tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243628742988805386.post8152575482697521517..comments2023-10-08T09:04:22.889-04:00Comments on Carolyn Knits: Lessons from My Old Scarf Box: #1 What Happens to Old Knitting?Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03608732168186029178noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243628742988805386.post-24714449054528050892013-10-30T15:20:58.064-04:002013-10-30T15:20:58.064-04:00One of my first projects as a pink acrylic poncho....One of my first projects as a pink acrylic poncho. I was so proud of it, but if I saw it now, I'd probably think otherwise.<br />Thanks for jogging my memory, Carolyn.Dixie @ Arranged Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775852179769679400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243628742988805386.post-197758940151230502013-10-25T10:40:02.316-04:002013-10-25T10:40:02.316-04:00Hi Tracy. Isn't it too bad that we can't k...Hi Tracy. Isn't it too bad that we can't keep them all? I wish I could see some of your "crazy looking things". Thanks for commenting!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03608732168186029178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243628742988805386.post-530698214583548072013-10-25T10:34:25.787-04:002013-10-25T10:34:25.787-04:00I enjoyed reading your comment, Elaine! I can just...I enjoyed reading your comment, Elaine! I can just picture that big warm and cozy sweater. And I appreciate your attachment to it :-) Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03608732168186029178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243628742988805386.post-66830960472103970032013-10-25T09:36:57.603-04:002013-10-25T09:36:57.603-04:00Last year, as I helped my parents sort through thi...Last year, as I helped my parents sort through things in the attic, I came across some of my teenaged knitting. Psychedelic, variegated, gloves - crazy looking things. I wish that I had not tossed them!Tracy Altierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365478637425591170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243628742988805386.post-88112084615653934162013-10-24T19:37:16.405-04:002013-10-24T19:37:16.405-04:00I have an old project that I simply cannot get rid...I have an old project that I simply cannot get rid of. It is the first cardigan sweater I ever made for myself. Very simple garment - stockinette stitch with ribbing on the cuffs and hem - crew neck line. <br /><br />First of all it is enormous!! Obviously no gauge swatch was done and I thought of myself as bigger I guess. The arms are long enough to fit a gorilla. Then there is the problem of the two front panels. I used one size needle for the left side and a different size needle for the right side. I didn't catch this until I finished both and they were different sizes. LOL. So instead of doing the right thing - ripping out one of them and re-knitting it - I decided that blocking would make the small size bigger - and it did - but it also made it thinner and stretched out. I wear this sweater once in awhile when it is very cold. It fits over many layers of other garments and it is very cozy and warm. And I could be pregnant with triplets and no one would know. BUT, it was my first sweater and I have a certain attachment to it. So it stays!! :-)Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.com