Comments on: Wardrobe Refashion – The Sari-Scarf and Coop Cables http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/ Dreaming & Knitting... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:13:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: tini http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 tini Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:42:09 +0000 http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/#comment-1473 great job with both projects!! I love the sentence "muppet barf". I'll see when and if I can use it ( translated into German it might be not as funny...) great job with both projects!!
I love the sentence “muppet barf”. I’ll see when and if I can use it ( translated into German it might be not as funny…)

]]> By: Laura http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-1351 Laura Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:14:30 +0000 http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/#comment-1351 Twill tape on the shoulders is an excellent idea! I would have never thought of doing that. My mother used to put a decorative knit or crocheted cord (I don't know which) along the top of sweater shoulder seams to reinforce them. I thought that this was very clever of her--but last year I discovered that Meg Swanson describes a similar technique in one of her books. Twill tape on the shoulders is an excellent idea! I would have never thought of doing that.

My mother used to put a decorative knit or crocheted cord (I don’t know which) along the top of sweater shoulder seams to reinforce them. I thought that this was very clever of her–but last year I discovered that Meg Swanson describes a similar technique in one of her books.

]]> By: elizabeth http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-1345 elizabeth Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:59:26 +0000 http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/#comment-1345 Amazing difference in the sweater! And I love the colors in the sari silk, I'm glad you're able to wear it now (at least, for a little while). Amazing difference in the sweater! And I love the colors in the sari silk, I’m glad you’re able to wear it now (at least, for a little while).

]]> By: DeltaDawn http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-1344 DeltaDawn Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:05:17 +0000 http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/#comment-1344 I too love the scarf - I don't see any clown barf at all! I would NEVER have thought to use "tape" to stabilize a knit - I have a few (gazillion) that could use a little structural help. Very impressive - can I send my mending/repurpose pile down for you to go all creative over?? I too love the scarf – I don’t see any clown barf at all!

I would NEVER have thought to use “tape” to stabilize a knit – I have a few (gazillion) that could use a little structural help.

Very impressive – can I send my mending/repurpose pile down for you to go all creative over??

]]> By: helen http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-1343 helen Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:21:08 +0000 http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/#comment-1343 The sweater is great, but I love the scarf. I think you need to put it on against a strong clear color like, sapphire or cranberry to really appreciate it. That's where it will play up the lovely color combinations. The sweater is great, but I love the scarf. I think you need to put it on against a strong clear color like, sapphire or cranberry to really appreciate it. That’s where it will play up the lovely color combinations.

]]> By: Liz http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-1342 Liz Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:03:30 +0000 http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/#comment-1342 Mmmm... merino and sari silk- so luxurious. The pictures you took look really high fashion- it made me smile. The FO that's lasted the longest is the blanket [!] that I knit for my husband our first Christmas we were dating. I hadn't quite moved past garter stitch yet, and wanted something quick and big, so I used the fattest yarn I could find. He still has it and it is falling apart! I'm going to have to sneakily make one and replace it. As for keeping it pretty- we just try to keep people from pulling on the loops that are sticking out. Mmmm… merino and sari silk- so luxurious.

The pictures you took look really high fashion- it made me smile.

The FO that’s lasted the longest is the blanket [!] that I knit for my husband our first Christmas we were dating. I hadn’t quite moved past garter stitch yet, and wanted something quick and big, so I used the fattest yarn I could find. He still has it and it is falling apart! I’m going to have to sneakily make one and replace it. As for keeping it pretty- we just try to keep people from pulling on the loops that are sticking out.

]]> By: katrin http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-1336 katrin Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:27:46 +0000 http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/#comment-1336 ah, the results are beautiful! I really love the colorful elisabethanian scarflet you made up! ^-^ I'm a bit confused about the shaver-thing... you did WHAT? I need to know if I can use the hubbys electronic shaver-thingie for this, if I have a pilling-sweater-emergency...! ps: I think you need a lot more patience for knitting than for sewing! ;) ah, the results are beautiful!
I really love the colorful elisabethanian scarflet you made up! ^-^

I’m a bit confused about the shaver-thing… you did WHAT? I need to know if I can use the hubbys electronic shaver-thingie for this, if I have a pilling-sweater-emergency…!

ps: I think you need a lot more patience for knitting than for sewing! ;)

]]> By: Rachel http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-1335 Rachel Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:15:51 +0000 http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/#comment-1335 Kudos to you and Tad for your re-fashioning efforts. All look great! And personally, I don't think the scarf looks like Muppet Barf (though I guess technically I've never seen that)...I really think it looks great. Kudos to you and Tad for your re-fashioning efforts. All look great! And personally, I don’t think the scarf looks like Muppet Barf (though I guess technically I’ve never seen that)…I really think it looks great.

]]> By: Ruth http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Ruth Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:11:48 +0000 http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/#comment-1334 Lovely work on Coop Cables! I don't have any knitwear that currently needs fixing, but I did recently spend 5 minutes sewing up a hem hole on a skirt that had been in my mending pile for more than 2 years. Lovely work on Coop Cables! I don’t have any knitwear that currently needs fixing, but I did recently spend 5 minutes sewing up a hem hole on a skirt that had been in my mending pile for more than 2 years.

]]> By: Kirsten http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 Kirsten Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:53:52 +0000 http://www.purlingplans.com/2008/03/02/wardrobe-refashion-the-sari-scarf-and-coop-cables/#comment-1333 Nice work on the refashioning. The sweater looks great! It is a beauty, I'm glad you were able to fix it's minor flaws. My DH and I have been doing a major closet clean out. I've got a few things in the pile for refashioning myself. It may be awhile before I get to them though. Nice work on the refashioning. The sweater looks great! It is a beauty, I’m glad you were able to fix it’s minor flaws.

My DH and I have been doing a major closet clean out. I’ve got a few things in the pile for refashioning myself. It may be awhile before I get to them though.

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