The Knitters Thread

Catwoman_Kent

maytaurus wrote: »

Have a look here
http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/thrifty.html

You're an absolute star - thanks so much :beer:

seraphina

Any recommendations for baby wool? I'm going to knit a few bits and pieces for a friend's baby and I found some gorgeous wool. But I've just twigged it's hand wash only which is obviously going to be totally impractical:o

Ideally I'd like some unusual dyes or colours.

meanmarie

Great link maytaurus....my late mother used to hang a weight of some kind....tin of food etc...on the damp unravelled hank of wool and it used to take out the kinks with no problem...long time since I've unravelled wool but thinking of a few sweaters which might be suitable

Marie

charlies_mum

Gracie_1827 wrote: »

Hello everyone, this is my first posting on OS MSE, just joined. I thought I'd share this link, hope it's not on anywhere else. There are beautiful FREE patterns on AND in British/English, unlike alot of free sites that have US instructions.
Hope there's something there for you all mad keen knitters.
:j


http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift_nye.php

Hi Gracie :wave: Welcome to MSE

Thanks for the link, there are some fabulous patterns on there

Now I will never get the housework done

mardatha

thanks maytaurs for that pattern, I will def do that one. I take it Reynolds blizzard is chunky ? Looks like it but I better check on Ravelry.

Karmacat

Gracie_1827 wrote: »

Hello everyone, this is my first posting on OS MSE, just joined. I thought I'd share this link, hope it's not on anywhere else. There are beautiful FREE patterns on AND in British/English, unlike alot of free sites that have US instructions.
Hope there's something there for you all mad keen knitters.
:j


http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift_nye.php

:eek: they're lovely! Oh no! I'll have to keep on knitting! Seriously, thanks Gracie- I'm more of a lurker myself, except once recently to ask for advice, but these are gorgeous.

MRSMCAWBER

:j :j :j :j :j
Hubby has just staggered through the door -bear hugging a big bag of wool ...my kemps order is HERE :T ...not bad at all -I ordered Saturday morning -so 5 days to Germany :j
Just had a nosey -oh my.... its all lovely..can't wait to make a start... but I MUST finish of the things I have started before I let myself [strike]play[/strike] use the new stuff

Unity

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Hi there

http://www.kempswoolshop.com/

Always have a brilliant range of wool and patterns on sale -says she who has 48 balls, 5 patterns and 2 lots of bag handles coming ..mind it was a few pennies over £40 -so a super bargain..hope you find something in there;)

Hi, this is my first post on this thread - I'm so glad a friend pointed it out.
Luckily I live close enough to walk to this shop :T, it really is an Aladdin's cave. Watch out for some even greater bargains in the very near future - nudge, nuge, wink, wink . I bought some Patons Inca there yesterday for 69p a ball, so DH will be getting a new sweater.

Does anyone else use the Denise Knitting system from America?

Unity

Catwoman_Kent wrote: »

I'm an experienced knitter but never have recycled old wool. As a child I remember a neighbour hanging out skeins of wet wool on her line to dry andmy mum telling me that she had unravelled an old jumper and was straightening out the wool.

Has anyone ever done this and, if so, could you let me have any tips please?

Thanks

Kathy:beer:

My late mother and aunt used to do this during the war and one trick they used to do was to wind the yarn around jam jars which they'd put into a steamer - over a pan of hot water, to get the kinks out. It was much easier than winding into hanks and washing as there was less chance of it tangling. Once the yarn was re-knitted they would just wash the new garment.

I hope this helps.

MRSMCAWBER

Unity wrote: »

Hi, this is my first post on this thread - I'm so glad a friend pointed it out.
Luckily I live close enough to walk to this shop :T, it really is an Aladdin's cave. Watch out for some even greater bargains in the very near future - nudge, nuge, wink, wink . I bought some Patons Inca there yesterday for 69p a ball, so DH will be getting a new sweater.

Does anyone else use the Denise Knitting system from America?

oooohhhh temptation ..... I have been sat looking though my latest stash ..ooohhhh so many pretty wools ....but Im NOT allowing myself to start it until I finish what i have started :mad: .... by which time there will probably be more lovely wools on sale in kemps :rotfl: