The Knitters Thread

chrisbethany

craftlady wrote: »

Thought I'd post a photo of my Christmas Gnomes. There are 2 missing as I made 6 altogether for my family. Everybody loved them. Now I have orders for 2 more. How are you supposed to work out what to charge? Hope you like them.

Hi Craftlady - these are fantastic :T . Where did you find the pattern? They'd be great to add to list of HM pressies for next Christmas. For anyone wondering about how HM pressies might be received, I was delighted with the reaction to mine :rolleyes: - if in doubt, go for it! In the current climate I reckon we'll all be getting and receiving them in the future.

Love to all virtual friends :wave:

Chris

rufusdog52

I have finished knitting my dolls but cant seem to get the photos to appear on here from photobucket ( well they dont show up when you do the advanced reply thing and then preview post, just has a box saying image has been deleted - must be doing something wrong)

miserly_mum

Tia_Maria06 wrote: »

My best friend is having a baby in May and after reading these posts, you have encouraged me to get my needles out, after many years in the loft!!

Its gonna be tricky cos
1) She is a young mum and would probably only like clothes from Next lol
2) My late foster mum used to sew the garments together for me but she's not here anymore and I will stuggle..

Anyway, I need to do something cos I am fed up on a night.... be back in the near future for help, and hopefully a pic of the finished article!!! x

be


Don't be so sure she won't like the knitted stuff.

My DD was only 16 when she had DGD and I thought the same as you, but she loved my handknitted baby clothes.

miserly_mum

skinnygirlnot wrote: »

[ 'What I really want to do is a patchwork blanket for my own bed, I guess by the time I've done that I'll either by sick of knitting squares, or thoroughly hooked! ']

I'm doing a patchwork blanket too. It probably won't be finished until the winter ahead but thats ok.

My advice is don't leave sewing them together until the end. Do it everytime you've knitted 8 or 10 squares.

Makes it less of a task and you get to see your blanket "evolving" as you go along :T

Aeshna

skinnygirlnot wrote: »

[ 'What I really want to do is a patchwork blanket for my own bed, I guess by the time I've done that I'll either by sick of knitting squares, or thoroughly hooked! ']


Aeshna I bought '200 knitted blocks' by Jan Eaton'
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=200+knitted+blocks&!!!!!googhydr-21&index=stripbooks&hvadid=3113694769&ref=pd_sl_3q7e5xdfkb_e

The pages at the back show you how to cast on/off and various stitches, so good for beginners.

Happy Knitting!:j

Thanks so much skinnygirlnot, that looks great!

Aeshna x

Aeshna

miserly_mum wrote: »

I'm doing a patchwork blanket too. It probably won't be finished until the winter ahead but thats ok.

My advice is don't leave sewing them together until the end. Do it everytime you've knitted 8 or 10 squares.

Makes it less of a task and you get to see your blanket "evolving" as you go along :T

Thanks for that tip miserly_mum, I had thought about knitting loads of squares then trying to figure out where they were all to go, as I want to do lots of different colours, that way our bedroom won't be tied to a colour scheme. But I can see the sense in this - if I dont do it as I go along, I may well end up hating the thought of having to sit and sew them all together!! What size needles do you recommend for the blanket?

I'm using up my fluffy wool on a scarf right now, but I'm going to head out to the charity shops at the weekend and see if I can pick up some odd wool balls for my patchwork. I've also checked with Mum who says she still has my Nana's crochet needles tucked away somewhere, so she's going to look them out for me! Yay, I'm going to be verrrry busy!! Actually, I think Mum might be a little worried about how domesticated I've suddenly become. :rotfl:

Aeshna x

miserly_mum

Aeshna wrote: »

Thanks for that tip miserly_mum, I had thought about knitting loads of squares then trying to figure out where they were all to go, as I want to do lots of different colours, that way our bedroom won't be tied to a colour scheme. But I can see the sense in this - if I dont do it as I go along, I may well end up hating the thought of having to sit and sew them all together!! What size needles do you recommend for the blanket?

I'm using up my fluffy wool on a scarf right now, but I'm going to head out to the charity shops at the weekend and see if I can pick up some odd wool balls for my patchwork. I've also checked with Mum who says she still has my Nana's crochet needles tucked away somewhere, so she's going to look them out for me! Yay, I'm going to be verrrry busy!! Actually, I think Mum might be a little worried bout how domesticated I've suddenly become. :rotfl:

Aeshna x

I'm usng DK and size 7 needles and 30 stitches so the squares knit up quite quickly.

Did a blanket for my 3 year old for snuggling on the sofa using these size squares and it turned out really well.

rufusdog52

Here are my four of the dolls I made now I haave figured out how to get the photos to work

grannytwice

OOOOOhHHH Rufusdog those dolls are fantastic you must be delighted with them , how long did they take you to knit the finishing must have been tricky but worth it as all the details are just great. i would have loved these when i was a wee girl

rufusdog52

grannytwice wrote: »

OOOOOhHHH Rufusdog those dolls are fantastic you must be delighted with them , how long did they take you to knit the finishing must have been tricky but worth it as all the details are just great. i would have loved these when i was a wee girl

Thank you, yes I am chuffed to bits with them. The pink one and the lilac one now have bags and scarves and I have made another one too. They didnt take that long to do as I dont really get out much so had plenty of time to do them. I think it took me about 3 days to knit all the bits for the dolls themselves and sew them together while I was waiting for the wool for the clothes to come. Then I did the clothes in about 3 or 4 days. As they are small they didnt take much time.