Knitting Daily

Random act of kindness

ZassZ — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:06:52 GMT

has anyone done a random act of kindness lately - or - been on the receiving end of one? What have you done, or if you have not, what would you like to do, given the chance? Sometimes, just thinking about it is the first step to getting it done.

Has anyone helped someone:

1. get started on a new project, or finish an old project (like maybe the more difficult part of a pattern you need help with),

2. help pick out a yarn, or figure out a pattern,

3. or just smiled at someone,

4. opened a door,

5. said thank you,

6. give a break in traffic,

7. make a phone call to someone ill or missed by you,

8. take some cookies to a neighbor, or visit someone who just lost a loved one recently,

9. help someone with their homework, wash a car

10. run an errand, take out the trash, some lawn work, walk the dog, feed the dog, bathe the dog.

Once you start thinking about it the list goes on & on.

Anybody care to add to this? Jot down what you did for someone or what someone did for you, or what you would like someone to do for you to help you out. Just pick up where the last person left off.

what do you like to do?

PrincessG — Sun, 25 May 2008 01:44:31 GMT

i enjoy sitting back and relaxing to music or reading a nice book. or i'll hang with my friends. we usually go to the plaza. ( once i drag myself away from my stash! )

i would love to know all the different things you do when you eventually manage to pull yourself away from the yarn and needles. LOL

xoxo

How do you keep edges from curling on a knitted scarf ?

Doris Marie Cook — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:53:41 GMT

I am knitting a scarf with knitted edges and with cables in the middle but the edges are curling inward. Is there anything I can do to fix them from curling now that I am almost finished with the scarf ?

URLs????

CherilynR — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:55:28 GMT

Hi, Kathleen,

The urls that are included with the daily blog are never "syntactically valid" when I try to click on/open them. Is there something IK tech staff can do about this to make the patterns and illustrations **always** visible to readers?

Ms Furstrated Reader

Quick hello and a question

mrsfroitz — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:18:03 GMT

Hello all fellow knitters and crocheters! I have been knitting for 8 years and I love it!!! My stash is outgrowing the shelves trying to contain it. I have probably 10 UFO's. Some of my creations are available online for sale but my friends and family enjoy the majority of what comes off my needles.

I have a question about the webinar being hosted by Gale Zucker on June 5th at noon. Does anyone know how long this webinar will last? I have to be at work by 2pm and am trying to figure out if it will fit into my schedule. If anyone knows, please email me! mrsfroitz@hotmail.com. I have already contacted interweave via the 'contact us' tab. I will share the answer when I know, and if anyone else can do the same, I'd appreciate that! Thank you!!

Sow's Ear Coin Purse

Sylwonone — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:32:28 GMT

Did anyone ever meet success with this little puppy? I finished knitting it but can't figure out where the opening is or how to get it to look like the picture.

Feeling oh!, so blue,

AuntieAuntie

Ruched Tee KAL

danishknitter — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:03:08 GMT

I started making the tee for myself and enjoyed it so much that I had to make one for a grandchild as well.

I used "Mayflower Soft" 60% cotton 40% ackryl, nice to wear, easy to wash.

mobius caplet

cmiddleby — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:29:49 GMT

i cannot find the directions how to do mobius caplet from this morning tv's show? can anyone show me where to find that ? thank you

Website and Blog

valmaniaxon — Sat, 18 May 2013 11:35:00 GMT

I really, really love knitting, crochet, sewing and most arts. I just find the emails and site pages totally uninspiring, in fact, I have sadly begun not opening them to avoid the same old, same old, a few of my friends have even unsubscribed! I am interested in all kinds of craft through the ages and modern ideas but the daily emails look and sound exactly the same and do seem to be stuck in the 1950'S and prior. The format is old, and sorry Cathy, so is the style delivering the information. I'm not ungrateful, but you try being a reader for for a few months and see what it's like to open the same page every day.

Could someone please update the subject matter sometimes and update the presentation of topics and pictures?

