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Forum: General Knitting 05-15-2012, 06:33 PM
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Views: 654
Posted By mathwizard
Knitting videos

I just got an iPad after Christmas and it is awesome! Knitting Help has videos but not for the iPad??? I would have bought the application in a heart beat as I can't always get a signal and the...
Forum: How-to Questions 05-15-2012, 05:48 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 378
Posted By mathwizard
Thank you Suzeeq and SaLmonmac! The concept of...

Thank you Suzeeq and SaLmonmac! The concept of the pocket I did a different way on a hoodie but this is the exact type of pocket I wanted. The hoodie pocket was a side opening pocket and knitted by...
Forum: How-to Questions 05-15-2012, 05:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 378
Posted By mathwizard
The video was perfect! Just what I needed. When...

The video was perfect! Just what I needed. When did Drops Design start doing videos?
Forum: How-to Questions 05-14-2012, 08:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 378
Posted By mathwizard
Creating a pocket

:woot: I have a son who is actually letting me make him something. Up until now all he wanted was a hat which I made but it grew, lol. I remade the hat with different yarn and he loves it! His...
Forum: Crochet! 05-06-2012, 06:10 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,287
Posted By mathwizard
Horrible

It is really soft yarn but my horror story concerns growth. I knit a spiral hat for my son and it fit him beautifully until he washed it. It grew!! Now it is toooooo big and the dryer didn't bring...
Forum: Crochet! 07-24-2011, 01:07 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 7,323
Posted By mathwizard
more

I don't place knitting or crochet as one better than the other. I do both and enjoy both! I prefer knitting most clothing and crochet is house items and whatever catches my interest. I have been...
Forum: Crochet! 07-23-2011, 03:44 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 7,323
Posted By mathwizard
Knook

I am sorry as I didn't intend to upset people but I think we should try to share our knowledge and not make a profit to extremes. I have said for years that knitting and crochet had lots in common.
Forum: Crochet! 07-23-2011, 07:18 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 7,323
Posted By mathwizard
Knook

I got an email this morning from Leisure Arts about the Knook. What is the Knook, well it is a way to knit with a tool they call the knook which is a special crochet hook and a piece of leather...
Forum: General Knitting 07-10-2011, 08:13 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,727
Posted By mathwizard
Another question: Can you do too much seaming? ...

Another question: Can you do too much seaming? When I first saw the topic that is what I thought it was asking.
Forum: Knitters Knear You 07-03-2011, 09:57 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,079
Posted By mathwizard
Seed Stitch Fine Yarn in Salem, Mass has a great...

Seed Stitch Fine Yarn in Salem, Mass has a great group on Thursday night at 6pm until to 8. We knit and have lots of fun!
Forum: General Knitting 07-03-2011, 09:27 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,192
Posted By mathwizard
circular cast-on

I am making my first knitted afghan. I have crocheted many but never knitted one. I saw on the back cover of Knitter's magazine(the inside cover) an afghan and started to drool with I have to make...
Forum: General Knitting 05-03-2011, 07:45 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,099
Posted By mathwizard
I checked at their site and the Kool Wool is a...

I checked at their site and the Kool Wool is a number 5 yarn. I would swatch it and you might have to go up a needle size to get gauge.
Forum: General Knitting 05-03-2011, 07:39 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,525
Posted By mathwizard
I would agree with any of the above. I did have...

I would agree with any of the above. I did have one problem with Caron Simply Soft. I knitted a spiral hat in black for my son and he loved it. He wash in and dried it in the dryer which you can...
Forum: General Knitting 05-03-2011, 07:31 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,678
Posted By mathwizard
You can frogg it and use different yarn. You can...

You can frogg it and use different yarn. You can check on Ravelry and see if anyone has some in their stash. Contact the manufacturer and see if you can get it from them. Try ebay. Worst case use...
Forum: General Knitting 05-03-2011, 07:23 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,187
Posted By mathwizard
I have a row/pattern/increase and decrease...

I have a row/pattern/increase and decrease counter. It is called "Peg-It" Knitting Counter by Susan Bates. It is a little peg board with a section to peg for rows, pattern rows, increase/decrease...
Forum: Crochet! 05-02-2011, 08:02 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,598
Posted By mathwizard
Cabling in crochet is like in knitting as you...

Cabling in crochet is like in knitting as you don't want a hole to be showing. I would suggest you do a gauge swatch or practice the cable stitch before you make the sweater. With practice the...
Forum: Crochet! 05-02-2011, 07:59 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,758
Posted By mathwizard
Did you ever think of doing the crab stitch aka...

Did you ever think of doing the crab stitch aka reverse single crochet? it will hide a lot of stuff and is very decorative.
Forum: Crochet! 07-11-2010, 10:13 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,090
Posted By mathwizard
conference

Yesterday I went to the Crochet/Knitting Conference in Manchester, NH. I went for the shopping and to meet someone. I bought a Hummingbird crochet hook made out of beautiful wood, two square...
Forum: Crochet! 07-09-2010, 05:29 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 815
Posted By mathwizard
bootie help

First off after chaining 27 it says nothing about doing dc. Can you provide a link to the pattern?
Forum: General Knitting 06-29-2010, 05:10 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 762
Posted By mathwizard
yep

Yep, been there and done that. I usually go away to something else and come back later to the problem. I usually crochet or some other craft as I do a lot and sometimes the light comes on and back...
Forum: Crochet! 06-13-2010, 10:31 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,422
Posted By mathwizard
Did I miss the link? No picture. As a knitter I...

Did I miss the link? No picture. As a knitter I am into making a shawl right now and some knitted patterns are real easy to adapt to crochet and others are not. I crochet as well and would like to...
Forum: General Knitting 05-23-2010, 08:50 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,417
Posted By mathwizard
Reader's Digest

Thank you for reminding me of a book I have had since it came out eons (lol,lol) ago! It is a great source of information which is right near me but I kept looking at the newer books I have.
Forum: Crochet! 05-23-2010, 08:38 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,671
Posted By mathwizard
edgings

I would do one row of single crochet and then begin my edging pattern. You should be able to do any edging with just one foundation row of sc. You might be picking up too many stitches. When you...
Forum: General Knitting 05-02-2010, 11:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 766
Posted By mathwizard
armholes

Unless it is a sleeve perhaps a raglan(?) then how many sleeves curve from both sides? I just finished doing fronts on my son's hoody and I don't think the neckline should curve like an armhole.
Forum: General Knitting 05-02-2010, 11:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 814
Posted By mathwizard
stuff

I would be afraid it would break like a fingernail would.
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