The Knitters Thread

Seakay

Another good source for cheap wool is charity shops.

lisle

help needed!!

i have knitted the jean greenhowe 'footballer' but i am really having problems with his hair. i just can't do it the way thay are suggesting so i thought i'd do curly hair with knitted loops, but i'm having no luck there either. any suggestions please?

thanks
lisle

Yoga_Girl

Just spotted this thread over on the Christmas and Special Occasions Board - knitted 'paper' chains:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=600983

homealone_2

seen free pattern for a waist coat in chenille wool which says it needs four skeins, how much wool is in a skein?

donny-gal

lisle wrote: »

help needed!!

i have knitted the jean greenhowe 'footballer' but i am really having problems with his hair. i just can't do it the way thay are suggesting so i thought i'd do curly hair with knitted loops, but i'm having no luck there either. any suggestions please?

thanks
lisle

I haven't done this, had a look at the picture on the web site, but isn't clear, is it knitted or sewn on after?

DG

two_sheds_2

Hi y'all, MSE have edited my title so it doesn't make sense now. It is called Stitch and (sounds like) Bee-atch (rhymes with Witch)
Just found a knitting thread, hurray! I hate sewing up, so have a box of (at the last count) 4 alpaca jumpers that are in bits.
I like the knitting part, in front of radio or TV, just so therapeutic. I'm still a bit embarrassed about being a knitter though, been doing it since a teenager and took a degree in textiles (not much use to anyone, that)
Knitting is getting funky though, have a look here:
http://www.stitchn!!!!!.co.uk/

BTW, I can't afford new yarn (I avoid acrylic) - so get mine from eBay. Some lovely alpaca yarn from Peru, and lots of knitting-machine cones are on offer...these are fine for handknitting and work out really cheap.

salome

Knitting pattern central is a good site to go on. There is tons of stuff on there.

lisle

donny-gal wrote: »

I haven't done this, had a look at the picture on the web site, but isn't clear, is it knitted or sewn on after?

DG

it's the knitted loops i'm after doing where you wrap the wool around your fingers as well as the needle three times, and some how pull it all through to form loops, but mine is just ending up one big loose stitch. and it's driving me potty! (not loopy!!)

i think i might just knit him a bobby hat instead!

homealone_2

have offered to knit my mum one of these patterns for xmas. but i only have 7 balls of chenille wool in blac and am not sure how much wool any of these patterns take and also wanted to know if i could knit these in some other type of wool and if i can which type and how much wool???? also what colours do you think would be nice




http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/kctq-doubleBreastedVest.html?noImages=0

http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/965AD.html

http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/10077AD.html


have since spoke to mum who says she wants mohair. i think that fun fur that we all see in the scarf sets would be just the job but would the wool be thick enough (should i double it) ????? how much would i need???

homealone_2

just realised they are not patterns with instructions so have found another which i am posting here please help with same queries on the above post but with this pattern

http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/20064-K.html?noImages=1


and this is the kind of wool she wants

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270188619230&ssPageName=STRK:MEBI:IT&ih=017