tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post3484491555794678732..comments2024-03-28T20:39:15.991+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-5189451558779209252014-11-06T15:34:19.196+00:002014-11-06T15:34:19.196+00:00I'm named after my maternal granny, Isabella R...I'm named after my maternal granny, Isabella Robertson. It's the norm in my family to take both of your granny's names (my elder sister is called after our paternal grandmother) so I have Robertson as my middle name. It all rather fell apart with the next generation of girls though so my DD has both her grans' first names as her middle name and my DS has my mother's maiden name as his middle name. <br /><br />Last time I looked though both OH and DS favour OH's maternal grandmother's tartan though, Hunting Morrison. It's best not to take tartans too seriously, I agree! spinningfishwifehttp://spinningfishwife.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-21607708178297439882014-11-06T13:46:48.107+00:002014-11-06T13:46:48.107+00:00The reason that its good to check measurements at ...The reason that its good to check measurements at the point where you separate the sleeves from the body is that this is the one time that you can measure the whole thing while it is flat. You can thread all the stitches onto one long piece of yarn of a different color, or do the body and each sleeve separately ( preferred method as its one more step taken towards completion). In the Yarn Harlots blog yesterday there is a picture of her trying on a WIP, doing just that. The advantage to doing this at this point, is that if the measurements fall short, you can add a few extra stitches at the under arm, or take a row or two back if you find you have gone to far. Easier to do now, than later find it's the wrong size. Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-48544666048368184932014-11-06T13:28:21.223+00:002014-11-06T13:28:21.223+00:00The keys are sitting in the spot where the tape me...The keys are sitting in the spot where the tape measure was---in the sewing basket, in the drawer or on the shelf!<br />Maybe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-34162923932328534352014-11-06T10:24:50.231+00:002014-11-06T10:24:50.231+00:00A new gadget that is very helpful with the count-s...A new gadget that is very helpful with the count-several-things-at-one-time sort of knitting is the 'Sirka Counter' by Grellow and Gray. It has a set of dials that you advance each row and it tells you when you need to do one sort of decrease, and when to do another sort. Seems odd at first, but it is a clever and well made device. They have an informative website. I am usig it to do cable counts and body shaping decreases simultaneously. It does, indeed, work!skeindalousnoreply@blogger.com