is going (for a
> >reminder, I used the sweater calculator from knittingfool.com to create
> >a drop-sleeve gansey pattern and am knitting with two strands of
> >worsted, one black and one tan, creating a nice random marled look).
>
> It sounds nice and warm. =A0I once knitted a double strand using white
> and lemon yellow in seed stitch, and I liked the effect very much.
>
> >I am hoping to get this thing done before the very cold weather is past,
> >but since it seems like spring is already dawning on Northern
> >California, I might not.
>
> >After this, I want to knit a similar sweater only with worsted cotton to
> >handle warmer weather. =A0Not sure if I will do double-stranded or
> >single-stranded. =A0Will have to do a swatch to be sure.
>
> Double stranded worsted cotton? =A0That'll work up fast but it'll weigh a
> ton! =A0If you have a swatch of the wool double strand, knit a swatch the
> same size and weigh them, and consider how much weight you want to wear.
>
> =3DTamar
As usual your point is a very good point Tamar ,,, but Samantha maybe
will make some lace =3D knit with some rows of enlarged st and or rows
of vertical threads insted of stitch she might have less weight ,,,
mirjam
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Posted by on February 14, 2008, 11:51 pm
On Feb 15, 6:41=A0am, mir...@actcom.co.il wrote:
> On Feb 15, 2:56=A0am, dicc...@radix.net (Richard Eney) wrote:
>
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wrote:
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> > >Wow, I am really pleased with how fast this sweater is going (for a
> > >reminder, I used the sweater calculator from knittingfool.com to create=
> > >a drop-sleeve gansey pattern and am knitting with two strands of
> > >worsted, one black and one tan, creating a nice random marled look).
>
> > It sounds nice and warm. =A0I once knitted a double strand using white
> > and lemon yellow in seed stitch, and I liked the effect very much.
>
> > >I am hoping to get this thing done before the very cold weather is past=
,
> > >but since it seems like spring is already dawning on Northern
> > >California, I might not.
>
> > >After this, I want to knit a similar sweater only with worsted cotton t=
o
> > >handle warmer weather. =A0Not sure if I will do double-stranded or
> > >single-stranded. =A0Will have to do a swatch to be sure.
>
> > Double stranded worsted cotton? =A0That'll work up fast but it'll weigh =
a
> > ton! =A0If you have a swatch of the wool double strand, knit a swatch th=
e
> > same size and weigh them, and consider how much weight you want to wear.=
>
> > =3DTamar
>
> As usual your point is a very good point Tamar ,,, but Samantha maybe
> will make some lace =3D knit with some rows of enlarged st and or rows
> of vertical threads insted of stitch she might have less weight ,,,
> mirjam- Hide quoted text -
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Ps Samamtha it occured to me you could knit your cotton sweater with 1
regular cotton thread , and for EFFECT use perle embroidery thread in
another color , it will add other colored dots , but will no add mucch
to the weight ,,, i have done that !!!!!
mirjam
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Posted by on February 17, 2008, 11:41 pm
> On Feb 13, 9:28=A0am, Samantha Hill - take out TRASH to reply
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> > Wow, I am really pleased with how fast this sweater is going (for a
> > reminder, I used the sweater calculator from knittingfool.com to create
> > a drop-sleeve gansey pattern and am knitting with two strands of
> > worsted, one black and one tan, creating a nice random marled look).
>
> > I figured out how to do the semi-set-in (or whatever they are called)
> > sleeves thanks to the great instrux posted here. =A0I have the entire ba=
ck
> > knitted and the front knitted up to the point where I have to split for
> > the neck opening.
>
> > I am chuckling at this lovely marled look, because I am the only sibling=
> > in my family who can cook without being a slave to a recipe, and there
> > have been times when I have made something like "throw whatever is in
> > the fridge that looks good into the pot stew" types of dishes only to be=
> > asked by one or the other of my sisters for the recipe, which, of
> > course, I cannot give, so I look at the random color spots on this
> > sweater and chuckle, wondering whether, if one of them knitted the way
> > they cooked, they would ask for the chart to get that lovely random
> > pattern. =A0ROTFL.
>
> > I am hoping to get this thing done before the very cold weather is past,=
> > but since it seems like spring is already dawning on Northern
> > California, I might not.
>
> > After this, I want to knit a similar sweater only with worsted cotton to=
> > handle warmer weather. =A0Not sure if I will do double-stranded or
> > single-stranded. =A0Will have to do a swatch to be sure.
>
> I knitted only one sweater in cotton, and I don't wear it. I just
> don't
> like the feel of it. And now I am knitting socks in cotton, and I am
> really not sure if I will wear them or not. Sigh!
>
> Higs,
> Katherine- Hide quoted text -
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I knitted several in cotton , but preffer cotton in crochet ,, still
it depends whic cottons , there are some variations now and some knit
better than others, i also knitted from Cotton ribbons [ that looks
like shoe laces] it is wider and can be knitted in wonderful open
work ,,, mirjam
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