So, how about a Wheelie KAL? Anyone? I know I wanna! [Archive]

stormintheattic

04-08-2005, 02:12 PM

Just found out steering wheel covers are illegal over here. Maybe I could make 1 that comes of easily (elastic in the edges somewhere?) so I can use it when the car is parked. Pam? Can this be done with this pattern do you think???

pamelamama

04-08-2005, 02:25 PM

This one is removable! You just tie it on with I-cord. If your not driving with it, you could just leave iton while the car is parked, without fastening it. :thumb

pb_and_j

04-08-2005, 02:39 PM

I was just thinking today that I wanted to make one for the van :D After we come back from vacation at the end of the mo I will be game!!

Meredith

04-08-2005, 03:19 PM

Ok... So how about beginning it the end of the month? Would that work for people?

pb_and_j

04-08-2005, 03:21 PM

Yep, sounds great Meredith :D

What yarn are you gonna use??

pamelamama

04-08-2005, 04:28 PM

You should use the fixation -- it's special elasticized yarn! :thumb

Meredith

04-08-2005, 05:16 PM

Yep, sounds great Meredith :D

What yarn are you gonna use??

I'm gonna go for the Fixation for sure.

averymybaby

04-08-2005, 06:24 PM

:lurk

pamelamama

04-08-2005, 06:29 PM

Imagine if you all hate it. I'll be so embarrassed.

averymybaby

04-08-2005, 06:32 PM

That's not possible Pammy.

ladydemetreis

04-08-2005, 07:56 PM

Nope, definitely not a possibility, Pam!!!

They are on sale here: http://www.fiber2yarn.com/catalog.php?item=259&catid=%20Cascade%20Yarns&ret= http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fiber2yarn.com%2Fcatalog.php%3Fpa ge%3D1%26category%3D%2520Cascade%2520Yarns

I will try to get some locally, make it possibly easier for me.
Awesome pattern, Pam!!! You genius you, :D

meco

04-09-2005, 01:19 AM

Oh, how I wish I had a car.

Well, I don't really. But I wish I had a reason to make a wheelie!

Meredith

04-09-2005, 05:15 AM

Oh, how I wish I had a car.

Well, I don't really. But I wish I had a reason to make a wheelie!

Aww... well you could still make one... for someone else if they wanted it.

Thanks for the yarn link. I'm off to choose my color now!

Meredith

04-09-2005, 05:28 AM

Ok... I got my yarn... I am going with a hot pink. Can't be too "not" obvious! DH just rolled his eyes at me. I am sure he will be finding a way to get it off when he has to drive the van.

He'll be the talk of Findlay.

ladydemetreis

04-09-2005, 07:40 AM

:LOL I'm glad you got your yarn! Now, off to call these locals......

I just called the two local stores and the one in town did'nt carry it, but the one in the next town over has it!!!!!!! Whoo hoo :banana off to get it...

pb_and_j

04-09-2005, 11:46 AM

I just ordered my yarn!!! :banana

pmcgary

04-09-2005, 11:56 AM

Okay I'll bite...If the LYS has fixation when I go check out their sale tomorrow....

And I am going to let them know what I am getting the yarn for and that I "know" the disigner....

Oh, do you think they would let me teach a class? (I don't think my nose goes up high enough in the air to work at this snooty place though)

Meredith

04-09-2005, 12:04 PM

I just ordered my yarn!!! :banana

What color did you get, Julie?

Meredith

04-09-2005, 12:05 PM

Meredith

04-09-2005, 12:07 PM

Imagine if you all hate it. I'll be so embarrassed.

Hey if we hate it, you'll just see about 10 Wheelies for sale on Ebay or WAHMChicks. LOL! Kidding!! :mwah: We will NOT hate it, Pam!

pb_and_j

04-09-2005, 12:09 PM

I just ordered my yarn!!! :banana

What color did you get, Julie?

Oh geez, I should have said! LOL! I got 9843

http://www.yarn.com/art/yarn-knitting/fixation1/1_06.jpg

Our van is kind of a charcoal grey color w/ dark grey interior so I thought that would look nice! I told dh what I was making and he just kind of nodded and smiled oddly ;)

ladydemetreis

04-09-2005, 05:08 PM

Got my yarn! Not much of a selection left over from her sock class they held, but here it is:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/ladydemetreis/fix9862.jpg

pmcgary

04-09-2005, 07:09 PM

Oh, do you think they would let me teach a class? (I don't think my nose goes up high enough in the air to work at this snooty place though)

How high does your nose have to go in this place? I find our LYS is ok, but there are times when I don't like to set foot in there when there are about 20 of them, sitting around and knitting. It makes me SO nervous!!!

