Craft club topic of the month - knitting!
- Thread starter RubyToogood
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I don't like 'frogging' either.
me neither. Ripping is an appropriate term for what I do (including violence). For quite a long while, I thought frogging was akin to felting.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
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RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I am knitting this, in lurid orange, in the vain hope that because it's chunky I might get it finished before the weather warms up. http://untangling-knots.com/shop/patterns/garments/henriette/
What is frogging? 
I finished a cardigan that I've been knitting for a while and wore it to work today. I even got compliments which was nice as I'm not that great a knitter these days. I'm also more than half way through a jumper and I seem to have got the bug because I've identified 4 more projects that I want to get on with.
The wool is being paid for with money I would previously spent on wine and now that I'm not drinking much, I can see straight enough to knit in the evenings
I finished a cardigan that I've been knitting for a while and wore it to work today. I even got compliments which was nice as I'm not that great a knitter these days. I'm also more than half way through a jumper and I seem to have got the bug because I've identified 4 more projects that I want to get on with.
The wool is being paid for with money I would previously spent on wine and now that I'm not drinking much, I can see straight enough to knit in the evenings
Fiendish to make up, too - well done! You don't look out of practice at all.
moose and RubyToogood
I'm knitting a jumper in rib. K2 P1 type rib
Now I have to start increasing for the sleeves, one stitch at each end of every 6th row. It says to increase in pattern which I can see why but I don't know how to do that.
If a 6th row starts with p2 K1 etc do I have to make a knit stitch before the P2 to keep the pattern and if so how do I do that?
Thanks in anticipation
I'm knitting a jumper in rib. K2 P1 type rib
Now I have to start increasing for the sleeves, one stitch at each end of every 6th row. It says to increase in pattern which I can see why but I don't know how to do that.
If a 6th row starts with p2 K1 etc do I have to make a knit stitch before the P2 to keep the pattern and if so how do I do that?
Thanks in anticipation
Do you know the answer to my question?Blimey you knit fast Shirl! And I agree with moose that you don't look out of practice
I got too impatient waiting for replies so I did a k and p into the first stitch and p then k into the last one. I hope this works from here..moose and RubyToogood
I'm knitting a jumper in rib. K2 P1 type rib
Now I have to start increasing for the sleeves, one stitch at each end of every 6th row. It says to increase in pattern which I can see why but I don't know how to do that.
If a 6th row starts with p2 K1 etc do I have to make a knit stitch before the P2 to keep the pattern and if so how do I do that?
Thanks in anticipation
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
TBH it's one of those things I'd have to do myself to visualise.
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
That's a relief although now I've knitted a lot more since I asked it does look right. PhewSorry, just got in. Depends what method you're using for increasing but yes, what you've done sounds right.
bee, you are such a great knitter, I bet you would probably just do it instinctively without realising!No
I finished the cardigan and started the jumper a few weeks ago. It just took me about 3 weeks to get round to sewing the buttons on the cardi as I'd gone off it a bit by the time I finished it. I'm not really a fast knitterBlimey you knit fast Shirl! And I agree with moose that you don't look out of practice
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Did you ever finish your Killing jumper?I finished the cardigan and started the jumper a few weeks ago. It just took me about 3 weeks to get round to sewing the buttons on the cardi as I'd gone off it a bit by the time I finished it. I'm not really a fast knitter
No
I knitted the body on a circular needle then when it came to trying to understand what to do about shaping armholes and knitting the sleeves on three needles I just lost the will to screw up my brain and 'ripped' it 
I steamed the wool I'd used before balling it so I will be able to use if for something else but I've not found anything yet that I want to knit with it.
I think I will try more difficult knitting in time as I used to be able to knit anything when I was in my 20's. I've just got out of the habit and need to get used to understanding patterns again.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Well it's entirely possible that the pattern was not as easy to follow as ones you've used in the past. There are lots of people producing rather vague patterns these days that assume eg familiarity with knitting in the round that you may not have.No
I steamed the wool I'd used before balling it so I will be able to use if for something else but I've not found anything yet that I want to knit with it.
I think I will try more difficult knitting in time as I used to be able to knit anything when I was in my 20's. I've just got out of the habit and need to get used to understanding patterns again.
I do think that was the case with the Killing jumper.
wtfftw
melting like a toastie
I got aran and dk because fuck it.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Oh, sorry, I didn't see this post.
Worsted is between dk and aran, and sport weight is between dk and 4 ply. So whatever it is you're crocheting will turn out bigger. Which doesn't matter if it's a scarf, but does if it's a cardigan... If it's for baby things hopefully it'll just fit a bigger baby.
Acrylic would be fine for baby footwear or anything else, in fact it can be softer.
And don't forget that American crochet terms are not the same as UK. I'm not sure what language Canadians crochet in
wtfftw
melting like a toastie
So I've gone slightly bigger on both required. So that sounds like it will work out.
I'm making http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/crochet-baby-converse I'm quite good at swapping between terms - I look up each stitch as I go as I can't seem to hold that information in my brain anyway.
I'm making http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/crochet-baby-converse
I'm quite good at swapping between terms - I look up each stitch as I go as I can't seem to hold that information in my brain anyway.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Well, maybe use a smaller hook or something. For shoes extra firmness won't be a problem.So I've gone slightly bigger on both required. So that sounds like it will work out.
I'm making http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/crochet-baby-converse
