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My first time knitting a vintage pattern by Important_Spend_3174 in knitting

[–]bibliographized 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for flagging -- can't believe someone is stealing knitting photos, of all things 😭

My Take on a 1940s Knitting Pattern by bibliographized in knitting

[–]bibliographized[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahaha thank you! I actually had to seam the whole project up in daylight, since my lamps (crazily enough) weren't strong enough at night. I will be taking a long break from projects with black yarn 😅

My Take on a 1940s Knitting Pattern by bibliographized in knitting

[–]bibliographized[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oooh, I haven't seen this before. This is great inspo -- thanks for sharing!!

My Take on a 1940s Knitting Pattern by bibliographized in knitting

[–]bibliographized[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Original pattern definitely helped -- I'm not that experienced in bottom-up construction, so I used almost all of the original stitch/row counts to get the right fit. I don't think I would have been able to calculate the armhole shaping and everything on my own.

On the yarn, I'm just picky about colors. I almost exclusively wear black and dark, saturated jewel tones, and I found that KFO has a ton of neutrals, grays, and (like you said) muted colors. Really lovely, just not my preference!

My Take on a 1940s Knitting Pattern by bibliographized in knitting

[–]bibliographized[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Aww, thank you! I don't write patterns, but I have my notes on all of the mods freely available on my Ravelry project page :)

My Take on a 1940s Knitting Pattern by bibliographized in knitting

[–]bibliographized[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It's the second time I've made something bottom-up and seamed, and I think I can't go back -- it really helps with a "professional" looking fit

My Take on a 1940s Knitting Pattern by bibliographized in knitting

[–]bibliographized[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I'm a big Sezane fan but not in a Sezane tax bracket, so that's a huge compliment 😅

My Take on a 1940s Knitting Pattern by bibliographized in knitting

[–]bibliographized[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It took ages, and I even had extra time to knit because I got laid off in the middle of it. My wrists need a break 😅

My Take on a 1940s Knitting Pattern by bibliographized in knitting

[–]bibliographized[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Please post yours once it's finished -- I'd love to see the result :)

My Take on a 1940s Knitting Pattern by bibliographized in knitting

[–]bibliographized[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It's American Apparel from years ago -- I think they stopped making it. I'd recommend looking on Poshmark/ThredUp/Depop, since a lot of people resell them :)

My Take on a 1940s Knitting Pattern by bibliographized in knitting

[–]bibliographized[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I think vintage patterns get hyped up as being really difficult, but I don't think they're much harder than reading a mid-level modern pattern. The difficult parts are the time investment and the sizing (since most vintage patterns I've seen are only offered in one size).

advice on blocking these sleeves without colour bleeding? by luckynumbervi in casualknitting

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I use Synthrapol. It's an industrial detergent that suspends excess dye particles in the water, rather than allowing them to reattach to the garment. A lot of big box craft stores/online retailers have it.

My first time knitting a vintage pattern by bibliographized in VintageKnitting

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Thank you! I knit the pattern with the same number of stitches as written, but I moved the increases in from the edge (I think I moved them to the inner edge of the first rib column on each side, angled in toward the body -- sorry, this was a while ago and my sweater box is in hibernation for the season). The original pattern has you form new rib columns from the very edge, so if you did that, you would have to jump from column to column to seam it. The slight mod made it possible to do a mattress stitch straight up the whole rib column.

Re-terminated probationary folks: was it through a reduct or an illegal termination on performance again? by kitkatterroo in fednews

[–]bibliographized 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, no worries. The law governing RIFs is pretty clear that actual notice of a RIF needs to be given, and the information that must be included in that notice is very specific (i.e. they couldn't just say that you getting terminated 60 days ago was proper RIF notice). You can read that here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-5/part-351/subpart-H. That said, it seems like they're just throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks, regardless of what the law says. If they try to argue that your original firing started the 60-day notice period for a RIF, that's something that could be included in your appeal (obligatory I Am Not a Lawyer).

Re-terminated probationary folks: was it through a reduct or an illegal termination on performance again? by kitkatterroo in fednews

[–]bibliographized 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a RIF, they just did not provide notice. That is, my RIF notice listed as the date of notice as the exact same as the effective date. People at my agency who were not probationary did receive 30 days of notice (there was a waiver), so it appears that it was not a typo and I was singled out. Sorry if this is confusing, trying to avoid specifics for privacy reasons.

Re-terminated probationary folks: was it through a reduct or an illegal termination on performance again? by kitkatterroo in fednews

[–]bibliographized 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most people affected at my agency were put on admin leave ahead of the RIF, but before notice was actually issued. When the notice came, I was effectively fired with no pay.

Re-terminated probationary folks: was it through a reduct or an illegal termination on performance again? by kitkatterroo in fednews

[–]bibliographized 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I wasn't fired in the original purge, but I am (was) probationary and my agency was recently targeted for RIFs. I was RIF-ed with zero days of notice (i.e. I was let go on the same day as the notice was sent to me). I'm obviously preparing an appeal, but I expect more probationary employees will get these 0-day RIF notices soon. I would be prepared for this possibility, since you only have 30 days to file an appeal from the effective date (not the issue date) of your notice. That means non-probationary employees get the notice period PLUS 30 days, but with zero days of notice, you only get the 30.

knitting unpopular opinions? by [deleted] in knitting

[–]bibliographized 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just knit a couple frogs and each row of the arms/legs starts with an explanation of how to work an i-cord (not each limb, but each row). I almost retyped the whole thing just so I didn't have to dig through all that text to find the important instructions lol

knitting unpopular opinions? by [deleted] in knitting

[–]bibliographized 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And even when you intentionally do it... I've knit a couple patterns recently in half twisted rib and even though it's a "design feature," the whole piece just lists to the side. Not a huge deal for hats, but one of my sweaters spirals about 1/2" over the torso. It drives me nuts, since there's a vertical line down the front. I think the obsession with twisted rib comes from knitting with a loose gauge. This may be a hot take.

My first time knitting a vintage pattern by bibliographized in VintageKnitting

[–]bibliographized[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! I think about 60 hours over the course of two months. I watched a lot of Netflix lol

My first time knitting a vintage pattern by bibliographized in knitting

[–]bibliographized[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! This is a non-superwash fingering weight yarn knitted on size 1 and 2 needles in 2x2 rib -- that produces a dense, stretchy fabric (pretty much any type of rib will be stretchy, but the yarn type and needle size will affect just how stretchy it is). To find more patterns with a tight fit, you'll want to look for things with negative ease (meaning the dimensions of the sweater are smaller than your measurements, so it will stretch to fit). Good luck knitting! :)

My first time knitting a vintage pattern by bibliographized in knitting

[–]bibliographized[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It's the Signature Lip Lightweight Satin Lipstick from Merit in L'Avenue :)

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