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Craft club topic of the month - knitting!

I quite like it. There are a few similar patterns around that are part cardigan, part wrap. You see similar garments in the shops occasionally.
 
Meanwhile I finally found a use for the bag of Noro Silk Mountain I bought in the sales about 3 years ago:



This is the first pattern I've written for myself (based on a picture from a Japanese knitting magazine) and it was surprisingly easy, and fun.
 
I think I might use it to make this shawl for my nan...

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Should be a quick knit shouldn't it?
 
I quite like that top - not very bra-practical though.

And I misread you as saying you would make the shawl for your man :confused:
 
I decided it'd probably just get misshapen too quickly too...then my boobs would just fall out of it! (the other top, not the shawl).
 
*bumpety bump*

I'm a bit stuck on the thumb gusset on some gloves :( it says:

inc 1 st on both sides of the last st on the round - inc by making 1YO (to avoid a hole work YO into back of loop on next round)
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The round is done in purl stitches. Does that mean I work to the last stitch, then YO, P1, YO... then on the next round purl into the back of the YO instead of into the front like normal purl stitches?

Doesn't sound like the easiest increase to do, but I'm guessing it's neater or stronger? I've tried on a scrap bit of yarn and just not sure I've got it right :hmm:
 
It's a norwegian pattern that's been translated. What's a paired increase? I've only ever done knitting/purling into front and back. Don't want to give up on this pattern because of one increase :(
 
<consults book> Actually I don't think pairing matters so much with increases, mainly decreases. Basically, when you decrease on, say alternate rows you end up with one diagonal line sloping one way and one sloping the other. Doing a different type of decrease on each side enables you to line the slope of the stitch up with the slope of the line. So yeah anyway, forget that bit.

I say just try the increase they suggest and if you don't like it go back to purling front and back. No-one will notice or care.
 
My knitting news is that the snowflake cardigan is coming along really well and looking good.

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Also my mother gave me a shawl pin for my birthday (on request) and I totally love it, it works really well for pinning drapey cardigans:

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Cheers rubes, I'll give it a go, haven't even cast on yet.

Cardy and pin are lovely. You knitting the cardy in the same colours?
 
Yup, basically the same colours except it's a different brand of wool so it's a slightly darker red and creamier cream. What pattern is it you're doing by the way?

And btw didn't you attempt Coachella too, B? I seem to remember something went wrong.
 
RubyToogood said:
Yup, basically the same colours except it's a different brand of wool so it's a slightly darker red and creamier cream. What pattern is it you're doing by the way?

And btw didn't you attempt Coachella too, B? I seem to remember something went wrong.
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I'm doing Drops Design wrist warmers, in a very dark turquoise alpaca http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=108&d_id=36&lang=en

Realised that I did a thumb gusset for my brothers gloves, and that worked well, so I'll follow the technique for them, but with the right number of stitches... it will work! :D

I never cast on Coachella. My problem was just getting the gauge right. I got some bamboo tape (is really lovely and soft), finally got the right sized needles, then decided I didn't like the top :D

I'm still trying to finish a tank top, but the intarsia and tangling is annoying!
 
Gosh you are all so very talented..

I had another attempt at knitting on Saturday and whilst I couldn't master casting on I have managed to knit simple stitches (are they called stitches?).

My dream at the moment is to turn my turquoise wool into a scarf for a friends child then knit all the other children I know scarves...:D
 
I'm still learning moonsi.. if you search this thread there are plenty of "help" posts from me ;)

They are called stitches :) and you'll get the hang of it.

I learn best through watching someone rather than readin instructions or looking at step-by-step diagrams, so this site helps a lot: http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/learn-to-knit

Your dream will come true :)
 
BiddlyBee said:
Realised that I did a thumb gusset for my brothers gloves, and that worked well, so I'll follow the technique for them, but with the right number of stitches... it will work! :D
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It will.

I'm still trying to finish a tank top, but the intarsia and tangling is annoying!
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Are you using bobbins for the different colours? I am for the fairisle cardigan and it does help a bit.
 
I need some smaller needles for the bloody gloves, so they're on hold til I can order some :mad:

I am using bobbins, but it's still a tangley nightmare, and not the best bit of knitting to travel with. It will be finished soon though :)
 
STUCK AGAIN!

I finally finished the little baby jumper I was doing (dead easy) - but now I want to start this baby hat. Actually I have started it, but I'm pretty sure that I'm doing something wrong. It has a picot edge and the instructions are thus:

Using the cable method, *CO 5sts, BO 2sts, slip st on right needle to left needle; rep from *-3 sts CO for each rep.

Apparently I should do this until there are 72 stitches on the needle!! But that seems like WAY too many to me. When I look at the picture, there are about 24 little "peaks" or "rosettes" from the picot edging going around the edge of the hat. I already have 12 with only 14 stitches on the needle. If I keep going until there are 72 stitches I'm sure it's going to be big enough for a bear!! I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong where I've coloured it blue... :confused:

I know it's difficult to fathom this sort of thing in writing - but any ideas anyone? I might just give up and do the easier striped version without the picot edging but I fancied doing something a bit different...
 
Yes, I think you're doing something wrong, I don't know what. The bit in blue is telling you that you will end up with 3 stitches on your left needle per repeat - ie you're right, for 72 stitches there will indeed be 24 picots (24 x 3 = 72). So if you've got nearly as many picots as stitches you're def going wrong.

So to spell it out, for each repeat you cast on 5 stitches, then cast two of them off again (you might have to turn your knitting round to do this), then slip the remaining stitch from casting off back onto the other needle. That makes one picot (and 3 stitches on the needle).



I'm suffering from serious knitting stupidity at the moment and spent the afternoon unravelling half a sleeve thinking I'd miscounted somewhere, then realised too late that it had been perfectly ok :mad: This is not the first time I've done this recently :(.
 
AHA - you may have rescued me - I was CO 3 after the first time (as that's what I thought the bit in blue meant rather than 5 each time. I'll start again and see how it goes.

Thanks RTG - I knew you'd come to the rescue.. :D Hope you had a good day yesterday - we were looking at the afternoon sun and feeling glad for you that it hadn't snowed. :)
 
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