Comments on: pattern writing anxiety http://ysolda.com/2006/03/20/pattern-writing-anxiety-2/ original knitting patterns Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:32:20 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: nush http://ysolda.com/2006/03/20/pattern-writing-anxiety-2/#comment-495 nush Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:48:41 +0000 http://www.ysolda.me.uk/wordpress/index.php/archives/2006/03/20/pattern-writing-anxiety-2/#comment-495 No help, but - how do you manage to keep books (OK, novels) open whilst you knit? I can only make huge reference books, french dictionnaries, etc, stay open whilst I knit. What's the secret? No help, but – how do you manage to keep books (OK, novels) open whilst you knit? I can only make huge reference books, french dictionnaries, etc, stay open whilst I knit.

What’s the secret?

]]> By: Abi http://ysolda.com/2006/03/20/pattern-writing-anxiety-2/#comment-493 Abi Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:08:34 +0000 http://www.ysolda.me.uk/wordpress/index.php/archives/2006/03/20/pattern-writing-anxiety-2/#comment-493 I hear you! I wrote a pattern for baby things and ended up with 6 odd baby socks (3 sizes, two different yarns, several colourways)and 3 hats. Not to mention the egg cosy which was ripped because no babies have heads the size of eggs. I knitted with sock yarn when I was in goa last year. I taking a proper Asia trip at the end of this year and plan to take sock yarn again (portability and yardage) and maybe some bamboo. I hear you! I wrote a pattern for baby things and ended up with 6 odd baby socks (3 sizes, two different yarns, several colourways)and 3 hats. Not to mention the egg cosy which was ripped because no babies have heads the size of eggs.

I knitted with sock yarn when I was in goa last year. I taking a proper Asia trip at the end of this year and plan to take sock yarn again (portability and yardage) and maybe some bamboo.

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