tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post6250971380595116952..comments2024-03-28T23:25:07.821+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-85247679739551914312008-09-15T19:01:00.000+01:002008-09-15T19:01:00.000+01:00i think it is okay to knit a shawl in wool that is...i think it is okay to knit a shawl in wool that is not stark white if it has to cover the arms of a more than forty year old that maybe already has children. i am in awe of the shawl. it is so easy to forget a yarn over.knititchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143430462744751602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-46569551045610377842008-09-13T17:30:00.000+01:002008-09-13T17:30:00.000+01:00Jean, I have a solution for you regarding the knit...Jean, I have a solution for you regarding the knitted barrister's wig. I happen to have met a very interesting woman at a spin-in this past summer, who designs strange and wonderful little things. One of her published designs is exactly what you're looking for, found <A HREF="www.knittingastor.com/published-barrister-cap.htm" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>The link is www.knittingastor.com/published-barrister-cap.htm<BR/><BR/>Her name is Astor Tsang - she is on Ravelry as Astor and the pattern is available by emailing her.Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704810407872873565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-6927952365347749692008-09-13T16:36:00.000+01:002008-09-13T16:36:00.000+01:00Jean, I must now go pick up Princess! I hadn't rea...Jean, I must now go pick up Princess! I hadn't realized the 3 years were up. 8-)<BR/><BR/>About Sweater 101 - I used it so much that I got to wondering if it had been updated, etc. It turns out she's issued it as a PDF e-book. You can type in the numbers on the pages and then save them (or at least you can on a MAC, don't know if you can on a PC) Sadly, she didn't automate the pages so that when you pop in the measurements and numbers it generates suggested stitch counts and lengths and stuff, but that's a bit of nit picking. <BR/><BR/>Well, nitpicking except that I'm now knee deep in figuring out measurements on something that's highly tailored, and it would have been nice to have a general starting point. Sweater Wizard doesn't work on a Mac, so I've been using Sweater 101 more and more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-68104843394816864732008-09-13T13:56:00.000+01:002008-09-13T13:56:00.000+01:00Regarding Reversible Two Color Knitting, I saw sev...Regarding Reversible Two Color Knitting, I saw several of the pieces at Knitting Camp this Summer, they were striking but I doubt I'd ever knit any of them...It's an interesting technique but creates very heavy garments and they are slow knitting. There was one I loved, it was multicolored cats on an off-white background, white cats on a multi background on the reverse, it was really cute and would make a cute kid's jacket!<BR/><BR/>Lloie looks every bit as good in person as she does in the photos, we eat breakfast at her restaurant in Marshfield while at Camp and see her from time to time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-8474515994644030882008-09-13T10:24:00.000+01:002008-09-13T10:24:00.000+01:00Jean - I keep wondering how you manage to see the ...Jean - I keep wondering how you manage to see the stitches on the Princess. I have just started a Swallowtail shawl in what is described as heavy lacewight and I have real diffficulty if I have to correct a mistake. Do you use magnifying specs or an additional light source?shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-45715372847502066822008-09-13T10:09:00.000+01:002008-09-13T10:09:00.000+01:00Interesting that you've already received your Wool...Interesting that you've already received your Woolgathering when I have yet to get mine.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047049720897209506noreply@blogger.com