tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post6458431822708498268..comments2023-12-20T09:59:53.114-05:00Comments on French Press Knits: Most Impressive ColorworkFrench Press Knitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07437740864852050313noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-48926311081717098602010-01-14T21:04:35.854-05:002010-01-14T21:04:35.854-05:00I'm very impressed...but not surprised. Good j...I'm very impressed...but not surprised. Good job, Joe.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17330219904731204385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-51363019253630643592010-01-13T10:40:44.894-05:002010-01-13T10:40:44.894-05:00JOE! Who knew?! Good job at teaching him, Melynda!...JOE! Who knew?! Good job at teaching him, Melynda! That hat is beautiful! I'm so impressed! I'm telling all the boys though.... (secretly, they'll be jealous :) ) Nice job!Julie Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-46276939616363043902010-01-13T10:18:18.138-05:002010-01-13T10:18:18.138-05:00wow...looks great...most people don't like to ...wow...looks great...most people don't like to purl colorwork but I bet it really helps with keeping the tension loose...I think I will give it a try..thanks JoeToniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15726645391713088339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-80152512419356722402010-01-12T23:42:05.598-05:002010-01-12T23:42:05.598-05:00wowee!! way to go hubby :) i miss colorwork. if i ...wowee!! way to go hubby :) i miss colorwork. if i could knit one thing right now, it would be a pair of fair isle mittens, much like the ones you just made.Brittany | the Home Groundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102284763530010289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-5452067297191878872010-01-12T16:57:23.377-05:002010-01-12T16:57:23.377-05:00wow! I have been (seriously) knitting five years a...wow! I have been (seriously) knitting five years and have yet to take on color knitting..BIG CITY KNITShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09199926969959456441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-7528544475082557482010-01-12T15:03:39.164-05:002010-01-12T15:03:39.164-05:00Beautiful...smiles.Beautiful...smiles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-68847946276628456412010-01-11T22:56:34.773-05:002010-01-11T22:56:34.773-05:00i remember being so afraid of colorwork that it en...i remember being so afraid of colorwork that it ended up being a breeze! it was so much fun to get that instant gratification and since i started off as a thrower and taught myself continental, it was a easy to work the yarn in both hands - i edned up thinking "what was i so afraif of?" gotta get my hubby to try knitting again! we tried once and need to try again!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16545973114267745203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-88109992227994112392010-01-11T22:28:54.415-05:002010-01-11T22:28:54.415-05:00Apparently Ann from MasonDixonKnitting does her Al...Apparently Ann from MasonDixonKnitting does her Alice Starmore knits this way... when she's not absolutely disgusted with the fiddly parts!Rosilandhttp://notnowondeadline.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-63185503632187773712010-01-11T22:15:32.059-05:002010-01-11T22:15:32.059-05:00Wow, good job Joe. Melynda, are you a little jeal...Wow, good job Joe. Melynda, are you a little jealous at all of the compliments joe is getting, this is your blog and everything. Anyway, I need to have myself a go at colorwork. I mean I can't let jow beat me or anything...AmandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-15883766096068546222010-01-11T20:26:36.676-05:002010-01-11T20:26:36.676-05:00Love it! I still haven't tried colorwork, but...Love it! I still haven't tried colorwork, but I'm feeling slightly encouraged...we'll see if I can work up the bravery.Alli (One Pearl Button)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10322032386239200642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-6950782992470679082010-01-11T18:49:35.540-05:002010-01-11T18:49:35.540-05:00Go, Joe! That looks great. I always tell people ...Go, Joe! That looks great. I always tell people (mostly non-knitters, though I have one knitter friend who refuses to even try it and thinks it's impossible - mostly she just refuses to try new things lol) that colorwork looks WAY more impressive than the actual work that goes into it. It's only slightly more fiddlier than knitting with one color and the results are so worth it. I love, love, love colorwork.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254477803919429698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-49186982100093312512010-01-11T18:01:13.572-05:002010-01-11T18:01:13.572-05:00Joe--I found Melynda through a suggestion to becom...Joe--I found Melynda through a suggestion to become a fan of hers on Facebook. Its highly unlikely that Dennis will knit-he let me try to teach him once, but it didn't stick. I must not be as good of a teacher as Melynda :-)--AngelaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-31593857989533769902010-01-11T17:26:58.219-05:002010-01-11T17:26:58.219-05:00I do need to work on my color work. It is not goo...I do need to work on my color work. It is not good. To say the least. I' am jealous that this is his first time at stranding and it looks that good!Erin Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740698417495064304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-78439701894672873252010-01-11T17:03:59.371-05:002010-01-11T17:03:59.371-05:00Hey Angela, tell Dennis to man up and buy some nee...Hey Angela, tell Dennis to man up and buy some needles! How did you find Melynda's site?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03189086456816246336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-25870947984776387032010-01-11T15:39:44.436-05:002010-01-11T15:39:44.436-05:00That's his first attempt?! Very impressed. M...That's his first attempt?! Very impressed. My first, second, and third attempts don't even look that good.abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718008441083711607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-87254398437391615722010-01-11T15:36:53.232-05:002010-01-11T15:36:53.232-05:00Wow ~ looks great!
