Hello, I think this Saturday will be a knitting meet-up. I will not be there; I am off to Minnesota again, this time to help move my aunt from the extended...
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Liz Andes Bracken
elizabethabr...
Oct 5, 2006 2:44 pm
I am planning to be at WP this Saturday. I will have the forms for new/renew memberships for TKGA at the (slightly) discounted rate of $25, if anyone wants...
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Julie Kundhi
jkundhi
Oct 5, 2006 3:27 pm
I'm planning to be there. I got my days all confused. I though this was the noon meeting this week. Glad you mentioned the Perk or I'd be hanging out at your...
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Liz Andes Bracken
elizabethabr...
Oct 5, 2006 3:35 pm
Oh, good! I'm glad you're coming. Or at least planning to come. And I'm glad I mentioned WP. Gotta spell things out for these new mothers who have lots on...
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Julie Kundhi
jkundhi
Oct 5, 2006 3:53 pm
Hey ladies... Last year I bought what I thought was a very nice wool cardigan from Banana Republic. Two things: it is getting pilled all over and Mirabella...
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Liz Andes Bracken
elizabethabr...
Oct 5, 2006 4:20 pm
My very first knitting teacher (her name was Annie Hall!) said that she NEVER took wool sweaters to the dry cleaner. She handwashed herself them at the end of...
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Liz Andes Bracken
elizabethabr...
Oct 5, 2006 4:41 pm
That was garbled. She handwashed THEM herself. Sheez. ... she ... sweater. ... "experts." ... spit ... blade...
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lincolnknitters@yahoo...
Oct 5, 2006 7:56 pm
Reminder from the Calendar of lincolnknitters http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lincolnknitters/cal First Saturday Meeting Saturday October 7, 2006 3:00 pm - 5:00...
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Mary Pat Miller
yashiecat
Oct 5, 2006 8:19 pm
I am planning to attend and Mary Ellen said she would be there. Barbara indicated that it looks likely for her too. Mary Pat...
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Mary Pat Miller
yashiecat
Oct 5, 2006 8:48 pm
Hi Julie, Mary Ellen can describe a very good washing method. It involves putting the it item in a pillow case and putting a tight knot in the case so that...
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Steve and Tana Pageler
pageta23
Oct 5, 2006 8:56 pm
I think you just use the pillow case like that instead of buying a "sweater bag" to wash your sweaters in. Then you can put it in the washing machine using the...
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Liz Andes Bracken
elizabethabr...
Oct 5, 2006 9:14 pm
Also, I use those stackable mesh drying racks instead of putting them on towels so both sides get some air at the same time. Tana, you're right---the downside...
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Barbara
barbara19850
Oct 5, 2006 11:13 pm
Before giving advice, I would want to know something about the sweater. Is is one color or several? If there are several colors, is there a great deal of...
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Julie Kundhi
jkundhi
Oct 6, 2006 12:53 am
it's all black (as are most of my sweaters ;) good point. faded black is never pretty. j....
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Liz Andes Bracken
elizabethabr...
Oct 8, 2006 2:23 pm
Julie, I noticed in my new Knit Picks catalog that came yesterday that there's a Sweater Stone on page 44. It's $7.95 which sounds about right for what I paid...
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Christy Nelson
sra_nelson
Oct 8, 2006 2:40 pm
I think Peaches & Cream is just a different brand of cotton than Sugar & Cream. I've heard P&C has a better color selection but S&C is easier to find at the...
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Steve and Tana Pageler
pageta23
Oct 8, 2006 4:03 pm
Peaches & Cream is at Walmart. I think it is much nicer than Sugar & Cream. It's softer and smoother but still the same strong cotton. I've also bought it...
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Julie Kundhi
jkundhi
Oct 8, 2006 4:06 pm
If you want to pay $5 for a "free" sweater stone and wait 4-6 weeks, you can get one here: http://www.sweaterstone.com/free.htm BB&B seems like a better way to...
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Julie Kundhi
jkundhi
Oct 8, 2006 4:10 pm
I bookmarked Peaches & Cream but haven't ordered any. I use Sugar & Cream, too. It looks like they have a special pack of yarn for Mason Dixon patterns. ...
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Liz Andes Bracken
elizabethabr...
Oct 8, 2006 4:12 pm
Well, then that's a good reason to go to WalMart! I'm a confirmed Target shopper and never go to WalMart but looks like I just found a reason to go. Thanks,...
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Liz Andes Bracken
elizabethabr...
Oct 8, 2006 4:29 pm
LOOK at all of those colors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... Cream, ... Sugar & ... easier to find ... that ... right for ... off ... week)? ... preceding ... at the ......
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Barbara
barbara19850
Oct 8, 2006 9:09 pm
Sorry I could not come to Wilderness Perk on 10-7. My Dad and brother paid us a surprise visit! I know that I cannot attend next time. I'll be out of town....
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Liz Andes Bracken
elizabethabr...
Oct 9, 2006 3:27 am
TKGA Lincoln Knitters October 21 12:00 - 3:00 The Colony Apartments Clubhouse If you need directions, ask! featuring S O C K S ( a change in program from the...
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Amy Bacon
aliassak1999
Oct 9, 2006 3:44 am
Oh Liz- It's beautiful! Hrrmmm, so I guess I'll have to bring the Baudelaires back again? Maybe it'll be cold enough for me to actually wear them! I will bring...
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Christy Nelson
sra_nelson
Oct 9, 2006 1:13 pm
I'll bring a main dish. I don't know for sure what it will be yet but if it needs bowls, I'll let you know in plenty of time, Liz (or I'll bring them myself)....
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Liz Andes Bracken
elizabethabr...
Oct 9, 2006 1:29 pm
My beautiful TKGA announcement looks all scrunched up on my screen at work---all the lines are overlapping and running into each other. It didn't look that...
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Mary Pat Miller
yashiecat
Oct 9, 2006 1:31 pm
Liz, your announcement is beautiful. I will bring a dessert. Also, you said you had to bring PAIRS of socks - please make an exception because I most likely...
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Barbara McCall
barbara19850
Oct 9, 2006 1:32 pm
looks great on my monitor. ... From: "Liz Andes Bracken" <eabracken@...> To: lincolnknitters@yahoogroups.com Date: Mon, Oct-9-2006 8:24 AM Subject:...
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Mary Pat Miller
yashiecat
Oct 9, 2006 1:39 pm
Liz, it looks fine to me. mp ... From: Liz Andes Bracken To: lincolnknitters@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 6:24 AM Subject: [lincolnknitters]...
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Liz Andes Bracken
elizabethabr...
Oct 9, 2006 2:33 pm
I'm so glad to hear that it looks fine on everyone else's screen. It was a lot of work to keep switching those colors!!! [:O] Mary Pat, we will make an...