Oh they are just a tad bit snooty...NOt too bad once you get to know them...I just get the sense that these were some SAHM with time and money on their hands who said..."let's open a yarn shop".....

Here's their webside

www.yarnshopandmore.com

The don't sell on line ---- but if you want me to check for something or a price for comparison let me know...25% off tomorrow....I am going with my DD and SIL.....

mamapez

04-10-2005, 07:31 AM

The don't sell on line ---- but if you want me to check for something or a price for comparison let me know...25% off tomorrow....I am going with my DD and SIL.....

Pam - I would love to join the KAL and if your LYS has the fixation cheaper than the link, I am all over it. :D

Our Volvo is silver exterior and black interior so anything grey, blue, or black would work (I love blue).
Our Toyota is burgundy exterior and beige interior and I would love to have burgundy for it, but really just about anything will look fine in there (except neon, I'm not really a neon gal). :)

averymybaby

04-10-2005, 01:57 PM

my car is maroon/grey int... what color should my wheelie be?

CraftyMommaOf2

04-10-2005, 02:47 PM

julia, i think a deep bluish would be pretty!

i told dh about making this and his response...

"oh, hell no! i drive the trooper sometimes. i can't drive it with that on the steering wheel!"

:lol:

once i told him it's removeable he thinks it's cool. :inlove:

don't know what color i'll use yet, though. my trooper is silver with black and dark gray interior. i have scooby doo floor mats and seat belt protectors. the engine is a beautiful purple! :D it's kinda of a mystery machine kid's car. :LOL but, i'll be getting a new car in the next year. hmm...

pmcgary

04-10-2005, 04:33 PM

MAn ladies I wish I had checked this before LYS closed today....
I got mine (purple) for 3.45 (4.60 minus 10%...the most expensive colors/varigated were 5.10 less 25%.....) Of course they were pretty low on colors - ANd the sale ended at 5 my time....

I did get three skeins of purple- all they had b/c I couldn't remember how much I needed....

I have a blue van...but I like the purple. So if it doesn't look good I will just have to get a different car.....

I was "snooty"...I asked the gal there if she had seen the new knitty and the wheelie..She had but said they hadn't printed it off yet..I said I couldn't remember how much yarn...And that I was sure the designer would want to smack me since I should know better..Yep I was dropping names!!!

And you know they only had 2 skeins of Lorna's Laces for the Clap....and it was $30.....YIKES! EVen with the discount.

Oh they will be getting more yarn.....If you need a dealer I am your gal!

pmcgary

04-10-2005, 04:35 PM

I just checked the shipping on that site! WOW...I hate it when shipping is more than the yarn!

Meredith

04-10-2005, 05:14 PM

I chose hot pink, and my interior is khaki. I don't like to blend in, ya know? LOL!

pb_and_j

04-10-2005, 05:31 PM

my car is maroon/grey int... what color should my wheelie be?

How about #3794?

http://cascadeyarns.com/cascade-fixation.asp

http://cascadeyarns.com/graphics/fixation%2001.jpg

Meredith

04-10-2005, 06:14 PM

my car is maroon/grey int... what color should my wheelie be?

How about #3794?

http://cascadeyarns.com/cascade-fixation.asp

http://cascadeyarns.com/graphics/fixation%2001.jpg

Oooo... mine is 6185

pb_and_j

04-10-2005, 06:17 PM

Love that color Meredith!!! Pink is my favorite color :)

averymybaby

04-10-2005, 06:49 PM

ooo thanks julie! think i could get away with the purple 6978? :LOL

pmcgary

04-10-2005, 07:48 PM

Do you mean 6178?
I think that is what mine is.....

averymybaby

04-10-2005, 08:26 PM

:bag yep.. think that'd look good witha grey interior? :LOL

mamapez

04-11-2005, 08:31 AM

mamapez

04-11-2005, 08:32 AM

Oh and btw, I am cool with waiting until the next sale. :) It isn't super hot here yet, and I have a lot on my plate atm. :)

dandelions2

04-11-2005, 01:32 PM

I want in on this too...why do online stores charge so much for shipping? Grrr!

pmcgary

04-11-2005, 02:09 PM

I would love 3794! I also like the blues, especially 2406. And in variegateds, I like 9989 and 9941.

Okay Pam, I have to throw you one of these: :tomato

...you can't ask what people want you to pick up for them and then *not* check in!!!!! After all, you can't have a life except to revolve around the rest of us. ;)
Well you know my Dh is on vacation and he watches my computer time! Actually he gets on here and won't get off.

Let me call the other LYS and see if they carry it...Oh heck...I will just go over there...They probably charge less and I can get 10% off every day.....And I am sure I can ship for less than what those other places charge....