He must have a good teacher ;-...Wow ~ looks great! <br />He must have a good teacher ;-)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950578437970181927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-52983422048790517962010-01-11T15:33:55.253-05:002010-01-11T15:33:55.253-05:00Yes, at least some Andean men who knit stranded ha...Yes, at least some Andean men who knit stranded hats for their sons, purl with the yarn going toward the center of the hat, and they work at the far side of the tube. They often tension their yarn around their necks. I've tried it, and that makes flicking one of several colors of yarn with the thumb a fast way to handle many colors. <br /><br />Go, Joe! Great work indeed.ColorJoy LynnHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238476918178854398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-41504016095942039972010-01-11T15:07:44.195-05:002010-01-11T15:07:44.195-05:00Very impressive! I've done a few pairs of your...Very impressive! I've done a few pairs of your slippers, and try as I might can't get my husband to join me. He actually knew/ran with Joe in High School, and I keep telling him that Joe does it, but it has yet to work.--AngelaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-39698077364482150892010-01-11T14:02:18.403-05:002010-01-11T14:02:18.403-05:00When I taught my husband to knit he wanted to star...When I taught my husband to knit he wanted to start with a hat in the round. Try as I did to make him copy my hands, he found that purling/keeping the worked yarn toward him was most comfortable for him. Beautiful hat. :)knittinginatreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115758522027777212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-67977756877560728012010-01-11T13:52:27.942-05:002010-01-11T13:52:27.942-05:00Oh my! I can't believe I fogot to say the pat...Oh my! I can't believe I fogot to say the pattern! It's 'Ullared' from the book 'Hat's On'French Press Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437740864852050313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-64567781283398302712010-01-11T13:34:06.975-05:002010-01-11T13:34:06.975-05:00I'm intrigued by that method of stranding. I&...I'm intrigued by that method of stranding. I'm going to do some research and may have to try it out on some mittens =) What pattern is he using?Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094566957413962220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-23762410989016780032010-01-11T13:28:18.093-05:002010-01-11T13:28:18.093-05:00joe, I'm impressed. pretty soon you can open s...joe, I'm impressed. pretty soon you can open swiss knits and be melynda's competition!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-19659524271117154052010-01-11T11:54:09.270-05:002010-01-11T11:54:09.270-05:00Just this weekend I was sitting with a friend who ...Just this weekend I was sitting with a friend who had an in progress colorwork project with her and she mentioned as an aside that she works it that way. I'm not sure if that's how she always works her stockinette or if it was just for colorwork but it was the first time I'd seen it as well!Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-9214518140653524692010-01-11T09:31:05.169-05:002010-01-11T09:31:05.169-05:00I've heard of people doing it this way. They ...I've heard of people doing it this way. They say it leads to much neater floats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542845774706050825.post-8483561100171244852010-01-11T08:46:41.863-05:002010-01-11T08:46:41.863-05:00I hear that is how they do it in the Andes, so Joe...I hear that is how they do it in the Andes, so Joe is in good company! The hat looks fab.woolcathttp://www.woolcat.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com