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Comment on Welcome, baby E! by Siobhan

Siobhan — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:58:25 +0000

Sheer genius. I absolutely love it!

Comment on Welcome, baby E! by MweaG

MweaG — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:32:37 +0000

Oh wow! That is brilliant! Only the two ends to weave in when you’re done, as opposed to, like, a gazillion. I LOVE it!! D

Comment on Welcome, baby E! by Elana

Elana — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:08:40 +0000

That.is.brilliant. So much easier!!!

Comment on Starting at the top by This is Knit Blog · We’re likin’ this

This is Knit Blog · We’re likin’ this — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:27:54 +0000

[...] impressed with it. It’s knitted from the nape of the neck down, using the garter tab cast on that we posted a tutorial for last March. The increases are worked in lines that radiate out from the centre back – you can see them [...]

Comment on Straight lace by thisisknit

thisisknit — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:20:46 +0000

Thanks for the question, Angela. Assuming you want a straight edge, the shorter you make those intervals the less chance there is of scalloping along the top. Every second or third stitch will probably give you the best result. If you don’t like how your blocking turns out, though, you can just soak your work again and start from scratch. The yarn won’t remember (and there’s no need to remind it!).

Comment on Straight lace by Angela

Angela — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:53:18 +0000

Thanks for this super post, love the clear instructions and wonderful photos. I was curious, is there is any rule of thumb for the intervals at which you thread the string, or wire, through the top edge of a shawl when blocking it? Every third stitch, every fifth, every something else? I haven’t tried this yet and just wonder how you’d get that bit right.

Comment on Would you like a tour? by Ken McCamish

Ken McCamish — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:52:52 +0000

I’ll be in Ireland for the first time in my life in October. I can’t wait! You must all get tired of Americans showing up and calling you “cousin” but that’s how so many of us feel even after 4 or 6 generations over here. I look forward to seeing the shop and hopefully having some wonderful knit time with you.

Comment on Straight lace by thisisknit

thisisknit — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:29:12 +0000

Leaving the ends a bit longer means that the yarn tail has plenty of room to bed in and block with the rest of the fabric. You then don’t have the end of the yarn poking out because it’s failed to stretch with the rest, and you can trim it neatly when the whole thing’s done. Thanks for letting us clarify, Eibhlín.

Comment on Wonderful Woolly Wormhead by MweaG

MweaG — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:18:48 +0000

Thanks muchly! And you’re right, I really, really can’t. You’re all just such addictive personalities! Absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with what you sell. Oooh, no.

Comment on Straight lace by Eibhlin

Eibhlin — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:50:13 +0000

Great post; I’m just wondering why you say not to clip the ends after weaving in? Is it to do with the stretchiness of the blocking?