Novice Knitter Advice Please

Penny-Wise_4 · 24 January 2007 at 2:33PM

I want to get into knitting and knit myself some clothes. I have just knitted scarves before & never followed a pattern .

I just bought some wool from e-bay and OH wants a jumper. He wants it for wearing when he is sick, as when he was sick when he was younger he used to wear a jumper his mum knitted for his dad. :rolleyes: It doesn’t have to be well knitted or anything - just big and cuddly and comforting – so I thought it would be an ideal first piece of clothing to make!:D

I just want to know, how do I find a (free) pattern to fit the wool I bought? Or how do I make the wool fit the pattern I want to use?

Addiscomber · 24 January 2007 at 2:53PM

Let's start by you telling us what you have bought and how much of it you have?

[Deleted User] · 24 January 2007 at 2:54PM

you`ll find a lot of threads if you put `knitting` in the search box

Here is just one for example

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=343512&highlight=knitting

Penny-Wise_4 · 24 January 2007 at 5:56PM

I bought the wool second hand it just said ‘Navy Aran Wool 400g’ I bought 2 balls. There was no makers name or fibre content.

Mariel · 24 January 2007 at 8:14PM

That should be quite easy then, the standard weight wool in the US is worsted which is more or less aran. If you go to https://www.lionbrand.com you should find lots there.

furndire · 24 January 2007 at 9:39PM

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lil_me · 24 January 2007 at 9:41PM

Might be easier to start something small first, that is what I was advised to do until I got the hang of it, must admit I have barely started.

bluep · 24 January 2007 at 9:58PM

i began knitting when I was expecting my daughter -baby clothes were a really good way to start - small, inexpensive and you can learn from your mistakes.

I have some pdf files of basic "joining together" knitting explanation if you would like me to email them to you - i.e once you have knitted the panels that make up a jumper, you need to sew them together in a way that makes them hang right.

The library is the best place to get a big bumber beginners book of knitting - it will have explanations of the stitches and what patterns mean when they give instructions.

Other than that, needle size is important - best to go to charity shops/car boot/jumble sales - someone is always selling a bundle knitting needles very cheaply and is far better than paying £4 a pair when you need 3 sizes!

Wool quality is also important - rubbish in, rubbish out...who wants a scratchy jumper in cheap wool when you've spent so much time making it?

What else....consistency - try to make every stitch the same - you'll learn if you are a loose or tight knitter in time (i.e. do your stitches tend to be little and tight, or loose and loopy), Either is fine as long as you are consistent - otherwise the jumper will look lopsided!

You have to make sure that you have enough wool to finish what you want (or be prepared to finish it in a different colour/shade)! I was using 4 50g balls for a baby's jumper but the wool was very fine...

Good luck, its great fun and very relaxing!

karmacookie · 25 January 2007 at 9:55AM

Try this link

https://www.knittingpatterncentral.com

kittiwoz · 25 January 2007 at 2:16PM

Have a look here: www.knitty.com Look for the ones difficulty coded [m] for mellow.

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