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 Topic: ipod cover |
koshka
Replies: 2
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 Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Fri Mar 07, 08 10:20 pm Subject: ipod cover |
It depends how fancy you want it to be, I suppose.
[url=http://petit-knits.blogspot.com/2008/01/of-absences-and-ipod-sox.html]this one looks easy enough
I made mine up as I went along, though. U ... |
| Topic: Knitting stitch idea needed? |
koshka
Replies: 4
Views: 2743
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Mon Dec 31, 07 11:49 am Subject: Knitting stitch idea needed? |
| Hee, I just spied it on Ravelry - that's wonderful! |
| Topic: Knitting stitch idea needed? |
koshka
Replies: 4
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sun Dec 30, 07 7:09 pm Subject: Knitting stitch idea needed? |
| What about using slipped stitches, like with heel stitch? It's quite subtle, though, so might not suit what you're doing - I like the effect, though: http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring07/PATTqueenofcups.ht ... |
| Topic: SWISS CHARD CHUTNEY |
koshka
Replies: 5
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sun Oct 21, 07 2:53 pm Subject: SWISS CHARD CHUTNEY |
Ooh, what a brilliant idea! We've got loads of the stuff as well, so I might well be making some of this - thanks  |
| Topic: Ninja Knitting Needles: questions. |
koshka
Replies: 8
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sun Sep 23, 07 9:05 am Subject: Ninja Knitting Needles: questions. |
| Yep, I use 80cm circulars for doing socks magic loop style - the cord does need to be flexible, but personally I find it easier than using douple pointed needles. You can't lose a needle by means of ... |
| Topic: Favourite vegetarian recipes |
koshka
Replies: 19
Views: 7470
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Aug 27, 07 12:54 pm Subject: Favourite vegetarian recipes |
| I can also recommend any of Rose Elliott's cookbooks - she's the veggie cooking guru as far as I'm concerned! The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook's been my bible since my parents sent me to uni with a co ... |
| Topic: getting off first base in knitting |
koshka
Replies: 96
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Jan 25, 07 10:05 am Subject: getting off first base in knitting |
| I do tension swatches if it's something where fit matters, so for jumpers yes, always. It beats finding that you knit less tightly than whoever wrote the pattern and ending up with something too big!
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| Topic: Newbie question! Knitting - how do you block? |
koshka
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sat Jan 13, 07 9:25 pm Subject: Newbie question! Knitting - how do you block? |
| I know the feeling, toggle - we have birds that do the same! I use the spare room bed and keep the door firmly shut while I have things blocking - it's the only thing I've come up with. |
| Topic: Newbie question! Knitting - how do you block? |
koshka
Replies: 12
Views: 5721
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sat Jan 13, 07 3:08 pm Subject: Newbie question! Knitting - how do you block? |
| Yep, just a gentle wash and leaving to dry in the right shape should do the trick. If after it's washed you need to stretch it for it to fit once worn, you could carefully pin it into shape if you lik ... |
| Topic: getting off first base in knitting |
koshka
Replies: 96
Views: 37333
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Tue Jan 02, 07 10:06 pm Subject: getting off first base in knitting |
 Must admit, I've actually never made a hat because I don't know anyone that wears them very much, but I did bookmark those! Handy for using up any leftovers, too, I would've thought.
I have a t ... |
| Topic: getting off first base in knitting |
koshka
Replies: 96
Views: 37333
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Tue Jan 02, 07 9:32 pm Subject: getting off first base in knitting |
| Must admit, I've actually never made a hat because I don't know anyone that wears them very much, but I did bookmark those! Handy for using up any leftovers, too, I would've thought. |
| Topic: getting off first base in knitting |
koshka
Replies: 96
Views: 37333
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Tue Jan 02, 07 9:04 pm Subject: getting off first base in knitting |
| Yep, I second the not trying to take the whole pattern in at once - once you dive in things are generally much easier to do than they sound when they're written out. Also, post-it notes to mark your ... |
| Topic: Best ever "one liner" from Radio 4? |
koshka
Replies: 13
Views: 4904
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Forum: Reviews and What's On Posted: Tue May 30, 06 6:49 pm Subject: Best ever "one liner" from Radio 4? |
Do they still have the rugby guys at the bottom to catch you?
Haven't been for a few years, but I would think so. When we was lasses, we quite fancied throwing ourselves down the hill, for that ve ... |
| Topic: Fortnightly bin emptying to encourage recyling |
koshka
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Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Fri May 19, 06 10:46 pm Subject: Fortnightly bin emptying to encourage recyling |
| Here in Italy there is no door to door collection. Every 100 yards or so along the roads in towns and villages, and in the vicinity of houses in more rural areas there are 4 big bins : one for paper, ... |
| Topic: I've discovered.... |
koshka
Replies: 14
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun May 14, 06 7:03 pm Subject: I've discovered.... |
I think our worms play football with them......
Well, it would explain the scraps of fabric I unearthed when creating the veg patch, at least - I must have exposed an entire football league ... |
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