tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19167514.post759996411615502245..comments2023-04-09T10:05:56.868-06:00Comments on Rosemary Knits: Dragon update and some discoveriesRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919009138145168313noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19167514.post-91148527127538463652007-02-17T12:25:00.000-07:002007-02-17T12:25:00.000-07:00Thanks all! This is the very first time I've ever...Thanks all! This is the very first time I've ever *needed* or *wanted* a lifeline, so I didn't know the proper method, lol. The author warned me to use frequent lifelines, and it took only three rip-outs before I decided to take her word for it. Yes, I'm usually hardheaded this way. <BR/><BR/>Carolyn, great minds think alike! Thanks for the tip about the height-length relationship, and yes, I am indeed thinking of one of the leaf patterns, as I really like all of them. Thanks for the affirmation.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13919009138145168313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19167514.post-11679935758769004732007-02-17T08:01:00.000-07:002007-02-17T08:01:00.000-07:00Wow! What a set up you have! That's great!You kn...Wow! What a set up you have! That's great!<BR/><BR/>You know, I just found out about marking my chart from above vs. below about 2 weeks ago...I'm still getting used to it, but it does make sense.Pensguyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070367708282434296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19167514.post-21275986611991991712007-02-17T07:53:00.000-07:002007-02-17T07:53:00.000-07:00Using the hole for the dental floss is a good idea...Using the hole for the dental floss is a good idea. Boye Interchangeables have a hole, too, so it would work with them. However, the few times I've used a lifeline, I just tied a slipknot in the end of the floss, put it over the tip of my needle, and pulled it through (while knitting, of course). That way, I was able to take the slipknot off the needles tip whenever I came to a stitch marker. If I didn't, the lifeline would be threaded through my stitch markers--not good.<BR/>Actually, I have found that I have no interest in frogging back. A stubborn preference for tinking back, even several rows, hundreds of stitches has made lifelines useless to me.<BR/>I hardly knit anything without stitch markers, though.<BR/>Good luck with your dragon. I'm sure it will be stunning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19167514.post-4242283211206698362007-02-17T06:49:00.000-07:002007-02-17T06:49:00.000-07:00Cello? No help there. But I've always wanted to ...Cello? No help there. But I've always wanted to learn to play cello. I loved the intro to Airwolf. <BR/><BR/>I've only ever run a lifeline once, and that was with dental tape, and through the tightening hole of my interchangeables. I can't imagine using a tapestry needle to run one. It would make seaming seem like a great use of knitting time, in comparison. Then again, I tend to not *need* a lifeline, so I probably have a jaded opinion of them. I've never tackled anything like your dragon... that may change my mind. <BR/><BR/>Sorry for not mentioning the bit about reading charts from the bottom up. (As opposed to from 'where you're at, on up'). It really does help.<BR/><BR/>Scarf ideas: I've heard you should make the scarf as long as the person is tall. How about the Beech Leaf Pattern (p. 216, blue book) with the Beech Leaf edging (p. 362, red book)?Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836309988298364312noreply@blogger.com