tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28665437.post114938369083651353..comments2023-11-02T08:49:04.859-05:00Comments on Lotus Blossom Tank KAL: About Bamboo YarnBettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051579270640497707noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28665437.post-1149540567352435122006-06-05T15:49:00.000-05:002006-06-05T15:49:00.000-05:00My friend that got me knitting is wondering if Sha...My friend that got me knitting is wondering if Sharon Shoji used the other SWTC Bamboo which is more tape-like and thus less "holey." <BR/><BR/>In any case, I cast on my 230 stitches and hoping for the best.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622840921002299374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28665437.post-1149446057622367182006-06-04T13:34:00.000-05:002006-06-04T13:34:00.000-05:00excellent. That rationale totally works for me :)excellent. That rationale totally works for me :)Sophie_vfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049108093977249683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28665437.post-1149443806072558042006-06-04T12:56:00.000-05:002006-06-04T12:56:00.000-05:00My stockinette was knitted back and forth, because...My stockinette was knitted back and forth, because the part that concerns me is the bust and that part is knitted back and forth.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051579270640497707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28665437.post-1149435437763745492006-06-04T10:37:00.000-05:002006-06-04T10:37:00.000-05:00agggh. I am now feeling stabs of guilt, because I'...agggh. I am now feeling stabs of guilt, because I'm basing my gauge on an unwashed swatch, which has already been disassembled and knit into my current work. After all your observations, I guess I'd better buckle down and do an actual washed swatch. <BR/><BR/>Are any of you worrying about swatching in the round vs. flat? Cause I don't really want to.Sophie_vfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049108093977249683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28665437.post-1149388756405934982006-06-03T21:39:00.000-05:002006-06-03T21:39:00.000-05:00If bamboo is anything like cotton, I really recomm...If bamboo is anything like cotton, I really recommend washing your swatch. Some patterns expressly call for this because the yarn blooms when it gets wet. I don't remember if this one did, but I'm going to wash and block my swatch anyway -- I'm a tight knitter and don't want to end up with a baby-sized tank!Battyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892116045581715793noreply@blogger.com