tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post4300452719652991948..comments2024-03-18T06:46:14.562-04:00Comments on The A.D.D. Knitter--because I make everything a lot harder than it needs to be...: Garter Stitch LovefestThe A.D.D. Knitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667169869020308185noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-17560745783896928392016-11-19T13:21:18.349-05:002016-11-19T13:21:18.349-05:00What about that photo with the incredibly uneven e...What about that photo with the incredibly uneven edges?? Surely this post is a wind up?? Seriously... you may enjoy showing off your vocabulary but garter stitch????? think we're idiots do you? Clearly many have fallen for it. Sick jokeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-36169032707450105792008-01-26T08:46:00.000-05:002008-01-26T08:46:00.000-05:00ok, so i'm a bit behind on my blog reading but i h...ok, so i'm a bit behind on my blog reading but i had to comment about garter -- i went through the same thing! i think once i learned how to do fancy stuff, garter just seemed so mundane. but it's so pretty for showcasing a nice yarn and letting you...just be...with your knitting.<BR/><BR/>and you're right, it does really go great with noro!savannahchikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284350401252782556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-64470592658646661002008-01-23T02:25:00.000-05:002008-01-23T02:25:00.000-05:00I'm currently in a garter stitch love phase. Being...I'm currently in a garter stitch love phase. Being a new knitter though, I now realize that this is my very first garter stitch love phase. Hah! Love that Noro scarf!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033537204899151630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-5609294652027998582008-01-20T21:46:00.000-05:002008-01-20T21:46:00.000-05:00I am having a scarf lovefest after seeing what you...I am having a scarf lovefest after seeing what you have been knitting but my favourite by far is the My-so-called-scarf. Maybe because I love the colour or because of a slight crush I had on Jared Leto, but it is gorgeous!...Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705558268782509452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-87420134861330648242008-01-20T20:41:00.000-05:002008-01-20T20:41:00.000-05:00Hey, you got an award! Details on my blog :)Hey, you got an award! Details on my blog :)Yarnhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625926254864861603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-58900532877015471562008-01-20T14:09:00.000-05:002008-01-20T14:09:00.000-05:00I love garter stitch! And yours looks especially ...I love garter stitch! And yours looks especially fantastic :)<BR/><BR/>Hmmmm....well I used to despise orange, but now I find myself gravitating to it like nobody's business! I guess that's not specific to the knitting world, but that's all I got :)<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://knittymuggins.wordpress.com" REL="nofollow">knittymuggins</A>Knittymugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665393574099024898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-31476405631292602812008-01-20T14:06:00.000-05:002008-01-20T14:06:00.000-05:00God Bless EZ. I too never understood the wonderful...God Bless EZ. I too never understood the wonderfulness of garter stitch until I read Knitting Without Tears. <BR/><BR/>Mohair and I had a personal love affair until about three years ago. The jerk decided to move in and live on every other article of clothing I owned. I have since dropped the shedding fiber. You cant get me near any of it now, not even 10% content.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-31466887852038076812008-01-20T07:44:00.000-05:002008-01-20T07:44:00.000-05:00I'm definitely not a garter stitch snob; however, ...I'm definitely not a garter stitch snob; however, I don't have any recent garter stitch projects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-68137012856047928442008-01-20T07:42:00.000-05:002008-01-20T07:42:00.000-05:00"Kiiling me softly with your pooost, telling my wh..."Kiiling me softly with your pooost, telling my whole liiiiife, with your wooooords...."<BR/><BR/>Yep, me too, exactly how you describe it. It's all EZ's fault (with a good dose of Brooklyntweed to throw me over the edge!) I knit a garter stitch scarf out of beautiful Noro Kochoran, but lengthwise (casting on over 200 stitches!), which means the colours were even more subtly striped. One of the nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18278895757317443494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-58468761007276585822008-01-19T15:39:00.000-05:002008-01-19T15:39:00.000-05:00I'm still not a fan of garter stitch, but in the r...I'm still not a fan of garter stitch, but in the right yarn it can have a certain appeal. I do love the utter simplicity and mathematical ease of it though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06619324160781859181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-55030189899064508332008-01-19T12:58:00.000-05:002008-01-19T12:58:00.000-05:00Orange. I always thought of it as red's ugly step...Orange. I always thought of it as red's ugly stepsister. Hated it. With my red hair? Are you kidding? Then I did a chanel-like cardigan in burnt orange, and now I appear to be hooked. Looking at my recent yarn purchases, I discovered that more than half of them are some shade of rust/orange/copper.Yarnhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625926254864861603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-51853008668230406982008-01-18T23:33:00.000-05:002008-01-18T23:33:00.000-05:00Two words: Fun fur. Shut up, I'm sure you did it ...Two words: Fun fur. Shut up, I'm sure you did it too. I never actually knit with it, but somehow it ended up in my house.