Category Archives: KnittingQ

Mittens, Mittens, Everywhere Mittens

By Ida | Published: February 9, 2010

In case you didn’t know, it’s winter out there. This has been one of the oddest winters weather-wise. At least for those of us in Upstate New York. For those who don’t know, that just means we’re north of Westchester County. In fact, I’m much closer to Pennsylvania than to the northernmost border of New [...]

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I’m Here, I’m Here

By Ida | Published: January 20, 2010

Don’t ya just hate when life gets in the way of doing what you really want to do? That’s what has happened to me lately. I’m a freelance publishing-type person, and I have spent the last 10 days or so editing what is most likely the worst manuscript ever written. It was not written in [...]

Posted in KnittingQ | Tagged Doctors Without Borders, KAL, Knitters without Borders, Knitting Purls, KnittingQ, MSF, Yarn Harlot | Leave a comment

FOs, New Pattern

By Ida | Published: January 4, 2010

I’m Happy to Report FOs Have Been Sighted I am happy to report that I ended 2009 with a finished object. Sometimes it seems as though I never finish anything, though I love starting knitting projects. The FO was a pair of very nice, warm, and pretty socks. See. Aren’t they pretty? They’re my usual [...]

Also posted in Reviews, contest | Tagged gloves, KnittingQ, Nancy Bush, shawls | 2 Comments

It’s About the Bags

By Ida | Published: December 18, 2009

I’ve been reading posts on Ravelry, Plurk, and elsewhere that many knitters want a new knitting bag as a holiday gift. I can’t say that I blame them, especially if you’re like me. I seem to have a problem actually finishing something. Oh, socks, mittens, hats, and other smaller things are no problem. But, when [...]

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Dear Designers (and other sellers of patterns)

By Ida | Published: August 10, 2009

Dear Designers, We love how the Internet has made it so easy to find you and your designs. In fact, we now know about so many designers that we’d probably never otherwise hear about. And the ability to buy with just a click or two, makes it so easy to add your designs to our [...]

Posted in KnittingQ | Tagged knitting designers, knitting designs, Ravelry | 15 Comments

Victory Is Mine!

By Ida | Published: August 9, 2009

I am about to make a confession. More than once I have frogged a project because of a dropped stitch. You see, I found it difficult to frog back to the location of the dropped stitch. For some reason, I had problems keeping the stitches in place on my needles. I know, I know: pathetic. [...]

Also posted in Reviews, contest | Tagged copyright, Fiber Gathering, Knitting Daily, Summer Blogcation(tm) | 2 Comments

You Say To-may-to, I Say To-mah-to. But It’s the Same Thing . . . Right?

By Ida | Published: July 16, 2009

The other day, I was looking for something in my The Knitter’s Companion, by Vicki Square. This is a handy little guide to have around. As I looked through it, I came upon “Picking Up Stitches.” I was quite surprised when I read this: Most patterns will tell you to “pick up and knit” a [...]

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Throwing a Life Preserver and a Smack-Down (and some other things)

By Ida | Published: July 13, 2009

You’re knitting along, everything going fine, until you run smack-dab into a problem. The pattern asks you to do something you’ve never done before. You read the instructions and follow them closely–at least you think you do. But, once you’ve completed the section, it’s obvious that something’s not right. You frog back and read the [...]

Also posted in Reviews, contest | Tagged Elizabeth Zimmerman, Knit on Down, LYS, Plurk, Ravelry, seamless knitting, smack-down, Surprise Jacket, toe-up, Twitter | 1 Comment

A 3F Week: Frogging, Farming, and Food

By Ida | Published: May 23, 2009

Before I begin the saga of my week, I want to congratulate Deborah Bourque as the winner of the halfway point in the KnittingQ(tm) trivia contest. The questions for Week 4 are posted, so be sure to get your entries in by Thursday, May 28. All entries must be sent to ida@knit-a-while.com. Everyone seems to [...]

Also posted in Bloggary | Tagged Belly Garnish, Bellygarnish, Flawful Fibers, hydroponics, Julie O'Neill, Just One More Row, KnittingQ | 1 Comment

Color Outside the Lines and Skip the Math

By Ida | Published: May 12, 2009

OK, the title of this post implies that there’s a connection between these two things. There could be, but for the most part, there’s not. I just had a hard time coming up with a snappy title. Let’s blame it on lack of sleep. KnittingQ(tm) We had a great opening week for KnittingQ(tm). There are [...]