Craft club topic of the month - knitting!

[sheothebudworths]

Oh whoops - I'm sorry, I was assuming it was something you were having to regularly (every other row or whatever)...... ....just ignore me.



(Although I can't really understand why you'd be doing it either in that case! )

 

[gaijingirl]

Oh whoops - I'm sorry, I was assuming it was something you were having to regularly (every other row or whatever)...... ....just ignore me.



(Although I can't really understand why you'd be doing it either in that case! )

Yes you're right, I do it every second row.... I knew that I was increasing at the start of the row and decreasing at the end to stop it getting wider (thanks though Madzone - there is every possibility that I would have been stuck even on that minor point ) ...

...and it is making the shape you described.... which I guess is the intention,
it just seems like a wierd thing to do - I'm only making a scarf - anyway, who am I am question the mighty Rowan... I'm sure there is a method in their madness. I guess I'm making a sort of wonky scarf..

 

[gaijingirl]

I finished the Colinette jacket thing yesterday too and put the zip in.. I'm so pleased. The only problem being that my god daughter is 2 years old and this is more like for a 4-5 year old. Ah well.. better that than the other way round eh?? I'll take some photos of my booty later.

 

[sheothebudworths]

I guess I'm making a sort of wonky scarf..

Yes!

You'll end up with pointed ends rather than straight ones this way and a sort of bias cut look to it (I think that's the correct terminology!) with the rows of stitches running diagonally instead of horizontally across the length....I suppose it's just something a little different to your average straight scarf (good practice for increasing/decreasing too).

 

[gaijingirl]

Yes!

You'll end up with pointed ends rather than straight ones this way and a sort of bias cut look to it (I think that's the correct terminology!) with the rows of stitches running diagonally instead of horizontally across the length....I suppose it's just something a little different to your average straight scarf (good practice for increasing/decreasing too).

Thanks... hearing someone else rationalise it makes it sound good!! Increasing in knit, i'm fine at, but I'm struggling to increase in purl. Just have to keep trying.

 

[sheothebudworths]

Once I've wrapped the first new stitch around the needle (through the front of the old one) I sort of trap it betwwen the point of the needle and the length of the needle holding the stitches and then (moving the tip downwards) move it from the front to the back of the needle before bring it out again through the centre of the old stitch.....oh hang on ....I'm not sure this is making it any clearer - it's very hard to explain - but you'll probably find that it starts to come more naturally after more practice.

I think it's probably harder to do with thick wool too (imo anyway - not so easy to lose a stitch if you drop it, but just more bulk to have to work with iykwim), but the thicker wool will be much more forgiving too I would have thought, so it really does sound like an ideal piece to practice it on!

 

[eme]

Tension sqs all the way people!!

And make sure you wash them, as you'd wash the finished thing, as they can stretch / shrink too!... argh... just swatching for the colinette cardi and it's s-t-r-e-t-c-h-y... just gone down 2 needle sizes.

 

[gaijingirl]

And make sure you wash them, as you'd wash the finished thing, as they can stretch shrink too!... argh just swatching for the colinette cardi and it's s-t-r-e-t-c-h-y... just gone down 2 needle sizes. Although am doubting their pattern already - why would they suggest the tension with the larger of the 2 needle sizes? ie 6mm (which you do the edges with) and not 5mm which you do the rest of the knitting with.... hmmmmmmmmm

Definitely call them... I haven't done a single one of their patterns yet that hasn't had a mistake of some sort in it.

 

[moose]

argh... just swatching for the colinette cardi and it's s-t-r-e-t-c-h-y... just gone down 2 needle sizes.

Which yarn are you using?

I've just rifled through my huge collection of Colinette patterns, and they almost always knit the tension square on the larger needles.

 

[eme]

oh, ok... it's prism... the thing that bothers me is that ok, I go down from 6.mm to 4.5 (currently waiting for this swatch to dry to check!) but do I convert the 5mm down a size and a half too? 5mm down to 3.5?? seems like I would be knitting something quite stiff if so...

 

[RubyToogood]

I guess I'm making a sort of wonky scarf..

I know the one you mean. You could always knit a bit and see if you like it or not. If not, unravel it and do something else with the wool!

 

[RubyToogood]

Oh and @ eme: why do you knit the edging on larger needles than the main body? Isn't it normally the other way round? (ribbing on smaller needles so it's tighter)?

 

[eme]

Oh and @ eme: why do you knit the edging on larger needles than the main body? Isn't it normally the other way round? (ribbing on smaller needles so it's tighter)?

oops - yes you are right...

