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Craft club topic of the month - knitting!

i had to unravel a hat for my mother already three times. twice because it seemed the wrong size (first it appeared too lage then too small now it is back to initial stitch no's!!) and another time because i i dropped a stich :rolleyes:

i am extra careful now. my second hat i do also appears too small and i will have to redo it again...meh!


it seems that i still have no experience with wool and needle sizes and what implications on sizes it can have if either of them (wool or needles) size changes.



for sunday: has anyone got a crochet pattern for a flower? can you please bring it. also toggle could you bring your knitting for beginners book with all the different stitches in it along please? thank you :)

ps happy second advent

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Choc said:
can you please bring it. also toggle could you bring your knitting for beginners book with all the different stitches in it along please? thank you :)
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Does anyone know the name of this book?
 
oh sorry no i think there are plenty different ones about. it is just that toggle said that she has one she could lend to me (you know moss and garter and whatever else there is..i keep forgetting).

i would like to try out some new stitches..as my next project
 
Cheers toggle.. I'll have a look next week and photocopy a few pages. I'm finding online video clips quite helpful too... ahhhh the internet :cool:

Choc.. might be worth having a search for videos online too.
 
BiddlyBee said:
Cheers toggle.. I'll have a look next week and photocopy a few pages. I'm finding online video clips quite helpful too... ahhhh the internet :cool:

Choc.. might be worth having a search for videos online too.
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aha videos online...cool (compl new idea to me) :)
 
RubyToogood said:
Have a look for crocheted flower patterns online, there are millions.

NB the new issue of knitty is up: www.knitty.com
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thanks.

wow, the new knitty has a lot of knits that really appeal to me this month.

the hat is brill
emerald the cardiacan
the twinklytoes
and the kids cardie
and the baby cardican

plus the turtle and the knitty book is :cool:

argh i want to knit faster...!!!!
 
i like the shawl with the ruffle. i could make one out of some of my white yarn rom ally pally, but i'd have to sort out dyeing it first.
 
I like him, wonder if I can do one in time for Christmas? Ok, maybe a new years gift :D I still have no idea how to read patterns - Round 21: K8, ssk, k18, k2tog, k10. 38 sts...eh? Is there a decent book that could explain it to me in plain non-knitting speak?

I'm also tempted by this, although I have made a headband of sorts, just not sure how to finish it off - buttons? how do I do holes? velcro? (might stick to my hair); just sew it together? might lose it's elasticity over time :confused: I'll bring it on Sunday and ask the expert knitters' advice :)

Also, does anyone have a nice pattern for a chunky scarf? Got a few birthdays in Jan/Feb, and scarves seem like an ideal present.
 
BiddlyBee said:
I like him, wonder if I can do one in time for Christmas? Ok, maybe a new years gift :D I still have no idea how to read patterns - Round 21: K8, ssk, k18, k2tog, k10. 38 sts...eh? Is there a decent book that could explain it to me in plain non-knitting speak?
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You don't really need a book, it's just abbreviations. There should be a list of them somewhere on the knitty site. Eg:

Round 21 (= the 21st round, obviously... you're probably using a circular needle if it's in rounds rather than rows)
k8 = knit 8 stitches (as opposed to purling them say)
ssk = slip one stitch, knit one stitch, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted one (this might need a bit more explanation, it's a way of decreasing anyway)
k18 = knit 18 stitches
k2 tog = knit two stitches together (another way of decreasing)
k 10 = knit 10 stitches
38 st = this is the number you should have when you've finished this row (or round)

For your headband you could make a cord for each end to tie together?

And you don't reeeeallly need a pattern for a scarf, not if you just want to knit a strip.
 
RubyToogood said:
You don't really need a book, it's just abbreviations. There should be a list of them somewhere on the knitty site. Eg:

Round 21 (= the 21st round, obviously... you're probably using a circular needle if it's in rounds rather than rows)
k8 = knit 8 stitches (as opposed to purling them say)
ssk = slip one stitch, knit one stitch, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted one (this might need a bit more explanation, it's a way of decreasing anyway)
k18 = knit 18 stitches
k2 tog = knit two stitches together (another way of decreasing)
k 10 = knit 10 stitches
38 st = this is the number you should have when you've finished this row (or round)

For your headband you could make a cord for each end to tie together?

And you don't reeeeallly need a pattern for a scarf, not if you just want to knit a strip.
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Cheers Ruby.. I am very new to this - so far I've managed squares for my neice's blanket and a strip :)

Will have another look at knitty and see if something I can print out.

Circular needles.. not used them before either :eek:

Are you coming on Sunday? Might have to chat to you about how to make a cord... I'm useless :rolleyes: , but learning :)
 
Just been given a lovely early xmas pressie - a knitting calendar, with a pattern a day!
ISBN 978-1-57939-267-3 if anyone else wants one.
 
tony i love the site you have linked too.

for ssk explanation thanks ruby

circular needle - seems to be a whole new experience. how do you mark the beginning and carry this up?
 
stitch marker of some sort, you can use anything from a special beaded thingy, to a small loop of yarn to a paperclip
 
Forgot to ask a question tonight... I'll probably start scarves over christmas, and liking the idea of a ribbed one... when you do the knit one, pearl one thingymajig, do you slip the first stitch?
 
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the blanket is what i have started knitting yesterday. i am happy it is not a scarf or hat for a change.

i am a bit unsure about the choice of colour. it is a very loud red!??

also i have no clue how to attach the garter stitch edges to the finished square in the end and hope that someone at knitting club can help me with that.

thanks to gg and zora for telephone advise yesterday. it works nicely now :)
 
Choc said:
also i have no clue how to attach the garter stitch edges to the finished square in the end and hope that someone at knitting club can help me with that.
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I've got instructions that I used for my blanket, quite straight forward... can email them over when I get home (PM me your email address :)).

I like the look of the small cardigan on that page too, maybe something for the little un :)
 
BiddlyBee said:
I've got instructions that I used for my blanket, quite straight forward... can email them over when I get home (PM me your email address :)).

I like the look of the small cardigan on that page too, maybe something for the little un :)
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thanks!

re cardiagan, me too. i might even make it one day..(if i will finish the blanket)
 
I bought a ton of Jaeger Natural Fleece in the sales, and am now debating what to knit with it. Tempted by this (which is the right wool):

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Or this (which is not):

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Anyone got any other suggestions? It's a superchunky/bulky wool.
 
i am personally not a fan of long cardies. but this one looks nice and is i guess handy in the winter.

maybe make a fancy blanket or throw?
 
Where did you go sale shopping for wool?
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Liberty's - they've got quite a lot of good stuff in the sale. John Lewis on the other hand were crap, only seemed to have light purple Ribbon Twist, and some Glimmer Print. On the other hand they had lots of pattern books.

I don't fancy making a blanket, I'm bored to death of making plain rectangles! I'm not a huge fan of long cardies really either, but I think that one is more of a coat... I'd like to do a bit of cabling though really.
 
I absolutely LOVE the long cardie!

I'm going to have another go at circular knitting - hopefully I'll be able to do it this time round.. gonna make this for my summer holidays... :D

(not the backless version though - nervous enough about the skimpiness of it anyway - it will probably only be worn on holidays where it will be fine over a bikini top I should think).
 
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