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Nathalie and I thought we should have a new thread.

― Sam rides the beat like a bicycle (Molly Jones), Friday, 10 November 2006 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

And here's my last question from the old one:

advice please:

I bought two balls of worsted weight to make a scarf for my grandmother but I don't think it will be enough. I have a couple of skeins of a darker, matching shade in bulky lamb's pride. how can I combine the two for one scarf? I was thinking of doing something lengthwise with a few rows in the lighter weight then a few rows in the bulky weight. Is this possible? will I have to knit separately and then graft together? (hope not.)

― Sam rides the beat like a bicycle (Molly Jones), Friday, 10 November 2006 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

molly says:
I made this scarf from a bunch of different yarns using the drop stitch (i.e. *k1, wrap yarn over again and then k1*, next row: just *k1, drop the extra loop, k1*). I did k1 on other rows, wherever I felt like it. I hope this makes sense. I don't have a picture of it currently, but I can get one this evening. It makes for a fun, lace-y scarf. Oh, and it helps to make it fairly wide too, so it can be folded over for maximum warmth.

I would like to see a picture if possible. how did you join yarns of different weight/gauges?

― Sam rides the beat like a bicycle (Molly Jones), Friday, 10 November 2006 16:57 (nineteen years ago)

I just changed colors, as one would normally do. The gauge change was noticeable in some spots, and in other spots, not so much. It added character. My friend in Seattle loved the scarf so much, that I had to make him one (sidenote: he's a total gay, and probably isn't an ideal scarf for straight men due to its lacey, hippie-dippy nature).

― molly d (mollyd), Friday, 10 November 2006 17:00 (nineteen years ago)

Could you do something with the bulky creating a zigzag up the middle? Or use it as a couple of waves in this? http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter04/PATTwavy.html

Use the bulky for a crocheted border ala http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall02/PATTfizz.html ?

This scarf combines thick and thin with fun loops: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter02/PATTloopy.html

this pattern specifically calls for lots of different yarn gauges and textures:
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/na_knitting/article/0,2025,DIY_14141_4956504,00.html

― patita (patita), Friday, 10 November 2006 18:50 (nineteen years ago)

thanks for the links. i was actually considering that wavy knitty one.

i'm just worried about switching yarns when the gauges will be so different. dunno, guess I'm just going to have to give it a try.

― Sam rides the beat like a bicycle (Molly Jones), Friday, 10 November 2006 18:53 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, do a little bit as a gauge swatch, maybe on a needle size that's inbetween what's called for on either yarn? It could look really nice.

― patita (patita), Friday, 10 November 2006 20:29 (nineteen years ago)

Sam, here's the scarf I was talking about. I was inspired to make it after seeing Jay McCarroll's scarf (Project Runway -- Season 1). It's just bunged together. Also, Stella decided she wanted in on the photos, and I didn't have the heart to move her.

http://static.flickr.com/117/293964377_29cf2272c2.jpg?v=0

You can see where the gauge varies here:

http://static.flickr.com/109/293964376_6da51e81bc.jpg?v=0

Drop-stitch in full effect:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauldahl/293964379/in/photostream/

― molly d (mollyd), Friday, 10 November 2006 21:02 (nineteen years ago)

drop stitch, part two:

http://static.flickr.com/101/293964379_3d015314c3.jpg?v=0

― molly d (mollyd), Friday, 10 November 2006 21:03 (nineteen years ago)

thanks. .. (and nice sock monkey sheets!)

I'll probably try swatching the drop stitch thing and see what I think. I don't trust my design skills yet. . .

