Mystery holes in cotton knits
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Who knits lace?
Comments (11)Lace kniting is addictive! You never get bored and the results are gorgeous. If you're trying it for the first time, the suggestion of the Branching Out scarf vrom Knitty.com is a great one. For first projects, use a fingering or sportweight yarn and needles 2 sizes larger than suggested for the yarn weight. Do some swatches to see if you like the reults. Block your swatch - you'll find that it'll "grow" so take that into account when planning a wrap or shawl. You'll need needles with pointy tips because there'll be decreases like K3tog etc. Also have plenty of stitch markers to help you count your stitches in the repeats and "lifelines" (dental floss works) so if you discover a mistake, frogging will be easier. Learn how to read a chart because written-out lace instructions can be hard on the eyes and mistakes made more easily. You can enlarge the chart at a copy shop and use colored hi-lighters to mark the different decreases. Use a magnetic board to hold your chart and a magnetic ruler to keep your place. If you absolutely hate charts, write out each line of instructions on 3 by 5 cards, hole punch them and put thru a ring. You don't have to cast on hundreds of stitches for a shawl. some patterns start with a few stitches and increase from the neck. Lace weight yarn is fabulous but you may want to hold off trying it until you've done a couple of lace projects. Merino laceweights are soft and easiest to use. The silk blends can be slippery and the alpacas and cottons have no "give". Laceweight is actually a bargain when you consider how many yards you get for the price. Knitpicks.com has some well-priced lace weight yarns. Here is a link that might be useful: Lace patterns...See MoreDo you knit?
Comments (37)I do --- and I will try this out tonight - I think size 6 might be too small - maybe a 7 needle - or maybe even an 8. Darn - Just remembered my DIL has all of my scrap yarn so I can't try it with Sugar and Cream. If you look, you are starting at one corner, (bottom right), then increasing until you reach the middle (top right corner, bottom left corner). Then you start decreasing until you get to the other corner, (top left). It is a garter stitch (all knit) - Do a long-tail cast-on - I am sure that is in the book - or on the internet --- just sit in front of the computer screen. Cat Bordhi has some great You Tubes --- some are almost like she is talking to a child - but she is good. Then you need the yo (yarn over) which creates the holes, then the K2tog (knit 2 together) -- that makes the decreases --- Sugar and Cream yarn is about 2.29 a ball - so really cheap. Let me know if you have any questions. It may at first seem like you are getting nowhere - and you are all thumbs -- but persevere - it is worth it. I would start by casting on about 15 stitches and just practice knitting back and forth for awhile. HTH...See Moremysterious stain - will Charlie's handle it?
Comments (2)If you have not already solved this on your own, I would try spray and wash stain stick first and see what happens. If this fades the stain some but does not remove it, reapply and try again. If the stain stick does nothing, I would try soaking it in Oxy Clean if you don't think it will fade the shirt. You can let it sit for several hours, there are instructions on the container. I have to say, usually one method or the other works for me on any stain, even ones I accidentally ran through the dryer....See MoreWeird spots showing up on my cotton T Shirts after washing--HELP!
Comments (102)I'm going to repeat my post from two years ago, because nothing has changed, and my solution is still working. If you find spots only on the front of your solid-color t-shirts after washing them, this will take care of them. It's a pain, but pre-treating them faithfully with Stain Stick--I now have to order it from Amazon, as WalMart and Kroger stores have quit carrying it--but it relieves the frustration of finding spots on freshly washed clothes. Spots only occur on the fronts of our t-shirts, never the backs or sides, so I think it has to do with getting grease on the front either from cooking or eating. Have you ever seen the spot a tiny crumb of potato or corn chip leaves on a brown paper sack overnight? My solution: pre-treat all visible spots with Stain Stick. Works most of the time, and seems to always work the second time around if there is a spot or two after the first wash. It's a pain, but compared to the trouble of making my own detergent, I'll continue doing it. I tried using spray pre-treatments, but once you spray you can't tell what spots are from the spray and which need to be treated. I have a top-loader and use Costco Free and Clear, but have tried Tide and other detergents, as well. Makes no difference. I use a dryer and fabric softener sheets. I tried no sheets and different brands--no difference. I typically pour the detergent down into the bottom of the tub so it goes into the area below the tub with the holes it, but don't wait to put clothes in until the bottom is covered with water, so it's possible some of the unmixed detergent is getting on the clothes. But as I started off with, if the spots were being caused by the detergent, they wouldn't be just on the fronts of the shirts....See Morejerry12x
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