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]]> Comment on Okay, maybe I was wrong… by Much has been accomplished, just not blogged! « Hilltop Ramblings http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/11/04/okay-maybe-i-was-wrong/#comment-27 Much has been accomplished, just not blogged! « Hilltop Ramblings Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:37:42 +0000 http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/11/04/okay-maybe-i-was-wrong/#comment-27 [...] About Me « Okay, maybe I was wrong… [...] [...] About Me « Okay, maybe I was wrong… [...]

]]> Comment on Okay, maybe I was wrong… by shinyobjectsandbumblebees http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/11/04/okay-maybe-i-was-wrong/#comment-23 shinyobjectsandbumblebees Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:09:04 +0000 http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/11/04/okay-maybe-i-was-wrong/#comment-23 oh yes! they certainly do look like socks! I'm very excited! A blogger who kints, too! Obviously you are more progressed in your knitting skills than I. I've conquered the scarf. Next I'm thinking hats, as that seems way less intimidating than socks or mittens or *gulp* sweaters! Hope your holidays were happy! Don't forget to blog! :D oh yes! they certainly do look like socks! I’m very excited! A blogger who kints, too! Obviously you are more progressed in your knitting skills than I. I’ve conquered the scarf. Next I’m thinking hats, as that seems way less intimidating than socks or mittens or *gulp* sweaters!

Hope your holidays were happy! Don’t forget to blog! :D

]]> Comment on Believe it or not… by Okay, maybe I was wrong… « Hilltop Ramblings http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/believe-it-or-not/#comment-16 Okay, maybe I was wrong… « Hilltop Ramblings Sun, 05 Nov 2006 13:07:07 +0000 http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/believe-it-or-not/#comment-16 [...] well, they actually were socks, (see this post) and they look kinda like socks, but boy were they a learning experience! Like I said in the first post about these socks, I was doing an afterthought heel and an afterthought toe (I did a provisional cast-on) in case I didn’t have enough yarn. Well, it turns out that I really didn’t even have enough yarn to have even thought about this project. I had so little yarn, that I had to make ankle socks. Then I went to one of my LYSs and bought some complimentary purple yarn to finish the toes and heels. I took out my provisional cast on, and started the toe, but forgot to knit a little extra before I started decreasing - oops! Then I did the afterthought heel described in this pattern and while they look okay, they really don’t fit my DD well at all. They were a hair too short (due to the mess up with the toes) and the heel just doesn’t seem to flow as well as I would like it too, nor does it seem to fit as well as the other heels I have tried - traditional heel flap, and the short row heel fromWendy of Wendy Knits. They keep scooching down her feet, and no matter how many times I re-did the bind off, it is too tight. [...] [...] well, they actually were socks, (see this post) and they look kinda like socks, but boy were they a learning experience! Like I said in the first post about these socks, I was doing an afterthought heel and an afterthought toe (I did a provisional cast-on) in case I didn’t have enough yarn. Well, it turns out that I really didn’t even have enough yarn to have even thought about this project. I had so little yarn, that I had to make ankle socks. Then I went to one of my LYSs and bought some complimentary purple yarn to finish the toes and heels. I took out my provisional cast on, and started the toe, but forgot to knit a little extra before I started decreasing – oops! Then I did the afterthought heel described in this pattern and while they look okay, they really don’t fit my DD well at all. They were a hair too short (due to the mess up with the toes) and the heel just doesn’t seem to flow as well as I would like it too, nor does it seem to fit as well as the other heels I have tried – traditional heel flap, and the short row heel fromWendy of Wendy Knits. They keep scooching down her feet, and no matter how many times I re-did the bind off, it is too tight. [...]

]]> Comment on First Posting by stitchywitch http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/08/04/first-posting/#comment-11 stitchywitch Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:30:32 +0000 http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/08/04/first-posting/#comment-11 Welcome to blogging! I always say that there's no such thing as too many projects... as long as you aren't in a hurry for anything to get finished! Welcome to blogging! I always say that there’s no such thing as too many projects… as long as you aren’t in a hurry for anything to get finished!

