Comments on: Bloopers, “Wrapped in Comfort”

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:45:40 +0000

Hi Alison,
I’m making the Bigfoot shawl as a gift. I just finished the yoke and have my 385 stitches. For some reason, I can’t get the body to work for me. I always end up with the wrong count or number of stitches left. Can you tell me what I’m doing wrong??
Thank you so much, I love the book but really want to get this to work for me!
Lauren

By: kris

kris — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:05:34 +0000

I am working on the Bigfoot shawl and row 30 chart is different from the written instructions. which is correct. thanks

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:51:32 +0000

I hope you still check this area…
I am currently working on the Michelle shawl and just completed row #20, where it would seem that I made a mistake.
I understood that the row was supposed to end with a SSK stich, instead of the repeated sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO stitch. However, when I got there, I still had three stitches on my left needle and the SSK would only use two of them.
Please help, I’ve already had to rip this down about 10 times and I’m getting ready to throw up my hands and quit…

Thanks!
~Liz

By: William DuBois

William DuBois — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:49:49 +0000

I am presently working on Bigfoot Shawl, while trying to make up my mind which Surgeon to use for prostate cancer surgery. It keeps me occupied. I have also been taking Spanish classes. I think I will put off the last two classes until after the surgery has been done.

By: Willow

Willow — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:12:52 +0000

Hi Alison!
I am working on the lovely Peace of My Mind shawl and am stuck on row 30 of the body. If I follow the chart or the written instructions, my stitch count doesn’t’ stay correct. I am using a ring marker between each 16-stitch section and have the extra end stitch at the beginning. When I work the row, I end up one stitch short. Thanks for your help.

By: Bobbi Ross

Bobbi Ross — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:09:57 +0000

Help I am working on the Strawberry shawl. I just finished the fifth set of trawberries and I don’t know where the wedges are anymore. Was I supposed to keep doing the yarnovers as well as doing the strawberries? Thank you

By: Denise

Denise — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:05:14 +0000

Hi Alison,
For some reason, I can’t get the Julia shawl to work once it increases and is to be off set. I have re started the shawl 3 times now, and once I complete the last K1 YO row, it does not work out for me. Any suggestions? I really want to make this shawl, but have become frustrated due to several unsuccessful attempts. Any advice? I’ve tried both the regular and the faster version, and it stops working at the same point each time.
Thank you for your consideration,
Denise

By: carol weiss

carol weiss — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:24:08 +0000

sorry if anyone replied to carol weiss. corrected e-mail address is up there now–

By: carol weiss

carol weiss — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:44:25 +0000

I’m carol, and just asked about knitting your projects for my wee size. Have RA too) do I need to sign up for the blog for it to work? …..and what the heck is a URL? Thanks

By: carol weiss

carol weiss — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:37:33 +0000

I’ve picked out 6 projects in the ‘comfy shawls book, and can’t wait to begin. I am skinny (5′6″) and only weigh 88 lbs. (Ihave had genetic RA since 1966– I’m slow, but lace knitting is good–not so many missed yarnovers. QUESTION: Should I just work fewer stitches and rows/rpts for my size?