Comments on: blogkeeping and spinning spinning spinning http://evilsciencechick.com/2007/12/10/blogkeeping-and-spinning-spinning-spinning/ full of Ma-loc-key…(bunch of yard doddle).. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:29:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brittany http://evilsciencechick.com/2007/12/10/blogkeeping-and-spinning-spinning-spinning/comment-page-1/#comment-6407 Brittany Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:50:46 +0000 http://evilsciencechick.com/2007/12/10/blogkeeping-and-spinning-spinning-spinning/#comment-6407 LOVE the yarn!! But I want some pics of you whacking it around on the countertops!! Haha!! Why isn't Sadie WEARING it for your pics?!?!?!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('6407','Brittany'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('6407','Brittany','LOVE the yarn!! But I want some pics of you whacking it around on the countertops!! Haha!! Why isn\'t Sadie WEARING it for your pics?!?!?!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> LOVE the yarn!! But I want some pics of you whacking it around on the countertops!! Haha!! Why isn’t Sadie WEARING it for your pics?!?!?!
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]]> By: ESC http://evilsciencechick.com/2007/12/10/blogkeeping-and-spinning-spinning-spinning/comment-page-1/#comment-6403 ESC Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:17:45 +0000 http://evilsciencechick.com/2007/12/10/blogkeeping-and-spinning-spinning-spinning/#comment-6403 grace - please stop drooling on my yarn, you'll felt it! Janice - ooooohhhhh. Well, blame Jen ;) The fibers look pretty straight to me, so maybe I still did OK! Brighton - knitting is really not that much harder than tying your shoelaces, I swear! Every fancy knitting you've ever seen is really just comprised of two very simple stitches. using chopsticks is harder. PW - not sure yet. maybe something like <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter07/PATTtudora.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>. TG76 - hmmm...that would mean I'd have to clean off my countertops ;)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('6403','ESC'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('6403','ESC','grace - please stop drooling on my yarn, you\'ll felt it!\n\nJanice - ooooohhhhh. Well, blame Jen ;) The fibers look pretty straight to me, so maybe I still did OK!\n\nBrighton - knitting is really not that much harder than tying your shoelaces, I swear! Every fancy knitting you\'ve ever seen is really just comprised of two very simple stitches. using chopsticks is harder.\n\nPW - not sure yet. maybe something like <a href=\"http:\/\/knitty.com\/ISSUEwinter07\/PATTtudora.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">this<\/a>.\n\nTG76 - hmmm...that would mean I\'d have to clean off my countertops ;)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> grace – please stop drooling on my yarn, you’ll felt it!

Janice – ooooohhhhh. Well, blame Jen ;) The fibers look pretty straight to me, so maybe I still did OK!

Brighton – knitting is really not that much harder than tying your shoelaces, I swear! Every fancy knitting you’ve ever seen is really just comprised of two very simple stitches. using chopsticks is harder.

PW – not sure yet. maybe something like this.

TG76 – hmmm…that would mean I’d have to clean off my countertops ;)

