Craft club topic of the month - knitting!

[Biddlybee]

But the cardy you made last christmas was pretty intricate too Rubes. I'm really not very good at fairisle at all.

 

[Biddlybee]

finished my mittens...

now sorting out the swatch for a jumper. The artesano alpaca dk doesn't look right - too thin - but I think the king cole merino dk will work

 

[Biddlybee]

awwww... http://www.p2designs.com/images/patterns/SetChristmasTree.html

 

[moose]

No! Just don't.

 

[Biddlybee]

I won't was tempted, but won't.

 

[moose]

Crap pic - the red's solid, not variegated. Using the marvellous deathflake chart

 

[Biddlybee]

Fantastic moose

 

[wayward bob]

nice work

i still haven't grafted my armpits anyone here knit for cash? it's extra stupid cos i'm freezing atm and my owl jumper's wool/alpaca so would be well toasty. maybe i could wear it with the armpit holes

 

[Biddlybee]

what's putting you off bob? I'd do it, but it'd cost a bit in postage/train tickets

 

[wayward bob]

i have a total mental block it's the same with anything creative/crafty atm, i think it's because i'm supposed to be putting a portfolio together atm, i have til the end of march. i'm paralysed. fuck.

 

[Biddlybee]

end of march is a long way away love. the more you think about it the more you'll panic, so put it away for a bit and concentrate on something else. it will come back to you

 

[wayward bob]

yeah, i've been working on that basis for a while... no sign of the muse sneaking back up on me, but maybe i've not been ignoring her enough.

 

[Biddlybee]

I need to stop finding weird patterns. hehehe: http://twistcollective.com/2010/winter/magazinepage_065.php

 

[moose]

There's nothing weird about those - they're ace Beavers and raccoons are the new owls

 

[wayward bob]

i have no jumpers, so today i'm wearing my owl jumper with unwoven ends and armpit holes

 

[wayward bob]

i finally fucking grafted my armpits

yarn is shite though. i've been wearing it unfinished for a while and it's already fuzzed to fuck and felting on the cuffs

still, i appear to be semi-deblocked at least, i'm sidling up edge-on to my portfolio work too. yay.

 

[moose]

I'm just meandering my way through this
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEdf10/PATTmotley.php
to entertain me whilst I'm ill, but just using one colourway of Silk Garden Lite so it's more subtle. I'd forgotten how soothing entrelac is.

 

[crustychick]

oh wise knitters of urban. I wonder if you could help - I have a hat pattern which I want to knit which uses 1 skein of Rowan's Kid Silk Haze (no probs) and 1 of Jade Sapphire's 2 ply cashmere silk (45% cashmere and 45% silk). with my limited knowledge of yarns etc, I can't find this 2 ply cashmere silk or anything similar,but I'm pretty clueless and we don't have a decent wool shop in town. Any suggestions?

 

[moose]

It seems to be out of stock everywhere, but I found a description of it:
45% Chinese Cashmere 55% Silk. 55 grams, 400 yards. Lace weight yarn.
CONTENT: 45% Cashmere, 55% Silk
WEIGHT: 55 grams
LENGTH: 400 yards
GAUGE: 7 - 8 stitches per inch
SUGGESTED NEEDLES: 2.75mm - 3.75mm

If you can find something that knits to a gauge of 32 stitches to 4" on similar needles, you'll be fine.

These are similar-ish:
http://www.violetgreen.co.uk/index.php?cPath=312
http://www.theknittinggoddess.co.uk/userimages/procart26.htm
http://www.knitshop.co.uk/31-mulberry-silk-yarn

I'd exercise caution with all of these when winding into balls from the skein, or you'll get in a terrible, expensive tangle (bitter experience!)
You'd also need to check the yardage required by the pattern. Do you have a link to it?

 

[crustychick]

oh thank you! it's this pattern here

I'm looking for something to knit on my new circular needles you see and I'm finally branching out from scarves has taken me a while, but I'm excited to be finally knitting something for me!

 

[moose]

Ah right, yes, the ones I posted should be ok, if v. expensive cos of the posh ingredients

Just don't cut corners by not doing a tension square!

 

[aqua]

Just don't cut corners by not doing a tension square!

Is this your moto this week?

I'm back in crochet heaven and I MUST do a square to see how big a blanket I'm wanting to make needs to be etc but I LOATHE doing them - IT'S A WASTE OF MY TIME

 

[crustychick]

Ah right, yes, the ones I posted should be ok, if v. expensive cos of the posh ingredients

Just don't cut corners by not doing a tension square!

cool - thanks

 

[Pickman's model]

how come that for 60 consecutive months the craft club 'topic of the month' has been knitting?

i think you all need to find another craft to have a go at.

 

[crustychick]

Ah right, yes, the ones I posted should be ok, if v. expensive cos of the posh ingredients

Just don't cut corners by not doing a tension square!

do you think one of these would also do the trick?

 

[moose]

We also do this kind of thing

 

[moose]

do you think one of these would also do the trick?

Probably, but not the mohair ones (too close to kid silk haze). They haven't put need;e size or guage on there so it's hard to tell, but they look pretty similar.

And yes, aqua, it's my motto every day, and should be yours too.

 

[aqua]

And yes, aqua, it's my motto every day, and should be yours too.

*sulks*

 

[colacubes]

Ok, so the boy bought me some knitting stuff for Xmas as I've been saying for ages that I want to learn but I'm too lame to do anything about it

I've had a look at some videos online and the instructions in the book but I'm buggered if I can work it out. Can anyone recommend any decent clear (i.e. for complete idiots ) videos online?

 

[boohoo]

Ok, so the boy bought me some knitting stuff for Xmas as I've been saying for ages that I want to learn but I'm too lame to do anything about it

I've had a look at some videos online and the instructions in the book but I'm buggered if I can work it out. Can anyone recommend any decent clear (i.e. for complete idiots ) videos online?

pop over sometime and I can show you the basics - could even do it in the ...pub!!