tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66732225714910462432024-03-23T14:12:59.254-05:00 Slisen's Happy PlaceA little bit of this and that but mostly chat about machine knittingSlisenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10632577733976341294noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673222571491046243.post-7408512975082268052019-01-27T23:33:00.000-06:002019-01-27T23:33:42.046-06:00More Baby Socks<span style="font-size: x-small;">slisen.blogspot.com<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I’ve been in the ‘knitting for baby’ mode for a new grandbaby in the
family and can’t believe I haven’t posted these little socks on my blog
yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Guess I’ve been preoccupied.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are made on my standard gauge machine
with a couple different brands of non-wool self striping sock yarns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve knit them flat and seamed the side later
but could easily be knit in the round if desired. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My pattern is designed with a 3-1/2” sole to
fit 0 to 3 months but can easily be resized by adjusting stitches and rows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8B0qwoLJqj-fzZeDl4xK8WZsxBqfOqN99x4Orv5xQgUpAiDCVNOWEBk_DcEqhK1mh-qXGOjAxl9XCrDSvqLZyJJMwYfShE-UjAMYoScxsXdPQFVQaFKJsEWfPxSe1VvaQfYxfH2tbD80/s1600/bootie1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="1600" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8B0qwoLJqj-fzZeDl4xK8WZsxBqfOqN99x4Orv5xQgUpAiDCVNOWEBk_DcEqhK1mh-qXGOjAxl9XCrDSvqLZyJJMwYfShE-UjAMYoScxsXdPQFVQaFKJsEWfPxSe1VvaQfYxfH2tbD80/s320/bootie1.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">They are just adorable and mom and baby just love them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two yarns are Premier Wool Free Sock
Stripes which is acrylic and polyester, and Loops & Threads Perfect Pair
yarn which is acrylic, polyester and bamboo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Both are easy knits and soft for baby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So here we go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Size: 0-3 mos (3.5” sole)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Machine:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Standard gauge</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tension 6</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Gauge:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>9 sts, 12 rows = 1”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">CUFF:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CO 40 sts in 1x1 ribbing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knit 14 rows (or 30 rows for a
foldover cuff).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Transfer ribber stitches to
main bed. (or do a mock or latched rib if you don't have a ribber.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">ANKLE:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Knit 17 rows total in the ankle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">BUT if you want an eyelet row,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>a.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knit 6 rows and make eyelets by transferring
one stitch to its neighbor beginning</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> with<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the 2<sup>nd</sup> needle from the left.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The eyelet row looks like this after
transfers are made:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;">. </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">x</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"> .. </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">x</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"> .. </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">x</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"> ….. </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">x</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"> .. </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">x</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"> .. </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">x</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"> .. </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">x</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"> ..</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">etc, to end of row.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>b.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keeping empty needles in work, knit 11 more rows
to make a total of 17 rows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">HEEL:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Put half the stitches away
from the carriage into hold position.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make sure there are even
stitches in work, put machine on hold and shortrow down to 8</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>stitches and back out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">FOOT AND TOE:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knit 28 rows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Decrease EON, move stitches
together and knit 2 rows at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">T7</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gather live stitches and
secure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">FINISHING:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mattress stitch the side seam using the 1/2 stitch on each side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use a Bickford seam in the ribbing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knit a 2 stitch I-cord at T2 for about 18”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Weave the cord thru the eyelet row and double
knot each end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or pompoms or tassels can
be added if desired.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Slisenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10632577733976341294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673222571491046243.post-78042128890659000622019-01-09T17:16:00.001-06:002019-01-09T17:16:53.615-06:00Baby Socks<span style="font-size: x-small;">slisen.blogspot.com<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">What’s a gramma to do for a new baby when mom is a Green Bay Packer’s
fan and dad is a devoted Minnesota Vikings fan?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She knits a pair of each to wear on football game days during those
friendly rivalries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These socks are knit
in the round on my standard gauge machine with ribber with shortrowed heels and
toes, but they can be knit flat and seamed up the side if desired.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Size: 0-3 months<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(3-1/2” sole)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Machine: Standard Gauge</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Yarn:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tamm 3 ply Astracryl</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Gauge at T6:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>8 sts, 12 rows per
inch</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 19.8pt 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">T7, CO 32 sts, 1x1 rib for 14 rows for cuff, 24 rows if you want a
foldover cuff.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 19.8pt 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">T6, transfer all main bed stitches to ribber bed, knit 1 row and
convert to circular with seam up the back on center of main bed, K to RC014.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 19.8pt 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Then make an eyelet row for tie as desired, leaving empty needles
in work. Eyelets on L6, L2, R2, R6 on main bed; L7, L3, R3, R7 on ribber bed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 19.8pt 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Knit to RC013 for ankle. (27 rows total in ankle)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 19.8pt 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">T5, shortrow heel down to 6 stitches and back out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 19.8pt 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">T6, knit 36 rows for foot.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 19.8pt 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">T5, shortrow toe as for heel. Scrap off both beds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 19.8pt 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">8.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Graft toe seam, sew ribbed cuff with a Bickford stitch, secure all
yarn tails and weave in.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Knit a 2 st I-cord at T3
for about 18” (approx. 260 rows) long and run thru eyelet row. Double knot ends
of ties or attach pom-poms or tassels if desired.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This sock can easily be
made larger by increasing CO sts and/or rows.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Slisenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10632577733976341294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673222571491046243.post-35420935501665855842018-08-30T12:11:00.001-05:002018-08-30T12:11:58.086-05:00Mesh Shopping or Beach Bag<span style="font-size: x-small;">slisen.blogspot.com</span><br />
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I made this bag several years ago and kind of forgot it was in my stash until a group of gals brought it to my attention again by starting a KAL for shopping bags. My inspiration came from a bag done by Linda (Lanz) Tsekoura of 'dancingbarefoot' fame on Ravelry. My bag looks a lot like hers but knitting is a bit different than hers. She uses a ribber with her standard gauge machine and mine is developed to be knit on a KX350 midgauge machine with no ribber. I thank Linda for her pattern at https://dancingbarefoot.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/susitna.pdf <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5eT-r_RUdrAl7djHvnwjqPKatmsR5WxsIpn1PU-UPpGPckbPNREPMMs3QMwT5cGw3zCBI3OygKNNU6Nwgq5wskAHhWD7hD1-w6sZLoI8YWi0Ei-HxUAB9vrXsm3KQETAvL4ZN1Wfuu4/s1600/4590399886_4b71dbc25c_z%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #0066cc; float: right; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5eT-r_RUdrAl7djHvnwjqPKatmsR5WxsIpn1PU-UPpGPckbPNREPMMs3QMwT5cGw3zCBI3OygKNNU6Nwgq5wskAHhWD7hD1-w6sZLoI8YWi0Ei-HxUAB9vrXsm3KQETAvL4ZN1Wfuu4/s320/4590399886_4b71dbc25c_z%255B1%255D.jpg" width="240" /></a>Here's how I did it: (Please forgive the appearance of this post; sometimes blogspot doesn't like my formatting).<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Machine:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Brother KX350, Midgauge</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Yarn:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Cotton carpet warp,<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>8/4, 2 strands throughout</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>8.5 oz ea cone, <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>5 oz total </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Gauge:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Unimportant</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Tension:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Variable</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Size:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>16”H x 14W” unstretched, without strap </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NPx_nztDTiepqiukeIn1-CWlJeVhkAs-BEvJ4Fuhr_4OuXXXOmiqb3V7zQghpuDpi_TTnOJrr0B-FxEolyoXyO5SUaubyjq8LSORc5rWKFd7r9MkhItTI7XDRWG2sVqpBhQk0uOfnxQ/s1600/4589779141_e56519e005_z%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="434" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NPx_nztDTiepqiukeIn1-CWlJeVhkAs-BEvJ4Fuhr_4OuXXXOmiqb3V7zQghpuDpi_TTnOJrr0B-FxEolyoXyO5SUaubyjq8LSORc5rWKFd7r9MkhItTI7XDRWG2sVqpBhQk0uOfnxQ/s400/4589779141_e56519e005_z%255B1%255D.jpg" width="271" /></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">NOTE:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Double stranded cotton will be pushing the
limits of your </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">machine, so work
your carriage slowly but deliberately.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Use
both hands and it may help to put a bit of downward pressure with back hand when
moving the carriage.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Use yarn
spray if needed.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><b>BOTTOM</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">1)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Leaving a long tail for sewing the side
seam.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Scrap, ravel cord </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>and loosely e-wrap CO 65 sts.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Pull the e-wrapped stitch thru</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>the ravel cord when casting on.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This will make it easier to </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">knit the first row.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Pull needles out to hold position. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NPx_nztDTiepqiukeIn1-CWlJeVhkAs-BEvJ4Fuhr_4OuXXXOmiqb3V7zQghpuDpi_TTnOJrr0B-FxEolyoXyO5SUaubyjq8LSORc5rWKFd7r9MkhItTI7XDRWG2sVqpBhQk0uOfnxQ/s1600/4589779141_e56519e005_z%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #0066cc; float: right; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NPx_nztDTiepqiukeIn1-CWlJeVhkAs-BEvJ4Fuhr_4OuXXXOmiqb3V7zQghpuDpi_TTnOJrr0B-FxEolyoXyO5SUaubyjq8LSORc5rWKFd7r9MkhItTI7XDRWG2sVqpBhQk0uOfnxQ/s1600/4589779141_e56519e005_z%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #0066cc; float: left; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">2)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>RC000, T8.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>K1R to the left.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>(May need to
manually knit the </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">first row.) </span></div>
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putting the 1<sup>st</sup> needle </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>next to the carriage in hold til 5
needles are in hold on each</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>side.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">4)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Increase back out by putting the needle
opposite the carriage </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">into working position and knitting across
