no no, not working on anything that’s got me upset.
but in that video for that stitch technique, when he gets to the part with dropping layers of stitches, i freak. too many chances for things to go wrong if you were doing that all over a large piece.
Poke something in the stitch you’ll be knitting into to keep it from going down lower. I think knitting into it then raveling above should work. I may try it someday. Now I’m too presockupied. 
aww, thanks. but seriously, i’m a smart guy in many ways, with a lot of very dumb ‘help me!’ knitting freakouts. it’s lack of confidence in skills and hating to start over, both of which i’m trying to fix, and hating to waste materials, which is preventable when i know better what i’m doing.
anyway, i’m almost done with my aunt C’s big cushy garter rib blanket. just need to add the fringe (i tried the crochet 4 times, it was a disaster. i need way more practice before it goes on a gift item). i’ll post boring pictures later.
once that fringe is done, for my aunt S, i’ll be focusing on Free Red Heart Squared Shades Throw Knitting Pattern | Yarnspirations using Welcome JOANN Shoppers | Your Favorite Fabrics | Michaels? in the mardi gras colorway, with a 2nd strand of a basic off-white acrylic for strength and loft. multiple strands on size 15/40" circular needles for a blanket, here we go again… 
i may leave out the seahawks no-jog spiral socks for when i need a smaller project, but i’m putting all my other projects away for now. need to buckle down on 1-2 UFOs at a time.
You’re brave to have found that buried in my rant. Glad you did. Aren’t we all a combination of smart/stupid and have things that for maybe no good reason we avoid to the point it doesn’t help?
I love that Squared Shades Throw. I have to read more of the pattern to see how they say to start the circle.
Here’s something I learned from a technique called chimney toes. It’s originally intended to facilitate better Kitchener stitching. It makes a great start for a circular cast on. Start with 8 stitches in waste yarn, I did mine on my circ and being me I would do 2@time for starting sox, but it can be done I cord style. Knit a skinny tube for maybe an inch and then start with your real yarn for the project. After you’ve knit with it for a while, doing increases and all, go back and take out the the chimney stitches and run the tail through the live stitches to close it up like at the top of a hat. It worked for me first try and if I can do it I’m sure it will work well for you or anyone else.
When I switched to my sock yarn I did one round of 8 sts, then kfb in all 8, next round kfb, k1 around, and I think after that I did a kfb in the first stitch ea needle, and another in the center for a total of 4 sts increased, every third round. I have to play around with how often to increase. That pattern will tell when to increase.
ETA I don’t think I’ve ever done fringe. What yarn are you working with for the fringe?
et voila!
boring garter stitch, approx 42"x42" plus fringe
24 oz (3 skeins) of joann’s purl essence rainbow boucle in 'blackgreyredpink’
7 oz (2 skeins) vintage natura sayelle orlon acrylic in 'off white’
12.4 oz (part of 1 skein) red heart super saver acrylic in ‘soft white’
appox 2800 yards total, with about as many ends that needed weaving in due to boucle breakage. but it’s so squishy, cushy, warm.
on to other things now…
et voila!
boring garter stitch, approx 42"x42" plus fringe
24 oz (3 skeins) of joann’s purl essence rainbow boucle in 'blackgreyredpink’
7 oz (2 skeins) vintage natura sayelle orlon acrylic in 'off white’
12.4 oz (part of 1 skein) red heart super saver acrylic in ‘soft white’
appox 2800 yards total, with about as many ends that needed weaving in due to boucle breakage. but it’s so squishy, cushy, warm.
on to other things now…
I love the color and you did a super job!!! Your Aunt is going to love it.
So........... garter st is boring ? and I was going to suggest you try the Einstein Coat .thanks
the finished product isn’t boring to SEE but it was boring to DO… knit knit knit, 115 stitches each row, multiplied by endless rows. it was good TV knitting.
that einstein coat looks nice… i bet my mom would wear an average-length version with a zipper… yay, new skills
:yay: :yay: :yay:
Lovely! You’ll be at the top of the hit parade! 
Is it a surprise?
I think I’ll continue to take a pass on boucle yarn.
