Craft club topic of the month - knitting!

[liberty]

There was no purling in that hat - it was just knitting round and round, with a few knit 2 togethers - I reckon you could do that.

Then you have more faith in my knitting than I do

 

[Hellsbells]

I need some knitting help!!

I'm making a scarf using quite an intricate lacey type pattern, and I've screwed up one of the rows
I've never been able to correct mistakes. Each time I make one, I end up having to unravel the entire thing and start again!
It's not that I've dropped a stitch or anything - just muddled up an entire row with incorrect stitches.
Can anyone tell me how to undo just one row?
I've tried taking all the stitches off the needle before, and unravelling one row, then trying to pick up the stitches again - but I always miss stitches and get them twisted and never end up with the right number at the end

I really really don't want to have to start all over again. It'll be the 4th time now

 

[Biddlybee]

You can try unknitting (I just found out it's called tinking as well )

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter03/FEATwin03TT.html

There's a video on youtube, but can't hear it at work: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=s-eZcYBndwg&feature=user

 

[toggle]

I need some knitting help!!

I'm making a scarf using quite an intricate lacey type pattern, and I've screwed up one of the rows
I've never been able to correct mistakes. Each time I make one, I end up having to unravel the entire thing and start again!
It's not that I've dropped a stitch or anything - just muddled up an entire row with incorrect stitches.
Can anyone tell me how to undo just one row?
I've tried taking all the stitches off the needle before, and unravelling one row, then trying to pick up the stitches again - but I always miss stitches and get them twisted and never end up with the right number at the end

I really really don't want to have to start all over again. It'll be the 4th time now

in the future, use lifelines

http://www.heartstringsfiberarts.com/lifeline.shtm

 

[moose]

^wot she said.

I'm in a christmas hat frenzy: I've finished a version of the ubiquitous Koolhaas hat for my dad, and a Vintage Beret from the latest Rowan book for my sister. Think it may be too small, though cos she's got a big head

I'm now going to have a crack at something like this collar thingy

 

[Biddlybee]

I'm still knitting my silly lacy scarf; haven't started my gloves yet; and trying to finish a hat which seems to be growing very slowly... and I need it, because it's bloody freezing!

Now I want to make a star for my soon-to-be christmas tree and just seen a pattern for a manta ray

It's crochet not knitting though.... hmmmm

Quite like the look of this too: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/2912576078_fbcc34acfe.jpg

But think I need to get my head round smaller items first - maybe a cardi

 

[liberty]

Is there anything you can't do BB!!!

I'm still stuck on scarfs

 

[Biddlybee]

LOL... these are just ideas... I print off patterns and then take months to even attempt to get round to knitting them

(Posted this in September!!! http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=8102709&postcount=1843 got the wool, pattern, everything just sat in a bag waiting to be started! )

The gloves and hat I'm doing are easy... and the star doesn't look to hard, but crochet and that hoody

 

[Tank Girl]

they're brill!

I got carried away in poundstretcher yesterday and bought two knitting kits, hat and scarf in each one. only £3! then I remembered I can only do garter stitch

I was going to make them for christmas presents, but I think they might have to get them in kit form instead

 

[liberty]

they're brill!

I got carried away in poundstretcher yesterday and bought two knitting kits, hat and scarf in each one. only £3! then I remembered I can only do garter stitch

I was going to make them for christmas presents, but I think they might have to get them in kit form instead

It's the thought that counts x

 

[Biddlybee]

She's got a little treefrog too http://littlegreen.typepad.com/romansock/tutorial-tree-frog.html

But I need to start finishing all my projects before I attempt to look at crochet

I reckon knitting kits are a great present!

 

[wiskey]

I want a manta ray!!!!!!

 

[wiskey]

I thought I'd done all my squares yesterday but seems I still have one to do for my never ending blanket Its mostly sewn up though and its very cool

 

[Tank Girl]

I can't wait to see the blanket

 

[Biddlybee]

You have to post a photo wiskey

 

[Rollem]

which are the best BASIC knitting kits to get. i have dedicded i want kitting to be my new year resolution hobby, but have not done it properly for years and need refreshing on patterns etc.

so far i am just making madge a new magical multicoloured scarf (she wanted me to crochet her a new blanket having seen the one i recently finished for a friends baby but i cant remember how to start off ) and i am bored of it already - want something that requires a pattern

tanky, i can show you how to purl, if you remind me of garter stich

 

[Biddlybee]

I want a manta ray!!!!!!

How do you feel about octopuses?

 

[wiskey]

they are good too

here is a photo from last week (hope it works)

 

[Tank Girl]

which are the best BASIC knitting kits to get. i have dedicded i want kitting to be my new year resolution hobby, but have not done it properly for years and need refreshing on patterns etc.

so far i am just making madge a new magical multicoloured scarf (she wanted me to crochet her a new blanket having seen the one i recently finished for a friends baby but i cant remember how to start off ) and i am bored of it already - want something that requires a pattern

tanky, i can show you how to purl, if you remind me of garter stich

you're on! and I can show you this fancy thing a mate at work showed me. I don't know what it's called though and neither did my mum

 

[Tank Girl]

wiskers, that's ace!

 

[Rollem]

nice one bezzer lets have a post crimbo pre ny knit

wiskers thats looking fab i love the colours

i must post a pic of my blanket i finally finished crocheting (after 9months )

 

[wiskey]

I don't know what it's called though and neither did my mum

my mum did when I told her.

but I've forgotted

 

[wiskey]

wiskers, that's ace!

it has a genuine handmade authentic feel to it.

(its a bit patchy in places).

 

[Rollem]

i love that you appear to have both mayo and salad cream in the pic, wiskers

 

[Biddlybee]

i love that you appear to have both mayo and salad cream in the pic, wiskers

I love that I'm not the only one that noticed this

It looks great wiskey

 

[wiskey]

i love that you appear to have both mayo and salad cream in the pic, wiskers

my dads kitchen table. the contents of which (apart from the knitting) are nothing to do with me.

 

[moose]

Oooh - blanket looks fab! You certainly get on with something when you put your mind to it!

 

[toggle]

I have begun the knitters equivalent of a custard pie.

It's a really bright yellow single bed size fun fur blanket.

(and I got 40 balls of bright yellow fun for for it for just over a tenner plus postage)

 

[Biddlybee]

That sounds bright toggle

Did you still fancy swapping a few squares (by post?) or have you finished all your blankets now?

Made the star last night, it's crap - looks like a twisted squished hexagon

 

[RubyToogood]

Made the star last night, it's crap - looks like a twisted squished hexagon

Try blocking it?

Very impressed by the blanket wiskers!

I'm mainly trying to get Christmas presents done (the bedsocks and baby jacket are done and my back survived) whilst being frustrated at not having time to get on with my cardigan. I'm currently coming out in a rash of crocheted flower corsages, and also need to do another pair of socks as one of my friends has been dropping heavy hints...