Craft club topic of the month - knitting!
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wayward bob
i ate all your bees
I love my Addi turbos.And I think that if you tend to have more than one project on the go, the Click set is a bit useless anyway - you only get 3 cords, don't you?
i didn't get a set, just individual tips and cords. i like that you can get them bit by bit rather than having to shell out all at once for stuff you don;t need at the time. so you can buy extra cords easily enough if you need them.
semi furious
Well-Known Member
True. And definitely cheaper than getting the whole set.
I'm cross with my pattern. Its all fucked up, but I couldn't find the errata for it. Now I've found them in swedish, and there are many changes, and am using googletranslate on them, which is interesting.
And it's knit flat and in pieces, but I'm changing that to one piece in the round because it makes more sense, so it's all gone a bit brain-explodey.
I think I might have another scone.
I'm cross with my pattern. Its all fucked up, but I couldn't find the errata for it. Now I've found them in swedish, and there are many changes, and am using googletranslate on them, which is interesting.
And it's knit flat and in pieces, but I'm changing that to one piece in the round because it makes more sense, so it's all gone a bit brain-explodey. I think I might have another scone.
eme
turn a frown upside down!
Etsy is encouraging people to throw a Craft party this Friday... as Craft Club has been a bit quiet of late, shall we do it?
http://www.etsy.com/storque/events/throw-an-etsy-craft-party-in-your-town-12650/
http://www.etsy.com/storque/events/throw-an-etsy-craft-party-in-your-town-12650/
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I have a half plan to go to Granville Arcade on Fri but that's not necessarily incompatible. Also I have some bananas that need to be made into a cake.
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
grrr 
:jealous: :toofaraway:
:jealous: :toofaraway:
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
Get on a train on Friday, leave the girls with Mr bobgrrr
eme
turn a frown upside down!
If Friday is a no go, may I suggest this? Political Embroidering on hankys for your MP
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=215240631841808
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=215240631841808
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I'm suspecting Friday's not going to happen as it's too short notice and too tucked away on this thread. Shame, as I have now made the cake. It's banana cake with lime icing. Never mind, someone else will have to benefit from it.
moose
like some cat from Japan
Just thought I'd post this for knitters at a loose end:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/30/how-to-make-catnip-mouse
Gwan, make those lonely kitties' day.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/30/how-to-make-catnip-mouse
Gwan, make those lonely kitties' day.
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
Been a while but I need some help, I've almost finished my leafy jumper except the neckband, but can't get my head round what the pattern is saying. It is translated from French so I'm wondering if there's a typo?
I think I get the first bit, K1 [K2,P2] to last st, K1 - that works with 160 sts, but how do I K2 at each end with that number of sts on the alt rows? And shouldn't there be some decreases so the neck band isn't so loose?
People that have made it on ravelry don't mention the neck band that often, so not sure if it's just me that doesn't get it
Also toying with the idea of picking up the stitches and knitting the band in place rather than knit and sew on
Help!
I think I get the first bit, K1 [K2,P2] to last st, K1 - that works with 160 sts, but how do I K2 at each end with that number of sts on the alt rows? And shouldn't there be some decreases so the neck band isn't so loose?
People that have made it on ravelry don't mention the neck band that often, so not sure if it's just me that doesn't get it
Also toying with the idea of picking up the stitches and knitting the band in place rather than knit and sew on
Help!
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
no idea on the pattern bee. i guess on just over an inch of ribbing you might not need decreases. why does it have you leave live stitches at the end? is it going to have you join it with a 3-needle bind off rather than sewing? no hang on, there'd be no need to knit extra then would there? heh i clearly have nothing at all worth adding 
my socks are finally knit, though not yet washed. they'll have to go through the machine at some point so i may as well do it now. if they shrink too much i'll be donating them with much wailing and gnashing of teeth to kid1
my socks are finally knit, though not yet washed. they'll have to go through the machine at some point so i may as well do it now. if they shrink too much i'll be donating them with much wailing and gnashing of teeth to kid1
moose
like some cat from Japan
Right, so for the neck, all right-side rows go K2, P2, which means with that number of stitches you start and end with K2
All wrong-side rows are P2, K2, ending with P2. Do that for 3.5cm.
When you join the two ends together, you will seaming along the first and last stitch of each row, so it won't look like 4 knit stitches, it'll look like 2, so it won't interrupt the K2,P2 rib pattern.
