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phosadaud -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (7/31/2008 11:03:45 PM)

Thanks for the link for tunisian patterns. It's hard to find them but it's fun to do!

Right now I'm working on an afghan for me (my bedroom). After that, I will start on all my Christmas projects. I bought all the yarn and it's piled in boxes in my craft room... [:D]



revbob4God -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/1/2008 8:03:19 AM)

MrsReverendBOB will love this! She just finished a black sweater with hand crocheted flowers on it. She's talking about a cross stitched baby blanket but has not yet told me who it is for.



trinigirl722 -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/2/2008 12:43:53 AM)

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ORIGINAL: revbob4God

MrsReverendBOB will love this! She just finished a black sweater with hand crocheted flowers on it. She's talking about a cross stitched baby blanket but has not yet told me who it is for.


That sweater sounds beautiful!



creationtalk -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/5/2008 10:37:54 PM)

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the instructions call for using two strands of yarn side by side(?) . Which I suppose means having two skeins feeding onto the needle at the same time. Since I had only one skein, I'm simply doubling the amount of stitches per row. I've only done 8 rows so far, so we'll see how the knitted version turns out.


Will one skein finish the project?

If the pattern calls for two strands, I don't think doubling the stitches will work. The two strands makes the project thicker as much as it makes it bigger. If one skein is sufficient to make the project, then I would separate the skein into two--roll a ball with half the yarn then work from the skein and the ball of yarn two strands together.

If you don't want to pull out what you have finished unless you have to, with eight rows finished, you should be able to check the gauge and see if you can really finish the project this way. Do you know how to check gauge? Compare the width and length of your current project with the size it would have been following the pattern. If they are close, you might be able to get away with doing it this way. If they are not, you can estimate the size of the finished project and see if you can live with it that way. If you don't like it, then there is always my suggestion above



trinigirl722 -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/6/2008 12:00:05 AM)

Thanks for that advice! I might go ahead and pull out what I've done and start over. It didn't take long to knit the eight rows. (I've put it on hold so haven't picked it up since I made my post.)

I appreciate your comments. I couldn't figure out the rhyme or reason of having two strands side by side -- finally an explanation!

I think one skein should be sufficient. I usually use the crochet instructions, and I end up with half a ball of yarn left over.

Thanks again![:)]



Anoc -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/6/2008 8:19:35 AM)

Hi trinigirl!

I agree with creationtalk, it will make a difference whether you use two strands or double the stitches. Doubling will make the project much wider and thinner because you end up with stretchy spaces between twice as many stitches as intended. Two strands will make the blanket thick and cosy. Using both ends of the skein of yarn is a great method to do things like that. Don't worry about undoing your first eight rows. Even for seasoned knitters undoing the start is almost a rite of passage before getting going properly. We've all learned through experience that it's really worth it to get the gauge right! [8|]

Happy knitting! [:D]



Zhi -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/6/2008 1:57:46 PM)

When I have to do double-strand I usually pull one strand from the middle of the skein and the other from the outside of the skein. As long as you untwist every once in a while (usually when it starts annoying you) it works great. I actually get less tangles that way than when I try to use two separate skeins (because at least with one, you know it's just twisted in one direction and if you twist it in the opposite, it will come clear.)

I would definitely start over. Generally speaking it's not really double the size when you double-strand, more like 50% to 70% bigger (depending on the size of needle and the yarn you're using). The rest of the increase goes to width-bulk, which makes it thicker and warmer.



trinigirl722 -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/7/2008 12:19:43 AM)

Hey, thanks everyone! I'm really glad I posted here. I'm glad my project will be successful now.



teaspoon61 -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/9/2008 9:31:52 PM)

I can knit simple stuff, scarfs and dishcloths. LOL

I love to crochet too.

What I've found is that I' get all these great ideas and buy the yarn but don't finish the project. Does anyone else do that??



cherish405 -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/10/2008 12:27:45 PM)

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What I've found is that I' get all these great ideas and buy the yarn but don't finish the project. Does anyone else do that??


