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Craft club topic of the month - knitting!

I love them - they've got me out of the shit before, too. :cool:

Well, my little Colinette jacket, made to a pattern designed by a small shop in Whitby, seemed all wrong. I phoned them up in desperation, and they said 'Um yeah, it is too short. You should add some more rows in at the waist'. Thanks.

So I'm now trying to rip it out, but Fandango is incredibly difficult to undo without it losing its fur, so I guess I'll need some more :mad:
 
Hm well the shop in Whitby should be supplying you with that for free I'd have thought, or at least at a hefty discount.

Does it help if you, I dunno, put it in the freezer or something? Mohair is said to be much easier to unravel if you put it in the freezer first.
 
has anyone got rowan 39 that could give me the pattern for the border on jasmine. my mag is in storage and i want to start wearing the damn thing
 
moose said:
The crochet bit?

You want me to type it out (there's a lot of it!) or copy and post to you?
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just the crochet bit, and however it works for you to get it to me. i'm sure i'll be able to wear it at some point (like when i can take off my raincoat)

hugs moose
 
Here you go - I've checked it a couple of times and I think it's right, but if it looks weird, get back to me!

Crochet Edging
With RS facing and using 3.00mm crochet hook, rejoin yarn at base of one side seam and work one round of dc evenly round the entire hen, front opening and neck edges, ending with ss in first dc.

Round 1 (RS): 4 ch (counts as first dtr), miss dc at base of 4ch, 1 dtr into each dc to end, working 2 dtr into dc as required to ensure edging lays flat and ending with ss to top of 4 ch at beg of round.

Round 2: 1 ch (does NOT count as st), 1 dc into each dtr to end, ss to first dc.

Round 3: As round 1, ensuring there are a multiple of 12 sts at end of round.

Round 4: As round 2.

Round 5: 1 ch (does NOT count as st), 1 dc into first dc, *(4 ch, miss 1 dc, 1dc into next dc) twice, 4 ch, miss 1 dc, (1 dc, 4 ch and 1 dc) into next dc, (4 ch, miss 1 dc, 1 dc into next dc) 3 rimes, rep from * to end, replacing dc at end of last rep with ss to first dc.

Round 6: *1 ss into next ch sp, 5 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp, 4 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp, 4 ch, (1 dc, 4 ch and 1 dc) into next ch sp, (4 ch, 1 dc onto next ch sp) twice, 5 ch, 1 ss into next ch sp, rep from * to end.

Round 7: *1 ss into next ch sp, 5 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp, 4 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp, 4 ch, (1 dc, 4 ch and 1 dc) into next ch sp, (4 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp) twice, 5 ch, 1 ss into next ch sp by going down into ch sp of previous rounds and back up and across into next round, rep from * to end.

Rep last round once more. Fasten off.
 
There's also some blurb about wrapping some wool round a kilt pin, but I would imagine a woman of your talents can do that without instructions :D
 
i finished knitting my babies hat :D i started last friday and finished it last night....although i am yet to sew the two halves together, but thats a mere technicality

<feels proud>
 
moose said:
There's also some blurb about wrapping some wool round a kilt pin, but I would imagine a woman of your talents can do that without instructions :D
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yep, I can throw a few half hitches around a kilt pin then dangle a few wooden beads off it.

I stuck it on after doing the first couple of rows and it definitely needs the pin.


and go rollem. we need pix
 
Fuck sake!!!!!!!!!! :mad: I'm still just short of enough wool to finish this bloody cardigan - all I need is enough to do the last row of the button band. I've found somewhere that has more in the same dyelot (I had the last of what McADirect had) but they have a minimum order of £8 :( I really wanted to wear the wretched thing this weekend too.

I've tried doing the last row in a contrast colour but it just doesn't look right.
 
toggle said:
and go rollem. we need pix
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her you go - though techincally, this is just one side as i have yet to press it and sew the two sides together, but you get the gist of it. (bottom will be turned up and pressed)
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The last ball of wool (well, cotton/viscose/silk) finally turned up on Monday so I've finished the cardi:




It kind of went a bit wrong because my gauge was too tight, but came out right because the pattern had too much ease in it.
 
That's nice, Ruby! :cool:

I'm 4 row's worth of Zanzibar short for my Colinette cardi :mad: May have to improvise.
 
i'm selling sets of them. I spoke to a woman who runs a patchwork supplies business and she will sell some, including custom orders using her fabric and a couple of people doing craft fairs will stick a bowl of them on their stall in return for a percentage. (i stuck a few on ebay as well)

so far, i also have them done as hair accessories, fridgemagnets and broaches.
 
well, it's somehting i can do for a bit of extra cash while kids are asleep. will help keep the student loans down to a minimum
 
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