2020 Fashion on the Ration Challenge

Laura_Elsewhere

I'm happy to see how the awards go - I must, must, must sort out my spending, though, argh! No idea where I've got to... 

And yes, the Village Hall would be available - shall we choose an afternoon between Xmas and New Year, and pop in and out that afternoon over a couple of hours? 

sevenswans

Hello, I'm new to the forums but I stumbled on this thread and oh! My people! Such a fun idea and I hope you run the challenge again in 2021 because I will be there with bells on. (Coupons permitting) 

Laura_Elsewhere

Welcome, @sevenswans! And yes, we'll be here in the Village Hall, here in Much Mending on the Borrow, the best little wartime-rationing village in these forums  

maddiemay

Looking forward to a get-together at the Village Hall, I will start thinking what to bake to bring.
I started the year with 4 coupons from 2019 and now have 17 unused = 53 used. I am really needing new bras, but have been unable to get fitted (very necessary), a splurge on some uplifting and pretty things will occur as soon as can be arranged, sadly the model I have been wearing is discontinued.

skogar

Hello - haven't been tracking coupons this year but inted to start tracking from January.

Christmas had knitting is not going well I'm afraid - I've got 2 done (the baable hat but knitted plain without the pattern, one with and one without bobble). However for a friend I used to work with I decided to knit this but in the round.

I think I've worked out the pattern for doing it in the round but having not done pearl 1 below before I got so far and then couldn't get it to work so because I didn't have time to sort out the issue (I will go back to it as I really like the pattern) I pulled it back and decided to knit this instead as i likes the pattern on the crown.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/onfoa-hat

However 10 rows into the pattern for the main body of the hat i have realised that the pattern doesn't match the hat picture. The pattern is basket weave so should be

rows 1-3 p3,k3

rows 4-6 k3,p3

but instead the pattern is given as

rows 1-3 p3,k3

rows 4-6 knit

rows 7-9 k3,p3

row 10-12 knit

There are a few pictures of people who have knitted it's hats. All are as the picture except 1 which looks like mine. i was wondering if the correct ones were knitted from a german pattern but I can't find one to check it.

Although I know how to make the pattern correct I'm not sure whether I should just take out the knit rows or convert the knit rows to give the  correct pattern i.e I'm worried the hat I  would make woult either  be  too short or tooo long..... i've emailed so will see if I get a reply - it may be try something else again. :-(

Cherryfudge

Laura_Elsewhere said:

Cherryfudge said:

The original yarn for the pattern was something called Lyscord and I haven't been able to find details of it apart from it was used to knit gloves.

Acc'g Rav, a cotton named 'Lyscordet' is made by Twilleys of Stamford... https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/twilleys-of-stamford-no-5-lyscordet-crochet-cotton

Thanks @Laura_Elsewhere! This led me down a (short) rabbit hole and at the bottom I found that Lyscord was made by the same company, who have sadly ceased trading. It does indeed seem to be a variety of crochet cotton, which makes perfect sense as yarn is too stretchy.
This is the original, and I'm attempting the one at the bottom right.

PipneyJane

Laura_Elsewhere said:

I'm happy to see how the awards go - I must, must, must sort out my spending, though, argh! No idea where I've got to... 

And yes, the Village Hall would be available - shall we choose an afternoon between Xmas and New Year, and pop in and out that afternoon over a couple of hours? 

Sounds perfect. @Laura_Elsewhere .  For once, we won’t clash with the village choir - they’ll be taking a well deserved break, after their efforts for Christmas.

sevenswans said:

Hello, I'm new to the forums but I stumbled on this thread and oh! My people! Such a fun idea and I hope you run the challenge again in 2021 because I will be there with bells on. (Coupons permitting) 

Welcome @sevenswans.  Do pull up a chair by the fire and tell us all about yourself. Don’t mind the dog - he’s cold, so he’ll stay close to the wood fire stove. Cup of tea?  Today’s cake is Banana Bread with real bananas.  (@TwibbleDee brought them over from the American Airbase.) Do you craft?  

maddiemay said:

Looking forward to a get-together at the Village Hall, I will start thinking what to bake to bring.
I started the year with 4 coupons from 2019 and now have 17 unused = 53 used. I am really needing new bras, but have been unable to get fitted (very necessary), a splurge on some uplifting and pretty things will occur as soon as can be arranged, sadly the model I have been wearing is discontinued.

I’m doing a lot of planning for next year, @maddiemay and it involves a lot of revisions.  The only certainties are shoes; I will need new trainers for running, possibly 2 pairs (or even 3) depending on the miles I put in.  They can only take a certain amount of pounding before the cushioning in the soles breaks down.

I took a good look at my work wardrobe last night.  If we continue to work from home for the majority of the time, then I won’t need to buy work clothes for years.  I’m not ruling out buying a suit/capsule wardrobe in navy blue or tweed, but it’ll have to be pretty special and good quality wool.  

- Pip

thriftwizard

I may have some Lyscord somewhere, it's exactly the sort of thing that turns up in old ladies' suitcases found in lofts & auctioned. But I probably won't be able to get into the shed where I store stock until after Christmas now, I'm afraid; it's something I'd have put aside for the Needlework extravaganza in September, which didn't happen this year and may not happen next year either! 

skogar

Great pattern leaflet Cherry fudge. Trust Thriftwizard to think she may have some in her stash / emporium. I wonder what other treasure is in there - I would love a peep.

Welcome Seven Swans.

Sticking with current pattern on the hat - now back to where I was yesterday. Hoping that it will be obvious what I have too do about the pattern when I get that far. I was hoping to have it done by Wednesday but I think it's unlikely now. New years resolution is to start Christmas knitting in Jan not November or whenever it was I decided to have a go. i have done enough knitting for a hat but there has been much too much reverse knitting.

Laura_Elsewhere

skogar said:

Although I know how to make the pattern correct I'm not sure whether I should just take out the knit rows or convert the knit rows to give the  correct pattern i.e I'm worried the hat I  would make woult either  be  too short or tooo long..... i've emailed so will see if I get a reply - it may be try something else again. :-(

I think you are ready to start designing your own patterns, you know...  

You know wha to do to get he texture you want, basket weave, and you know the width at start and the height you want, so...  

Knit a test piece, aka swatch in modern American terms, and wash it and dry it as you intend the finished item to be washed and dried. Then stick a couple of pins in it exactly 1" or 2.5cm apart in both directions and count how many rows and stitches there are to the inch. 

You can now make your own design of hat, and when you give it to your friend, you can pop a slip of paper in with the washing/drying instructions, adding "handknitted by Skogar, from an original design by Skogar"!!!