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14117139096341627347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-77759872811529398112008-01-18T21:37:00.000-05:002008-01-18T21:37:00.000-05:00Yep, I used to despise garter stitch as well... it...Yep, I used to despise garter stitch as well... it's still not my favorite, but I don't hate it anymore...<BR/>And well, that Noro is rather tempting- that may push me to the garter side...<BR/><BR/>Happy knitting-<BR/>aliAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296289041330949932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-19269238234003398752008-01-18T13:27:00.000-05:002008-01-18T13:27:00.000-05:00Well, the one thing that I can say about my loves ...Well, the one thing that I can say about my loves and hates in knitting is that it always reverses WITHOUT FAIL:<BR/><BR/>1. Wool - yes, I hear you gasp, but I'm from Louisiana and now live in California. Wooly sweaters are too damn hot, but I'm now finding the love in fine merino, cotton fleece and hand-dyed sock yarns.<BR/><BR/>2. Colorwork - I used to think Fair Isle and intarsia sweaters wereWonderMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03935582756754079119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-80927801805344418462008-01-18T11:32:00.000-05:002008-01-18T11:32:00.000-05:00I've come around on garter stitch too. I can't ge...I've come around on garter stitch too. I can't get into lace shawls. Tried. Can't do it. I used to hate Donegal Tweed with a passion. Now I'm rather fond of it.Sonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676228724944263850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-51499609054556434842008-01-18T11:21:00.000-05:002008-01-18T11:21:00.000-05:00I've always loved garter stitch. I'm using it wit...I've always loved garter stitch. I'm using it with handspun right now, and it's do die for. Love that Noro color.Lone Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933466462415996871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-90916289209997498662008-01-18T09:49:00.000-05:002008-01-18T09:49:00.000-05:00I love the look of cables but detested using a cab...I love the look of cables but detested using a cable needle. For 30 some odd of years of knitting, I fought with making cables. Until recently. I just discovered cabling without a cable needle and I am smitten. I absolutely love making cables now. I'm off to knit, cable style.<BR/>p.s. your noro scarf and your so called scarf are gorgeous.gypsyknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701312541004435715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-11834666490693678252008-01-18T08:47:00.000-05:002008-01-18T08:47:00.000-05:00i have been thinking about this since yesterday. ...i have been thinking about this since yesterday. i don't really know what i like now, and never did. <BR/>although when i did make that blanket out of acrylic, that is something i would have NEVER done in the past. my mom taught me to never waste time with acrylic. but hey, i LOVED it!<BR/>i do love how this garter stitch looks out of noro!a friend to knit withhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542324778581589386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-85971014292300527342008-01-18T08:18:00.000-05:002008-01-18T08:18:00.000-05:00I used to love knitting socks, I thought they were...I used to love knitting socks, I thought they were the perfect project. I am so over socks right now... I heart your noro garter scarf. Marvelous.novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880542163032397959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-68586208567886021792008-01-18T02:54:00.000-05:002008-01-18T02:54:00.000-05:00That texture is truly gorgeous! The stitch, the ya...That texture is truly gorgeous! The stitch, the yarn, the colors. I'm swooning over here, I tell you.Pikku- Kettuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974255623345691011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-90181442161943639752008-01-18T00:57:00.000-05:002008-01-18T00:57:00.000-05:00Yes, love how the garter stitch shows off the yarn...Yes, love how the garter stitch shows off the yarn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-79293086219247070142008-01-17T23:42:00.000-05:002008-01-17T23:42:00.000-05:00You know, I've actually got to second the garter-s...You know, I've actually got to second the garter-stitch hate, then love thing. I'm also much more of a lover of tweed than I would have imagined when I first started out, and a even bigger hater of variegated than ever. Although I'm sure I will changed my tune in a few years time again...schrodingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482713963005048339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-12075102796576627132008-01-17T23:30:00.000-05:002008-01-17T23:30:00.000-05:00Hmm. For a long time, I didn't mind purling, thoug...Hmm. For a long time, I didn't mind purling, thought it was just fine. When I switched to knitting continental, though, I stopped liking the purl stitch that my friend had so kindly taught me alongside the knit so that I wouldn't dislike the purl. I'm finally getting comfortable enough with purling continental that I don't mind it, anymore - it must have been those shawls and all the Lazulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190270995311616124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-15925258965177390432008-01-17T22:54:00.000-05:002008-01-17T22:54:00.000-05:00You've got me re-thinking my garter stitch disdain...You've got me re-thinking my garter stitch disdain, for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-39470127323117332282008-01-17T22:28:00.000-05:002008-01-17T22:28:00.000-05:00I'm a new knitter and I think St stitch is really ...I'm a new knitter and I think St stitch is really boring. However, since I'm struggling to finish a mere 8 rows of lace knitting I can't wait to get to St st land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com