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We had a new one sign up, please say hello to jillian she joined us over the holiday weekend. I also posted a picture out front but i forgot to put it here as well. Thanks to erin i fixed my botched kitchner stitch, no more trying to do that while watching teevee.




man….my apologies to stacey two posts ago…this is the second time i’ve broken an HTML link in handtyping the code for links…i looked up and saw carol’s URL and put it twice. Man me and my broken HTML skillz apologize stacey! so sorry!

Posted by Jennifer on 11/25 at 08:24 PM

something to show

hey everyone!  lesley has a blog up and rolling now check it out!

i also finished one of my mary janes tonight. ignore the EFFed up kitchner stitch jobby i did on the end. i discovered i CAN’T do that and watch teevee at the same time. so i’m hoping erin can help me rescue it tomorrow.

i’ll be working on the rest tomorrow..i also ditched the pink and have light blue instead for the crochet part. i like blue and brown together right now.

Posted by Jennifer on 11/21 at 10:44 PM

new member

everyone say hello to carol she is joining us in making some SWEET MARY JANES. This is a complimnet to stacey so i hope she doesn’t mind me sharing. but carol was inspired by stacey, because she’d only knit scraves before and she pretty much just whipped those suckers right out and amazed everyone, including carol.

Posted by Jennifer on 11/17 at 04:26 PM

Proof I’m working on them!

I posted this out front but hey!
here’s proof i really am working on two slippers at once!
(and playing sock puppet theater)




check out the link list and see who’s all finished!

Posted by Jennifer on 11/16 at 11:21 PM

broken HTMLS skillz

ok just so y’all know i hand code my links AND my photographs so everyonce inawhile i fall off the wagon and mess it up..i messed up julies link below. i fixed it now. sorry about that my friend…that’s what i get for not cheating and using an easy way out. i have no photo yet but will tonight. i am working ont wo mary jane’s at once. :D

also erin post in comments what color she used and i’ll put it here so y’all can find it easy…The yarn used for the pair in the pattern photos was Noro silk garden color 203.

so i’ll update it all tonight!

Posted by Jennifer on 11/16 at 02:24 PM

Monday of D O O M

Everyone, erin has posted a HEEL TUTORIAL on her blog. go here and take a look. It’s a good tutorial. She is pretty good at explaining stuff even ONLINE! go erin go!
In between sewing today i spied a few people who are done! kat has a pair on! And Peggy has pictures of hers! And Stacey has pictures of hers! And danielle has also put up pictures of hers! And julie has bought pretty yarn for hers! Ann tells me she has finished…perhaps she can get me a photo or bring them to the meeting this week! Anyone else doing well out there?

Today we had errand to run in Valpo, so i went with the family as they met with Zander’s First Step’s People. He’s getting help with speech therapy. I took my slipper along to knit. I was happily knitting along when i realized i didn’t read the pattern very well and screwed up quite a bit. So off the needles it came! I’m starting over tonight. Ugh. Monday of D O O M for my slipper. i need to get going…everyone is going to have two pairs done before i have ONE slipper!

Posted by Jennifer on 11/15 at 12:13 AM

help session

hi a few of us got together tonight to unwind and knit. i for some reason just enjoyed talking tonight and laughing and visiting with this super special guest that i didn’t even pick up my knitting. say hello to Jessica (erin’s little girl)


she dropped by tonight with erin to help show ann how to do the cast on






here’s one of erin’s new noro mary janes


and here’s ann knitting and counting after she got it


and here’s my mary jane i didn’t really knit all nite


i will knit for an hour before bed tonight though.

Posted by Jennifer on 11/10 at 10:49 PM

off and running

today is thursday the “official/unofficial start of this KAL and i’m already to the working even part! pictures later today to follow. I’m glad several of you also wrestled with the cast on for about 10 times before it clicked too. *whew* i’m not alone in my fublelyness! how is everyone else doing? lollygaggers are OKAY too.

Posted by Jennifer on 11/10 at 09:40 AM

Alternative Cast-Ons

erin has supplied me with this to post. There are alternative cast-ons, here
covered are:
short row
figure 8
easy toe up cast on

I’m back to square one, because somewhere i picked it up and zander was climbing on me and i twisted the direction i was going in somehow, don’t ask me how. And i had to unravel. I’m starting over as soon as i add the rest of our pictures/descriptions to the store.