― Sam rides the beat like a bicycle (Molly Jones), Friday, 10 November 2006 21:06 (nineteen years ago)

Yay! New thread with supah doopah koolio title! :-D

I have started another project. Easy, I hope and so it seemed: a *simple hat* (from that Debbie Bliss book I have). It SEEMED easy, like I said, but then I realized that it wasn't so much. I took another type of yarn so I had to recalculate how many stitches I would need and then I had to calculate how I would do the decreases. God, I thought I wouldn't need maths and logic after finishing high school and dropping out of uni. :-) Anyway, I already knitted 11 rows. Another... hmm... 50 rows to go. Instead of that strange umbilical type of thing on top I'm gonna do a pompom. Why? Because that's what I got the other day: a frigging POMPOM maker. :-)

After that I'm gonna do that cardigan, so Lady Starry I'll need your help! :-)

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Friday, 10 November 2006 22:11 (nineteen years ago)

I have those sheets, molly!

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Saturday, 11 November 2006 00:17 (nineteen years ago)

the monkey sheets! my sister got them for me for a birthday present. i am in love with the cotton t-shit sheets.

― molly d (mollyd), Saturday, 11 November 2006 17:48 (nineteen years ago)

um, t-shiRt. i haven't had coffee yet.

― molly d (mollyd), Saturday, 11 November 2006 17:51 (nineteen years ago)

ATTN NATH: I've found the issue of Simply Knitting w/ the hideous orange jumper on the cover and am READY TO HELP with baby cardie queries - so, erm, how can I be of assistance? Email me if you want, the address on here is g00d.

― Bhumibol Adulyadej (Lucretia My Reflection), Monday, 13 November 2006 19:09 (nineteen years ago)

Hey, does anyone know of a site that has some examples of crocheted borders. I'm doing a cable scarf that is too narrow. I need to find a (masculine) border to widen it out with afterwards or frog it and start over with a double cable.

― Sam rides the beat like a bicycle (Molly Jones), Thursday, 16 November 2006 16:16 (nineteen years ago)

Okay, Miss Lady Starry St*r I will do just that!

I made a gauge in 5 CM STUPIDLY and of course I discovered that I should've done the traditional TEN CM because I had way too many stitches (10 sts too much for 124 sts or something). So I have cast on 114 sts instead of 124 now. Question all (I'll email you when I have specific problems/qs): do I just follow the size larger (which is for 114 sts) or will I have to make larger armholes?

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Thursday, 16 November 2006 16:37 (nineteen years ago)

Hey Sam, I found this site that has video tutorials of various crochet stitches. It does go into the "fancy stitch" realm, but I'm not sure if it has what you're looking for.

http://www.nexstitch.com/v_crochet_videos.html

― molly d (mollyd), Thursday, 16 November 2006 16:44 (nineteen years ago)

xpost to myself: i mean size SMALLER. god, my english ist rub.

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Thursday, 16 November 2006 16:51 (nineteen years ago)

Actually I was at knitting meet yesterday and one of the gurls was making Nath's very own jacket! She is quite new to knitting though and was suffering from dropped stitches problem but she seems more confident about it now, hooray!

Er well if you're following the larger size for making the body then yeah follow the larger size for the sleeves unless I'm misunderstanding you!

When I get home I'll take a picture of the progress so far on ULTRA-SCARF!

― Bhumibol Adulyadej (Lucretia My Reflection), Thursday, 16 November 2006 16:52 (nineteen years ago)

thanks for the link molly. I think I might just rip and widen the pattern. i've never crocheted much onto knitting and would have to do a different yarn, blah blah. probably quicker to start over.

― Sam rides the beat like a bicycle (Molly Jones), Thursday, 16 November 2006 18:36 (nineteen years ago)

Xpost: you're kidding me! That gives me hope! :-) I just figure that I jumped into the deep knitting pool without a board instead of knitting small items (if that makes any sense). I just have to do these big difficult projects trying to learn a million different things at once instead of doing these dish cloths and whatnot. That said, I tried to remember the different cast-on methods we learned in class and I can't fucking remember AT ALL. I know I have to use a thread and needle. HAR HAR Actually bummah I'm stupido. :-(

If I ever head over to London - which I will god damn it and not too far off - I ask you (yes YOU) where I can find the bestest yarn. :-)

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Thursday, 16 November 2006 19:52 (nineteen years ago)

nath, get the vogue reference book if you don't already have it. i use it to remind myself of stuff all the time.

