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annbuddknits skip to main skip to sidebar annbuddknits in my own little world sunday may 19 2013 a new look in the next day or so my website will get a facelift the calendar will be updated regularly with my teaching schedule and classes and patterns will be available for download i m starting out small but i hope to add two or three designs a year the prospect has be a little overwhelmed but i can t contain my excitement posted by ann budd at 8 51 am 29 comments wednesday may 15 2013 inserting a zipper the zipper i ordered from zipper source arrived and i hurried to sew it into my glory days jacket so that i might be able to wear it before the summer heat hits i ordered a 5 molded plastic but to length 18 zipper medium length with an open end and autolock tab in bordeaux i took photos as i inserted the zipper i apologize for their poor quality to demonstrate how easy it is to add a zipper to handknits first pin the zipper in place i pinned it so that the i cord edging met along the zipper teeth next use a contrasting yarn to baste each side removing pins as you go the turquoise thread i used looks white in this photo here s how the basted zipper looks from the wrong size next use small stitches with coordinating thread to sew the edges of the zipper tape to the wrong side of the garment finally work backstitches with coordinating thread to sew the right side of the garment close to the zipper teeth you can hardly see the needle in this photo i m following a column of stitches along the garment side of the i cord edging remove the basting and you re done my backstitches didn t follow a very straight line but they hold the zipper firmly in place i ll soaked the jacket again to block the collar and set the zipper stitches and it will be ready to wear posted by ann budd at 9 49 am 2 comments sunday may 12 2013 meet me in rhinebeck it s official not only will i be attending but i ll be teaching this fall at the new york sheep and wool festival in rhinebeck ny thursday october 17 through sunday october 20 here s what i ll be teaching thursday 9am to 4pm top down socks with round heel and wedge toe friday 9am to 4pm cast on and bind off techniques saturday 9am to 12pm socks at any gauge saturday 1 30pm to 4 30pm conquering kitchener stitch sunday 9am to 12pm conquering kitchener stitch sunday 1 30pm to 4 30pm socks at any gauge for more information on all the classes go to http www sheepandwool com workshops i hope to see you there posted by ann budd at 11 17 am 1 comments thursday may 9 2013 weekday raglan choosing a size after my washed blocked and dried swatch hung with weights for a day the gauge measures 27 stitches and 39 rounds 4 that translates to 6 75 stitches and 9 75 rounds 1 the gauge for the sweater is listed at 6 sts inch page 93 of the knitter s handy book of top down sweaters i like the density of my swatch and wouldn t want to change to larger needles and a looser fabric to match that in the pattern instead i want to see if i can follow the instructions for a larger size and end up with the size i want i d like a bust circumference of 40 which means i need 40 x 6 75 sts in 270 stitches just below the armhole the total number of body stitches are given on page 96 at the end of the heading divide for body and sleeves the largest size has 276 stitches which would translate to a bust circumference of 40 9 at my gauge the second to largest size has 252 stitches which would translate to a bust circumference of 37 3 neither of these is exactly what i want but the largest size is closest i ve decided to follow the instructions for the largest size for all stitch counts but because i d rather err on the smaller size i think i ll omit the last raglan increase so that i ll end up with 268 stitches for the body that will give a bust circumference of 39 7 i ll count rows rather than simply measure vertical distances to make sure that the lengths will reflect the after hanging row gauge it s time to cast on posted by ann budd at 8 53 am 14 comments tuesday may 7 2013 weekday raglan during the recent snow i consoled myself by knitting a swatch for the weekday raglan page 92 of the knitter s handy book of top down sweaters that i plan to knit for myself the sample sweater for the book is much too small for me so i ll be following instructions for a larger size for my version i ve chosen grignasco champagne 75 extra fine merino 25 mulberry silk 165 meters 50 grams in a soft periwinkle color 375 knitted on size us 5 3 75 mm needles because i ll knit the sweater in rounds i worked my gauge swatch like a giant i cord knitting across the stitches then sliding them back to the needle tip bringing the yarn loosely around the back and knitting the stitches again in this way every stitch is knitted on every row just as when knitting in rounds the back of the swatch is a bit of a mess but the front shows smooth stockinette in which every row is knitted my gauge on the unwashed swatch is 29 stitches and 38 rows 4 the 5 purl stitches near the bottom are there to remind me that i knitted this swatch on size 5 needles after washing and blocking my gauge changed to 26 stitches and 38 rows 4 don t ask me how the stitch gauge can vary while the row gauge stays the same because this yarn contains silk there s a good chance that it will stretch with wear therefore i m hanging the swatch and weighting the bottom with binder clips to simulate what might happen after the full size sweater has been worn a while i ll measure the stitch and row gauge tomorrow to see if there is what s called a hang gauge that might affect the finished size of the sweater posted by ann budd at 6 36 am 2 comments friday may 3 2013 the big melt my fingers are crossed but i think the snow here is melting for good here s what my backyard looked like when i got up yesterday morning after the latest storm that dropped another foot here s the same view today following a full day of bright sunshine just look at all that lovely green we normally face water restrictions during the summers due to our arid climate but we ve gotten nearly 10 5 feet of snow this winter and 5 feet in the past 4 weeks so it looks as though there ll be no restrictions this year but better yet the wildfire danger is minimal as we approach the one year anniversary of the worst wildfire season on record what a relief posted by ann budd at 9 17 am 1 comments wednesday may 1 2013 may day we had the snowiest april on record four feet of the cold white stuff in fewer than four weeks the temps finally became seasonal over the weekend and i thought that we were done with winter for good imagine my surprise when i looked out the window this morning that s another 6 of snow and it keeps coming down thankfully the forecast is for sunny skies and temps into the 40s and 50s for the rest of the week still i don t suppose it s safe to put away my heavy sweaters just yet posted by ann budd at 9 31 am 4 comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom 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