tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post114507241954970754..comments2023-10-19T03:40:40.815-04:00Comments on Go Knit In Your Hat: The rest of the substitution tomeCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07651035210994960810noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146420236459735282006-04-30T14:03:00.000-04:002006-04-30T14:03:00.000-04:00Bienvenue, Coco! Glad Blogger finally let you pos...Bienvenue, Coco! Glad Blogger finally let you post. Coco knows whereof Coco speaks: Coco is one kick-ass knitter.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651035210994960810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146419065811056692006-04-30T13:44:00.000-04:002006-04-30T13:44:00.000-04:00Thanks for a wonderful piece that encourages the k...Thanks for a wonderful piece that encourages the knitter to experiment, think it through and, take responisbility. If it does not work, rip it out and try again. The creative aspect of knitting opens up when I jump off the board and leap into the wonder of it all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146224443489979982006-04-28T07:40:00.000-04:002006-04-28T07:40:00.000-04:00I'll have to some extensive swatching on that and ...I'll have to some extensive swatching on that and get back to you.<BR/><BR/>Is it my imagination, Michelene, or have you been gone (or quiet) for a little while? Welcome back!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651035210994960810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146189320299967822006-04-27T21:55:00.000-04:002006-04-27T21:55:00.000-04:00So Carol, can I substitute Viggo Mortensen for Har...So Carol, can I substitute Viggo Mortensen for Harrison Ford? Or do you get a different gauge between them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146175681317544222006-04-27T18:08:00.000-04:002006-04-27T18:08:00.000-04:00Play nice, girlies, or I won't show you my brand-n...Play nice, girlies, or I won't show you my brand-new Black Bunny logo, designed by a prestigious sheep-loving Chicagoan blogger...Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651035210994960810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146163685016053882006-04-27T14:48:00.000-04:002006-04-27T14:48:00.000-04:00I'm flattered that you'd quote one of my previous ...I'm flattered that you'd quote one of my previous comments, Kathy. Really. *sniff* Glad to see I made such an impression on you.<BR/><BR/>I was not asking for a general yarn review... I was asking for Carol's expert opinion. I wouldn't get her opinion by buying a ball of yarn and testing it out, nor would I, for that matter, get it by doing a google search.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146161908055015112006-04-27T14:18:00.000-04:002006-04-27T14:18:00.000-04:00I repeat: I do not intend for the blog to become ...I repeat: I do not intend for the blog to become free advertisement for any big-box on-line retailer.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651035210994960810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146160659834394552006-04-27T13:57:00.000-04:002006-04-27T13:57:00.000-04:00Maybe you were knitting particularly tight to comp...Maybe you were knitting particularly tight to compensate for the lack of elasticity in cotton. Your gauge shrank, in which case you had to go up needle sizes to make it.<BR/><BR/>Or maybe the designer knits looser than most people.<BR/><BR/>You might want to substitute if your beloved LYS doesn't carry it. ;)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651035210994960810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146159929196922772006-04-27T13:45:00.000-04:002006-04-27T13:45:00.000-04:00But, but, but . . . Plymouth Galway is such a grea...But, but, but . . . Plymouth Galway is such a great yarn, why would you *want* to substitute it?<BR/><BR/>For my issue, I ended up going with the yarn recommended in the pattern (Cascade Pima/Tencel). And I'm glad because I fell in love with the yarn. But from a guage standpoint? I had to go UP three needles to get gauge. how crazy is that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146159136808768242006-04-27T13:32:00.000-04:002006-04-27T13:32:00.000-04:00Oh, dear, Carol.You have probably "hit a nerve" wi...Oh, dear, Carol.<BR/>You have probably "hit a nerve" with the sensitive Sara W.<BR/>Um, gee, SW, you could maybe buy a ball of some KP yarn and, what, experiment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146149462713343532006-04-27T10:51:00.000-04:002006-04-27T10:51:00.000-04:00Sara, I did a post a while back musing touching on...Sara, I did a post a while back musing touching on my philosophic difficulties with the knitting equivalent of big box retailers, particularly the effect that they may have on the viability of the local yarn shop. If you Google, you may also find some anecdotes about their treatment of pattern designers. At the same time, I understand price sensitivity. Your best bet is to search on Wiseneedle and google any particular yarn you may want to use. I do not want the blog to become free advertisement for that retailer.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651035210994960810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146148331520306262006-04-27T10:32:00.000-04:002006-04-27T10:32:00.000-04:00Another post to print and put in my yarn stash! Th...Another post to print and put in my yarn stash! Thanks, Carol! By the way, what's your overall opinion on the on-line retailer that rhymes with Snit-Licks? I've been thinking of ordering some stuff from them. I figure your opinion of them can't be too low, or you'd have used a different word that rhymes with Snit... ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146144902472915762006-04-27T09:35:00.000-04:002006-04-27T09:35:00.000-04:00Another great commentary! I love reading what I ha...Another great commentary! I love reading what I have been too lazy to type out! I know how much time and energy goes into posting these, and they are truly appreciated! I always learn at least one little tidbit! (usually more!)Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12532520712528416610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146138787972828112006-04-27T07:53:00.000-04:002006-04-27T07:53:00.000-04:00Well darn, I was just going to ask you if I could ...Well darn, I was just going to ask you if I could use ... for ...; so I guess I'd better go smell my coffee.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again- you put alot of thought into these wonderfully educational posts.<BR/><BR/>(Now where's my pink laceweight??????)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146138473353086732006-04-27T07:47:00.000-04:002006-04-27T07:47:00.000-04:00Thanks for such a good reference.One other suggest...Thanks for such a good reference.<BR/><BR/>One other suggestion, which I usually do at the start of a substitution expedition is try to get a ball of the suggested yarn to swatch up and see what the designer was going for more concretely. Lets me know if I like what it was doing and gives me something to compare to the substitution candidates.amy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06341600098383162836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146111739919521942006-04-27T00:22:00.000-04:002006-04-27T00:22:00.000-04:00Oh such sage advice give you do, sirree yes, cleve...Oh such sage advice give you do, sirree yes, clever you are think I. Must notes make to shop take when go I.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769340725015584577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146081950929150292006-04-26T16:05:00.000-04:002006-04-26T16:05:00.000-04:00Very informative post. Thank you!Very informative post. Thank you!Midnight Purlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10397156218358615225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710479.post-1146081647210757892006-04-26T16:00:00.000-04:002006-04-26T16:00:00.000-04:00Thanks for another informative post! It's these k...Thanks for another informative post! It's these kinds of questions that are never answered well, I think. <BR/><BR/>I was in Philadelphia on business last week and stopped by Rosie's for their Wednesday night knitting circle. What a great store and great group of people! Thanks for recommending it (even though I know you're affiliated)!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551974862059986737noreply@blogger.com