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]]> By: turtlegirl76 http://evilsciencechick.com/2007/12/10/blogkeeping-and-spinning-spinning-spinning/comment-page-1/#comment-6402 turtlegirl76 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:08 +0000 http://evilsciencechick.com/2007/12/10/blogkeeping-and-spinning-spinning-spinning/#comment-6402 Balanced yarn? Honey, if you soak it long enough and wack the shit out of it on the counter top before hanging to dry, it'll balance. At least in my experience. =P I think it looks great!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('6402','turtlegirl76'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('6402','turtlegirl76','Balanced yarn? Honey, if you soak it long enough and wack the shit out of it on the counter top before hanging to dry, it\'ll balance. At least in my experience. =P I think it looks great!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Balanced yarn? Honey, if you soak it long enough and wack the shit out of it on the counter top before hanging to dry, it’ll balance. At least in my experience. =P I think it looks great!
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]]> By: Pand0raWilde http://evilsciencechick.com/2007/12/10/blogkeeping-and-spinning-spinning-spinning/comment-page-1/#comment-6400 Pand0raWilde Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:37:10 +0000 http://evilsciencechick.com/2007/12/10/blogkeeping-and-spinning-spinning-spinning/#comment-6400 It's got to be cool to knit what you spin yourself--any idea what it's going to be when it grows up?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('6400','Pand0raWilde'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('6400','Pand0raWilde','It\'s got to be cool to knit what you spin yourself--any idea what it\'s going to be when it grows up?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> It’s got to be cool to knit what you spin yourself–any idea what it’s going to be when it grows up?
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]]> By: Brighton http://evilsciencechick.com/2007/12/10/blogkeeping-and-spinning-spinning-spinning/comment-page-1/#comment-6399 Brighton Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:06:54 +0000 http://evilsciencechick.com/2007/12/10/blogkeeping-and-spinning-spinning-spinning/#comment-6399 Very pretty, but I'm doing good to tie my shoes. Knitting is way out of my league.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('6399','Brighton'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('6399','Brighton','Very pretty, but I\'m doing good to tie my shoes. Knitting is way out of my league.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Very pretty, but I’m doing good to tie my shoes. Knitting is way out of my league.
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]]> By: Janice in GA http://evilsciencechick.com/2007/12/10/blogkeeping-and-spinning-spinning-spinning/comment-page-1/#comment-6398 Janice in GA Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:10:27 +0000 http://evilsciencechick.com/2007/12/10/blogkeeping-and-spinning-spinning-spinning/#comment-6398 The twisting of the skein really doesn't mean anything unless the singles are VERY fresh. I sure wish that meme hadn't found such a foothold with new spinners. It's just a very rough guide as to whether the yarn is balanced or not. A better way to tell if it's balanced: look at the way the fibers lie within the strands of yarn (NOT in the way the two plies wrap around each other.) If they're like this |||||| your yarn is balanced. If they're like this ////// or like this \\\\\ it's not perfectly balanced. But even a not-perfectly-balanced yarn can be a fine yarn. It's really just not that critical.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('6398','Janice in GA'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('6398','Janice in GA','The twisting of the skein really doesn\'t mean anything unless the singles are VERY fresh. I sure wish that meme hadn\'t found such a foothold with new spinners. It\'s just a very rough guide as to whether the yarn is balanced or not.\n\nA better way to tell if it\'s balanced: look at the way the fibers lie within the strands of yarn (NOT in the way the two plies wrap around each other.) If they\'re like this |||||| your yarn is balanced. If they\'re like this \/\/\/\/\/\/ or like this \\\\\ it\'s not perfectly balanced. But even a not-perfectly-balanced yarn can be a fine yarn. It\'s really just not that critical.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> The twisting of the skein really doesn’t mean anything unless the singles are VERY fresh. I sure wish that meme hadn’t found such a foothold with new spinners. It’s just a very rough guide as to whether the yarn is balanced or not.

A better way to tell if it’s balanced: look at the way the fibers lie within the strands of yarn (NOT in the way the two plies wrap around each other.) If they’re like this |||||| your yarn is balanced. If they’re like this ////// or like this \\\\\ it’s not perfectly balanced. But even a not-perfectly-balanced yarn can be a fine yarn. It’s really just not that critical.

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]]> By: grace http://evilsciencechick.com/2007/12/10/blogkeeping-and-spinning-spinning-spinning/comment-page-1/#comment-6397 grace Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:15:28 +0000 http://evilsciencechick.com/2007/12/10/blogkeeping-and-spinning-spinning-spinning/#comment-6397 Pretty! Your pink & green yarn looks absolutely delicious.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('6397','grace'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('6397','grace','Pretty! Your pink & green yarn looks absolutely delicious.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Pretty! Your pink & green yarn looks absolutely delicious.
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