― Sam rides the beat like a bicycle (Molly Jones), Thursday, 16 November 2006 20:06 (nineteen years ago)

oh yeah i have that book! i also need a lot of other knitting books! stuff that's on my to buy list (@ amazon):

Knitter's Almanac: Projects for Each Month of the Year - Elizabeth Zimmermann; Paperback
In The Miso Soup - Ryu Murakami; Paperback
450 Knitting Stitches: Vol. 1 (Harmony Guides) - Harmony Guide; Paperback
Whores: An Oral Biography of Perry Farrell and "Jane's Addiction" - Brendan Mullen;
Finishing Techniques for Handknitters - Jane Crowfoot; Paperback

Keep in mind, some of these books are NOT knit related. Seriously, any of you girls have any of these books?

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Thursday, 16 November 2006 20:13 (nineteen years ago)

Whores: An Oral Biography of Perry Farrell and "Jane's Addiction" - Brendan Mullen;

ok this threw me.

― Sam rides the beat like a bicycle (Molly Jones), Thursday, 16 November 2006 20:14 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, I like the trash, oh yes I do. Kinda silly considering the fact I never bought a JA record in my life. :-)

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Thursday, 16 November 2006 20:16 (nineteen years ago)

The Readers Digest Guide to Needlework!! I cannot recommend it enough! Er, perhaps hard to get in foreign though, how are your charity shops for English language craft books?!

― Bhumibol Adulyadej (Lucretia My Reflection), Thursday, 16 November 2006 20:28 (nineteen years ago)

Ah fuck it, I'll just order it from Amazon as well!

Charity shops? Wot r they? Seriously, I hardly have time to shop so I just order it from Amazon. I know it's stupid as my knitting teacher said charity shops sell lots of needles (and books maybe?) ULTRA cheap.

Ok, off to knit some more on that cardigan and also order that ReadersDigestGuide. :-)

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Thursday, 16 November 2006 20:30 (nineteen years ago)

Has anyone tried the ripple stitch?

http://cache.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/faq-search.cgi?store=/stores/eyarn&faqKey=286

I have abandoned the hippy scarf I was going to make for my mother and shall attempt a scarf out of this.

It looks fun!

― molly d (mollyd), Friday, 17 November 2006 04:29 (nineteen years ago)

Wow, that looks really nice. Not too difficult, but it loks all fancy!

I have little patience for scarves, but I can bust out hats like mad.

― patita (patita), Friday, 17 November 2006 04:49 (nineteen years ago)

I forgot how to yarn over properly without getting those dumb little holes. So, last night was spent cursing my existence and refusing to consult reference materials.

― molly d (mollyd), Friday, 17 November 2006 14:40 (nineteen years ago)

isn't a yarn over supposed to make a hole?

I like that stitch but yeah for a scarf I have to have some change up. I think I'm going to try and do a simple lace for my grandmother's instead of trying to mix up the two different yarns.

― Sam rides the beat like a bicycle (Molly Jones), Friday, 17 November 2006 14:42 (nineteen years ago)

I am currently printing out the free version of BEETON'S BOOK OF NEEDLEWORK.
You can download it for FREE.

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Friday, 17 November 2006 14:42 (nineteen years ago)

Oh yeah, I was asking my employee how much I need to practice on lace making. She said TWO HOURS per day. I can't do that! I thought that was a ridiculous amount but then I realized I do knit for two hours per days SOMETIMES (read: a lot). :-)

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Friday, 17 November 2006 14:43 (nineteen years ago)

yeah yarn over is a way to increase and is meant to make holes, used for lace work.

