Comments on: its about the process right?

By: donna lee

donna lee — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:24:58 +0000

I’m one of the few people I know who is not an EZ fan. I am trying to appreciate her methods but I like being told how to do things. I am not an intuitive knitter.

I would have totally used a smaller needle, too.

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:39:02 +0000

I have a maths-y, logical (most of the time) type brain, and I still have trouble working out things like which way to go with needle size to get the right number of stitches. Definitely a creator of exploding brain syndrome!!

That teeny tiny shawl is SUCH a good idea! I love how it means you can practice all the different techniques without stuffing up the actual piece! Do you plan to keep it together until you’ve got to the edge on your actual shawl? I think it would take me so long to get there that I’d need to practice the grafting bit again!

By: Ailsa

Ailsa — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:14:52 +0000

i’m loving this process, and the journal is so great too!

Have a look at this tutorial – for when you get to the end of the border and have to graft it together.
http://fleeglesblog.blogspot.com/search?q=grafting+lace+border&max-results=20

I highly recommend everything fleegle says about lace – she’s especially good with the little technical problems with technique when the pattern doesn’t specify. Which is often no accident – sometimes I think it is too hard so they just leave it out.

I have had limited success doing grafting like this tutoria, but theoretically one should be able to. Your project is the perfect vehicle for this kind of experimentation and I can’t wait to see what’s next..

By: Leonie

Leonie — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:12:58 +0000

Wow you have been busy, that’s a whole lot of thinking you’ve been doing. And knitting!

By: GeekKnitter

GeekKnitter — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:05:52 +0000

It took me several tries to figure out the bigger-needles-fewer-stitches bit too… glad I’m not alone!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:34:20 +0000

Your Shetland Project sounds so wonderful – I love that you bought a proper journal and are really slowing down and enjoying the process

By: justthreadtwiddling

justthreadtwiddling — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:07:30 +0000

If you don’t like the look of the garter in the round you can knit those few rows back and forth. You would only have an inch or so to seam. I never seem to get that organised with the process. I’m impressed.

By: 2paw

2paw — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:05:04 +0000

I think you are doing a fine and thorough scientific investigation of your new project!! The whole bigger/smaller needles and stitch count is like dividing fractions: where you change the sign to multiplication and invert. For most people it’s easier to chant the rule because if they think about it, their heads explode(and yes, I mean MrsDrWho there!!)
Oh almost a new cardigan too!!!!

By: Rose Red

Rose Red — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:57:01 +0000

I was going to suggest what Jen said for the garter edging – so snap! I did that for my Feb Lady Sweater and it worked a treat! I also left about an inch unseamed, so it formed a little v-notch at the bottom of the sleeve cuff – just because I thought it would look nice.

Am loving learning from your lace experiences! Not that I’m an EZ expert, but it seems to me that her thing is that there is no “proper” way of doing most things, so whatever works for you and gives the desired effect is the right way.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:08:08 +0000

after all you’ve got to sew in the end of the thread anyway AND you don’t have to worry about twisting the stitches. all for a little bit of sewing.