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Orion, Ursa, Andromeda,and Cygnus. Find us at Quince and Co dot com.
Knitcircus Yarns
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Myth: Birds will abandon their babies if you touch them.
·Most song birds do not have great sense of
smell. Their goal is procreation so they will do anything to accomplish that.
·Baby birds—ok to put them back into the nest. If
you can’t reach nest then you can make a substitute nest and place it nearby.
·If you find a fledgling…leave it alone.
Fledglings have eyes open, are covered in feathers, and are often hopping on
the ground. Parents are probably nearby.
Do you have any nature myths to share?
Needle Notes
Took
it all to Stitches. Finished 4Mother
Bears!
Marie
sewed one together.
Tips
·If using Mattress Stitch, don’t worry about color of thread
because it doesn’t show.
·Identify groups of tails that will not be used for stitching. Knot
these together and trim. Leave inside bear.
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Orion, Ursa, Andromeda,and Cygnus. Find us at Quince and Co dot com.
Knitcircus Yarns
specializes in hand-dyed gradients and gradient stripes. Find at www.knitcircus.com
and be sure to join our Ravelry group and listen to our podcast.
The lovely Jaala Spiro and Katie in the KnitCircus booth at Stitches.
KnitCircus goodies!
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Thank you to everyone who has been in touch with me. Welcome
to new Pipeliners: Hazelpurls from Edmonton, Kitchensink13 who is Amanda in WI,
RtBouchart who is Rita in V Beach VA, and Tricotbelle who wrote a lovely
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Events
August Drawing for KnitCircus
Parasol, 70% UD Merino and 30% Mulberry Silk. Color: La Vie en Rose
My sampler worked in class. Left to Right: Stem stitch and variations, backstitch, Algerian Eye, Flyer, Palestrinian Knot, Chain stitch, and Cabled Chain Stitch.
Stitches Market
Excellent array of vendors. About the same number as last
year.
It's always fun to see Karen of Seven Sisters Arts and her gorgeous yarn!
Old favorites such as Seven Sisters Arts, Leading Men Fiber
Arts, Kitchen Counter Crafter, Sun Valley Fibers and new ones too.Not buying much yarn because I love what I
have and need to knit some of it.
Sewing needles, notions, Japanese vintage fabric, thread,
wool needle holders and kits. So generous with information and ideas. Watch
Knitting Pipeline video soon! I bought wooden embroidery hoops, fabric, needles
in beautiful wooden holders…
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Thank you to everyone who has been in touch with me. Welcome
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davisjan58 who is Jan from Columbia MO, woolercoaster who is Christine from
Toronto—has a blog called Woolercoaster, mrscline who is Molly from Rural TN,
meepslala who is Dana, Justaknittle who is Lara from N IL. , aleaness who is
Ann in Philadelphia, Jrsygrrl who is Delena from Berkeley Heights,
reading500bee who is Darlene from Geermany, knittingGuru1 who is Frank in Oregon,
lovemademyhome who is Amy,and BlackeyedSusan who is Susan in IN and coming to
Eagle Crest Retreat.
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Post from PGAhmers, Amy from Pittsburgh
Catching up on old episodes,
and I had to stop an comment on the travel knitting question. Lately, traveling
for work is my best time for knitting and crocheting, as long as I’m not
driving. I’ve been flying about 3 times a month, and my next project will
involve a 5-hr driving trip about twice a month. Initially, I will be a
passenger, though eventually, I will go without my boss and have to drive.
A few factors that I
take into consideration:
How much other stuff do I have to
carry, especially for flying? If I have a bag of finish samples or a big
roll of drawings, then I only bring socks or a hat. But if my purse isn’t
that full, I’m happy to bring a sweater.
What do I really WANT to work on right
now? I’ve put a small project in my bag that I wasn’t excited about in my
purse, and found myself reading or playing solitaire instead of knitting.
Also, if I really want to work on that larger project, I won’t mind
carrying it, in order to get to work on it.
Is it a long enough trip that it is
worth bringing options? If I had a 28 hour round trip car ride, I would
definitely bring several options and possibly items in different weights
of yarn to give my hands a break.
I do prefer to avoid charts, but if it
is something that I REALLY want to make, I will try it. Colorwork charts
are easier for travel than lace, IME.
Lastly,
the project needs to be started BEFORE I leave. Unless I am swatching
while I travel, I want the project to already be started, so I don’t have
to be counting the cast on, acquainting myself with the pattern, or doing
any critical measuring.
From Ellen who is
shpizl
Your gloves turned out
great, Paula! I made a pair years ago and had a hard time with the gaps at the
base of the fingers and the overall fit. I’d like to give them another try. I
was interested to hear that you used Chickadee. I’ve always thought gloves
needed to be done in fingering weight to get a close fit and reduce the bulk
between the fingers. How do you feel about your choice to go with sport weight?
(Paula) I think the yarn weight might have been holding me back too,
Ellen. I like the Quince Chickadee which is sport weight and feel it is a good
weight for warmth without being too bulky. Chickadee is a round yarn with good
stitch definition which I believe will help the gloves wear well. And if I wear
a hole in a finger, I can just cut it off and quickly knit a new one—much
easier than repairing mittens.
About those gaps at base of fingers…I picked up extra
stitches to fill in. You also have at least one end to weave in so you can
close up gaps during finishing as well. I have a YouTube tutorial on this
trick.
From HazelPurls
There is a GLOVES, GLOVES,
GLOVES! group and they have a information page dealing with this very
common issue! Lots of good resources in this group.
From Patched Pastor
who is Lauren in Arkansas
When knitting flat
with circular needles, until a week or so ago I would have said I always
have the 2 needle tips attached to one cable. But then I pulled a rather large
blanket knitted in one piece out of the UFO bin with the idea of finishing it
off, and after an hour of knitting I had to put it down because my wrists were
really hurting. I analyzed the situation for a day and realized I was
struggling to move half a pound of yarn around the entire circle of the needle
every row. Further thought suggested that if I put the 2nd tip on a 2nd cable I
could have the bulk of the blanket sit comfortably on the sofa next to me and
only move the parts that were completely necessary. I also had more room to
move stitches as part of the time they were divided between the 2 cables. I
tried that and have been able to knit pain-free for longer periods of time. So
there are times when 2 cables are helpful, even if not strictly necessary for
knitting flat on circular needles.
I’ve only knit one
pair of gloves as here in Arkansas it’s rarely cold enough for gloves and
getting the finger lengths right for gift gloves is a bit tricky. I did knit
one pair several years ago and found it fiddly but not impossible. I think if I
were to do them again I would use Lucy Neatby’s double knitting technique on
the fingers; there might be a slight ridge at the sides but it would be worth
it to only be working on 2 needles instead of 4. And now that I’ve been
thinking about gloves I’m remembering that I had set aside the remaining yarn
from the first pair to knit a second pair; I wonder where that yarn is. Hmmmmm.
More on Icelandic Sheep
From Dayartist who is Jennie:
No Wool,
No Vikings from Hakai Magazine. Coastal Science and Societies. (can
download podcast version)