Dear Group - I usually just lurk - but I went to the photos section and saw the most incredible shawl - its in the first album. It is labled Mirialis II....
The pattern is in Myrna's book "Faroese Stlye Shawls and Seamens Scarves". The book is available at several of the on-line knit sources & is recommended...
HI Emily, Please don't be intimidated by this pattern! It is lovely-true, but that doesn't mean that it is difficult :~) I'm working this one up myself and I...
Lord, as I pick up my crochet hook or knitting needles, and yarn, Thank You for this talent that you blessed me with, to help those in need. Bless those who...
I have finished tail #1 (worked the seed stitch rows and bindoff), am about to pick up the stitches of the provisional cast-on(this should be fun...Not!), and...
I know Myrna covers this somewhere in the book. Here's what I can suggeest: First, remove the provisional cast on ONE stitch at a time, picking up that stitch...
... Bev, in my book, the instructions are on p. 101, the 2nd page of Ch.1: The Construction of Seamen's Scarves. There are 3 paragraphs that describe it as ...
Greetings from Boise, Thanks, Bev, for posting your question. I always encourage questions. Thanks, LeAnn and Diana, for answering Bev's questions. I'm on...
Greetings, Is anyone from this list attending the 2007 Nordic Knitting Conference in Seattle that is being held October 5-7, 2007? For details go to ...
Ah, Myrna. There are so many times I wish I lived on the west coast! This is just one more of them... Have a wonderful time! (((hugs))) Sallee ... [Non-text...
Gee it's wonderful to belong to such a helpful group. Thanks, LeAnn, Diana and Myrna for confirming what I was thinking. I have picked up the provisional...
Greetings from Boise, Bev wrote, " For me, lace knitting is using a much larger needles for yarn than was intended plus purposefully adding "holes" with...
Myrna, I'll be in Marilyn's class with you. I'll also be taking Traditional Norwegian Design with Annemor Sundbo on Saturday and the Rovaniemi Mitten class on...
Hello Knitters. Yesterday I received an offer from Schoolhouse Press, listing some of their books. I checked it out, and got Myrna's book for a fraction of the...
Good day, Borie Do you mind posting the link for the offer? I found the Schoolhouse Press website, but not the offers. Thanks, Sally Jubb Mississippi, USA ......
Sally - you can find this book at the bottom of the page here... The price of the book on Amazon is insane because they treat it as an out of print book -...
... Good day to all of you! That is the address. I'm so happy I found it. Not that I don't have enough patterns to last a lifetime, but if I'll make one...
Greetings from Boise, Yes, I am the publisher and major distributor of "Stahman's Shawls and Scarves." Amazon does not books from me. I suspect that what...
Don't we all, Myrna? lol. I saw that sale at B&N, and picked up one of the Vogue Sock books. By the time I got there, most of the really GOOD titles were gone...
... Would it be possible to use a spiral wire binding? My copy of your book (third printing) gave way at the spine and pages became loose. You do give...
Hi, Sally! It's a great idea... I used to have this done to the textbooks I used when I was teaching, only I had them placed in 3-ring binders. Accounting...
Good Morning everyone! Greetings from Houston. Several months ago, I took my copy of the book to Kinkos and had the edge spiral bound. I use my book...
I am having my copy spiral bound today when I go to the office store. I've had loose pages since I knit my first shawl. I know that a lot of thought went into...
... Exactly. Since my book is always being used for preview so that my friends can be drawn to the "dark" side of Stahman's Faroese Fever, the binding was...
Dear Shawl Knitters, Sally wrote, "Would it be possible to use a spiral wire binding? My copy of your book (third printing) gave way at the spine and pages...
Thank you Myrna. My book fell apart long ago and I still love it more than I can tell you. It is obvious that you take great care and concern when making ...
I am another of the unfortuate one that got a copy of the 3rd printing. My copy is a mess and it makes me so sad everytime I think of trying to make a new...
Hello All, I read the posts about the bindings about Myrna's book and as a librarian I wanted to let you all know that when we mend a book we use a special...
A word of caution when having your books spiral bound. I purchased a soft bound pattern book not long ago and had heard you could go to your office supply...
Peggy, and List - I read the posting about how the spiral binding that a store put on your book cut out part of the patterns. I thought of this immediately...