... Actually, I knit for Beth Miller's shop in Gettysburg, so always have at least 4-5 things going that will go to her. In addition, I am in process of...
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pollypilot@...
decivilian
Apr 29, 2005 3:32 pm
Ooops, my bad. I am only familiar with the Peterson's scarf done in the P.R. stitch. I have to keep reminding myself about that "assume" thing - I have seen...
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decivilian
Apr 29, 2005 4:04 pm
Boy, reading this pattern brings to mind the "infamous"; Sortie cap! Of course, I am at work right now too (boy, hope our employers don't find out what we do...
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Colleen Formby
col90
Apr 29, 2005 4:38 pm
(boy, hope our ... Ah, but see...I'm a librarian....on the desk in front of a PC ALL the time, whether in our offices doing virtual reference, or on the...
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Colleen Formby
col90
Apr 29, 2005 6:23 pm
... Yes and no...a lot of it is in the same way you are talking about, and much of it is just in the experience of having examined both originals and period...
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decivilian
Apr 29, 2005 6:41 pm
Yeah, yeah, and I'm a college professor and two of MY duties are to advise students and do research. I have advised "students"; here on knitting and...
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Colleen Formby
col90
Apr 29, 2005 6:51 pm
I LOVE it...and which DID insulate better?? Yep, don't you love it when your profession and your obsession overlap?? Colleen (who loves it when people come in...
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Colleen Formby
col90
Apr 29, 2005 6:55 pm
meant to add...I just learned that you can only get about 3-8 ounces of cashmere per goat per YEAR!! No wonder it's so expensive and HEAVENLY. Colleen ... ...
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decivilian
Apr 29, 2005 7:04 pm
One of my favorite topics too! You mention alpaca, which is probably my all-time-favorite yarn. I have not used it (much, anyway) because I had not seen any...
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decivilian
Apr 29, 2005 7:05 pm
I'll send you exerts that you might find useful. By the way, where do you librairiate? Polly...
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decivilian
Apr 29, 2005 7:06 pm
Make that exerpts....
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Colleen Formby
col90
Apr 29, 2005 7:24 pm
... I have seen only two references to knitting with alpaca, and cannot put my hand back on them (it's KILLING me, and I've asked several of my researcher ...
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Colleen Formby
col90
Apr 29, 2005 7:25 pm
Prince George's COunty Library System in Hyattsville Maryland..I'm a reference librarian, and a curator in charge of a special collection, the Maryland Room. ...
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pollypilot@...
decivilian
Apr 29, 2005 8:42 pm
Cool - I used to live in Bowie and worked at College Park Airport - right near Hyattsville. During my "leisurely" summer, I 'll have to come down and do some...
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Paul & Charlene Roberts
ccrstitch2003
Apr 29, 2005 9:58 pm
O.K. I am curious. Fill me in please. Why is the sorti cap "dreaded"? Charlene No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version:...
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decivilian
Apr 29, 2005 10:15 pm
Just being (or trying to be) funny. There are a zillion variations on this cap, some of which are not particularly correct. Several people got the pattern...
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Paul & Charlene Roberts
ccrstitch2003
Apr 30, 2005 1:20 am
O.K. now I get it. I knit it using the instruction on the Atlanta Guard site. I had no idea what they meant by the dropping of the stitch business. I tried...
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Paul & Charlene Roberts
ccrstitch2003
Apr 30, 2005 2:02 pm
Polly, Started the biroche stitch scarf instruction that you posted. It is going well. Got stuck on the petticoat. I have the border finished and have knit...
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decivilian
Apr 30, 2005 3:49 pm
Actually, the 18 rows of red should have begun with a knit row, then purl, etc. so that the last of the 18 rows should have been purled. Then 1 row of white,...
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Mary Beth Voelker
marybethvoelker
Apr 30, 2005 8:06 pm
... why didn't you research how many pounds of wool you can get from one sheep? Ah, maybe because sheep come in different sizes and breeds and I doubt every...
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Mary Beth Voelker
marybethvoelker
Apr 30, 2005 8:14 pm
I am always baffled when instructions, period or modern, are given with needle size instead of gauge. I tend to need to drop 2-4 needle sizes to make gauge so...
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Mary Beth Voelker
marybethvoelker
Apr 30, 2005 8:54 pm
I wonder, could anyone put the various period yarn weights into the wraps per inch terms used by weavers and handspinners? To get wraps per inch you wind the...
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decivilian
Apr 30, 2005 10:02 pm
And since I wrote this, I have found that the average sheep gives 8.2 lbs. of grease fleece. Merino ewes average 5-8 lbs, Perendales, around 8 lbs, and...
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decivilian
Apr 30, 2005 10:09 pm
Colleen's article (www.raggedsoldier.com, go to the visitor's articles) has a table of Bell Gauge vs. modern sizes. I actually found a Bell gauge on e-bay - I...
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decivilian
Apr 30, 2005 10:10 pm
The new picture are the undersleeves I knit in Zephyr wool-silk from the pattern that I had posted earlier. If any of you have pictures of your work or...
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Paul & Charlene Roberts
ccrstitch2003
Apr 30, 2005 11:38 pm
Well, I think I am o.k. My last row was a purl and then I knit the white row. I was confused because I did not have a red end to start knitting from at the...
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Colleen Formby
col90
May 1, 2005 1:09 am
The article I did does not mention the WPI, but Virginia Mescher and I have put a small purse sized card together that has the period needle sizes, yarns and...
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pollypilot@...
decivilian
May 1, 2005 1:17 am
I almost did the petticoat on round needles, but it would throw off the patterned bottom. Polly...
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pollypilot@...
decivilian
May 1, 2005 1:18 am
And I will be going to the Women and the Civil War conference in June and could probably pick one up for you if you'd like... Polly...
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decivilian
May 1, 2005 1:29 am
I posted a snapshot of my Twilight hood that I finished today, as well as the first attempt at the spenser (and underneath it an afghan I made of all my wool...
