tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797140174605400944.post9196735955023324761..comments2023-08-16T07:47:18.474-04:00Comments on Homesteading in a Condo: Funemployment mittensilexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06772649648781578752noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797140174605400944.post-39021079294136669302009-03-10T13:20:00.000-04:002009-03-10T13:20:00.000-04:00Love love love your mittens, and thumbs up for usi...Love love love your mittens, and thumbs up for using your own handspun!! How brave to give away all the stash - I think I'd have a heart attack if I ever tried.<BR/>Next post will be about spinning!YowlYYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623783958768279113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797140174605400944.post-74822763337087165792009-03-08T04:22:00.000-04:002009-03-08T04:22:00.000-04:00I'm crocheting at the moment. But I haven't tried ...I'm crocheting at the moment. But I haven't tried increaing or decreasing, on purpose at least, yet. I make very long scarves, they're my forte. And cafetiere covers, they're just rectangles sewn up one side. Irma, I sympathise with your fear of knitting mittens. I have a fear of crocheting hats, though I'd love to make one. Maybe I should just make one, then give it to someone it fits, rather than the other way around. Ilex, how big is your head?Yellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975849028363084985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797140174605400944.post-8944181972299853042009-03-07T13:27:00.000-05:002009-03-07T13:27:00.000-05:00You are my knitting hero....I can knit sweaters wi...You are my knitting hero....I can knit sweaters with my eyes closed, but there is just something about mittens that terrify me.Irmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187488217492892133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797140174605400944.post-55867668815194204142009-03-04T20:44:00.000-05:002009-03-04T20:44:00.000-05:00www.greendrinks.org check this and maybe set one...www.greendrinks.org check this and maybe set one up in your neck of the woods. Good way to get connected!<BR/><BR/>Rummage around in there and you'll find our local one ... USA - Washington - Mt Vernon<BR/><BR/>but .. look at several to see how they work.<BR/><BR/>what's navajo-plied? (he asks, google-impaired)<BR/><BR/>.. just so the limits aren't about what you can do!RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797140174605400944.post-71152824701570600252009-03-04T20:09:00.000-05:002009-03-04T20:09:00.000-05:00Love the mittens, and you need them too, BRRRRR. L...Love the mittens, and you need them too, BRRRRR. Limits provide structure without structure things fall apart.......d. moll, l.ac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16007607538375968631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797140174605400944.post-31281518795288711772009-03-04T16:15:00.000-05:002009-03-04T16:15:00.000-05:00I like the stripes they remind me of Freddie Kruge...I like the stripes they remind me of Freddie Kruger's sweater. I wonder if his finger blade glove thing would be good for breaking up soil in potted plants?Lisa Nelsen-Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731962631056727458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797140174605400944.post-22397043638379930292009-03-04T13:58:00.000-05:002009-03-04T13:58:00.000-05:00very cute! I like 'em!very cute! I like 'em!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450417105199027727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797140174605400944.post-32189332978949688872009-03-04T12:38:00.000-05:002009-03-04T12:38:00.000-05:00Oh Tamra, I'm so excited for you! Spinning is unb...Oh Tamra, I'm so excited for you! Spinning is unbelievably satisfying.<BR/><BR/>It's hard to say how long it will take, especially if you're a beginner- it depends on your skill level, the wheel, the fiber. But some rules of thumb- it takes about a pound of fiber for a vest and about two pounds for a sweater. Size of yarn doesn't matter, because though fatter yarn uses more fiber, it also uses bigger needles. <BR/><BR/>Also, I don't recommend knitting with singles yarn- it's directional no matter what you do and causes the fabric will skew (lace knitting can work with singles, but only if the yarn is terribly fine and somewhat underspun- hard for beginners). Learn to ply before you knit with your yarn- you'll be much happier with like the results.<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about dye plants. I'm beginning to dabble in it, too- hopefully a nearby community garden will let me plant some madder this year.<BR/><BR/>Next, you'll want your own sheep...ilexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06772649648781578752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797140174605400944.post-69685215518250535832009-03-04T12:06:00.000-05:002009-03-04T12:06:00.000-05:00I am learning to spin on Saturday. I know I am go...I am learning to spin on Saturday. I know I am going to love it and will soon only want to knit with yarn I spun. How long does it take to spin enough for a sweater? Do you dye your own yarn? I am growing dye plants this year, because, I know spinning will lead to dying.Tamra Stallingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492542213799211525noreply@blogger.com