tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post828178934679097486..comments2023-11-18T11:24:52.834-08:00Comments on Tales from the Den of Chaos: Creatures about to emergeMother of Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12176092618150502244noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-18430709617082623782008-06-30T06:08:00.000-07:002008-06-30T06:08:00.000-07:00(and of course now that I read through the comment...(and of course now that I read through the comments I see this was already suggested)Celestialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970521957631466928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-74835108291011337292008-06-30T06:06:00.000-07:002008-06-30T06:06:00.000-07:00Idea on those pages you don't want to tape togethe...Idea on those pages you don't want to tape together.<BR/><BR/>Make a photo copy of each (so you save your original) and cut and tape those. I like to do this with patterns I have. It keeps them in great condition and allows me to make all the marks I want on my working copy.Celestialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970521957631466928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-42548376482301185102008-06-27T14:50:00.000-07:002008-06-27T14:50:00.000-07:00what about using a crochet hook to help keep all t...what about using a crochet hook to help keep all thirteen loops under control?Tolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681710147517631370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-43147007160638197092008-06-26T19:10:00.000-07:002008-06-26T19:10:00.000-07:00For the chart in two sections, why don't you photo...For the chart in two sections, why don't you photocopy the relevant parts and cut and tape them together, instead of the original?You could even enlarge it slightly to make it easier to read, and store it with the pattern in a binder. <BR/>Great suggestions for reading the blank squares, it's fascinating realising how the mind likes to work. Blank squares imply 'nothing' to me, so I want to merethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269633942437517852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-12733580545390295412008-06-26T18:34:00.000-07:002008-06-26T18:34:00.000-07:00My eyes see the squares. My brain geos 'ooooh loo...My eyes see the squares. My brain geos 'ooooh look! Some squares.' My fingers go 'how MANY squares?' My brain goes 'uh... some? And look! Some more up there, too!'<BR/><BR/>Oy.Kaviarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409825601485451978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-59103711115149909302008-06-26T17:14:00.000-07:002008-06-26T17:14:00.000-07:00I have the same problem with the boxes - and I am ...I have the same problem with the boxes - and I am never sure I actually counted them right so I do it over and over. Sooooo now I either write in the number (as someone else mentioned) or use a marker to put a colored dot in the center of each box. Yes, it works, I apparently CAN count dots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-52723368322237742712008-06-26T13:55:00.000-07:002008-06-26T13:55:00.000-07:00You're doing a great job - can't wait to see it gr...You're doing a great job - can't wait to see it grow!Katie Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08495643139512575408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-14781377313901094272008-06-26T12:58:00.000-07:002008-06-26T12:58:00.000-07:00I'm like you--maybe because we wordsmith a lot, bu...I'm like you--maybe because we wordsmith a lot, but I would rather read the code!Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-54878710533176535752008-06-26T12:41:00.000-07:002008-06-26T12:41:00.000-07:00I have to count squares, too. Even when I "know" ...I have to count squares, too. Even when I "know" there are two (or three, or four) I still count, because I just don't trust myself. I'm numerically challenged. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-72588044888894779982008-06-26T10:12:00.000-07:002008-06-26T10:12:00.000-07:00When I have to purl many together, I've learned to...When I have to purl many together, I've learned to use a crochet hook to do the job. Much less stressful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-90719017081076473182008-06-26T09:54:00.000-07:002008-06-26T09:54:00.000-07:00I have the same problem reading charts; go figure....I have the same problem reading charts; go figure. My solution is sticky notes: I put one at each end of the chart row (or in your case, maybe one on each half of the chart?) and then move them when I finish the row. Sometimes I take off most of the unglued paper from the note to save the inevitable catch on the yarn. I've also been known to make little tick-marks on the edge of the note whereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-71194690356995471272008-06-26T09:45:00.000-07:002008-06-26T09:45:00.000-07:00I just write in the number of stitches between sym...I just write in the number of stitches between symbols. It only takes a few minutes before I start knitting and it saves counting over and over. ^^*^^4<<:>>6***Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-46122965730355328272008-06-26T07:13:00.000-07:002008-06-26T07:13:00.000-07:00i know what you mean on the counting thing. i thin...i know what you mean on the counting thing. i think i may actually be numerically dyslexic or something. if i have things to count, coins, stitches, or whatever, i have to somehow manipulate them or i mess it all up. may i suggest highliters? all ones are orange, groups of two are green, threes are pink. . . and so on. then you might have to make a chart with the number and colors, but, i've doneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-47632120103606645432008-06-26T07:10:00.000-07:002008-06-26T07:10:00.000-07:00I have the same problem distinguishing how many sq...I have the same problem distinguishing how many squares are in a section of the chart.<BR/><BR/>My solution involves a highlighter pen (and a photocopy of the pattern for working purposes, which is legal).<BR/><BR/>I vertically colour in every other column, then I can easily see whether it's two, three, four or five stitches in that row.<BR/><BR/>Try it and see (sorry, dreadful pun).Moorecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231619758940001287noreply@blogger.com