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Here's the Blog post that was used:Jacqueline O Take care â¤ï¸ |
Matthew F thats the idea... if there are bad books we want to know that |
Hanna M I like that, I use a book for taking notes. |
Bettina B Thanks, seee you next time |
Morag W thank you glad to see you |
Maurie H Bye for now. |
Darlene S thanks so much!!! |
Doris H Thanks very much. Doris |
Marjorie M There is one modern book that I would love to worn people away from. |
Robin B Thanks, Sue and Matt! |
Lyn R Thanks for good program today. Was glad I was able to be here today. |
Wilma T So nice I was able to join life. Thanks so much Sue and Matt |
Nancy M thanks Sue for a great meeting. |
Barbara N thank you ! enjoyed it, nice to see you! |
Cherie S Thank you for the update. Looking forward to more changes! |
Morag W Oh no you haven't!! |
Joan W Hope you are OK Sue |
Maurie H Don't ignore hand knit books |
Matthew F its coming!!! |
Morag W Thank you Matt |
Cherie S Like that Idea. I check every book sale and thrift shop for knitting machine books. |
Nancy M love not live |
Jacqueline O Excellent idea to do book reviews! |
Nancy M still live my Brothers stitch pattern book..over 1000 different stitch patterns. |
Morag W Oh I love books YES |
Nancy M oooh, sounds interesting. love books. |
Jacqueline O Thank you Sue! Lovely to see you. |
Nancy M if you have a brilliant idea of how to do something, make good notes...IF it fails keep those notes as you WILL have that idea agin st it eill save repeating the failure. |
Marie-Jo C Sandra, What about a crochet band? |
Bettina B I would like a check list, too, really good idea |
Judy P wipe your machine down before you start |
Wilma T A buttonband in 2 pieces, seam at back neck sometimes works well |
Darlene S excellent thank you |
Maurie H I sew everything by hand |
Sandra Rupnik Hello everyone. I just joined the group chat. May I please ask what you should do if you donât have enough needles to do the button band on a cardigan? Thank you |
Linda H I just realized about the notes in Knit it Now patterns. I will use that feature. |
Joan W I love the finishing effect I get from my linker |
Judy P notes - be sure to date |
Judy P wash and let rest. nnotes |
Maurie H If you have washed your swatch then you should be okay to knit, sew and wash. |
Nancy M have you tried measuring a garment that fits you the way you want it too? |
Marie-Jo C Thanks for your answers, Wilma and Maurie. Good ideas, i'll give them a try! Thanks for your advice, Sue. |
Bettina B my last project, i tried the sewing on machine, tried my linker, then sew it by hand as always, that i can neatly enough. |
Nancy M it does help you remember to sit or stand tall. |
Nancy M if you tend to slouch over your machine try one of the many posture helps that has a light weight at the back and you slip your arms through |
Wilma T I totally agree Sue, finishing is so important |
Cherie S Me too Maurie... |
Juavue H On the pattern that I am doing is I print it then I add any of my notes that I need. I also alway look at the side notes to my pattern and watch any video that it says. |
Maurie H I print them off and leave my lap top open at the pattern so if i need more help I have it. |
Hanna M I got it working, thank you |
Lyn R We had KAL once where we were trying to knit different items so they all measured the same size |
Cherie S I use blue ink for anything I note regarding the left side of my pattern, and red ink for the right side. It helps me really keep track of what I've just done and what I need to do next. |
Jacqueline O This is amazing. Love the putting the note in the pattern! |
Wilma T Guilty or make them and donât understand what I meant |
Judy P wish mine would. just made swatch of truboo - gorgeous washed it was a dull rag color drape |
Catherine Z I'm Old and I have too many distractions. Taking notes is a must for me. |
Cheryl S I Have read about people not blocking but sewing it up throwing it in the washing machine and it's good to go. Is this recommended? |
Wilma T under the armhole and over the bust, torso width |
Maurie H Marie-Jo try knitting one size smaller. |
Wilma T Marie-Jo C, I often have that issue. Now I measure under the armhole and measure my shoulder width. Rather busty, so if I use that measurements itâs always too wide. Now I use darts |
Cherie S My local yarn shop lets me purchase one ball of yarn and will put away the rest of the same dye lot for five days. That gives me time to figure out my swatch, dress it and figure out how much yarn I need before I return for the final purchase. |
Maurie H notes are very important for you will forget , but the notes are there to tell your brain that is what you did the last time. |
