This is offered to you so that you can learn the way to figure out short rowing.
Once you learn this formula you will be able to do hats shawls or Afghans.
CIRCULAR SHAW OR AFGHAN

According to Alles Hutchenson:

There is probably more advanced math in than in anything else you have done.
The entire piece is done by short rows (partial knitting).
You will need only one measurement-how wide do you want the finish piece to be.
For example we will use 2.25 stitches and 4 rows = 1 inch. The diameter will be 40 inches. With
10 panels. You will substitute your own stitches and rows, and how many panels you want, but
follow the same principle.

(1) Find the circumference of the circle.
FORMULA: to find the diameter of a circle, multiply the circumference of a circle,
40 inch circle.
40 x 3.14 (pi) = 125.6 (six is larger then 5 so the answer is 126)

(2) Change inches to rows.
126 x 4 rows per inch = 504 rows around the edge.

(3) Decide how many panels you want:
10 panels .....504 rows divided by 10 panels = 50.4 (4 is less then 5 so the answer is
50).

(4) Find the radius of circle and change inches to stitches.
Radius = ½ the diameter of the circle.
40 inches divided by 2 = 20
20 x 2 stitches per inch = 40 stitches, (this is what you will cast on).

(5) Shape this by short rows so that it will become a pie shaped piece.
Each section will be short rowed down to the next to the last group. The last group `
will not be worked. Then 2 rows are knitted over all needles.
Since short rows are done only on alternate rows, divide the number of rows by 2.
50 rows divided by 2 = 25 rows.

(6) Distribute the stitches evenly over these rows.
You have 40 stitches to shape in 25 rows.
Since the answer you want is stitches, divide rows into stitches.
25 rows divided into 50 = 2 stitches to short row.
__2 _______
25 rows / 50 stitches
50
Therefore you will short row 2 stitches every other row

Magic Formula Baby Blanket

Just thought i would give you a peek at my magic formula baby blanket.
What is magic formula?
It is a formula a very old friend of mine made up many many years ago. She passed away about 10 years ago but before she went to that happy knitting place in heaven she passed alone to me. I had it tucked away with my design board. Well I will lift up my cup of coffee to Alles (sounds like Alice) and say thank you for teaching me this my friend. It is a formula you to figure out how to do decreases.
Hope you all like it.

Welcome All

Grab a cup of coffee or tea and lets get to know each other.
I retired in August of 2007 and have all the time in the world to knit.
I have quite a bit of yarn since I used to own a knitting machine and yarn business, so can play with it.
I saw some of you have received a yarn winder for christmas. Well let me tell you i would hate to give up mine. It is a large winder that i used to use in my business and I can get two large balls of yarn out of a pounder. I also still have the electric winder that winds yarn on cones, (the ones like you get the large sugar and cream yarn on) but don't use it anymore. Guess i should try to sell it on ebay. Goodness i better get up to that attic and see what is up there, lol.
I love to make up my own patterns so I kept my knitting board grid. I love it....just use it then erase it and start over.
I live in a small resort town and it the winter time there are not many people that live around me but come summer time there are tons of people.
I live next to an amusement park and the kids love going there in summer but they having problems right now and don't think they will open it this summer.
I live in the snow belt and seems like there is always snow on the ground.
I just finished making a baby sacque for our new baby. She is so small she will be able to use it all winter long.
Well i guess i better get going and let you ladies and gents get back to your looming.
You all come back ya hear.