• 10:34 about to learn to make lace... #
• 11:16 twitpic.com/n9wg - The first stitch, cloth stitch, looks like weaving. #
• 11:27 Let me know if that photo worked: it's also my first twitpic and first upload from phone. #
• 11:52 I need a small pliers to hack a bug in my lace. Wire cutters not that good at pulling wire, strangely enough. #
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• 19:52 Knitting & Stitching Show like mini livejournal gettogether: shmoomom, wyvernfriend, sirroy, yokospungeon, radegund. I only bought 3 things! #

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• 21:10 Knitting my first (giant) sock. Not worrying about getting the size right (am using the wrong yarn & needles), but practising techniques. #

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• 22:26 5th tiny hat done. Green basic hat with beige crochet flower. #

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• 23:52 Did my first 2 I-cords today. They really are as easy as the name (idiot cord) suggests. 3 tiny hats knitted now. 2 complete; 1 needs bobble #
• 17:17 Argh. Had to hill start and reverse up a hill. I have enough difficulty reversing on the flat! #

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• 19:48 Knitting a tiny little hat for The Big Knit Ireland (see innocentdrinks.ie/bigknit) . Doing fair isle for the second time. #

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• 16:00 Didn't think I'd miss my packed away music so much. Had to buy more: Jimmy Cake, Dresden Dolls, Goldfrapp. GF much gentler than I expected. #
• 17:02 ATM: Do you want a receipt? Me: Yes. Are you sure? Yes. Don't litter with this receipt. Ok. Out of receipts. Argh! #
• 17:20 Learning a new method of casting on. #

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• 14:04 Cross stitching - new hobby? I will not go into Stash Acquisition mode. I will not go into Stash Acquisition mode. #
• 16:15 BC activity today & yesterday: 2 books in, 2 books out and another 2 books ready to go. Never ending cycle, it seems. #
• 17:48 messing about with RSS feeds: tinyurl.com/dublinrelease #

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I know when you check your tension/gauge you use bigger needles if you've too many stitches/rows in the measurements given, and smaller needles if you've too few. What do you do if you've the right amount or slightly too many stitches, but not enough rows?

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