oh wow, that's great! thanks so much for sharing this!
what kind of yarn did you use?

wow you're lucky it wasn't your eye.

what was she thinking? did she really mean to hit you?  that's horrible, i'm so sorry

Wow, those are very nice, i like the fabric choices.  Very professional!

You increase by wrapping the yarn around the right-hand needle clockwise.  So knit a stich, wrap the yarn around the right-hand needle clockwise (it starts in the back of the needle, loops around  and ends up at the back of the same needle), knit the next stich, increase again, knit the last stich; now you should have five loops on the right-hand needle and none on the left.

Good luck!
-sage

Yeah, there's definitely something wrong with the pattern...but i just ignored what it said, and kept going with the sequence that i had used to make the whole row...and it turned out fine.  I still had 55 stitches at the end, and i guess that's all that matters

we should definately do a yarn swap that has surprises in the center! that would be so cute!

I learned how to crochet when i was 9, and i learned how to knit about a year later.  My grandmother taught me how to do both, and i found watching her was really helpful.  Definately try knittinghelp.com for instructions; they have videos that explain the different stitches.  You can stop them at one segment and replay the tricky parts over and over.  I'm currently trying to learn continental knitting, and the videos did a great job of explaining it to me.  Good luck with the knitting!

http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2016793769&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=833&ccsform=true

check out this other one by her...anybody know how to make this flower motif?

I don't think 18 will work if you plan on stretching tights over a wire frame (As done here http://www.livejournal.com/community/goodbyescissors/51737.html#cutid1)
It wouldn't be able to hold its shape.
You could always straighten out wire clothes hangers and shape them into wings.  The wire could be really hard to bend though, so you'd need a good pair of pliers and wire cutters.

I'd love a LOSE-WEIGHT-ALONG. For real! (We could do craft-instead-of-eat alongs! Wink)

ooh, good idea!

Also, i have to stress:  exercise is key. Walk, join a gym, sign up for dance classes or kickboxing classes...try to find something you like, and stick with it!