Comments on: Surprise! http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/ Follow my unending quest to knit up my fiber stash. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:21:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Sue http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-6131 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:22:26 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-6131 Am working on the bsj but did have to make myself addl instructions since I am not the master knitter that ez was. Am about 1/2 through it and have been able to figure out that the beginning is the top. Am working on the bsj but did have to make myself addl instructions since I am not the master knitter that ez was. Am about 1/2 through it and have been able to figure out that the beginning is the top.

]]> by: Gwen http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5879 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:58:04 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5879 Thank you, Susan. I'm being seduced into knitting yet another baby sweater and in garter stitch, yet,which I've always intensely disliked knitting. Thank you, Susan. I’m being seduced into knitting yet another baby sweater and in garter stitch, yet,which I’ve always intensely disliked knitting.

]]> by: Sheila http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5877 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:27:02 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5877 I'm knitting the BSJ in a solid color. This is the first one I've knit, and I've had to start it over three times. I do think I like your decreases with the stockinette though. Maybe next time as I am not frogging this one again. I’m knitting the BSJ in a solid color. This is the first one I’ve knit, and I’ve had to start it over three times. I do think I like your decreases with the stockinette though. Maybe next time as I am not frogging this one again.

]]> by: Dorothy http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5852 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:35:02 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5852 Yup! I've done it that way and liked it a lot. I don't always (laziness swoops in sometimes), but it gives a nice vertical design element too that helps offset the garter stitch. Yup! I’ve done it that way and liked it a lot. I don’t always (laziness swoops in sometimes), but it gives a nice vertical design element too that helps offset the garter stitch.

]]> by: juuli http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5842 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 07:28:58 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5842 No wonder about your aversion - the stitch looks kind of "cheap", but is actually not easy to knit a clean-looking fabric with it. Congrats! Your looks nice, and I do like the idea of decreasing around the center stitch. No wonder about your aversion - the stitch looks kind of “cheap”, but is actually not easy to knit a clean-looking fabric with it.
Congrats! Your looks nice, and I do like the idea of decreasing around the center stitch.

]]> by: Patricia http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5835 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:35:16 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5835 Boy, everyone in the land seems to be knitting this jacket. The latest run in on this jacket was listening to Kathy and Pixie (Webs) discuss their strategies of keeping track of increases/decreases via the Ready, Set, Knit podcast. Webs is hosting a BSJ knitalaong. Boy, everyone in the land seems to be knitting this jacket. The latest run in on this jacket was listening to Kathy and Pixie (Webs) discuss their strategies of keeping track of increases/decreases via the Ready, Set, Knit podcast. Webs is hosting a BSJ knitalaong.

]]> by: Marcia http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5828 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:08:06 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5828 So THAT's what you were working on Tuesday night! I was going to ask you, but, well, you know! So THAT’s what you were working on Tuesday night! I was going to ask you, but, well, you know!

]]> by: Kate http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5826 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:01:40 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5826 Your BSJ looks fine, I started once at that jacket, but I frogged it. Maybe I will try again later, much later. Your BSJ looks fine, I started once at that jacket, but I frogged it. Maybe I will try again later, much later.

]]> by: Annalea http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5824 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:04:12 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5824 Susan, Elizabeth herself would be the first to tell you to change the decreases if it suits you. She wrote the pattern the way that she liked--but as the champion of intelligent, thoughtful knitting, she would be seriously disappointed if everyone followed her patterns as though they were tyrannical little dictators. Wouldn't I love to sit down with Elizabeth Zimmerman and Barbara Walker together and hash over Elizabeth's patterns . . . can you imagine? Susan, Elizabeth herself would be the first to tell you to change the decreases if it suits you. She wrote the pattern the way that she liked–but as the champion of intelligent, thoughtful knitting, she would be seriously disappointed if everyone followed her patterns as though they were tyrannical little dictators.

Wouldn’t I love to sit down with Elizabeth Zimmerman and Barbara Walker together and hash over Elizabeth’s patterns . . . can you imagine?

]]> by: Peg http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5823 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:25:20 +0000 http://knittingasfastasican.com/2007/surprise/#comment-5823 I really like the BSJ! It is in the queue and I am knitting my 7th Rib Warmer Vest and have knit 2 simple little EZ sweaters from the "Knitter's Almanac". Wouldn't you love to sit down and spend a few hours with EZ? I will watch for your changes! I think the lady was brilliant! That is a cute little sweater and some baby will be cozy wearing it! I really like the BSJ! It is in the queue and I am knitting my 7th Rib Warmer Vest and have knit 2 simple little EZ sweaters from the “Knitter’s Almanac”. Wouldn’t you love to sit down and spend a few hours with EZ? I will watch for your changes!
I think the lady was brilliant! That is a cute little sweater and some baby will be cozy wearing it!

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