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Hello Lori, welcome to the group.

I would think that a pot for knitting needles is a neat idea. Since many of us now use circular needles, some of us even for sock knitting. The pot should be made for sock knitting needles. Getting all my DP knittung needles out, the shortes I have are 4" long, the longest are 15", and the whole bundle of all these DP needles 6" in circumference. I would think that the pot should be no higher than 5" and also have straight side with a wider mouth than a bottom. What do you think is that a help. When are you going to make a warp for you table loom. Why not make it a painted warp for a scarf.

I am not sure when you talk about Iron yarn holders what you are talking about, do you mean the ones you can hang on your arm or pin to your waist so you can carry your knitting yarn around with you...??? I would think that making these from ceramics might become a bit heavy.

keep us posted Lori

Els

Thank you Els - this gives me a good starting point.

The old, iron yarn holders (or plastic, tin, etc.) were for holding the yarn ball. Picture a small globe (sphere) that would separate at the middle to open and set in your ball of yarn. The top has a small hole the yarn or thread would be fed through.

The yarn is held in this container instead of rolling off your lap, onto the floor, under the sofa/chair, running away from you into the path of the house-cat just waiting to jump on it and send it rolling everywhere you can't reach it.

I, myself, prefer my big, old bowl. But, one of the cats (Nuisance, the tuxedo cat - appropriately named) is still able to bat it out and send it rolling faster than I can jump up, run after it and tackle it. (The yarn, not the cat.....)

As far as warping the loom - I'm not sure. This one came out of hiding because I was getting a bit burnt out on knitting. Our Relay for Life project this winter was scarves for sale - lots and lots of scarves, knitted or crocheted. I've knitted so many scarves this year that I just couldn't do one more.

We think alike - a scarf - I'll see what they have to offer at the fiber fair this week-end. Better leave the credit cards at home. I'll let you know what kinds of goodies I find - always some very special "can't live withouts" at this one.....

Take care,

Lori

Lori you are up very late, being already into Thursday. I live on Vancouver Island and it is here still Wednesday, although not for very long anymore.

Good explanation for the iron ball holder, I figured that it had to be something like that. You think that you can make that out of ceramics? Would it break, if it rolled off your lap. I have my yarn sitting in my old bicycle basket that used to hang on my handlebars. We do not have any cats so that helps. Although when my brother comes by with Noah (standard poodle) I have to put it out of the way, he will worry it to death thinking it is a rat or something.....LOL

Keep on thinking woven scarf, maybe it will happen.

Els

I like this idea of having a needle crock with separate sections of different sizes. I have my straight needles in a small coffee can and the longer needles lean out because the sides of the can are not tall enough to support them. BonnieBlue

Hi Lori, I am another for the idea of a caddy with separate compartments for different sizes its one of my pet hates sifting thru knitting needles looking for a particular size, I had the home craft idea of a spindle type of arrangement with tubes encircling it the first circle of tubes being 25cm long so the needle size peeked out and a second circle of tubes smaller in length say 15cm for the shorter length needles, this way the needles would be in "pigeon slots of sizes" and length - sort of a filing system of needles, I planned to use plastic cling wrap insider tubes being a thick cardboard, or lash out at the local plumbing store and buy lengths of pvc tubing, (some which are supplied with end caps) and get hubby to cut to size I want and somehow lash them around a spindle (probably an old broom handle) not glamourous but then I could knit tube coverings........hope this helps in some way! and welcome lurker! - regards Alison B

Hi Lori,

Welcome to the RCTY *family*! :o)

I love your sense of humor (about the 12 step program LOL), you'll fit in nicely with this group... we all get a little silly (cough... yeah a

*little*, I'm sure) at times.

The idea of knitting needle crocks sound really neat. I would think that to counter-balance the weight so they don't fall over they should be a little over half as tall as the needles are long, and also to counter-balance if they are not perfectly straight then they should be a bit wider at the bottom rather than at the top. Sorry Els, I am just remembering recently how Casper walked by the TV tray where Matthew had a glass sitting (which was wider at the top rather than at the bottom) and Casper's *happy tail* actually knocked it off the tray even though the glass was full of water.

Since knitting needles come in different lengths, you could (if the store would be interested in selling them) make the crocks different heights. The shorter ones could be used for the double point needles OR for crochet hooks. Just a thought! :o)

*hugs* Gemini

LOL Els, I could actually see a dog carrying on barking at the yarn thinking that it is an animal.

