The Knitters Thread

Pennylane

I LOVE your dollies rufusdog.

Unity

blueberrypie wrote: »

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 :-)

Thanks very much for that useful link, I'll definitely have a look and book mark it for future reference. This is the pattern I was thinking of: http://yarnzombie.net/patterns/Lillehammer.pdf although as you can see from this link: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/elocin/ring-of-fire it's been knitted in one of those colour changing yarns. I have a couple of half balls of Fusion in 'capiscum' (red/orange/yellow) and (I think) 'fennel' (green/blue/turquoise) that I thought might work well with black used as the contrast. I tried just casting on the same number of stitches as in the pattern in the hope that a slightly bigger size would still be okay, but it is just too big - might make a stylish tea cosy, but too big even for my head :rotfl:. If you can suggest a way round this it would be great - if not then not to worry, but thanks for offering just the same.

Cheers :T

Unity

I picked up a copy of 'Knitting' in the supermarket today and the free gift is a set of six stitch markers. There's also a lovely pattern for a side slip cloche hat, that looks very 'Poirot and a kiddies Nordic sweater pattern done on circular needles.

Aeshna

Unity wrote: »

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.

Wow that's great, I haven't seen that before where they'll let you take a look inside the book! I know what you mean about stitching up, it never was a strong point with me, and that was about 25 years ago, I don't suppose it'll have grown on me!! Thanks again Unity.

I got a WHSmith Voucher Card at xmas, so I'll take myself off there sometime soon and see if I can get find the books recommended to me. In the meantime, I was very MS and took myself off up to the local library, they seem to have lots of books available, I didn't really know where to start! However, I've come away with Stitch 'n Bi*ch as I saw that recommended earlier on in the thread. Now, just need to take the time to read it through! Finished off my fluffy (Eskimo) scarf for my sister-out-of-law so I'm rather pleased to have something to show for my efforts, even if it was simple enough for a 5 year old to do!!

Aeshna x

chrisbethany

Rufus - those dolls are FANTASTIC - my DDs would love them. No chance of a pattern on here, is there?;)

Love to all,

Chris

HLK

I just noticed I made a mistake about 10cm down in a fairly fiddly aran knit.. I knitted across part of a cable on the reverse side instead of purl.. easily done as just about no 2 rows are the same .. the repeat is over 28 rows and it's more than a repeat away. I have decided just to leave it at it gives it a bit of 'hand-jnitted' authenticity in my book lol .. just wondered what the rest of you would do ? Are you all perfectionists ?

Actually it'd be pretty hard to frog successfully given the pattern.. so wasn't a hard decision for me !

stressedoutmumof1

rufusd!!!2 wrote: »

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

Rufus I would love to know where you bought your pattern from. My DD would love these dolls

lynseydee

HLK wrote: »

I just noticed I made a mistake about 10cm down in a fairly fiddly aran knit.. I knitted across part of a cable on the reverse side instead of purl.. easily done as just about no 2 rows are the same .. the repeat is over 28 rows and it's more than a repeat away. I have decided just to leave it at it gives it a bit of 'hand-jnitted' authenticity in my book lol .. just wondered what the rest of you would do ? Are you all perfectionists ?

Actually it'd be pretty hard to frog successfully given the pattern.. so wasn't a hard decision for me !

Hi HLK

I'm in the process of knitting a pretty simple cardigan pattern that I have started on the various sections about 4 times where I have made little mistakes but then again I am a bit of a perfectionist, although if the pattern was as complicated as you say yours is I would probably do the same, although the perfectionist part of me would probably tell me to start again (I would just have to find some way of shutting her up :rotfl: )

k2tog

HLK wrote: »

I just noticed I made a mistake about 10cm down in a fairly fiddly aran knit.. I knitted across part of a cable on the reverse side instead of purl.. easily done as just about no 2 rows are the same .. the repeat is over 28 rows and it's more than a repeat away. I have decided just to leave it at it gives it a bit of 'hand-jnitted' authenticity in my book lol .. just wondered what the rest of you would do ? Are you all perfectionists ?

Actually it'd be pretty hard to frog successfully given the pattern.. so wasn't a hard decision for me !

I'd do the same as you - but it'd bug me insanely! Trying to become more laid back - it's a must given my (poor) knitting skills - or is it concentration skills? Either way mine are less than I would like!

mardatha

No. It would drive me insaner leaving it than unpicking it..
but I would do quite a bit of swearing !:D