Received this response from Starmore's website when I asked about republishing the book or pattern: The St Brigid design is scheduled to be added to the ALICE...
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Kathy
kaffeinatedk...
Feb 7, 2006 4:20 pm
Hi... I've been knitting along on St. B, and am just about to seam her up and start the collar. I had a question about the ribbed portion of the collar if...
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vknitorious
Feb 7, 2006 5:04 pm
It seems that I'm always wearing that sweater from the pics of me that are posted on my blog. ; ) There's a goofy one, with margaritas, on January 1st that...
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Kathy
kaffeinatedk...
Feb 8, 2006 6:58 pm
Vicki - Thanks! Your pictures made all the difference - I can now see what the pattern was trying to tell me and it now makes sense. Your St. Brigid is...
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Marie Klausen
mkookaburra2000
Feb 18, 2006 2:39 am
Hello group, I am so pleased to have found you. :-) I have just managed to get a pattern for the delightful St Brigids. As luck would have it I used an odd...
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Lisa Cann
ljcoz2
Feb 18, 2006 9:12 am
Hi Marie Plys aren't equal. Here is Australia we use ply to describe thickness of the yarn. So a 2 ply is very fine laceweight yarn and 8 ply is the standard...
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mkookaburra2000
Feb 18, 2006 9:39 am
Hi Lisa, Thankyou so much, your explanation it is as I thought it must be, IT certainly makes for confusion though . A world standard would be wonderful . So...
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Liz
bty28599231
Feb 18, 2006 12:07 pm
Hi Marie, this web page gives a good explanation of what 'ply' means. In Australia/New Zealand and the UK, we tend to use the term 'ply' to indicate the...
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heidi wollum
heidiwollum
Feb 18, 2006 6:33 pm
Hi Marie, Yes there is a difference!!! Depending on where in the world you live you will use different words to describe to same thing. This link will provide...
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mkookaburra2000
Feb 19, 2006 5:21 am
Hi there LIZ, Thankyou so much. A wonderful site explaining the mystery of ply. IT is all becoming very clear to me. Smiles. Makes me think also of how odd it...
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mkookaburra2000
Feb 19, 2006 5:26 am
Thanks Heidi for the informative links. I feel secure now in beginning the ST BRIGIDS project... with this particular yarn. Cheers from Australia. ... you...
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Liz
bty28599231
Feb 19, 2006 4:32 pm
Hi Marie, here in the UK we're mostly in the strange position of using a mixture of metric and imperial - depending on our age and when we were educated. ...
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Theresa
oliviaryan
Feb 24, 2006 3:30 pm
I think unless she's talking about yarn, I really don't have the time - ha-ha!!...
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angie_doodle
Mar 23, 2006 1:11 pm
Hello Everyone. I'm so excited, having finished everything on my St. Brigid except the collar! I'm just a bit concerned about how that's going to work out....
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aporanee
Mar 31, 2006 12:11 pm
Hi. I just joined. I love traditional knitting, especially Aran and fairisle. I got lucky and found the book at my local library. I do not know about...
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mkookaburra2000
Mar 31, 2006 8:46 pm
Hi there, I started St Brigids on the 15th March, using a New Zealand yarn, Merino et Soie ( gave me near perfect tension swatch).A soft yarn composed of...
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mkookaburra2000
Mar 31, 2006 8:58 pm
... Hi there and welcome . Look forward to knitting along with you. Cheers Marie, Australia...
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jmayersgaskin
Apr 3, 2006 7:49 am
I don't usualy post on the KAL, but read with great interest everyone's progress. I'm still deciding on the yarn to use, or to be more precise the yarn...
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mkookaburra2000
Apr 3, 2006 9:39 pm
HEllo there, I am with you.. Must make two... One in a feminine soft colour and one in stronger "Out there " colour...grin. Also agree on the WINE...lol....
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Liz Marley
lizatgreenside
Apr 3, 2006 9:45 pm
I don't know whether I've posted yet on this KAL but think I might have introduced myself last year - haven't made any progress on St B since before Christmas...
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igranny_2000
Apr 5, 2006 1:23 pm
Hi Johanne, Where are you getting soft shetland at half price? I'm always up for a Jamieson sale. Thanks, Pat...
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juan2knit
Apr 20, 2006 3:18 pm
Hello everyone. I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm planning on starting this sweater in the fall. That will give me plenty of time to swatch and make a...
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seayorks
Apr 20, 2006 6:38 pm
The soft shetland is on sale at the Jamieson's website http://jamiesonsshetland.co.uk/ jamiesons/. They can not ship to the US or Canada because of their deal...
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Aporanee Schauer
aporanee
Apr 21, 2006 10:07 am
Hi you can get soft shetland and other Jamieson yarn from sheeweknits.com in Canada. Great service, fast shipping. Anne is also on the Yahoo groups. Check...
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Carla Meijsen
echthandwerk
Jun 26, 2006 2:37 pm
Knit the - probably Dutch - knitting sampler with the letter M from the beginning of the 20th century with 29 wonderful stitch patterns. This way you learn in...
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Rebecca
montanfemina
Jul 8, 2006 3:21 am
Hi, Just thought I would take a minute to introduce myself to you Starmore knitters. Alice Starmore is my favorite designer and St. Brigid is a sweater I've...
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joanne halvorsen
anniemacl66
Jul 8, 2006 4:38 pm
I am looking forward to starting St. Brigid, once I can get my hands on a copy of the pattern, and decide on a suitable yarn. September would be a great time...
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Rebecca
montanfemina
Jul 8, 2006 9:57 pm
Well, it looks like there will be at least three of us either starting or resuming St. Brigid in September. I've added the button to my blog hoping to attract...
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vknitorious
Jul 8, 2006 10:38 pm
I just entered my info into the database (good idea!), but can't quite figure out how to upload a photo -- could be that I'm hungry and my mind's more on...
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Lisa Cann
ljcoz2
Jul 8, 2006 11:39 pm
Hi Rebecca I'm in the middle of our winter here in Australia and am keen to get on with ST Brigid. I'm planning to do it in a Jo Sharp yarn and in the round....
