Craft club topic of the month - knitting!

[sheothebudworths]

(If you took out all the references to knitting etc and shoved in a few basic standard health/relationships/sexuality terms, many of these posts - nicely illustrated by yours above toggle - would fit very comfortably in most threads in 'shagging and diseases' eh? )

 

[madzone]

better than metal needels, wood needles will feel warmer to hold, himself says that with a comparison between metal, wood and the sort of plastic you get needles made of, thet wood will retain warmth much better, so if you have problems in your hands, they will feel more comfortable to hold.

himslef is looking at the material science of this stuff.

it's possible with the nervous system probs you have, that holding something that dosen't convey static charge would help.

Yeah, I did wonder if that couild be an issue. I was using some addi metal circular neeldes today and I felt like shit

 

[toggle]

i'll get himself to pm you at some point, he's sugested now that if you're using a comp that you get an lcd screen rather than a crt one. i'm a bit distracted right now from the fact that the scarf i've made for him is in the washing machine being felted atm.

 

[sheothebudworths]

You can also get Addi bamboo circular needles madz (that same site does recommend circular needles because they put less strain on your wrists - I'm sorry if I'm just repeating old news btw ).......might be worth a go!?!





Btw - if you need a better excuse than you already have (not possible imo!) I reckon I'd be able to snap your metal ones if I tried hard enough....(conveniently large, lardy arse y'see! )

 

[toggle]

and i just got the scarf out of the machine, it's as soft as kidsilk haze. Himself loves it.

 

[moose]

Bring back old-style coloured plastic needles.
End the tyranny of grey metal ones!

 

[toggle]

Bring back old-style coloured plastic needles.
End the tyranny of grey metal ones!

for madzone, plastic can carry a static charge as ell as metal. wood dosen't.

 

[sheothebudworths]

Why buy Brittany needles? Probably the best reason has to do with the benefits of wood. Wood is warm, smooth and soft. It won't drain heat from sensitive fingers the way aluminium and plastic needles do.

<beats moose with a birch knitting needle >

 

[moose]

<pokes sheo with both ends of a circular 5mm>

Any road, I've just found lots of lovely coloured ones on ebay, and made a drunken bid

 

[toggle]

<pokes sheo with both ends of a circular 5mm>

Any road, I've just found lots of lovely coloured ones on ebay, and made a drunken bid

all i do for needels is a local charity shop. i've got a big vase of ndeedels, plus ceramic toothbrush holders of double points that cost me 10p per set

 

[madzone]

i'll get himself to pm you at some point, he's sugested now that if you're using a comp that you get an lcd screen rather than a crt one. i'm a bit distracted right now from the fact that the scarf i've made for him is in the washing machine being felted atm.

I think I've got an lcd screen. It's flat adn if I poke it it's squidgy That's my technical description anyway.

 

[madzone]

You can also get Addi bamboo circular needles madz (that same site does recommend circular needles because they put less strain on your wrists - I'm sorry if I'm just repeating old news btw ).......might be worth a go!?!

I find circular needles really difficult to handle. I guess I just need to practice with them and that would mean I need to buy some bamboo ones to practice on wouldn't it?

*toddles off to laughing hen*

 

[toggle]

I think I've got an lcd screen. It's flat adn if I poke it it's squidgy That's my technical description anyway.

sounds about right.

 

[Choc]

since most of my x-mas presents will be knitted this year, i am thinking that it would be great to have some "proper lables" of the type that you would get in clothes. i am already dreaming of a really cool and personal one in gold or silver writing stich..type of thing

Q: does anybody know where lables are made, and wether it is realistic to order some custom made individual ones from somewhere? if yes from where?

ps i know i could do sth myself etc...but i am actually not such a crafty person.

 

[madzone]

since most of my x-mas presents will be knitted this year, i am thinking that it would be great to have some "proper lables" of the type that you would get in clothes. i am already dreaming of a really cool and personal one in gold or silver writing stich..type of thing

Q: does anybody know where lables are made, and wether it is realistic to order some custom made individual ones from somewhere? if yes from where?

ps i know i could do sth myself etc...but i am actually not such a crafty person.

Google woven labels and a few come up I'm looking for some myself so if you find a good deal gi's a shout

eta these don't look too bad. 25 for £8 as well

 

[moose]

I've had them from there - they're great.

 

[Choc]

o h. m y. g o d !!!

this is just so the most exciting thing of the day for me today (yes i had a bit of a boring day actually).

i will definitely order some. so if anyone is interested it might cost less P&P if one orders together...

thanks for the link madzone.