Guilty. [&o]



phosadaud -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/10/2008 2:16:49 PM)

I have done that but most of the time I get back to it (usually it's something I'm making for me but it get's interrupted with gifts for others).



creationtalk -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/10/2008 3:05:48 PM)

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What I've found is that I' get all these great ideas and buy the yarn but don't finish the project. Does anyone else do that??


I do this some, but usually I buy the yarn, then try to figure out what I can make with it...in the mean time I have an attic full of yarn--some I purchased 20 years ago, some was inherited 10 years ago... and judging from the labels, some if it had been purchased 20 years prior.... I usually finish everything at some point, but for a few things, it can take years.



teaspoon61 -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/10/2008 3:13:33 PM)

Glad to see I'm not alone! For a bit I was thinking it was just me.[:D]



Pamsy -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/10/2008 6:32:13 PM)

I found a bunch of books at the library on rug weaving. That looks interesting to me.



trinigirl722 -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/10/2008 8:40:46 PM)

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ORIGINAL: creationtalk

.... I usually finish everything at some point, but for a few things, it can take years.


Ditto!



revbob4God -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/11/2008 8:52:00 AM)

When my wife feels a little better she will probably start working on a double wedding ring quilt.



Zhi -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/11/2008 6:04:16 PM)

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What I've found is that I' get all these great ideas and buy the yarn but don't finish the project. Does anyone else do that??

I buy yarn without even knowing what I'm going to use it for. *shuffles her feet*

Don't tell hubby. >.> <.< ;)



trinigirl722 -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/11/2008 11:05:50 PM)

[:D][:D]



Anoc -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/12/2008 12:20:45 PM)

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I buy yarn without even knowing what I'm going to use it for. *shuffles her feet*

Is there another way of going about it?? Once you have that fabulous pattern you don't want to have to go hunting for lovely yarn.

I call it far-sighted anticipation of future projects. [sm=icon_smile_roll.gif]

To cover your traces, perhaps you could tell your husband that the blues and the pinks just keep having babies together. In fact, even though I know I do buy a lot of yarn, I'm convinced that's what mine do.



Zhi -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/12/2008 1:49:25 PM)

Hubby and I have an... understanding. He does not question my need for more yarn, I do not question his need for more tools.

Besides, with as much as we move, I need the packing material. :P Yarn makes GREAT packing material.



Anoc -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/12/2008 2:00:11 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Zhi

Yarn makes GREAT packing material.

Yeah... any excuse. [sm=aside.gif]

Have you ever read anything by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, aka Yarn Harlot? There you can find out that deep freezers and pianos are really good places to store wool. See the chapter "Twenty Thousand Skeins Under the Bed" in here.



Zhi -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/12/2008 2:18:56 PM)

Hahaha

I have "At Knit's End". Great book if you haven't read it.

I actually have a massive cedar chest that I have stuffed most of my yarn in. The rest is in random baskets, stashed in random places. I try not to have them all together in the same place at once. ;)

I got basically every yarn color of the rainbow in worsted weight because I want to get into amigurumi (crochet dolls, it's huge in Japan), and I bought a copy of "World of Knitted Toys" (from which I already knitted the tiger). hehe



Zhi -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/12/2008 4:11:13 PM)

And times like these I LOVE having a huge stash.

I've been planning on making my daughter a little purse (since she's always picking up random things and pretending they're purses...) and, well.... cutest thing EVER! http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=65106

It's a purse, that is also a stuffed horse. Time to dive into the stash! TOO CUTE!



oceangirl -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/17/2008 4:46:33 PM)

im making loads of squares as in 25 cast on and 50 rows of each square. Am also decorating some of the squares with beads etc ribbon n buttons. Am making this lot into a blanket. I not sure how to sew it togteher tho. Would i use wool or cotton?



phosadaud -> RE: Crocheting and Knitting - What projects are you working on? (8/17/2008 4:50:55 PM)

I usually use whatever yarn I used to make the squares.



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