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Permalink Reply by Elianastar on February 16, 2009 at 9:03pm: I think the definition depends on the specific topic. If you are talking about yarn, then Susan's definition is spot on. However, in addition to that, there is another level of definition that comes into play after you've knitted that yarn into fabric... then the definition includes the drape, or lack of drape, of that fabric. How it flows and hangs... in addition to the definition Susan gave you.

A "nice hand" would probably best be defined as having the a great texture and drape for the purpose of that specific project... or just something the person making the judgement really really likes. :-)

One definition:
Handle; Hand (u.s.)
The Quality Of A Fabric Or Yarn Assessed By The Reaction Obtained From The Sense Of Touch., Note: It Is Concerned With The Subjective Judgement Of Roughness, Smoothness, Harshness, Pliability, Thickness, Etc.

An interesting article:
http://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/16/1522/fabric-object...

Probably more than you care to know :-)
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Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on February 17, 2009 at 5:09am: Star: I believe that hand and drape are really two different factors in describing yarn. I usually see them listed separately in those narratives, though I truly believe that hand effects drape significantly.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Elianastar on February 17, 2009 at 10:28am: I wouldn't argue the point cuz I'm not positive I've not seen them used interchangeably... and besides, I'm not sure I really care all that much, LOL! I do know that they are both used to attempt to define something rather nebulous about the nature of textiles. :-); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by dmatt726 on February 18, 2009 at 4:51pm: I fell in love with suri dream and bought enoigh for a sweater. (I don't have the patience to knit blankets)
I haven.t been able to find a pattern for an extra-large woman's cardigan. I'd thought of something lacy with short sleeves but really any cardigan would do does anyone have a suggestion?

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Permalink Reply by Elianastar on February 19, 2009 at 1:32pm: Do you belong to Ravelry? If not, I'd ask for a free account @ www.ravelry.com. You'll have access to all sorts of patterns and resources through them. You should be able to do some sort of search there for patterns by size and style. Additionally, you can do a search in "Groups" for "Large Size" @ Ravelry and find a number of groups dedicated to larger size knitting and crochet. :-) You'll find LOTS of answers to things like this there.

It can be annoying finding a pattern in larger sizes because even some "large" size patterns are not truly "large"... like, in a real person's life. :-\

Some online stuff I've found that you might find helpful:

http://eastmanpublishing.com/epextra/articles/eparticle1017.htm
http://www.crystalpalaceyarns.com/cpy/free_patterns.html
http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory.php
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Knitting-2228/2008/5/change-size-knitted...
http://knitting.about.com/od/knittingskills/qt/bodynotes.htm
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Knitting-2228/Resizing-Pattern.htm

Hopefully this will give you some ideas... I don't have a specific pattern to recommend, but perhaps someone else might.

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Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on March 12, 2009 at 12:55pm: What about making a short sleeved version of Sonnet? The pattern is very clever and could work with any gauge of yarn.

Amy Singer from Knitty made a lace version here: http://knitty.com/blog/archives/2008_08_01_knittyblogarchive.html; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Elianastar on February 21, 2009 at 4:06pm: If you are one of the lucky few who got some of that gorgeous Ivy Shimmer, but didn't get as much as you want or need for a specific project, I have some potentially great news. :-)

Bayou blends PERFECTLY with the Ivy! I just realized that I have a hank of Bayou in with my Ivy because I had more hanks than I thought I'd bought... I couldn't figure out where the other one came from... it was the Bayou and when I looked more carefully at the labels I realized one of them was not Ivy... but I had to look closely!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by EmilyVictoria on March 7, 2009 at 5:46pm: Has anyone ever washed their super wash socks and they felted? I knit a pair of socks in Essential Blue Violet Multi and after about five wears and washes (hand wash mind you using Soak in luke warm water), they shriveled up. Now I understand the felting in the heel and bottom of the foot from wearing them... but should I have anticipated them just shrinking all over?

Could the Soak have completely washed out the chemical that the wool was treated with? I really don't get it, cause I've even washed non superwash socks accidentally in the washer (Koigu) and they came out fine (a little color faded but no shrinkage).

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Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on March 12, 2009 at 2:10pm: The superwash process strips scales off of the wool, which makes it smooth (imagine hairs in a conditioner commercial) and then it doesn't tangle up and shrink when you wash it in a washing machine. Every so often, the chemicals don't strip all of the scales off of the wool, and it will still felt.

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Permalink Reply by clockworktomato on March 23, 2009 at 9:13am: Actually, yes! This just happened to a pair of mine a couple of weeks ago. I've had them for some time, though, and they'd been washed successfully (in the washer with standard detergent) several times, so I'm not sure what happened. I presumed it was just a fluke or that I'd done something wrong in washing them, though I can't really imagine what. But I'd never heard of anyone else having the same problem, so I assumed it was just me.

This is the second pair of KP yarn socks that have felted on me, though, (the first was a pair I made from Imagination before the word was out that it wasn't actually machine washable), so it's really disappointing. Fortunately I'm a knitter who loves the process more than the product, but I do need to have *some* pretty socks to show for my work. :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tina on March 23, 2009 at 11:53am: We have had some random problems with our superwash wool felting. It would really help us track it if you could report the color and dye lot number to customer service. I know that info may be long gone now, though. Customer service will also be happy to replace any superwash yarn that felted.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by clockworktomato on April 2, 2009 at 6:39am: Thank you so much for this information, Tina! I'll definitely see if I can track that info down, as I may still have the ball band. :); ▶ Reply to This