dropping klara for a bit, as i have two emergency pairs of socks to knit. some relatives birthdays are coming up and i decided these people are in need of hand...
The pattern is in Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton's Noro book 2. There is also an errata page that I think is linked in the link section of the group. Either that or...
Well, I finally finished the knitting on my Klara last night and dunked it in some Eucalan. I'm going to finish blocking tonight and hopefully seam this...
On the seaming issue - what is everyone's opinion on blocking before or after seaming? I usually block things after seaming to sort of seal it all together....
... I block both before and after. I block before because (especially with all of this st st) it helps flatten out the pieces which makes it a little easier...
Block it first! I had planned to block after seaming, but then when I seamed the sides, it just didn't come out so well. It has been sitting waiting to be...
what sort of thread do you use for seaming klara's pieces together? the yarn doesn't seem like a handy thing to use. invisible thread? or a matching colour? ...
I'm just using the leftover silk garden, but really you could use any yarn you want. If you mattress stitch it the sewing up yarn won't show. Dont use regular...
Hi Arja, I did not use the Silk Garden to seam with...it tears if pulled....and it doesn't have to be a tug either for it to tear....so I found some black...
Embroidery thread rocks. You can get it in every shade of color imaginable, choice of fiber (all cotton or some of poly/cotton), use it multistranded as it...
thanks for all the thread/yarn tips. i'll probably be using dark acrylic yarn or poly embroidery thread, both sound strong enough and won't show i hope. as for...
Well, I finished seaming my Klaralund this weekend. I made the largest size in the errata and stupidly added a couple of inches to the body width when I really...
It's cute...nice job! And I like the ends hanging out...adds a cool touch......hee hee!! Do you have a completely finished and no-ends picture? xanthajac...
Hi Arja, No worries...the thread/yarn won't show when you seam...that's the beauty of the mattress stitch...pull and it competely disappears! Keep going....it...
i have just tried Klara on. as in, i pinned the 3 parts and a piece of fabric together, so i could check if the width etc is ok. the sleeves are perfect, the...
If you like, you may see 2 pics here: http://blog.stricksucht.de/comments?id=658_0_1_0_C This is Klaralund in Noro Silk Garden #82 in X(X)L (not from the book...
Great sweater! Can you tell me how many you cast on? I have the book, but it doesn't have the instructions for making it in the round. I also need sixe XXL....
You should really read back in the messages. Someone just today posted about hers that she did that way for the sleeves and the body. It ends up looking about...
An errata was published with a wider range of sizes than what the pattern book has....go here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Klaralund/message/122?viscount=100...
Because I finished my sweater yesterday I now say good bye to this Knitalong. I was a member for nearly one year now and have to thank for all your advice and...
I just read Nicole had done hers in the round. I chose not to do that,b ecause it makes the stripes so thin. Arja NL htpp://bloggy.gasthuis.net ... the...
done. i think. if i don't decide i need to re-do yet another part of Klara. there isn't a bit of it that hasn't been done twice for some reason. reason? i'm a...
I've looked at this pattern, and can't really see a reason not to do it. Reasons to do it: 1- the stripes will "match up" front and back. 2 - no seaming!!!! 3...
If you read back in the messages, you'll find some people who did this. The only possible drawbacks are that your body stripes will come out more narrow than...
I agree...there's no real reason not to do it...and if you have reasons to do it, go for it! I think we should be allowed to do whatever we want when we knit...
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