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Forum: The Lounge Yesterday, 12:35 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 140
Posted By Becky Morgan
It feels like holding your newborn, doesn't it?...

It feels like holding your newborn, doesn't it? :cheering:
Forum: How-to Questions 05-16-2013, 12:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 131
Posted By Becky Morgan
This might be heresy, but if the project has a...

This might be heresy, but if the project has a pocket on it, that's what I use. If the gauge is off, it doesn't matter that much on a pocket, and if it's working out, hey, the pocket is done and you...
Forum: General Knitting 05-13-2013, 05:07 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 1,232
Posted By Becky Morgan
I was trying to do a short video clip on all of...

I was trying to do a short video clip on all of five stitches, got two rows in and tossed it aside because my elbow hurt. I forgot to mention two added things here--first, you start holding the work...
Forum: General Knitting 05-13-2013, 04:57 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 577
Posted By Becky Morgan
I turned my disagree button off ages ago, as soon...

I turned my disagree button off ages ago, as soon as I found out how. If I disagree with somebody I'll tell them why, and that way I don't accidentally hit "disagree" when I'm surfing on the iPod....
Forum: General Knitting 05-12-2013, 09:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 190
Posted By Becky Morgan
Would that happen to be the toe of the slipper?...

Would that happen to be the toe of the slipper? Often, the top of a hat, or the toe of a slipper, or sometimes glove fingers and mitten tops end that way rather than with a bind-off because they need...
Forum: General Knitting 05-12-2013, 01:22 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 1,232
Posted By Becky Morgan
That's close, but do everything there in a way...

That's close, but do everything there in a way more exaggerated manner with a lot more midair flailing and twisting, and make sure you give the yarn a hard yank at the end of every stitch. I actually...
Forum: General Knitting 05-11-2013, 08:08 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 1,232
Posted By Becky Morgan
"Scholar" is a whole lot more polite word for me...

"Scholar" is a whole lot more polite word for me than a lot of readers come up with :roflhard: My local histories are supposed to get people interested, and if it takes making the laugh I'm all for...
Forum: General Knitting 05-11-2013, 08:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 193
Posted By Becky Morgan
I don't know about the edge chart idea. Are you...

I don't know about the edge chart idea. Are you planning to use that size yarn, or could you talk yourself into something just a little larger, or something that would put up with a slightly bigger...
Forum: General Knitting 05-11-2013, 04:47 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 1,232
Posted By Becky Morgan
There's a whole jingle about it and all, but...

There's a whole jingle about it and all, but picture holding both needles, tips to the sky, with your left hand doing absolutely nothing so far as I can see. Bend your right wrist over your left, put...
Forum: General Knitting 05-10-2013, 11:44 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 1,232
Posted By Becky Morgan
It's just the reverse of the fad for English...

It's just the reverse of the fad for English knitters running up, trying to grab projects out of Continental knitters' hands and offering to how them the RIGHT way. There is no RIGHT way. The current...
Forum: How-to Questions 05-07-2013, 11:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 181
Posted By Becky Morgan
What I usually do: Thread a big yarn needle (you...

What I usually do:
Thread a big yarn needle (you can find them in the craft section) with a piece of yarn. How long depends on how big the hole is. If you don't have more of the yarn, you may be able...
Forum: The Lounge 05-07-2013, 10:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 161
Posted By Becky Morgan
You can always put them in a flowerbed. The...

You can always put them in a flowerbed. The flower heads are really pretty (I grew them for years and never had the heart to dig them up ;) .) That way, they won't contaminate his tomatoes:) .

The...
Forum: How-to Questions 05-03-2013, 09:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 296
Posted By Becky Morgan
That's the spirit! Believe me, if there's a...

That's the spirit! Believe me, if there's a knitting mistake left for me to make I don't know what it is.

Two words when you go to join the tails: SAFETY PINS. You'l;l need several big...
Forum: General Knitting 04-29-2013, 12:53 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 634
Posted By Becky Morgan
That's a lot like how I do it. Someone gave me a...

That's a lot like how I do it. Someone gave me a hint about holding the yarn way back on my index finger, and that works too, but it's such an ingrained habit to use my thumb.
Forum: How-to Questions 04-24-2013, 08:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 203
Posted By Becky Morgan
If you can crochet, single crochet or crab stitch...

If you can crochet, single crochet or crab stitch (sc worked backwards) might give you the edge you're looking for.
Forum: General Knitting 04-23-2013, 12:17 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,070
Posted By Becky Morgan
Also, there's no wrist-twist-and-yank to it, so I...

Also, there's no wrist-twist-and-yank to it, so I doubt she's straining her hands much and the load is fairly even on both sides. It looks like a thoroughly sane way to knit.
Forum: General Knitting 04-19-2013, 03:55 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 474
Posted By Becky Morgan
Odds are they'll be OK like that. Garter stitch...

Odds are they'll be OK like that. Garter stitch is pretty forgiving. I don't think there's enough difference to be worth putting a row of single crochet around the small ones.
Try putting a couple...
Forum: How-to Questions 04-12-2013, 01:12 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 224
Posted By Becky Morgan
If you're just taking out one or two stitches,...

If you're just taking out one or two stitches, instead of a full-on lifeline, you can run a safety pin through the yarn a row or two below where you need to do the repair.
Forum: Creating Yarn: Spinning, Dyeing, etc. 04-03-2013, 09:44 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 381
Posted By Becky Morgan
Also, you don't have to spin your own to dye it....

Also, you don't have to spin your own to dye it. If you want to try out your dye ideas, some plain Cascade 220 non-superwash in white can give you a good base, and that way you'll know more about how...
Forum: How-to Questions 03-17-2013, 03:13 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 202
Posted By Becky Morgan
I use an extra circular too. If I can do it, I...

I use an extra circular too. If I can do it, I knit the stitches off onto the needle; otherwise, they get slid onto it.
Forum: The Lounge 03-13-2013, 06:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 337
Posted By Becky Morgan
Unfortunately, not a lot is going to fix it. I...

Unfortunately, not a lot is going to fix it. I use hot tea with as much sugar (not artificial sweetener) and lemon as I can stand. The heat helps with the soreness. The tannic acid in the tea is...
Forum: General Knitting 03-11-2013, 05:41 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 768
Posted By Becky Morgan
I found an afghan kit years ago, and it was...

I found an afghan kit years ago, and it was really interesting. When I mentioned it to James Walters, who used to be on the CompuServe Crafts Forum, he had a class on it, but I couldn't see it...
Forum: How-to Questions 03-10-2013, 09:53 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 390
Posted By Becky Morgan
Try the 8s. Depending on the yarn, an 8 will give...

Try the 8s. Depending on the yarn, an 8 will give me 4-5 sts to the inch. 5 sounds awfully small.
Forum: General Knitting 03-10-2013, 09:48 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 578
Posted By Becky Morgan
See if it's been turned into an e-book...

See if it's been turned into an e-book here:
http://www.freevintageknitting.com/
They always have the copyright information on anything they reproduce.
Forum: How-to Questions 03-06-2013, 03:03 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 277
Posted By Becky Morgan
You can also run through all the stitches, pull...

You can also run through all the stitches, pull them up, tie, then run through the individual strands of yarn between plies--I mean, actually stick the needle through the yarn--on the inside and tie...
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