I finsihed the first sock fro my grandpa's xmas present

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Friday, 17 November 2006 14:45 (nineteen years ago)

I had such a hard time doing the M1 one like the teacher taught us. I could do it *my* way though. I knew WHAT I was doing wrong but never did it properly. haha

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Friday, 17 November 2006 14:46 (nineteen years ago)

If Nath would provide a link, that would be interesting, yes?

I am staying in to knit tonight, because I am broke. See ALL NIGHTS FOR REST OF MONTH arrghh :(

― Bhumibol Adulyadej (Lucretia My Reflection), Friday, 17 November 2006 14:47 (nineteen years ago)

Wait, I thought Stitch n' Bitch mentioned a way so you don't get holes. Or maybe I'm talking pure nonsense. My apartment is a MESS and I can't find my reference books. The swatch on that link does not have any noticeable holes, making me think I can do the same.

SARAH. I am going to go shopping for your yarn this weekend!

― molly d (mollyd), Friday, 17 November 2006 15:10 (nineteen years ago)

oh shit, i did but didn't use the html properly!

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/15147

There!

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Friday, 17 November 2006 15:18 (nineteen years ago)

Cheers Nath! I will have a look later!

Molly - YO is definitely for making holey increases, there baint no two ways about it, but sometimes I suppose it is more noticable than others! Kfb or doing the pick up the 'ladder' increasey things will do you if you are bothered about holes.

Also HOORAY FOR THE YARN! *beam* I have your book to post as well! But I probably can't send it til next week now - but it is... in hand!

― Bhumibol Adulyadej (Lucretia My Reflection), Friday, 17 November 2006 15:24 (nineteen years ago)

Oh! That's right. I'm thinking of picking up the ladder-y bit. I have only had one cup of coffee, and it shows.

Thanks for setting me straight, ladies.

Yes! Yarn! I'll email in a bit about it.

― molly d (mollyd), Friday, 17 November 2006 15:29 (nineteen years ago)

Oh yes, Yarn Over is used for button holes, no?

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Friday, 17 November 2006 15:41 (nineteen years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1883010136.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

get this book! it is small and full of how to do different increases and decreases.

(the index isn't that helpful tho)

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Friday, 17 November 2006 17:52 (nineteen years ago)

I said I'd take photos. Sorry for poor quality but I was running late so took these in a rush whilst attempting to leave house:

http://static.flickr.com/122/302670100_2780edf8fd_m.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/115/302670099_252daae873_m.jpg

― Bhumibol Adulyadej (Lucretia My Reflection), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 11:07 (nineteen years ago)

xxpost that book looks great! i'll order it next month. :-)

I showed the dress to the teacher and she said it was good. At least the collar. The seaming she (thankfully!) didn't look at. Next week we're gonna learn how to seam. HURRAH!

This week we learned to that ribbony type of scarf. I can't find a pic of it online. It's knitted ribbons and you have to knit through the back of the stitch (which is basically just a needle gone through the fabric) and knit it. Anyone know this? Two women came up to me at the end of the lesson gasping how quickly I knitted my scarf. I haven't finished it but I did do 3/4 of it. Quicker than the teacher told us it would take. Guess I'm not as crap as I thought I was.

Starry, I'll probably be emailing you this week for directions in re to the matinee cardigan. :-D

I'm knitting the sleeves of the sweater for class. And do the collar. And then seam it.

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 11:36 (nineteen years ago)

If I send you my sweater pieces can you seam them please?

I'm doing a couple of scarves right now, one is looking really nice. will try to do pics today.

― Sam rides the beat like a bicycle (Molly Jones), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 14:16 (nineteen years ago)

My next adventure will be learning to doubleknit. I understand it in theory, it's just a matter of casting it on and keeping track of the yarn (hahaha).

Still working up the nerve to tackle a big project like a sweater, though there have been a few in Interweave Knits that have made my teeth sweat.

