tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post1490284719038160724..comments2024-03-27T10:01:12.225+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-10115977732182724812012-05-25T02:16:44.145+01:002012-05-25T02:16:44.145+01:00I took a class with Cat Bordhi recently and I can ...I took a class with Cat Bordhi recently and I can highly recommend her sweet tomato heel. I like it best of all the heels I've tried so far. The heel is made up of wedges like a tomato and can be customized to the recipient. It is also very easy to memorize and much less fiddly than other heels. Her star toe beginning is also very easy - I've started 6 socks just so I can do the star toe!Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631456241434045335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-24571868071061138812012-05-25T00:16:46.044+01:002012-05-25T00:16:46.044+01:00Like Beverly I slip purlwise, with the yarn always...Like Beverly I slip purlwise, with the yarn always on the wrong side.<br />Your fleegle heel looks wonderful. And I love that colour zauberball. I knit a shawl with it, which I love.Anitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-25560299890678984112012-05-24T22:44:36.301+01:002012-05-24T22:44:36.301+01:00When slipping for my heel turns, I used to do k-wi...When slipping for my heel turns, I used to do k-wise on the right side and p-wise for the wrong. Now, I've begun to just do p-wise. For the heel flap edges, I always slip the last stitch p-wise, yarn in front. When I knit it on the return row, it makes a twisted chain edge that is snugger and easier to work with. Joe-in WyomingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-2048534181788951912012-05-24T21:54:41.458+01:002012-05-24T21:54:41.458+01:00When I lived in NJ, a great deal depended on which...When I lived in NJ, a great deal depended on which lane you were in for the inspection. Headlights were especially subject to lane-variance; once the repairman told me, go back in half an hour and be sure to take a different lane. It worked.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-68246647125967416762012-05-24T21:53:04.835+01:002012-05-24T21:53:04.835+01:00I believe the rule is, always slip purlwise unless...I believe the rule is, always slip purlwise unless clearly specified otherwise for a known reason.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-46119073156902687412012-05-24T17:14:26.554+01:002012-05-24T17:14:26.554+01:00I should probably warn you that my toe-up cast-on ...I should probably warn you that my toe-up cast-on doesn't create a seamless toe. It's never bothered me, but diabetic feet may really notice. When I knit for my mother-in-law (diabetic and in her 60s), I use a short row toe or go top down so I can graft. <br /><br />If anyone really wants pictures, I'd be glad to take a series and post them. (Jean, I didn't think you'd need them. You have a clever visual brain when it comes to knitting!)Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175287704687068472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-84851500281446293562012-05-24T16:12:03.209+01:002012-05-24T16:12:03.209+01:00I'm in the minority - I slip my heel stitches ...I'm in the minority - I slip my heel stitches purlwise regardless of side. Yarn kept on the wrong side. <br /><br />Inspections in NJ got much tighter after you left, but have now been loosened again. Now it is every 2 years, with new vehicles (off the assembly line) being given a pass for the first five years. And now the inspection is just for air pollution, not for brakes or anything like that. It is easy but does give me some worries about the maintenance of other vehicles on the road.<br /><br />Good luck with the Ceiling people today & tomorrow. One would like to see some progress made before the weekend.<br /><br />Beverly in NJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-33744672123252596522012-05-24T14:06:55.554+01:002012-05-24T14:06:55.554+01:00I too slip the first stitch knitwise on the knit r...I too slip the first stitch knitwise on the knit rows of my heel flaps (subsequent slips on that row are done purlwise). This gives a twisted stitch on the side of the flap which seems to yield a tighter, neater pickup of the stitches for the foot.Ruth in Ottawanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-10075495537981455242012-05-24T13:09:20.071+01:002012-05-24T13:09:20.071+01:00when we were poor graduate students, living in New...when we were poor graduate students, living in New York, the annual car inspections were done by local gas stations. If your car had a problem, you had the option of having it fixed there or going to another gas station and returning for another inspection afterwards. Of course, it was much easier to take option number one, but we always wondered if a different service station would have agreed that there was a problem. In the four years we were there, we had to have our headlights re-aligned four times! As far as I know, that particular repair has not been necessary in the 40years since, on cars tested in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa , New Jersey or New Hampshire! quote a coincidence, don't you agree?Barbara M. In NHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-69013332110196467382012-05-24T12:41:02.223+01:002012-05-24T12:41:02.223+01:00Things got a bit more stringent in NJ, but this br...Things got a bit more stringent in NJ, but this brought to mind something I had forgotten. One year our car (we always had old beaters) failed inspection. My mother waited a few days and had my cute 18 year old self take it in. It passed with flying colors. I learned something about life and my mother...Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-9905299406340679482012-05-24T11:12:02.507+01:002012-05-24T11:12:02.507+01:00Likewise I always slip the stitches as the rows ar...Likewise I always slip the stitches as the rows are : knitwise at the start of a knit row and purlwise for a purl row. No special manouevres with the yarn. It seems to look good by my fairly moderate standards.<br /><br />By the way, encouraged by something you said, I have just tried a Dutch Heel, and find it is just right for my feet. Thanks!jeanfromcornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062674591619616456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-11750240839729775812012-05-24T09:10:36.768+01:002012-05-24T09:10:36.768+01:00I always slip the first stitch of a knit row knitw...I always slip the first stitch of a knit row knitwise with the yarn at the back of work (or slightly tugged out to the right, to be completely accurate) on a sock heel. It works well and doesn't add any bulk. S xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com