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Knitting ... Again

9/7/2013

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Thanks to these giant wooden needles -- U.S. size 35 -- I've started knitting again. 

I bought them because they're beautiful. 
I envisioned a big bowl filled with yummy yarn, and the needles lounging on top.
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Not content to be mere decoration, however, pretty soon these babies were
churning out headbands in super bulky yarn.  In garter stitch.

That's how it started....

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Wire brush to the rescue: Bedraggled no more!

10/28/2012

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A newly crocheted hat looked sad after washing and blocking.
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Gentle brushing with a wire pet brush not only restored the fluffiness of this Puffball Flower Beanie, it also made it look better than it did originally.
A small wire slicker brush, the kind that you can get in pet departments, is turning out to be my new favorite crochet tool.

I love furry yarns, but most of them don't seem to love to be washed (even when the label says it's OK).

Enter the wire brush.  A few minutes of careful brushing takes the yarn back to its brand-new appearance.  And sometimes even better.

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    Elvee Dickinson:
    "Here you'll read about my discoveries related to crochet, hats, and the crochet hat world. 
    (Yes, there is a crochet hat world....)" 
    January 2022 update: "I'm adding more knit patterns in the coming months and will also have things to say about knitting, hats, and the knitted hat world...." 

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