Posted by tinkiT on 2006-09-21 05:05:20
Post Subject: Try a Sweater Vest....
I really wanted to knit sweaters for the babies in my family & friends group, but i just decided i didn't have the patience for it. Though i did have the patience for vests. quick, easy, use minimal yarn and they are instant gratification.
I made one of each of the following sweaters (found them on www.knittingpatterncentral.com so don't worry about copyright stuff). They were very nice to knit up. I made them while i was working (work for the cable company in the call center).
I even tarted up the Cali sweater by adding a bit of eyelash yarn, it ended up being adorable.
Also, if you want to make it easy to pull off & on, just leave one shoulder unseamed & add buttons to close the shoulder.
Posted by goddesshanna on 2005-10-24 19:36:47
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I have a bond machine and I've had just about every trouble there is to have with it. To me it sounds like you're knitting something very skinny and since the hem that comes with it is as wide as the machine, its getting off balance and since you've let it get to the floor, its hitting the floor and letting the stitches get loose and fall off. Roll the hem up into your piece and clip it there using wooden clothes pins. You really don't want the hem to hit the floor, i roll my pieces up when I get to half a foot from the floor.
As for chenille and eyelash yarn, I know its easier for people with an ultimate sweater machine than it is for those with incredible sweater machines. bond has some tips on their website/newsletter archives. I have yet to try it though.
Posted by casina on 2005-07-04 00:27:35
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hey y'all. i'm in baton rouge la. my local experience is to give items of decoration, sweet smelling stuff like soaps and candles, or specialty food - just a little fancier than what they are familiar with like chocolates candies and coffees. no no no nothing practical. common motifs that won't go away in these parts are magnolias, fleur de lis, acorns and roosters.
last year i knitted eyelash yarn boas for all the inlaws and kids. they went over pretty well - i didn't have to work too hard it got to where i could make one in ten minutes in high gear undisturbed. but they were handmade and soft and pretty and i put rose oil on them so there was an initial impression of Special, and they don't have to be worn can just tossed somewhere for decoration. so the emotional commitment both ways was a good balance. haven't figured this year yet. usually anything relating to photos of my kids suffices.
Posted by hipkitty on 2004-12-26 01:46:01
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I got an awesome craft box from my S.O.... He made it all by himself. He went to spotlight and bought so much art stuff, nice yarns, paints, watercolours, heaps of beads, beading wire, paintbrushes, glew on jewels and so on. He also got me the book 'prozac nation'. I love him! hehe,presents are fun. He mustve saved up for ages (we are really money-less), he is so sweet.
I got him a guitar, it was my friend Angela's old one, she gave it to me and I knitted her an eyelash yarn scarf and made her a tutu for it.
Posted by selainek on 2005-08-26 11:38:01
Post Subject: FREE YARN
I have used the Disco yarn they're giving away didn't have any problems with it. It's an incredibly soft eyelash yarn that is a pleasure to work with. I've made several pairs of flip flops for people and none of them have ever had an allergic reation to it.
This is a wonderful yarn, don't let the previous post put you off.