― patita (patita), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 16:57 (nineteen years ago)

xpost: No problem! :-)

Just got back from the shop to buy more yarn. I'll be doing that ribbony type scarf for my mom and mother in law. 36 euros in total! FUCK. :-)

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 16:59 (nineteen years ago)

The ripple stitch (with the YO) is turning out really nicely. I'll be finishing it up on the plane on Thursday morning.

Knitting needles haven't been banned again on planes, have they?

― molly d (mollyd), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 17:13 (nineteen years ago)

I was able to take a pair of size 7 aluminums on a flight in October. They confiscated my toothpaste, but not the deadly skewers.

― patita (patita), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 17:29 (nineteen years ago)

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is it fetching? I did that one but did not venture into any that actually went up partways on the fingers.

― Ms Misery, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 15:24 (eighteen years ago)

new spring Knitty is up!

― tokyo rosemary, Thursday, 8 March 2007 15:08 (eighteen years ago)

woohoo!

Alright, I'm loving the bmp socks, ribena sweater minus the weird arm things that paper sack purse - awesome!

― Ms Misery, Thursday, 8 March 2007 15:12 (eighteen years ago)

Sam, I bailed on Fetching after I saw another one called Mt. Tam.

thanks for the heads up, tokyo rosemary!

Working with chenille is a bitch, in case anyone was wondering ;)

― patita, Thursday, 8 March 2007 15:57 (eighteen years ago)

Oh boy, I was nearing the end of my lacy shawl but I was too busy watching 24 and dropped a stitch. BOOHOO. I frogged it. And have to start all over. :-(

― nathalie, Thursday, 8 March 2007 16:22 (eighteen years ago)

the whole shawl?!

― Ms Misery, Thursday, 8 March 2007 16:23 (eighteen years ago)

Nath, I hope it's not the whole shawl!

here's the Mt. Tam pattern (or at least a picture of it).

― patita, Thursday, 8 March 2007 17:20 (eighteen years ago)

that looks way harder than fetching!

― Ms Misery, Thursday, 8 March 2007 17:20 (eighteen years ago)

Oh hell no! I dropped a stitch in the beginning as well but was able to more or less pick it up. :-)

The baby blanket is starting to bore me to bits. I'm more than halfway through but boy I hope I can finish this quickly.

― nathalie, Friday, 9 March 2007 07:32 (eighteen years ago)

PHWOAR! I just received my order from Get Knitted! I nearly wet my pants (in a good way). The yarn is sooooo soft. Expensive for baby clothes maybe, but I don't want crackling acrylic yarn but soft cashmiro (?) yarn for my new baby. I also ordered the Sublime pattern book and a Debbie Bliss baby book. The last will cost me a bundle as I've seen a ton I want to knit. The hell with adult garments, I am knitting some baby clothes.

― nathalie, Friday, 9 March 2007 09:46 (eighteen years ago)

oh i forgot to ask, sam did you receive my package yet? if not, it must be lost... :-(((

― nathalie, Friday, 9 March 2007 11:18 (eighteen years ago)

I nearly wet my pants (in a good way)

haha!

no package yet but we have lazy mail men. the last yarn package I ordered was late and had smeared pizza all over the front. it should come soon.

― Ms Misery, Friday, 9 March 2007 14:04 (eighteen years ago)

I'm cuckoo for the ballband dishcloths! I just knit another one last night.

It's high time I knit something for myself, but I am at a loss.

Must start the devil baby pants this weekend.

― molly mummenschanz, Friday, 9 March 2007 17:28 (eighteen years ago)

The Mt. Tam pattern is only harder than Fetching because of the thumb gusset-cable thing. I still haven't resolved that bit, it gets into lots of counting every third row for one thing and every fourth row for another, etc. I need to sit and write out for each row what I'm doing or it'll be frog bait. The rest is dead easy, it's a simple cable and really wide ribbing.

