tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post4285946668689235455..comments2023-04-16T02:49:26.129-05:00Comments on today's agenda: A Lucky FindGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-79420975957623512072013-05-18T00:52:35.984-05:002013-05-18T00:52:35.984-05:00I have Alice Stratmore's book on fair isle tec...I have Alice Stratmore's book on fair isle techniques and it's one of my favorite knitting books! What a lucky find!<br />The sweater is beautiful! Your fair isle tension looks perfect! Unfortunately, I don't seem to have the fair isle gene... I never seem to get the tension right and if I do my hands hurt after just 10 minutes of knitting :(Mademoiselle Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258764431218609709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-72099497245818107512013-05-15T11:49:20.418-05:002013-05-15T11:49:20.418-05:00Wow! What a treasure! I'm jealous that you are...Wow! What a treasure! I'm jealous that you are a knitter as quickly and accurately ... This sweater will be spectacular!Sewingadictahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083124271608615951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-7977714064523710592013-05-14T21:03:46.962-05:002013-05-14T21:03:46.962-05:00What a terrific find! The colorwork is awesome. No...What a terrific find! The colorwork is awesome. Now I wanna visit the neighborhood bookstore and check out the used craft books! I just may do that tomorrow.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081916135477167930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-8249023096342200322013-05-14T16:09:12.544-05:002013-05-14T16:09:12.544-05:00Thanks, Debbie! You should try a Starmore - they&...Thanks, Debbie! You should try a Starmore - they're not nearly as difficult as they look. They kind of "make sense" in a way that other colorwork I've done doesn't. Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-36332127852548891452013-05-14T16:08:01.829-05:002013-05-14T16:08:01.829-05:00Thank you! Yes, I really should! At this point t...Thank you! Yes, I really should! At this point though, I'll probably wait til it's air conditioning weather - it gets quite warm to have this on my lap!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-76979750037270299272013-05-14T16:07:23.144-05:002013-05-14T16:07:23.144-05:00You're right! The Dover books I remember from...You're right! The Dover books I remember from when I was a kid were cheap in both senses of the word. But this one is like a "real" book, so maybe they've changed their operation, at least in part? I know you can still get those other types of Dover books.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-1028588213607230842013-05-14T11:54:49.556-05:002013-05-14T11:54:49.556-05:00What a great find! I've been in awe of Starmor...What a great find! I've been in awe of Starmore's designs ever since I first discovered them, but haven't attempted any yet. I love your Queen Anne's Lace so far - can't wait to see the finished sweater!Makizy Sewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340015178845132643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-3155952236797312542013-05-14T10:12:08.720-05:002013-05-14T10:12:08.720-05:00Yes you really should get back to it. It is just s...Yes you really should get back to it. It is just so beautiful!Kirstyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204727428025001321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-71185161789330197072013-05-13T19:32:29.297-05:002013-05-13T19:32:29.297-05:00Oh steeking, how fun and adventurous! You have pe...Oh steeking, how fun and adventurous! You have perfect tension for the colorwork, I admire it! I've also never seen a Dover book that is that expensive, maybe the company has changed since I was a child?Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11334868491094133451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-12729770349329614562013-05-13T16:31:59.708-05:002013-05-13T16:31:59.708-05:00Thank you! Believe it or not, doing this is actua...Thank you! Believe it or not, doing this is actually much easier than the Geno sweater I recently finished (the short-sleeved red one). The pattern is very predictable and easy to memorize within one row, and it gets easier as you go along because it's so repetitive. Not nearly as impressive as it looks! I am quite proud of my tension though :-)Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-70853786625028933322013-05-13T16:30:17.643-05:002013-05-13T16:30:17.643-05:00I think I will probably add some shaping to the Or...I think I will probably add some shaping to the Oregon sweater when I get to it, but for this one I felt it would really interfere with the patterning - and I have to admit I have a nostalgic love for those late '80s/early '90s sloppy joe shapes!<br /><br />That's incredible that she ran out of yarn! But in a way I'm not surprised - she is such a genius with color, I can understand people wanting to use the exact colors she used. In fact, if I'm feeling flush when I get ready to start this, I may just order the kit myself, rather than try to puzzle out good colors.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-56301332340804501302013-05-13T16:11:13.940-05:002013-05-13T16:11:13.940-05:00Nice find! That sweater is looking great and is g...Nice find! That sweater is looking great and is going to be amazing. I can’t even begin to imagine the amount of concentration that is involved in a single row of colourwork.Stitch Paradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507932694420483821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-79919378941985979682013-05-13T15:02:28.653-05:002013-05-13T15:02:28.653-05:00Great find! Your colorwork looks amazing!Great find! Your colorwork looks amazing!KarenDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022790587742613590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-52680937086432030182013-05-13T11:03:45.946-05:002013-05-13T11:03:45.946-05:00Nice find at the bookshop!