*hugs* Gemini

Yes, I'm generally up at all hours - that seems to be the time when I can get things accomplished best. But, it's now Thursday morning and I'm raring to go!! After I get some of the much needed yard work done this morning, I'm going to be working in my studio on those needle crocks.

I'll post pictures once I get them to the stage where they're recognizable - it looks as if the multi-compartment is the wisest way to go. Ideas - I got a million of them now!

Thank you all! But, I'm still open to suggestions if anyone else want to chime in.

Els, the yarn holder I described (the sphere type) would have a footring on the bottom to stabilize it. It can sit on the floor, on the side table - anywhere you want - but, doesn't have to be in your lap. They can be made of any material - if out of porcelain or stoneware, it's just a matter of matching the rims for size when throwing the parts on the wheel. In this case - the whole piece is nothing more than 2 bowls (made with proper locking device) put together rim-to-rim - the bottom with a foot, the top one rounded with an opening. Piece o' cake!!

Gotta go - I'm committing herbicide today - dandelions and creeping charlie are encroaching from the neighbors yard again. Grrrrrrr!!!

Have a good day, Everyone!!

Lori

Good morning, Gemini!

Balance is a great concern - I had thought that with a single container, a slight flair at the bottom as well as the top would be best - something like this - )_(

But, for multi-compartmented pieces, the sides should be straight with several different heights attached to each other.

Do you remember ever seeing those lucite desk organizers made of different sized tubes on end? I think it would resemble that, only with the tubes of a larger diameter.

I'm really going now - really.....

Lori

I like the look of that!

Yes, I do remember them, and I like that idea too!

Will you post pictures of the finished project on a site where we can all have a look when you have them made? I would love to see them. Also, will they be painted or left raw?... Is that what they call unpainted pottery?

*hugs* Gemini

This is so funny. As an exercise in the drawing class I am taking (to challenge myself, as much as anything else) we had an assignment to draw an object (possibly from imagination) using isometric perspective (don't ask; the short answer is, it's a drafting technique). ANyway, the object I drew is obviously a multi-compartment needle holder of this sort, although that's not what I had in mind when I started drawing it! You can see it on my drawing journal page:

's in the middle, in the 2nd row from the bottom.I apologize for the quality of the photographs. I need to learn to drawdarker, and photograph lighter! Georgia

So do I, it could become something very artistic.....Lori we will give you order soon...LOL

Els

Funny that one of your drawings turned out to be what we ended up talking about this morning. ;o)

I had a look around at all of your drawings.... very nice! I *really* loved the drawing of the shoes... that looks very professional. The write-ups that came along with each of the drawings are really interesting too. Thank you for sharing!

*hugs* Gemini

Thanks, Gem. Our final project for Drawing I apparently doesn't even need to involve drawing, and can be multi-media. I'm going to find a way to involve fiber in it, even if only as an instrument...

Georgia\

Welcome Lori,

Wow, what great ideas you've come up with, I'm so glad you found our group. Now, since I have a large tube container for all my knitting needles which I don't use now, I would rather have something for my crochet hooks. Right now I have most of them in a zippered cosmetic bag in my knitting stand. Can't wait until we see pictures.

Hugs,

Nora

Great drawings, all of them. Forget that you were drawing yourself. I love them all

Els

Thanks, Els. It was a real relief to me that patience will take you quite a ways in drawing. Now, I don't have as much of that as some people, but I have way more than I used to! I geuss there are some advantages to being an "older" student, LOL.

Georgia

Welcome to the group,Lori, you are quite right to say the groupis a very caring one and helpful as well as lots of fun God Bless Gwen

Oh Yes Georgia, there are certainly advantages to being an older student or what we call here an adult student. For one, you want to be in that class, you parent had not told you to be there. I have learned lots being an adult student. Our son Dennis, went to the local technical school in Toronto. During a parent teacher interview, I chatted with the pricipal, and told him my wish to go to a life drawing class. He invited me to come and join the class, next week. That is how I went for a year, once a week to live drawing classes with the highschool kids. It is amazing what you learn there, from the teacher, the students and even from the models. They would, at break time wander around the class, in their wraps, and peek at what we had sketched. I was taught dueing the first classes, to make a quick thumb nail at the bottom of my paper on my easel. So you would get the essence of the body shape. Never mind the romantic side of drawing, it is the practical eye, that is helpful. No I did not become a great drawer or painter.Today I do look at the human body with total different eyes. I loved those classes. I also have no fear of putting my pencil on paper either. It does help with designing for Textiles.

Els