tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post4286362505047571384..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: We Interrupt This Scheduled Break...K.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-75529744309663389462011-05-25T19:31:13.064-04:002011-05-25T19:31:13.064-04:00F: Thanks!
Lisa: Smart ass!
Vic: Check out my la...F: Thanks!<br /><br />Lisa: Smart ass!<br /><br />Vic: Check out my latest post...<br /><br />Susan: Aww, cute!<br /><br />Anotheryarn: Thank you so much, I checked out those articles and they were so helpful. The 3 needle bind off idea was insanity...<br /><br />Stacy: I think it's a combo of the jeans stretching and the waistband (which doesn't call for interfacing) having been interfaced - because I'm not going to put all this work in and not stabilize the waistband!<br /><br />Kim: Thanks so much for that suggestion! Going to check it out...K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-71535587531213238262011-05-23T12:32:18.958-04:002011-05-23T12:32:18.958-04:00I don't really knit, just some scarves and wha...I don't really knit, just some scarves and whatnot, but my Mom does. For Christmas a couple years ago I wanted to get her some knitting stuff A very good knitter suggested a book called "The Knitter's Book of Finishing Techniques." Every time my Mom finishes a sweater she tells me thank you for the book and that she doesn't know what she did without it. You can get it in a spiral binding which is nice to hold your page.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669069576502953258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-90087015564524446562011-05-20T17:27:57.384-04:002011-05-20T17:27:57.384-04:00Did you have fusible in the waistband? Usually, a...Did you have fusible in the waistband? Usually, a more rigid piece will stay put, but the part you're attaching it may have stretched. The result -- the two no longer match. You just have to take precautions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06926222718529626128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-84718390731855068962011-05-20T14:51:06.116-04:002011-05-20T14:51:06.116-04:00Nth-ing the mattress stitch. Once you get it down...Nth-ing the mattress stitch. Once you get it down it is fabulous. I am also going to recommend the Techniques with Theresa column on Knitty (online knitting magazine). She wrote about the mattress stitch in the Spring '04 issue. Knitty also has a good grafting/kitchener article.<br /><br />Side seams are not the place to use 3-needle bind off (good for shoulder seams though, but there is a trick to that involving leaving all shoulder stitches live - a book on finishing knits should outline that). Picking up stitches to do a 3-needle bind off is insanity.anotheryarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924336268700259079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-30967641139496463362011-05-20T11:31:54.209-04:002011-05-20T11:31:54.209-04:00Hang in there!
Alpacas look like smaller fluffier...Hang in there!<br /><br />Alpacas look like smaller fluffier Llamas.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-8887826381271129982011-05-20T08:00:44.739-04:002011-05-20T08:00:44.739-04:00You're almost close to the finish line and I c...You're almost close to the finish line and I can't wait. I know all your hard work will pay off:)Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055410123914346485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-44510844255842001282011-05-20T01:26:58.199-04:002011-05-20T01:26:58.199-04:00Um, you know there are shops where you can buy the...Um, you know there are shops where you can buy theses things ready made? xxGrace Apphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05832377988493679213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-26523651763757170482011-05-19T23:50:12.700-04:002011-05-19T23:50:12.700-04:00mattress stitch, as you've already heard.
Good...mattress stitch, as you've already heard.<br />Good luck with the jeans.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-23474155266447479622011-05-19T23:17:26.104-04:002011-05-19T23:17:26.104-04:00Raven: Thanks for clarifying. And it does seem lik...Raven: Thanks for clarifying. And it does seem like a lot of work...<br /><br />Wendy: Should I be embarrassed to tell you that I don't know what an alpaca looks like?<br /><br />Taran: I did interface (with bias cut stretch interfacing) so I wonder if that did it. Nonetheless, the band needs a good 2 inches of extra fabric to cover the zipper area. I'm thinking of just adding another strip to the back waist i.e. I've undone the 2 waist pieces that join at the centre back. I'm thinking of just adding another piece. Will mean it's a double line back seam, but I'm not really bothered by that. I mean, the seams will be neat and it's not like jeans are formal. Thoughts?<br /><br />Alexandra: Thanks so much for giving me that info - I've been looking at posts on mattress stitch but I didn't know if that's what I was looking for...<br /><br />Faye: No rush. You have time :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-89553276576650991372011-05-19T22:19:09.985-04:002011-05-19T22:19:09.985-04:00I've afraid to cross the jeans bridge as of ye...I've afraid to cross the jeans bridge as of yet. So I think you are brave.Faye Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781186043996633965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-49567879149938594772011-05-19T22:10:06.590-04:002011-05-19T22:10:06.590-04:00Picking up stitches so you can seam with a three-n...Picking up stitches so you can seam with a three-needle bind off is for A. certain specific situations and B. knitters who are deathly afraid of seaming.<br /><br />What you want is something called mattress stitch. I won't post a link because Blogger will eat it, but there are plenty of tutorials.Alexandrahttp://alexandravirgiel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-82563946529052618512011-05-19T20:18:56.482-04:002011-05-19T20:18:56.482-04:00Oh, no! My guess is that the pants fabric has stre...Oh, no! My guess is that the pants fabric has stretched more than the waistband... That is often a bit fiddly. I've never used the actual Jalie waistband, though... (you are using that pattern, right? Or am I on crack?)<br /><br />So sorry that you've run into problems :(. I hope it does turn out all right.<br /><br />I have no advice on the knitting, of cours. Good luck!Tanit-Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824217102632813598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-79123905128460335062011-05-19T20:14:26.151-04:002011-05-19T20:14:26.151-04:00I'm having funny images of alpacas now...I'm having funny images of alpacas now...WendyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985099019783464580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-76746657795282742712011-05-19T19:54:15.287-04:002011-05-19T19:54:15.287-04:00Yes, you need live stitches for 3 needle bind off....Yes, you need live stitches for 3 needle bind off. That's why I never bind off shoulders. It's simpler to just bind off the back and front together.<br /><br />I never thought of doing it on a side seam. Seems like extra work to pick up all those stitches from both sides. I finally finished my cardi and mattress stitched the sides. It's easy to do, but long.Ravenhttp://loiseaunoir.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com