Sunday, April 5, 2009

do you have unanswered questions???

Okay... I'm back online again, and ready to resume blogging.

But I have one request of you...

I know that there were a bunch of messages which I hadn't yet responded to. They seem to have disappeared into the Bermuda Triangle of Cyberspace. Somewhere between the old computer having it's little meltdown, and information being retrieved for the new computer... I have lost track of the details...

SO

Don't be shy...

If you were waiting for a response from me, but haven't received one... please make your request again...

Leave a comment here, or on the original blog post... or email me at laughingpurple@aapt.net.au

Much appreciated!
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6 comments:

  1. CarleneApril 7, 2009 at 5:56 AM

    Hey Sharon

    I was hoping you'd add a tutorial explaining how to properly do crochet in the round. I really struggle with this and had written you about this recently. I assume my request got lost in the computer meltdown. Thanks in advance for your help.

    Carlene

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  2. laughing purple goldfishApril 7, 2009 at 9:25 PM

    thanks for the reminder carlene :)

    was it you who mentioned a specific dress pattern you were working on???

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  3. CarleneApril 7, 2009 at 11:18 PM

    I make the Take a Bow dress by Candi Jensen. (You can see some on Ravelry in my projects under Carleneruns.) The skirt is worked in the round and I am never sure if I'm adding stitches, keeping them even or decreasing accidentally. And I can always see the join :( So I was hoping for a good tutorial to help me. I do look this up every time, but every time I struggle with it. SIGH!

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  4. laughing purple goldfishApril 8, 2009 at 8:31 AM

    carlene - I am in the process of making a photo tutorial for joining in the round... it should be up next week... BUT... I have looked at your projects (gorgeous, by the way)... if I was making this dress... I would NOT JOIN at the end of each round, but continue working around (like a spiral) until the dress reached the required length, then just work a slip stitch into the next stitch, to finish off... that way you would not see any joins at all, which is what I prefer... plus it is way less stressful :) I find that even when I join neatly and correctly, the 'seam' is still visible (to me, anyway) and I'd rather avoid it where possible

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  5. CarleneApril 8, 2009 at 8:46 AM

    So... Another question. In the pattern, the first row there is one stitch in each stitch. In row 2 you have 2 stitches in each stitch (which makes sense - this makes the skirt turn into a nice full bell). How would you manage this in a spiral row?

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  6. laughing purple goldfishApril 24, 2009 at 8:49 PM

    carlene - you just work it ine exactly the same way... but omit the join (slip stitch)between each round

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