I have a heap of cashmerino for a nice sweater, but I can't decide exactly which. It's tempting to do a really decadent zip hoodie!

Does anyone else enjoy making scarves? I lose patience with them long before they will wrap around my neck (but I love scarves so I soldier on).

― patita, Friday, 9 March 2007 23:43 (eighteen years ago)

Patita, I just finished a scarf for my mother that should have been done, in uhh, November. I used to like making them, but I've been getting bored with them, as of late.

The Ester wrap/shawl/thingie on Knitty is really cute, but it looks tough.

― molly mummenschanz, Friday, 9 March 2007 23:45 (eighteen years ago)

I would love a cashmerino hoodie.

― Ms Misery, Friday, 9 March 2007 23:48 (eighteen years ago)

Does anyone else enjoy making scarves?
No, but I sort of solved that problem by knitting blind and ogling Jack Bauer on telly whilst making'em. hah But it's time for baby clothes. I just calculated how many balls I'll need if I want to make all the Debbie Bliss patterns in the book: SIXTY. OH BOY BANKRUPTCY HERE I COME!

― nathalie, Saturday, 10 March 2007 07:30 (eighteen years ago)

Crappy camera phone shot of sxsw panel yesterday featuring members of the Austin Craft Mafia:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/417606772_b5bb1d9590.jpg

2nd from left: jenny hart, sublime stitching
3rd from left: vickie howell, host of knitty gritty.

crafting rock stars!

I just calculated how many balls I'll need if I want to make all the Debbie Bliss patterns in the book: SIXTY. OH BOY BANKRUPTCY HERE I COME!

try to find substitues! seriously I found the andean silk from knitpicks to be a perfect sub for debbie bliss cashmerino and it's only 3.29 a ball.

― Ms Misery, Sunday, 11 March 2007 16:02 (eighteen years ago)

I figured out where I screwed up on the scarf, making it a bit easier to continue. Lesson learned: if you're doing something where you're changing stitches at the same place every time, use a marker. It also makes it easier to count (I counted 3 times for 3 different #s of stitches before I put the markers in, woo).

Nath, sounds like you need to find some discount yarn sellers!

The latest Knitty is very nice. The Ribena looks so smart, I definitely need to do it (also minus the separate sleeves).

― patita, Monday, 12 March 2007 01:36 (eighteen years ago)

So, I'm a knitting idiot.

Today, I purchased all the accoutrements for the Little Devil Baby pants (mentioned upthread), and cast on my 70 stitches. Mind you, I messed up and the cast on stitches unraveled when I had about 4 stitches to go on the first K row. Great. So, I took a break, had an Edy's strawberry fruit bar, and read the pattern again. "Beg? What the hell does that mean!?" So, I went to look for v. 1 of the Stitch and Bitch book set (for the glossary) and my search efforts were fruitless. I then yelled at Ben for moving all of my craft books a few months ago. "You put all the coffee table books where my craft books SHOULD GO!" I then stomped off the computer (it's that time of the month, ladies), and did a search for "knitting beg." I then came to the sad realization of the meaning of "beg." Sadly, I came back to the living room and relayed the news to Ben, where he proceeded to laugh at me. "Well, I would have known what it was if I could have found the book I was looking for in the first place!"

Back to re-casting on my 70 stitches.

― molly mummenschanz, Monday, 12 March 2007 02:59 (eighteen years ago)

I understand and sympathize, molly. I can't understand the reason for some knitting abbreviations. I know it saves a little printing space, but sometimes the brain just doesn't click.

― patita, Monday, 12 March 2007 04:20 (eighteen years ago)

beg = beginning?

while i should be listening to geeks speak I've been designing a scarf in my head for my texan ex-pat friend. What's a good soft bulky yarn? I'm thinking like lamb's pride bulky but not so furry (ideally cheaper but I think that could be askng too much.)

