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Forum: General Knitting 05-16-2013, 04:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 230
Posted By Paulaque
problem

the problem is not a single pattern I have tried is GOOD enough for this yarn, it's like knitting with gold, kinda, sorta, ya know? I think it is my OCD, and so do the kiddies, but maybe it is just...
Forum: General Knitting 05-16-2013, 02:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 230
Posted By Paulaque
OCD?

Does anyone else have a problem with picking the right pattern for a certain yarn? I have this beautiful, soft, luxurious Berroco Vintage that I am super-duper in love with, have started so many...
Forum: How-to Questions 05-16-2013, 02:09 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 168
Posted By Paulaque
you know the whole measure twice cut once thing...

you know the whole measure twice cut once thing in woodworking, carpentry and fabric? Well, gauge is measure twice knit once.
Forum: General Knitting 05-09-2013, 01:08 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 257
Posted By Paulaque
nope, that isn't it, been looking for the one I...

nope, that isn't it, been looking for the one I did all day, seems so far no luck, so hopefully one of the boys will film it for me tomorrow and someone can tell me what it is called
Forum: General Knitting 05-08-2013, 07:17 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 367
Posted By Paulaque
when I first started out a little while ago, I...

when I first started out a little while ago, I noticed that if you knit a rectangle (or on circs a tube), that will fit around your head, you can seam it up the side then gather the top like a...
Forum: General Knitting 05-08-2013, 04:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 257
Posted By Paulaque
this is the video

http://youtu.be/dFM73c75ZEA

that is the original video I watched, I am trying to get my son to film me, but he is not cooperating, ugh teenagers!
Forum: General Knitting 05-08-2013, 02:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 257
Posted By Paulaque
I love long tail CO, but...

It is never stretchy enough, to me. So, browsing through YT vids and I find this lady doing a stretchy long tail CO the HARD way. So, I tweaked it, going to have my son record me doing it, and post...
Forum: General Knitting 04-30-2013, 08:17 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,947
Posted By Paulaque
knit looser, use your fingernail instead of your...

knit looser, use your fingernail instead of your finger, use your needle on knit stitches to slide them off, learn to move the yarn on the left needle like a catapillar's body, stop and push the yarn...
Forum: General Knitting 04-29-2013, 04:32 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 992
Posted By Paulaque
not feeling well at all, this crazy weather, an I...

not feeling well at all, this crazy weather, an I hook should be fine, I can't wait to get a picture! Overall, what did you think of the pattern? Do you like the fabric that you made? What do you...
Forum: The Lounge 04-27-2013, 03:16 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,872
Posted By Paulaque
well, I put some CO in my old stick deoderant...

well, I put some CO in my old stick deoderant thingamajiggy, and have been using it, no oily pits, don't put on too much. It has made my pits so much softer, and this may take some more research,...
Forum: The Lounge 04-24-2013, 07:05 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,872
Posted By Paulaque
my aunt's doc told her to use coconut oil twice a...

my aunt's doc told her to use coconut oil twice a day as a deoderant, I have been waiting 2 weeks to report to you all that it works, and does not have anything harmful in it!
Forum: How-to Questions 04-23-2013, 08:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 227
Posted By Paulaque
I have seen this question a hundred times, here...

I have seen this question a hundred times, here is how I do it, wherever the yarn is is your right hand needle, there is only one spot the yarn comes out of your knitting, whichever needle has that...
Forum: General Knitting 04-23-2013, 08:04 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,101
Posted By Paulaque
me neither, continental is lost on me, and I knit...

me neither, continental is lost on me, and I knit english, but never drop the yarn? I have it wrapped around my right index finger...
Forum: General Knitting 04-23-2013, 09:24 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 590
Posted By Paulaque
if you want the sock to fit around your calf

then you are going to have to cast on more sts if you are doing top down, and definitely definitely definitely rib rib rib, there is no replacement for it, and without it your socks will just fall...
Forum: What'cha Knittin'? 04-16-2013, 08:37 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 716
Posted By Paulaque
it is being tested now, by amy and grandma

and should be done sometime next month (guessing). I have submitted it to Berroco because I am in love with their yarn, and plan to submit it to several other yarn companies, just getting in touch...
Forum: General Knitting 04-13-2013, 01:23 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 484
Posted By Paulaque
and I completely agree with the sucking of the...

and I completely agree with the sucking of the addi turbos, I will be so glad to see the end of mine!
Forum: How-to Questions 04-13-2013, 01:14 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 219
Posted By Paulaque
I understand that, that was why I was using red,...

I understand that, that was why I was using red, to make purple, a very dark purple (it's a fibro thing). I am going to try to redye it tomorrow, now that it is completely felted maybe it will take.
Forum: How-to Questions 04-12-2013, 03:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 219
Posted By Paulaque
I used black cherry koolaid to dye it

I used black cherry koolaid to dye it
Forum: General Knitting 04-12-2013, 01:16 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 1,507
Posted By Paulaque
LOL

my first typewriter was a Buddy L model (it was a toy that was actually a typewriter, it was fully functional) that my ma bought me at a yardsale when I was 5 years old. By the time I took typing in...
Forum: General Knitting 04-12-2013, 01:12 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 992
Posted By Paulaque
if anyone has any questions or concerns, or just...

if anyone has any questions or concerns, or just comments, whatever, I am available...
Forum: General Knitting 04-12-2013, 01:01 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 457
Posted By Paulaque
can't get rid of mine, since they are heirlooms...

can't get rid of mine, since they are heirlooms from my aunt, she is the same one who is sick, good news, her hair is growing back, so I can grow mine out now, too, and her radiation is over, chemo...
Forum: General Knitting 04-12-2013, 12:09 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 457
Posted By Paulaque
the silver with the blue cord is the addi turbos

...
Forum: General Knitting 04-12-2013, 12:05 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 457
Posted By Paulaque
pictures of my needles and supplies

I have many many many more aluminum needles than bamboo (all are hand me downs from my aunt, who never used them) and the other picture is of the addi turbos, the silver circs, and crochet hooks,...
Forum: How-to Questions 04-12-2013, 12:00 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 219
Posted By Paulaque
picture of what I mean

here is a picture of what I mean...
Forum: General Knitting 04-11-2013, 10:47 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 457
Posted By Paulaque
lol, and I use my straights more than anything,...

lol, and I use my straights more than anything, and they are aluminum, I was told by my cuz that her addi regulars are not as slick as the turbos, and she is going to trade me, yay!
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