The Knitters Thread

psso

Hi tanith, congratulations on becoming a grandma again. My youngest daughter is going to have a baby at the beginning of April (hopefully).

You`ll find hundreds of patterns to choose from on this website
http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory.php

I`ve used these online wool shops and had great service and fast delivery times , mind you that was before the postal strikes.

http://www.kempswoolshop.com/?gclid=CLjzlqrF4p0CFUYA4wodz1VdMg

http://www.knitwell.co.uk/acatalog/

Hope the links work.

tanith

Thanks so much for those links I will investigate... just wonder if Mums actually put babies in booties, mittens and hats anymore?

psso I had given up all hope of my son ever settling down but having met his girl I can see why his world has turned upside down and they are now happily planning a family.. I couldn't wish for it to happen to nicer people... I think the baby will be born in June so its early days but I thought it would be nice to give them for christmas presents, as they are the couple with everything..

Knitty78

Oh, I've just happened upon this thread. At lunchtime I went to John Lewis as OH would like a scarf for Christmas. :money: I also picked up two balls of yarn to knit a couple of secret santa scarfs - I'm hoping the pattern I went for is a quick knit! I also have a scarf for myself in progress (although I will put this on hold until other Christmassy ones are finished) two cardigans that I have been working on for what feels like forever. I love knitting lace and these both have a lot of stocking stitch so I keep losing interest.

blueberrypie

tanith wrote: »

I haven't done any knitting for years and just found out my sons lovely girlfriend is pregnant and as she is a make do and mend type of person I thought I would start knitting for the baby. Can anyone point me in the right direction as regards buying wool and patterns, are there any online free ones available... I live in London and to be honest don't even know a shop that sells wool anymore.. I have lots of needles from my long ago knitting days when my first grandchild was born 22 yrs ago.. he's now a strapping 6' 3" lol.... its going to seem odd having a teeny tiny baby around again...
I was going to wade through the thread but its soooooo long... anyway thanks in advance..

If you go and join Ravelry, you'll find masses of patterns, for everything you can possibly imagine knitting (and some things you'd *never* have imagined knitting LOL) - and you'll find the Ravelry discussion boards, which include "local" boards, and where you will get information about where to find yarn shops in your area, and about which ones are good and which ones aren't.

You'll need to put your email address in to request an invitation for Ravelry, but they generally come quite quickly, and it is a fantastic site for anyone who knits or crochets :-)

psso

tanith

My oldest son (31 last week) was the same. Never imagined him as the settling down type but he met his match and they now have a lovely wee boy who was 2 in June.

re. Mums putting babes in hats etc nowadays. Depends on the mums I would say. I asked my DD if she wants knitted things for her little one and she said ` Of course. You knitted for all the other grandchildren so why not this one ?` That was me well and truly told off so I`ll be looking out the patterns soon.

Forgot to mention the Ravelry site as well for patterns. You need to join up but there are loads of patterns there as well.

ginnyknit

I have been knitting some little boots off Ravelry and everyone is going mad on them, now I have found a little hat pattern and I am doing them in funky colours and muted colours too. Will post a pic later when I have finished the first hat!

angeltreats

Tanith, whereabouts in London are you? I know quite a few wool shops. Loop in Islington was my favourite, sadly it's not cheap though.

tanith

angeltreats wrote: »

Tanith, whereabouts in London are you? I know quite a few wool shops. Loop in Islington was my favourite, sadly it's not cheap though.

I am out near Northolt in West London... I can't think of one shop locally that sells wool... I guess I will have to google...

angeltreats

I can't think of any either, the nearest I can think of is Stash in Putney but that's hardly nearby. I just did a quick google and there is this one in Ealing, no idea what it's like though as I've never been there.

tanith

angeltreats wrote: »

I can't think of any either, the nearest I can think of is Stash in Putney but that's hardly nearby. I just did a quick google and there is this one in Ealing, no idea what it's like though as I've never been there.

I do know that shop but never go in there, its a old fashioned department store... I might take the bus over there and take a look, I also wonder if somewhere like Debenhams might sell wool as there is one in Uxbridge... well it'll give me an excuse to go looking lol... thanks...