Posted by lizzymahoney on 2007-09-20 19:47:49
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Your design works for the biscornu shape very well. I think the mounded edge sloping down to the center gives the cat motif a little dynamism.
If you use more cats in biscornu, or other animal motif, you might pose the creature in apparent motion. I could envision a cat chasing a ball of yarn, with leaping different colored cats and different colored balls of yarn, perhaps with string trailing. Now that I'm thinking it, a cat with tail aflutter and paw stretched out to yarn trailing from a ball which touches the tail of the next cat, etc. Since it would be two motif it might work on a small project like this one.
Posted by twilight on 2004-12-13 02:06:52
Post Subject: Winding Yarn, Practical Magic
I had an a ball of yarn and didn't have a clue how much there was so I unwound it and measured to find out.
When I was about to wind it all back up again I had a good idea. I decided to write a positive affirmation on a piece of paper and wind the yarn around it.
That way, as I'm working on the project I'll be putting good energy towards that positive affirmation.
Thought others might like this idea. I think I'll do it whenever I wind up yarn.
Posted by Majella on 2004-07-12 07:03:11
Post Subject: Some free yarn if you want to pay the postage from Sydney
Hi guys
I'm a longtime lurker on these pages - my crafty sister put me onto it.
Anyway, I am doing a cupboard cleanse - I have a goodwill pile, have let a friend go through it, have an eBay pile, and also a pile of yarn that has been sitting there for way longer than the "rule" allows. You know, that rule that says if it has been sitting there for longer than 6 months just chuck it?
Many many moons ago, I knitted up several squares to make a woolen quilt. I didn't finish it and I'm not going to. I know there are charities that ask for the squares but I don't know who they are - if you want to let me know that would be cool. I haven't sewn them together.
The squares are about 25cm x 25cm. There are 6 squares in a deep teal colour, 8 squares in a dark purply grey, 7.5 in a dark blue, plus one ball of yarn in the teal and one ball of yarn in this russet colour.
The yarn is Cleckheaton "Country" 8 ply 100% wool.
So, free to a good home or maybe you can let me know who would collect it to make charity rugs.
It would be fairly easy to unravel the squares and start a different project.
Please do not suggest that I finish the project - there is FAR too much on my plate!
Here is a new recycled bag of mine. I crocheted bread bags to create this handbag. The free pattern link is found here http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/10/19/recycled-bread-bag-handbag/
This was a first time for me using bread bags and crocheting them. I used the same technique where I cut the bags in circle strips and intertwined them to create a ball of "yarn" with the plastic bags. I did cut the bags a bit narrower due to bread bags being so much heavier than plastic grocery bags.
Posted by mentapiperina on 2005-03-24 15:00:27
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I just started making these again, I made one a few years ago, but found a thread about them on craftster, which prompted me to make another one.
Here's the thread:
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=895318927a730e34d9dd1fb2e3c29f45&topic=23222.0
Here's a link that tells you how to make a ball of "yarn" from grocery bags:
http://crochet.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marloscrochetcorner.com%2FPlastic%2520Bag%2520tote.html
I read that it's really hard to knit with them, so it's probably easier to learn some basic crochet. I think there's a short little lesson in that craftster thread.
Posted by sarabell on 2005-12-12 12:41:29
Post Subject: knitting graphic needed....
anyone have a knitting (or needlework) graphic i might hijack for a s&b flyer? i'm envisioning a ball of yarn and needles.... something that will photocopy nicely. i could draw it but i must concentrate on making christmas gifts.... i distract far too easily. i would be most appreciative. and if you come to the s&b, i'll buy you a cuppa whatever.
Posted by boheme-anne on 2004-11-03 16:12:55
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Thanks for the info! The craftster bag is freakn' awesome! And the directions using pictures are really going to help me, especially how to make a ball of yarn using the bags!
Posted by smachel on 2006-01-14 04:01:30
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What is one?
i didn't know either, so i looked it up!
"Nostepinne are used to wind center-pull balls which allow access to both ends of the ball of yarn at the same time. Spinners use center- pull balls when plying two single ply yarns together. Knitters use a nostepinne to wind balls of yarn - you can knit from both ends of the ball at the same time."
Posted by craftfetish on 2008-02-08 14:56:25
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JoAnn's, Michael's, Hobby Lobby, etc all seem to be pretty consistent about offering coupons. I try not to go in without one.
(It can be labor intensive, but anytime they have a % off a regular priced item - try to collect them from friends and family so you have enough for each ball of yarn you need)
Do you have Meijers in your neck of the woods? They are a midwestern big box store. They have good prices and a decent selection, similar to WalMart.
A less consisent, but super cheap option is to check out thrift stores or garage sales. Lots of people unloading supplies for projects they started but never finished.
Posted by brdgt on 2005-08-11 13:44:29
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Oh, I hope people post some! My tat isn't craft or food related but I've been thinking if I ever get another one it would be a ball of yarn with two knitting needles in it.
Posted by neuroticdawg on 2005-05-11 10:26:34
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I've been thinking of getting a head start on next Christmas by making frou-frou covers for the Kleenex purse packs out of my "only have one ball" yarns. I don't think I'll need a pattern, just a pack of the tissues to eyeball. That, some lip balm, some Purell, and maybe some vitamin C drops would make a nice gift that any chick could use. And maybe a little pouch to put it all in.
Another thought (I don't know if this would work with knitting, I crochet) is that one ball of yarn would be enough to add cuffs and a collar to a blah sweater or jacket. I have a ball of this "fun fur" type yarn and a jacket that's just screaming to get sexed up. Or maybe it'll end up as trim for one of those fleece throws.
A few ideas I've seen are cell phone cozies that can be buttoned to a purse strap or belt loop, ipod cases, and book covers with straps so they look like little clutch purses.