I had to frog my sox. I’m starting over. I dropped a stitch and this sock yarn just wasn’t cooperating, I got too frustrated and took a trip to the pond.
There’s always the moebius cowl with the moebius cast on.
Planet Purl video for moebius cast on. Cat Bordhi whom I have a hard time tolerating and others have videos on it too.
what is it about some of these designers that just rubs me/others the wrong way… my big ‘oh hell no’ is stephen west. i absolutely, positively cannot get past that affected glitterati persona. it’s like knitting with ziggy stardust, only without bowie’s talent (or enough mind-altering drugs around… maybe that’d help me with him?)
thanks! 
not a surprise, per se… she knew she was getting something. and it was in her signature color range, but after that, no clues.
how far were you into the pair before frogging? i’ve pored over a few of those ‘how to fix something major when you’re 3/4 done’ videos and tutorials so i didn’t have to start from scratch. the different projects are all still UFOs, but at least they’re hanging on. for now.
i had to reverse the order of my projects. seahawks socks first, to stem the tide of whining (dad: “well, that’s nice that SOME people get special knits… i guess OTHERS of us aren’t worthy.” me, with lots of eye-rolling: “yeah, ok, fine, yours are next. what a baby.”) also with a 7-4 record, the hawks may need every last goodluck-mojo-voodoo-grisgris-superstition they can get…
I try to know as little as possible about the designers as a rule. I had to Google Steven West and looking at the search results was enough. I found the FLKH person very annoying, so add that to it’s a short row heel, nuff said.
My sox were far enough I’d have preferred not to frog, not far enough to really make me swear. I couldn’t find that dropped stitch, I know there was one missing because the count was off. Ah, well, on we go.
8:35: “because i’m so right-handed i can only do it one direction”
amen girl! sing it, sista! 
i’m not sure how many people know about the CYC, but they’ve got a great resource document. the links start at the “standards” tab at http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/ but a complete PDF of clothing sizes, standard abbreviations, the official yarn weight/usage charts, etc., are at http://media.craftyarncouncil.com/files/s_and_g_rev2014_3.pdf handy to know just how big to make that baby sweater, or what “sk2p”* means in the instructions… 21 pages of goodness.
(*slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over the knit 2 together; 2 stitches have been decreased)
[quote=XtopherCB;1410777]thanks 
the finished product isn’t boring to SEE but it was boring to DO… knit knit knit, 115 stitches each row, multiplied by endless rows. it was good TV knitting.
that einstein coat looks nice… i bet my mom would wear an average-length version with a zipper… yay, new skills ;)[/quote
What I love most about the Einstein Coat is that it is so so easy to knit up even though it’s all garter stitch and it’s extremely easy to alter to fit to just what length and size you want. Plus , it’s a great way to use up stash yarn ,which is what I did on some of mine. It’s all done in panels so you can mix and match colors . I’ve knitted about 5 of them and I’m going to knit a couple more to use up some of my stash yarn. I added an I-Cord edging to one and a zipper to another. Knitted one for a teddy bear too. I even added hoods on some and pockets. I agree that the garter stitch can be a smig boring but I usually knit my Einstein Coats inbetween my more difficult projects so I can knit with out thinking about it so much . It’s my stress relief knitting project. I’ve gotten many many compliments on my EC’S and been asked if I would knit them for others. I think your mom would love one , especially if it came for you.
I decided to do (sshhhhh! don’t tell anyone else) top down socks. I started with the twisted cast on and have about 1 1/4" on both sox. Soon I’ll start the spiraling rib. I’m thinking continue with the 2x2 and every 3rd row move it over a stitch. What’cha think?
You might get this:
Cisco: It’s all about the base, 'bout the base, 'bout the base
Kirk: No Tribbles
i think you should keep going!
and i didn’t know there was a star trek version… nerdist.com has a star wars version at http://www.nerdist.com/vepisode/nerdist-presents-all-about-that-bass-star-wars-parody-starring-team-unicorn/
No, that’s what popped into my head earlier today. I like the version you linked to. Have you seen this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2pu8nsUtCQ
my inner geek just had a nerdgasm…
and now i’m wondering about a knitted/felted millennium falcon or death star…