Comments on: From Sally — Blanket Excuse http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714 knitting and so much more Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Linda http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714&cpage=1#comment-66349 Linda Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:22:04 +0000 http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714#comment-66349 Love your teaching, with instructive photo accompaniment, of this wonderful finishing technique: thank you so very much. Love your teaching, with instructive photo accompaniment, of this wonderful finishing technique: thank you so very much.

]]> By: Valerie http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714&cpage=1#comment-66136 Valerie Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:09:01 +0000 http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714#comment-66136 This is brilliant! I love the way you solved this problem that bugs so many of us. Thanks for the great pictures, too, they really help us visual types. This is brilliant! I love the way you solved this problem that bugs so many of us. Thanks for the great pictures, too, they really help us visual types.

]]> By: Astrid http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714&cpage=1#comment-66093 Astrid Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:15:00 +0000 http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714#comment-66093 Ingenious! I love it! That is a technique that I will copy. Ingenious! I love it! That is a technique that I will copy.

]]> By: Catherine http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714&cpage=1#comment-66082 Catherine Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:28:37 +0000 http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714#comment-66082 That's a great technique and was shown to me by a machine knitter, who uses it often. It can look even better if you use the same colour yarn as the blanket to pick up and knit the first few rows, as any unevenness is hidden in the shadows. I use a crochet hook to pick up from the edge, and work a single crochet before transferring to the hook; it binds the edge, almost like a hemming stitch, and has no wrong side. That’s a great technique and was shown to me by a machine knitter, who uses it often. It can look even better if you use the same colour yarn as the blanket to pick up and knit the first few rows, as any unevenness is hidden in the shadows.

I use a crochet hook to pick up from the edge, and work a single crochet before transferring to the hook; it binds the edge, almost like a hemming stitch, and has no wrong side.

]]> By: Mary http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714&cpage=1#comment-66066 Mary Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:46:03 +0000 http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714#comment-66066 I've done a similar finish on the top edge of a striped knit-from-the-top triangular shawl. My concept was to hide the bad edge *and* all the ends from the color changes. I just grafted the two sides together -- but it looks even better with the edge knitted after. I'm about to try it on the bottom edge of a sweater I knit where the garter stitch bottom keeps flipping up... Thanks! I’ve done a similar finish on the top edge of a striped knit-from-the-top triangular shawl. My concept was to hide the bad edge *and* all the ends from the color changes. I just grafted the two sides together — but it looks even better with the edge knitted after. I’m about to try it on the bottom edge of a sweater I knit where the garter stitch bottom keeps flipping up… Thanks!

]]> By: Susan http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714&cpage=1#comment-66050 Susan Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:12:26 +0000 http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714#comment-66050 How clever! A beautifully executed finish! Bravo! How clever! A beautifully executed finish! Bravo!

]]> By: 2muchfun http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714&cpage=1#comment-66030 2muchfun Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:44:17 +0000 http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714#comment-66030 I like it! I can think of all sorts of uses for it. I like it! I can think of all sorts of uses for it.

]]> By: delores http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714&cpage=1#comment-66023 delores Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:03:16 +0000 http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714#comment-66023 Yikes! That is absolutely incredible! Thanks for sharing such a cool technique. It looks absolutely fantastic. Yikes! That is absolutely incredible! Thanks for sharing such a cool technique. It looks absolutely fantastic.

]]> By: Valerie http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714&cpage=1#comment-66018 Valerie Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:07:27 +0000 http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714#comment-66018 Holy Moly! That's an impressive finish. I think I'm too lazy to be so fastidious. Well done! Holy Moly! That’s an impressive finish. I think I’m too lazy to be so fastidious. Well done!

]]> By: Jennied http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714&cpage=1#comment-66016 Jennied Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:51:34 +0000 http://theraineysisters.com/?p=1714#comment-66016 Brilliant! Thanks for sharing the careful details of this wonderful finishing technique. Brilliant! Thanks for sharing the careful details of this wonderful finishing technique.

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