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narrowing the waistline? myswendy 01-17-2008
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Posted by on January 24, 2008, 1:43 pm
> mir...@actcom.co.il wrote:
> >> This is how I was taught to do it as a girl in England, although we did=

> >> our knitting from the bottom up, not the top down. =A0I found I had to =
be
> >> VEY careful in counting my rows to make sure I did the narrowing at the=

> >> same point on each pattern piece.
>
> >> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
>
> >> --
> >> Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com
>
> > Olwyn Mary ,,
> > That is exactly why i love knitting without seams =3D in one piece ,,,
> > you get all your hip lines at same place !!!!
> > mirjam
>
> Right now I am almost finished a pair of sweater sleeves, which I am
> doing both together one one set of needles, using two skeins of yarn.
> Ii seems to take forever to do it this way, but I only have to count
> rows once for each increase or decrease.
>
> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans
>
> --
> Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com

I understand Mary that you knit the sleeves flat on 2 needles ,,
mirjam

Posted by Olwyn Mary on January 24, 2008, 9:02 pm
mirjam@actcom.co.il wrote:


>>Right now I am almost finished a pair of sweater sleeves, which I am
>>doing both together one one set of needles, using two skeins of yarn.
>>Ii seems to take forever to do it this way, but I only have to count
>>rows once for each increase or decrease.
>>
>>Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

>
> I understand Mary that you knit the sleeves flat on 2 needles ,,
> mirjam

Generally, yes. That is how I was taught when I first learned to knit
as a child in U.K. Using 14" needles, with the right needle tucked
firmly under the right upper arm for stability, leaving the right hand
free to manipulate the yarn. I still knit fastest that way. When I am
travelling, however, I use a circular and knit continental style (I
cannot somehow knit with the right hand working both the yarn and the
needle tip) so as not to jab my seatmate in the ribs with a needle. I
also use circs when I have too many stitches to fit on a 14" needle.
p.s. (gentle hint) my first name is Olwyn. Mary is my middle name.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.


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Posted by on January 24, 2008, 11:37 pm
> mir...@actcom.co.il wrote:
> >>Right now I am almost finished a pair of sweater sleeves, which I am
> >>doing both together one one set of needles, using two skeins of yarn.
> >>Ii seems to take forever to do it this way, but I only have to count
> >>rows once for each increase or decrease.
>
> >>Olwyn Mary in New Orleans
>
> > I understand Mary that you knit the sleeves flat on 2 needles ,,
> > mirjam
>
> Generally, yes. =A0That is how I was taught when I first learned to knit
> as a child in U.K. =A0Using 14" needles, with the right needle tucked
> firmly under the right upper arm for stability, leaving the right hand
> free to manipulate the yarn. =A0I still knit fastest that way. =A0When I a=
m
> travelling, however, I use a circular and knit continental style (I
> cannot somehow knit with the right hand working both the yarn and the
> needle tip) so as not to jab my seatmate in the ribs with a needle. =A0I
> also use circs when I have too many stitches to fit on a 14" needle.
> p.s. (gentle hint) my first name is Olwyn. =A0Mary is my middle name.
>
> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
>
> --
> Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com

OLWYN Mary
i apologise for miss placing the order of your namers , it was late
at night SORRY ,
It seems we were both brought up to knit in the same way , but i
quickly stopped holding the needle under my left arm ,,, any way
knitting needles here were shorter than 14 inches ,,,
My comment that you knit flat is since i knit in the round ,,, Tried
yesterday to knit 2 in the round seamless sleeves on 2 circulars like
the advice given for knitting 2 socks , but found out that the relief
pattern complicated it ,[ i might and should try again , maybe with a
non pattern knitting ]... thus it is back to circular and dps ,,,
Circulars , are my preffered knitting needles , they are lighter on my
hands , easily collect the stiches , even complicated ones ,, are
quickly folded [ when i see that the bus is stopping in my STOP] , No
danger of knitting Back only one part ,, if you stopped at that
point !!! [you know 1 side or sleeve finnished and on right needle
phone rings ,,, you leave it come back and don`t know on which sleeve
you were working !!!]
mirjam

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