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Craft club topic of the month - knitting!

That's lovely too gg :)

*hopes for the day she can do more than knit squares* :D

Actually, does anyone know a very easy pattern for a hat?
 
err,i can see a few of us running into town straight into libertys. elbowing other competitors out of the way.


(damn i am stuck at work. i would love to go right now...)
 
there is a hat on berocco called twiggy which is easy to knit.

and i have one more pattern i can bring the next time to craft club.
 
hmmm... I might have to wait until the next meet before I tackle a hat.

most of the patterns I've seen use double pointed needles :eek: :D
 
DPNs are a doddle when you get the hang of them. I infinitely prefer them to circular needles, which I find cumbersome.
 
They aren't really that scary, but there are lots of hat patterns that don't use DPNs, you just end up with a seam that you sew up.
 
BiddlyBee said:
That's lovely too gg :)

*hopes for the day she can do more than knit squares* :D

Actually, does anyone know a very easy pattern for a hat?
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Here's one for the first hat I ever knitted; I can't remember what yarn or needles I was using but you can work out how many stitches you need by doing a tension square and measuring your head. This makes a beanie style hat with a deep foldy uppy bit and noticeable lines across the crown where the decreases are, though of course you can lengthen it if you like, add tassels and have fun. Stripes are good in hats if you've got bits of yarn or want to rummage in the bargain bucket and patterns for the general size hat you want will give some indication of how much yarn you'll need.

Basic pattern;

Cast on 100 stitches on 2 needles and work in k2, p2 rib for about 10 cm. Work stocking stitch for another 15-17 cm then start decreases on a knit row. These are worked sl1. k1. pass slipped st over and with 100 stitches you'd dec on the first and every following 10th stitch. Purl next row and on next knit row dec. 10 stitches again. Repeat until every stitch was a dec iyswim, and thread yarn through remaining stitches, pull tight then sew seam.

<rushes off to finish socks and start hat>
 
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cast on on 2 needles? stocking stitch? sl1, k1, p2? :confused: :D

I need to get reading some basic knitting books I think :)
 
Sorry I mean you use two needles (not 4) for your knitting and cast on normally.
slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over = slip first stitch onto right hand needle, knit next stitch, (they're both on RH needle now) lift loop of slipped stitch over knitted stitch from right to left (using left hand needle tip) - ta daa! you have one stitch fewer and a noticeable decrease stitch slanting to the left.

Can you do purl stitches? If not I guess you could make the hat in garter stitch (all knit) but I'm not sure about making it stay on your head. With socks i reduce the number of stitches I think I should need by one tenth to give a snug fit so that should work.

I get the feeling that my woolly instructions (hahahahahaha) aren't quite what's required at the moment. The library will have knitting books - good luck!
 
Cheers Anna, that makes more sense... I might have a go this weekend :)
I have done purl stitches before, but need a refresher (knitting videos on the internet are my friend at the mo ;)).

Have another question (not related to hats).. I've just finished a chunky scarf but I think it might be a bit too wide - will try and post a pic later to see what you lot think. Anyway, if I undo it and start again with less stitches will the wool be stretched or will it be ok?
 
Well I've been busy this weekend with the Ribbon Twist I bought in the sale this time last year, turning it into a clapotis wrap. I've never been sure if I liked that pattern, but in a superchunky wool (with a lot fewer stitches obviously) it's great, and was really quick to knit. The drop stitches make it very drapey, so that it flops down to generous scarf size or opens up to wrap size.

NB Biddly Bee - I've had a look for the Little Book of Big Accessories but don't have it after all.
 
cool scarf ruby! it is interesting to see the drop one stitch method on thin wool...i think i like that too.

i am going well on my blanket as well. it is so nice to knit with red coloured wool and to have brand new bought wool to play with. :)
 
RubyToogood said:
NB Biddly Bee - I've had a look for the Little Book of Big Accessories but don't have it after all.
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I have mine to someone at the last meetup, to be given to spanglechick i think.

Then i thought choc had the book as well.
 
V. quick question. i've started knitting this on circular needles:

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer03/PATTcleo.html

But it just didn't seem right to me to go round and round so i'm going back and forwards.

if I go round and round won't that make a tube - i'm knitting the two triangles for the boobs which shouldn't be tubes so presumably going back and forth is right?