Robin B Any tips on good note-taking? Iâm still struggling trying to get into good habits keeping notes. |
Nancy M it is not cheating to make detailed notes along the way. |
Marie-Jo C My garments are often to wide! I think I add too much ease. How can I add just what is necessary? |
Nancy M unit construction was what we called it in sewing home ec. |
Judy P and wash, let rest |
Morag W There is never enough time!! |
Wilma T Thatâs what I use them for all the time, safe until repaired |
Nancy M those pins are great for catching dropped stitch before they can run. |
Wilma T Good idea Nancy |
Nancy M yes |
Maurie H I found that out the hard way. |
Nancy M get some safety pins or markers to insert at the designated needles. |
Morag W I did what you said about swatching & was told by an exppert that it wasn't right so they got heave ho!! |
Bettina B i confess, i am still (in different degreees) guilty of all these points, just the sweater-style i have control.You can add, don't wish for something to knit you are not ready for |
Joan W Also you need to swatch different colours of the same yarn. Found that out! |
Morag W Yes i'm doing plating just now |
Nancy M don't forget there's such a thing as negative ease... |
Judy P how about plating |
Maurie H Don't we all learn the hard way. |
Wilma T Learned the hard way of course Maurie, but it was a really good lesson ð |
Maurie H Neat idea Wilma |
Wilma T When I have a difficult yarn I try knit weave, as CC, which usually gives a nice result |
Barbara N Hello its Barbara in Maine |
Catherine Z Catherine Z Hello from Riverton, Utah |
Nancy M I had use every 3rd needle on the BULKY to get a novelty yarn to work. |
Robin B Hello from Durham, NC. |
Linda H Hi from PA |
Matthew F Hanna - we stream from YouTube try reloading your broswer to see if that clears it up |
Pamela S Hi from texas |
Susan B Hello from Oklahoma. Thanks for the sympathy card. That was very sweet of you. |
Hanna M I can't get the video to work |
Joan W Hi from New Zealand |
Pam H hello from chicago! |
Jenny M B Who's the knitter with us from the Wirral peninsular? |
Judy P Im late but hi everyone |
Hanna M Hello from Ohio |
Nancy M machines have their own personality...each one is different....there are seversl yarns my machine dislikes intensely. |
Scott V things liek that |
Scott V i think its line up tools, check needles set up yarn and repalcement spools |
Morag W Yes she is |
Scott V someone i know has a check list of everything they need to so some of the stuff you said sue. |
Matthew F yes. |
Nancy M Sue shoild you be in the little picture in the lower righthand corner? |
Marie-Jo C Bonjour, Maurie ! |
Lyn R Hi from Crandall |
Nancy M I have saved more than one project by unraveling a swatch. |
Maurie H Bonjour Marie Jo |
Nancy M another really GOOD reason to make those pesky Swatches |
Marie-Jo C Hello Sue ! It's nice to join the meeting ! Marie-Jo from France |
Eleonore G Hello from Yucca Valley, California |
Maurie H Yap but fortunately I had done four swatches and that saved my daughter's sweater. |
Shane D hello from Greece |
Scott V jenny ok |
Jenny M B Scott - Sue is right (as always!!) - it's Wales, UK |
Scott V better to overbuy yard it goes fast |
Leslie L Hello from Leslie Lewis Shelbyville IL |
Jacquie F Hello from Toronto |
Nancy M Nancy Mangeri in Kansas here. |
Wilma T Hello from the Netherlands |
Deb L Hello from Southern Alberta! |
Mary Ann B Hello from Sunny Minnesota. |
Shelley K Hello from California |
Scott V jenny is that north wales pa |
Cherie S Hello everyone from West Coast of Canada |
Scott V hello |
Jenny M B Venita - when you add a ribber you tip the main bed back and the yarn mast leans backwards so you need to turn it to make it more upright. |
Jenny M B Hi all, from North Wales |
Joy G Sitting in the garden to try to get enough internet lol |
Morag W It's great thank you |
Joy G Hi from France ð ð ð |
Ritta K Good Afternoon from Central Florida |
Matthew F excited we are back! |
Matthew F Hi everyone! |
Darlene S hi Ontario Canada |
Doris H Doris |
Doris H Hi, from Ireland |
Morag W Hi Sue how are you glad to see you best wishes from Dundee |
Venita H At some point today could you talk about why the tension mast has to be turned |
Maurie H yes loud and clear. |
Bettina B Hei, nice to be here again, greetings from yet snowy Norway :-) |
Ruth S Ruth and Agadore from Ontario, Canada. |
Venita H Hi Sue glad I could make it today. Oops this Venita |
Jacqueline O Hey Sue! Nice to see you. Greetings from Switzerland. |
Maurie H Am here with my cast off, but the hand is still slow going but getting better everyday, I can hold a transfer tool . |
Juavue H Hello trust you are having a good week so far. |
Sue Jalowiec hello! we'll get started in a minute |