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Blanket ClassroomSoft Sideways Cardigan Knit-Along
Pattern:
Perfect Fit Sideways Pullover
Notes:
- Made the basic version (no sleeves) added a couple of inches for a cap sleeve
- Purl side as the public side (shows off the yarn texture)
- Seams on the machine showing on the public side
- Side Slits
- Simple Rolled edges and hem (no finish)
- I-Cord Neckline and sleeve hems
- Full Needle Rib bow
| Jennifer S Thank you for sharing "live" segments with us non-subscribers. I have enjoyed watching and learning and will miss being able to watch in the future. |
| Nina L Sue - your optimism and enthusiasm are gifts for us! Thank you :-) |
| Sue Jalowiec My top was plain stockinette - the yarn has lots of texture. |
| Sue Jalowiec Grigna yarn is good on the standard machine |
| Marie-Jo C The meetings are too short ! Thank you Sue |
| Sue Jalowiec NIgeria: If you are looking for yarn we can have it shipped directly from the UK |
| Sue Jalowiec sorry michelle .. technology ... arghhhh |
| Nancy M another great meeting Sue! so much to talk about and share |
| Michelle E Ended kind of suddenly |
| Do you ship to Nigeria |
| Marie-Jo C My sideway garment is on its way ! |
| Jean S Thank you so much Sue....another great session..... |
| Barbara W Thanks to you |
| Cindy Minota We love the rabbit trails ! |
| Sue Jalowiec thanks everyone ... ! see you next time! |
| Cynthia P great program and very infromative. |
| Maria Ann Y Nice show today, Sue! |
| Patricia H Thank you Sue |
| Mandy B thank you... |
| LINDA G the sideways knits sounds wonderful |
| grin-ya pronunciation. good yarn! |
| Cynthia P are we doing the sideways raglan tomorrow on zoom |
| Patricia H What machine did you use? |
| Marilyn T.F. M great ideas, thank you |
| Mandy B will there be any tutorials on electronic machines please. |
| Nancy M rule of themb after steaming or wetting leave untouched untill totally dry. |
| Dawn W Love, love, love these live sessions! So many ideas and solutions. |
| Are you going to continue the free tips for non-subscribers? |
| Edith L Sounds great |
| Maryann B yes! Our guild required 10" squares for charitable blanket donation. Ack! |
| Marie-Jo C Thank you for answering, Sue ! |
| Judy P There is a yarn bomb in Philly this week and they want 8" squares |
| Barbara P Love your velour top! What's the yarn? |
| Catherine A sampler blanket! |
| Jean S Your welcome Les |
| Les B Thanks Jean |
| Cindy Minota We could make panels of different stitch patterns so that if they are a different width, it won't matter! |
| Cynthia P you have to do a border on the 10 st blanket to get rid of the curl |
| Maryann B Lookup Frankie Brown on Ravelry She is the originator of both the rectangle and circular ten-stitch patterns |
| Jean S Les B...I wet and block leave until dry then lightly steam press...then measure. |
| Cynthia P 2 amitered corners. i tried it with one and it didn't work |
| Maryann B multiple yarns and stitches blanket KAL |
| Les B I understand about the advantage of swatching, but nobody shows the best way of steaming or how long you leave after steaming /wetting. |
| Marie-Jo C No map today ? |
| Phyllis in Raleigh A real stash-buster! |
| Phyllis in Raleigh Yes, a blanket knit along would be great. |
| Cynthia P shoudl be sew as you go |
| Mary Ann B Great way to use up partial cones. |
| Cynthia P a Judy P a 10 st blanet is made working with only 10 st and a knit as you go you can find it on goodle search. |
| Ritta K How about incorporating something like "A Machine Knitter's Guide to Creating Fabrics" to make squares to make a blanket. Will kill 2 birds with one stone |
| Please a knit along would be great |
| Cindy Minota Oh, I like that because you won't have a ton of ends either! |
| Jean S Thanks Maria Ann Y...I've written that down....when I was teaching I stressed swatching until some of my customers groaned...lol |
| I have a double machine, flatbed and a ribber. But I don't like it how my work folds after knitting. What can I do? Is it only blanket binding that makes it lay flat? |
| Nancy M just had an idea for the sampler blanket, she could do the squares and use cut and sew to have all the squares the same size |
