Comments on: Exclusive.

By: kate

kate — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 14:10:05 +0000

ha! i know very well the obsession that is BIRCH, though i will admit to occasionally having my way with other projects whilst knitting birchie. funny how one good kidsilk haze project often leads to another; i also just cast on for RIVER in KSH trance. and my next jones: FLOURISH in KSH maramalade (the kim hargreaves confection from the winter blooms catalog). pics of all are on my knitblog.

p.s. your birch looks beauteous! and such an artful photo.

By: Liz

Liz — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 19:28:06 +0000

I’m sooo guilty of doing this. I’m always so eager to cast on and finish a project that I always end up with at least 4 projects going at once. It can get higher if the knitting starts to get boring. Like right now, I’m finishing the sleeves of my son’s sweater, knitting Iris, Pia, a Phildar sweater, the Turtleneck shrug from Scarf Style, and I’m itching to cast on for Salina and River. And I’ll be honest, lol, I have yarn coming in for Willow, which I’m hoping I can finish over the weekend watching Lord of the Rings.

Felicia, you’re not alone. There are plenty of unfaithful knitters, I’m one of them, lol!

Can’t wait to see Birch.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 17:01:34 +0000

Birch is enough to make any knitter monogamous. I’m curious to see how your River develops. I have yarn for mine but I’m busy making Marianne from Rowan 37 and I can only do one KSH project at a time.

By: Carin

Carin — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 15:41:05 +0000

Your Birch is beautiful, can’t wait to see it blocked. I wish I can concentrate on just one or two projects at a time, but it’s so distracting with so many pretty patterns available.

By: Dani

Dani — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 02:02:30 +0000

Hmm. I need to check out the Harlot’s wire technique too! I can’t wait to see Birch finished!

I try to limit myself to 4 projects… okay, maybe 5 at times… I think it really helps me finish lagging projects.

By: freecia

freecia — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:00:39 +0000

I recently had the idea that weed whacking cord is similar to circ. needle cords. Wonder how that would work out.

By: Gaile

Gaile — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:49:01 +0000

Welding rods are definitely a cheaper solution. As to the Cascade 220 supply - I don't get it either. I tried to talk our LYS (since I work there) into carrying it, but they went with Lopi instead.

Your birch is gorgeous! Mine has yet to be cast on ...

By: Tess

Tess — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:03:56 +0000

I love the color, purple is my favorite color. Can’t wait to see how Birch will look once blocked. I have the blocking wires that I bought for blocking shawls but I have yet to knit one.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:29:33 +0000

I used welding rods for blocking wires on the Lotus Blossom Shawl. They’re stainless steel and the smallest you can get (maybe like 3/16″ - I can’t remember off the top of my head) and they’re around 3′ long - I used 2 across the top of LB. You get them at a welding shop and I got something like 20 for $6 (because that was the smallest amount they could sell me). Anyway, Birch looks so pretty - I love the purple. I try to work on one or two projects at a time, but there are so many good ones out there. It’s hard.

By: Roxanne

Roxanne — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:56:16 +0000

I have tried my best to be only exclusive…I was good when I first started knitting a little while back…just knitting one thing to the exclusion of all other projects…not even starting any other! Oops, now I’m in multi-project mode…but when I want one thing done, I do the same, focus just on that and forget the rest.