tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526470724880886986.post8785266709741764661..comments2024-03-10T04:17:48.560-05:00Comments on Diana natters on... about machine knitting: All Nattering and No Knitting...Diana L. Sullivan, CPAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003928332594661070noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526470724880886986.post-76376191709062373972012-12-31T18:47:17.179-06:002012-12-31T18:47:17.179-06:00Diana, i hate to ask because you have provided soo...Diana, i hate to ask because you have provided soooooo much information already and i thank you whole heartedly. i need to know how to change colors while knitting in the round on my new used double bed bulky brother. i just don't want to go back and weave in ends. please advise where i might find info/ demo on your site. And i agree, get in there and knit. thank you for your humor too. So very blessed i found you.<br /><br /><br /><br />margaret shawhttp://mshaw-folkart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526470724880886986.post-42949096612848500602012-02-10T19:52:17.768-06:002012-02-10T19:52:17.768-06:00Okay, LHL has nailed it! :)Okay, LHL has nailed it! :)Diana L. Sullivan, CPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003928332594661070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526470724880886986.post-25079668130843122642012-02-10T09:26:42.675-06:002012-02-10T09:26:42.675-06:00Great post - I am all of your characters rolled in...Great post - I am all of your characters rolled into one - perfectionist who spends too much time talking, shopping, buying going to clubs and classes as well as "a need to know it all first" person. <br /><br />Oh and you forgot hanging about online looking at all the knitting stuff on the web! Downloading all those patterns and not naming the files well enough to distinguish them. Forgetting to save the images so the instructions don't always have a picture to go with them.<br />Thanks for your insights.LHLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930901927354293947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526470724880886986.post-32097087446113881482012-02-09T14:23:53.181-06:002012-02-09T14:23:53.181-06:00Okay, you got me! I'm the one who likes to kn...Okay, you got me! I'm the one who likes to know all the mechanics!! But I laughed when I looked at the instruction manual for my LK 150 - "practice latching up dropped stitches". I figured I'd find that out soon enough and started out with a kids sweater, and sure enough, I had ample opportunity to practice! Once I could keep the cast-on edge from popping off, it was full speed ahead and 2 hours later I had 3 pieces for a raglan sweater.<br />I really do need to get better about swatching though. I made 3 kid sweaters figuring they would fit at least a few of my 4 granddaughters, but now I need to specifically fit the 4th one. Sigh. I really don't like the pattern I used for the other three so I'm open to suggestions for a 5 year old girl's sweater ("in purple please MeeMah" she tells me)!<br />Hmmm, maybe I'll go knit a while....BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526470724880886986.post-51931404138528236302012-02-08T09:30:10.955-06:002012-02-08T09:30:10.955-06:00Wow, you hit the nail on the head today. Here I a...Wow, you hit the nail on the head today. Here I am reading about knitting when I have many projects I should be doing. Guess I'll get to it. You say make a mess. My sister in law and enabler in knitting and I call it making string. We make string together on many Saturday afternoons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526470724880886986.post-6686325468443514172012-02-07T22:52:20.330-06:002012-02-07T22:52:20.330-06:00My first machine was a Brother 830, and I promptly...My first machine was a Brother 830, and I promptly bent a couple needles, tried to knit with 4-ply, and did several other idiotic things. My husband went to a local dealer and asked her what we should do next. He came home with a proper yarn winder and a cone of 2/12 yarn in a light, easy to see color. <br /><br />Within a week, I have made a moccasin pattern. I really need to find that ancient pattern and publish it as a little summer slipper.<br /><br />Get in there and make a mess like Tom and me!Diana L. Sullivan, CPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003928332594661070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526470724880886986.post-44018660015312666522012-02-07T20:56:41.754-06:002012-02-07T20:56:41.754-06:00I am laughing so darn hard! The "headlines&q...I am laughing so darn hard! The "headlines" did it. I can relate to keeping from collecting (as much) and knitting more, guessing do a bit of both.<br /><br />When I received my first Brother standard I had no clue where to begin, so I dove right in and started my very first machine knit socks. I would not give up until I was able to complete the pair which took hours and hours over several evenings (and many attempts). Finally got it and can now turn out a pair in about 45 minutes now but, why rush? I have graduated to many different and involved projects and ideas (some really awful test items) but, my motto "never give up, never surrender" (that's from a goofy movie)!Tom Machine Knitting Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635139814600375477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526470724880886986.post-44339013625604112732012-02-07T20:55:52.176-06:002012-02-07T20:55:52.176-06:00I am laughing so darn hard! The "headlines&q...I am laughing so darn hard! The "headlines" did it. I can relate to keeping from collecting (as much) and knitting more, guessing do a bit of both.<br /><br />When I received my first Brother standard I had no clue where to begin, so I dove right in and started my very first machine knit socks. I would not give up until I was able to complete the pair which took hours and hours over several evenings (and many attempts). Finally got it and can now turn out a pair in about 45 minutes now but, why rush? I have graduated to many different and involved projects and ideas (some really awful test items) but, my motto "never give up, never surrender" (that's from a goofy movie)!Tom Machine Knitting Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635139814600375477noreply@blogger.com