tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post8498313467262125849..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...: Bobby Blue, Confession Time and some Malabrigo for you (maybe!)The A.D.D. Knitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667169869020308185noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-45905169806165416302008-06-07T08:38:00.000-04:002008-06-07T08:38:00.000-04:00If by "triangle" you mean how it sits in your left...If by "triangle" you mean how it sits in your left hand, I refer to it as a slingshot...would that help?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-41193310488213359692008-06-06T19:14:00.000-04:002008-06-06T19:14:00.000-04:00When the loopy ewe recently updated they had 20 ne...When the loopy ewe recently updated they had 20 new malabrigo colors, with 25 more coming soon!!! I wanted so many of them velvety grapes included....love it. Thats a pretty use of the blue, it really compliments the slight variations in color.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-79622060550000373902008-06-06T17:20:00.000-04:002008-06-06T17:20:00.000-04:00What do you thinl of that Malabrigo lace? I'm on ...What do you thinl of that Malabrigo lace? I'm on the verge of visiting the malabrigo section at my LYS. It would be my first lace. Would that be your first choice you Malabrigo 'Ho.Knitting Bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763905105395493610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-13903099585271244852008-06-05T13:26:00.000-04:002008-06-05T13:26:00.000-04:00I'm totally late for the contest, and that's total...I'm totally late for the contest, and that's totally fine, because I still want to share my knitting weakness.<BR/><BR/>It's embarrassing, but I suck at weaving in ends. Suuuuuck. So, so bad at it. They always stick out and eventually work themselves looser and looser.Dove Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509052920860503605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-5994911401629729782008-06-02T10:14:00.000-04:002008-06-02T10:14:00.000-04:00Same here. I can't figure out the long tail cast-o...Same here. I can't figure out the long tail cast-on and I don't really understand why. I mean, I learned how to knit from a book! I've watched videos on youtube, but I still can't master it.<BR/><BR/>I just bought my first skein of Malabrigo last month . . . and I could certainly use some more since I can't seem to find it in Nova Scotia! :)ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09658931923816418442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-56365710168973039862008-06-02T03:48:00.000-04:002008-06-02T03:48:00.000-04:00If it makes you feel any better, I can't do a long...If it makes you feel any better, I can't do a long tail CO to save my life either!! :)<BR/><BR/>Re Velver Grapes: I bought some a couple of weeks ago and I love it! [No need to put me in the draw then, is there...?]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-45982012369974455652008-06-01T12:44:00.000-04:002008-06-01T12:44:00.000-04:00Sadly, I've missed your contest deadline, but I co...Sadly, I've missed your contest deadline, but I come here for the reading material anyway ;) I really dig that blue shawl you're working on and totally agree that even though I'm not a "blue" person either, that blue is definitely the shizzle. <BR/><BR/>Hmmm... what don't I get? It would have to be seaming. I've done it, I kinda get how it works, and though I don't have any knitty pals here Knittymugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665393574099024898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-28333558608765703212008-06-01T04:07:00.000-04:002008-06-01T04:07:00.000-04:00That is a beautiful color and shawl! You're so fu...That is a beautiful color and shawl! <BR/><BR/>You're so funny. The long-tail cast on is de rigeur for me! I hope you figure it out - but only if you want to. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-92197504684401808052008-05-31T22:50:00.000-04:002008-05-31T22:50:00.000-04:00I learned long-tailed cast on out of Stitch N Bitc...I learned long-tailed cast on out of Stitch N Bitch. The visuals are good. Visuals are also good in the Klutz books on knit & crotchet (look in the kids areas in bookstores, not the knitting areas).<BR/><BR/>Bobby Blue is the only Malabrigo I've ever bought. I have <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/piggyhawk/1450490838/" REL="nofollow">a hat</A> out of it. I adored working with it and the Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127448645515191294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-11365496567736731142008-05-31T12:15:00.000-04:002008-05-31T12:15:00.000-04:00I'm a double pointed needle drop-out. I've tried ...I'm a double pointed needle drop-out. I've tried and tried, my friends have gotten me to try, but I can't do it!<BR/><BR/>Bobby Blue....gorgeous! That's a color I hadn't seen yet.Meghannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04308411812090412081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-46138020908990314422008-05-31T12:08:00.000-04:002008-05-31T12:08:00.000-04:00oh yeah, Magic Loop Cast on slays me too ... I've ...oh yeah, Magic Loop Cast on slays me too ... I've looked at the You tube tutorials, tried it numerous times ... just ain't happening. Some kind of mental block, I guess.Sereknittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360765413464455650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-54898664941932564182008-05-31T12:06:00.000-04:002008-05-31T12:06:00.000-04:00Kitchener stitch ... I've been shown ... I've got ...Kitchener stitch ... I've been shown ... I've got a picture how to book, and I just can't do it!Sereknittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360765413464455650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-38512581379603535532008-05-31T07:40:00.000-04:002008-05-31T07:40:00.000-04:00Purling in continental continues to elude me. I u...Purling in continental continues to elude me. I used to do long tail cast on with the thumb method mentioned earlier. It took me a while to get the triangle method. Love the Bobby Blue, but Velvet Grapes sounds like it's right up my alley.Sonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676228724944263850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-65018100501955711762008-05-31T07:34:00.000-04:002008-05-31T07:34:00.000-04:00I still have to find a long-tail cast-on that does...I still have to find a long-tail cast-on that doesn't imply unspeakable curse words over the very last stitches.