Shawnna Parlongo to knitwits-ubc

Hi everyone,

Something came up a few times in today's session so I thought I'd better clarify. This pattern asks you to do 4 twelve row repeats to make a complete square BUT on the fourth and final repeat the pattern asks you to do all 12 rows, then knit one more row, and then bind-off purl-wise. This extra row at the end compensates for the cast-on row - ensuring that the square stays square.

I hope that's clear and that I haven't confused you more!!

Cheers,
Shawnna

Knitwits: Video clips, updated pattern chart, needle request, next meeting

Hello Knitwits,

We had an excellent meeting today in LPC. A lot of one-on-one lessons were given, and I believe the dim lights are beginning to get bright!

We shot the following two clips today to be helpful - Sara is teaching.

Wrap & Turn knit stitch from the purl side:



Picking up your Wraps from the purl side (re-loaded):




Additional clips found on YouTube:








Attached is Sara’s Lizard Ridge chart. Corrections have been made and saved in excel.


If anyone has an extra paid of 5mm needles, Sharon Yee needs a pair.

If anyone needs some easy practice yarn, please let me know.

Next meeting: KR 7 lunchroom 12 noon.

Lizard Ridge pattern has been nicknamed the Booby pattern. Check out the boobies below!

Cheers, Meg

hope this gives you a different way of doing things



Regina

Hi Everyone!

As promised, here's the link to the blog with the wrap tutorials. Note, they aren't part of the blog entry - they are links to external sites - up in the top right corner. The first one has photos, the second one has written instructions. Both are good to check out: http://lizardridgeknitalong.blogspot.com/

Also, see the same blog, 2006 archive with the Author's own instructions on the wraps and fixing the wraps. Scroll down to the entry for September 21st: http://lizardridgeknitalong.blogspot.com/2006_09_01_archive.html


Cheers!

Shawnna

Good morning everyone!

I have set up a group email list to make chatting easier:
knitwits-ubc@interchange.ubc.ca

We had our first meeting yesterday at noon KR 7. Introductions were made and an intro to our project was given by Shawnna. Was great!

Some notes & tips:

- our pattern will be a challenge for beginners but we have until Dec to complete and we have rock-star knitters amongst us to help.

- the yarn we are using is delicate and breaks easily; it was suggested that you start learning the pattern with a different, more study yarn; I have an extra ball of acrylic if anyone would like to use it.

- the pattern listed on Knitty website is missing some key instructions [http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall06/PATTlizardridge.html] but Shawnna is going to email the group the complete instructions (or how to link to them)

- Sara has created a wonderful grid to help you work this pattern and will send it to us

Next meeting: Wed Feb 11th at 12noon in the LPC 2nd floor lunchroom.

If you come through the front doors of LPC, and up the stairs, there’s an elevator to your right. Take it to the 2nd floor, down the hallway on the right, past the washrooms and straight into the lunchroom.

If you get lost your fellow Knitwits work on the 1st floor and will help you out.

Cheers, Megan

Hi All,

Here is some more information from Shawnna about the Lizard Rdige project.

Lot's of inspiring pictures!! It looks as though too much blocking and pressing would flatten the bumpy bits. Might be a good idea to just block around the edges.

Anyway, we've got 7 knitters on board for this project so far. It's going to be so wonderful, and a great fund raising opportunity!!

Sara

Shawnna Parlongo wrote:

Hi Sara,

Yeah, I'd happily do a demo for people! I'll try to properly block my square tonight so we can work out just how hard that is. I also found some online help:

This great blog that has links to short-row knitting tutorials as well: http://lizardridgeknitalong.blogspot.com/

Flickr photos that show the progress of the project - and yes they all look totally warped before blocking! :