The Knitters Thread

nuttywoman

I love those dolls - they`re great !

Unity

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 about how domesticated I've suddenly become. :rotfl:

Aeshna x

The other thing you could do if you don't want to stitch your squares together is to use the modular knitting technique. This is a link to a book that you can actually look inside to see how it is done if you haven't come across this before. I hadn't and I would do anything rather than stitch up _pale_. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Domino-Knitting-Vivian-Hoxbro/dp/193149911X/ref=pd_sim_b_2

Hope it helps.

Unity

When it comes to patterns on Ravelry, can anyone tell me what the Americans would call our 'Chunky' type wool. I want to knit a hat to use up some Wendy Fusion and had planned to use one of the fair-isle patterns, but the pattern I wanted to use is in double-knit. Failing that, is there a way to convert a fair-isle pattern from double-knit to chunky? I know that normally I would just knit a swatch and work out the stitches per inch, but obviously where there's a fair-isle pattern involved (especially one on circular needles that decreases for the crown) can this be done?

Thanks in advance.

blueberrypie

Unity wrote: »

When it comes to patterns on Ravelry, can anyone tell me what the Americans would call our 'Chunky' type wool. I want to knit a hat to use up some Wendy Fusion and had planned to use one of the fair-isle patterns, but the pattern I wanted to use is in double-knit. Failing that, is there a way to convert a fair-isle pattern from double-knit to chunky? I know that normally I would just knit a swatch and work out the stitches per inch, but obviously where there's a fair-isle pattern involved (especially one on circular needles that decreases for the crown) can this be done?

Thanks in advance.

Useful conversion page: http://www.theknittingsite.com/reference.htm

Re knitting your pattern in chunky rather than dk: What is it about this particular pattern that you like? If it's the fair isle design, then would you be happy with it in a different size? - if you use chunky, the design will come out "bigger", if you see what I mean. If that's okay with you, what I'd suggest is finding a pattern for a similarly-shaped hat in chunky, then using the number of stitches and the decreases etc for that along with your fair isle design - how many stitches in the chunky pattern, how many stitches in the fair isle design, and working out a way to combine the two. If you want me to have a look at the pattern on Ravelry and see what could be done, send me the link :-)

Happyroly

Just read that Leeds NHS is in need of people to knit breasts to be used to help women learn breastfeeding techniques.
These are the links if anyone is interested in making some.
http://www.leedspct.nhs.uk/
http://www.leedspct.nhs.uk/yourhealth/?pagepath=Your%20Health/Breastfeeding%20knitting%20challenge

phizzimum

Happyroly wrote: »

Just read that Leeds NHS is in need of people to knit breasts to be used to help women learn breastfeeding techniques.
These are the links if anyone is interested in making some.
http://www.leedspct.nhs.uk/
http://www.leedspct.nhs.uk/yourhealth/?pagepath=Your%20Health/Breastfeeding%20knitting%20challenge

this intrigues me - I looked at the link but there's no real explanation. is it because people are too squeamish to look at or touch real breasts? but anything that encourages breast feeding is a good thing I guess...

HLK

Happyroly wrote: »

Just read that Leeds NHS is in need of people to knit breasts to be used to help women learn breastfeeding techniques.
These are the links if anyone is interested in making some.
http://www.leedspct.nhs.uk/
http://www.leedspct.nhs.uk/yourhealth/?pagepath=Your%20Health/Breastfeeding%20knitting%20challenge

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/6338819.stm

bikerchick1066

HLK wrote: »

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/6338819.stm

These would make great Christmas presents for the girls at work to use as paperweights. I work for a plastic surgery company and everyone uses breast implants on their desks to keep their papers in order.

mardatha

Lopi wool has nice patterns and its all chunky -- maybe try ravelry pattern hunt for a hat in lopi, unity ?

bikerchick1066

No hot water at home this morning, so have heating engineer coming tomorrow between 12 and 5.
5 hours sitting in waiting for the doorbell to ring - how much knitting can I get done in that time?