Bumbling around with bobbles

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Grankate — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:57:13 GMT

Does anyone have or know where I can get a pattern for a baby blanket with bobbles? My daughter saw one the other day and would like me to make one for my new granddaughter. She said it was in variegated pastels and had bobbles sporadically placed around the blanket. Thank you in advance.

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Brideb88 — Tue, 03 May 2011 21:19:32 GMT

That was really cool! I had thought bobbles were something for the advanced knitter!

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Gletting — Tue, 03 May 2011 07:53:11 GMT

I have a little problem because Eunny is holding her knitting another way than I do. But I will try to learn and practise this just as Kathleen says. My bubbles have always been very sloppy and have not burst like a flower bud as Eunny's. Is it so that she is picking up the new stitches as she is casting them on, then turning her knitting?

I am impressed of how easily she is turning her knitting without slipping the yarn from her left hand. Always new things to learn! I have knitted for 60 yrs and "after" Ravelry and Knitting Daily I have learnt more thn in the 55 years before.

Friendly, Grete from Norway

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Leiahc — Tue, 03 May 2011 04:39:00 GMT

I am making a beautiful sweater out of a beautiful soft cotton, that calls for many, many bobbles.... can hardly WAIT to use this technique! And I think your idea for making another line of bobbles instead of the knit stitch up the middle is brilliant. The knitted row just doesn't do it for me, it looks too much like an 'afterthought'.

Knit on, McDuff! LOL

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Joan Runion — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:45:46 GMT

I can watch this video from my computer and from my phone but not from my iPad. does anyone know how to fix this?

Joan

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LeslieB@3 — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:35:05 GMT

Jolie, I believe the cardigan Eunny is wearing is the Icelandic Star, from Interweave Knits Winter 2009.

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WouldYouBelieve — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:13:05 GMT

What a great technique! The video is so helpful and I will definitely be practicing knitting backwards. I've always avoided bobbles before. What sweater is Eunny wearing? Is it an interweave pattern? I want to make one!

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eksmore — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:55:34 GMT

What is the pattern for the first bobble demonstration? Eunny mentions that the pattern is on the website but doesn't name the pattern.

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dots needles — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:07:24 GMT

Thank you for the video. Love E's concise, clear method of presentation. During moments of frustration, turning to the DVDs saves both me and my projects!

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zackds — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:02:40 GMT

I really like your idea to replace the middle column of knit stitches with bobbles, but rather than do them in line with the outside bobbles, I would offset them to the row midway between the rows the outside bobbles are in.

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jajdpk@gmail.com — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:08:32 GMT

I can't wait to try this out, I think knitting backwards would be an amazing technique to add to my toolbox! Thank you Kathleen, you are such an inspiration!

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MB@FabricUiPhoneApp — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:27:23 GMT

I like the idea of bobbles too...but they've always been too complicated and I just want to revert to the way I make 'em in crochet!

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BBurgess32 — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:38:18 GMT

Totally enjoyed the video and will practice the technique. I do like the middle stitch on the swatch, it adds texture and interest to a pattern intended to exhibit a variety of different looks.

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Patr Kitchen — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:58:47 GMT

I used to teach knitting at the local school to where I lived and we had some very left-handed girls, so I taught myself how to teach left-handed or knitting backwards. My husband used to know when I had been teaching because I would knit forwards and backwards - no turning, no purling, it was brilliant. The best thing was these girls also got to knit and loved it. I still use it at times when I have a small amount of stitches on the needle and find it a bother to keep turning.

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Randy Merrill — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:52:20 GMT

I'd never buy a video of this type of teaching. I enjoying listening to ONE person giving instructions - not two people, where the second person is busy talking over the instructor's explanations with unnecessary comments.