tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post3575968001295289897..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: The Summer Series: Late-Day Abbreviated Coat and Why You Have to Swatch!K.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-11249549313370958062013-05-01T20:24:50.473-04:002013-05-01T20:24:50.473-04:00Interesting. I think this stitch might be easier i...Interesting. I think this stitch might be easier in Continental (though what do I know). I don't know why I said I used a US1 - though I did start swatching on that. I used a 4 also.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-50712364621148001842013-05-01T15:23:46.293-04:002013-05-01T15:23:46.293-04:00Ah, I'm a continental knitter. I was using the...Ah, I'm a continental knitter. I was using the yarn an needles that I happen to be sewing on now (US4), so a bit bigger. It did make a very tight stitch!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-56576535725398303482013-04-30T13:06:17.771-04:002013-04-30T13:06:17.771-04:00I considered this but I realize that, what will ma...I considered this but I realize that, what will make that jacket hang as it does, is the very dense fabric produced by the stitch pattern.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-20705602174481246512013-04-30T13:05:24.619-04:002013-04-30T13:05:24.619-04:00I know! Good word. I think I'm looking for fun...I know! Good word. I think I'm looking for fun.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-213583672228194852013-04-30T13:05:06.730-04:002013-04-30T13:05:06.730-04:00Oh, so smart. At this point you are preaching to t...Oh, so smart. At this point you are preaching to the converted. Thanks, L.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-17089896056204752562013-04-30T13:04:46.956-04:002013-04-30T13:04:46.956-04:00I ususally am too. But maybe I'm becoming more...I ususally am too. But maybe I'm becoming more mature with age and tiredness? :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-69160056253093773012013-04-30T13:04:06.436-04:002013-04-30T13:04:06.436-04:00My blog just ate my own comment?! Anyway, I do kno...My blog just ate my own comment?! Anyway, I do know how to do the pattern without slipping but it fucks with the tension (given that the needle is so tiny and finicky on a US1) to do it without slipping the first stitches, at least with my hands. Are you doing British or Continental? (I'm doing British.)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-10721228279543467782013-04-30T13:01:48.781-04:002013-04-30T13:01:48.781-04:00Ha! You're a keener. What needle size are you ...Ha! You're a keener. What needle size are you swatching with?K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-63215981050269565572013-04-30T12:44:57.985-04:002013-04-30T12:44:57.985-04:00Revising my previous comment, I just figured this ...Revising my previous comment, I just figured this out for myself looking at the original instructions. I didn't actually need to slip any stitches, but instead just skipped over the stitch when instructed (ie: I knit tbl into the second stitch on the needle instead of the first stitch, then went back to knit the first stitch with both still on the left needle, then I pulled the stitches off together with no net gain or loss of stitches. Then I did the same on the WS but purling instead.) I may do a few more rows tonight, but it seems to actually be making a very pretty sort of zig zag pattern so far. I can send you a picture if you want. <br /><br />Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-82474152824451825632013-04-30T12:23:42.600-04:002013-04-30T12:23:42.600-04:00What I'd do is see how long it took me to make...What I'd do is see how long it took me to make the swatch. If I was frustrated, bored or had aching wrists by the end of a 4x4 section, I'd move on. If it got easier as I went and I could get into a groove, then I'd stick with it. BTW - I just pulled out yarn and needles and can't seem to make this stitch pattern work. So, my hat is off to you if you can!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-53888420661410788522013-04-30T10:33:34.450-04:002013-04-30T10:33:34.450-04:00I would not make the sweater as is. I think the b...I would not make the sweater as is. I think the best thing to do is take the design elements you like about the swaeter/jacket and find or make another pattern that is simillar and modify appropriately. I know this is hard to do, but the pattern you describe is crazy. You will not enjoy it, even in a "I can't believe I actually made this" way. VictoriaRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-83337760125003748512013-04-30T10:30:45.143-04:002013-04-30T10:30:45.143-04:00I think Johanna has the right word - epic. Perhap...I think Johanna has the right word - epic. Perhaps even, legen.... wait for it.... dary. <br />Are you looking for a nice summer knit or a story you will pass down for generations about how you slayed the LDAC dragon?Seraphinalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706215125457113080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-84421812730520272892013-04-30T04:57:55.916-04:002013-04-30T04:57:55.916-04:00Afraid I am echoing the others. After my 'pica...Afraid I am echoing the others. After my 'picard' fiasco (which is still in the frog/fix pile after the 3rd try) sometimes you just need to trust your gut.