each row til all </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">needles are in work again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">5)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Backstitch bind off and leave work on machine.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">SIDE</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">1)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>RC000, T4, K40R.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>(More or less rows as desired for length.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDVXojBjBnElB2dvFMWvJpWCUt4uSAsbKTDVXa59BHjDB7BZ_LVEgeBKIaal6isxcvSk6p7SP8Viratxh15bgKVppvZXVVwu1PcX2Es-FDHGnGoSZaOf-ehw9nDmktgPe1kE5D3TFHxo/s1600/4590461921_5c3caa4e90_z%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">2)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Beginning with the 2<sup>nd</sup> needle,
remove every other stitch from the </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">needles.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;">NOTE:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>A stitch must be on the end needles.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;">3)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Move empty needles to working position and
even out needle butts.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="margin: 0px;">TOP BAND</span></b></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;">1)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>RC000, T8, K10R total on all needles,
reducing tension by one click</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>every 2 rows.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;">2)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>T9, K1R.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;">3)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>T6, K9R, increasing tension by one click
every 2 rows.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>End with COL.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;">4)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Remove weights from the front and reposition
them on the back</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>side of knitting on the upper portion of the
band.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;">5)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Move needles out to UWP (position D).</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;">6)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Pick up and hang the top of the knit
stitches from the beginning of </span><span style="margin: 0px;">the band row.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Hang the new stitches on every other needle,
making</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>sure that the end needles are hung with the
new stitch.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;">7)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Pull the front hung stitch thru the back
stitch on the needle.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;">8)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Loosely, back stitch bind off.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;">9)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Remove from machine.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Lay work flat and pull on the BO stitches to
flatten and shape the stitch. </span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;">10) <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Unravel the dropped side stitches down<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>to the beginning row at the bottom.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This will create the</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>meshwork.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">11)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>To make the 2<sup>nd</sup> side, with wrong
side facing, rehang 65 sts from the other side of the bottom.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">NOTE:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Must be an odd number of stitches.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Repeat the steps from the first side for the 2<sup>nd</sup>
side and top band.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">12)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Loosely mattress stitch the side seams,
stretching to keep the same gauge as the meshwork.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">STRAP</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">With wrong side
facing, pickup 2 bars between stitches and hang 16 sts on the side seams of the
top band.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>(8 sts on each side of seam).<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>E-wrap
and manually knit the first row as you e-wrap.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Option 1:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">1)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>RC000, T7, K90R (for shoulder length), or
for length desired.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Option 2:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">1)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>RC000, T7, K1R across,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">2)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>With the 2 prong transfer tool, *move<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>sts 2 and 3 to needles 1 and 2 on each
side.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>K2R. *</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">3)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Repeat from * to * for desired length.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Option 3:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">1)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>RC000, T8, K1R across,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">2)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>**Pull needles out to hold position and with
an extra strand of yarn, weave over and under every</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>other needle.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>K2R**</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">3)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Repeat from ** to ** for desired length.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">FINISHING the
STRAP</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Back stitch bind
off and sew to other side of top back evenly spaced over the seam line.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">1)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Make the straps, then sew in both ends in
place after bag is completed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">2)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>When hanging the first end, to make the 2<sup>nd</sup>
end match, knit only half the length and scrap off.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Then hang the bag and knit the 2<sup>nd</sup>
half the same as the first.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Scrap off
and graft the 2 ends together at the middle top.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">3)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>You may also make 2 straps instead of one by
evenly placing them on each side of the top band for desired length.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">4)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>For
drawstring straps, do not sew the top bands together and run a <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>4 or 5 stitch I-cord thru each side. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">HANGING THE TOP
BAND</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Release EOS and knit top band</span></div>
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Slisenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10632577733976341294noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673222571491046243.post-23923636631914491022018-04-27T14:06:00.001-05:002018-05-25T17:29:50.441-05:00Felted Slippers, Fairisle<span style="font-size: x-small;">slisen.blogspot.com<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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other things that is, </span>developing and doing trial runs on a felted fairisle slipper pattern.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I think I have
size and proportions down pat now so I’m ready to share.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I’ve had this worsted yarn on hand for several
years so I thought it was time to put it to good use.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>It’s a bit thinner than most worsted yarns and I
wanted a hefty slipper so I chose an alternating 1x1 fairisle pattern to double
the fabric weight and it worked wonderfully.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">These are probably one of the
easiest slippers I’ve ever made.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>They
can be worn as is or attached to a sole of choice, embellished by adding a faux
strap across the instep, some needle felting, bows, buttons, etc.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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read and explains how to knit from the heel toward the toe. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Please ask if I can elaborate on the
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">I made the pattern to fit my
foot but would be very easy to alter any of the measurements to fit any sized
foot, just increase or decrease stitches and rows as needed. Felting is not an
exact science, too many variables, so I would suggest making a swatch and
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They took a couple extra 5 minute cycles most likely because of the thickness.
And I did find that felting went better with a couple old bath towels in the
dryer with them. Love dryer felting!<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>See
my previous post.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">After felting and drying, I
inconspicuously weave a strand of woolly nylon thru the toe area, especially over
the big toe, which keeps the toe from wearing out too quickly.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">The fairisle patterning left
quite long loops of yarn on the edges which left a sloppy seam over the instep
and it was quite noticeable after felting. So after I got done seaming and before felting, I used
one strand of yarn and loosely went back over the seam and whipped through those
long loops. The seam looks fine after I did that.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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A couple years ago I got a new washing machine which put a sudden halt to my felting days. It’s a top loader but doesn’t do fabric any favors in the felting department. I know a lot of the front loading washing machines aren’t designed to be opened during a cycle so felting with them is a nonstarter too. I think my new machine agitates too strongly with less water so it pulls the yarn apart widthwise before it can pull together. I’m no engineer so I have no idea really, just speculating on that but it doesn’t felt no matter what the technical issue is. So I basically had given up any thoughts of felting anymore knit projects….until ‘Ozlorna’ of Ravelry fame mentioned in a group conversation thread that she felted in her dryer. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I asked more questions, tried a couple swatches and am now a believer. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>After the swatches, I proceeded to a hat
pattern that I’ve been wanting to try and now I have 3 hats!<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I’m onto my felted clog/slippers next.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>‘Ozlorna’ has had many successes with the
dryer method to include slippers, hats, bags, etc.</span></span></span><br />
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project a quick wash and rinse by hand.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>Squeeze out excess water and put in the dryer on high for 5
minutes.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Remove and rinse with cold
water.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Put back in the hot dryer for 5
minutes, then rinse in cold water again.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>Continue with the cold rinses in between the 5 minutes in the hot dryer
until it felts to the size you want.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>Watch it carefully.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>It will go
fast towards the end so I checked it every 2 minutes or so then.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Depending on the item you’re felting, the
yarn and how far it needs to felt, it may only take 2 or 3 times in the dryer. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Honestly! <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>One of
my hats took 3 five minute cycles and the other took 3 cycles plus a couple extra
2 minute cycles.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Then block and air dry
as usual.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Note that you don’t put any
other clothes in the dryer with it, just put it in by itself. Of course, you can add more items to the dryer but it's not necessary. Just don't overload the dryer.</span></span></div>
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to have a washing machine that felts predictably and you’re happy with it, by all
means continue to use your machine.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>But
this is a fine alternative if you don’t have a machine that will dependably felt.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Other than not felting because you don’t have
a machine that cooperates, I can see a couple other plusses to dryer
felting.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>There’s far less time involved
and much less water used.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">P.S. This wonderful hat pattern is available for purchase in Marg Jones' Ravelry Store. The title of the pattern is Felted Hat on Bulky Machine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">P.S. Again: As long as Marg posted the link to her pattern in her comment below, I will add it here for easier reference. Hope you use it, it's a great pattern.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">A knitting friend, Bonnie, has knit several chemo turbans for those in need,
bless her heart. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>As we’re in the middle
of a long, cold upper Midwest winter, she used a heavier yarn than I have
specified in my earlier posted pattern and has graciously given me her consent to
share her patterns. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Here are a couple of
