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Aeshna

Hi everyone! Hope you're having a nice, relaxing Sunday!

First attempt at following a pattern, and I've already come unstuck just 3 rows in!

Pattern calls for 103 stitches, which is for the smallest size baby cardi. Instructions now read as:

'For first and third sizes only: k2tog at center of the next row only.'

I can't figure out why I need to do this, but I trust the pattern!!! However, what I can't fathom is whether I need to knit together stitches 50 and 51 or knit together 51 and 52. Am I being a complete idiot?? :rolleyes:

Aeshna x

Aeshna

*zippy* wrote: »

Dawnfuller...I noticed someone on etsy has used lemon eyelash wool to knit chicks they make a plain pattern look very cute.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19520661

How cute!!! The chicks look great in the eyelash wool!!

Aeshna x

mummyyof5

Hi Aeshna, decreasing this stitch will just be to get the correct number for decreasing at the armholes, For example if you have odd number of stitches now it will give you an even number IFYSWIM .Doesnt really matter which number ie:51 52 or 50 51 so long as its roughly in the middle.

blueberrypie

Aeshna wrote: »

First attempt at following a pattern, and I've already come unstuck just 3 rows in!

Pattern calls for 103 stitches, which is for the smallest size baby cardi. Instructions now read as:

'For first and third sizes only: k2tog at center of the next row only.'

I can't figure out why I need to do this, but I trust the pattern!!! However, what I can't fathom is whether I need to knit together stitches 50 and 51 or knit together 51 and 52. Am I being a complete idiot?? :rolleyes:

Aeshna x

WRT k2tog on first and third sizes only, I'd guess that this is so that you get the right number of stitches for the remainder of the pattern.

It really won't matter whether you knit 50+51 or 51+52 in that case - it would only matter if it was part of a design (such as a cable).

maytaurus

paddingtondoo wrote: »

Hi,
can anyone point me in the right direction for a glove knitting pattern for an 8 year old in dk please?

The only ones I've found so far have been for mittens or in 4ply :eek:.

Thanks in advance

age 2-10 yrs
http://www.freevintageknitting.com/mittens/616-gloves-pattern.html
5-13 yrs
http://www.knitting-and.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fun_n_Frolic_Gloves_(Vintage)

Aeshna

Many thanks to mummyyof5 and blueberrypie for coming to my rescue! This makes much sense now!

Aeshna x

paddingtondoo

maytaurus wrote: »

age 2-10 yrs
http://www.freevintageknitting.com/mittens/616-gloves-pattern.html
5-13 yrs
http://www.knitting-and.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fun_n_Frolic_Gloves_(Vintage)

thanks ever so much - DD is going on a school trip and has asked me to knit her some gloves before she goes - I can get started tomorrow now

mannews

Hi all, I am just about to start learning how to knit, I have done a little bit in the past. fancied doing socks and slippers as they would be nice gifts and I might even make a little oney at christmas maybe, anyway I went onto the Patons website and saw the booklet 'Next steps four socks and slipper' would love to buy it but the site is Uk friendly and I am finding it really hard to find a Uk website that would sell this pattern. Does anyone have any ideas. HELp

maytaurus

have a look here
http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/slippers.php
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Catwoman_Kent

lynseydee wrote: »

Miss Kool and Catwoman Kent, you obviously get the Lets Knit magazine. I thought about getting this after a friend gave me her copy but we both nearly had to be picked up off the floor when we saw how much it cost a month (she didn't realise the cost til she got to the checkout). I see they have a website and their subscription takes about £1.00 off a copy but they are also doing 3 copies for £3.00. It says after the price something about the money being taken quarterly (now just looked at their website to double check the details and it's now gone up to £11.25 :mad: ).

I guess what I now need to ask is, is it worth subscribing to, money wise I mean, or am I better off just buying patterns as and when I want them? I do want to try and knit more and am just about to start my next project (hubby picked wool up from Post Office today).

I've got the 3 issues for £3 subscription and my intention was to cancel after these three issues were received. With the £11.25 subscription it works out at £3.75 per month instead of the £4.99 cover price. At the moment I'm really happy with the pattens which are included and think it is worth the price but I intend to cancel as soon as this changes.