Comments on: (Barely) Controlled Chaos

By: Janet from Chanhassn

Janet from Chanhassn — Sat, 31 May 2008 02:24:00 +0000

Would you mention where to find the pattern for your black socks. I love the look of them and I love to knit on small needles. Thanks

By: beth

beth — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:54:00 +0000

Great job on the spinning! Your finished yarn looks really good:) Do you have Spin to Knit or Spin It yet? They're both good spinning books for beginners.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:35:00 +0000

Oops, I should have been a little more specific and told you that you need the skein untwisted and held in it’s “circle” state. Boy, I hope this makes sense. It’s easier and faster to do than to explain!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:33:00 +0000

Re the spinning: Have you tried steaming the skein? You need a teakettle with a whistling spout because you need a narrow jet of steam. Fill the kettle, put it on to boil, stretch the skein between your hands, and CAREFULLY move it through the jet of steam. Hold each part of the skein in the steam until you see it stop moving (sounds creepy, doesn’t it?) then move on to the next part after it cools a bit. You need to be holding the skein fairly taut while you do this. AND BE CAREFUL! This should smooth and even it out a bit.

By: Tiny Tyrant

Tiny Tyrant — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:55:00 +0000

Cute trick with the van door.

My parents had this old Chevy Nova when I was about her age and our dad had us convinced that if you pushed on the ceiling, the horn would honk.

Yes I am still that gullible. lol

By: tadlewog

tadlewog — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:53:00 +0000

the spinning never took with me… i figured that maybe I could get into it with a wheel instead of a spindle, but i’m not ready to make that leap.

Good luck with the meeting today. i hope it’s smoother and better than you seem to expect. i’ll send good thoughts your way.

By: Dianne

Dianne — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:47:00 +0000

Your spinning looks great!