her concepts using the same yarn but with different gauges.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Both are great but she said she prefers the
feel of the one knit in a tighter gauge.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>Either are very acceptable because we fortunate ones with hair can’t
predict what will feel good on the skin of those without.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>From my previous experiences, my sister’s head
was very tender and she preferred the smooth, soft yarns like Simply Soft or
Berroco Comfort.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Then another friend’s
head wasn’t tender and she preferred the fuzzier type yarns. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>So use up that yarn, someone will make good
use of them.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">A big thank you goes to Bonnie for her patterns.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yarn:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Deborah Norville Everyday,
<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>aran weight, 1 – 3.5 oz skein, 180 yds</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tension:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>T7 and as noted</span></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Size:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Woman’s medium</span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">1.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Cast on 78 stitches with several
rows of waste yarn and ravel cord.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">2.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>E-wrap from L to R. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">3.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>RC000, T6, knit 6 rows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">4. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>*<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Remove fabric with a garter bar or several
rows of waste yarn, turn work and rehang on </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>the same needles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">5.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Knit 6 rows. *</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">6.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>T7, repeat from * to * to
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">7.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>T6, knit 4 rows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">8.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>T5, knit 4 rows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">9<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>T4, knit 4 rows, COL.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">10. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Decrease for crown by
transferring every other stitch to adjacent needle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">11.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>T3, knit 1 row to right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">12. Gather live stitches and secure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">13.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Sew side seam.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">1.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>With right side facing, pick
up 5 stitches in top center of the hat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">2.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>T4, knit about 32 rows, hang
on other side of hat and bind off.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">An I-cord or 1x1 ribbing for the band is also an option.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Yarn:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Deborah Norville Everyday,
<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>aran weight, 1 – 3.5 oz skein, 180 yds</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Tension:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>T6 and as noted</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">3.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>RC000, T5, * knit 6 rows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">4. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Remove fabric with a garter
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">5.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>T6, repeat from * to * to
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">6.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>T5, knit 10 rows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">7.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>T4, knit 6 rows, COL.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">8.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Decrease for crown by
transferring every other stitch to adjacent needle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">9.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>T3, knit 1 row to right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">1.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>With right side facing, pick
up 6 stitches in top center of the hat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">2.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>T3, knit an I-cord for about
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">So, just as I was finishing the blanks in my previous post, ‘</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Laylor</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">‘ in the Sock Blank Artists group on Ravelry posted a self-striping
blank that she had done and I just knew I had to try to mimic her results. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I like stripes and she produced such nice
stripes with her blank.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>However, there is a bit of
pre-planning involved if you want somewhat precise striping.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>If not, just wing it with a 150 stitch width
blank knit with double stranded yarn. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Then when dyeing, shade the colors from
dark to light or light to dark.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>A 150 stitch blank gave me sets
of 4 stripes in each color set.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Any midgauge knitting machines that I know don’t have 150 needles to accommodate
knitting a blank this wide.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>But I just happen to
have an extra KX350 plastic midgauge machine that I ‘robbed’ 2 needle sections
and inserted them into my machine.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>With
a machine and ribber, a blank with this many stitches can be knit in ‘U’ shape,
half of the stitches on the main bed and half on the ribber.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The
beginning row of ‘U’ knitting will be a zig-zag row as used in circular
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">knitting which will have to be clipped and </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">removed </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">before dyeing to let the
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">To achieve precise stripes, first off
I need to know how much yarn it takes to knit one round in my socks to fit
comfortably around my foot. So I knit a few rows in a sock that fits with the
yarn I’ll be using. I unravel one row and mark the ends of one row with a
washable marker or pencil. Then on my midgauge machine at T7, <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I knit a couple rows with double strands of yarn in
stockinette and counted how many needles it takes to go from marker to marker
on the sock yarn. This will tell how many stitches needed in the blank to make
1 round in the sock. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I’ve made enough
blanks and socks to know that it takes approximately 32” of yarn to make one
round in my socks, about 40 sts in my blank depending on the yarn and gauge. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>With the yarn I’m using now, 37 sts was the
magic number.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>If you want to be this
precise with a different yarn, I’ll have to measure and calculate again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">So with the magic number for one round
in my socks, I can now determine how wide my blank needs to be.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>For 3 rounds of each color set in my sock, my
blank would have to be 112 sts (3 x 37) wide, 148 sts (4 x 37) for 4 rounds of
each color, 186 sts (5 x 37) for 5 </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">rounds of each color.<span style="margin: 0px;"> (Round up to an even number). </span></span></div>
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at T7, I start my blanks with 6 rows of acrylic or cotton waste yarn, then
change to double stranded sock yarn and knit even til the yarn runs out.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Then I knit another 6 rows of waste yarn.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I drop a stitch at the halfway mark and at
each color change to keep the dyes from bleeding into each other.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Then I cut a long tail of yarn and run it
thru the live stitches on the needles, skipping over the dropped stitches. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Secure the end of the yarn tail.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Run the dropped stitches down to the beginning
and remove the blank from the machine….ready for the dye process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">I've detailed my dyeing techniques in a earlier post on 30 Sep 16, entitled 'Dyeing a Sock Blank'. You can find it quickly by clicking on the 'sock blank' label. Keep in mind that my way is not the only way, just the way it works best for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">So now I have all these blanks knit up and dyed, I'd better get to knitting socks before the snowflakes fly. <span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"></span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">I’ve neglected my blog for far too long but this has been a busy year
so far and I haven’t done much crafting.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>Tending to garden produce is pretty much done now so I’m devoting some
time to myself and some fun times.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Which
brings me to….dyeing sock blanks.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I’ve
been gathering some ideas and now trying to refine some techniques that’ll give
me what I want.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">I like variegated yarns, but only if they don’t flash or pool.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>So my first attempt was to randomly place
‘giraffe spots’ on a blank.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The
resulting sock turned out interesting but not what I was striving for.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Most likely if I’d used more than just the
two colors, I would’ve had different results.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>Love the socks anyway.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I cast on
60 sts on my KX350 midgauge machine and knit at T7 throughout with double stranded
yarn. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">I always begin and end my blanks with about 6 rows of waste yarn.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This eliminates the tighter cast on edge for
better dye penetration and gives me a bit of yardage to ‘play with’ for
arranging and hanging on to while painting on the dyes.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>At the end of the blank, I also knit about 6
rows of waste yarn and run either a straight knitting needle or a blocking wire
through it.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This lets me easily flip the
blank over to apply dye to the backside.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">To give a solid color band at the top of the cuff, I knit about 6 rows
of waste yarn, 6 rows (or as desired) in double stranded sock yarn, then 6 more
rows of waste yarn, then finish the rest of the blank in sock yarn.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The 6 rows of waste yarn prevent the dyes
from bleeding together and gives a nice crisp band edge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Ok, with that done, I moved on to a technique that I’ve used before and
knew that It would not flash or pool.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>But this time, I left a bit of white between the strips of color.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>These blanks are 100 sts wide and again knit double
stranded at T7 on my midgauge machine. I like them lots. </span><br />
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As ya all might have guessed by now that I'm a machine knitter but I learned to crochet long before I learned to knit and I do enjoy a bit of crocheting now and then. And I love dyeing too so put the two together and came up with a plan for dyeing sock blanks. The blank didn't take long at all to crochet with double strands of yarn and I really like the results. I did a bit of calculations for number of stitches per row on my blank to come up with the length needed for a full round of knitting in my socks but was worth that effort. I got a lot of inspiration from the Sock Blank Artists group on Ravelry and finally took the step. Here's what I did. </div>
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1.<span abp="21" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a worsted weight acrylic or cotton yarn,</div>
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<span abp="23" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ch 200 sts to make the foundation chain.<span abp="24" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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2.<span abp="26" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Change to 2 strands of sock yarn and work </div>
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<span abp="28" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shells into loops of chain.</div>
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3.<span abp="30" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Attach sock yarns and ch 3, work shell into</div>
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<span abp="32" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span abp="33" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>next ch, Ch1, skip the next foundation </div>
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<span abp="35" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>chain and work shell into the next chain.
