tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post7351563917856182568..comments2023-10-29T18:22:52.874+10:30Comments on Lightening: If At First You Don't Succeed....lighteninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469704721683347931noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-25079873618765136082007-08-23T16:31:00.000+09:302007-08-23T16:31:00.000+09:30I think it looks very good. The only mistake I can...I think it looks very good. The only mistake I can find is that one little hole in the corner. Your tension is excellent.Alexandra V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13865207283487979900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-76664104359920335532007-08-21T16:00:00.000+09:302007-08-21T16:00:00.000+09:30Your cloth looks great. I just finished my first s...Your cloth looks great. I just finished my first scarf (since I was about 10, as well) and it has a fair few lumpy edged - took me a while to figure out where all the extra stitches were coming from, and then I came to the same realisation as you about the purl technique :)<BR/><BR/>I am interested in how the wool goes as a washcloth, as wool is naturally water resistant, unlike cotton which is quite absorbent. Cotton also has a smoother hand than wool. Let us know :)Louise Allanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601148979233747013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-69546234997159847272007-08-21T11:52:00.000+09:302007-08-21T11:52:00.000+09:30You're all so kind. :-)LS - how much stretch does ...You're all so kind. :-)<BR/><BR/>LS - how much stretch does the cotton have before you knit it? I know the feathers wool I've used with some of my looming stretches so much more than some of my other yarns. I started with 45 stithes (and finished with 46 LOL). My only other suggestion is to try and wrap the cotton a little tighter around the needle. I know that some people tend to knit tighter than others.<BR/><BR/>Any other knitters have any suggestions on why LS's dishcloth is stretching?<BR/><BR/>Polly - you have me intrigued, I'll have to google continental knitting now - I've never heard of it before.lighteninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13469704721683347931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-68633744920593997612007-08-21T10:16:00.000+09:302007-08-21T10:16:00.000+09:30It took me a while to find that hole and I wouldn'...It took me a while to find that hole and I wouldn't have noticed it at all if you hadn't mentioned it. You did a great job. <BR/><BR/>Recently I had a taste of how a new knitter must feel when I tried my hand at continental knitting. I gave up after a while.:-(Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05445695027860122257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-75870358873480372162007-08-21T09:24:00.000+09:302007-08-21T09:24:00.000+09:30Wow you beat me! IT looks so soft and hope it work...Wow you beat me! IT looks so soft and hope it works as a flannel. I have attempted mine several times and each time it seems to stretch so big but still has the same no of stitches I began with. How many stitches did you cast on Jodi? Even with 20 my cotton seemed to stretch. Must be doing something wrong!LSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-74766122768367984172007-08-20T21:39:00.000+09:302007-08-20T21:39:00.000+09:30I also can't remember how to knit...so it looks gr...I also can't remember how to knit...so it looks great to me!Lishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066863074405512584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-45958971036717844172007-08-20T20:25:00.000+09:302007-08-20T20:25:00.000+09:30There is not a thing wqrong with that dishcloth. L...There is not a thing wqrong with that dishcloth. Looks great.<BR/>HHMM now where did you get that pattern from I wonder LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-9210330340561684172007-08-20T17:43:00.000+09:302007-08-20T17:43:00.000+09:30Oooh, that looks great! I did knit in a past life,...Oooh, that looks great! I did knit in a past life, but for now I will stick to my cross stitch.Kinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10658401683329180606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-4603115862171457492007-08-20T14:29:00.000+09:302007-08-20T14:29:00.000+09:30I"m not a knitter either ~ I think you've done wel...I"m not a knitter either ~ I think you've done well. I hope when I give it a go that I can do something like that!!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636304236237630746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-4229838682478674932007-08-20T14:17:00.000+09:302007-08-20T14:17:00.000+09:30Luckily I'm not a knitter, so I can't spot the mis...Luckily I'm not a knitter, so I can't spot the mistakes! I'm impressed anyway :)Kezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com