tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17402083.post6108244990418738423..comments2023-09-22T00:54:11.981-07:00Comments on Skrilla Knits: Sketchy...Ciriliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10987477605838227778noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17402083.post-88318747757312157602007-05-19T12:07:00.000-07:002007-05-19T12:07:00.000-07:00Good point on coming up with their own designs. I ...Good point on coming up with their own designs. I must say that I *love* to find a new Webs catalog in my mailbox. The last one with all of the proprietary patterns was fantastic! I can honestly say that there were more things I wanted to knit in that catalog than I find in the average issue of IK. And it would certainly make sense to order the yarn from Webs if I'm going to order the pattern, unless I already have just the thing in my stash, of course. From KP's viewpoint, though, that would take significantly more time than simply working up a pattern hashed out by someone else. In addition, they seem to be more ambitious about selling the books that Webs. I've wondered why Webs doesn't discount their books much? Especially the ones that are available everywhere.Smuddpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925334165313564156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17402083.post-41123029119795849992007-05-17T22:24:00.000-07:002007-05-17T22:24:00.000-07:00Hi Cirilia,I had to write and say how much I like ...Hi Cirilia,<BR/>I had to write and say how much I like your ddress idea and that I too am currently at work on a dress design.....also using good old BW's treasury to help me along....my design is a variation on the 'Little Black Dress'....there should be more knitted dresses out there what with all the wonderful yarn choices at our fingetips (i'm using Hempathy-Elizabeth Lavold- my current favourite yarn). Look forward to seeing how your's comes out.<BR/>GudrunGudrun Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586618085574841765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17402083.post-43796470160038168672007-05-17T17:24:00.000-07:002007-05-17T17:24:00.000-07:00i think your dress idea is a great one and the sun...i think your dress idea is a great one and the sunspots stich pattern is a personal favorite.<BR/>i would be careful when dyeing the ksh. if it evn felted just slightly you'd have a fuzzy nightmare on your hands. i guess i'm also against it be cause that color is just so freaking gorgeous the way it is. just sayin'.melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17988114449407789169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17402083.post-2778067924179858602007-05-17T15:16:00.000-07:002007-05-17T15:16:00.000-07:00surely part of the problem with over-dying KSH wou...surely part of the problem with over-dying KSH would be the need to keep to such cool water?<BR/><BR/>I'm thinking of trying it though, having had a bit of a end of a dyelot disaster...Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498653879153240121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17402083.post-85143903334240874422007-05-17T09:10:00.000-07:002007-05-17T09:10:00.000-07:00First off your dress is going to be stunning! I ca...First off your dress is going to be stunning! I can't wait to see what you do with it! It's such a lovely idea!<BR/><BR/>Secondly I think KP is so weird. Yes I have bought (and I'm sure will again) their yarns but... their photos NEVER look as good as the book photos so it never makes me want to buy their yarn. Something about the photos of their models in their yarn just looks weird & home done. <BR/><BR/>End rant! ;)Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15445977722367587074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17402083.post-69161705501688677072007-05-16T15:10:00.000-07:002007-05-16T15:10:00.000-07:00I agree with you about Knit Picks...but that's all...I agree with you about Knit Picks...but that's all I'm going to say about it :)<BR/><BR/>That dress is quite ambitious! You will totally be my knitting hero when you finish it!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964384446678747121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17402083.post-9096187198070217072007-05-16T12:43:00.000-07:002007-05-16T12:43:00.000-07:00Holy cow, that sunspots stitch is amazing. And in...Holy cow, that sunspots stitch is amazing. And in a puff-sleeve keyhole neckline dress? To die for. I can't wait to see the end result.s.i. michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06327405906167939684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17402083.post-65793181645573041302007-05-16T12:31:00.000-07:002007-05-16T12:31:00.000-07:00if you don't have the BW 3rd treasury book, you ca...if you don't have the BW 3rd treasury book, you can find the sunspot stitch pattern here: <BR/>http://www.elann.com/ShowFreePattern.asp?Id=206024<BR/><BR/>its a cool idea. I look forward to seeing what you make of it!lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348426328133379479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17402083.post-70310381130643171392007-05-16T12:26:00.000-07:002007-05-16T12:26:00.000-07:00whoo hoo! i can't wait to see the progress of you...whoo hoo! i can't wait to see the progress of your project! it's so very lovely...tiffany...https://www.blogger.com/profile/01877141796749739278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17402083.post-84629702968698323402007-05-16T05:47:00.000-07:002007-05-16T05:47:00.000-07:00I bet Knit Picks gets permission to do that, thou...I bet Knit Picks gets permission to do that, though I'm not sure they need to. They're not shy about suing (remember knitpixie?) so I'd think they have their bases covered. It's different than me asking people not to give away or sell patterns in their stores. If someone had an Irish Hiking Scarf knit in Cascade 220 hanging in their store next to the Cascade 220, and pointed people to my site for the pattern- that would be not only okay, but lovely.<BR/><BR/>What bugs me about the garments in the Knit Picks catalog, and I confess I haven't looked at one in a while, is that they are so FLACCID. It's like they have a completely different idea about what knitted fabric should be like that I do. They'll have this limp Aran sweater hanging off the model or a wool sweater with fabric I can see right through. Doesn't make me want to knit it!Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09256355472082591151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17402083.post-47139299784397674092007-05-15T23:20:00.000-07:002007-05-15T23:20:00.000-07:00Hmm, I wonder if KSH would dye up unevenly because...Hmm, I wonder if KSH would dye up unevenly because of the fiber content -- if the silk and mohair would absorb the color differently? I'm a sucker for the sunspot pattern. Can't wait to see what you do with the dress!pamela wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854577197935780454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17402083.post-69486268247477205022007-05-15T21:35:00.000-07:002007-05-15T21:35:00.000-07:00Look at your Fitted Knits book a bit closer, and y...Look at your Fitted Knits book a bit closer, and you'll see that the specified yarn for the red sweater is indeed KP's own Merino Style. My guess is that the model was even lent to them. As far as knitting up sweaters from books in their own yarns, I don't really see a problem with it. Why not? They were ambitious enough to get it done, and I can't see that the publisher and author would mind either, since their book is getting heavy promotion. It's up to their audience how attractive (or not in some cases) the sweater looks in their yarn. My 2 cents.Smuddpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925334165313564156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17402083.post-75389097374499450672007-05-15T20:23:00.000-07:002007-05-15T20:23:00.000-07:00I have never commented on your blog before but i a...I have never commented on your blog before but i am a reader of it. I wanted to say that I received my Knit Picks mag today and also pondered as I flipped the pages, very strange but who knows.<BR/><BR/>DanaDanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01876305743535021799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17402083.post-37653878255332667082007-05-15T19:57:00.000-07:002007-05-15T19:57:00.000-07:00I LOVE the dress!!! I can't wait to see what you ...I LOVE the dress!!! I can't wait to see what you come up with. I'm sure it will be a winner.<BR/><BR/>Amyamyloviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417095117296883963noreply@blogger.com