 

[RubyToogood]

Aha! That one always confuses me... specially when they give the needle size as 9 or whatever rather than in mm...

 

[sheothebudworths]

Scarf -





One quarter of the bag -



It's a knitty.com pattern, made from recycled sari silk, which is a bit tricky to work with (but fun), although the two quarters I've made so far are completely different thicknesses (aswell as the variation in colour being very different - not fussed about that mind you) and as it turned out...sizes too... ....but I don't reckon it'll matter. It's a fairly scruffy looking finished product you're after in any case it seems!

 

[eme]

Oh! I like the loopy extra bif for the scarf - handy...

Here is the jumper.... that I can't wear... doh!

 

[sheothebudworths]

Well y'know - I thought she'd appreciate me not strangling her...


Pisser about the jumper - could you maybe deliberately shrink it?

 

[sheothebudworths]

Or alternatively, eat lots and lots of cake until it fits you.

 

[RubyToogood]

Did you block it and everything? Could you block it some more so that it fits? For instance you might be able to pull it down so that it's longer and skinnier, if you can't lose more width any other way.

 

[eme]

Did you block it and everything? Could you block it some more so that it fits? For instance you might be able to pull it down so that it's longer and skinnier, if you can't lose more width any other way.

it was the blocking what done it! well no, it was too big looking anyhow, it just became more apparant when I blocked it... Will try the washing-in-the-hope-of-shrinking-it before thurs, but it may well stretch more!


(plus I don't want to wash it hot to shrink it is I have a feeling the KSH would shrink more that the 4 ply...)

 

[gaijingirl]

It is gorgeous though! How lovely. It would make a really nice gift! I'm sure you can find someone to fit in it!

*looks around*

*volunteers*

No seriously, maybe the shrink thing would work.

 

[DIMPLES1]

Has anyone got a pattern for fingerless gloves?

I'm sure its pretty simple & I have some cashmerino wool I'd like to use.

Any ideas gratefully recieved.
H x

 

[toggle]

Has anyone got a pattern for fingerless gloves?

I'm sure its pretty simple & I have some cashmerino wool I'd like to use.

Any ideas gratefully recieved.
H x

what sort of casmerino, dk, aran?

 

[moose]

oh, ok... it's prism... the thing that bothers me is that ok, I go down from 6.mm to 4.5 (currently waiting for this swatch to dry to check!) but do I convert the 5mm down a size and a half too? 5mm down to 3.5?? seems like I would be knitting something quite stiff if so...

Depending on the pattern, I'd just do the rib in the same needles, or make it a moss stitch border or something, unless it's something very fitted. I always have to use 5mm for Prism, rather than the 6 they suggest, so it's not just you.

 

[RubyToogood]

Well I bit the bullet and bought the extra KSH for my wrap thing. I have this vague memory that someone had a clever way of changing colours when you're doing something striped.. anyone remember?

 

[DIMPLES1]

what sort of casmerino, dk, aran?

the debbie bliss baby stuff

 

[madzone]

Has anyone got a pattern for fingerless gloves?

I'm sure its pretty simple & I have some cashmerino wool I'd like to use.

Any ideas gratefully recieved.
H x

I've done some really simple ones in alpaca. They're more handwarmers than fingerless gloves though. I just knit a couple of inches of rib a couple of inches of st/st and another couple of inches of rib and sewed them up leaving a gap for my thumb. They were done in an hour and ready to wear. Shame I can't find them

 

[moose]

I did mine like socks, on 4 double-pointed needles - a deep rib, then stocking stitch up to the base of the thumb, then making a gap by knitting back and forth instead of round and round for a few rows, then joining up again. I finished the thumbhole with a crocheted edge.

 

[Callie]

Oh dear what have I done?

Did a bit of charity shop shopping today...found a few knitting patterns 10p each which is nice.

Then I found a shop that had two little blue boxes full of knitting patterns called 'Get Knitting'. I remembered my nan used to have them, so I asked the lady in the shop how much they were - £1 per box she said. £1, I thought, thats nothing, I'll take them both.

The patterns are like an 80s knitting nightmare all mad colours and patterns, with crazy off the shoulder necks or roll necks you could hide several marmots in theyre great! so if anyone wants to make a crazy 80s jumper I have lots of patterns for you.

There are a few plain, simple looking patterns and some things for children and babies that arent too horrific so my £2 wasn't totally wasted

 

[sheothebudworths]

<imagines krs's face on Christmas Day >