Home & Garden - 31 October 2006

I'm knitting a scarf using the stockinette stitch and it's curling..badly! i heard that doing a seed sttch (where you knit the purls and purl the knits?) around the edge will help lay it flat...is this true? and if so, how in the world do i do that!? Thanks in advance!

2006-10-31 06:41:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I would like it to be low-maintenance. Any ideas? (very big emphasis on cheap!)

2006-10-31 06:38:35 · 5 answers · asked by GeoL 2 in Garden & Landscape

They are my favorite, and I know they have a certain name. They are pale purple, and are grown without thorns. I've been searching and I can't seem to find the name. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

2006-10-31 06:35:05 · 3 answers · asked by funandfancyfree3232 3 in Garden & Landscape

2006-10-31 06:32:27 · 5 answers · asked by cwp 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

a female friend of mine let me know that i "needed a system" when it came to my closet... considering i'm a guy, i always put it on a hanger and stuck it where ever there was space. but if i am going to organize it, then i only want to do it once so i am here asking.. what is the best way to organize it?

2006-10-31 06:20:10 · 6 answers · asked by el gaucho 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I accidentally wiped my grimy hands on one of my wifes good hand towls. I was working on a transmission and thought I cleaned my hands off good enough in the garage, I was wrong! Now there is a grease spot on her towle what is the best and fastest way to get it clean I know very little about doing laundry?

2006-10-31 06:18:05 · 22 answers · asked by badmikey4 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-10-31 06:16:14 · 7 answers · asked by magoonzales 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

These keep cats from clawing the corners of chairs and sofas. I sent away for some a couple of years ago and now I don't remember where. Please help.

2006-10-31 06:13:52 · 1 answers · asked by Kalena 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I have 2 portable humidifiers now and it is a pain & expensive to buy wicks every couple of months. I do not have a furnace so a forced air humidifier will not work for me. Any answers would be helpfull.

2006-10-31 06:06:26 · 2 answers · asked by Mr. G 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-10-31 06:05:40 · 8 answers · asked by cheesenbanana 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-31 05:56:18 · 4 answers · asked by sweet_inocence2001 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a pair of black military-style boots that I want to wear for a Halloween party, but they have grass stains on the outside of them, on the toe part. Would soap and water be sufficient to get them out? The boots are made of hard leather.

2006-10-31 05:49:52 · 3 answers · asked by ny2neyme 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am cleaning a friends house. He has smoked for 20 + years. What is the best way to clean his walls?

2006-10-31 05:47:16 · 17 answers · asked by brightambitions 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-10-31 05:43:32 · 3 answers · asked by jfalmarines 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-31 05:31:49 · 12 answers · asked by Home Buyer 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-10-31 05:25:54 · 6 answers · asked by kfetters6 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-31 05:25:10 · 8 answers · asked by homebody1966 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I know how to organise, I know how to delagate so the kids help. I know how to set certain activites to certain days, and I know how to minimize belongings so I don't have so much "schtuff" but why can't I get myself motivated to clean up.

I was over to a new friends home and totally awed by how tidy her place was, but when she came back to my place I was embarassed. We both have kids and we both work similar hours.

How can I keep my dresser clean, how can I keep ahead of this or that? I feel overwhelmed, even with the flylady.net program, I just struggle to bring myself to it for even fifteen minutes a day. And no I'm not depressed, or lazy. Just not motivated by this need.

2006-10-31 05:20:48 · 8 answers · asked by Buttercup 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

somone left a pen in the washing machine and i dint see it but when i went to wash my whites the pen leaked all other them can you tell me how to get the ink out

2006-10-31 05:20:41 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-10-31 05:20:35 · 12 answers · asked by sara_sg04 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-31 05:19:15 · 2 answers · asked by laetitia 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-31 05:19:10 · 3 answers · asked by sims1955 2 in Garden & Landscape

i have a project due in this Friday and i have to know this question.

2006-10-31 05:16:55 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-10-31 05:13:35 · 11 answers · asked by rainbowskyy69 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I need ideas to display photos of my children. I have lots of 8x10's and 5x7's all over the walls of a small house. I don't want to put some of the older ones away yet so i am looking for some ideas to display them maybe frames that hold more than one picture. you can find frames all day long that hold several 3x5's of 4x6's but not any larger pics. I need some ideas please!!!

2006-10-31 05:10:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Can I leave it out for the winter and how far do I need to cut it back. It stands about 4' tall and is quite thick.

2006-10-31 05:08:25 · 3 answers · asked by islandgirl046 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-10-31 05:00:38 · 10 answers · asked by jimmie h 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-31 04:45:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-10-31 04:44:27 · 6 answers · asked by rockysmimi 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We tried the poisons last year and thought it was ok but now they seem to be back.

2006-10-31 04:39:04 · 7 answers · asked by Gail H 1 in Other - Home & Garden