Comments for alessandrina.com http://alessandrina.com/blog1 Alessandrina is pretending to have a website...sort of, not quite, but... Sun, 17 Feb 2013 08:48:45 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on Thinking of modules: a shell “diary” by steelbreeze http://alessandrina.com/blog1/2013/02/16/thinking-of-modules-a-shell-diary/#comment-3866 steelbreeze Sun, 17 Feb 2013 08:48:45 +0000 http://alessandrina.com/blog1/?p=4257#comment-3866 I converted Lizard Ridge (Knitty) to machine knitting and have made several things with it - it looks more like waves than shells though. More info here: http://needlesofsteel.blogspot.co.uk/2007/10/lizard-ridge-automatic-wrap-version.html http://needlesofsteel.blogspot.co.uk/2006/12/socks-and-lizard-ridge-warning.html I also used a thin strip of spreadsheet printed out to slide under the needles - works best if you put it in BEFORE knitting though! :) http://needlesofsteel.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/knitting-machines-and-spreadsheets.html I shall enjoy reading more about your experiments! :) I converted Lizard Ridge (Knitty) to machine knitting and have made several things with it – it looks more like waves than shells though. More info here:
http://needlesofsteel.blogspot.co.uk/2007/10/lizard-ridge-automatic-wrap-version.html
http://needlesofsteel.blogspot.co.uk/2006/12/socks-and-lizard-ridge-warning.html
I also used a thin strip of spreadsheet printed out to slide under the needles – works best if you put it in BEFORE knitting though! :)
http://needlesofsteel.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/knitting-machines-and-spreadsheets.html
I shall enjoy reading more about your experiments! :)

]]> Comment on Knitting continues by Brenda http://alessandrina.com/blog1/2012/11/20/knitting-continues/#comment-3799 Brenda Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:16:15 +0000 http://alessandrina.com/blog1/?p=3891#comment-3799 The most useful knitting timer I've found is an old fashioned analog alarm clock. When I start a project, I set it to 12:00. I plug it in when I sit down to knit and unplug it when I take a break. When the project's done, I unplug it and record the total time. The most useful knitting timer I’ve found is an old fashioned analog alarm clock. When I start a project, I set it to 12:00. I plug it in when I sit down to knit and unplug it when I take a break. When the project’s done, I unplug it and record the total time.

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