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Ditzy Girl
Permanent Resident
USA
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 Posted - 04/07/2011 : 5:38:39 PM
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Is it that when you are running out of yarn you think if
I knit faster I can finish before the yarn runs out? Or
is it just me?
Zola, Seattle, Wash.
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LJ
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USA
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Ditzy Girl
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 04/07/2011 : 9:29:29 PM
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Yah, it worked for me today, about 10" left at bind off.
Zola, Seattle, Wash.
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Milinda
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 04/07/2011 : 11:45:51 PM
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And I squeeze the remaining ball of yarn for some odd reason. Maybe to encourage it to make more of itself. Who knows. But I knit faster and I keep squeezing the ball to make it have more. We knitters are funny creatures. LOL
M L
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kkknitter
Seriously Hooked
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Posted - 04/08/2011 : 03:49:17 AM
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| Zola, same here. I just finished a pair of beaded socks with only a few inches of yarn left for grafting. Since the yarn, Opal Uni, already had a knot half way down the leg, and I had to cut, re- bead and make a new knot, I'm glad I did not have to add another skein. |
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Ditzy Girl
Permanent Resident
USA
4711 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2011 : 07:32:14 AM
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Milinda, I did the squeeze thing to. After ea couple of rows squeeze,
squeeze and knit a couple more, but it worked as I finished.
Zola, Seattle, Wash.
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daiseyduked
New Pal
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Posted - 04/08/2011 : 09:14:10 AM
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| lol! i've read that if you think you might run out, take your yarn and if it can go across your pattern (on needles) back and forth 4 times you should have enough to finish. but i'm a newbie to knitting......i don't know how true that is..... |
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marjotse
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Sweden
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anderknit
Permanent Resident
USA
2549 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2011 : 6:57:13 PM
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"Is it that when you are running out of yarn you think if
I knit faster I can finish before the yarn runs out? Or
is it just me?"
That reminds me of how my father used to say he would drive faster if he thought he was in danger of running out of gas.
"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.' " |
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minh
Permanent Resident and Destasher Extraordinnaire
USA
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Posted - 04/10/2011 : 4:01:07 PM
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| Same thing for me... the suspense kills me so I knit faster! |
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liseknits
New Pal
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Posted - 04/14/2011 : 04:22:46 AM
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| I ABSOLUTELY do this!! If I knit faster, I can beat the ball disappearing! |
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sockjoan
Warming Up
Australia
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Posted - 04/14/2011 : 04:36:56 AM
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| I know there are people who knit more slowly in the hope that the wool will last longer... |
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ruthmel1
New Pal
United Kingdom
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Gwen in Bowmanville
New Pal
Canada
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Posted - 04/14/2011 : 05:22:21 AM
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| Me, too. But I think that I knit quicker in a vain hope that I'll get to the end before the yarn shop closes. Even when the ball in question has been marinating in my stash for a couple of years... |
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dschmidt
Permanent Resident
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Posted - 04/14/2011 : 06:00:05 AM
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So glad to read that others do this too.
Donna in VA
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stitchellen
New Pal
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Posted - 04/14/2011 : 07:52:25 AM
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| So nice to know I'm not the only one! |
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churchlady
Warming Up
Canada
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Posted - 04/14/2011 : 08:56:12 AM
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| Great! I will try those next time! |
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SallySue
New Pal
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Posted - 04/14/2011 : 3:03:44 PM
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When my yarn is running low, I not only knit faster to complete the project before the yarn runs out, I have found it helps to stick my tongue out on the right side of my mouth between my lips. I have tried crossing my fingers but that interferes with my knitting! |
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robinstephanie
Seriously Hooked
USA
870 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2011 : 4:01:16 PM
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Last weekend I read Milinda and Zola's comments about squeezing their yarn when it seems like it might run out before the end of the project. Then, when i was working on my poncho and thought I wouldn't have enough yarn, I found myself doing the same thing! Knit knit knit. Squeeze. Knit knit knit. I laughed and laughed.
Robinsteph
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donnawatk
Seriously Hooked
659 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2011 : 04:17:25 AM
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I knit faster too. I glad I'm not alone. Donna
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One Stitch at a Time
Chatty Knitter
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Posted - 04/15/2011 : 09:02:42 AM
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| I do all that too! This is too funny! |
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