Picking Up Stitches EVENLY

Mildred@2 — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:38:57 GMT

When a pattern asks you to "pick up 3 stitches every 4 rows" does that mean that you pick up 1, 2, 3, skip then start again by picking up 1, 2, 3?

I know this might be basic, but I never seem to 'get' this concept thus, I pick up too many stitches or too little. Can anyone help?

Thanks.

Mildred

Orenburg Shawl

Hanbidge123 — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:10:45 GMT

I read the knitting daily blog about the Orenburg Shawls Kathleen talked about with great interest. My husband and I have travelled to Russia many times and on one trip an elderly lady, whom I had never met, gave me what she called an Orenburg shawl. I am embarrassed to say the gift remained in the bag until I read Kathleen's blog. What I discovered is a gorgeous rectangle shawl that is whisper soft and I can even see some bits of the goat down. At the time it was given to me I was told it was hand knit by the lady and that Orenburg knitting was very special. I have recently become an avid knitter and can now appreciate this treasure.

Beginner Baby Blanket Pattern

CaitlynRebecca1 — Fri, 03 May 2013 01:37:32 GMT

Hello everyone!!

I am a beginner knitter. I taught myself how to knit within the last couple weeks, and i'm loving it. I'm looking for a good baby blanket patter than will be easy to learn, but not boring. I was hoping I could use two different colors, but I'm not clear on the concept of using more than one color yet.. Does anyone know any cute baby blanket patterns that would be easy for a beginner?

Thank you very much in advance!

Caitlyn

Ruched tee KAL

judyday — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:51:42 GMT

I am just now getting started on my tee. I am at my third ruche I had several pair of socks to finish before I could start this project. It is t first large project I have done in a couple of year. I will be ready for pictures and post the yarn brand in a few days. I am having great fun. Everyone's pictures look great. I especially like the longesleeves.

Fabulous Projects completed lately?

ZassZ — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:45:50 GMT

Has anyone recently experienced that particularly excellent feeling one gets when a project is finished?
What project have you been doing recently, and how long did it take to complete?
If not, how close are you to finishing?
What project do you anticipate putting the finishing touches to this summer?
Would you like to let us all hear about them!

Crazy Zauberball

BarbM — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:29:40 GMT

I have a ball of this yarn in my stash. I'm remembering something the woman in the yarn shop told me to do when I began using this yarn but cannot remember specifically. Help please. Something about pulling yarn from the outside instead of the center. Make sense to anyone??

Barb

Crazy Zauberball

BarbM — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:29:29 GMT

Barb

Converting patterns to use British wools

bizzielizzieuk — Sun, 12 May 2013 09:25:52 GMT

Can someone please explain how your yarns can be converted to English patterns where we use 4-ply, double knit, chunky etc..... As I have found loads of American patterns and I am unsure which weight of wools to use:)

!RACER BACK TOP (proposed non-official kal) Lisa Hoffman

ZassZ — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:51:31 GMT

From VOGUEknitting INTERNATIONAL Spring/Summer 2012 issue

LISA HOFFMAN’s Racerback Top Pattern No.17 Pattern Yarn: KOIGU MORI (wool/silk)

See A Midsummer KNIT’S DREAM page 66 or on VK360 for front and back view here:

http://www.vogueknitting.com/magazine/vk360/vk360_spring_summer_2012.aspx

Pattern Yarn: KOIGU MORI (wool/silk)

Substitute any yarn you feel is appropriate

1. Tell us which yarn you're using.

2. Please share your tips, ask questions, or share an interesting story or a joke.

3. Post a pic of your finished project.

4. No race to finish the RacerBack Top. Just enjoy, feel no pressure for a completion date. We’ll all be here

hopefully for a long while.

If anyone cares to read the story of how it began; here it is. If not, just skip to next page.