Meredith

04-11-2005, 04:01 PM

I know, Patti. I ended up getting some from a store that Julie had posted in another post about wanting to get two kinds of Cascade at the same place. I ended up having to go with a blue because they were going to have to backorder the pink.

dandelions2

04-12-2005, 01:45 PM

I was just at the LYS and they have fixation. So I got 6178 for me and I picked up some 9674 and 2550 for mamapez. :D

mamapez

04-12-2005, 02:48 PM

Yeah, Patti hooked me up, you can cross me off your list. ;)
-Amy

I would love 3794! I also like the blues, especially 2406. And in variegateds, I like 9989 and 9941.

Okay Pam, I have to throw you one of these: :tomato

...you can't ask what people want you to pick up for them and then *not* check in!!!!! After all, you can't have a life except to revolve around the rest of us. ;)
Well you know my Dh is on vacation and he watches my computer time! Actually he gets on here and won't get off.

Let me call the other LYS and see if they carry it...Oh heck...I will just go over there...They probably charge less and I can get 10% off every day.....And I am sure I can ship for less than what those other places charge....

CraftyMommaOf2

04-12-2005, 03:06 PM

as soon as my boys can leave the house i'm going to the lys. still don't know what color i want. :LOL

Meredith

04-16-2005, 05:02 PM

All righty... my yarn came in this week.

When did we decide? The end of the month?

pb_and_j

04-27-2005, 06:21 PM

My yarn is STILL NOT HERE!!! ARGH! I am crossing my fingers that it will be here by the end of the week... maybe we can start on Monday?

jmo

04-27-2005, 07:12 PM

I finally picked my Fixation up at the LYS yesterday. They are having a special of 10% off yarn if it's raining when you're in the store during April. It rained all day yesterday, so I dropped by after work. ;)

triciarn

04-27-2005, 09:05 PM

I believe I heard that elann.com had yarn similar to fixation at a cheeper price.

http://secure.elann.com/productdisp.asp?NAME=Sock+It+to+Me+Collection+Espr it&Season=&Company=&Cat=ALLY&ProductType=5&OrderBy =&Count=78

Tricia

Meredith

04-28-2005, 05:19 AM

I received mine a few weeks ago...and now I can't remember where I put it! Guess I should find it.

When did you all want to start? How does May 8th sound? Too late? Too early?

mhurst

04-28-2005, 08:12 AM

Opps I already started.

I've only done 3 repeats and I love the pattern!!!! :bigups:

pmcgary

04-28-2005, 08:31 AM

I am getting ready to start mine...I just haven't managed to get the tape measure out to the steering wheel (silly me I bought 3 of them at JoAnn's a week ago.)

Meredith

04-28-2005, 09:45 AM

Ok...good deal.I will get started on mine sometime soon.... I also need to measure my sterring wheel.

AndPam...what's the deal with your Joann's selling it? My Joann's has HORRIBLE selections!

pmcgary

04-28-2005, 10:00 AM

No the tape measures came from Jo Ann's... the yarn I got at the LYS when they had their 25% off sale....

pb_and_j

05-03-2005, 10:35 AM

My yarn is STILL NOT HERE! GAH! THey just called me and said my cc was declined too. I placed my order on April 6 and apparantly they don't charge your card till the order is ready to ship (today). I paid for the order w/ my Paypal debit card. I guess I just assumed they took their $ when they really didn't so I had to transfer some more $ to that acct so my yarn could be shipped! ARGH!!!!! So who knows how long it will be till my yarn is here now... they ship USP from MA and I am in CA and I know it's going to take a week for it to get here :(

WAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

stormintheattic

05-03-2005, 11:22 AM

I started one on the fair ...I had yarn, I had needles, I had the pattern printed. I figured why not! Bussiness was up and down anyway. But I quickly found out that this is not a project you pick back up quickly. Wow Pam! I think I might actually get to use a rowcounter! But the patterning is great! I totally love it. Hope to do more soon.

abigailvr

05-03-2005, 12:04 PM

I ordered a big bag of fixation effects in 9080 (orangey variegated) from Discount Yarn Sale. I plan to knit a wheelie and some socks out of it! (Lots of socks, I suspect.) I'm very excited, now I just need my yarn, darnit!

pamelamama

05-03-2005, 08:08 PM

I"m so nervous!

