Craft club topic of the month - knitting!
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Yes, it looks great on a stick thin 22 year old - it may make me look like a tank however. But nothing ventured, nothing gained, and I'm abolishing the cabling and stuff which may help.
i am sure the shrug will suit you very much rubes. in fact i think it looks a bit loose on that model or maybe it confused me she looks so young. i would like to have one of those too.
btw i am knitting eagerly on my scarf collection. it suits the time of the year so well to be knitting in the eve's....it is cosy!
hope you all have fun (with the wool in the freezer)
ps well done for buying the needle bag gg....jealousy...
btw i am knitting eagerly on my scarf collection. it suits the time of the year so well to be knitting in the eve's....it is cosy!
hope you all have fun (with the wool in the freezer)
ps well done for buying the needle bag gg....jealousy...
moose
like some cat from Japan
Make sure you have a decent border all round of rib or moss stitch if you don't want it to curl.zora said: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.
RubyToogood
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http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter02/PATTloopy.html
...well it's 12mm but 10mm would be fine really, specially if you were a looseish knitter. Been meaning to remind people about that pattern, would be good for anyone with a spare skein of Colinette point five wanting to knit a Christmas present, and I imagine there may be one or two...
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Toggle starts google searches, to buy 10mm circulars, plus some dark coloured kidsilk haze. i'm bound to have a ball or so left over of the twilley's freedom moorland that i'm working with atm. and i think that would look rather nice.
Isn't that she wrap you were making with the blue/green collinette?
Isn't that she wrap you were making with the blue/green collinette?
RubyToogood
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Yeah - more a scarf than a wrap though. I think madzone and I discussed it earlier on this thread or forum somewhere - she did one too and we both felt the size wasn't quite right, but I can't remember the details. I think we felt it was a bit on the wide side for a scarf and a bit on the short side for a wrap Having said that I wear mine quite a bit and it seems fine in use, as a scarf anyway.
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acfj said:
I go to bunty's west ealing most of the time. Generally pick up what he has on sale. There's a place called texels in walthamstow, huge range of mainly cheap wools, lot of acrylic though. If we knew where you were based, then someone could probably give you more advice.
texere seems cheap. I've also looked at angel yarns has a sale section. I've not ordered from either yet though. I'm using up what i have stashed first.
don't forget charity shops. you can sometimes find decent yarn for sale in them, or jumpr that you can pull apart and knit into something you like, watch out for cut seams though.
RubyToogood
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Well if I wanted a wrap I'd make it a lot longer and perhaps a bit wider. As a scarf it's about right, but it's a bit skinnier than the pattern intended because I put an extra row or two of thin wool between the rows of thick, as I thought it was a bit much as it was. I should add that it's not a massively warm item because it's so lacey, but enough for a not too cold day.
Are we all knitting superchunky polo neck jumpers now?!
PS re discount yarns: has anyone bought stuff from texere? They do look cheap. Also www.celticove.com has a good bargain bin.
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RubyToogood said:
thanks. I'm making one up as per the pattern atm, it will do as a pressie for my s-i-l if it's not the right size for me.
i've looked a lot at texere, haven't ordered anything yet. I'm wary about ordering something i can't feel first, although i am interested in the undyed wool for making an aran jumper for my partner. I'll need a few miles of it for that though.
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I've been wearing mine constantly this week.
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I've just spent a tenner of 2 carrier bags full of yarn, it's a mohair, acrylic mix. 2 shades of yellow, and some green. it sheds like buggery though, this will definately have to go into the freezer before i even start looking at it. But 2 carrier bags full. I couldn't say no to that.
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I gave the Colinette cardy/jacket to my god daughter today... her mum and dad loved it.. she was less impressed - too busy playing with the Spot the Dog noisy toy box book! The actual body of it isn't that big on her, but I think she needs another year to grow into the arms....
.... still it went down very well I think!!
.... still it went down very well I think!!
innit
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Ooh you will have to teach me to make a cable, I would love to make cabled scarves.
I have been making myself a scarf using the bargain mohair from Colinette - I'm using a fairly easy 'ostrich plume' lace pattern which creates a fun 3D effect (Which I will probably get rid of with an iron when I'm finished) - the mohair isn't doing my cold any favours though, I feel as though I've got a hairball in the back of my throat!
I have been making myself a scarf using the bargain mohair from Colinette - I'm using a fairly easy 'ostrich plume' lace pattern which creates a fun 3D effect (Which I will probably get rid of with an iron when I'm finished) - the mohair isn't doing my cold any favours though, I feel as though I've got a hairball in the back of my throat!