<br /><br />If you are questioning it at swatching I say dump it.<br /><br />There is no point risking wrist and mental trauma, in my opinion!Lindahttp://fromthepurlside.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-80770579947870555802013-04-30T04:44:22.747-04:002013-04-30T04:44:22.747-04:00Haha, I am such a glutton for punishment, I'd ...Haha, I am such a glutton for punishment, I'd really be tempted to make this happen. But I think that for all that effort, it may not be worth it.. It would be epic if you did do it though lol! :)Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719917783641156738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-85080304115772614052013-04-29T23:05:58.836-04:002013-04-29T23:05:58.836-04:00I did get both of your comments so I kept this one...I did get both of your comments so I kept this one... You know, the more I think about this the more convinced I am that this sweater is not to be. I don't want to injure myself and the stitch pattern is insane, take my word for it. It is kind of cool when you do it though. It looks kind of "badass knitter".K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-26257898422047447102013-04-29T22:19:54.018-04:002013-04-29T22:19:54.018-04:00I think my first comment just got eaten, too. Sorr...I think my first comment just got eaten, too. Sorry if this is a duplicate! <br /><br />I was saying... why bother with such a finicky and potentially painful project, when there are so many great modern patterns out there? I haven't read through all the row instructions ( I very much prefer to knit from charts), but it all sounds like a major pain and I would really worry about hurting my hands or wrists with all these weird movements. Anyway, I'll keep an eye on your progress - this must be an extraordinary coat if you are considering all this effort for it!Gausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953027267171854345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-24725303170734535122013-04-29T21:51:21.073-04:002013-04-29T21:51:21.073-04:00I hate it when my comment gets eaten... I don'...I hate it when my comment gets eaten... I don't think it delivers adequate visual wallop. (Good barometer, btw.) It does deliver close to woven firmness, so I really do understand how the sweater will drape the way it does and seem like a jacket or coat. Mind you, I don't think it could possibly be worth the effort. knitting a small swatch of 32 stitches and 15 rows took almost an hour. I'd still be knitting this thing in a year.<br /><br />Plus - it's tedious!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-34354359817305672632013-04-29T21:29:52.730-04:002013-04-29T21:29:52.730-04:00Hmmm, not sure what happened to the message I left...Hmmm, not sure what happened to the message I left -- but I said pretty much the same thing as Alexandra. I wouldn't be slipping those stitches. But then I would NEVER stick with a pattern that's that much work unless it really delivered a visual wallop. Do you think this does or does it mainly achieve a close-to-woven firmness?materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-51822360098750312352013-04-29T21:06:42.711-04:002013-04-29T21:06:42.711-04:00After the work I've been doing tonight, I'...After the work I've been doing tonight, I'm inclined to agree. I mean, just cuz you "can" do something doesn't mean that you "should" do it. But man, I've invested some time in this. And now I've got to find another Summer Series knitting alternative. (I know, poor me! :-))K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-35206598597283947762013-04-29T21:05:04.207-04:002013-04-29T21:05:04.207-04:00You know, I tried it that way at first but I found...You know, I tried it that way at first but I found it SO hard to get through the first stitch on the knit side and the second stitch on the purl side that my tension got all weird and tight. This is the only way I seem to be able to keep it all even and to find a groove, but oh, the insanity.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-26298182097283129322013-04-29T19:47:27.321-04:002013-04-29T19:47:27.321-04:00That said, you couldn't pay me to knit a whole...That said, you couldn't pay me to knit a whole sweater in a stitch pattern that crosses *every row*. I'd go insane or give myself carpal tunnel or both.Alexandra V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13865207283487979900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-34919934374765356212013-04-29T19:46:43.372-04:002013-04-29T19:46:43.372-04:00You're making the stitch pattern a wee bit har...You're making the stitch pattern a wee bit harder than it has to be. You can skip all the slipping of stitches: leave the first stitch on the left needle, put the right needle behind the left and knit into the back of the second st (leaving the original stitch right where it is on the left needle), then knit into the front of the first stitch and drop both original stitches from the left needle. Same idea on the WS rows: you can purl the second stitch without moving the first. The crossing is a natural result of knitting the stitches out of order, you don't need to slip stitches back and forth to achieve it.Alexandra V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13865207283487979900noreply@blogger.com