Episode 26: The Lone Skein

Episode 26: The Lone Skein (38:45)

Follow-up on adjusting patterns
Faux seams
Courtney's question
Stitch-n-Bitch Nation
Big Girl Knits
Duct tape dress form (not the one Nicole talks about, found this later)

The lone skein
Half Dome Hat
Tychus
Ganomy hat
Thuja
John's ribbed Seaman hat
Hats on!
Fetching
Colrain
Knucks
Mountain Colors Bearfoot

CONTEST!!

• Running between August 17-September 21.
• Knit a one skein project
• Submit it to the Stash and Burn group on Flickr (if you can)--tag it with "one skein"
  
• Comment here or email us to let us know that you have knit one
• For every project finished you get an entry

5elementkntr contest

One skein patterns
Odessa
Shedir (in the PDF)
Fuzzy feet
Soy Wool Stripes
Lamb's Pride
Harold's fingerless gloves
Kate
Knitflix!
Bobbi Bear
One Skein Wonders: Honey Tangerine Scarf, Aran Tam, Jamaica Bag
Swallowtail Shawl
Calorimetry
Lorna's Laces Angel
Elisa Nest Tote
Everlasting Bagstopper
Aija's Everlasting Bagstopper

Music:
Dig Me Out: Sleater Kinney
Lion's Mane: Iron and Wine
River: Versus
High Beam: Continental

Comments

[Stacey]

Here are a few more one skein patterns:

Lana & Clark lacy ascot
http://vickiehowell.blogspot.com/2007/02/lana-clark-ascot-february-free-pattern.html

Ribbed legwarmers (2x2 rib from your knee to your ankle)

I made the ascot with one whole 100yd skein of Debbie Bliss cotton angora. For the legwarmers, I used one entire skein of Cascade 220. My legwarmers aren't meant to be seen in public! Just to keep me warm while I sit and knit (at home) during the winter months. Also, I'm short, so one skein was enough to cover both my calves. If you've got longer legs, you'll need more than one skein.

Update on pet blanket (if you remember): I finished! You can check out the pictures on my new blog :)

[knittingvee]

just posted my first clapotis to the flickr group...ok this obviously was not a one skein project, but i used up a good 6 balls of this yarn and i just finished it! hooray!!

[Sally Villarreal]

I'm about to post my first one-skeiner to Flickr - Knitty's Boogie Time
http://sallycomesunraveled.blogspot.com/2007/08/fo-boogie-time.html

[mandy]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46184323@N00/1258205714/

okay, finished a 'one skein' project. only, it was really a partial skein - but it totally took care of the leftovers that would have otherwise sat in the stash bin for a long, long time.

great podcast. very inspirational for some small projects. i have several i plan to make over the coming weeks.

[Kate]

I've finished one pair of fetching and one of dashing.

I'm going to go now and try and put up the pictures.

[Tracy Hite]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10436844@N07/1275851044/in/pool-362667@N22/

I knitted a mitered square baby blanket for my grand-niece, who's due to arrive any day now. Original pattern, used parts of three skeins of 100% acrylic worsted on US 10 needles.

[Purlybird]

Just uploaded some pics of recently finished one skein projects for your contest. Can't wait to kick start my gift knitting with more!

[Marce]

Ok...another oneskein entry here. I found the BEST link to a site to help calculate decreases for a hat crown.
http://www.thedietdiary.com/knittingfiend/tools/knittingHat.html

So I made a non-pointy hat! :)

[Erica (kiddossk)]

Hi Jenny and Nicole. I just posted my own Garnish Mini Scarf to your flickr group. Made with one skein of Patons Merino.

[Kate]

Another oneskein projected added - martini dishcloth

[Jan Bode Smiley]

I'm still listening to this episode, but you guys hafta check out Hip Knit Hats by Cathy Carron. The hats start at the top, so you don't get the pointy top, and you can put it on the person's head to know how long to make it - whether they want it to cover their ears or not. Also, the patterns are written for different weights of yarn, which is cool. My husband and our teenage son both got hats last winter and we're all happy - they were quick knits and very cool!

Thanks for another great show!

Jan Smiley
www.jansmiley.blogspot.com
www.jansmiley.com

[Annabellek]

I added a couple oneskein projects
two calorimetries and a little lacy dishcloth. I love the podcast by the way very entertaining and informative.

[Dorothy]

I just found your podcast thanks to Liz of Crossroad Knits. I think I modify patterns just about every time I pick one up for some reason or another.

I added a one skein project to your Flickr group under the Ilovesoup. handle. It's a capelet for my Girly and maybe me too.

[Sally Villarreal]

I just posted my Rubber Vomit Moebius to the Flickr group.

[Libby]

OK, I've got one quick one done--a cupcake from One Skein. I have another couple of one skein projects in the works. I posted it to the Ravelry group as well.

[Libby]

Finished my second: Elisa's nest tote, out of AllHemp hemp for knitting. I used more than one skein, but way less than two--and it's very big (you can see it on the flickr group).

[Susan]

Hi Nicole & Jenny!
I posted a one skein project to your flickr page. I knit it out of desperation because I only had one skein of Malabrigo and searched high and low for a scarf pattern that would compliment the yarn but not require more than the skein yardage. I settled on the Rainy Day Scarf and used us 10.5 needles instead of the 9's the pattern called for. The finished scarf is just the right size to tuck in your jacket and is so soft and touchable.
I started it a week or so before your contest, it was actualy finished on the 22nd of August. Will it make the cut?? What can I say, for once I was ahead of the wave... who knew one skein projects would be so "it".
Thanks and love the show. You're my listening buddies on my train commute.

[lunastrixae]

Uploaded a couple pics for the contest!

[serenebeginnings]

i've submitted pics to the flikr group for the one skein contest. love the show, ladies!

[JennSB]

A good duct tape dress form instruction video is at Etsy Labs: http://etsylabs.blogspot.com/2007/03/dress-form-tutorial-want-to-make-exact.html

[Joy Wandrey]

Hi! I added a one-skein project today! Finished one of the baby kimono's out of the Mason-Dixon Knitting book, awesome book, easy project. Already about to finish another one...too many coworkers having babies...
You guys do a great podcast, i really enjoy it. Have fun on your break!

[Carrie]

I just completed (and added to the flicker group) an Elisa's nest tote. Thanks so much for hosting this contest, it was a great motivator! I really enjoy your podcast, keep up the good work!

[LeAnn]

Oops! I posted 4 one skein projects to Flickr yesterday and e-mailed you. BUT I forgot to add the pattern, yarn, etc., to the Flickr description. It's fixed now.

[Libby]

Oh, how exciting! I just saw that you extended the deadline. I finished a pair of socks from one skein of Trekking (and plenty left over) just now--will post them to the flickr group when I replace the camera batteries.

[Libby]

I've already posted here about my (so far) three FOs, but I forgot to say that on flickr my id is elisabethg61. So that's my trekking socks, nest tote, and cupcake.