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jennaknits
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
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 Posted - 06/04/2005 : 10:21:46 PM
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| Argh! I was having some severe frustration with my WIP, so I thought I'd just put it down for a little while to try out something different. I bought a few balls of Joann's Lolo yarn, and it calls for size 17 needles. The biggest I have is size 15, so I figured I could at least try to gauge it out and see how it works. Not at all. It's ridiculously tight. Bah. So it looks like I need to go find some 17s...I'm just concerned they're going to make the yarn too loose for what I was hoping to do - make exceptionally ostentatious mittens. |
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blwinteler
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 06/04/2005 : 10:32:11 PM
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I haven't seen that yarn. It sounds interesting. Must be quite thick! I'll have to look for it.
Take care!
Brandy
My finished projects
Seen on a church marquee: Blessed are the flexible, for they shall never be bent out of shape.
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jennaknits
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2005 : 11:03:57 PM
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It's thick, but it also has chenille blobs coming off it...looks like another excuse to go to AC Moore! They had some size 50 needles there. They frightened me.
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blwinteler
Permanent Resident
USA
3145 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2005 : 11:26:41 PM
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size 50????? How big is that? I don't know if we have AC Moore here. I hadn't heard of it until seeing it here at KR.
Take care!
Brandy
My finished projects
Seen on a church marquee: Blessed are the flexible, for they shall never be bent out of shape.
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kadiddly
Permanent Resident
USA
3076 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2005 : 12:25:01 AM
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I think size 50's are the ones that look like sharpened broomstick handles...
FO: scalloped baby blanket
WIPs: Winter Night Afghan, Homespun Stripes Afghan
USO: Catch the Wave Afghan, Checkerboard Afghan, Ripple Afghan
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blazfglori
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 06/05/2005 : 02:28:31 AM
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Originally posted by kadiddly
I think size 50's are the ones that look like sharpened broomstick handles...
LOL!
Instant image! ;)
~Lori
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anderknit
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 06/05/2005 : 04:56:27 AM
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My girls call them turkey basters
"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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mokey
Permanent Resident
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Posted - 06/05/2005 : 07:49:52 AM
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I'd suggest knitting more loosely on the 15s. I refuse to run out and buy needles just for a project or two so I alter the size of my stitches.
"I firmly believe the Bible is the misinterpreted word of God." Mokey
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jennaknits
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2005 : 09:48:41 AM
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You're right, Mokey. I don't mind buying needles so much, as I don't have too much of a collection yet and I figure I'll use them again, but I can't fathom what else I would do with 17s when I already have 15s that are really only used for one thing - an ongoing WIP of a blanket with super-bulky yarn.
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Lissa
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 06/05/2005 : 2:56:59 PM
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I don't think that knitting looser on a smaller needle is gonna cut it. If you want to like the final result, go ahead and invest the few $$ and move on.
Lissa
"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian." --Dennis Wholey
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RoseByAny
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 06/05/2005 : 4:06:03 PM
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Better yet, see if you can bring the yarn and knit a few stitches on the needles. There isn't much need for needles that size all that often, so (like Mokey) I wouldn't want to buy needles for just one project.
Keep in mind though, when you get up in those sizes it's the size number that's more intimidating than anything - it doesn't increase steadily like it does from size 0 to 15 (which has a very few skips). It skips randomly from 17 to I think 35, and then 50.
"Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color. Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense, and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable."
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sweetnsour
Chatty Knitter
USA
156 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2005 : 11:43:20 PM
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If you know anyone that has a pair of 17s, see if you can borrow them for a bit. A lot of people buy them to make quick scarves and things like that. There's some Joann brand needles that they're starting to sell in separate pairs (not like the four packs in the bargain bin) that might be a cheap way out if they have them that large.
I just bought a pair of 17s in the past six months or so, and I don't use them that much right now either. I used them to eat up some Wool Ease Thick and Quick that was sitting around collecting dust. If you were closer I'd give them to you 
Amy
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Frannybee
Warming Up
United Kingdom
96 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 04:25:47 AM
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| I have 20 mm needles that I used to make cushion covers out of Rowan Biggy Print. It *is* like knitting with broom handles but DANG it's fast! I'll be using them to make a scrap afghan when I've moved on from my umpteen WIPs. |
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Atavistic
Permanent Resident
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Posted - 06/06/2005 : 05:16:45 AM
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I've seen a size 19, too. The reason 50s look like sharpened broomsticks may be because they're used in making broomstick lace in crochet. Or maybe that's why it's called broomstick crochet. At any rate, you'll often only be able to buy those huge sizes 1 needle at a time because that's all you need in crochet.
Amanda
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jaymeKnits
Permanent Resident
USA
1326 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 08:11:09 AM
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Another option is to do a double wrap on a smaller needle and drop the second wrap when you knit the stitch on the next row.
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Sorka
Gabber Extraordinaire
486 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 09:57:05 AM
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I had this dream that I was knitting with the turkey basters in the kitchen.. I wonder what gauge they would be!! hehehe
Denise
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KellyKnits
Permanent Resident
USA
1608 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 10:00:40 AM
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not a big fan of Walmart but they have needles there that are red heart for $3-5 you may want to check there...
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