The Queen Anne's L...Nice find at the bookshop!<br /><br />The Queen Anne's Lace is such a lovely pattern; one of many Starmore designs in my queue. Also, I know some Ravelers who have modified Starmore classics for a more fitted silhouette, so I've marked their projects for my future guidance. Of course, there's still room in my wardrobe for the sweatshirt type of sweater, too. <br /><br />Did you know that the Virtual Yarns webshop actually ran out of several colors for some weeks after VK published the Oregon sweater? I had to wait quite a while for my Grant Avenue kit, which needed some of the same colors. They'd underestimated how much a VK appearance would boost sales!<br />-- stashdragonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-61415503762116213552013-05-13T10:39:45.615-05:002013-05-13T10:39:45.615-05:00Thank you! This one was really nice too - bright ...Thank you! This one was really nice too - bright and clean, not musty at all like a lot of them are. Honestly, I'm usually reluctant to go in because they play havoc with my allergies, but this one was really great. Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-12078660304507446552013-05-13T10:38:45.741-05:002013-05-13T10:38:45.741-05:00Thank you, Evie!Thank you, Evie!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-76417681956689003702013-05-13T10:38:33.041-05:002013-05-13T10:38:33.041-05:00Haahahahaha! You alway's crack me up, Pam!
(...Haahahahaha! You alway's crack me up, Pam!<br /><br />(threw in a little extra apostrophe for you)Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-35761165521657227252013-05-13T10:37:52.768-05:002013-05-13T10:37:52.768-05:00Hehehe - it's not for a beginner, that's f...Hehehe - it's not for a beginner, that's for sure! Probably not for the ADD sufferer either, which is why it's been sitting for so long!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-26118829007334128122013-05-13T10:37:16.770-05:002013-05-13T10:37:16.770-05:00Thanks, Rhonda!Thanks, Rhonda!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-58182493528310372332013-05-13T10:37:07.560-05:002013-05-13T10:37:07.560-05:00I have a knitting buddy who I knit these Starmore ...I have a knitting buddy who I knit these Starmore sweaters with, and we're on our second one now. We did the same sweater first time around, and this time we're doing different ones. I already wrote to her and told her this will be my next one!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-72955005576761886642013-05-13T10:36:08.419-05:002013-05-13T10:36:08.419-05:00Thanks, Linda! This is going to be a sort of &quo...Thanks, Linda! This is going to be a sort of "sloppy joe" sweater, even though I took the size down a few inches from the original. You can see that there's no shaping at all.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-31614113709637731052013-05-13T10:35:12.731-05:002013-05-13T10:35:12.731-05:00Thanks, Jacq! I am happy I'm the one who foun...Thanks, Jacq! I am happy I'm the one who found it, and I'm very curious who would let it go!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-27693088563758353062013-05-13T10:25:41.643-05:002013-05-13T10:25:41.643-05:00What a great find ... used book stores are such tr...What a great find ... used book stores are such treasure troves but it does take a keen eye to find those gems. Your sweater is amazing! Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741932078378446322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-68717106185213236252013-05-13T10:03:26.916-05:002013-05-13T10:03:26.916-05:00Have. No. Words. So. Pretty.Have. No. Words. So. Pretty.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596383615211328302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-44880536220042053612013-05-13T05:39:43.515-05:002013-05-13T05:39:43.515-05:00I swear my keyboard started throwing sparks from a...I swear my keyboard started throwing sparks from all the drool! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036694874881658266noreply@blogger.com