The Knitters Thread

redballoon_2

Pol, the link doesnt work!!

pol

Sorry, I'm no good at links. If you go to www.lionbrand.com
and follow the links for free patterns, there are lots.

pol

alliyo

Hiya all you knitters! What an amazing site this is!

I`ve just got back into knitting and have found lots of leftover yarn i want to use up. I have just done some gloves for my grandson and have now the knitting bug again.

Would love to try and do some socks

Anyone have a tried and tested sock pattern? Or direct me to an EASYish one!!

thankyou :beer:

Swishy_bell

I may be a bit late but to pixeypie, this is the first thing I knitted, finished it a couple of weeks ago. I added a bobble and DS loves it! http://www.aokcorral.com/projects/how2sept2004.htm. was really good to actually make something as I, like you, had spent quite a long time just knitting then undoing and not getting anywhere. I am going on to make to handwarmers from ravelry (fantastic site join join join!) and have a long christmas list of wool and needles!!!

mags50_2

Thanks for the help re the balaclava
I managed to find some really old patterns on Ebid (well I can remember them from when my girls were small 30 years ago!)
I've nearly finished one of them and its working out fine...doing it in a chunky wool...and on 2 needles. My eldest DD is thrilled with it

Only another 4 to go! :eek:

Oh I do love knitting :T I'd forgotten how relaxing it can be.

homealone_2

i have always had the bad habit of never knitting a tension square as i have no patience and if i get bee in my bonnet i just have to get going with it. however i have made a couple of jumpers that did come out bigger than intended. i was never sure if i knitted bigger stitches than everyone else or if it was because other than my first project 20 years ago in my youth i always use different wool than described as it is always so expensive. i did knit my ex husband a jumper last christmas that did end up 3 sizes bigger than he is. i wish now i had knitted him a scarf so when he walked out 6 weeks ago never to be heard from since i would have wrapped it very tightly around his neck and not let go. but thats another story. so anyway i have bought some aran wool as my son now wants a similar jumper but in a polo nexk so the tension square was to knit in 4mm needles a sample 26sts/32 rows in 5x3 rib that should have measured 4 inches but it measured 5 inches so what should i use am meant to use 3mm for first 2 inches of jumper than 4mm for rest but working on my sample ehat size should i use?

blueberrypie

homealone wrote: »

the tension square was to knit in 4mm needles a sample 26sts/32 rows in 5x3 rib that should have measured 4 inches but it measured 5 inches so what should i use am meant to use 3mm for first 2 inches of jumper than 4mm for rest but working on my sample ehat size should i use?

I think you've answered your own question there - "the tension square was to knit in 4mm needles..." :-)

grunnie

homealone wrote: »

i have always had the bad habit of never knitting a tension square as i have no patience and if i get bee in my bonnet i just have to get going with it. however i have made a couple of jumpers that did come out bigger than intended. i was never sure if i knitted bigger stitches than everyone else or if it was because other than my first project 20 years ago in my youth i always use different wool than described as it is always so expensive. i did knit my ex husband a jumper last christmas that did end up 3 sizes bigger than he is. i wish now i had knitted him a scarf so when he walked out 6 weeks ago never to be heard from since i would have wrapped it very tightly around his neck and not let go. but thats another story. so anyway i have bought some aran wool as my son now wants a similar jumper but in a polo nexk so the tension square was to knit in 4mm needles a sample 26sts/32 rows in 5x3 rib that should have measured 4 inches but it measured 5 inches so what should i use am meant to use 3mm for first 2 inches of jumper than 4mm for rest but working on my sample ehat size should i use?

I have always knit too big and have learnt over the years to knit several sizes too small. Pattern size 36" fits me fine as a 44" and I remember to just knit longer sleeves. I gave up knitting sample squares too check my tension as it usually means I have to knit with smaller needles and that makes the item comes out of the wash differently if you know what I mean. Hated it when I used smaller needles and then the item shrunk in the wash.

Surfing_spaniel

My daughter wants me to knit her a scarf, shes only 10 & loves the fun fur type ones, but I fancied a change. Well I found a great scarf pattern here...http://www.mistialpaca.com/downloads/ribs_ruffles_scarf.pdf but it uses Misty chunky baby alpaca yarn. Now we're going to town to choose some wool but I have no idea what I can use instead of this Does anyone know anything I could get quite easily as an alternative? Thanks in advance.

shazrobo

i would suggest you can use any type chunky wool