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 Topic: Modifying a knitting pattern |
naomij
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 Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Wed Oct 12, 11 3:46 pm Subject: Modifying a knitting pattern |
| Personally id avoid all patterns, especially where gauge is so critical. If committing to a ravelry pattern it's well worth browsing the comments and projects to see if lots of people had issues with ... |
| Topic: Modifying a knitting pattern |
naomij
Replies: 12
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Wed Oct 12, 11 12:50 pm Subject: Modifying a knitting pattern |
| In what way? To modify the size? That's easy for most childrens patterns, just make it bigger in every direction proportionately! But for women it's harder IMO. If it's something else eg to change yar ... |
| Topic: Wooden chopping board going mouldy |
naomij
Replies: 12
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Oct 10, 11 2:06 pm Subject: Wooden chopping board going mouldy |
| You could try sanding the manky bit off then seal it somehow |
| Topic: Natural dyes, good book and supplier? |
naomij
Replies: 22
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sun Oct 09, 11 11:29 pm Subject: Natural dyes, good book and supplier? |
Mordant was just alum, haven't gone out of my way to test it for colour fastness tbh   I expect they'd all fade at varying rates and the red cabbage would be one of the first to wane, but ... |
| Topic: Tell me why (dye q) |
naomij
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Wed Sep 28, 11 11:03 pm Subject: Tell me why (dye q) |
Had two samples of elderberry dyed yarn. One was purple as just had vinegar added. Other was green as had bicarb added.
Added vinegar to samples (mordanted etc with alum).
Purple when went a tiny ... |
| Topic: weird apple insides |
naomij
Replies: 6
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Sep 24, 11 9:08 am Subject: weird apple insides |
I def remember eating apples like that as a child, didn't do me any harm  |
| Topic: Knitting machines |
naomij
Replies: 17
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Fri Sep 23, 11 8:51 am Subject: Knitting machines |
Mine sits on top of the needles with the (not) springy side down. Friend reckons she has a spare that will do, if not then eBay it is 
It's quite exciting when it's going |
| Topic: Knitting machines |
naomij
Replies: 17
Views: 13371
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Fri Sep 23, 11 8:01 am Subject: Knitting machines |
it sounds like a new sponge bar might be needed, they only last a few years and often solve everything. That and adding more weight if you are getting skipping
Thanks, I think that's def the proble ... |
| Topic: Knitting machines |
naomij
Replies: 17
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Sep 22, 11 9:13 pm Subject: Knitting machines |
I had a basic Bond back in the late 70's, when I was a penniless teenager.
I made myself several knitted 'suits' - skirt and jumper combos, from dreadful synthetic coned yarn. God forgive me ... |
| Topic: Knitting machines |
naomij
Replies: 17
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Sep 22, 11 8:48 pm Subject: Knitting machines |
| I think the key thing is use the weights and keep moving them up as knitting progresses. Stops the dropped stitches which is usually the problem and just go smoothly don't jerk the 'whatsitsname' acro ... |
| Topic: Knitting machines |
naomij
Replies: 17
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Sep 22, 11 8:21 pm Subject: Knitting machines |
Good luck I bought one cheap a couple of years ago and it just sits in the corner
Not surprised, they seem to be contraptions contrived by the devil. However I will make it work as I have pl ... |
| Topic: Knitting machines |
naomij
Replies: 17
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Sep 22, 11 8:05 pm Subject: Knitting machines |
I have one on loan with a view to buy (v cheaply) and many cones of yarn into the bargain.
Spent an evening setting it up.
Spent most of today with a friend who had one trying to make it work. We ... |
| Topic: De-kinking tablet braid? |
naomij
Replies: 11
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Sep 22, 11 7:01 pm Subject: De-kinking tablet braid? |
| I have a cheap toy chest made from wood shoddy enough to stick pins in. Works quite well or sofa, use pins with large heads so you can sink them right in |
| Topic: fly agarics |
naomij
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Wed Sep 21, 11 7:17 pm Subject: fly agarics |
| Wowsers in trousers! |
| Topic: De-kinking tablet braid? |
naomij
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Wed Sep 21, 11 3:18 pm Subject: De-kinking tablet braid? |
| I'd try blocking first ie spray with water mist and pin out to dry. Then I'd try steam but holding it above it with pressing cloth |
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