― Ms Misery, Monday, 12 March 2007 14:12 (eighteen years ago)

Just received the price of the Debbie Bliss yarn, about five euros. That's expensive, but, in my mind, still doable. I just don't want to knit with acrylic. I saw what that matinee cardigan I knitted (in pink acrylic) looks like with *proper* yarn and it's a completely different looking cardigan. BTW everyone keeps complimenting on said cardigan. :-)

I'm almost finished with the baby blanket. Just need to finish the adult cardigan and shawl and I'm off to knit baby garments. Hopefully by then I don't feel so sick anymore. :-( I was worrying I didn't have morning sickness, now I have it in a double trouble format. Urgh.

― nathalie, Monday, 12 March 2007 15:10 (eighteen years ago)

Help me ILX! I don't know what to knit next. I polished off Branching Out a couple of weeks ago (really must get around to blocking it though) and now I'm stuck for a plan. The latest Knitty doesn't really inspire me, I'm afraid. Ribena will make my shoulders look humongous. I kind of fancy a go at a sock, but it scares me a bit. Has anyone tried and tested a really easy sock pattern?

― Madchen, Monday, 12 March 2007 16:02 (eighteen years ago)

I want to do socks too but have yet to find a pattern that encourages me. if the sock wise here can suggest one, I'll sock-a-long with you!

― Ms Misery, Monday, 12 March 2007 16:07 (eighteen years ago)

Thanks for all your help to a knitting novice. I bought the stitch n bitch book, which is really clear and some bamboo needles - so much better than the shiny metal ones! I have almost finished a rib scarf (from snb) which was going to be for me but when my husband saw that it actually looked half-decent it mysteriously turned into a gift for him... I also made him an mp3 cozy in seed/moss stitch which I think turned out pretty well.

The patterns in my baby book still look a bit hard so I'm going to practice a bit more before I start on those...

― liz, Monday, 12 March 2007 17:33 (eighteen years ago)

Heh, the ribbed scarf ended up round my boyf's neck as well.

I'm thinking about trying these baby socks, just because they're small (and hopefully pretty quick) and there's a video clip of the heel turn.

― Madchen, Monday, 12 March 2007 17:39 (eighteen years ago)

xpost Hold on, Liz, which baby book do you have?

― nathalie, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 05:04 (eighteen years ago)

this one: Adorable Knits for Tiny Tots
. The patterns are v cute and probably not that hard but I haven't done anything with more than one colour yet so that's the next thing I want to learn.

I've knitted the sole of a cute slipper but am confused about how to cast on more stitches without it looking rubbish. That knittinghelp site has loads of videos that look helpful so I think I should be ok with that.

― liz, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 10:44 (eighteen years ago)

If you're willing to shell out more money, then I'd suggest the Simple Baby Knits for Beginners (?) byDebbie Bliss. It's rrrreally good! She has lovely designs, the style is GREBT. I even ordered some balls for a CABLED DRESS. Am I bonkers or what? But I really want to make i

I made my order! About 24 balls. Not that *bad*. Only, now I have to stop ordering and start knitting. ;-)

― nathalie, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 11:32 (eighteen years ago)

This has reminded me that I really wish Amazon would let you view the pictures in books like this so you can check out the designs. There wouldn't be copyright issues with that, would there? As long as the patterns aren't given? It's especially hard to judge a knitting book by its cover.

― Madchen, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:17 (eighteen years ago)

Go to the Knitting Garden site, sometimes they do feature the pics/patterns. This is how I decided on one of the Debbie Bliss books. :-)

― nathalie, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:48 (eighteen years ago)

liz, do you have to pick up stitches on the baby slipper? there's a site that has good videos demonstrating different techniques. I'll look for it later (when I'm on a wireless that's not constantly being dropped) if someone else doesn't have it.

― Ms Misery, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 16:13 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/basic_techniques/misc.php

this site has a video!

