tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post3423861553929661964..comments2024-03-28T23:25:07.821+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-969381275005201102015-10-12T04:25:45.385+01:002015-10-12T04:25:45.385+01:00The Rimu yarn is delish! Better to indulge in a f...The Rimu yarn is delish! Better to indulge in a few balls for a scarf than a sweater. It's quite warm.FiberQathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524481267771726089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-91300810443072220872015-10-12T04:02:17.058+01:002015-10-12T04:02:17.058+01:00Merino/possum is also eye-wateringly warm!
It mig...Merino/possum is also eye-wateringly warm!<br /><br />It might be better as a cardigan if it can be adapted, or a sleeveless item.Moorecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231619758940001287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-80410840114894767142015-10-11T23:51:00.746+01:002015-10-11T23:51:00.746+01:00Merino/possum is wonderful stuff - warm but light ...Merino/possum is wonderful stuff - warm but light and very soft - but enough for an oversized sweater would make anyone's eyes water, I think.<br />Go Scotland, yes it was compelling, but I also found it interfered with my knitting.LizMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236147334939640291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-67150491516977130192015-10-11T20:30:55.480+01:002015-10-11T20:30:55.480+01:00Ooh, I'll have to remember that for my next sw...Ooh, I'll have to remember that for my next sweater (if there ever is one that involves seaming as I hate doing it so).<br />I slip-stitch on shawls heavier than fingering weight, and any edge I'm going to need to pick up from later (heel flaps, lace borders, that sort of thing).Melfinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939155022202916671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-60322398641219636442015-10-11T18:59:34.722+01:002015-10-11T18:59:34.722+01:00The US VK was quite surprising, in a good way. I s...The US VK was quite surprising, in a good way. I saw a vest I loved (and would make) and a couple of hats mom would like (knitted caps). Sadly the IK Gifts did not impress me at all. Nothing I want to make at all (not a big decor knitter or a bulky one) but I did swipe the Orchid lace stitch pattern for use in a shawl (if you look at the projects, it's the bulky lace scarf)..<br />It's weird, normally I find several things I want to make in any issue of IK and maybe one or two in VK. Oh well, I got the latest Knitting Traditions too, and ooh, shinies!Melfinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939155022202916671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-25137076953319785922015-10-11T18:14:01.459+01:002015-10-11T18:14:01.459+01:00glad to hear of the improved health of Mr. M. As ...glad to hear of the improved health of Mr. M. As for the slow cooker - i agree - Nigella has a deal with the manufacturer - just research on Amazon - the REVIEWS there are excellent guides. as for knitting edge stitches there is a lot more wisdom and experience here than i have... i defer to the other posters. <br /><br />good for Gosia for finding those chores that are often ignored until shelves overflow... i do this about once a year and since the last one have cut back on 'stocking" items . there are so many delivery services for the grocery chains that i dont need to stock in case of... <br /><br />and good news about the Scottish win!!<br /><br />Here its post season BaseBall - the METS won on Friday and then saw a 2-0 lead destroyed in one inning (thats baseball) so its 1-1 with the all coming back to NY to play game three . AND the CUBS are doing wondefully well too! exciting times!<br />Southern Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704854973003741122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-7148131774758732032015-10-11T16:47:31.701+01:002015-10-11T16:47:31.701+01:00VK in USA has a cabled wrap on the cover. Not ugly...VK in USA has a cabled wrap on the cover. Not ugly, and now I'm wondering which is on the UK version . . . rosesmamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-52546877962224653042015-10-11T14:41:13.164+01:002015-10-11T14:41:13.164+01:00If you are picking up stitches around that armhole...If you are picking up stitches around that armhole, I still prefer that timeless classic, the stockinette stitch edge. I find it makes working with a pick-up ratio easier. I'm working on a post on those ratios - more for me than anyone else. Isn't it satisfying to clean out those cupboards? Re. the Rimu - lovely stuff but I have my doubts about how well would hold up well in that oversized sweater. Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-65145578596105377722015-10-11T14:15:52.563+01:002015-10-11T14:15:52.563+01:00Does your Aga have a Simmering Oven? It functions...Does your Aga have a Simmering Oven? It functions as a slow cooker. - Ruth in Ontarioelginknitternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-17391334453499625142015-10-11T13:47:42.186+01:002015-10-11T13:47:42.186+01:00Glad your husband is out of the woods for now. Yes...Glad your husband is out of the woods for now. Yes, the match was really exciting, 36-33 I believe. I have some of that possum/merino which my friend's daughter sent to me from NZ. It is indeed incredibly soft, like alpaca. It's lovely to know that you class your cleaning lady as a friend. I've worked for the same family for over 20 years but I will never be known as a 'friend', although they are very,very good to me in general. Nigella is sponsored to promote that kind of stuff so I would just go to JL and buy a slow cooker there. You'll probably get a two year guarantee with it as well.Between Me and Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863155145862706966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-61294564241708844502015-10-11T09:10:38.241+01:002015-10-11T09:10:38.241+01:00I think you were using the slip stitch method for ...I think you were using the slip stitch method for making a chain edge on garter stitch, which, as you've seen, doesn't work for stocking stitch, but does work if the last stitch is knit (as in garter stitch).<br />Maybe check the weight of that cast iron slow cooker before you succumb? Especially as it will be even heavier by the time it contains your ingredients. <br />Three cheers for helpers like Gosia.Hatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-10926985482614426622015-10-11T09:02:23.640+01:002015-10-11T09:02:23.640+01:00On the topic of slipping first stitch, the only pl...On the topic of slipping first stitch, the only place I do that is on the heel flap of socks, and there I slip each stitch exactly as I am going to work the row that it starts. When it comes to picking up, I knit up through the back of the loops. The chained edge makes that so easy. On other knitting, I knit the first and last stitch of every row, making a a one stitch garter border. Makes it easier to line the edges up for sewing - match up the knobbles.<br />If only the real life probems could be as easily sorted as the knitting ones.jeanfromcornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062674591619616456noreply@blogger.com