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By: Jodie

Jodie — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 04:59:57 +0000

I also wanted to add that I would like to get some good info on making a custom header. I actually am decent at moving the code around, but making the header (something simple but nice) has been hard. Any ideas? Check out my blog Strings(violin) & Yarn(knitting).

By: Kodachrome Knits

Kodachrome Knits — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 04:58:46 +0000

Sorry to hear about the frogging, but hopefully your hands will thank you for it later. And thanks for the details about yarn and needles, and for the email. I appreciate the information. Cheers!

By: joanm

joanm — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 04:57:11 +0000

This is a very pretty lace project.
Well done. I love your turtle and bag too.

By: Yvonne

Yvonne — Sun, 28 May 2006 16:36:57 +0000

Jodie - I am not an experienced lace knitter. My first lace project was the Lace Leaf Scarf from the Summer 2005 issue of Vogue Knitting.

This is my second.

I cast on for the Straight-Laced Socks from Knitty after I reclaimed my US 1s, so that will be my third.

Jodie, Dorothy, and Kathy Marie: Ahhh, making custom graphics. I will be sure to include a more detailed answer in my web design ezine, but the short version is that you need a graphics program. You can actually use MS Paint, but I’d recommend something a bit more advanced than that.

Now I use Adobe Photoshop, but when I first got started in web design I used what was then-known as Jasc Paint Shop Pro, and is now known as Corel Paint Shop Pro. You create your header graphic or button (standard size for a small button is 88×31 pixels) and then you save it as a .gif, .jpg, or .png, depending on specifics of the image. Upload, add the code, and you’re done.

Unless you’re using a font that was specifically designed to be a pixel font, be sure to antialias any text on the button (there should be a checkbox or a dropdown marked “Antialias” that you can tick on your text tool palette). That will get rid of the jagged pixelated look of the text.

But I will have a much more detailed tutorial on my site, which I should go work on now if I hope to launch next week!

Thanks for dropping by!

By: KathyMarie

KathyMarie — Sun, 28 May 2006 15:52:53 +0000

I found you through–no surprise–Knitter’s Review. I know enough about code to move it around (like some others who have commented here) and make my sidebar do what I want, but there ends my knowledge. And that is mostly from a friendly tech guy at work. I look forward to learning from you!

Also, what do you need to create a custom button? My knitting/blogging group wants something and I’ve been volunteered to make it, and I have failed.

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Sun, 28 May 2006 14:43:32 +0000

I came to your site through The Amazing Lace (we’re neighbors on the ring!). I’m somewhat familiar with html - I can write code for links, etc. But I’d like to know more about doing buttons and making a custom header for my site as well.

By: Jodie

Jodie — Sat, 27 May 2006 01:33:34 +0000

I just signed up for Amazing Lace and I’m doing the same pattern. I’m currently on my sixth repeat, and am also using a mohair. No pictures yet, but I’ll get some up soon. I have been doing it on 1’s but not very tightly. Yours looks beautiful. Are you an experienced lace knitter? This is my first lace project. Hopefully it will work out well.

By: Yvonne

Yvonne — Fri, 26 May 2006 12:04:10 +0000

I sent you an email, but here’s the quick, easy answer for anyone else who wants to know.

The yarn is Rowan Kidsilk Haze in shade #590.

The lace in the photo was knit on US 1 needles, which turned out to be way too small for the yarn. It knit up prettily, but it really hurt my hands to knit it at such a tight gauge. The ball band says US 3-8 needles.

So I frogged it (sigh) and now I’m knitting it on US 4s. I’ll post more details and a photo some time this weekend.

By: kodachrome

kodachrome — Thu, 25 May 2006 19:33:50 +0000

I think this is incredibly generous of you–that is, sharing your computer-technology knowledge with the knitting community. I’ll be sure to be back to ask some questions as I’ve just started blogging this month and am already running into all sorts of problems that I have no idea as to how to solve.

But a quick, easy question for now: what yarn and needles are you using for the Print O’ Wave stole? It looks beautiful, and I’m thinking of making a stole for a wedding I need to attend this summer.

And thanks again for your blogging and offer of techno-support.

By: lobstah

lobstah — Mon, 15 May 2006 13:52:36 +0000

How lovely! This is going to be a gorgeous shawl. I sympathize with you on the mohair thing–I’m working with some right now and what a pain!

As for blogging/computer stuff, I have been toying with the idea of customizing my Blogger template or getting my own domain altogether, and so I would be interested to read suggestions and tutorials on how to do that (I was thinking I would just buy a book, but the more info the better). I guess I’m not one of those people who are “afraid” to play with the code (I’ve figured out a little bit of stuff in blogger), it’s just more a matter (for me) of finding the time to devote to it.