Comments on: FAQ

By: TheJungianKnitter

TheJungianKnitter — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:40:20 +0000

I inadvertently created duplicate posts today as I worked out how to post photos. Can someone delete the first 2 of the 3 that ended up posting? Thanks!

By: ShadowDancer

ShadowDancer — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:07:30 +0000

When you’re counting yardage, one post with all projects is likely to be fine for most purposes…
But if you think your post might qualify for a judged prize entry, or a readers choice entry, one project at a time would be better.
Also, if you’re also playing in the raffle categories and your projects are wildly different sizes, it would be easier on us if your posts that show you casting on or finishing objects contained only items from a single category. (Helps us do the raffle thing later)

By: sligo

sligo — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:48:28 +0000

I’m planning to cast on/start counting yardage on three or four projects next week. Will I need to post for each one individually?
Thanks!

By: llr

llr — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:50:02 +0000

I have gone to Gravatar and set up a picture and I do use the same email address for their and here; but it’s not showing up. does it take it a day or awhile? Does it automatically happen? I just don’t see a place where I can tell it that I have a Gravatar.

By: Marinemom

Marinemom — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:54:28 +0000

Thanks

By: ShadowDancer

ShadowDancer — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:19:30 +0000

Calculating for the cone is a bit challenging.
Afterall, weighing doesn’t quite work unless you know the weight of the core (cardboard or whatever). However, if you knew that you had a one pound cone, you could weigh the thing, and do a bit of subtraction to determine the weight of the core.
Then, it’s pretty easy to figure out how much 500 yards weighs — IF you have a suitably sensitive scale.

another alternative to weighing the cone as you go would be to weigh the project. Start by weighing the needles and any stitch markers. Then, as the project gets heavier, you can calculate the number of yards you use.

If you’re using a triangular pattern with a known yardage consumption, you can use the shawl percentage calculator (if you google that it will give you the link), to determine what percentage of the shawl you’ve done every so often. If you determine what % of the total 500 yards is, then you can determine when you’ve knit up 500 yards worth by seeing how far along you are using the percentage calculator (for triangular shawls all you need to know is the number of total rows and which row you’re on to get that answer…

Hope this helps…

By: Whichy

Whichy — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:20:03 +0000

There are a variety of ways –

One way would be to check the yardage for your whole cone, weigh your cone, and do some division.

Another way would be to measure out a specified amount of your yarn (5 yards or so) and weigh it and do some multiplication to know how much 500 yards would weigh. Then you could weigh your project as you go – when you get to the amount 500 yards would weigh then let us know.

I’ll see if the other mods have any better ideas!

By: Marinemom

Marinemom — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:59:45 +0000

Okay, this is probably a silly question, but here it is anyway. If we are entering the yardage contest we are supposed to let you know each time we have knit 500 yards. If I am knitting from a cone of yarn, how do I know when I have used 500 yards?

By: Whichy

Whichy — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:12:23 +0000

If you reload your admin interface, you should see it now. It was a My Bad – but its all fixed now.

By: judybll

judybll — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:05:17 +0000

Your posting help says:
Get yourself a little free love. Add a link to your blog in the links section – make sure you add it to the category Author.

Where is the “links section”–or am I obtuse this afternoon? It wouldn’t be the first time that my brain dies a little each Monday afternoon!!!

Thanks

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