― nathalie, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 16:16 (eighteen years ago)

Turning ridge! What does this mean!? I check my McCalls and Reader's Digest needlework books, and nothing! Could it be one row of purling to screw up the sk stitch?

― molly mummenschanz, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 01:27 (eighteen years ago)

molly, what pattern are you doing that has 'turning ridge'?

― tokyo rosemary, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 14:33 (eighteen years ago)

Oh, I checked the devil pants pattern. It looks like you are going to fold that first inch down and sew down, and then thread the drawstring through it.

K on WS = Purled row on RS

― tokyo rosemary, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 14:35 (eighteen years ago)

Oh! Thank you so much! That makes much more sense.

Also, what is involved in "turning", i.e. *K8, turn*

The 1st stitch'n bitch is MIA, and my other books aren't the best for reference.

― molly mummenschanz, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 14:44 (eighteen years ago)

Well, that sort of turning is a different sort of turning than the one in a turning ridge.

Instead of knitting to the end of the row, after knitting 8 stitches, you would start knitting/purling/whatever in the opposite direction. Sometimes they have you wrapping the stitches, but sometimes that's in the intructions, too. It's for making short rows, for darts, or sock heels, or other curves.

― tokyo rosemary, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 15:49 (eighteen years ago)

Ahh, I see! Thank you! This is my first attempt at a garment.

― molly mummenschanz, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 15:52 (eighteen years ago)

I've just turned the heel on my toe-up socks and I'm pleased to say that I have BANISHED the horrible holey heel demons! I used a "double wrapping" method on the short rows which seems to have helped hide the holes, although I will say that both sides do look a little different. But who cares! They don't have holes! The double wrap method was middlingly OK to do - I think I missed quite a few wraps but I fudged it and it seems to be OK.

So now I can just work on the ankle! Toe up socks = grebt! The thought of casting on a new one fails to terrify me! Toe up is the future!! Now if only I can get that figure 8 cast on a bit tighter - maybe I will try one of the provisional cast on methods for the next sock and who cares if toes are different on each sock. Er maybe not then...

I will upload some photos when I'm back home.

― Sarah, Thursday, 15 March 2007 14:00 (eighteen years ago)

Incidentally NEW THREAD ANYONE?

― Sarah, Thursday, 15 March 2007 14:00 (eighteen years ago)

I say go for a new thread. I shall save my post.

― Ms Misery, Thursday, 15 March 2007 14:02 (eighteen years ago)

Done! Shall we lock this one? Er, has anyone got the keys... you didn't lose them in the yarn stash did you... we'll be here all week...

― Sarah, Thursday, 15 March 2007 16:24 (eighteen years ago)

I think you have to post on the mod board to get this locked. . .

― Ms Misery, Thursday, 15 March 2007 16:24 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

So anyone here still knit? I'm making a few things. Yes, I have a tendency to start more than I finish. I am making a REALLY HARD aran cap for Elisabeth.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3293/2844684965_1712d655e7_m.jpg

― stevienixed, Thursday, 11 September 2008 18:58 (seventeen years ago)

I'm still knitting! Although also hard-pressed to finish more things than I start. I'm doing an Obama bag which I've screwed up and I want to do an entrelac scarf.

― Susan, Thursday, 11 September 2008 19:02 (seventeen years ago)

My knitting club is back in full effect since last month. I can finally knit in the round.

― genital grinder (roxymuzak), Thursday, 11 September 2008 19:45 (seventeen years ago)

Susan, what is your ravelry name?

Am trying to clean, and have made room in my closer to put all the bags of unfinished projects YIKES. There are also bags of finished projects, too.

― tokyo rosemary, Thursday, 11 September 2008 19:52 (seventeen years ago)

I am going to the Mets Stitch N Pitch with my favorite Mets fan in two weeks, although I am still waiting to hear from the yarn shop about when the goodie bags and the tickets have come in.

― tokyo rosemary, Thursday, 11 September 2008 19:54 (seventeen years ago)

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