a *sweater/gansey* 'thread"

YarnWright spun a FINE 'yarn': (as USUAL, LOL!)

I'm DEBATING on a sweater (for ME, dammit!), but now that it is spring and has been 78 degrees for a week, methinks I'll wait.... MAYBE a tank-top instead??? Noreen

Another bamboo cable rib chunky sweater for DS, pattern from Vogue Knitting. He liked the one I made for his birthday so much that he asked for another in a different colour. Plus a small cable V-necked jumper for a little friend Love & higs Christine

Things were too quiet for you, Noreen.

So you just had to liven them up, lol. I'm working on a sweater for me. Pastel greeny turquoise colour, stocking stitch body and patterned yoke and sleeves. The pattern comprises panels of moss stitch (seed st.) cable and lace. Yarn is double knit (worsted weight). Have just started the second sleeve.

Bernadette spun a FINE 'yarn':

Yep, I want this NG to come back to it's GLORY days, prior to the forming of the sister yahell group so many from here dissappeared to.... :D Hugs, Noreen

I've started an Aran for a grandson but haven't got further than the welt without frogging.

The problem is that I haven't a suitably complicated pattern for that size (24" chest). He lives on a cold, wet, Welsh mountain farm so needs warm clothing at all times of year. He loves his hats, I keep making them but want something which will take more than an evening!

My greatest pleasure in knitting anything is for it to be complicated so I don't want a pattern with just one cable feature.

Where did I put that squared paper ...

Mary

Ah! I hadn't realised that.

I must admit I've read other groups but never felt moved to reply to anything on them.

This one is much more fun, the friendliest I've come across and has such a wealth of experience there is always an answer to whatever outlandish problem one is experiencing. It is good to have "life" chats as well as "craft" ones.

Bernadette

Bernadette spun a FINE 'yarn':

This NG is the best on the entire 'net, and yes, our OT chats are just wonderful! I've made so many TRUE friends via this group, some whom I'll never physically meet, but treasure just the same! Hugs, Noreen

Oh geesh I hate message board groups...they are too slow, have too many cutesy avatar thingies which slow down the download of messages [I still have a dial-up] and require you to log in and remember a password, anyway Usenet groups such as this are the best IMO...they are fast, just text and links can be used to point to graphics if one chooses. Blogs are different....I like them and maintain one myself. But for everyday enjoyment and learning and meeting new interesting people of like minds this is a great group me

Donna

DAB spun a FINE 'yarn':

I'm a dinosaur still on dial-up TOO, Donna! :D Noreen

If he is in a wet kind of place, use a long fiber wool, such as one of the traditional British Breeds rather than a modern merino wool

If it has to be warm, knit it tight! Seven stitches per inch, (28 stitches per 10 cm) is not too tight for a worsted or 5-ply gansey yarn. Heck, it is not too tight for a Aran weight yarn : ) And, knitting tight, you will do many more stitch panels. That will maintain the interest.

The warmest stitch that I have found is the Lizard Lattice. It is nice to work either back and forth or in the round and it is very easy to knit to size because it is easy to count rows and stitches. However, it does not have enough ventilation for comfort in really damp weather.

If the sweater is for damper weather, then I recommend steps and moss or diamonds and moss where every other or every third panel is a cable. If the weather is very damp, and the sweater will get worn under rain gear, go for an Aran with bobbles. With gansey yarn on # 1 needles, it should be pretty easy to plan a sweater with between 7 and 10 "decorative stitch panels" that will be as warm as anything including the best synthetic pile garments, but more attractive and more durable then the synthetic pile garments.

Aaron

I have started a sweater for me, which likely won't get done for years, and am about to start an Aran sweater for a baby which is due in September. (No, it is not my baby! LOL)

Higs, Katherine

I am just stuborn.....a 56kbs speed is just fast enough for what I need the PC for

Donna

Lots of knitting going on here.

I recently finished the Enid cardigan from the winter 2006 Interweave Knits. I was less than happy with the results, but learned an awful lot. Here's a picture on my blog, and details of the pros and cons, if anyone is interested.

whatchoo working on?

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I have a wonderful wallaby in oatmeal going for my daughter, and am planning a slate grey coat for myself. Coggie

DAB spun a FINE 'yarn':

nodnodnod, me too................. Except when it takes 4 hours to download a video of Jacey ... THEN I'd LOVE to have highspeed, EXCEPT for the price, in my case, this dinosaur is $poor$, grin! Hugs, Noreen

I just finished a vest for my DH. He gets cold in the house (if we heat the house enough for him I would be roasted) and this should help. I will try to get him to pose one of these days -- it fits pretty well and is a nice color but not particularly exciting otherwise. (Warm, though, as it was an aran weight wool and llama mix from Elann).

And can't believe you're >40 - you certainly don't look it! Happy birthday for last month.

VP

Thanks VP. Actually I participated in a KAL with this sweater, and I guess I was thinking in terms of informing the other KAL'ers. I wear lots of cardis too, and because I have a hard time finding a comfortable temperature, I need to be able to put them on and take them off easily. I do feel better about this sweater these days. I think it's relaxed a little and looks better on.

Thanks for the BD wishes. I completely forgot that post was from that day. And thanks for the kind words about me being past 40. It made my day.

Hesira

The "Hourglass Sweater" in _Last Minute Knitted Gifts_. The sample in the book is done in Noro's Cash Iroha, and whereas I really like that yarn it's just too pricey for me, so I'm using KnitPicks Andean Treasure wool/silk blend. So far, so good.

The Other Kim kimagreenfieldatyahoodotcom