Comments on: two questions

By: eleanor martineau

eleanor martineau — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:18:51 +0000

I just learned a terrific alternative to ALL dpn knitting here:

http://www.purlwise.com/2003/12/the_handy_magic.html

It really works! And I am a very lame and beginner knitter so that’s saying something.

Good luck!

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:49:48 +0000

I think it does - but my house gets super, super dusty so I tend to dust a few times a week anyways, so maybe I’m not the best judge.

By: Diana

Diana — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:13:58 +0000

If you find the end to the knitting in the round suckage, let me know. I finally had to take a sock class just to learn how to work the damn things, and still have ladders and missed stitches. Complaining aside, you should be able to do anything on two circulars that you do on dpns, and I find it’s a lot easier to manipulate them. Just make sure that you either have two different lengths or colors so you don’t mix them up. If you ever come to Minneapolis, I’ll introduce you to the wonderful women that taught me…

By: Fraulein N

Fraulein N — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:02:02 +0000

I use that “wood for good” spray you can get at Target. That seems to do a pretty good job of repelling dust.

By: Mix

Mix — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:50:11 +0000

I have absolutely nothing to contribute to this post.

By: girlfiend

girlfiend — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:35:36 +0000

But does the Caldrea repel dust any better than just a microfiber cloth? I’ve used Murphy’s Oil soap for wood (and just realized the aforementioned wipes are Murphy’s, not Pledge) and it smells okay, but it’s the desire to keep the dust away I’m focusing on.

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:08:31 +0000

I use this stuff by Caldrea - one is an all-purpose cleaner and the other is like a wood-polishing cream for dusting. I like the Caldrea stuff because it doesn’t smell as strong as, say, pledge or whatever and it’s mostly plant-derivative ingredients.