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By: YarnCraft » Blog Archive » YarnCraft Episode 04 :: Behind the Scenes with the Yarn Harlot Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:57:11 +0000

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By: YarnCraft

YarnCraft — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:50:57 +0000

Just want to thank everyone for commenting! Please check back on Nov. 27 to find out if your comment was included in our episode!

By: Baraka

Baraka — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:08:56 +0000

I’ve been knitting for a few years, and feel like I’m finally getting comfortable with it, but I’m wondering if knitters ever reach the stage of not re-starting a new project several times before it really gets going. I mean like six or eight times, as I seem to discover new areas of denseness with every new thing I try - lace, a first sweater, socks… just about every single thing, every new stitch pattern - and when I asked the ladies sitting round the table at my LYS, they all just looked at me and laughed (there were fortunately no DPN punctures when they were through rolling on the floor!)

Is there hope that I will ever start a project and not frog at least 30 rows several times over before I figure it out?

By: gwynivar

gwynivar — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:14:48 +0000

How many pairs of socks do you knit a year, on average?

By: Michele

Michele — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:41:08 +0000

You have written that we knitters would knit grass clippings with sticks if we couldn’t find yarn and needles. Let your mind go now: what fiber and tools would you knit with if they took away your needles and wool? And of course, money were no object?

By: Marti

Marti — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:34:35 +0000

And answer and a question:

I know how to cure “join-dip!” Just exchange 1st and last stitches, pulling 1 through the other. Voila!

Question: I love knitting socks, but no matter how hard I “snug” the yarn, (even using the 2 circular needle version so it snugs up against the thin cable) there is a ladder or run up the sock at the site of where one needle begins and another ends. How do I cure this!! I’m ready to give up on socks because I can’t find anything on this–and I’ve looked in a ton of sock books!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:20:54 +0000

What’s your favorite fiber to spin? Why? And do you like some wheels over others?

By: Lyn from PA

Lyn from PA — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:59:25 +0000

For Stephanie,

I have been knitting for about 50 years, but you have introduced me to a whole new world of knitting. THANK YOU!

I have been asked to teach a class on knitting socks! I have never done this, any suggestions on good reference materials to help get me prepared?

By: marianne

marianne — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:37:06 +0000

mwahahahaha…Quiara beat me to it… the gansey question which will be ignored…

By: carolyn modrell

carolyn modrell — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:31:16 +0000

As a knitter of many years, your blog is so fun and interesting. My question regards grafting the toe of socks on #2 needles - my ole eyes have trouble getting this to look right any suggestions