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<span abp="37" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span abp="38" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Repeat til end of chain or end of pattern</div>
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<span abp="40" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>repeat.<span abp="41" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Turn.</div>
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<span abp="43" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SHELL:<span abp="44" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>YO 1x, pull up thru 2 loops, </div>
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<span abp="46" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>YO 1x, pull up thru 2 loops 3 times,</div>
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<span abp="48" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ch 1.</div>
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4.<span abp="54" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chain 3 to turn and repeat shell pattern
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<span abp="56" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>row, inserting the shells into the front
loops</div>
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<span abp="58" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span abp="59" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>only of the previous shell. </div>
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Determine number of
shells:</div>
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Approx 2.5 shells (30”)
makes 1 round in a 70 or 72 st circular sock.</div>
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So for 2 rounds of
color in the sock, you’ll need 6 shells in the blank.<span abp="66" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Keep in mind that the
end color sections will be doubled when knitting the sock.<span abp="68" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p abp="69"><span abp="70" style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></o:p></div>
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<tr abp="368"><td abp="369" class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color Scheme and number of shells</td></tr>
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Dyeing:</div>
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ProChem One Shot Very
Hot Pink & Deep Purple</div>
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<span abp="74" style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1 tsp per pint of water & 2 tsp vinegar</div>
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Dharma Carribean Blue</div>
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<span abp="77" style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>½ tsp per pint of water & 2 tsp vinegar</div>
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Very intense colors at
this ratio, maybe use ½ tsp dye per pint, except for purple which needs the intensity.<o:p abp="81"> </o:p></div>
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Use a towel/rug as base
and foam paint brushes to apply dyes.<span abp="83" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Flip
blank over onto clean towel and reapply dye to cover any white spots, wrap in
plastic wrap, steam for 30 min.<span abp="84" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let cool
naturally.</div>
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Wash & rinse til
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<span abp="60" style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">I seem to keep finding new and fun
things to do.<span abp="61" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time it’s pop-up
flowers.<span abp="62" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While surfing <span abp="63" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thru You Tube for something totally unrelated,
I ran onto a video showing how to make pop-up flowers for greeting cards.<span abp="64" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh my.<span abp="65" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’ve been making my own greeting cards for just ages and have always
wanted to do pop-ups but never took the time to explore.<span abp="66" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are several videos on You Tube showing
the technique, search for 'pop-up card'.<span abp="67" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the tutorials
show how to do the flower design with markers or colored pencils but I don’t
have enough colored markers on hand and don’t intend to buy a bunch of the
right markers. <span abp="68" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I chose to make them
in Photoshop. Getting a perfectly proportioned template was the hardest but I
think I have a couple good designs going now.</span></div>
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<span abp="70" style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">The basic technique is to cut 7
squares of paper about 3.5” to 4” or whatever size you want.<span abp="71" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fold them onto themselves into halves 3 times
so there are 8 layers of paper.<span abp="72" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember
making paper snowflakes when you were a kid?<span abp="73" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is the same concept.<span abp="74" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then
cut the petal end into shape desired. <span abp="75" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfold and there should be 8 petals on the
flower.<span abp="76" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using markers or colored
pencils, design each petal as desired.<span abp="77" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The You Tube videos show some nice examples on how to do that.<span abp="78" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then cut out one petal, overlap the first
petal by the cut onto the next one by the cut and glue.<span abp="79" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Voila, a pretty flower.<span abp="80" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span abp="82" style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">In Photoshop, I designed and colored
the flower, saved and copied/pasted into a Word document.<span abp="83" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By decreasing the side margins of my
document, I can get 4 flowers on a sheet of paper.<span abp="84" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Print and separate the flowers, fold and cut as
described above.<span abp="85" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Another glory of Photoshop is that the color can easily be changed without making a whole new flower.</span></span></div>
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<a abp="305" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMOBOB1zASyhLhTTFf8L79gcz7G1XwskOI68JVFt9dY6Rc3WrjAwQwDk6tnwpWy8Y0GNl6Eo6aJYGk9cfdX03aIJafuP76ugEl_KroiEx0XD0d1imG0qabqHLnWhevNxMOMOuJtSz9i0/s1600/HowToGlue1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img abp="306" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMOBOB1zASyhLhTTFf8L79gcz7G1XwskOI68JVFt9dY6Rc3WrjAwQwDk6tnwpWy8Y0GNl6Eo6aJYGk9cfdX03aIJafuP76ugEl_KroiEx0XD0d1imG0qabqHLnWhevNxMOMOuJtSz9i0/s320/HowToGlue1.jpg" width="232" /></a><span abp="87" style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">The videos also show how to glue the
flowers together.<span abp="88" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I put together a
tutorial on how to do that cuz I didn’t want to open the video each time and at
that point, I really didn’t want to mess up the gluing.</span></div>
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<a abp="273" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDluRmy35V2SkmUGlEOu5LA2CeYIsglhZDW90XzQomHK0Ph7AkG0CVCrpGi4yqbmI_JZDPjkO1nJRqm2ZtR2pS4SRPTHRGs-0LZryD42wk8oUxjnUTi59RPbZzxy1vnGWgKCexuZirek/s1600/FlowersKenzieBday1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img abp="274" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDluRmy35V2SkmUGlEOu5LA2CeYIsglhZDW90XzQomHK0Ph7AkG0CVCrpGi4yqbmI_JZDPjkO1nJRqm2ZtR2pS4SRPTHRGs-0LZryD42wk8oUxjnUTi59RPbZzxy1vnGWgKCexuZirek/s320/FlowersKenzieBday1.jpg" width="256" /></a><span abp="87" style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">In this picture, I saved the petals that I cut from the flower and made a design on the front of the card. And in the last photo, I printed the pink flower on light pink paper instead of white. </span></div>
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<span abp="87" style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Use your imagination. </span><span abp="90" style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">I’m really having fun with it.<span abp="91" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d really like to try other pop-up too, lots
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Slisenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10632577733976341294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673222571491046243.post-28570063214018421402017-03-21T16:12:00.001-05:002020-06-18T09:01:07.241-05:00Tuck Foldover Scalloped Border<div abp="2035">
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I needed a border to put
around the tuck baby blanket I just completed in my previous post, of 20 March
17.<span abp="34" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because I had one unsightly side
because I had yarn ends to do something with, I thought the easiest way around
that was to do an edging that enclosed them.<span abp="35" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I ran onto Diana Sullivan’s Scalloped Foldover Trim<span abp="36" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on YouTube and thought that would work
perfectly plus look very nice.<span abp="37" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a abp="38" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-8n2X8vlGo&t=10s"><span abp="39" style="color: blue;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-8n2X8vlGo&t=10s</span></a>
<span abp="40" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However after I got the blanket done, I thought
that I wanted something a bit wider so I experimented and came up with a nice
border just by adding another tuck row to Diana’s trim.<span abp="41" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It still folded over great and does look
nice.<span abp="42" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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I started with waste
yarn and ravel cord because I wanted to have live stitches to be able to do an
invisible graft to the other end when I got done.<span abp="44" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made the blanket on my KX350 at T5 with
sport and DK weight yarns.<span abp="45" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The yarn for
the border was a bit heavier and I wanted it nice and soft so I went up to T6.<span abp="46" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this border can be done on any machine
with appropriate yarn and tension.</div>
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1.<span abp="48" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CO 11 stitches with waste yarn and ravel
cord, knit 1 row to the left,</div>
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2.<span abp="50" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span abp="51" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>*<span abp="52" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Put machine on hold, pull needles 3, 5, 7
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4.<span abp="56" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Push needles back to working position and
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Repeat this pattern from
* to * for 1800 rows!<span abp="58" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, 1800.<span abp="59" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then scrap off to leave live stitches to be
able to unravel and adjust for size and grafting to the other end later.</div>
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I used a 3/15 thinner
weight yarn and a running stitch to sew the border to the back side.<span abp="61" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make sure to adjust stitching so the edging
lays flat without flaring or puckering.<span abp="62" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Gather up the border on the corners to make nice turns.<span abp="63" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then sewed the front side down. <span abp="64" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was afraid that it wouldn’t lay flat during
the trips thru the washer and dryer so I loosely ran another running stitch
thru both layers of the border, next to the inside row of tucks. </div>
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I did a bit of
experimenting to see how I wanted to attach the edging and decided to go under
the ladder after the first full stitch of the border (much like mattress
stitching), the picked up a stitch on the edge of the blanket.<span abp="66" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then go back and pick up the ladder, then
over to the blanket. <span abp="67" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Snug up the sewing
yarn but don’t pull it tight. <span abp="68" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It may
take a bit of practice to see what you like best.<o:p abp="69"></o:p></div>
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I’ve been wanting to use
this tuck pattern for just ages and we have a new little member coming into our
family soon so <span abp="19" style="font-size: 12pt;">thought it’d be</span> a good
time to just do it.<span abp="20" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I got even more
motivation from seeing several other versions on Ravelry lately.<span abp="21" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I made this on my KX350
midgauge with sport and DK weight yarns so it’s all manually manipulated tuck
patterning.<span abp="23" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The KX350 has 135 needles
but I wanted it a bit wider than that would allow so I robbed a section from
another machine and added it to the end which added an additional 43 needles.<span abp="24" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This pattern can be done on any machine with
any yarn and tension the machine likes but I already had the sport weight yarns
on hand so I opted for the midgauge.<span abp="25" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Here’s the story:</div>
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Machine:<span abp="28" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KX350 midgauge, extended bed by 1 section</div>
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Yarns:<span abp="30" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span abp="31" style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Patons
Astra, Peony Pink and Aqua, 2 skeins each</div>
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<span abp="33" style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Redheart Designer Sport, Blossom, 2 skeins</div>
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<span abp="35" style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Bernat Berella Sportspun, White, 5 skeins (including edging)</div>
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Tension 5</div>
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Approximate size:<span abp="38" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>45”L x 35”W</div>
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With background color,
e-wrap CO 158 sts, or any number desired as long as the following needle
selection is used.<span abp="41" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Carriage to N and knit
1 row to the left. <span abp="43" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hang weights evenly
across.</div>
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Carriage to H to hold,
change to a contrasting color and begin patterning:</div>
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Skip 6 stitches, pull 2
needles out to hold position. <span abp="46" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Repeat this
patterning across the bed.</div>
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<span abp="48" style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b abp="49" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">. . . . . . x x
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RC000, knit 6 rows.<span abp="51" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take carriage off hold, change to background
color and knit 2 rows.</div>
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NOTE:<span abp="53" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before you knit the first and second rows of
background color after each set of tucks, visually check that the stitches
beside the tucks have knit off properly.<span abp="54" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>6 rows of tucking might be a bit much for the machine, depending on the
yarn used.<span abp="55" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If they didn’t knit off
properly, manually knit the errant stitches before proceeding with the next
row.</div>
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For the next set of
tucks, put the carriage back on hold, skip 2 needles and pull 2 needles out to
hold position, skip 6 needles and pull 2 needles out to hold position. <span abp="57" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Repeat this across the row.<span abp="58" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a contrasting color, knit 6 rows. <span abp="59" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take carriage off hold, change to background
color and knit 2 rows.</div>
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<span abp="61" style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b abp="62" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">. . x x . . . .
