Craft club topic of the month - knitting!
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AnnaKarpik
Queen of all she surveys
Can anyone tell me what the name is for that yarn which is a plain colour with added little flecks of other colours added to it? And if I can get it cheap online? Am in the middle of a sock-knitting frenzy 
and also skint 
and also skint gaijingirl
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BTW all there's a gorgeous picture of the Actionettes in Time Out this week - page 109 and on the same page an article about starting your own craft club with quotes from the I-knit guys. They're all copying us!! 
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wobbly
look for some sort of tweed yarn.AnnaKarpik said:Can anyone tell me what the name is for that yarn which is a plain colour with added little flecks of other colours added to it? And if I can get it cheap online? Am in the middle of a sock-knitting frenzy
Prices for most yarns aren't that much less online than they are in a yarn shop However, there are a few discount online sellers. Texere is good, and last time i looked, they had a few tweedy things on sale. they also have cheap, plain sock yarn. (getknitted are about the best online retailer of striping and handpaint sock yarn, although the prices of some of it makes me cringe). Otherwise, you're probably looking at something by rowan.
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wobbly
i'ts my homepage in my profile.
http://toggleknits.blogspot.com/
if you look for the previous posts, the patterns anre both titled as patterns. I'm going to add another set of links in the sidebar when i can be arsed.
http://toggleknits.blogspot.com/
if you look for the previous posts, the patterns anre both titled as patterns. I'm going to add another set of links in the sidebar when i can be arsed.
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
Haven't quite got round to looking at a book with stitiches in it... but I've seen a hat I quite like which uses Stocking stitch - is that just normal knit on one side and perl/purl (sp?) on the other?
Also, patterns for hats all seem to be a standard size, but I have quite a small head - would I need to adjust the pattern? (that might be a bit beyond what I can do at the mo though).
Also, patterns for hats all seem to be a standard size, but I have quite a small head - would I need to adjust the pattern? (that might be a bit beyond what I can do at the mo though).
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
No idea about tension squares, although they do mention tension at the beginning of the patterns. Maybe I should read up a bit more on knitting/stitches etc before attempting a hat 
edit: to get ribs you knit one purl one on the same side don't you?
I will learn dammit
edit: to get ribs you knit one purl one on the same side don't you?
I will learn dammit
moose
like some cat from Japan
OK, when the pattern gives you a tension, it will be something like
"17 sts and 26rows = 10cm in stockinette stitch on 4mm needles"
so before you start knitting the jumper itself, you knit a little piece that is 17 stitches x 26 rows and measure it. If it measures 10cm x 10cm, you know that your jumper will come out the size they say. If your little piece measures more than 10cm x 10cm, you need to try again using smaller needles. If it measures less, you need to go to bigger needles.
There are other things you can do - like if your swatch comes out big and the pattern lists other sizes of jumper you can follow the instructions for the next size down, but tha can be a bit risky when you're starting out.
"17 sts and 26rows = 10cm in stockinette stitch on 4mm needles"
so before you start knitting the jumper itself, you knit a little piece that is 17 stitches x 26 rows and measure it. If it measures 10cm x 10cm, you know that your jumper will come out the size they say. If your little piece measures more than 10cm x 10cm, you need to try again using smaller needles. If it measures less, you need to go to bigger needles.
There are other things you can do - like if your swatch comes out big and the pattern lists other sizes of jumper you can follow the instructions for the next size down, but tha can be a bit risky when you're starting out.
eme
turn a frown upside down!
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I have a pattern for a 'man scarf' (in fact they cal it boyfriend scarf, but whatever) that I used to make my green one. it's rib one side, knit the other. So 1st row: knit, purl, knit, purl etc 2nd row: knit... it's quicker thatn doing single rib, and it makes a nice pattern...
eta: ahh... just read the bit about not having enough for a rib...well even so, this might work?
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
RubyToogood said: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):
Or this (which is not):
Anyone got any other suggestions? It's a superchunky/bulky wool.
I'm opting for the coat I think, but have been procrastinating as I'm going to have to size it up a bit and am dreading the maths...
gaijingirl
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It's been a good knitting weekend for me.
I felted something for the first time - my Rowan bag that was too big and floppy:
I knit my first "tangy" thing from Knitty.com, and taught myself how to do an i-cord .... I have now knit my first boobicle (boob cubicle) for my top:
AND... I'm fed up of my yarn getting in a mess - so I put up shelving to hold it in - also hoping that it will encourage me to use it all instead of buying new stuff:
I felted something for the first time - my Rowan bag that was too big and floppy:
I knit my first "tangy" thing from Knitty.com, and taught myself how to do an i-cord .... I have now knit my first boobicle (boob cubicle) for my top:
AND... I'm fed up of my yarn getting in a mess - so I put up shelving to hold it in - also hoping that it will encourage me to use it all instead of buying new stuff:
gaijingirl
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oops double post
gaijingirl
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aqua said:fucks sake how organised are you
i'm turning into my mum...
