Math lesson
I had one very fat ball of gray synthetic mohair yarn. I used size 8 needles and cast on 20 stitches. Then I knit garter stitch for five feet. This made a wonderful fashionable scarf for either a man or woman. It was just what I needed for the staff Christmas party. It took about two hours to knit.
I can't believe I have never used wooden needles before. Today I bought some at Urban Yarns in Vancouver. There was an array of different types but I bought the least expensive ones. They are made by the River John Needle Company in Nova Scotia and only cost $10.95. I love how they feel.
My friend has an idea for knitting with pencils. She put the wool around the pencils and cast on. We don't have enough pairs of needles today. Pencils are not bad but I like needles better. The most important thing is to make sure that your knitting is loose.
Connie has a scarf made from the fur of her dog. The dog is a Samoyed, with long white fur. Every year she combs and brushes out the undercoat. She saved the wool and washed it. She found a woman to spin the fur into yarn. The dog fur was mixed with some wool to make it stronger. Sheep's wool makes a strong yarn and the dog fur makes it soft. Connie had another scarf made of all dog's fur and in some places the yarn broke.
Don't ask about the 'nb nb' post. It is not a special knitting term. Somehow the computer at work had a glitch as I was posting and now it can't be deleted.
Using one of the ideas mentionned in my last post, my daughter completed a super skinny scarf, 2 and 1/2 inches wide, knit with size 9 needles, in light lime green camel hair wool. Very loopy. Then she trimmed the ends with dangles of pearls, which we bought to trim her costume last fall. It will be a gift for a friend and only took one evening to make.
I am knitting a little here and there and sticking to the most simple patterns. So when I saw this I knew it was for me.