Craft club topic of the month - knitting!

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yeah

 

[aqua]

http://www.pbase.com/aquasphotos/craft_stuff

I;ve done one, lets hope the other one comes out the same

 

[Biddlybee]

 

[moose]

That really is a fine mitten, especially as you haven't done any shaping before.

 

[aqua]

Ihaven'tdoneanythingotherthanknitbefore

 

[pootle]

There's an episode of the Simpsons where Homer starts a daycare centre and encourages all the kids to shout a swear. Ralph shouts "mittens"

I finished the back of the first ever jumper I'm making last night but I royally messed up the casting off on one side I seem to really struggle with casting off on a purl row. Any ideas why?

It was a cast off 10 stitches and keep knitting/purling the rest of the row type instruction...

 

[gaijingirl]

http://www.pbase.com/aquasphotos/craft_stuff

I;ve done one, lets hope the other one comes out the same

I made those and the hat to match for a mate at Christmas - they're really lovely. Well done they're great. I did them in fiorentina... need to get her to take a photo really 'cos I forgot!!

 

[eme]

I seem to really struggle with casting off on a purl row. Any ideas why?

It was a cast off 10 stitches and keep knitting/purling the rest of the row type instruction...

do you get a kind of wonky step effect? it's even-ness improves (slightly) with practise as you get more even tension but anyhow, the little steps get hidden when you come to sew up

 

[gaijingirl]

knitting News:

Debbie Bliss has introduced three new books and three new yarns for Spring 2007.

Rowan – there are three new pattern books and two new yarns in the Spring 2007 collection. (One of which is 100% bamboo and one of the books is patterns for it which I'm quite interested in!)

There are also new shades available in all the existing cotton and cotton blend yarns,

RYC Classic – there are three new pattern books and two new yarns in the Rowan Classic collection.

There are also new shades available in all the RYC cotton and cotton blends,

Jaeger Yarns have introduced two new pattern books and one new yarn to the collection for Spring 2007.

There are also new shades in Roma, Siena and Aqua,



I've got more details about all the above on an email newsletter if anyone wants it.

anyone tried knitting with bamboo yarn before?... I'm really interested in bamboo so wouldn't mind giving this a go...

 

[eme]

yep - it's very soft and drapey but (the brand I used - some swedish stuff) split like mad so it was a bit annoying... I'd try a ball of the new stuff and see how you get on with it before knitting an entire project w/ it...

 

[gaijingirl]

ooh.... that's lovely. I might pay a trip to John Lewis at some point over the next few weeks to take a look at this new book and the yarns...

My halter neck top is coming along apace. I'm really pleased with myself as I'm learning lots of new techniques and so far appear to not be cocking it up - which is unusual... I feel like I've matured a bit as a knitter!!

 

[Biddlybee]

Has anyone got a pattern for gloves... kind of like these but a bit easier? I am willing to give them a go, but a little apprehensive as I'd need to use dpn's for the first time; and a cable needle (whatever that is)

 

[Biddlybee]

knitting News:

Is that from Laughing Hens?

They've got these needles, which look lovely

They’re hand made and
made from Tasmanian Oak.
The timber is harvested
using environmentally
sustainable forest practices
and all oils used are natural
and organic.

I must stop buying so much knitting stuffs.

Does anyone have any Noro patterns? Their mittens and that Trinity thing look quite nice

 

[aqua]

I want to make http://www.laughinghens.com/knitting-pattern-page.asp?patternpageid=4761

but I refuse to pay nearly £180 for a fucking jumper

 

[innit]

Laughing Hens are lovely - they send the stuff wrapped up so nicely with a ribbon (god I'm so girly )

eme your bag is so ace - it looks much nicer than the photos on the magknits site

 

[Biddlybee]

I want to make http://www.laughinghens.com/knitting-pattern-page.asp?patternpageid=4761

but I refuse to pay nearly £180 for a fucking jumper

bloody hell... could you use different wool?

 

[aqua]

*waits for moose to come back to find out *

 

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I want to make http://www.laughinghens.com/knitting-pattern-page.asp?patternpageid=4761

but I refuse to pay nearly £180 for a fucking jumper

£180 is a bit steep

 

[innit]

It wouldn't look as pretty if you used something else
although you could try John Lewis, they seem to sell some interesting yarns at less prices

 

[eme]

bloody hell... could you use different wool?

you could - but the thing with noro is that they look nice cos of the yarn, not particularly becuase of the patterns.... same with colinette....

 

[innit]

you could - but the thing with noro is that they look nice cos of the yarn, not particularly becuase of the patterns.... same with colinette....

Now that is true - I bet most of the colinette patterns would look munting if you used a plainer wool!

 

[Biddlybee]

you could - but the thing with noro is that they look nice cos of the yarn, not particularly becuase of the patterns.... same with colinette....

Ah ok... is it colinette that does the thick & thin wool... I have some of that but not sure what to do with it yet... anyone have a collinette book I could have a look at?

I really must do some work today... but looking at patterns and wool is more fun

Wool sushi

 

[Emma Herself]

I've got a massive (and I mean goddamn massive) sack full of left over bits and pieces of yarn at the moment, none of which really go together that well. I'm stuck for ideas, I might make a big long multicoloured scarf, but it might just look shit.

I want to learn how to knit flowers, i reckon that'd sort me out.

 

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scrap yarn shawls?

works very well when you have lots of different yarn weights and nice colours.

 

[Emma Herself]

Elaborate..?

 

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Knit 2-8 rows out of each different yarn, increacing at the start of each row to create a triangle, leave the ends loose at the edge, add more ends to make a fringe. I'll show you a pic of the one I made myself later,

 

[Choc]

my blooming shoulder aches and stops me knitting more than a few rows at a time. so my knitting goes ahead far too slowly for my liking.

has anyone else got problems with their shoulders?

meh

 

[AnnaKarpik]

I find I get problems with my right arm and shoulder if I sit in an armchair - the arms (the chair's arms) limit your movement I think, leaving you sort of hunched and making the same small movements all the time. Sitting on the floor or towards the middle of a sofa doesn't produce the same tension and pain (in me, not my knitting) and I reckon stretching and relaxation exercises for the neck and shoulders are never wasted.

Good luck though - crochet was the killer for me, agonising RSI and no more crochet ever!

 

[gaijingirl]

Ah ok... is it colinette that does the thick & thin wool... I have some of that but not sure what to do with it yet... anyone have a collinette book I could have a look at?

I really must do some work today... but looking at patterns and wool is more fun

Wool sushi

Biddles i have a great hat/scarf/gloves Colinette book and most of us who went to visit Colinette have pattern books - PieEye has one with clothes in it.

 

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I do atm, but then I've been knitting with 20mm needles all week. That makes my shoulders hurt, knitting with tiny needles hurts my hands.