Gris, maybe use thicker yarn, so you can use bigger needles?
I don't like vampires. I'm gonna take a stand and say they're not good.
Xander ,'Beneath You'
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DebetEsse - Oct 16, 2012 5:14:39 am PDT #3822 of 4535
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Consuela - Oct 16, 2012 6:54:09 am PDT #3823 of 4535
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I started a sweater in 1994. I still have the pieces. It is just missing a sleeve and a half. But it is so out of style now that I would never wear it.
You too? I started a sweater in 1995 or 1996, and got everything done but the collar and the placket (it was a cardigan). I still have all the bits of it, in a tote bag in my garage...
sumi - Oct 16, 2012 9:22:49 am PDT #3824 of 4535
Art Crawl!!!
You should frog your sweaters - reskein them and find new projects for the yarn.
sumi - Oct 16, 2012 9:22:49 am PDT #3825 of 4535
Art Crawl!!!
You should frog your sweaters - reskein them and find new projects for the yarn.
Gris - Oct 16, 2012 9:23:32 am PDT #3826 of 4535
Hey. New board.
Gris, maybe use thicker yarn, so you can use bigger needles?
I will next time. But these are cute! And the yarn is stretchy! I did an inch in about an hour the other day, and only need to do 7 inches before I get to start the next part, so if I mark it out in shifts I should be fine.
DebetEsse - Oct 16, 2012 11:00:17 am PDT #3827 of 4535
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I agree with Sumi. I have done this, and been happy with the results.
Yay, socks! I am having heel issues on my Latter Day Socks, so they've been sitting on my shelf for over a year.
Liese S. - Oct 16, 2012 12:43:54 pm PDT #3828 of 4535
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
My problem with my abandoned first sweater project is that the yarn is crappy too. I bought it before I knew anything about anything, and it's miserable on the fingers to work with, and it's also clear my gauge was wrong and the sweater is not going to fit me, and is a dorky style for anyone not me. I mean, it's dorky for me too, but I can rock out dorky, especially stripey dorky.
But yeah, I should frog it anyway. I'm trying to finish the hat I started last spring, to go with my new coat. And then I need to do some dishcloths, which will wokr out because I'm trying to teach myself to switch over from English to combination.
But I really still am having string tension issues. I just don't hold the yarn right, I think.
Liese S. - Oct 16, 2012 12:45:03 pm PDT #3829 of 4535
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
What I actually want to do is frog my favorite store sweater, which has a hole in the shoulder, but in such a way that I think I can salvage most of the yarn, which is fabulous and looks great and doesn't hold dog hair. But I'm askeered. Although really, I'm not wearing it anymore, so there's very little risk.
brenda m - Oct 16, 2012 12:58:29 pm PDT #3830 of 4535
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
But yeah, I should frog it anyway.
You should take it to Goodwill and let someone else frog it if they have a use for the yarn. It doesn't sound like stuff you'd want to use again anyway.
Burrell - Oct 16, 2012 2:10:52 pm PDT #3831 of 4535
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I am not a knitter but I kind of love the term frog. What does it mean, to unravel the pattern? I wonder where the term comes from.
Oo, I should check Wordnik, shouldn't I?