Comments on: ravenclaw bag — blocking http://kayray.org/2007/08/01/ravenclaw-bag-blocking/ Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:05:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.11 By: Michelle http://kayray.org/2007/08/01/ravenclaw-bag-blocking/#comment-21619 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:05:24 +0000 http://kayray.org/2007/08/01/ravenclaw-bag-blocking/#comment-21619 It’s certainly better than any product I could turn out…looks very good to me, Kara! Are you going to make-up the Slytherin and Hufflepuff ones, too?

]]> By: kara http://kayray.org/2007/08/01/ravenclaw-bag-blocking/#comment-21618 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:25:20 +0000 http://kayray.org/2007/08/01/ravenclaw-bag-blocking/#comment-21618 Heheh, Bestie, people always misunderstand what the yarn-store lady told me… I know all about catching the long floats. What she said was to twist the yarns around each other (into a knot) at the edges of the color changes, the way you would in intarsia (well, because you go back the other way in intarisa, it doesn’t make a knot but when you keep going the same way, it does). But because it’s NOT intarisa, the knot forces the colors to actually spread APART there, though the stitches remain snug and well-formed.

The other side is identical (it’s knit in the round).

Thanks Annie and Kri!

]]> By: Annie http://kayray.org/2007/08/01/ravenclaw-bag-blocking/#comment-21616 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:55:03 +0000 http://kayray.org/2007/08/01/ravenclaw-bag-blocking/#comment-21616 Ooo, it’s lovely Kara, I think the colorwork turned out just fine! Feel better soon.

]]> By: Betsie http://kayray.org/2007/08/01/ravenclaw-bag-blocking/#comment-21608 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:50:08 +0000 http://kayray.org/2007/08/01/ravenclaw-bag-blocking/#comment-21608 I love those colors too… though, I’m not sure that the center image was very well designed (i.e. I can’t really tell what it is)… The yarn store lady’s advice wasn’t really bad advice, it is common advice to twist the carrying yarn so that it doesn’t leave a long snaggable float across the back.. but if you found another way that works better for you, that’s what really matters… there really is no right or wrong way… just ways that work better for some people than others =) What will the other side of the bag look like?

]]> By: Kristin http://kayray.org/2007/08/01/ravenclaw-bag-blocking/#comment-21567 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:17:42 +0000 http://kayray.org/2007/08/01/ravenclaw-bag-blocking/#comment-21567 Well it looks great to me! I’m glad you chose blue and silver, it looks great. I’m considering knitting a Gryffindor one some day.

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