Comments on: I am male, hear me knit http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/12/13/i-am-male-hear-me-knit/ or, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Mon, 20 May 2013 23:17:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Florence http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/12/13/i-am-male-hear-me-knit/#comment-5584 Florence Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:01:17 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=29#comment-5584 Thank you so much for sharing this pattern. I have a 6 lb yorkie. He is 10 years old and hair getting thin. He is always wanting to be covered up. I have looked for a sweater pattern for him, could not find one small enough. I will try this out and let you know how goes it ;)

]]> By: Jenn http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/12/13/i-am-male-hear-me-knit/#comment-3673 Jenn Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:56:45 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=29#comment-3673 Cute! Wish I could get my cat to wear sweaters- he is the same size as many of the small dog patterns.

]]> By: Rhonda http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/12/13/i-am-male-hear-me-knit/#comment-2354 Rhonda Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:15:11 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=29#comment-2354 I and my man knit. My skill is in hand and machine and industrial machines. His skills are in machine knits and industrial machines. Your pattern is excellent and easy to read and it looks so good I will be knitting it for a friend. Having knit for over 40 years I have found yarn to be without rules in making and moulding it to your imaginations. Felting is such a current craft but machine knitting can allow much more time to play with the created fabric. Machines, like needles, have a range of suitable tensions and these are restricted by the gauge of the needles. Acrylic yarns are able to be ‘killed’ by heating and this takes away the fibres ability to ‘bounce’ or be elastic. We are both fascinated by the softness, drape and beauty of a heat-treated knit fabric. I hope you find this information interesting and have as much fun as we have knitting.

]]> By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/12/13/i-am-male-hear-me-knit/#comment-109 Brian Herzog Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:28:53 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=29#comment-109 @sara: I made this for my brother’s dog, so I’m not really sure what the chest measurement is. My best guess would be that she’s about 10″ around, but I’m honestly not sure how accurate that is, and I won’t see her again until Christmas.

]]> By: sara http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/12/13/i-am-male-hear-me-knit/#comment-108 sara Sat, 04 Dec 2010 05:17:25 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=29#comment-108 hi, it would be helpful if you would have put in the chest measurement in addition to the weight. just a thought. this is on my to after christmas to do list
sara

]]> By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/12/13/i-am-male-hear-me-knit/#comment-107 Brian Herzog Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:05:16 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=29#comment-107 @karmella: you’re welcome, and thank you very much. I’m happy to hear it worked okay for you.

]]> By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/12/13/i-am-male-hear-me-knit/#comment-106 Brian Herzog Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:00:47 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=29#comment-106 @sis: Knitting with 3 (or more) needles is pretty much just like knitting with 2, because you’re only every working with 2 needles at a time – the rest are just holding stitches until you get back around to them. You can do it with circular needles, but they can be a pain with small projects. Check out this video to get started – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E03THVEOzc0 – but there’s lots more instructional videos out there to show you how it works. Really, it’s not too difficult.

]]> By: sis timberg http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/12/13/i-am-male-hear-me-knit/#comment-105 sis timberg Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:55:28 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=29#comment-105 Never knitted with 3 needles… help please!
Can I do it just with 2? or with a circular needle?

thanks!

]]> By: karmella http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/12/13/i-am-male-hear-me-knit/#comment-104 karmella Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:46:35 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=29#comment-104 i just made this sweater for a 3 pound yorkie male named harley and it fit him perfect and he loves it. your pattern was also easy to follow. hope you make more patterns.
thanks
karmella

]]> By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2006/12/13/i-am-male-hear-me-knit/#comment-103 Brian Herzog Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:30:05 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=29#comment-103 @Debbie: Depending on how comfortable you feel with this, you could just try to scale up the pattern – maybe just double all measurements, and then adjust to fit from there. Another resource is Ravelry.com – you have to join (free), and they have loads of patterns (mine is on there, too). Good luck.

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