Re: The Second Measure: Sewing, Yarnwork, and other Needlework
Posted: Mar 05, 2014 7:37 pm
Bella, thanks so much for the tips about joining and using double-pointed needles! They did make sense and are useful, though I'm afraid my needles aren't overlapping in a very orderly fashion...
Thanks for the advice, wild rose! I'm working with a set of plastic double-pointed needles, but I inherited some metal ones that look like wonderful weapons. Starting off definitely looks tricky---I kind of cheated and knit the first few rows on straight needles and then slipped them onto double-pointed ones; I'll have to go back and stitch a few stitches together then.
Aaah, that backpack is very pretty! How sturdy is it? I'm guessing it's sturdy enough for general purposes, but not the sort of backpack I'd carry on campus (I have a pretty large, heavy-duty one, so...).
wolfloversk, I'm sorry that I don't have any advice on your questions. But I'm glad you asked the cross-stitch question because now I can take note of Mel's (and anyone else's) answer and maybe take it up again.
I finally finished up my fingerless gloves! Happy day, but alas, they're a bit big. But I spent over a year working on them, so oh well. *hugs them*
I am now working on a project with double-pointed needles, and it's going pretty well so far, even though I'm half-making up the pattern. So, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop and things to start going wrong, of course.
Thanks for the advice, wild rose! I'm working with a set of plastic double-pointed needles, but I inherited some metal ones that look like wonderful weapons. Starting off definitely looks tricky---I kind of cheated and knit the first few rows on straight needles and then slipped them onto double-pointed ones; I'll have to go back and stitch a few stitches together then.
Aaah, that backpack is very pretty! How sturdy is it? I'm guessing it's sturdy enough for general purposes, but not the sort of backpack I'd carry on campus (I have a pretty large, heavy-duty one, so...).
wolfloversk, I'm sorry that I don't have any advice on your questions. But I'm glad you asked the cross-stitch question because now I can take note of Mel's (and anyone else's) answer and maybe take it up again.
I finally finished up my fingerless gloves! Happy day, but alas, they're a bit big. But I spent over a year working on them, so oh well. *hugs them*
I am now working on a project with double-pointed needles, and it's going pretty well so far, even though I'm half-making up the pattern. So, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop and things to start going wrong, of course.