tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19344268.post115258766356644329..comments2023-06-23T00:04:38.336+10:00Comments on Jejune's Place: Japanese Boucle & the Heart ScarfDenisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137577463781242181noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19344268.post-1153532622596790742006-07-22T11:43:00.000+10:002006-07-22T11:43:00.000+10:00Thanks for all your comments - I've been away on h...Thanks for all your comments - I've been away on hols for a week, hence my late 'approval' of your recent posts.<BR/><BR/>Came back last night to discover my computer has been stolen by some f**king b*****d so am using hubby's computer, and trying to recover... NOT HAPPY JAN!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137577463781242181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19344268.post-1153128054711402952006-07-17T19:20:00.000+10:002006-07-17T19:20:00.000+10:00Looks great! At least in the boucle it won't curl ...Looks great! At least in the boucle it won't curl like mine did. I love the colours too.twitchy fingershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036637055619950515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19344268.post-1152826764194363672006-07-14T07:39:00.000+10:002006-07-14T07:39:00.000+10:00It looks great and your efforts will be a help eve...It looks great and your efforts will be a help even if you can't wave a magic wand!!!Support and friendship is a wonderful thing!<BR/><BR/>On another note,your beanie looks fantastic,I did something similiar for Kogo in the Aussie colours!My Five Sonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369103021745393399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19344268.post-1152671349570697372006-07-12T12:29:00.000+10:002006-07-12T12:29:00.000+10:00It's been caught early, so she should be OK - OK, ...It's been caught early, so she should be OK - OK, that is, after surgery, chemo <B>and</B> radiation treatment :/<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tip about Zhivagol, l certainly look into that. Canberra winters are chilly at the best of times, and very unpleasant at the worst of times.<BR/><BR/>I'll post a pic of the scarf soon...Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137577463781242181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19344268.post-1152665752034914332006-07-12T10:55:00.000+10:002006-07-12T10:55:00.000+10:00Sorry to hear about your friend, though I hope she...Sorry to hear about your friend, though I hope she has caught it in time for a full recovery.<BR/><BR/>I'm told that Zhivago makes great chemo caps, if you need to know that - my SIL has knitted one recently for af riend of hers in the same boat which has been well received.<BR/><BR/>Oh, the fun of translating knitting labels!Sheeprustlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927327455496824702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19344268.post-1152622347240114142006-07-11T22:52:00.000+10:002006-07-11T22:52:00.000+10:00great name.. and yes. if theres any cure for cance...great name.. and yes. if theres any cure for cancer i suspect its got something to do with knitted love.happyspiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547996429646567991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19344268.post-1152619199532532302006-07-11T21:59:00.000+10:002006-07-11T21:59:00.000+10:00Cool, thanks for that Taph. I'm using 8mm needles,...Cool, thanks for that Taph. I'm using 8mm needles, but mainly cos I want the scarf to be light and lacy.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137577463781242181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19344268.post-1152608897834273292006-07-11T19:08:00.000+10:002006-07-11T19:08:00.000+10:00OK, found it http://www.tata-tatao.to/knit/e-index...OK, found it http://www.tata-tatao.to/knit/e-index.html. A Japanese 9 is 4.8mm and a Japanese 11 is 5.4mm.Taphophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010309734967633575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19344268.post-1152608549549881642006-07-11T19:02:00.000+10:002006-07-11T19:02:00.000+10:00Yes the japanese do have different sized needles -...Yes the japanese do have different sized needles - will have to go find my conversion charts and let you know.Taphophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010309734967633575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19344268.post-1152601584611484002006-07-11T17:06:00.000+10:002006-07-11T17:06:00.000+10:00It might be the other way around, the translator w...It might be the other way around, the translator wasn't quite sure of the Japanese knitting terminology... that would make more sense, wouldn't it?<BR/><BR/>I also have no idea if the needles are US / UK / metric or some weird Japanese sizing. Which is of course entirely possible!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137577463781242181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19344268.post-1152601045021849442006-07-11T16:57:00.000+10:002006-07-11T16:57:00.000+10:0022-24 sounds like a lot of rows for 13-14 stitches...22-24 sounds like a lot of rows for 13-14 stitches wide :/<BR/>I guess that doesn't matter for a scarf though. I love the name of it! :DMargiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725440187064435857noreply@blogger.com