tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post5597019904382171823..comments2023-12-29T15:48:55.596-05:00Comments on Samurai Knitter: The early spring of my discontent.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-55098838029568180202009-03-12T12:58:00.000-05:002009-03-12T12:58:00.000-05:00Remember the gansey? I knit that thing on 3mm nee...Remember the gansey? I knit that thing on 3mm needles. In size big.<BR/><BR/>I had nicknamed it the "never-ending torso sock" for the rounds and rounds of sock-sized knitting.<BR/><BR/>It's do-able, but not always fun. But the thin, warm sweater at the end is worth every bit of it.<BR/><BR/>And it took me over 200 hours to knit it. He calculated it out one day.historicstitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17370128908373990078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-91413375316705451222009-03-12T10:11:00.000-05:002009-03-12T10:11:00.000-05:00Can't help you with the bugs-- we've only had a da...Can't help you with the bugs-- we've only had a day or two of properly warm weather, and now snow's back in the forecast in DC.<BR/><BR/>That said -- the cat is shedding everywhere. THAT is making me insane.<BR/><BR/>As for the lavender -- the house will smell great, yah? <BR/><BR/>And that brings me to my word for the day... scensum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-16115400491349413712009-03-12T10:09:00.000-05:002009-03-12T10:09:00.000-05:00I'm glad you decided to organize Sock Roulette! Th...I'm glad you decided to organize Sock Roulette! This is my first swap, and it's been a blast. <BR/><BR/>I always have issues with figuring out yarn weight. I haven't quite internalized what various gauges correspond to yet--I'm sure that'll come with time. But it sucks that your yarn isn't what you were expecting.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your beetles!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116024254765332228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-90638027747703986322009-03-12T08:28:00.000-05:002009-03-12T08:28:00.000-05:00I'm with Amy - Double it up and save your hands. ...I'm with Amy - Double it up and save your hands. And MAN those will be heavy warm sweaters!roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-33988486182367907752009-03-12T07:57:00.000-05:002009-03-12T07:57:00.000-05:00That sounds like pure and simple hell (with pink r...That sounds like pure and simple hell (with pink ribbon).Donna Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877384848664758611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-2042359692983257332009-03-12T07:06:00.000-05:002009-03-12T07:06:00.000-05:00David Reidy spoke a bit about the difference in ya...David Reidy spoke a bit about the difference in yarn-weight descriptions on a recent podcast -- "Bloom Where You're Planted," I think. It wasn't the essay, but more discussing how when he says "ply", he isn't necessarily referring to how many strands are spun together to make yarn. <BR/><BR/>I have no insight of my own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-73953815935135180172009-03-11T21:01:00.000-05:002009-03-11T21:01:00.000-05:00Just to add a bit of fun. I regularly knit 5 ply ...Just to add a bit of fun. <BR/>I regularly knit 5 ply on 3.25mm needles and have since forever. All my old ball bands suggest 3.25 and the new ones suggest 3.75. 5ply is MUCH closer to 4ply (fingering, 3.25mm) than 8ply (DK, 4mm needles), sorry :-(<BR/><BR/>Also struck me as curious that you knit the 8ply on 5mm, way too loose in my hands.<BR/><BR/>Doubling it would make it thicker but then you may not have enough....<BR/><BR/>Maybe ask Bendigo for reason as to why needle size wasn't mentioned on web pages, or was it?Leoniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081197188456558450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-5850671891334720392009-03-11T20:31:00.000-05:002009-03-11T20:31:00.000-05:00Ha ha ha ha. Size 3 needles. You are teh crazy.D...Ha ha ha ha. Size 3 needles. You are teh crazy.<BR/><BR/>Dang ants! Sunday we bought a bag of dog chow and let it sit on the floor next to the Rubbermaid bin for a couple of hours before heaving it up and pouring it in.<BR/><BR/>When I picked it up, there where about eleventeen million grease ants under there AND IN THE BAG!<BR/><BR/>Stupid 60 degree F weather, GO. AWAY.<BR/><BR/>Oh, so then it did and now it's 18 F here.<BR/><BR/>And my verification word is "springst"!Alwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200150883889857882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-45581086320284382672009-03-11T19:22:00.000-05:002009-03-11T19:22:00.000-05:00Bugger!Bugger!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-8691312217955392222009-03-11T19:01:00.000-05:002009-03-11T19:01:00.000-05:00Oh shit. That's all I gots for you on the 'sport ...Oh shit. That's all I gots for you on the 'sport weight thing'-- uhm, either combine two strands together (uhm, 10 ply?) or, uhm, oh-shit. <BR/><BR/>And the lavender sounds like a good idea!Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-4649018998197427212009-03-11T17:44:00.000-05:002009-03-11T17:44:00.000-05:00the normal needles are 8 ply = dk weight = 4mm, 5 ...the normal needles are <BR/>8 ply = dk weight = 4mm, <BR/>5 ply = aussie sportweight = 3.75 and 4 ply = fingering weight = 3.25mm needles. <BR/><BR/>i haven't knitted with Bendigo wools but i have knitted with patons which i think is the same thing but rebranded.... good luck with the sweater... you can do it! seriouslyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-77091781531752164802009-03-11T17:00:00.000-05:002009-03-11T17:00:00.000-05:00RoseRed is right. I have used it! My steeked jacke...RoseRed is right. I have used it! My steeked jacket was in 5ply and the whole thing was on 3.75mm needles (explains why I have oodles of them in different lengths!). Are you a particularly loose knitter? That's the only way I can figure you'd have to go down that small.Bellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961733332080072331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-69114062000515915732009-03-11T16:53:00.000-05:002009-03-11T16:53:00.000-05:00Hmm, that's interesting. We'd normally knit 8ply ...Hmm, that's interesting. We'd normally knit 8ply on 4mm sticks and 5ply would normally be knit on 3.5mm or 3.75mm sticks. I've never used the Bendi 5ply though. Bells has though so am sure she will let you know.Rose Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510204661811765499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-22805541686040794812009-03-11T16:45:00.000-05:002009-03-11T16:45:00.000-05:00Oh, I howled at this! Certainly have been there, b...Oh, I howled at this! Certainly have been there, boy oh boy.<BR/><BR/>KNITTING TWO EXTRA-LARGE SWEATERS ON SIZE THREE NEEDLES!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAH!<BR/><BR/>The bugs haven't been roused from their winter stupor here in NY, yet...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-42483341188841069692009-03-11T16:12:00.000-05:002009-03-11T16:12:00.000-05:00I vote for denial. I thought ants were "coming in"...I vote for denial. I thought ants were "coming in" too. I put stuff around the door frames, too. The reason I saw them around the door frames is because they were using the moldings as their superhighway.<BR/><BR/>I want to torch the fuckers, too. I hate winter, hate it, look forward to warmer weather, and what does that bring? Fucking bugs. Nothing brings out the potty mouth like the bugs, I tell you.amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429539000041713324noreply@blogger.com