tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30397450.post2605480915273019859..comments2023-10-28T03:16:44.766-07:00Comments on Crafting for Charity: A More Upbeat PostAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16220522410027771596noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30397450.post-13613216327520260612008-05-12T05:39:00.000-07:002008-05-12T05:39:00.000-07:00Waving...me again Cheryl. So, awake this am, read...Waving...me again Cheryl. So, awake this am, reading your directions now after a cup of caffeine. Think I get it. Thanks. What have you been up? No new post--bout as long as mine was in between. lol<BR/><BR/>Take Care, have a great day<BR/>Sandy<BR/>come visitSandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30397450.post-20206895311693675032008-05-11T20:11:00.000-07:002008-05-11T20:11:00.000-07:00I must come back and write down the directions you...I must come back and write down the directions you left me here, when I'm not ready to go to bed. You must of thought you were leaving me instructions on my page when you answered my questions. lol<BR/><BR/>Anyway thanks for infor.<BR/>SandySandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30397450.post-43732386620321188082008-04-17T15:50:00.000-07:002008-04-17T15:50:00.000-07:00Hi Sandy --- the basket weave blanket is pretty ea...Hi Sandy --- the basket weave blanket is pretty easy. If you are getting about 20 sts to the inch you could cast on 80sts. This would give you a blanket approximately 16" wide. The stitch pattern is a multiple of 4sts so you could cast on any number of stitches that is divisible by 4 and then add 8 more stitches for the garter stitch border on the sides. Have I completely confused you LOL ....<BR/><BR/>So yarn forward is bringing the yarn forward like a yarn over except you will slip the next two stitches instead of knit them. Keep the yarn on the right side of the blanket while you slip those two stitches. Then bring the yarn back to the wrong side of the blanket and knit two stitches just like usual. When you bring the yarn back don't bring it over top of the needle like a yarn over, bring it back like you have just done a purl stitch and are now going to do a knit stitch. Is this making sense? You don't want to create any yarn overs :-)<BR/><BR/>You can always email me at<BR/>quiltmommy at hotmail dot com if you have more questions.<BR/><BR/>Happy knitting!<BR/>Cheryl :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220522410027771596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30397450.post-78100329238604465682008-04-17T05:15:00.000-07:002008-04-17T05:15:00.000-07:00Hi CherylMe again. Love the basket weave blankie ...Hi Cheryl<BR/>Me again. Love the basket weave blankie you made. What a really neat texture. You made it with sport and smaller needles. I'd like to give this a try, but don't want to use sport....since I'm not a seasoned knitter, want to use heavier yarn and larger needles. Do you have some thoughts about how many I would want to cast on to keep the pattern, or how it would be altered size wise?<BR/><BR/>Also, is this a reasonable pattern for begin-intern type knitter? I'm trying to visualize the yarn forward and yarn back, I've done one of those basic patterns where you do a yarn over to increase, is it similar?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the use of your brain.<BR/><BR/>Sandy<BR/><BR/>Posting here again rather than on your area where the picture is, recently I found out the tons of comments I've made to peoples previous post have probably never been seen. Guess blogger doesn't have a good system of letting us know someone has posted on an older blog note, unless we make everything wait for approval. I really hate the waiting for approval before comments are posted.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30397450.post-47475413687356451642008-04-17T04:59:00.000-07:002008-04-17T04:59:00.000-07:00You knitted a whole sweater iin 8 days!!! OMG, yo...You knitted a whole sweater iin 8 days!!! OMG, you're incredible. I love it, the look of the yoke, very nice pattern. Doing some blog walking this am, and came by through a mutual friend. Your quilts are beautiful!<BR/><BR/>I never thought about donating older dresses, those we were once at weddings etc. for such a worthwhile cause. Wished I'd known about them before I cleaned out and donated tons of stuff to GoodWill, AmVets, Kidney Foundation etc. Must make a note of it for the future.<BR/><BR/>I hope you'll stop in for a visit, welcome mats always out. I've recently completed my first adult sweater (adaption of the 5 rect./sq pattern from that TV show...can't remember the name of it.<BR/><BR/>I've crocheted for years, and only a year ago deciced to pick up knitting again, so my skills there still need to improve. I've not gotten comfortable yet reading a knitting pattern either, but hopefully that will come as well with time.<BR/><BR/>Have a great day, keep up the good work, and please swing by for a looky.<BR/><BR/>SandySandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.com