. . x x . . . . . . x x . .</b></div>
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Note that the two
tucking needles will always be lined up with the center of the ‘bubble’ of the
previous pattern set. <span abp="64" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span abp="65" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Repeat this patterning
sequence for 450 rows, or as desired, ending with 2 rows of background color
and carriage on the left.</div>
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I did a backstitch bind
off but use whichever bind off you prefer as long as it’s not tight.</div>
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I used a variation of Diana Sullivan's tuck scalloped foldover edging but you can use whatever border or edging you desire. I liked this foldover edging because it encased the edge of yarn ends...that I neglected to weave in as I knit. I will post my 'how I did that' too in another posting, soon.</div>
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<span abp="276" style="font-size: 12pt;">Need a quick and easy baby gift?<span abp="277" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This wreath is not only pretty but practical too.<span abp="278" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most often new moms don’t get these little
kinds of necessity things as gifts so why not present them in a cute way?<span abp="279" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> These wreaths are a hit at baby showers. </span>They can easily be made in a few hours with
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<span abp="283" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span abp="284" style="font-size: 12pt;">A 10” Styrofoam wreath form</span></div>
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<span abp="286" style="font-size: 12pt;">14-15 #3 diapers with a cute pattern</span></div>
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<span abp="288" style="font-size: 12pt;">Curling ribbon, your choice of colors</span></div>
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<span abp="290" style="font-size: 12pt;">Assorted baby items, enough to attach one to each diaper</span></div>
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<span abp="292" style="font-size: 12pt;">Wreath hanger, if desired</span></div>
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<a abp="316" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXtoQDCUxih8s-T0QsMwPVTIDPBlfS4AdZtEM6tgtIQWWxM0dC1ml8IS0Y6gdatEZy9Lgn-I5CoEmO9IWgphNjoDv61zfWlDx2AmGoxkTm93lG0U-C0_fzlidMHvSDTOO-4Pit1BViN8/s1600/DiaperWreath3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img abp="317" border="0" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXtoQDCUxih8s-T0QsMwPVTIDPBlfS4AdZtEM6tgtIQWWxM0dC1ml8IS0Y6gdatEZy9Lgn-I5CoEmO9IWgphNjoDv61zfWlDx2AmGoxkTm93lG0U-C0_fzlidMHvSDTOO-4Pit1BViN8/s320/DiaperWreath3.jpg" width="320" /></a><span abp="312" style="font-size: 12pt;">First off, fold the diapers in half and around the wreath form and tie them to the form as shown.<span abp="313" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They should be tied fairly snugly with about
a 2-1/2 foot strand of ribbon.<span abp="314" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use enough
ribbon to be curled later.</span></div>
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<span abp="334" style="font-size: 12pt;"><a abp="339" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8rSCxsIkq_t5plbVDPAK6RmPCT6EOcGgfN9XYuXZsPYkpb_jz7L50gkRgyORgFggT-ur2WTlMsFW5Et0dsMa7W6U4HPT984aGDxEjnbVX_VRHA9friGIPvlNXnaS3N1Jhhr3SsmSEwhs/s1600/DiaperWreath4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img abp="340" border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8rSCxsIkq_t5plbVDPAK6RmPCT6EOcGgfN9XYuXZsPYkpb_jz7L50gkRgyORgFggT-ur2WTlMsFW5Et0dsMa7W6U4HPT984aGDxEjnbVX_VRHA9friGIPvlNXnaS3N1Jhhr3SsmSEwhs/s320/DiaperWreath4.jpg" width="320" /></a>Then I arranged the little gifties to see where I wanted them.<span abp="335" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used another strand of ribbon around the diaper
to tie them on.<span abp="336" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again the ribbon will be
curled so use enough ribbon. </span></div>
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<a abp="366" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ17FJ3hoKIDCE3vMb60cQ0AqQTq9gye0eSka2Ga7_aC-y-CcL2uu4flMYvTQre8bxiJqP__Oy9cmkcsur_5Xx0DR8kjfyLcA_AfOarISXVf4bQLefPcKJ-L1KRCrS4F3AfgXuVWjNcUc/s1600/DiaperWreath5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img abp="367" border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ17FJ3hoKIDCE3vMb60cQ0AqQTq9gye0eSka2Ga7_aC-y-CcL2uu4flMYvTQre8bxiJqP__Oy9cmkcsur_5Xx0DR8kjfyLcA_AfOarISXVf4bQLefPcKJ-L1KRCrS4F3AfgXuVWjNcUc/s320/DiaperWreath5.jpg" width="320" /></a><span abp="342" style="font-size: 12pt;">After the gifties are secured to the wreath, curl the ribbons.<span abp="343" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trim as needed.</span></div>
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<span abp="345" style="font-size: 12pt;">I made the ‘bow’ at the top by using about 15 strands of ribbon about 3’
long, securely tied in the middle and curled.<span abp="346" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fold the ribbons in half and tie to the top diaper, around the ribbon
used to attach the diaper.<span abp="347" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Arrange and a</span>gain trim as
desired.</span></div>
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<span abp="349" style="font-size: 12pt;">Voila, a nice gift that couldn't be any easier.<o:p abp="350"></o:p></span></div>
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Slisenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10632577733976341294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673222571491046243.post-41178658025416307582017-01-24T22:36:00.001-06:002017-04-04T12:49:45.963-05:00Baby Socks, Midgauge<div abp="246">
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<span abp="259" style="font-size: 12pt;">These are my most favorite booties of all time.<span abp="260" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moms of babies I’ve made these for say they
love them the most because they stay on little feet and aren’t easily kicked
off.<span abp="261" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made them on my SK860 midgauge
machine with ribber, beginning with an English ribbed cuff and worked down to
the toe.<span abp="262" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you don’t have a ribber, a
picot hemmed cuff, mock rib, latched rib, lace cuff or any of your favorite
cuff styles can be used instead of English rib.<span abp="263" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These feature a shortrowed heel and a gathered toe.<span abp="264" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Babies don’t care if the toe isn’t form
fitting because they don’t do any walking in booties but a shortrowed toe can
be used if you prefer.<span abp="265" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, I mattress
stitch the side seam from the public side to give a nice appearance.<span abp="266" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Baby yarn is most always soft and again, baby
won’t be doing any walking in them so a mattressed seam won’t cut into their
little foot.</span></div>
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<span abp="276" style="font-size: 12pt;">I’ve given 2 sizes, newborn and 3 – 6 months size in parentheses.<span abp="277" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Size can be easily adjusted by adding or subtracting
stitches and rows. <span abp="278" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span abp="279" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve used several of the popular baby yarns
for hand <span abp="3407" style="font-family: inherit;">knitting and</span> all have work very well.<span abp="280" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But all baby yarns are not created equal so size may vary a bit just because
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RedHeart Baby Soft yarn </div>
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Bernat Softee Baby yarn</div>
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Berroco Comfort DK </div>
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Bernat Baby Jacquard (T1) Size: Newborn (3 to 6 mo) </div>
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<span abp="656" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3477" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3478"><span abp="657" style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>b.<span abp="658" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With COL, knit 1 row to the right.<span abp="659" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Hang cast on comb and weights.<o:p abp="660"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="661" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3484">
<div abp="1449">
<div abp="2186">
<div abp="1455">
<div abp="2236">
<span abp="662" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3486" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3487"><span abp="663" style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>c.<span abp="664" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Change the left set lever on the ribber carriage from 1 to 0.<span abp="665" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knit 1 row to <o:p abp="666"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="667" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3493">
<div abp="1459">
<div abp="2197">
<div abp="1467">
<div abp="2249">
<span abp="668" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3495" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3496"><span abp="669" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the left.<o:p abp="670"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="671" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3500">
<div abp="1467">
<div abp="2206">
<div abp="1477">
<div abp="2260">
<span abp="672" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3502" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3503"><span abp="673" style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>d.<span abp="674" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Change the stitch dial on the main bed carriage from 0 to S and knit 1
row to <o:p abp="675"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="676" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3508">
<div abp="1476">
<div abp="2216">
<div abp="1488">
<div abp="2272">
<span abp="677" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3510" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3511"><span abp="678" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the right.<o:p abp="679"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="680" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3515">
<div abp="1484">
<div abp="2225">
<div abp="1498">
<div abp="2283">
<span abp="681" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3517" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3518"><span abp="682" style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>e.<span abp="683" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Change the stitch dial on the main bed carriage back to 0 and knit 1 row
to<o:p abp="684"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="685" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3523">
<div abp="1493">
<div abp="2235">
<div abp="1509">
<div abp="2295">
<span abp="686" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3525" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3526"><span abp="687" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the left.<span abp="688" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span abp="689" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p abp="690"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="691" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3532">
<div abp="1503">
<div abp="2246">
<div abp="1521">
<div abp="2308">
<span abp="692" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3534" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3535">2)<span abp="693" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At Tension 2 on both carriages, change the
stitch dial on the ribber carriage from 0 <o:p abp="694"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="695" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3539">
<div abp="1511">
<div abp="2255">
<div abp="1531">
<div abp="2319">
<span abp="696" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3541" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3542"><span abp="697" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span abp="698" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to
‘the upside down U’ and knit 19 (21) rows ribbing.<span abp="699" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>End with COR.<o:p abp="700"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="701" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3548">
<div abp="1521">
<div abp="2266">
<div abp="1543">
<div abp="2332">
<span abp="702" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3550" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3551">3)<span abp="703" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Transfer ribber stitches to the main bed. <o:p abp="704"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="705" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3555">
