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Forum: General Knitting 01-13-2009, 05:56 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 5,674
Posted By Limey
Hi The thing that flumoxes me the most is the...

Hi

The thing that flumoxes me the most is the weight differences between US and UK. There's another thread on this forum, in fact, asking the difference between DK (Double Knit) and...
Forum: General Knitting 12-06-2008, 02:29 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,622
Posted By Limey
Winter Warmer - Two End Knitting

Hi

Came across this today http://bagateller.tripod.com/tips/twined.html - can't say I'd heard of it before.

It's a Swedish traditional way of knitting, using both ends of one ball of yarn and...
Forum: General Knitting 12-02-2008, 06:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,613
Posted By Limey
Hi I know what you mean about seeing US knitting...

Hi

I know what you mean about seeing US knitting patterns and then trying to find if the yarn is available over here and if not, what can you use instead and what is the equivalent...
Forum: General Knitting 09-25-2008, 06:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,487
Posted By Limey
Hi It's a faulty cable and I'm not too surprised...

Hi

It's a faulty cable and I'm not too surprised that you described where it had broken as looking like a cut.

It's not a fault just peculiar to KnitPicks, sometimes instead of a cut mark, you...
Forum: Charity Knitting 09-17-2008, 09:42 AM
Replies: 865
Views: 71,591
Posted By Limey
Here's the rest of the goodies .... how anyone...

Here's the rest of the goodies .... how anyone can part with circs like these is beyond me! :noway: but they'll come in soooooo useful for my premature baby hat projects after the appeal ends.

I...
Forum: General Knitting 09-17-2008, 04:42 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,665
Posted By Limey
Hi Jen HAPPY (BELATED :oops:) BIRTHDAY!!! That...

Hi Jen

HAPPY (BELATED :oops:) BIRTHDAY!!!

That yarn is seriously scrumptious - what's the address of that shop?:)


Warmest Wishes
Ellie
Forum: General Knitting 08-27-2008, 01:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,412
Posted By Limey
Hi Libbie That knitting is absolutely beautiful!...

Hi Libbie

That knitting is absolutely beautiful! and I love those cables.

I like all three buttons you've chosen but I wondered if you'd come across this site as well. As I like Nordic designs in...
Forum: General Knitting 08-20-2008, 06:51 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,243
Posted By Limey
Hi I'd been battling with the cursed Conti purl...

Hi

I'd been battling with the cursed Conti purl for quite a while and had looked at most of the videos floating around.

It's this one that finally cut the mustard - it's the easiest way I've come...
Forum: Charity Knitting 08-17-2008, 06:33 PM
Replies: 865
Views: 71,591
Posted By Limey
"This last hat I knit from the yarn next to...

"This last hat I knit from the yarn next to it.Never changed color that's just how it turned out:roflhard:

Ellie ,Here's another hat for you!!!!!!!!!!!!" said Julie.



Very kind of you, I'm sure,...
Forum: Charity Knitting 08-11-2008, 06:25 AM
Replies: 865
Views: 71,591
Posted By Limey
Hiya...

Hiya Julie

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::chair::chair::chair::chair::roflhard::roflhard::roflhard:

Oh Dear - just can't imagine what he's on about at all. I mean, it's not as if you're noisy or...
Forum: Charity Knitting 08-09-2008, 01:26 PM
Replies: 865
Views: 71,591
Posted By Limey
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:...

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: Daft Bat! - Thinking about it though, it's very easy to forget where you left them.

I do it all the time! Especially in B&Q (large chain of hardware...
Forum: Charity Knitting 08-09-2008, 03:10 AM
Replies: 865
Views: 71,591
Posted By Limey
Hi Julie "So of course the brilliant man that he...

Hi Julie
"So of course the brilliant man that he is he fixed ithttp://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_33.gif"


I'm sure Gregg was able to fix the dish .... only problem is though, when are...
Forum: Charity Knitting 08-08-2008, 04:17 PM
Replies: 865
Views: 71,591
Posted By Limey
Hiya Folks If anyone's wondering if Julie has...

