When you have Leftovers , how do you plan something ?
mirjam
planning something with it.??????
i sort them out by weight first , and than by colour , and than think
i could use all kinds in one work /
when i have a different amounts of wool baals in each color , an neat
way it to knit the number of raws by number of balls ,, for example if
i have 3 blue 2 red and 1 white balls i might knit 3 blue raws, 2 read
raws and 1 way ,, this way i will use up all the wool equaly , and
won`t get stuch having finishe one before the others ,,,,
mirjam
Spikedriver
Dennis
Bruce wyatt
I save every little piece that is longer than 12 inches. I use them
for embroidery on afghan stitch squares and then put the squares
together for an afghan. Frances
Mary
content. Periodically I get a sack out, spread all the goodies on the
sofa, and then decide what to make -- hats/scarves/mittens for school
children, sweaters for little ones, afghans, etc. I have found that
leftovers are very handy to test out various color patterns. If I
like one particularly well, I make a sample and may use it later for
something, and if I don't like one very much that's OK, too -- it's a
smallish item and I'll be finished with it soon! Meanwhile, I have
the pleasure of designing and knitting, and people who need things get
them.
mirjam
> I save every little piece that is longer than 12 inches. I use them
> for embroidery on afghan stitch squares and then put the squares
> together for an afghan. Frances
Nice idea Frances ,, for embroidery i like longer threads , or i mix
some left over ones,,
mirjam
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"mirjam" <mir...@actcom.co.il> wrote in message
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I always wondered what to do with the leftovers too. They're too good to
get rid of yet not enough to do anything with. Then I joined a machine
knitters group and one thing they do every month is make hats to donate for
cancer patients. They use the scraps very nicely with these hats. Some
have many many stripes of colors. Some have a brim of color. Some are half
and half. Made me realize my scraps could go to a good cause.
Lynne
mirjam
> I always wondered what to do with the leftovers too. They're too good to
> get rid of yet not enough to do anything with. Then I joined a machine
> knitters group and one thing they do every month is make hats to donate for
> cancer patients. They use the scraps very nicely with these hats. Some
> have many many stripes of colors. Some have a brim of color. Some are half
> and half. Made me realize my scraps could go to a good cause.
>
> Lynne
Lynne this reads , as a very nice act.
I have found that i can knit also doll clothes as well as make FF
crochet bags for bazzars ir my own presents ,,
some of my sweaters are also quite colorful and i also use many
leftovers in my weaving ,,, but there are always more ideas around ,,
mirjam
mirjam
Mary you just reminded of this project in Knitter`s , it was called
something like the Big American Afgahn or something like that , it was
made of many samplers like you describe ,, mirjam
Linda Lee
for a lapghan for a Seniors' Home. I have enough left-overs to make one
every year.
For the tiny pieces I use them to add a little color to a pom-pom for a
child's hat.
Also blankets for the animal shelters. I just pick up one color after
another no matter where it ends and make a square. Sandwich 2 squares
together and trim in black or white. The animals don't care.
I have very little waste.
King's Crown
mirjam,
"Lynne this reads , as a very nice act." What is meant by this? It comes
across as I'm putting on a show... or being dishonest? Am I reading this
incorrectly? I was just joining in on my favorite topic... yarn.
Lynne
Bruce Fletcher
Perhaps "a very nice action" would be another way of describing what
Mirjam said.
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
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mirjam
> "Lynne this reads , as a very nice act." What is meant by this? It comes
> across as I'm putting on a show... or being dishonest? Am I reading this
> incorrectly? I was just joining in on my favorite topic... yarn.
>
> Lynne
I apologize it should have been a Very nice action ,, i was tired when
i answred you , i meant to congatulate you on your knitting for
other ,,,, please forgive me .
mirjam
mirjam
wrote:
>
> - Show quoted text -
Thnak you Bruce , you got my precise meaning ,
mirjam
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I apologize too for reading it incorrectly. I was tired too and had just
come from the mean spirited group called rec.food.cooking. I like the
recipes, but quite few posters sure can be unkind over there.
This group has always been so nice and I love hearing about your projects.
I am not a hand knitter and don't have much to contribute. I'm really
enjoying learning how to use my knitting machine though. It is a fun gadget
even though it's a bit complicated and takes up so much room.
Lynne
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"Bruce Fletcher" <ricardi...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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Thanks Bruce for setting me straight.
Lynne
mirjam
type.
And i like this group and the many kind people who post here.
My late mother had a Knittax knitting machine , and it made a HUGE
noise , when she worked on it , but i have learned to use itas well.
My mother became such and expert that she even knitted socks on it.
The big `flaw ` she found with it, was the impossibilty of taking it
along, to knit with it outside the house :>:>:>
she loved knitting on buss rides, in waiting rooms etc...
Thus tell us what are you Machine knitting now adays?
ps somebody sold me a Knitting frame [machine] , the only good use i
found for it was making Shawls and Shrugs . I knit the long rectangle,
than knit on in the circular the handcauffs and crochet around the
opening.
mirjam
Linda Lee
mirjam
threads, but she had no will nore urge to knit/crochet with them, but
would like to make some things with them.
She loves to sketch , so i suggested that she sketches some dolls etc
and than can glue colored threads over those sketches...
mirjam .
Linda Lee
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"Linda Lee" <Snyd...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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>I think you're reading to much into Mirjam's words.
>
said now.