tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195073239487586651.post9125376715611812774..comments2023-11-05T03:32:06.676-08:00Comments on Victorian Lace Today: Unlucky cloverAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04809504760346254917noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195073239487586651.post-35185803536571738782007-02-28T02:23:00.000-08:002007-02-28T02:23:00.000-08:00Oh dear I am sorry .Ah the joys of little ones I ...Oh dear I am sorry .Ah the joys of little ones I remember it well and now I have a grandaughter I have to hide my knitting before she comes. My daughter is a knitter also and little Emily shouts 'knitty, knitty' all the time . Guess its in the blood and your daughter was trying to be just like Mama :)Artis-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157617283083385412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195073239487586651.post-38363806558630178232007-02-25T17:44:00.000-08:002007-02-25T17:44:00.000-08:00Thanks for posting the Yarn Harlot fix. That's suc...Thanks for posting the Yarn Harlot fix. That's such a smart little trick.Karin Rosmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412487853259045706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195073239487586651.post-33022885709236833762007-02-25T14:46:00.000-08:002007-02-25T14:46:00.000-08:00It sounds as if this was nature's way of making yo...It sounds as if this was nature's way of making you do another cast-on, although I admire how well you dealt with the anguish. If anything so ghastly happens again, the Yarn Harlot has a couple entries, with photos, which might help you cope: see <BR/>http://tinyurl.com/esdqs and <BR/>http://tinyurl.com/fh9w4<BR/>Although the photos are very scary at first view, I found these lessons very inspiring and am now enormously brave about picking back stitches and then zipping them up again.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045029232081633077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195073239487586651.post-54559345289311355762007-02-25T11:37:00.000-08:002007-02-25T11:37:00.000-08:00Jeannie, I think the cable cast-on would work, if ...Jeannie, I think the cable cast-on would work, if you used larger needles or 2 needles held together. I really think the key for this shawl is that the cast-on <I>must</I> be soft and supple.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the commiseration, everyone. The grief was intense but short-lived. I'm already looking forward to casting on again - but not until I finish the ME sweater that I started in the aftermath. :)~Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12170061990989189343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195073239487586651.post-26966692293621936362007-02-25T08:35:00.000-08:002007-02-25T08:35:00.000-08:00What a good mama. I have a 7 year old and a 5 year...What a good mama. I have a 7 year old and a 5 year old. We've been there. I bet the cast on goes much smoother and faster this time. Go for it.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601737175837948937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195073239487586651.post-4530708733390335242007-02-25T08:16:00.000-08:002007-02-25T08:16:00.000-08:00Oh no. I would have cried too. There are times whe...Oh no. I would have cried too. There are times when a child free zone would be nice. Luckily my girls are old enough now to know my knitting is out of bounds for them. Good luck with the new start.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195073239487586651.post-79267519531814088522007-02-24T21:29:00.000-08:002007-02-24T21:29:00.000-08:00I also have a three year old and you have my empat...I also have a three year old and you have my empathy and praise. I don't know what cast on your pattern called for, but I just gave up on one that called for the loop cast on because it was causing way too much tension (in me, not my project). I'd like to think that I would be as patient as you if my son pulled the needle out. I think I would have to step outside and yell first.Karin Rosmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412487853259045706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195073239487586651.post-63708773761119524532007-02-24T20:46:00.000-08:002007-02-24T20:46:00.000-08:00Oh no!!! I would have wept too. I have a three y...Oh no!!! I would have wept too. I have a three year old also and can understand how they can effect your knitting. I hope you manage to cast on again for this project. I've been thinking about it since your last post. I like the look of the cable cast on although it might not be the stretchiest. But what if you used a needle a size or two larger? That might give it the stretchiness that it needs for that long edge.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864476176587959178noreply@blogger.com