Hiya Folks

If anyone's wondering if Julie has cadged the use of someone else's computer, she hasn't - come on, that would be just too boring and easy:neutral:

Nope, she realised (after about 10...
Forum: General Knitting 08-04-2008, 01:11 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 100,045
Posted By Limey
Hi Sometimes when I copy and paste a free...

Hi

Sometimes when I copy and paste a free pattern into a word document, I have a good look at how the pattern stitches are set out in the type.

I came across one the other day where most of the *...
Forum: General Knitting 07-30-2008, 02:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,650
Posted By Limey
Hi Ginny That cardigan is absolutely beautiful -...

Hi Ginny

That cardigan is absolutely beautiful - love the pattern.

I came across this link

http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/tips/automaton.htm

and wondered if it might help.
Forum: General Knitting 07-24-2008, 12:45 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,050
Posted By Limey
Hi Ginny There's a link here to some Sirdar Aran...

Hi Ginny

There's a link here to some Sirdar Aran patterns - if you scroll down a bit, you'll find a bloke wearing a grey...
Forum: General Knitting 07-24-2008, 11:41 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 100,045
Posted By Limey
Hi Being of a natural bodging nature (making...

Hi

Being of a natural bodging nature (making something for nowt and a perennial pack rat) I've been using the cylinder from the inside of a cling film pack to store my DPNs - or Scuds as my hubby...
Forum: General Knitting 07-24-2008, 07:37 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,050
Posted By Limey
Hi Suzeeq said: "Probably if you just buy some...

Hi

Suzeeq said:

"Probably if you just buy some wool there that you like you can just tell everyone when you get home that it's genuine Aran wool.... :wink: ...
Forum: General Knitting 07-23-2008, 04:34 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 5,889
Posted By Limey
Hi Sorry but all this talk of the Yarn H**lot ...

Hi

Sorry but all this talk of the Yarn H**lot or should that be Har*** or maybe even Y***

(I dunno who's finding what offensive here, so I'm taking no chances)

had me heading over to...
Forum: Charity Knitting 07-21-2008, 02:55 PM
Replies: 865
Views: 71,591
Posted By Limey
Hi Folks I've posted the latest information from...

Hi Folks

I've posted the latest information from Save the Children at the top of the thread.

There are more photographs from Tibet on the following link plus how one little hat helped a...
Forum: General Knitting 07-21-2008, 02:18 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 100,045
Posted By Limey
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Hi Kelly

Is this the sort of gadget you mean? Looks really handy, kind of thing that should be superglued to my wrist...
Forum: General Knitting 07-20-2008, 10:39 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 100,045
Posted By Limey
Hiya Folks I've found out that it pays to be...

Hiya Folks

I've found out that it pays to be careful which way you point a stitch holder if you're using it to hold stitches at the back of a cardigan.

It's all well and good the pattern saying...
Forum: General Knitting 07-19-2008, 09:04 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 100,045
Posted By Limey
[quote=momwolf;1131291]1-NEVER be any where near...

[quote=momwolf;1131291]1-NEVER be any where near Limey when she is knitting with DPNs:roflhard::roflhard:

Cheeky Hound!!!, Momwolf

You keep your knitting tackle in a fishing basket? - what did ya...
Forum: General Knitting 07-18-2008, 02:27 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 100,045
Posted By Limey
Hi One thing I cannot do without is a pencil and...

Hi

One thing I cannot do without is a pencil and a shorthand notebook - OK then, two.

Even if I'm working ordinary stocking stitch, I write lines of numbers from 1- 10; 2 - 20, for the rows and...
Forum: General Knitting 07-18-2008, 01:55 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 897
Posted By Limey
Brilliant Online Expert book - can read for free anytime

Hi

Being a lazy knitter, I'm always mooching about for anything that makes life easier and is especially good at clearly explaining why something is done in particular way and what the result will...
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