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Permalink Reply by Chrissie Day on April 14, 2008 at 2:26pm: You can always make a coat to fit your general body size amnd then insert some short row shaping to fit your bust --experiment on a little sample and you will see what i mean
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Permalink Reply by KBabb on April 15, 2008 at 7:57am: Hi Chrissie,

Thanks for the reply...and the good idea. I think I'll knit up the bottom piece and see how it fits. If it feels snug at all, I'll add a little additional width after picking up and knitting from the bottom piece. I'm hoping I won't need to add any, though. The finished circumference is listed as 50 inches, which still sounds like a pretty roomy fit (8 inches more than me!). Hopefully "snug" won't be a problem!

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Permalink Reply by Polly on April 14, 2008 at 8:59am: I would like to know of a good pattern for a boy's , sz 8, cardigan hoodie. I just finished a small size cardigan hoodie, from a book called "LUXURY KNITTING". It is a wonderful pattern and the hood design like no other I have done. I am not knowledgeable enough to convert it to a larger size. I would appreciate any help, either the name of a good pattern, or help in converting small to larger. . Thank you!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by oceanwild on April 14, 2008 at 11:10am: Lion Brand has a couple of free patterns :one with Homespun and one with Kitchen Cotton,sizes up to adult. Check their website:lionbrand.com. Cottage Creations (in Wisconsin) has a booklet for making hoodies for the whole family-I can't find my copy but you could Google them.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Polly on April 14, 2008 at 4:35pm: Thanks so much . I will ck the Lion Brand patterns and the Cottage Creations.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by JoC on April 14, 2008 at 1:31pm: I have a question about the Ring of Cables Hat from a few issues ago.
I've just about completed the band, but I'm stumped by the instructions to 'Join the band in a ring using the kitchener stitch or a favorite invisible seam.'
Every tutorial for the kitchener shows 2 sets of live stitches, not live stitches and a cast-on edge. Where exactly am I supposed to join the end to the beginning?
Incidentally, I'm thinking about making a beret using the band rather than the hat.
Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Chrissie Day on April 14, 2008 at 2:23pm: this means join the band into a ring
did you cast on the band in the normal way or did you use an invisible cast on or a crochet cast on --these would enabkle you to unravel the cast on edge and expose live stitches which you would then kitchener graft together
if your answers are no to these questions then look at your cast on edge on the band and try to put aneedle into the stitches on the edge then do the kitchener graft .
it is often wotrht reading all the way through pattern for starting and seeing any hickups that may happen then you can resolve them
hope this helps you
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Permalink Reply by JoC on April 15, 2008 at 8:50am: I'll try to put the needle through, that should help. No I didn't do a provisional cast on of any sort, it would have helped to think about it before I started (as I haven't used kitchener before, it didn't occur to me to puzzle out the joining bit in advance).
I just read E. Zimmerman's explanation of kitchener last weekend, so I think I can work it out.
Thanks for the help.
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Permalink Reply by JoC on April 15, 2008 at 8:57am: p.s. I'll try to post a photo of work in progress this afternoon.
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Permalink Reply by Chrissie Day on April 15, 2008 at 12:04pm: hya try this

Step 1: Knit your item to the point where the instructions tell you to graft together the final stitches.
Step 2: Divide the remaining stitches evenly between two double-pointed needles.
Step 3: Hold both needles parallel in your left hand, so that the working yarn is on your right, and is coming off the rightmost stitch on the back needle.
Step 4: Cut the working yarn to a reasonable length, say, 12".
Step 5: Using a third dpn, PURL the first stitch on the FRONT needle.
Step 6: DROP the stitch off the left front needle, and pull the yarn all the way through the dropped stitch so that there is no longer a stitch on the right (working) needle.
Step 7: KNIT the next stitch on the FRONT needle, but this time LEAVE the stitch on the left front needle; pull the yarn all the way through as before.
Step 8: KNIT the first stitch on the BACK needle.
Step 9: DROP the stitch off the left back needle and pull the yarn all the way through.
Step 10: PURL the next stitch on the BACK needle.
Step 11: LEAVE that stitch on the left back needle and pull the yarn all the way through.
Repeat Steps 5 through 11 until you get to the last two stitches; work these two stitches together as established and drop both stitches off the needles. Pull the yarn all the way through. Thread yarn onto a tapestry needle, bring yarn to inside work , and weave in ends, tacking down the last "ear" loops as needed. (You can pull any excess loopage to the inside to make tacking it down a bit prettier.)
good luck
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Permalink Reply by SassySean on April 14, 2008 at 7:49pm: Would you please consider bringing back the Palette Fair Isle Cardigan pattern colors and yarn kits. I saw a real knitters project on Ravelry...it is beautiful. See it here... I have a little stranding expereince now and would like to try to make one.

It might be a good thing to bring the vest back too. Especially if you are adding new colors to your line.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by loves to knit on April 16, 2008 at 7:15am: I was wondering if anyone has a simple easy pattern for short sleeve sweater using the Comfy yarn.; ▶ Reply to This