<BR/><BR/>Other than that, I must be a clever knitter for techniques that I don't handle I just don't use. Let's stay in the blissful ignorance, I say ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-87306354858506914902008-05-31T05:46:00.000-04:002008-05-31T05:46:00.000-04:00i have tried to graft my garter stitch mitts 5 tim...i have tried to graft my garter stitch mitts 5 times and they are still not done! no amount of youtube, instructions on blogs have helped. i am usually pretty good figuring out patterns or instructions, but this has me stumped.<BR/>on to other projects until i find someone to show me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-4082565200064100782008-05-31T04:39:00.000-04:002008-05-31T04:39:00.000-04:00I was going to suggest the KnittingHelp videos...b...I was going to suggest the KnittingHelp videos...but it seems that other people have already done that. ;-)Elemmacilturhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06001661654657307595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-51494741662004959372008-05-30T22:50:00.000-04:002008-05-30T22:50:00.000-04:00Purling continental. I've managed to teach myself ...Purling continental. I've managed to teach myself to knit left-handed in order to do stranded colorwork, but I just can't figure out how to do a purl. I'm determined to get it one of these days, though, if only to be able to do corrugated ribbing!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05434256661615289001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-79452952580749708102008-05-30T22:34:00.000-04:002008-05-30T22:34:00.000-04:00Continental purling... I'm an English knitter, all...Continental purling... I'm an English knitter, all the way- thank you, Debbie Bliss.<BR/>Whenever I try continental (because I just keep trying, I cannot let it truly beat me) my knitting is just too loose, with uneven tension, so I'll stick with my nice, tight, pleasantly even English knitting, thank you very much.<BR/><BR/>The only problem I've ever run into with the long tail cast on is Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296289041330949932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-21451905238830486462008-05-30T22:19:00.000-04:002008-05-30T22:19:00.000-04:00For the last week, I have been trying to figure ou...For the last week, I have been trying to figure out the whole continental knitting thing (because, you know, it's supposed to be faster). After trying over and over, a knitter at work actually asked me if I had some sort of malfunction. A knitter that I taught how to knit!! Ingrate.novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880542163032397959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-71764410095950777962008-05-30T22:07:00.000-04:002008-05-30T22:07:00.000-04:00The more knitting blogs I read, the more I realize...The more knitting blogs I read, the more I realize I know absolutely nothing. Various cast-on techniques? No. But I do know that blue is gorgeous.Steph F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04906250592241383393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-89060460989668858882008-05-30T21:15:00.000-04:002008-05-30T21:15:00.000-04:00I have to agree with the people who cited the prov...I have to agree with the people who cited the provisional cast on. The first time I tried, it worked perfectly. I'm not sure what I've done wrong, but I messed it up the second and third time -- it didn't 'unzip' right.<BR/><BR/>Also, I started crocheting before knitting (single and double stitches for blankets), but I envy my friends who can make sense of crochet patterns. That is my Achilles Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006548454118363234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-13291067128839882582008-05-30T21:14:00.000-04:002008-05-30T21:14:00.000-04:00I'M SHOCKED THAT YOU CAN'T DO LONG-TAIL. I mean, w...I'M SHOCKED THAT YOU CAN'T DO LONG-TAIL. I mean, what is the world coming to when one of the most prolific knitters I know can't do it. I need a moment. <BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>But, what do I not get? Well, there's quite a few things but I think most of all I don't really get intarsia. It's so baffling to me with all the bring the yarn over and joining new balls for each color section. <BR/><BR/>WonderMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03935582756754079119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-16752844028587880662008-05-30T17:33:00.000-04:002008-05-30T17:33:00.000-04:00I can't imagine thinking of the longtail cast on a...I can't imagine thinking of the longtail cast on as a triangle. I can't even carry yarn on my finger as I knit, though. I put a loop on my needle with one yarn and draw a loop through that one with the other yarn. Those diagrams I see for casting on in books confuse me. My brain begins to glaze over when I look at them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581612215378945075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-9661855584820593952008-05-30T17:11:00.000-04:002008-05-30T17:11:00.000-04:00Long-tail was the first cast-on I learned (out of ...Long-tail was the first cast-on I learned (out of a book, actually) and it was all I used for 20 years... I'm not sure I even knew there were others :) Once I learned the cable cast-on, though, I became an instant devotee - it's firm but stretchy, perfect for most of my projects. Provisional cast-on, though, that's the one that gets me. Just can't do it.YawnOverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709655565262326988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-66093018986645850372008-05-30T16:46:00.000-04:002008-05-30T16:46:00.000-04:00Picking up stitches for socks always gets me. I th...Picking up stitches for socks always gets me. I think I have it, and then there's a hole. The kicker is I am in love with knitting socks right now (everyone has their sock phase, right?). The shawl should turn out beautifully though!Twiddleknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290354167883640859noreply@blogger.com