http://www.yarn.com/yarns-knitting/cascade.html Cascade is a good choice for knitting St. Brigid. And it is on sale at WEBS for a great price. However, is...
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rskknitter
May 3, 2005 7:32 pm
Hi everybody. I just found this knitalong, and decided to join, even though I probably won't be knitting Brigid for a while. (I'm determined to get through...
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arisunomori
May 4, 2005 7:01 am
Hi Katy, Thanks for your input. I now realize my question was a bit premature. After having gone back to read all of your past entries, I have many more good...
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Ann Kohn
knitknitknit...
May 4, 2005 6:33 pm
Hello - I am knitting St. Bridgid and I sized it down because I am just under 5 feet tall and didn't want the sweater to swim on me ... after all that work! I...
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Dorothy Waite
wsuquilter
May 29, 2005 3:43 pm
Hello everyone - I ran across this KAL and wonder if it's still going on? I would imagine so, since it looks like it started in August and if you knit at my...
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Kathleen Asherah
katykev
May 31, 2005 12:50 pm
What kind of ribbing were you thinking of Dorothy? And the KAL is still going on...I am nowhere near finishing! Do you have a blog? Katy Dorothy Waite...
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generalgingerknits
generalginge...
Jun 1, 2005 2:48 pm
Hi ya'll. I just started my St. Brigid this weekend. You can see pictures at my blog. http://generalgingerknits.blogspot.com/ I picked up the Aran Knitting...
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sainttjay
Jun 3, 2005 7:53 pm
What problems could I run into, by, say, using needles ... If you want to change needle size, I highly recommend making a good size swatch first. Your fabric...
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arisunomori
Jun 11, 2005 6:57 pm
Thanks for your advice. I have yet to receive my yarn from webs and haven't looked at the pattern too closely yet. Wow, webs is slow. It's been at least a...
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Val
witchypoo36
Jul 10, 2005 10:03 am
Hi everyone, I am a newbie to this site. Can you please tell me the ply of the wool you use to knit your St Brigids and how big are the balls of wool.eg: 50grm...
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jody pirrello
savannahchik
Jul 10, 2005 1:02 pm
Hi Val! Welcome to the group! You'll see that many of us are slowly progressing on this sweater, although some have finished (Vicki and Kim come to mind but I...
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vknitorious
Jul 10, 2005 2:48 pm
Hi Val, Oh, now I can't wait 'til autumn so I can wear my sweater! I was only able to wear it a few times before having to put it away for summer... I have...
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VAL KING
witchypoo36
Jul 14, 2005 4:49 am
Hi Vicki, I love your pictures, I can now refer to them as I make progress with my jumper. Your St Brigid is really beautiful. I bet you are very proud of...
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obliviongrrl
Aug 6, 2005 2:19 am
Hi folks, I'm wondering if anyone has made St Brigid in cotton? It's just not cold enough for wool where I live but I am in love with this sweater. Thanks, ...
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Terri Shea
terrisheastudio
Aug 6, 2005 5:02 pm
Hi Margaret, It might be a bit heavy for cotton. Try swatching in a cotton/acrylic blend to see if you can keep the fabric from drooping too much. ...
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vknitorious
Aug 6, 2005 7:54 pm
Hi, I was thinking, too, that cotton might make a very heavy sweater -- it could droop to your knees in an afternoon if you're not careful. I'm knitting...
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Kathleen Asherah
katykev
Aug 7, 2005 11:47 pm
Hello. I forwarded your email to my mom, my very own AS expert and her response was below...I know Alice has used cotton or cotton blends in her designs. I...
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ljcoz2
Aug 8, 2005 3:26 am
Hi everyone - have been back through the posts and see some familiar noms from blogs of the knitting world which is how I got here in the first place. I and a...
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Lisa Cann
ljcoz2
Aug 8, 2005 3:34 am
Val (presuming you are in Australia) - you might be interested in trying the Bendigo Woollen Mills' Harmony which is a cotton blend also sold in more colours...
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Dorene Nowatzke
dnowatzke
Aug 8, 2005 1:12 pm
Lisa, I am working on my St. Brigid, the second Starmore design I have knit. The first was Irish Moss. Because I don't want to work an entire garment at such ...
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Liz
elizabeth7456
Aug 8, 2005 7:25 pm
Hi Doreen, thanks for that info - I didn't ask the question, but I have a large cone of Debbie Bliss double knit, and another of Aran, and was wondering which...
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Lisa Cann
ljcoz2
Aug 8, 2005 11:10 pm
Woo hoo Dorene - I'll swatch with happiness then!!! Only hope I've got enough - I have around 1900 metres or 2000 yards of the Jo Sharp Lisa ... From: Dorene...
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Val
witchypoo36
Aug 11, 2005 5:45 am
Hi Everyone, I have just started my St Brigid. I found a soft green 8ply wool in our local Kmart store, as I love green thought this would be perfect. I...
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Kathleen Asherah
katykev
Aug 11, 2005 11:54 am
Wow, Val. That's the chart stuff that Vicki does. And her St. Brigid is goregous. I am getting that little hole too. I thought when I blocked I could...
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jody pirrello
savannahchik
Aug 11, 2005 1:16 pm
Ha! After not touching St B for a good 6 months now I almost feel not worthy to give my opinion! But that's never stopped me before... I certainly can't say...
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Val
witchypoo36
Aug 14, 2005 8:36 am
Thanks Jodi and Katy for your help. It worked a treat. Now when we decrease the four stitches at the end of the pattern is there a special way of doing this. I...
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dnowatzke
Oct 16, 2005 3:36 pm
All, I know many have knit the St. Brigid without the fringe at the bottom. Did you just let the garment hang, or do you have another technique? Please post a...
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Kathleen Asherah
katykev
Dec 12, 2005 1:12 pm
You know for a minute...I thought it could have been legit...I mean it's been a little less than a year since since I hooked up with my little lady. She is...
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jody pirrello
savannahchik
Dec 12, 2005 1:19 pm
I thought the same thing when this email came through! As for me, I am (once again) in a non-monogamous relationship with St B yarn. I evaluated several...
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Karen Heinig
karenheinig
Dec 12, 2005 1:25 pm
Oh same here. I really still want to make St. Brigid but as the days go by, I wonder if it will ever happen. Karen...