Well, sometime ago I asked Yogama if she would be interested in doing a kal on the Ruffle and Pleat Skirt Pattern offered here on KD by interweave. For various reasons the idea was put on hold. Recently, I saw a pattern Merlich shared with us that she was thinking of doing from an issue of Vogue. While I viewed her possible project on the VK360 I saw this Racerback Top and suggested it to Merlich. She loved it and decided to switch, bought her yarn and started working up her swatch gauges. I say ,she was really on the ball! So when Merlich mentioned the idea of doing a kal on this top, I immediately thought of our (Yogama & myself) past attempts at a skirt kal , put out the invitation again to Yogama, and this time it looked like it will be a “go”. We also invited Mary, Wendy and invited all kd’s knitters who might like to do this top.

Hopefully more will join. It's a Racer Back Top but there is no race to finish it! So no pressure to finish by a certain date. I have noticed on some of the kals that a knitter has decided to do the project long after the kal is completed. So since there not a completion date, anyone can feel free to hop in without pressure to finish "on time". It's just going to be a fun thing to do. Hopefully learning from one another will be the thing, and the reward is having a Racer Back Top to wear or give as a gift! I hope that Lisa Hoffman will be happy that we wanted to knit her beautiful top. Thank you KD for this site. Merlich, Yogama & I don't know when we have enjoyed a knitting website more than this one!

Sincerely, ZassZ.

Chain Reaction Afghan, Series 700

Helen@3 — Sat, 11 May 2013 18:46:44 GMT

What brand of yarn did you use for this afghan?

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Patterns in Advertisement

Ktbab — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:57:26 GMT

I MUST find the patterns for the sweater and coat from the picture in the Interweave Knits Summer 2013 on page 7. It is an ad for Brown Sheep Company and has a picture of a little boy in a blue/black striped hoodie and a little girl in a blue coat. I emailed Brown Sheep Company and asked them, but I have not heard back.

Mens Knitted t shirt Manufacturers

Ashok allenss — Wed, 08 May 2013 07:59:31 GMT

Hello,

The way of manufacturing Mens t shirt takes so many steps it seems, can i know it, and what kind of materials can be used in manufacturing it??

I am also one of Manufacturer of Mens knitted t shirts, so want to know more about this..!!

unknown yardage

Leila Marcial — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:58:12 GMT

My name is Leila & I'm a nurse, I am fairly new to knitting but not crochet. I do subscribe to Interweave Crochet. My mom found in her 'hidden stash' somewhere in her home, 5 skeins of a vey nice yarn. She gave them to me, saying 'make something'. But there's NO YARDS, or size number on the skeins.

The labe os yellowed, & I googgled it & got very little info. The brand is: Melrose - Designer's Choice - Cravenella - fashion yarn. It's made out of 70% wool & 30% rayon, 2 ply, 2ounces (60 grams); dye lot - 17010.01. It was made by Melrose Yarn Co, in Brooklyn, NY.

Before I embark on making something out of this, I want to make SURE I have enough yardage. does anyone have information about this yarn???? Please help me, I has a nubby but silky feeling to it - probably because of the rayon. I also sew.....

Thanx - Leila Marcial, RN - in New Jersey

understanding a Sidar pattern

virginia1948 — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:27:37 GMT

I am new to this site have knitted for years, yet stuck on some terms..Please help!!!

This is to complete a childs sweater...Border.....Join raglan seams. pick up and knit 8 st along rib, 54 sts at straight edge, 32 sts along shaped edge, 13 sts from 13 cast off sts at top of right sleeve, 20 sts from 21 cast off sts at back of neck, 13 sts from 13 cast off sts at top of left sleeve, 32 sts shaped edge, 54 stitches straight edge, 8 sts at rib. Should end up with 234 sts.

I get the first 3 parts and last 3 parts and will get 188 sts..the back has 21 sts casted off so that is 209..cannot figure out the in between??

Would love to finish for grandsons BD this weekend!!!!!!!! Please help me

Concealing short ends of yarn

saintxmom — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:01:10 GMT

O'kay, I screwed up:-(. In making a baby blanket, when I switched yarns in many places, I cut the ends short. What is the best way to conceal the ends that are short? I'd say they are 1/2 inch.

Thank you!

Sheree'