The Knitters Thread

Mumof2_2

Do you mind if I join in too please? I've just knitted a nice hat for my daughter on huuuuuge needles (12) so it only took 2 days to do! I did try to do mittens for my son - did one fine but the second was awful and I am afraid to say I lost my temper and ended up throwing it across the room and vowing never to do mittens again :mad: !

I'm thinking to do a nice easy jumper for my son who is just 3 - just got to plough through all the patterns on the website and will hopefully get some wool tomorrow. Wish me luck!!!!

Look forward to sharing knitting experiences with you all :hello:



Found a nice one I'm going to try:
http://www.allaboutyou.com/craft/Knitting-pattern-child-sweater/v1

[Deleted User]

I start now planning and knitting little gifts for pressies throughout the year. This really helped my Christmas budget 2009, and most things were a delight to knit as there was no time pressure involved. Although I often buy new wools, I use up the leftovers for gloves, hats, toys, bags etc. so it works out cheaply. And warm clothes help with the heating bills : ))

Now I'm doing an OU course , but I still find time to knit as it's very relaxing and a break from study.

Current projects are socks knitted on a circular needle (scary) and a lacy dress for my daughter-in-law's favourite teddy bear. After that I will probably make some baby things - even though there's no baby due... yet!!

wendall

Hi after lurking for the last couple of months i would love to join in, i knitted quite a few rabbits for people at work and used the money i made towards my kids Christmas presents. I have started some scarfs for presents for next year and some fingerless gloves. I aim to knit a lot this year including some mens scarves.

Annie021063

Well my sock!! is done and its partner well on the way. I have a new pattern, some wool and enthusiasm for the coming years knitting. I also think I might do some kind of crafty knitting to sell on Folksy, but I'm unsure what might be a good seller, I was thinking:

• ds pouches (have seen a great (free) pattern for a shaun the sheep one)
• baby matching booties and hats (a bit retro though I think, not your common pinks and blues, something very modern/old/different)
• ?????

any other ideas of items that might sell well? I just want to say at the end of 2010 that I made this much and it paid for .....
what do you think?

shezmit

Knitters i need your help

Please have a look at my website http://preemiesuk.googlepages.com/home.html

we are running low on items so we need your help

Shelley

Careful_with_that_Axe

Annie021063 wrote: »

Well my sock!! is done and its partner well on the way. I have a new pattern, some wool and enthusiasm for the coming years knitting. I also think I might do some kind of crafty knitting to sell on Folksy, but I'm unsure what might be a good seller, I was thinking:

• ds pouches (have seen a great (free) pattern for a shaun the sheep one)
• baby matching booties and hats (a bit retro though I think, not your common pinks and blues, something very modern/old/different)
• ?????

any other ideas of items that might sell well? I just want to say at the end of 2010 that I made this much and it paid for .....
what do you think?

I've seen a lot of babies wearing 20's stytle hats with little flowers added onto them. They do look lovely.

Howabout little shrugs in lacy knit as a small cover-up for the summer? Sock Monkeys are v popular at the moment.

I have a recurring problem - I keep picking up my kntting without paying attention and starting to knit on the wrong side and doing a few rows before I realise. It is very stoopid and amateur, but how can I mark/tell which is the rs and ws please?

Annie021063

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

I've seen a lot of babies wearing 20's stytle hats with little flowers added onto them. They do look lovely.

Howabout little shrugs in lacy knit as a small cover-up for the summer? Sock Monkeys are v popular at the moment.

I have a recurring problem - I keep picking up my kntting without paying attention and starting to knit on the wrong side and doing a few rows before I realise. It is very stoopid and amateur, but how can I mark/tell which is the rs and ws please?

Mmmm both ideas sound good thanks, as for the work you should lightly thread a small piece of brightly coloured yarn through a couple of stitches on one side say RS that will allow you to always know which is RS. Hope that helps.

blueberrypie

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

I have a recurring problem - I keep picking up my kntting without paying attention and starting to knit on the wrong side and doing a few rows before I realise. It is very stoopid and amateur, but how can I mark/tell which is the rs and ws please?

A visible reminder on one of your needles might work - for example, a row-counter on the needle which is "empty" when you finish a wrong-side row. I don't have your problem, but I do use a row-counter when I knit on two needles (rather than dpns/circular), and only increase the row-count on it when I "reach" it, at the end of the stitches on that needle, if you see what I mean, and then I increase the row-count by two at a time, rather than one.

You could use almost any visual reminder - a row-count just happens to be a handy one for me.

Lily-Lu

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

I have a recurring problem - I keep picking up my kntting without paying attention and starting to knit on the wrong side and doing a few rows before I realise. It is very stoopid and amateur, but how can I mark/tell which is the rs and ws please?

If you are doing alternate knit row, purl row, then it's pretty easy to tell what row comes next. when you have it facing you ready for the next row, if it looks like horizontal rows of wavey lines, the next row is a purl. If however, what's facing you is what looks like vertical rows of 'V's all stacked on top of one another, then your next row should be knit

PepPop

Hi, can anyone help me - I am looking for a cheap supplier of "Drops" wool. Does anyone have any online suppliers they can recommend?

Thanks