 

[Choc]

btw 50=£10

(starts purring)

 

[zora]

my best friend - who it's for - was really after a proper blanket sized blanket, so keeps refering to it as the 'large hanky'...

Lol, the 'large hanky', that's so mean! That's very funny. And the blanket is, of course, completely gorgeous!

 

[zora]

zora, colinette has fantastic ready made packs for mesmerising blankets that cost about £42 coming with the pattern and all wool you will need. don't know wether they have that on their website to order?

I could only find one kit - I didn't like the pattern all that much, too 'busy' for my liking, and looking too complicated.
I think I would prefer a really simple pattern - in fact, hardly a pattern at all and let the beautiful wool speak for itself. Just a bit of a moss stitch border or something.
Which Colinette wool were you knitting with exactly, Choc - I really loved those colours, I think they'd be perfect for my mum. Do you reckon they'd work as a blanket?

 

[RubyToogood]

WHY is it that you always need the one size of needle you haven't got??? Particularly as it's usually for a tension square and you don't even know if you really need them for the whole thing.

If anyone has a pair of 7mms I could borrow I'd be v grateful.

The wrap's coming along ok but I'm short of winter clothes so am going to make this I think. In a charity shop years ago I got two huge carrier bags full of something called "Twilley's Bazouki - ethnic bulky wool" of an organically hairy texture and wholesome porridge colour (plus three balls of dark brown) and have never used it, but it should be about right. If anyone can think of another pattern that comes in large sizes and uses that sort of gauge I'm open to suggestion. I quite like blackberry but I'm not sure if it'd suit me.

Zora you don't need a pattern for that, just do a swatch and figure the number of stitches you'll need out from that.

 

[Choc]

i really like the knitty shrug you refer to ruby. looks fab.

zora i think it is called 0.5 or so...i check again when i get home. the colours are kind of dark green which i think is better for/on men somehow. i can imagine it would look good (and warm) for a blanket though...defnitely.

 

[toggle]

Squares, squares and more squares. I would complain that i'm seeing squares in my sleep, but the previous owner of my house put square polystyrene tyles on my bedroom ceiling, so it's probably just me opening my eyes a little at night that's giving me nightmares.

Maybee I'll rip out the part made pink batwing jumper in pink mohair and try to work out what colour dye to put on the stuff so the colour dosen't want to make me scream anymore. I suspect the colour was chosen when I was about 11 and my mother thought that making me a pink jumper would work to stop me wearing black all the time. it's phenominally itchy as well. Holding a ball of it next to my face made me think about reahing for the nit comb. And just after fnishing a knit mohair scarf for the s-i-l, i'm not sure i want to jump straight back into the knit one, purl one, sneeze one that mohair always does to me.

Maybee that twilley's wool, what will 500m of chunky wool make me?

 

[moose]

If you stick the mohair in the freezer prior to knitting, it doesn't make you sneeze as much.

 

[gaijingirl]

Wahey.... just won all these knitting needles for £10.50! (and the bag which I like cos it reminds me of my kittens!)

Hopefully should stop me having to try and rush to Morleys before 6pm in the hope they have the size I need!!

 

[toggle]

If you stick the mohair in the freezer prior to knitting, it doesn't make you sneeze as much.

in what way, for a few hours or store it in the freezer when not working wiht it?

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Wahey.... just won all these knitting needles for £10.50! (and the bag which I like cos it reminds me of my kittens!)

Hopefully should stop me having to try and rush to Morleys before 6pm in the hope they have the size I need!!

Cute bag. Are you sure you have enough knitting needles?

 

[gaijingirl]

Cute bag. Are you sure you have enough knitting needles?

I know - there're loads!! But I'm sick of having to schedule in buying some random size at some outrageous price...... I reckon a big stash will make life easier... if not I can buy some giant jack and play pick up sticks!!

 

[moose]

in what way, for a few hours or store it in the freezer when not working wiht it?

The latter. Apparently it tightens up the fibres so it doesn't shed so much. Certainly makes it easier if you need to unpick it.

 

[zora]

Zora you don't need a pattern for that, just do a swatch and figure the number of stitches you'll need out from that.

I know it sounds dead easy, it's just that I don't trust my design skills - and I don't want to spend a load of money on really lovely wool only to end up with something boring, or twee, or curling in all the wrong directions.

Might have to take the plunge though.