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Glynis
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What a clever way of working.
The yarn looks really yummy and I can't wait to see the finished socks!
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Aknita
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I'll let you all into a little secret. I found this really stressful at the Lucy Neatby workshop, and, I'm afraid to say, there were tears  There were people on the workshop who could have held workshops of their own, and for a while I felt woefully inadequate.
Everyone was so lovely though, and Lucy Neatby is the most extraordinarily patient and understanding person in the whole world! So to have actually done this now, silly as it sounds, means a very great deal and represents a huge step for me!
I'm off to mums shortly, and have visitors this weekend so progress will be slow for a few days - I need peace and quiet.
I shall be saying, "slip, wrap, replace, return" in my sleep  But I have to say I could get to like this way of doing things 
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FatCat
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| Aknita wrote: | Cathy, with this crochet cast on you have crocheted onto a dpn, so you just knit as usual, no knitting into crochet bumps, just knitting as normal, then just unzip to expose the live stitches.
I have Lucy Neatby's wonderful dvd, but have found this on You Tube. If I can do this, just about anyone can!
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Oh My Word.  Joy, if you were anywhere near me I would hug you at this moment! Thank you so much! That makes so much more sense to me than the crochet cast on that I've struggled with before, I'll be doing that one in future, thank you thank you. (And once again I say .... THANK YOU!  )
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Anna
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*hugs to Joy* It's awful when you're at a workshop and feeling like that. I was the same when I went to a learn to crochet workshop - being left handed I found it incredibly difficult to "get", although I managed in the end. Typically I've forgotten again now  but at least I know I can do it!!!
Watermelon - YAY!!!!!
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Alice
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I love the yarn and the sock is looking good!
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Fi
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Its looking great so far.
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Aknita
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| FatCat wrote: | | Aknita wrote: | Cathy, with this crochet cast on you have crocheted onto a dpn, so you just knit as usual, no knitting into crochet bumps, just knitting as normal, then just unzip to expose the live stitches.
I have Lucy Neatby's wonderful dvd, but have found this on You Tube. If I can do this, just about anyone can!
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Oh My Word. Joy, if you were anywhere near me I would hug you at this moment! Thank you so much! That makes so much more sense to me than the crochet cast on that I've struggled with before, I'll be doing that one in future, thank you thank you. (And once again I say .... THANK YOU! ) |
Glad to help 
Anna - thank you. It's wonderful when the penny does drop though isn't it.
Here's a heel to be going on with
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FatCat
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wow, how did I miss that heel Is that a wrap-and-turn job or one involving yarn overs? It looks so neat! Really lovely
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franney
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Such a mouthwatering sock Joy  it looks fab!!
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Aknita
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| FatCat wrote: | | wow, how did I miss that heel Is that a wrap-and-turn job or one involving yarn overs? It looks so neat! Really lovely |
It's a wrap and turn job FatCat. Suddenly eveything has made sense. I think it's because LN uses what she call parking needles - you leave your wrapped stitches on 2 needles either side of your live stitches, so when it comes to picking them up again you don't need to count, you know where you are. It makes it simpler for those of us who are mathematically challenged 
I'm not sure what makes it so different from other wrap and turn methods, but it does make a really neat heel. And it must be more straightforward than I thought, because I've gone from watching the dvd several times, pausing and rewinding as I go, to just automatically knowing what I'm doing in the space of two socks I may use this method of turning a heel more often, because it seems much quicker to me.
Thank you both. I am at the stage where I am ready to start this Estonian braid thingy. I might be a long time.......
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