Hey, Maggi How did your weekend of knitting go? My first free evening will be spent steaming mine into shape (the centre front doesn't quite match up, eeks)...
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sitcomchic_redux@yaho...
Jul 8, 2004 1:45 am
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the sitcomchic_redux group: What colour did you choose for your Sitcom Chic? Pick from the Crayola ...
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Maggi Tinsley
maggi814
Jul 9, 2004 6:31 pm
Well, I finished a different sweater on the holiday weekend, but knit the Sitcom eyelets last night, and I'm taking it to the baseball game tonight. So THIS...
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Julie D
msjzbl
Jul 9, 2004 11:25 pm
I can't speak for the rest, but, once the eyelet was done it almost knits itself! OK, maybe not. Wait until you put on the finishing touches up and down the...
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msjzbl
Jul 15, 2004 12:11 am
I had hoped to start wearing my cardi as soon as I had woven in the last stray thread. And I did for a little while. But not in public since the centre fronts...
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maggi814@...
maggi814
Jul 16, 2004 3:53 pm
And I wore the sweater yesterday! Photo on my blog. I enjoyed this so much I could make it again if there weren't so many other projects calling to me as well....
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msjzbl
Jul 17, 2004 3:01 am
Way to go, Maggi! I've posted photos of my finished cardi. I'm new at photographing my knitting, but you can see what I did....
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sarah grzeskowiak
sarah_grzesk...
Jul 18, 2004 11:15 pm
Maggi- could you add a link to your blog? I'd like to see the pics, but its not listed on your profile or anything... ... ...
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sarah grzeskowiak
sarah_grzesk...
Jul 20, 2004 2:22 pm
So...I thought I was getting pretty close to wrapping up my CottonEase Sitcom Chic....I did the yolk detailing, continued on up the yolk shaping last evening...
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Maggi Tinsley
maggi814
Jul 20, 2004 2:34 pm
Sorry about that ~ Here's the link to my blog: http://maggi.typepad.com/maggistitches. I thought that all of my emails posted that with the signature line, but...
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sarah grzeskowiak
sarah_grzesk...
Jul 20, 2004 2:46 pm
Thanks, Maggi. Looks beautiful. I too am using the CottonEase and I love the hand and the drape, but my tension's been hit and miss...did you find the blocking...
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tarheelabp92
Jul 20, 2004 10:21 pm
How does the Cotton Ease do in the wash? I have not touched my sitcom chic in about a month since I was so disgusted by the finished result. It's way too big...
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pattymwv
Aug 2, 2004 4:35 pm
I really goofed & did the yoke dec 1x every 17 rows instead of every RS row for 17x. Sheesh! Now I need to rip back about 34 rows - should I pull it off the...
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sarah grzeskowiak
sarah_grzesk...
Aug 2, 2004 5:37 pm
I'd take a close look at where the markers should be, put in a lifeline and rip it. That would be a nightmare to unknit! I can feel your pain (a little)...
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Patty Mulkeen
pattymwv
Aug 3, 2004 1:23 am
I'd love to rip instead of un-knitting but how do I put in a lifeline (I assume this means threading another strand of yarn into a row I want to pick up)...
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sarah grzeskowiak
sarah_grzesk...
Aug 3, 2004 1:00 pm
Sadly, I don't know the "right" way, when I rip, I tend to correct any twisted stitches as I re-knit the first row...maybe someone will chime in? ... ...
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Chelsea
chelsea_bion...
Aug 3, 2004 10:59 pm
Hi Patty, I learned how to avoid twisted stitches after ripping out multiple rows in a class taught by Anna Zilboorg. It is WAY easier to show than to tell...
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Patty Mulkeen
pattymwv
Aug 4, 2004 2:32 am
Chelsea, Thank you so much for taking the time to explain this. Your drawing is very helpful! Somehow my brain hasn't wrapped around the spatial info about...
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Theresa -
theresa_baga...
Aug 5, 2004 7:45 pm
Here's my explanation about this sort of thing at Knitty: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter03/FEATwin03TT.html Theresa ... ...
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sarah grzeskowiak
sarah_grzesk...
Aug 6, 2004 4:26 pm
Gorgeous article. Thank you Theresa! PS FO pics Mon or Tue!) ... _________________________________________________________________ Check out Election 2004 for...
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Chelsea
chelsea_bion...
Aug 17, 2004 10:58 am
I still have the ends to weave in, but Eyelet Cardi is done bein' knit. It ended up being way too wide... a completely avoidable gauge issue. As a result, I...
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sarah grzeskowiak
sarah_grzesk...
Aug 17, 2004 12:54 pm
Well, I completed my sitcom chic last week sometime. I was waiting to write about it hoping I'd get a picture taken of it, but that still hasen't happened, so...
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halfandhalf158
Aug 23, 2004 6:55 pm
I'm here on the pattern: After 7 [8, 9, 10] DECs have been worked from the garter/eyelet/garter rows, begin Neck Shaping. and I'm a little confused. I don't...
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sarah grzeskowiak
sarah_grzesk...
Aug 24, 2004 1:14 pm
I hope I understood you question correctly and forgive me if I'm oversimplifying... The slanty stitches come from the decreases. The pattern tells you to ...
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halfandhalf158
Oct 27, 2004 2:41 am
Hi, I'm a little late in finishing my Sitcom Chic, I hope help is still out there!! After I join pieces and begin the DEC row here... Next row (RS): *Knit to...
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sarah grzeskowiak
sarah_grzesk...
Oct 28, 2004 12:29 pm
You K2TOG K1 pass the marker K1 SSK. You're in the homestretch now! Good luck! ... _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC...
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halfandhalf158
Oct 29, 2004 10:20 pm
Sarah, Thanks for getting back to me. So you just do that on the first repetition and don't worry about the marker (leave it after the first K1) on the 2nd...
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sarah grzeskowiak
sarah_grzesk...
Oct 30, 2004 2:27 pm
You will do the decrease (K2tog Ki pass mark K1 SSK) on each of the 3 repetitions. ... _________________________________________________________________ On the...
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halfandhalf158
Nov 7, 2004 2:25 pm
sorry for all the questions, i've never made a sweater before... so at this point in the pattern: Neck shaping During the Neck Edge Shaping, you will continue...
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sarah grzeskowiak
sarah_grzesk...
Nov 7, 2004 9:31 pm
Yes...keep doing the decreases at the marker points until the neck gets bound off. ... _________________________________________________________________ ...