<div abp="1529">
<div abp="2275">
<div abp="1553">
<div abp="2343">
<span abp="706" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3557" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3558">4)<span abp="707" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lower ribber and remove CO comb and use claw
weights hereafter. <span abp="708" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p abp="709"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="710" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3563">
<div abp="1538">
<div abp="2285">
<div abp="1564">
<div abp="2355">
<span abp="711" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3565" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3566">5)<span abp="712" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Replace ribber arm with main carriage sinker
plate.<o:p abp="713"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="714" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3570">
<div abp="1546">
<div abp="2294">
<div abp="1574">
<div abp="2366">
<span abp="715" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3572" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3573">6)<b abp="716" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span abp="717" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>T-2,
Knit 2 (3) rows.<b abp="718" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span abp="719" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>Work eyelets on this row if desired. <o:p abp="720"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="721" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3580">
<div abp="1557">
<div abp="2306">
<div abp="1587">
<div abp="2380">
<span abp="722" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3582" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3583"><span abp="723" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span abp="724" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make
eyelets on needles (working from the L) 4, 12, 18, 24<span abp="725" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(5, 13, 20, 26).<span abp="726" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p abp="727"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="728" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3590">
<div abp="1568">
<div abp="2318">
<div abp="1600">
<div abp="2394">
<span abp="729" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3592" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3593"><span abp="730" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(….x…….x…...x…..x.…)<o:p abp="731"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="732" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3597">
<div abp="1576">
<div abp="2327">
<div abp="1610">
<div abp="2405">
<span abp="733" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3599" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3600">7)<span abp="734" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Increase 1 stitch on right hand side of ‘0’ if
necessary to make an even number<o:p abp="735"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="736" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3604">
<div abp="1584">
<div abp="2336">
<div abp="1620">
<div abp="2416">
<span abp="737" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3606" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3607"><span abp="738" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span abp="739" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span abp="740" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of stitches on that side.<span abp="741" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span abp="742" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Necessary
for later heel shaping.)<o:p abp="743"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="744" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3615">
<div abp="1596">
<div abp="2349">
<div abp="1634">
<div abp="2431">
<span abp="745" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3617" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3618">8)<b abp="746" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span abp="747" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>Knit
8 (9) more rows, (10 (12) total if not doing an eyelet row).<span abp="748" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>End with COR. <o:p abp="749"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="750" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3624">
<div abp="1606">
<div abp="2360">
<div abp="1646">
<div abp="2444">
<span abp="751" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p abp="752"> </o:p></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="753" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3628">
<div abp="1611">
<div abp="2366">
<div abp="1653">
<div abp="2452">
<span abp="754" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3630" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3631">HEEL:<o:p abp="755"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="756" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3634">
<div abp="1618">
<div abp="2374">
<div abp="1662">
<div abp="2462">
<span abp="757" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3636" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3637">1)<span abp="758" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Push all needles left of -0- to hold position,
14 (16) stitches in work.<o:p abp="759"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="760" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3641">
<div abp="1626">
<div abp="2383">
<div abp="1672">
<div abp="2473">
<span abp="761" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3643" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3644">2)<b abp="762" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span abp="763" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>Make
sure there are an even number of stitches in work.<span abp="764" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Put machine on hold.<o:p abp="765"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="766" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3650">
<div abp="1636">
<div abp="2394">
<div abp="1684">
<div abp="2486">
<span abp="767" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3652" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3653">3)<span abp="768" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>* Push 1 needle on cam side to hold position.<span abp="769" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>K 1 row across.<o:p abp="770"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="771" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3658">
<div abp="1645">
<div abp="2404">
<div abp="1695">
<div abp="2498">
<span abp="772" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3660" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3661">4)<span abp="773" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Repeat * until 6 needles rem in working
position.<span abp="774" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Same # of stitches in hold on
ea <o:p abp="775"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="776" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3666">
<div abp="1654">
<div abp="2414">
<div abp="1706">
<div abp="2510">
<span abp="777" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3668" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3669"><span abp="778" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>side).<span abp="779" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p abp="780"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="781" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3674">
<div abp="1663">
<div abp="2424">
<div abp="1717">
<div abp="2522">
<span abp="782" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3676" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3677">5)<span abp="783" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knit 1 row across. COR.<o:p abp="784"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="785" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3681">
<div abp="1671">
<div abp="2433">
<div abp="1727">
<div abp="2533">
<span abp="786" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3683" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3684">6)<span abp="787" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>** Push 1 needle opposite side of cam back to
working position, wrap needle next <o:p abp="788"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="789" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3688">
<div abp="1679">
<div abp="2442">
<div abp="1737">
<div abp="2544">
<span abp="790" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3690" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3691"><span abp="791" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the carriage, knit 1 row across.<o:p abp="792"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="793" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3695">
<div abp="1687">
<div abp="2451">
<div abp="1747">
<div abp="2555">
<span abp="794" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3697" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3698">7)<span abp="795" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Repeat ** until all needles are in working
position, COR.<o:p abp="796"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="797" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3702">
<div abp="1695">
<div abp="2460">
<div abp="1757">
<div abp="2566">
<span abp="798" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3704" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3705">8)<span abp="799" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take machine off hold.<o:p abp="800"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="801" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3709">
<div abp="1703">
<div abp="2469">
<div abp="1767">
<div abp="2577">
<span abp="802" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p abp="803"> </o:p></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="804" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3713">
<div abp="1708">
<div abp="2475">
<div abp="1774">
<div abp="2585">
<span abp="805" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3715" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3716">FOOT
& TOE:<o:p abp="806"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="807" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3719">
<div abp="1715">
<div abp="2483">
<div abp="1783">
<div abp="2595">
<span abp="808" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3721" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3722">1)<span abp="809" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>K 22 (24) rows.<o:p abp="810"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="811" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3726">
<div abp="1723">
<div abp="2492">
<div abp="1793">
<div abp="2606">
<span abp="812" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3728" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3729">2)<span abp="813" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Decrease every other needle, move stitches
togther and knit 2 rows across. <o:p abp="814"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="815" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3733">
<div abp="1731">
<div abp="2501">
<div abp="1803">
<div abp="2617">
<span abp="816" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3735" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3736">3)<span abp="817" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gather the live stitches with yarn and secure.<span abp="818" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p abp="819"></o:p></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="820" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3741">
<div abp="1740">
<div abp="2511">
<div abp="1814">
<div abp="2629">
<span abp="821" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p abp="822"> </o:p></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div abp="823" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<div abp="3745">
<div abp="1745">
<div abp="2517">
<div abp="1821">
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<span abp="824" style="font-family: "tahoma" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span abp="3747" style="font-family: inherit;"><span abp="3748">FINISHING:<span abp="825" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sew ribbing and side seam.<span abp="826" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make a 2 stitch I-cord at T0 for 80 (90) rows
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</span><span abp="1334" style="font-family: inherit;">I started my dyeing ‘career’
by dyeing a double stranded sock blank with KoolAid.<span abp="333" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was enough to send me over the edge to another addiction.<span abp="334" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow, how much fun and
so very easy.<span abp="335" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was several years ago
and I’ve since experimented with several techniques and have switched to using retail
acid dyes rather than KoolAid and food grade colors such as food coloring, cake
dyes, etc.<span abp="336" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s absolutely nothing