The cast on edge forms the actual neck edge, and because it's slightly tighter than a normal knit row, that pulls it in when you're wearing it, so it sits flat against your skin, hence no need for decreases, which would cock up the rib pattern.
The knit row after the 3.5cm is the row you're actually going to sew onto the body, through each stitch with back-stitch, so it doesn't unravel. It's neater than sewing on a cast-off edge, which would be too bulky.
The extra rows in waste yarn is to give you something to help stabilise that knit row whilst you're sewing. Once the knit row is securely stitched down, you can unravel the extra rows in waste warn, leaving a nice neat finish.
Does that make sense?
You could, as you say, pick up and knit all the stitches round the neck, do your 3.5cm of rib and cast off, but that cast off edge wouldn't make such a nice edge as a cast-on edge, and it wouldn't sit flat and would probably gape a bit.
Shout if not clear...
All wrong-side rows are P2, K2, ending with P2. Do that for 3.5cm.
When you join the two ends together, you will seaming along the first and last stitch of each row, so it won't look like 4 knit stitches, it'll look like 2, so it won't interrupt the K2,P2 rib pattern.
The cast on edge forms the actual neck edge, and because it's slightly tighter than a normal knit row, that pulls it in when you're wearing it, so it sits flat against your skin, hence no need for decreases, which would cock up the rib pattern.
The knit row after the 3.5cm is the row you're actually going to sew onto the body, through each stitch with back-stitch, so it doesn't unravel. It's neater than sewing on a cast-off edge, which would be too bulky.
The extra rows in waste yarn is to give you something to help stabilise that knit row whilst you're sewing. Once the knit row is securely stitched down, you can unravel the extra rows in waste warn, leaving a nice neat finish.
Does that make sense?
You could, as you say, pick up and knit all the stitches round the neck, do your 3.5cm of rib and cast off, but that cast off edge wouldn't make such a nice edge as a cast-on edge, and it wouldn't sit flat and would probably gape a bit.
Shout if not clear...
moose
like some cat from Japan
Actually I got it wrong, cos you do the backstitch on the right side, which is more fiddly! Amended diagram below.
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Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
Cheers moose, that does make sense. It was this bit of the pattern that was confusing me:Right, so for the neck, all right-side rows go K2, P2, which means with that number of stitches you start and end with K2
All wrong-side rows are P2, K2, ending with P2. Do that for 3.5cm.
When you join the two ends together, you will seaming along the first and last stitch of each row, so it won't look like 4 knit stitches, it'll look like 2, so it won't interrupt the K2,P2 rib pattern.
The cast on edge forms the actual neck edge, and because it's slightly tighter than a normal knit row, that pulls it in when you're wearing it, so it sits flat against your skin, hence no need for decreases, which would cock up the rib pattern.
The knit row after the 3.5cm is the row you're actually going to sew onto the body, through each stitch with back-stitch, so it doesn't unravel. It's neater than sewing on a cast-off edge, which would be too bulky.
The extra rows in waste yarn is to give you something to help stabilise that knit row whilst you're sewing. Once the knit row is securely stitched down, you can unravel the extra rows in waste warn, leaving a nice neat finish.
Does that make sense?
You could, as you say, pick up and knit all the stitches round the neck, do your 3.5cm of rib and cast off, but that cast off edge wouldn't make such a nice edge as a cast-on edge, and it wouldn't sit flat and would probably gape a bit.
Shout if not clear...
if they leave that out then it's just a few centimetres of ribbing - easy.
(and for some reason last night, 4 didn't go into 160 for me
)I didn't think about cast on and cast off rows, but you're right it will look neater the way the have written it, so I will do it like that
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
hmm, ok, so the waste rows sit at the front on the RS then you unravel them? I'm scared!!!Actually I got it wrong, cos you do the backstitch on the right side, which is more fiddly! Amended diagram below.
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Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
I got so confused moose it's a triangular shawl and I was meant to be picking up and purling on the wrongside, and had to turn the shawl upside down, and only realised when I was about 50sts from the end, probably could've got away with it as it looks the same back and front up until that point, but I started again 
Lots or swearing and counting later, and I have picked up the 217 stitches I need, and I'm done for the day!
it's a triangular shawl and I was meant to be picking up and purling on the wrongside, and had to turn the shawl upside down, and only realised when I was about 50sts from the end, probably could've got away with it as it looks the same back and front up until that point, but I started again Lots or swearing and counting later, and I have picked up the 217 stitches I need, and I'm done for the day!
