tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856292157346664980.post1047526482831025192..comments2023-02-22T04:13:22.109-06:00Comments on obsessed with knitting: dk? what is dk?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856292157346664980.post-68267445099612221562008-08-29T10:49:00.000-05:002008-08-29T10:49:00.000-05:00As a handspinner, I have problems with how commerc...As a handspinner, I have problems with how commercial yarns label their yarn. I am currently doing a sweater in a wool / silk blend and it took a lot of figuring, but the yarn I am using is the same diameter as the yarn called for, but it is almost twice as long per ounce so I only need 10 skeins, not 20. Different fibers have different mass, so I would just flat out prefer yarns to list things in terms of WPI instead of grams and yards. It makes it so confusing when you substitute.ambersmerinoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196933385726227319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856292157346664980.post-54657007514052275942008-02-23T09:50:00.000-06:002008-02-23T09:50:00.000-06:00Knitting and Colin Firth, it's enough to make me s...Knitting and Colin Firth, it's enough to make me swoon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856292157346664980.post-84666096323397338242008-02-18T16:53:00.000-06:002008-02-18T16:53:00.000-06:00Thanks for you nice comment on my blog. I hope th...Thanks for you nice comment on my blog. I hope that the rain stays away from high hideous winds and other such stuff!<BR/><BR/>Yes, I think it is fisherman's rib. Thank you! That name rings a very big bell, now. I picked the pattern out from a book and plugged it in to a stockinette. I felt very daring at the time but it worked out.<BR/><BR/>About suggested needle sizes in patterns. I usually have to go down three sizes to make the gauge. The only time I don't, of course, is when I haven't got the right sized needle anyway. The solution over the years has been to buy, buy, buy all sizes until there's nothing left to buy.zippiknits...sometimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385498014336581117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856292157346664980.post-44519501625892257972008-02-18T13:00:00.000-06:002008-02-18T13:00:00.000-06:00Those weights are notoriously fickle. I think of y...Those weights are notoriously fickle. I think of yarns in terms of what needles I'd be likely to use for them, which of course varies from one knitter to another. I'm likely to use a 0-2 for fingering, 3-4 for sport, 5-6 for DK, 7-8 for worsted, 9 for aran. Works for me. ;)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855924979788542278noreply@blogger.com