Blonde Fury
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I was surprised by how easy and fun cables are. I actually found it easier to learn them from a book than bloody purling, which for some stupid reason, I had a hell of a time getting my head around.
OK, hi folks. So I'm getting ready to knit Bernie a jumper from the Yarn Girls' book, and it calls for Rowan Chunky Tweed, which, naturally enough, 'cos it's what I want, seems to have been discontinued. Thanks, Rowan. You never let me down. Oh, wait. You often let me down. Grrr. Anyway, they have some (naturally much more expensive) stuff called Yorkshire Tweed Chunky, which looks slightly thicker, but fairly similar otherwise. Has anybody had any experience with it? I might just end up ordering something else I like, and matching yardage and approximate thickness as closely as possible, and since my stitches tend to be on the loose-ish side, I'm thinking I might have a fair bit of wiggle room here.
OK, hi folks. So I'm getting ready to knit Bernie a jumper from the Yarn Girls' book, and it calls for Rowan Chunky Tweed, which, naturally enough, 'cos it's what I want, seems to have been discontinued. Thanks, Rowan. You never let me down. Oh, wait. You often let me down. Grrr. Anyway, they have some (naturally much more expensive) stuff called Yorkshire Tweed Chunky, which looks slightly thicker, but fairly similar otherwise. Has anybody had any experience with it? I might just end up ordering something else I like, and matching yardage and approximate thickness as closely as possible, and since my stitches tend to be on the loose-ish side, I'm thinking I might have a fair bit of wiggle room here.
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Velouria said:Am I the first to point out this has been 'craft club topic of the month' since January?
(waves at Rubes, hope you're doing well
WE've done other stuff since as well, jam and chutney making, a japanese crafts night, crochet, but we all sort of got bitten by the knitting bug.
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Now i'm happy, inspiration has just hit me, like a hammer to the head. I can't imagine how i could have thought of doing anything else with this wool.
A freind asked me to make her a hat and scarf, matching. i ggreed, as long as she bought the wool. she had been looking at a hugely thick, long scarf out of one of the Rowan big wools. I love my friend, but not enough to spend over half my week's food budget on her.
So she chose some Rowan kid classic, because she loved the feel of it. A ball each of red and green and several balls of brown.
So now think twisted rib, very plain scarf in the brown, with a bunch of felted flowers and leaves towards each end, hat, same twisted rib, simple round cap thingie with a bunch of leaves and flowers over one ear. i'm not wondering whether to highlight the flowers with some of the shimmery stuff, like the rowan lurex whatever the hell they call it, twilley's do a cheaper version. Maybee some beads as well. That will involve dragging my arse up to hobbycraft though.
A freind asked me to make her a hat and scarf, matching. i ggreed, as long as she bought the wool. she had been looking at a hugely thick, long scarf out of one of the Rowan big wools. I love my friend, but not enough to spend over half my week's food budget on her.
So she chose some Rowan kid classic, because she loved the feel of it. A ball each of red and green and several balls of brown.
So now think twisted rib, very plain scarf in the brown, with a bunch of felted flowers and leaves towards each end, hat, same twisted rib, simple round cap thingie with a bunch of leaves and flowers over one ear. i'm not wondering whether to highlight the flowers with some of the shimmery stuff, like the rowan lurex whatever the hell they call it, twilley's do a cheaper version. Maybee some beads as well. That will involve dragging my arse up to hobbycraft though.
moose
like some cat from Japan
Lordy, that sounds fab.
I have finally finished my super-lacy shawl for my mum, in Kid Silk Haze, and have embarked on a scarf for my sister which has long i-cords fringing each end, terminating in different coloured/sized crocheted flowers. It's in Debbie Bliss (spit!) Maya, with the flowers in toning tapestry wools.
Then I must get back to me ultra-tedious black cardi.
Incidentally, there are some cool, quick pressies on Knitty Winter issue.
I have finally finished my super-lacy shawl for my mum, in Kid Silk Haze, and have embarked on a scarf for my sister which has long i-cords fringing each end, terminating in different coloured/sized crocheted flowers. It's in Debbie Bliss (spit!) Maya, with the flowers in toning tapestry wools.
Then I must get back to me ultra-tedious black cardi.
Incidentally, there are some cool, quick pressies on Knitty Winter issue.
