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Old 07-09-2007, 07:18 PM   #1
sylvia
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hi
been browsing the charity blogs
i make the shawls you all are making in many colors
the triangle ones
i tried the same type of shawl using
plain yarn and then some of the novelty yarn
sometimes i use plain yarn and some of the novelty yarn together
it turns very pretty
but you have to be sure to knit with a 6 mm
i did it on a 10.mm and it fell apart
washed on delicate cycle
and not dried
all in garter stitch
but it fell apart i think because of the size of theneedle
but try it comes really pretty
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Old 07-10-2007, 04:29 AM   #2
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I've knit lots of things on 10mm needles and they don't fall apart in the wash. It could be your yarn, how you joined yarn ends, or how you c