tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post3758049873751186068..comments2024-03-28T23:25:07.821+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-40492823496804209972011-09-10T23:30:47.038+01:002011-09-10T23:30:47.038+01:00Kristieinbc has it right. Meg uses the yarns avail...Kristieinbc has it right. Meg uses the yarns available at Schoolhouse Press. I remember her saying that the unspun icelandic is her favorite to work with and she uses it most. <br /><br />As a beginning (very tight) knitter, I remember the absolute frustration I had when working with the unspun. After more experience I've made a shawl out of the unspun and had very little difficulty with it pulling apart continuously like I had in my first attempt.stash haushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10244605573080920528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-13366634353345364292011-09-10T17:53:26.423+01:002011-09-10T17:53:26.423+01:00I was very interested about the Inverallan story y...I was very interested about the Inverallan story yesterday. I wonder if that is why many of the current initiatives to encourage home handknitters to supply retail are in the form of collectives - like the one for the Moray Firth ganseys. I'm not sure it would ever be commercially successful to apply minimum wage rules to knitting - perhaps only small accessories in very high-end markets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-49598760831376692272011-09-10T15:42:04.911+01:002011-09-10T15:42:04.911+01:00My knit in the round tension and my back and forth...My knit in the round tension and my back and forth are really different. However, I find that my tension on 24 stitches knit in the round is exactly the same as 60, 90,120 knit in the round. Therefore, I cast on 24 stitches and put 8 on each of 3 dpn's and knit for an inch or two. It doesn't take much time and is always accurate - FOR ME. I do know that, as knitters, we are all different - but it works for me.<br />Ron in MexicoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-58958397302498906952011-09-10T15:11:09.744+01:002011-09-10T15:11:09.744+01:00I think you are wise to do a gauge swatch. And I t...I think you are wise to do a gauge swatch. And I think you are right about Meg - she has knit with the same yarns for years, so knows exactly how her work knits up. If you complete the hat it could be a Christmas gift for someone on your list.<br /><br />I can just picture you walking around today with the parcel tucked under your arm. How could any knitter walk away and leave such a tempting package behind?kristieinbchttp://journeynorthof49.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com