| Maria Ann Y Jean S: True. I usually cast on between 60 stitches and knit 70 rows and then mark the 30 middle stitches and 40 rows |
| Judy P what is the 10 st blanket |
| Phyllis in Raleigh Cynthia, yes that's the one, the 10 stitch blanket. |
| Michelle E Love the knit along idea |
| Jean S 10 st blanket??? intriquing |
| Cynthia P don't forget the 10 st blanket |
| Jean S KAL...yes please! |
| Cindy Minota I have a cone of yarn just waiting to become a blanket! I'm in for a KAL! |
| Lyn R Good idea |
| Deborah H KAL Yes Please! |
| Carol D Yes, blanket kal! |
| Erin P would love a blanket kl |
| yes, knitalong good idea |
| Jean S You can't see me but I'm nodding... |
| Phyllis in Raleigh Cynthia, very cool. I need to watch the replay of that last session to take notes on the blanket style you mentioned. |
| Marilyn T.F. M Marilyn Always swatch - even in sewing, how will garment be cleaned, stitching length & tension, etc. |
| Cynthia P I am |
| Jean S Yup! |
| Maria Ann Y :) |
| Jean S sorry I hit the space bar...Thanks Maria Ann Y...just got the 150 and still trying to figure out the difference. No where in the book that came with the machine tells me how to swatch. |
| Phyllis in Raleigh Judy, I will only there during the Friday lunch hour to see a friend. |
| Jean S Thanks Maria |
| Cynthia P thanks Phyllis it is done and i am wearing it now. |
| Nancy M oh yes blanket binding is a great idea |
| Maria Ann Y If you want the same size blanket, then yes, Jean S |
| Judy P raleigh people - are you going to be at the seminar in may? |
| Phyllis in Raleigh Cynthia, I enjoyed your comments in the live session. |
| Cynthia P yes Phyllis that is me |
| Phyllis in Raleigh Cynthia, are you the Cynthia from the sideways knit along? |
| Jean S Does the number of cast on stitches for a 150 change from using a standard gauge? |
| Cynthia P no one did swatches to try and get the proper guage. even those from the yarn company couldn't get it to lay flat |
| Please what does it really mean to swatch? Also I always see gauge what does it mean to? I machine knit a lot but don't know how to swatch, guage and the necessity for these things. Please help me because I like the maths calculator |
| Cynthia P i saw the blanket that was a Kal from a yarn company and many designers designed one block. what a disaster and the people paid $100's of dollars and it didn't lay flat. |
| Jean S But the swatching is great training... |
| Nancy M that double panel idea would be great for a fairisle blanket as the floats are contained |
| Barbara W The double panel only on the sides? |
| Erin P Diana Sullivan and Roberta Rose Kelly have videos of Entrelac |
| Phyllis in Raleigh You could use an i-cord to sew in between panels. |
| Catherine I binge watch TV while weaving the ends in. |
| Jean S Love the idea of two colored cable join.... |
| Dawn W Have used a 4 stitch cable join for queen size two panel afghan. |
| Cynthia P Kitchener st |
| Catherine A LOT of ends to weave in but worth it! |
| Catherine I found the pattern in an old Bond machine knitting book. |
| Cindy Minota This is new to me and it's beautiful! |
| Nancy M I've used the twisted join ,too. |
| Mary Ann B Catherine that sounds like a great way to go. |
| Catherine I use entrelac for my blankets. You can make them as large as you want. |
| Cynthia P so sorry i am late. |
| Marie-Jo C I've learnt this technique with the videos, it's gorgeous but it'isn't that easy ! ! |
| Cindy Minota unravel? |
| Jenny M B How do you finish off the hairpin lace at the end? |
| Mary Ann B Carol Y. Never. Unravel the next two stitches as you go along. |
| Betty E J Can you use a safety pin on edge to knit it open.? |
| Ella in Hueytown, AL I have done this type of blanket and it seems to be the favorite of my adult children when they come over. |
| Carol Y new to me! love it. Do you unravel all the way down before weaving back up? |
| Dee Zando The only time I do one panel is for baby blankets and my favorite is using the g-carriage with seed stitch or garter stitch on edges to prevent rolling. Otherwise, always in panels with edging, etc. to prevent rolling. |
