Posts by liawbh

Quote: Originally Posted by Angelorum I love the Hollywood look of Ice Queen, but would it really help keep you warm?? It just looks like the cold air would blow right on through. The star dust sweater is cute, and I...

Ooh! I know her. The designer and her friend (the model in the pix) shop at my LYS. They're HS students!

If you're looking for free patterns, the Curly Purly soaker has the best fit, I think. It can seem hard when you first see the patter. THe trick is to just follow the instructions, line by line. It should all work out. It's trying to...

Perfection pants or Fern and Faerie are good for nighttime, because you can use any weight yarn. So a heavy worsted or even a bulky yarn can be knit into nice thick pants. Perfection pants have short rows and a gusset. Fern &...

Perfection Pants from Wooly Wonder. In fact all of Pamela's patterns. I really like the way they are written, and having a forum for help is great. PLus,. her sizing (for the sized patterns, PPants are custom sized) is better for the...

Quote: Originally Posted by OtherMother'n'Madre So do I just do garter during my increase rounds and increase according to the drections? I only have the picky pants pattern so while I know I could wing it it'd be nice...

Quote: Originally Posted by OtherMother'n'Madre Oh! Idea! Can I just do garter on the crotch portion? Will that help minimize the holey-ness? Or could I just move my increase over? Like k1, kf&b and then do...

Fingerless gloves or convertible mittens (like Knucks or Broadstreet from KNitty).

It should work. Llama won't wick, but it may not be as elastic as wool, so I'd do a drawstring at the waist. Also, they may be really warm. I don't know much about llama, but I know alpaca is way way warmer than wool.

Elann has Pachuko organic cotton for really cheap. I think it's $3 a ball.