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Forum: General Knitting 01-01-2011, 12:56 AM
Replies: 499
Views: 32,232
Posted By DorothyDot
Kitzell is ready... Her first New Year... and she...

Kitzell is ready... Her first New Year... and she has her own HAT!
Forum: General Knitting 12-31-2010, 11:23 PM
Replies: 499
Views: 32,232
Posted By DorothyDot
Wanna see a total "AWWWW-WWW"? Here's a picture...

Wanna see a total "AWWWW-WWW"?

Here's a picture of me and my new rescue-puppy (she was left in the overnight drop-off box of the Dachshund Rescue):

She'll be one year old the end of January. And I...
Forum: General Knitting 11-06-2010, 10:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,418
Posted By DorothyDot
One of my favorite cowl "patterns" is to take...

One of my favorite cowl "patterns" is to take some fairly short (16" or so) circular needles and cast on enough stitches to go around your neck easily (knit a swatch to get number of sts per inch,...
Forum: General Knitting 11-06-2010, 10:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 917
Posted By DorothyDot
Thanks! I love doing this sort of thing - and...

Thanks! I love doing this sort of thing - and especially no-brainers that I can do and READ in my ebook reader!!!

I LOVE that - all my life, I've wanted to read and knit. But books have a disgusting...
Forum: General Knitting 01-15-2010, 11:50 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,352
Posted By DorothyDot
Hi Ruthie, I'm in Maryland as well - St. Mary's...

Hi Ruthie,

I'm in Maryland as well - St. Mary's County. We have an on-going project for knitting hats for chemo patients, it's called Project Linus.

Check at Senior Centers, they seem to have the...
Forum: General Knitting 12-13-2009, 10:26 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,462
Posted By DorothyDot
I love knitting scrubbies with... fishing line....

I love knitting scrubbies with... fishing line. Works great!
Dot
Forum: General Knitting 11-11-2009, 12:23 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,165
Posted By DorothyDot
I vote for.... (are you ready for this?)...

I vote for....


(are you ready for this?) ...



KNITTY KITTY

Maybe you could call her Knits for short!
Forum: General Knitting 07-20-2009, 07:05 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,514
Posted By DorothyDot
Go gently. Don't force it if his young hands are...

Go gently. Don't force it if his young hands are too uncoordinated yet.

I tried once to teach a friend's 5-year-old girl to knit.

But Jenny's hands just plain couldn't handle it... so I instead...
Forum: General Knitting 05-05-2009, 08:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,527
Posted By DorothyDot
I think one big huge help when you have to mark...

I think one big huge help when you have to mark rounds in a sock pattern is to put a strand of contrasting color yarn between the last st. and the first st of the new round.

Then just weave this...
Forum: General Knitting 04-22-2009, 11:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 967
Posted By DorothyDot
OMG that is BEAUTIFUL! You'll post pictures as...

OMG that is BEAUTIFUL! You'll post pictures as you make it, won't you? Please??

To me, a shawl can't really be too big - you just wrap it around yourself all the more securely. So if it fits your...
Forum: General Knitting 03-24-2009, 02:43 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,694
Posted By DorothyDot
Thanks. I've never done a toe-up sock before....

Thanks. I've never done a toe-up sock before. This will be interesting!

Dot
Forum: Pattern Central 03-08-2009, 08:08 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,460
Posted By DorothyDot
Hi, If you got through the first 2 rows, then...

Hi,

If you got through the first 2 rows, then the rest should be easier.

Here is what you do for the ODD-NUMBERED ROWS, which means that the RIGHT SIDE of your blanket is Facing You:

Work your 4...
Forum: General Knitting 03-07-2009, 04:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 729
Posted By DorothyDot
When I entered my tunic in the County Fair I had...

When I entered my tunic in the County Fair I had similar dog-hair concerns. So I washed and dried it, then laid it out flat on my bed and... took a roll of 3" or so wide Celophane tape.