wrong with dyeing with the food grade dyes and it led me into yet another
craft.<span abp="337" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I converted to retail acid dyes
because our water apparently doesn’t have the right pH for food grade dyes to
retain their brightness and color during laundry.<span abp="338" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But don’t let my experiences stop you from the
adventures of dyeing with food grade dyes.<span abp="339" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Lately I got the urge to do a blank again and I’m very happy with
it.<span abp="340" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve posted several other articles
on my blog about other dyeing projects including blanks, mostly dyed in
vertical or horizontal striping sequences, but I did want to expand more on dyeing
this blank with diagonal striping.<span abp="341" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
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1.<span abp="346" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I divided a 100 gram of bare sock yarn into 2
– 50 gram cakes and knit my blank with double strands at tension 7 on my KX350
midgauge machine.<span abp="347" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I cast on 100 stitches
and knit til I was out of yarn.<span abp="348" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you
don’t have a knitting machine, knit with very large needles so the stitches
will be loose enough to let the dye penetrate into all the crooks and crannies
of the stitch.<span abp="349" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I began and ended with
about 6 rows of waste yarn.<span abp="350" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This makes
it easier to lay out and doesn’t have a tighter cast on and off edge for the
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and didn’t push it down into the water.<span abp="356" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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for the dyes.<span abp="357" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I let it sink into the
water on its own and the air is released naturally as it sinks.<span abp="358" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the yarn sank into the water, after
about 15 minutes I sozzled it around several times and then let it soak in
clear water after I rinsed the suds out.<span abp="359" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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dyes.<span abp="366" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For this particular project, I
wanted saturated colors so I mixed ¾ tsp of dye powder with 2 cups of water and
3T of white vinegar.<span abp="367" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Citric acid may be
used in place of vinegar if you don’t care for the smell of vinegar. <span abp="368" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mix dyes according to manufacturer’s
directions and prepare the dyes using a dust mask and rubber gloves, preferably
away from eating areas. <span abp="369" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While measuring
and mixing dyes, I lay down a couple of wet paper towels to catch any powder
spills.<span abp="370" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wet towels keep the powder
from dispersing into the air.<span abp="371" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For this
blank, I chose coordinating colors because I knew I would get some bleeding and
didn’t want any weird colors in it.<span abp="372" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep
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4.<span abp="374" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I prepared my dyeing surface by laying down
a plastic painter’s drop cloth over my kitchen bar counter.<span abp="375" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will protect your work surface from
puddles, drips and spills.<span abp="376" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And trust me,
you will have puddles, drips and spills. <span abp="377" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like to paint a blank on an absorbent
surface such as an old rug or several layers of old towels.<span abp="378" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve found that an old rug absorbs excess
water and keeps the color bleeding to a minimum. But if you want the colors to
bleed, lay down several strips of plastic wrap large enough to hold the blank and
don’t use an absorbent backing.<span abp="379" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span abp="380" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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a jelly roll and walked on it to remove remaining water.<span abp="384" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The blank should be damp but not dry.<span abp="385" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I laid the blank out on the rug,
stretching it a bit in all directions so the stitches would open up nicely.<span abp="386" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I prefer to paint with the purl side up but
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paint or arts and crafts departments.<span abp="391" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
are intended to be disposable but I’ve used them for several sessions after a
good rinsing and drying.<span abp="392" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some use
squeeze bottles like the kind you find ketchup in at eating places but I find I
have much better control with a brush.<span abp="393" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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yarn, don’t use a brushing motion as it will just fuzz up your yarn and won't get
saturated.<span abp="394" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dabbing works best.<span abp="395" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saturate the yarn pretty well so you don’t
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towels.<span abp="397" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lay the paper towels on the dyed
section and pat down with your hands.<span abp="398" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
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blank over and repeat painting on the other side.<span abp="401" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I run a couple of long single pointed
knitting needles through the waste yarn on one side of the blank, lift up by
the needles and carefully lay it down on a clean rug so the colors don’t get
contaminated with the others.<span abp="402" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You’ll
plainly see the areas that need another application of dye mix.<span abp="403" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This second coating won’t take as much dye as
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circular socks on my flatbed knitting machines with ribbers, I decided that I
like the seam of the ribbing to go up the back of the leg better than on the
side like most sock patterns call for.<span abp="20" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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</span>Raise that side of the ribber up into working position and make sure the
stitches on the ribber bed are still intact.<span abp="97" style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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that need to be removed from the ribber bed and transferred to the main
bed.<span abp="104" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can scrap off as we did the
other side but I’m going to show you how to use the multi-pronged transfer tool
that I fondly call the Decker tool.<span abp="105" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span abp="106" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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ribber bed still lowered, raise the 18 needles that need to be transferred and
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butts to transfer the stitches to the Decker tool, making sure there is a
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and place the prongs of the Decker tool into open hooks of corresponding
needles on the main bed.<span abp="135" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Transfer the
stitches to the main bed. This task is made a bit easier if you use your other
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my skeins for variegated yarns but wanted to come up with an easier way. <span abp="175" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So here’s what I came up with and it worked
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mittens so I worked out a seam that is totally reversible and pretty good to
look at.<span abp="163" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It takes advantage of one of the
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A fellow machine
knitter Margaret, AKA as ‘HybridSJ’on Ravelry, posted a very interesting
finishing for crowns of hats.<span abp="166" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
involves dividing the hat body into 4ths, knitting triangles from each 4th
section and joining together with SAYG (Seam As Ya Go).<span abp="167" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It makes a flat, form fitting crown that
lends itself nicely to beanies, helmet liners, chemo caps, or any hat crown where gathering isn’t
always the best finishing technique.<span abp="168" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it goes
much faster than decreasing across the row and moving stitches in. Since she doesn't maintain a blog, she gave me permission to post it on mine so it could have more visibility.</div>
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So here’s Margaret’s
post.<span abp="170" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a abp="171" href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/HybridSJ/quarter-crown"><span abp="172" style="color: blue;">http://www.ravelry.com/projects/HybridSJ/quarter-crown</span></a><span abp="173" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I’ll add my own take on it
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<b abp="176" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span abp="177" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Margaret’s Notes: </span></b></div>
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<b abp="179" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span abp="180" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b><span abp="181" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The quarter crown can be done at the end of a machine knit hat without
removing from the machine, or you can take off on waste yarn, or even rehang
stitches from an in the round hand knit pattern.</span></div>
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<span abp="183" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Last row of the body pattern should be divisible by four, so reduce or
increase accordingly. For example, if you have 86 stitches, decrease two
stitches evenly on the last row. If you have 87, you could decrease to 84 or
increase to 88. I prefer to decrease.</span></div>
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<b abp="185"><span abp="186" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If knitting straight on from the body of the machine</span></b><span abp="187" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, put 3/4 needles in hold. In the case
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<span abp="189" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Decrease one stitch fully fashioned each end. I use the 2 x 1 tool to move
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<span abp="191" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Repeat these two rows until 3 stitches are left. Thread yarn through
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<span abp="193" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bring next 21 (or quarter) stitches into work. Knit decrease row. Hang
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<span abp="195" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Repeat these two rows until 3 stitches are left. Thread yarn through
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<span abp="197" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Repeat twice more. Sew seam or follow instructions for knitting in the
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<span abp="202" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hang quarter stitches and continue knitting as above for three quarters.</span></div>
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<span abp="204" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On last quarter, pick up stitches as before PLUS unworked stitches from
first quarter. I am still experimenting with the best time to pick up the first
quarter end stitches but picking up on the first or third row works with some
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<span abp="206" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Or you can do a mattress stitch seam to finish. (only you will notice the
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<span abp="211" lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">I decided to try using a 1 prong tool decrease on the crown instead of a 2