]]> Comment on Icarus is DONE!!! by CindyZ_STL http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/icarus-is-done/#comment-4 CindyZ_STL Sun, 27 Aug 2006 06:59:00 +0000 http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/icarus-is-done/#comment-4 Hi Catie! I found your blog from Miriam's. Very pretty shawl -- I'm sure your mom loves it! As a mother of 3 myself, I can promise you that the *free* time to knit does increase somewhat as they get a bit older. (Mine are 6,8,& 12) Hi Catie! I found your blog from Miriam’s. Very pretty shawl — I’m sure your mom loves it!

As a mother of 3 myself, I can promise you that the *free* time to knit does increase somewhat as they get a bit older. (Mine are 6,8,& 12)

]]> Comment on Icarus is DONE!!! by Miriam http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/icarus-is-done/#comment-3 Miriam Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:32:00 +0000 http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/icarus-is-done/#comment-3 Thanks Catie! I'm glad you liked it! Your turned out lovely! Thanks Catie! I’m glad you liked it! Your turned out lovely!

]]> Comment on Finished Icarus photos by Willi http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/finished-icarus-photos/#comment-10 Willi Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:44:00 +0000 http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/finished-icarus-photos/#comment-10 The Icarus is terrific. I spend a lot of time frogging but I will persevere and finish it someday. The yarn that is in a squiggle, wrap it in loose hanks, soak for about 45 minutes, remove, hang from hangars and let it drip dry. It takes Reynolds Candide about 5 days to get totally dry but the squiggles do go away from the water weight. The sweater I frogged and did this process had been laying for about 5 years and right now it is almost done. No yarn waste. The Icarus is terrific. I spend a lot of time frogging but I will persevere and finish it someday. The yarn that is in a squiggle, wrap it in loose hanks, soak for about 45 minutes, remove, hang from hangars and let it drip dry. It takes Reynolds Candide about 5 days to get totally dry but the squiggles do go away from the water weight. The sweater I frogged and did this process had been laying for about 5 years and right now it is almost done. No yarn waste.

]]> Comment on Finished Icarus photos by SJ http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/finished-icarus-photos/#comment-9 SJ Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:30:00 +0000 http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/finished-icarus-photos/#comment-9 Your Icarus is gorgeous! I have a huge hank of bright red laceweight that I was thinking of using for my own, but I was worried it might be too bright. Now I can see that a bright color looks great! Love the beading, too. Your Icarus is gorgeous! I have a huge hank of bright red laceweight that I was thinking of using for my own, but I was worried it might be too bright. Now I can see that a bright color looks great! Love the beading, too.

]]> Comment on Finished Icarus photos by Paula O'Neal http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/finished-icarus-photos/#comment-8 Paula O'Neal Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:43:00 +0000 http://catiedid.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/finished-icarus-photos/#comment-8 OR, loosely wind the warn onto wire coat hangers. Put a large pot of water on to boil. Lay the hangerful of wrinkly yarn over the boiling water until the yarn relaxes. I don't let it rest on the kettle, but hold it up just baarely. The steam unwrinkles without soaking the yarn so that it takes for-ever to dry. If the children won't eat it, just place the hangers on door knobs to dry thoroughly after steaming. Rewind into balls over your fingers. Start over two fingers, as you change direction of winding, add another finger under the yarn being wound until you are winding over your whole hand. The yarn will stay squishy but hold together in the ball. Whew! I am such a chatterbox! 8^) OR, loosely wind the warn onto wire coat hangers. Put a large pot of water on to boil. Lay the hangerful of wrinkly yarn over the boiling water until the yarn relaxes. I don’t let it rest on the kettle, but hold it up just baarely. The steam unwrinkles without soaking the yarn so that it takes for-ever to dry. If the children won’t eat it, just place the hangers on door knobs to dry thoroughly after steaming. Rewind into balls over your fingers. Start over two fingers, as you change direction of winding, add another finger under the yarn being wound until you are winding over your whole hand. The yarn will stay squishy but hold together in the ball. Whew! I am such a chatterbox! 8^)

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