tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post4604436798888338930..comments2024-03-27T10:01:12.225+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-48422482206375338102012-06-11T11:19:55.322+01:002012-06-11T11:19:55.322+01:00You could always make ladies' knee-high socks ...You could always make ladies' knee-high socks with the two balls :DRoobeedoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395340950409421904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-15026878211665225342012-06-09T19:21:24.389+01:002012-06-09T19:21:24.389+01:00Lilacs will grow in acid soil but to bloom they wa...Lilacs will grow in acid soil but to bloom they want to be in nitrogen-poor soil; mulch them with wood chips or sawdust and they will bloom beautifully.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-44552785206320131672012-06-09T17:01:40.973+01:002012-06-09T17:01:40.973+01:00I used a ball of Zauberball (the color of the midd...I used a ball of Zauberball (the color of the middle ball of the yarn in your picture) and loved the way the colors melted into each other!Three Kittieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982450206181818073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-54009766519253130362012-06-09T17:00:38.025+01:002012-06-09T17:00:38.025+01:00I used a ball of Zauberball yarn to make a shawl -...I used a ball of Zauberball yarn to make a shawl - I loved the way the colors melted into each other!Three Kittieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982450206181818073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-36155023603701053282012-06-09T16:52:53.629+01:002012-06-09T16:52:53.629+01:00I love all the Sock Talk ... how do you get such l...I love all the Sock Talk ... how do you get such lovely tight ribbing? go down a needle size????? ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-73071610379956385712012-06-09T15:01:09.319+01:002012-06-09T15:01:09.319+01:00There are some good gardening sites that explain h...There are some good gardening sites that explain how to lower soil pH, since a lot of gardeners are dealing with limestone (and therefore alkaline) soil, and most plants benefit from slightly acid soil (or soil within a fairly narrow range...they are able to absorb nutrients better in this range)<br />http://www.ehow.com/info_12060100_natural-ways-lower-soil-ph-level.html<br />and<br />http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/components/7401_02.html<br />There are testing kits available to pin down what your soil (and sections of garden) pH is, and then of course if it's too acid, a little agricultural lime, or wood ashes can be used.catmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340783525589988900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-7815093150444456582012-06-09T14:40:23.852+01:002012-06-09T14:40:23.852+01:00I always cast on both socks at the same time but o...I always cast on both socks at the same time but on separate needles. This way, I usually have one sock that can be knit mindlessly and do the parts that need concentration when I have time. <br />I also have taught many people to do the Turkish cast on. Do it, then rip it out and do it again and again - usually by the 4th time, it is set in memory. The important thing to remember is to turn your wrist when doing the 2nd half of the first row....not tuen the knitting around. Your second row of stitches should look like stockenette stitch - no purl bumps. Hope this hels.Leslienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-50021526158566431402012-06-09T13:58:35.851+01:002012-06-09T13:58:35.851+01:00I think you'll find it's Regia World yarn ...I think you'll find it's Regia World yarn shade 'Rome'; the shade 'Italy' has broader stripes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-11147518549351722442012-06-09T13:43:40.445+01:002012-06-09T13:43:40.445+01:00What a wonderful picture of all that lovely sock y...What a wonderful picture of all that lovely sock yarn. I just arrived here in Mexico after a visit to Canada and after x-raying my bags at the airport, I was told they would have to look in one of them. My 25 paper back books looked like money in the x-ray!!! Also in the bag were 18 balls of sock yarn. He asked me what it was and when I told him he said wouldn't it be easier to buy socks. I tried to explain about the pleasure I received from seeing a pair completed, from pulling on a pair, and even seeing my socks on other people. He looked bewildered and I gave up - you have to be a sock knitter to understand.<br />RonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-19847853859792642892012-06-09T13:38:58.290+01:002012-06-09T13:38:58.290+01:00It's got something to do with the ammonia prod...It's got something to do with the ammonia produced as the manure breaks down, but I can't recall exactly what happens. The useful antidote though is mushroom compost, which is cheap, easy to handle, adds bulk and hummus to the soil and most importantly is alkaline. It's a really great mulch as it helps suppress weeds and conserve moisture. I prefer putting my limited supply of manure into the compost bin, which dilutes it a bit. I use mushroom compost as a mulch on 1/3rd of my beds every year. It keeps things in balance. The Old Style gardeners did add manure to the soil but following a strict crop rotation that also included liming the beds at the appropriate time in the rotation. If you've not been liming then it's no wonder your soil is becoming acidic.<br /><br />But using mushroom compost + manure enriched bin copost is a lot gentler imho.Spinningfishwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709744732495957360noreply@blogger.com