Posted by Jennifer on 11/10 at 12:23 AM

GOT IT!

for those of you who are like me and are S L O W with new things like this turkish cast on….i finally got it. here’s what i can add to kat’s instructions…
after you slide the circular all the way to the right then turn it after you turn it and are ready to knit the live8 stitches..undo your SLIP KNOT off the dpn and undo it
then knit the 8. place your marker and join.
also for some reason when i got to the pattern i got messed up with the next to last stitch being a MAKE ONE then knitting the last stitch.

also if you get holes when you M1..when you lift your bar from between the stitches up and place it on the needle…it should LOOK LIKE A STITCH..if it lays the other way and you knit into the back you’ll get a hole. a friend taught me that trick and it’s always worked for me. cause when you put it up on your left needle you’re twisting it to cover the hole. if you don’t twist it you’ll see the hole.
so remember when you lift it up it should LAY ON THE LEFT NEEDLE LIKE A REAL STITCH (and look like all your other stitches) then knit into the back of it.

ok i have not gotten the first 4 rows done! yay. ok so if you get all fumbled up with this cast on just do it 100 times like me and eventually it will work. i promise. :D
i was so excited i got this that i posted it in my links section and was like umm where did my post go? haha

Posted by Jennifer on 11/09 at 12:08 PM

fumbly mess

ok my trying to cast on last nite never REALLY happened why? because i had a hard time with the turkish cast on. i can get to where i have to knit the 8 live stitches ok, but then it’s a fumbly mess starting from there and once i get it on all 3 dpn’s and mark the start it seems all twisted and weird and i lost my place and stuff. BUT i think this will be ok once i DO IT AGAIN. Actually i had to do this about 6 times and then i STILL have to do it more. it seems very easy it’s just not clicking with me yet. I think our beginner’s are going to be confused once they have to start with the DPN’s. BUT i could be very wrong. Ok so don’t feel bad if you can’t do the cast on. i couldn’t do it…i couldn’t do it 6 times. so i’m going to keep doing it and i know probably within the next few times it will just work out. it’s always like that with stuff i don’t get. *whew* back i go to trying this wacky cast on!

UPDATE***
ok i think all my grief is coming from NOT TAKING THE LIP KNOT OFF sheesh
i was just reading from erin’s pattern and not the tutorial. stupid slip knot!

Posted by Jennifer on 11/09 at 09:43 AM

yarn selection

i’ve picked my yarn, i plan to cast on when i go to bed so i can knit for an hour before bed each nite. here’s what i chose…
my first pair will be lamb’s pride pink and brown


and the second pair will be an xmas present for someone out of this yarn


that is all i have for now folks. i’m a lollygagger! but i hope to cast on tonight!

Posted by Jennifer on 11/08 at 11:07 PM

off and running

ok some of you are already off and running….Don’t worry tho if you aren’t off and running like me. some of have to be lollygaggers! i’m still trying to de-stress from the weekend…and my sister has me in a fury of pouch making as well.

first up we have Allison who has one already done sans strap! check out her progress.
Also Kat has started up and she has offered up these words of advice:

1. Hold the circular needle on the bottom and the
bamboo needle on top to cast on.

2. K4 sts on one dpn, and k4 sts on a second dpn (FROM
BAMBOO NEEDLE) I’m not sure if you need the
specification, but it might make it a bit easier to
understand.

3. Using the “live” stitches created by YOUR
provisional cast on, (SLIDE THE CIRCULAR NEEDLE SO IT
HANGS TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND TURN) K remaining 8 sts on
a third DPN.

4. Next round: *k1, m1, k6, m1, k1*
I found that this dosen’t work out too well the way I
m1. I ended up with holes in my toe! Instead of m1 i
did an inc1, knitting into the front and back of the
2nd stitch in, and 2nd to last stitch.

Also Erin is offering FULL ONLINE PATTERN SUPPORT! so those of you who are beginning knitters are lucky we have her ON this very knit along as well. If you need any help from her just email her and she will get cracking to help you. she is very accomodating. she taught me to crochet in the round and it takes alot of patience to teach me anything.

tonight i will takes pictures of my yarn choices and see if i can finally cast on. tonight is gilmore girls, commander in chief and nip tuck so tonight like tomorrow nite (top model, veronica mars and invasion) are my total sit on the couch nites. i’ll what i can do.

***ALSO HERE IS THE TUTORIAL AGAIN FOR THE TURKISH CAST ON
go here

Posted by Jennifer on 11/08 at 03:17 PM

hi again

welcome! we now have Erin on here and don’t be afraid, she doesn’t care if you gripe about the pattern or anything, she wants to join for fun. Hell if i designed it, i too would probably want to make some MORE. for those of you who are already starting here is an online explaination of the Turkish cast on
go here and remember as erin says you need 8 wraps cause you are casting on for 16 stitches.
now i haven’t cast on yet i am hoping to tonight. i will check this out and post my thoughts. if any of you have thoughts email me i will post your words..if any of you don’t have blogs you can send me pictures, also it takes about 5 seconds to create on on blogger. and you don’t really have to know any HTML or anything fancy to make one. so please check that out as well. more later, time for me to get tot he sewing room.

Posted by Jennifer on 11/07 at 02:51 PM

hello!

hi and welcome to the little spot for our Knit-a-long. You can start by purchasing the pattern for $5 here: THE SWEET MARY JANES we’ll officially start thursday nov. 9th. So i’ll work on getting everyone who signs up on here and if you want to join PLEASE DO. This is to make some quick xmas gifts and show off some cute mary janes!

Posted by Jennifer on 11/06 at 04:56 PM