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I worked the hat flat, not
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However lovely these vases are, the spray frosting paint is NOT
permanent. After drying for 2 days, I was getting these ready to wrap as
a gift and notice that there were worn spots and chips in the finish on the
bottom where they had been setting on the counter. So I carefully
used my fingernail to 'scratch' a small inconspicuous area and the
frosting easily came off. So my final conclusion is that glassware
sprayed with frosting paint will not be a lasting thing of beauty. I'm so
disillusioned.</span><br />
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I just ‘discovered’
another fun thing to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A friend posted
a video from YouTube on FaceBook that shows how to make frosted designs in
glass vases that look for all the world like etched work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lovely pieces, a relatively cheap craft and
no 2 designs will be the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use your
browser’s search engine and search on ‘rubber band vase’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You’ll see some beautiful pieces of work and
also links to videos on YouTube that show you how to do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the very good video that I watched. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8wmHG_NTcs"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8wmHG_NTcs</span></a>
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A piece of glassware<br />
An assortment of rubber
bands<br />
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The gal in the video I
watched used 7” glass cylindrical vases but any shape or size can be used.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But unless you can find some really long rubber
and wide bands, I’d stick to around this size.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Wash the glassware in
soap and water, then wrap the rubber bands around the vase in whatever design
you want.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make sure the bands are flat
and not twisted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I chose to do swirly,
mainly cuz that’s what the video showed and I love them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The more rubber bands you use, less frosting
and more glass will be showing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fewer
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clean the outside of the vase with rubbing alcohol and a Q-tip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I didn’t do that step because I didn’t
know how the paint would interact with the alcohol residue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I just wiped the open areas with a dry
paper towel to get rid of the fingerprints.</div>
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Take your project
outside, turn the vases upside down and spray them with the frosting paint,
following the directions on the can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
gal in the video used Krylon Frosting but most every spray paint manufacturer
has its own version.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m using Rust-oleum
Frosted Glass and it worked just fine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>DO NOT overspray.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This paint is deceiving
because the frosting effect doesn’t happen til after about 10 minutes so I
really couldn’t tell if I was getting good coverage or not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But trust me, three light coats are better
than one heavy one….or in my case, 3 heavy ones as on my first try.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This picture shows what happened when I got
too much paint on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wet paint pooled
around the rubber bands and I had globs of paint left when I took the rubber
bands off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grrr.</div>
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for at least a couple hours above 50 deg F and remove the rubber bands and
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I read the comments
below the video and see that she used water pearls and battery operated submersible
LED lights along with candles in some of her finished vases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How very lovely.</div>
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Use your imagination
and use other glassware, bottles, cups, candle holders, etc, and different
colors of spray paint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can easily see
these in sparkly gold or silver for the holidays or some of the fluorescent
paints to accent a fun mod decor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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caution.…instructions on the paint I used said frosted articles could be gently
hand washed with soap and water but not to put them in the dishwasher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it also states that the ‘frosting’ can be
removed from glass with lacquer thinner or acetone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aha, a cure for my disaster vase above….strip
it and redo it.<br />
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A DAY LATER:<br />
I stripped the 'mistake' glass with paint thinner and washed it in lots of soap and water, rinsed well and redid it. It turned out as nice as the other one.<br />
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technique that will give a ‘blended’ transition into the main fabric and it’ll
keep the ribbing from flipping up where it joins the main fabric, like some
ribbing can especially on shorter ribbed bands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Most of the time, the flipping doesn’t irritate me that much but there
are times when I want more of an edging rather than the typical ribbed effect
with the definite line after the ribbed section.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This has been in my bag of tricks for just
ages and I really don’t remember where I picked it up from but it has come in
handy from time to time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used a 1x1 ribbing for this garment and I
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tight ribbing on this garment because I wanted the peplum to lay more flat
rather than pulling in at the bottom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The body is knit at T3 on my midgauge machine with this yarn so I knit
the ribbing at T0 on both the main bed and ribber bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After completing the 10 rows of ribbing, I
loosened the tension to T2 on both carriages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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and knit 3 rows for the bottom edge and 2 rows on the sleeve edge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I transferred every other stitch of the
remaining stitches on the ribber bed to the main bed and knit 3 (and 2) rows
again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I transferred all remaining
stitches to the main bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I took my tension
up to the body tension of 3 and continued with my garment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It looks and behaves just as nice on tighter
ribbing too and doesn't leave the defined separation line and doesn't flip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Slisenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10632577733976341294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673222571491046243.post-78721682528695183012015-08-14T22:21:00.000-05:002015-08-16T19:01:30.350-05:00Sock Schematic<span style="font-size: x-small;">slisen.blogspot.com
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socks so I don’t really need to use my formal 4 page sock pattern anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I made up this generic schematic that I
use instead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I have the foot measurements
I need, the yarn and gauge, I print out the schematic, fill in the blanks with the pertinent data,
add whatever notes I need or want to and I have the perfect sock pattern for that
person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I scan and save the document for
future reference for that person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I knit my circular socks starting with the cuff but this schematic would work for a toe up sock too. Just cast on at the toe instead of the cuff.</span></div>
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Slisenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10632577733976341294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673222571491046243.post-26117358656317568602015-08-14T12:08:00.000-05:002015-08-15T19:29:39.526-05:00My Shortrowed Heel and Toe for Socks<span style="font-size: x-small;">slisen.blogspot.com<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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things on my blog, which has been woefully neglected the last little
while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knitters ask about my socks so
thought I’d focus on some of my favorite techniques.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first thing that comes to mind is how I
shortrow for the heels and toes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know
that some don’t like shortrowed heels and toes but I hope those who do will find
this helpful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some complain that shortrowed
heels/toes are too rounded and not form fitting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The shortrow standard is to decrease down to
1/3 of the total number of stitches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For
example if I have a total of 36 stitches in the heel/toe, the standard 1/3
calculation would tell you to leave 12 sts in the center with 12 sts on each
side during the decreasing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is merely a guideline and
doesn’t have to be etched in stone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I’m
knitting for a narrower heel or toe, I generally decrease down 2 more stitches than
the 1/3 calculation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> For example, </span>I’ll shortrow down
to 10 sts, leaving 13 sts on each side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>By the same token, if I’m knitting for a squattier heel/toe, I’ll
shortrow down to only 14 sts with 11 sts on each side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shortrowing can be as form fitting as you want
with these simple adjustments, just remember to have the same number of
stitches in the sections on both side of the center stitches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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because it gives a firmer ‘seam’ line than the standard shortrow method and it
does a nice automatic wrap of that first needle to prevent pesky holes along the seam line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I certainly didn’t ‘invent’
this method but I’ve been using it for just forever.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My pictures show a sock knit in the
round but this shortrow method works equally well with a flat sock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If knitting circularly and your heel/toe is to be formed on the main bed, make sure that the
last row knitted is on the main bed so that the yarn is coming off the main
bed.</span></div>
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the ribber one notch, change to main carriage arm and put on </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">hold, </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">hang weights on front of work, at carriage side pull 1 ndl into hold position
for automatic wrap and knit across. Hang weights as needed on the main bed
work.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Continue til there are desired number of sts
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you have the desired number of needles
in work and the needle closest to the </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">carriage pulled to hold position AND the
same number of sts in hold on each side,</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>do NOT knit across…immediately increase
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each row on the carriage side into </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">hold position AND two needles opposite the
carriage into working position each row</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>til all needles except a set of two
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prevent holes from forming on the sides of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">shortrowing but I’ll discuss my favorites
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This photo shows a toe from the top side as it would appear on the foot. Again the pointiness can be altered by adjusting the number of stitches left in the center during the decreasing process of shortrowing.</span></div>
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