Triangle [make two]
Knit two of these to fit your desired cup size or modesty level as noted above in the chest measurement. Knitting a larger size and overlapping triangles more when assembling provides for more coverage.With one strand of MC and one strand of CC and circular needles, CO 30[40, 50] sts. Work 2 rows in St st.
Work 4 rows in Eyelet Seed Stitch Pattern.

Beginning on next RS row, work Decrease Row every fourth row 3[5, 7] times. 24[30, 36] sts remain.
Continue to work Eyelet Seed Stitch Pattern on WS rows.
Work Decrease Row every RS row 10[12,16] times. 4 sts remain.

Dec 1 st, and switching to dpns, work a 3 st I-cord for 12 inches.
Cut yarn and pull through.


also, I'm using exactly the circular needles they stated (which I had great trouble finding) and they're far too long to put the 30 CO stitches around and join up anyway??

Am I making a big mistake. So far it looks fine (I think!) :)
 
gaijingirl said:
V. quick question. i've started knitting this on circular needles:

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer03/PATTcleo.html

But it just didn't seem right to me to go round and round so i'm going back and forwards.

if I go round and round won't that make a tube - i'm knitting the two triangles for the boobs which shouldn't be tubes so presumably going back and forth is right?

Triangle [make two]
Knit two of these to fit your desired cup size or modesty level as noted above in the chest measurement. Knitting a larger size and overlapping triangles more when assembling provides for more coverage.With one strand of MC and one strand of CC and circular needles, CO 30[40, 50] sts. Work 2 rows in St st.
Work 4 rows in Eyelet Seed Stitch Pattern.

Beginning on next RS row, work Decrease Row every fourth row 3[5, 7] times. 24[30, 36] sts remain.
Continue to work Eyelet Seed Stitch Pattern on WS rows.
Work Decrease Row every RS row 10[12,16] times. 4 sts remain.

Dec 1 st, and switching to dpns, work a 3 st I-cord for 12 inches.
Cut yarn and pull through.


also, I'm using exactly the circular needles they stated (which I had great trouble finding) and they're far too long to put the 30 CO stitches around and join up anyway??

Am I making a big mistake. So far it looks fine (I think!) :)
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Yes, that bit I think you're knitting straight, it wouldn't make any sense to go round and round as you say because you'd be knitting a tube. It's the other bit that you do circularly (if that's a word).
 
gaijingirl said:
V. quick question. i've started knitting this on circular needles:

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer03/PATTcleo.html

But it just didn't seem right to me to go round and round so i'm going back and forwards.
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yes.

From a quick scan, you knit the triangles side to side, then knit the body in the round and sew on the boobs to the body

If you have trouble finding circs in the right size again, look for a good supplier of addis rather than just for the needle size, they seem to be one of the very few yarn related things that are cheper here than in the US (collinette being the only other significant one i've noticed). they do about the best range of size and length (unless you decide to do what I did and invest in an interchangeable set)
 
thanks both.... my last attempt at circular was so disastrous i didn't want to get it wrong again. But I seem to be doing ok this time!! :)

I think it is Addis i have - they're rather nice - sort of silvery and shiny. I got them online. :)
 
yeah, they are known as a good brand. I looked into getting them, then decided that a set would be cheaper in the long run
 
I like your Ceron bag... did you make the pattern? you should send it in to Knitty!!

blimey.. making patterns seems a bit scary to me!!
 
I've got a couple of ideas that I might send to knitty or magknits, I'm learning how to write patterns first though, and I think this one is just a little bit too basic. I've got a notebook of pattern ideas, however, it's starting to look far too much like 101 uses of icord, or probably welcome to room 101.

making patterns is simply a logical extension of my complete inability to knit any pattern as it is written, intead of starting with a pattern and altering it to to suit my ideas, i start with the idea and then create the pattern.
 
RubyToogood said:
I like both those patterns. How does the bag work out in wear?
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I've got no idea, i made it this afternoon, but the pattern works well for a 6-8 year old to hold stuff 9coins and the nic nacs that small girls carry everywhere) in while running about a school fair or going shopping, and the rowan cork held up in a dress for my daughter including her rolling about on the floor a lot.
 
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