Mine’s a little rusty, too, but I can put pencil to paper and get what I need.(Shades of high school algebra – I could get the answers right, just not the way they wanted me to!)But there are some ingenious, handy and free tools online, and we might as well take advantage of them, right? How much yarn?? http://www.woolfestival.com/articles/WPI.htm You’re… Continue Reading How’s your math?
Continue reading →I’ve been knitting swatches obsessively diligently with this Ithilien design, and it occurs to me that perhaps I’m staving off the next level of commitment. You know, figuring the precise number of stitches to cast on and then just doing it. I have all the pieces in my head or on paper or in yarn, but keep thinking things like,… Continue Reading Swatching is kind of like dating
Continue reading →No, just an offbeat way to get good measurements! I’m almost ready to start the detailed-sketch phase of Ithilien Brocade pattern making. Of course, I could get out the measuring tape and start writing down the numbers. And most of the time, that works okay. But I’ve found that it always seems that there’s something I missed, or a number… Continue Reading Duct tape armor???
Continue reading →Do you have a great idea for a sweater, but don’t know how to make sure it’s going to fit the way you envision it? Well, there is help for you! I like and use my copy of Ann Budd’s book, The Knitter’s Handy Book of Sweater Patterns, but there are other sources for standard sweater sizing, too. And, depending… Continue Reading Standard size measurements
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