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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Thanks Heidi for the informative links. I feel secure now in beginning the ST BRIGIDS project... with this particular yarn. Cheers from Australia. ... you...
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. ...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Oh, Vicki...............your St. Brigid is GORGEOUS! Now I am really excited about knitting it. I'm encouraged that you used Cascade 220. I have some in my...
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