Cut off...
Forum: General Knitting 01-26-2009, 05:00 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,558
Posted By DorothyDot
2 sleeves in 1 day???? WOW! You are one...

2 sleeves in 1 day???? WOW!

You are one determined knitter, Lady!

Hooray for you! :cheering:

Dot
Forum: General Knitting 01-25-2009, 09:00 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,558
Posted By DorothyDot
Yep, lesson learned. I think they actually...

Yep, lesson learned.

I think they actually wrote a song about that.... many years ago:

Froggin' in the mornin',
Froggin' in the evenin',
Froggin' at supper time.

Be my little Froggie,
And Love...
Forum: General Knitting 01-22-2009, 10:22 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,783
Posted By DorothyDot
For my linings, I tend to go a little crazy....

For my linings, I tend to go a little crazy. Nobody else is very likely to see it [usually] so I use this as one of the ways I make my own work totally, obviously Unique.

Wonky colors, weird...
Forum: General Knitting 01-21-2009, 11:37 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,783
Posted By DorothyDot
I've lined several of my knitted fair-isle bags....

I've lined several of my knitted fair-isle bags. Not hard at all!

I just made sure to use a stretchy fabric such as an old t-shirt. And make the lining a bit larger than the bag I'm lining. Sew the...
Forum: How-to Questions 01-14-2009, 08:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 461
Posted By DorothyDot
Most sock toes require that you divide the total...

Most sock toes require that you divide the total sts in half, half on top of the foot and half on the bottom. But since you have no heel, you're in better shape.

Once in half, decrease 2 sts, 1 at...
Forum: How-to Questions 01-11-2009, 06:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 599
Posted By DorothyDot
I know what you mean... but wearing those...

I know what you mean... but wearing those evenly-decreased hand-knitted socks are soooooo much more comfy than anything store-boughten that I never really questioned that. I guess it's sort of like...
Forum: How-to Questions 01-08-2009, 08:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 778
Posted By DorothyDot
As a retired Forest Ranger who knitted myself...

As a retired Forest Ranger who knitted myself some very warm woolly sweaters - and froze in icy winds, there IS a remedy:

I got a lightweight nylon windbreaker to wear over my warm woollies. Worked...
Forum: General Knitting 01-07-2009, 04:02 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,865
Posted By DorothyDot
Yes, that's how I knitted for the first 3...

Yes, that's how I knitted for the first 3 years... then (age 12) I went to a friend's mother to get some help.

The 13-year-old daughter came in and saw me sitting there with the one needle sticking...
Forum: How-to Questions 01-07-2009, 07:19 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,783
Posted By DorothyDot
Cast on multiple of 4 sts plus 2 1) row one, Knit...

Cast on multiple of 4 sts plus 2
1) row one, Knit 2 purl 2 & repeat all the way across End K2.
2) row two, Purl 2 knit 2 & repeat all the way across End P2.
3) row three, KNIT 2 PURL 1 y/O PURL 1 &...
Forum: How-to Questions 12-30-2008, 11:48 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,982
Posted By DorothyDot
My favorite cable needle is... [drum-roll] a bent...

My favorite cable needle is... [drum-roll] a bent bobby-pin. No kidding! You can loop it through your work to keep it always handy because it has that dip in the middle; you put your cable stitches...
Forum: General Knitting 12-27-2008, 10:27 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,526
Posted By DorothyDot
Yes, huge honkin' cables like the ones you are...

Yes, huge honkin' cables like the ones you are doing [CONGRATS on becoming a cabler! This is one of the proofs you are entering Expert Knitter territory] do have to have holes.

Let's think about it....
Forum: How-to Questions 12-26-2008, 08:22 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 564
Posted By DorothyDot
For my socks, I have an old basic pattern for...

For my socks, I have an old basic pattern for men's socks that I learned back, ummm like 40+ years ago? Nothing fancy.

So when I want to do my own style of socks, I just make variations on this old...
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