06.17.08
Houston’s full of knitters!
Well, did you do it? Did you get out there and KIP (Knit in Public) for International Knit in Public Day on Saturday? I did! I met a whole lot of knitters at the mall, and boy, did we ever knit! There sure are a lot of knitters in Houston… Everyone had a good time, lots of stitches were accomplished (and a few were dropped… ask me how I know). I had a great time handing out our new Great Yarn Company gauge rulers. If you don’t have one yet, don’t panic! We’re tucking them into every outgoing order (while they last), so if you didn’t get one yet, look for it in your next package from GYC!
I hope you got to spend some quality time with your family on Father’s Day. We stayed in, and I made a special dinner for my dear hubby. We’re not originally Texans, but we’re getting the hang of it – he requested chicken-fried steak – something this New Orleans girl had never cooked before, but I rose to the occasion, and ya know, it was pretty darned good. (Note that I didn’t say healthy… because you can’t say healthy and chicken-fried steak in the same sentence!) We ended with Boston Cream Pie, another of his favorites. I wasn’t quick enough to photograph the chicken-fried steak, but I did get a quick pic of the dessert, just before it disappeared.
Tuesday Tip:
Now and then, but always on a Tuesday, I’ll share some of my favorite knitting tips. I’ve been doing this one for a long time, and it saves me a lot of headaches. I usually knit 2 socks on 2 circulars, with two balls of yarn in action at once, so tangles are a frequent problem. The tangles are caused by turning the work the same way over and over again, which wraps the working yarns around each other. The solution is to attach a split-ring stitch marker, safety pin, or bit of waste yarn to the outer edge of one sock. I usually put it on the edge where my round starts. When you turn the work, turn it so that the marker always passes either on the edge of the work closest to you, or farthest from you (doesn’t matter which, as long as you do it the same way every time). So now you’ll turn your work clockwise one time, and counter-clockwise the next. No more tangles!
Happy Knitting,
Sue
susan said,
June 28, 2008 at 4:39 am
What a wonderful tip. I too knit 2 socks on 2 circulars. I usaully knit from 1 100 gr ball using yarn from the iside and outside of the ball. Sometimes I combine 2 colors so I am knitting from 2 100 gr balls and that can become quite a tangled mess. I goina give this tip a try
Thanks,
Susan