Googling "one skein projects" yielded quite a few hits. Thanks for the inspiration. I'm going to go look at my stash now.
Posted by Nancy Flynn on 2005-05-17 12:08:33
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i'm no good with the math of knitting, but i can offer a source for a simple hat pattern that doesn't use much yarn
The Yarn Girls Guide to Simple Knits has a SUPER easy hat pattern (if you knit on circulars, there is no purling, just knitting around and around) The example in the book is striped, but I've made it with single colors, and it only takes one ball of yarn. It also turns out very cute and warm. pm me if you can't find it in your library and i can mail you a copy of the pattern.
Posted by sun bear on 2005-05-07 13:26:28
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if you have craft add like me this is a great project, i'd guess maybe an hour and a half including winding a skein into a ball of yarn:
http://getcrafty.com/viewtopic.php?t=3475
you really feel a sense of accomplishment at the end!
jt
Posted by ShroomaLuna on 2005-11-19 08:19:23
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In my purse -
Journal
Wallet
carrot orange chapstick
knitting needles
ball of yarn
coupon organizor
a small mirror
dvds that are late
coins
peppermints
tons and tons of pens and pencils (im a pen freak)
Stationary
Posted by LolitaContrer on 2004-08-20 17:25:13
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When I was learning I couldn't quite understand the Purl stitch either. My problem was that I wasn't bringing the yarn to the front of my work b/f attempting the stitch. Meaning you physically take the yarn and move it betwen the two needlke points to the front so that it's hanging fro the front not the back. I thought that as long as I moved the ball of yarn it would magically work;-) Good luck. I llearned from a book that had good pictures, I think it cam ein a Learn to knit kit from Michaels.
Posted by sjkmaurice on 2005-04-08 13:24:49
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I try to get my daughter busy doing something that can be done by herself for a half hour or so during the day like coloring or play-doh. I've been doing since she was about 2, and she caught on pretty quickly that mommy needs a little time, too. She will sometimes even ask me, "mommy, time to crochet?" And sometimes she gives me more than half an hour. She especially loves it when I give her a small ball of yarn and a big hook to "crochet" with. She also loves it when I am making something for her and wants to try on sweaters with no sleeves and dresses with no skirts! Other than that, I crochet when she's in bed.
Posted by nellie_3000 on 2005-01-07 03:29:39
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I hate finding toe nail clippings on the floor! (thanks, hubby) and I hate watching people clean out their toes or fingernails...yuck! Just tonite I found a huge toenail clipping in my ball of yarn, I nearly puked.
And I'm extremely grossed out if I find a hair in my food. Even if I take it out, I can't eat the rest of the food on the plate. Its poisoned.
And listening to people chew food? that is probably why I don't go to the movie theater anymore.
And I hate hot breath too. I always have to turn my head away in bed when my husband rolls over in my direction. I feel like I'm suffocating.
And I too, hate hearing about people's surgeries or broken bones or "medical procedures." When they tell me about it, my legs get all weak and I feel like I'm going to pass out.
Posted by janaka on 2006-08-07 16:40:55
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the two women who own my lys have a ball of yarn with two knitting needles tattooed on the same spot on the back of their left leg. the master knitter that teaches me different things got the ball of yarn and sticks tattoo when she was 77. it's on her wrist. v.c = very cool.
i don't have any, just because everyone seems to have one, and i try to go against the grain more often than not. i think they are 100% cool, though. i always wanted a moon tattooed above my butt. sigh. oh well.
Posted by s t a c i on 2005-01-11 02:46:52
Post Subject: knitting socks on a flight
I've found that knitting a big piece isn't easy on a flight, since there is so very little elbow room in a coach seat. But on my last 9-hour flight I worked on a pair of socks using short, double-pointed needles. No problems.
Well, one problem. At one point I dropped my ball of yarn. The guy in front of me had his seat reclined, so I had no room to bend down enough to reach the yarn on the floor. So I finished off one needle, took the empty needle and stabbed stabbed stabbed at the floor until I caught the yarn. Success! And I was careful not to drop it again.
Sigh. I wouldn't have had this problem in first class.
Posted by peanut on 2004-09-17 18:01:07
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knitting tricks:
to make a center-pull ball easily:
take an empty toilet paper tube, cut a 1" slit from one end. put the skein of yarn on a chaor back. tuck the end of the yarn into the slit, so that the tail is in the middle of the tube. now wrap the yarn around the tube, just like you see on professional balls: so it makes a cross on each side. when you're out of yarn, tuck the end you've got under a couple layer on the top of the ball. pull the tube out, keeping hold of the end of yarn inside the tube. now you have a center-pull ball that pulls from this yarn (the ball will collapse around the whole that was in the middle, which is GOOD, because there is much less tension on the yarn--and it is roughly consistent throughout the ball)
another one:
if your ball of yarn rolls around the floor, keep it in a bowl while you knit. if you are goin out, put it in a plastic veggie back, with the top tied together. pull the yarn out a gap in the top. this keeps it tidy, dry, and from getting caught up in anything else in your bag.
Posted by peenkfrik on 2006-04-02 22:47:25
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First is knitting: I can't imagine how two sticks can make something out of a ball of yarn. I've never tried it and I am not sure if local stores here sell knitting needles.
2nd is Sewing: I always screw up on attaching zippers to bags and I have a hard time sewing beads on a cloth. I need more practice.
3rd is Crochet: I love to crochet but I always stick with the basic stitches, so I can only crochet simple stuffs like bags/wallets. I've always wanted to make complicated projects but I don't have the patience for trying to figure out the instructions. I remember making a doily when I was about 9 years old but I don't remember how I did it. It was playing darts but not remembering how to hit the board.