| Maryann B Still working on KAL Re-cast-on both sleeves |
| Lyn R Yes knit baby blankets and then crovvhet boarders |
| Margaret J Great made a baby blanket |
| Carol D One piece you have to plan the edges ... they roll! |
| Mary Ann B I wore my sideways cardigan this past weekend. I loved it. |
| Jean S Refreshing helped me to get my sound working... |
| Renée A Sound is not working for me on your end. |
| Jean S Hoping to have my sideways cardigan put together tomorrow. What a great learning experience. |
| Barbara in Milton |
| Nina L Hi y'all! Nina in Florida |
| Hi from Michigan. This is my first live session!! |
| Phyllis K D Hi! |
| Hi Sue! You have been doing a great job with the videos! |
| Renée A Still no sound. |
| Doris B Doris in Georgia |
| Jane C Hi from England |
| Barbara P Greetings from Batavia, IL. Still working on my Sideways Cardi. |
| Margaret J Hello |
| Margaret J Hen |
| Cindy T Hello, first time logging in from the start |
| Carol D Hi from the sunny Catskill Mountains of New York |
| Matthew F I also updated that so new people only see live |
| Matthew F The sound was since it was DRV option was looking at the start of the video - your audio is great |
| Dawn W Have a baby blanket done except for the border. Looking for something pretty... |
| Hi Sue, first time watching. Northern Va |
| Iet I Iet, it's between it and eat and then it souns like my name..:grinning: |
| Marilyn T.F. M Marilyn Hear you now |
| Hi Sue, first time from Pa! |
| Maryann B Maryann B Oregon Coast |
| FLORENCE L Florence from North Carolina |
| Patricia H Patricia from Louisiana here |
| Nancy M hear &see you fine |
| Renée A I do not have sound yet! |
| Marilyn T.F. M Marilyn - finally in but no sound |
| Kathryn D sound is on |
| Diane M Sound is good now! |
| Matthew F YOU ARE GREAT WITH AUDIO! |
| Debbie for Atlanta -- Hello Sue...first time I'm able to join. |
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| Wilma T Hi from the Netherlands, I can hear you now :). |
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| Aly T Was there Katherine D..lovely |
| Jenny M B All set in North Wales - with wine and handknitting to hand! |
| Barbara W Ok I have sound! |
| Marelda C Hello from California. have sound. |
| Lyn R Have sound now and looking as pretty as always |
| Nancy M Nancy Mangeri in Kansas here! warm &windy |
| Jean S Now I can hear really well. |
| now there is sound |
| Dawn W Sound! |
| Maria Ann Y sound is on here now |
| Marie-Jo C Hello, Marie-Jo joining you |
| Matthew F Have SOUND! |
| Renée A Hi, It's a nice sunny day in upstate New York. |
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| Jean S Got no sound....and I have my hearing aids in... |
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| Lyn R No volume |
| Barbara W Sue, I cannot hear you.. |
| Crystal D Goid day ladies!!! Manitoba, Canada |
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| Kathryn D Hi from Newcastle Australia |
| Dawn W Hello from sunny, windy Ohio. |
| Barbara W Hi from Italy! |
| Hello from NYC |
| Matthew F Mic check? |
| Jean S Hello everyone.....no sound?? |
| Lyn R Hi from Crandall, Texas warm but very windy today |
| Darcy W Sunny Colorado says Hi. |
| Aly T Hi all..Aly from Dublin.. |
| Jean S Hello from Castlegar, BC |
| Marilyn T.F. M Marilyn Cannot connect-may have to leave |
| illdoitlater@windstream.net Hi everyone, Erin from Ohio |
| LINDA G Hello from Pa |
| Hello from another Minnesotan! |
| Catherine Hello from a very rainy Salt Lake City! |
| Betty E J High sunny 70âs here in Alabama |
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| Marilyn T.F. M Marilyn Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Hi Everyone. Petra from Kennewick WA |
| Judy P hope I don/t get pulled away today. Missed the last two and they looked great. |
| Sue Jalowiec Hi everyone .. just doing the usual Tuesday morning scramble |
| Maria Ann Y Good Afternoon! Minnesota here |
| Jacqueline O Hi there! ...joining from Switerland |
| Betty E J Ready |
| Cindy Minota I'm here and ready to be inspired! |
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