Elka Knits: ICK

March 04, 2004

ICK

Its been raining for 3 days now and I accidentally left the car door open after my emergency run to grocer for pins trip of ummm Mon was it? I would KILL for some sun btw. Never mind the car. And Nece is sick-has been for over a week. Zip Zero Zilch knitting. I almost blocked something but I have learned my lesson. And if all this isn't depressing enough for you what should I come accross? Marti. Thats what. How totally creative is this chick? Argh. Why can't I be so creative? To take some totally FAT yarn and spin it into something a real knitter would use.

Speaking of Fat yarn, and yes I have been thinking about it lately, I think something is amiss in knitland. I signed up for a Finishing Class with Lucy Neatby. I have no clue if I got in or not. What does this have to do with Fat Yarn? Get this:"Seam with no bulk or fabric loss..." HOW is this possible? Yes I started wondering how how how and while my mind was shuffling over all my past readings/swatches for a tech that would result in no bulk or fabric loss the devil's advocate murmered 'what if: your gauge is 2spi and...' mattress st would take in 2 inches/1 from each side OR crochet tog seam would result in 1 inch total OR.... you get the picture. If I get into this class poor Lucy is gonna be called upon to live up to those words. I am saving the blurb to wave in front of her face. ....no bulk or fabric loss

Pray it stops raining soon please. I am getting *itchy

Posted by Elka at March 4, 2004 01:49 PM

Comments

I've been thinking of the no bulk and fabric loss seams. Some of my books have a seam for shoulders done like Kitchener that would apply and perhaps the Japanese 3-needle bind-off would apply also. Here's a link - http://www.keyboardbiologist.net/Techniques/JapaneseThreeNeedleBindOff.htm

I've heard Lucy Neatby has a finishing book which I should really buy. Let me know how the workshop goes.

Posted by: Nanette at March 4, 2004 06:32 PM

Nah - scratch that comment about the Japanese 3 needle bind off. It does have a fabric loss of 1 row. Kitchener is all I can think of!

Posted by: Nanette at March 4, 2004 07:17 PM