ravingcutie

05-05-2005, 06:57 AM

KnitPicks.com just released a pretty elasticized sock yarn called Dancing. You might check it out. Really pretty colors! http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/yarn_display.aspx?itemid=5420119

pb_and_j

05-07-2005, 02:48 PM

My yarn came today... finally! It doesn't look quite like the swatch though :( I thought it would be blue/ sea green, but it's purple and green and blue :confused: Oh well, it's pretty! I may swatch this wknd... I'll plan on starting this week :D

pmcgary

05-07-2005, 04:35 PM

I am through the first set of increase rows...Would have been done with the decrease rows too...except silly me...I couldn't be bothered to read the directions..and was doing the ssp through the back loop wrong......hello? Note to self: READ THE DIRECTIONS!!!!!

pb_and_j

05-09-2005, 08:46 PM

I've gotten through one round of increases! :D

pb_and_j

05-09-2005, 10:36 PM

Ok, nevermind that last post... I just went to do the first row of the decreases and I am a st short. I don't know where I messed up (I thought I had been counting all along) so I think I'll just rip it out and start over.

Pamela, I am not too sure on the ssp tbl thing... could you show a pic of where you put the right needle after you put the 2 sts back on the left needle?

pamelamama

05-09-2005, 10:54 PM

http://knittinghelp.com/knitting/basic_techniques/decrease.php

Go here and look at the video for ssp

:thumb

pb_and_j

05-09-2005, 11:16 PM

Thanks Pam! :D

mhurst

05-10-2005, 06:12 AM

http://knittinghelp.com/knitting/basic_techniques/decrease.php

Go here and look at the video for ssp

:thumb

DUH I've been doing it wrong and I am 2/3 of the way done.

Oh well I really like how it looks so I am not going to start over! But I will make the visor pocket correctly :)

pmcgary

05-10-2005, 06:45 AM

well I was doing it wrong too....but only got into it 2 dec. before I decided it was not "right"....Thanks for the video clip link...that helped me to figure it out....
Of course I have stalled on this project as I am knitting a LTK apron top with some new cotton I picked up..

ladydemetreis

05-12-2005, 04:19 PM

OK... second attempt for me at Wheelie.. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to do that decrease!!! SSP TBL. I tried doing it, I'm off by one numner on my stitches now cause of it. I knit old english style(if that makes any sense) and I cannot view the video on knittinghelp cause I'm using dial-up for the time.
Can anyone kinda show me pic or two of what to do? I really wanted to knit this up! Thanks!

pb_and_j

05-12-2005, 05:21 PM

Rachel, I can take some pics tonight if you want. Do you understand the slip slip part? Is it just the purl through back loops part that is confusing you? LMK :)

ladydemetreis

05-12-2005, 08:24 PM

Yep, I beleive your supposed to be slip, slip, (as if to purl method?) After I did the slip, slip,(as if to purl), I was instead trying to do what I thought was purl through the back loop but it did'nt work out that way :ohno

Yea, pics would be totally awesome! :D

pmcgary

05-12-2005, 08:40 PM

Don't know if this will help much..but i have watched both videos...

you slip the first stitch knitwise
slip the second stitch knitwise....
then you tranfer both of those stitches back to the left hand needle......

Then you take that right hand needle and come up through the back of both stitches....from the left to the right.

Then just contine with that purl stitch to get them off of theer.
(You will go through the second stitch on the left hand needle and then the first stitch - if that helps any.)

Keep in mind Ihaven't actually DONE this.... just watched it.

pb_and_j

05-12-2005, 08:54 PM

Pam, that's a really good description. :)

I just took some pics and they turned out really bad! But here is one of the purling through the back loops:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/pb_and_j/119-1983_IMG.jpg

Does that help? I cannot take close up pics apparantly.

Editing to put in a slightly better pic

pb_and_j

05-12-2005, 08:56 PM

Argh, that is a horrible picture... I'll try again...

ladydemetreis

05-12-2005, 08:57 PM

hehe, I just had googled something, and was re-reading it, by golly, I may have got it! Anyways, I counted the stitches afterwards and they were correct, so, I do beleive after correcting myself once I seen that it was slip as if to knit, I got it? I certainly hope so...:LOL
Thankyou Pam, I'll post my WIP soon, just wanted to get more done than an inch and a half! ;)

ETA: I did'nt even see the rest of the posts, LOL! I just seen the pic and yes, I do believe I jsut did that!!!!! how awesome! Thankyou for showing me!

pamelamama

05-12-2005, 09:06 PM

I have a correction for the Visor Pocket. LMK when you're up to that.

amey

05-12-2005, 11:22 PM

You sucked me in. I bought the best thing I could find today from my LYS, which was "Candy" by Artful yarns - I have "bubble gum" (http://www.handworksgallery.com/candyy.htm ) I love! the color.

I've done the first set of increases, and put it down because the tiny print was getting to me. I need to make it bigger. That and come up with a good way (beyond the post-it note?) to mark what row I'm on.

~amey