The Knitters Thread

elfen

Am working a jumper in Sirdar Big Softie, and was wondering if anywhere online did it cheaper, as I've already been asked to do another one.

mardatha

Kemps are good..

meanmarie

Thanks Mardartha and Aeshna....will try them both and see what turns up.

Marie

Unity

elfen wrote: »

Am working a jumper in Sirdar Big Softie, and was wondering if anywhere online did it cheaper, as I've already been asked to do another one.

£1.99 per ball at Kemps :T

lynseydee

Can anyone help me? I am in the process of trying to knit this shawl and have done part 1. I am just about to start part 2 but don't know if by doing part 2 it is going to start making it into a shawl or, how I imagine, a long piece of lace. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I need to have it finished by April.

http://www.letsknit.co.uk/index.php/knitting_patterns/free_knitting_pattern/mura_pt._1/

Kay_Peel

I've had a look at the project on Ravelry, because I'm not registered to view the link on the website. I take it you are working on the Mura mystery shawl? I've knitted quite a number of lacy shawls, so I hope I can reassure you that you are definitely going to end up with a triangle.

It looks to me that Part One is the 'Set Up' - it will look like a semi circle on you needle.

Part Two is the main body of the shawl. It will get longer and it will get wider, but you won't be able to see the shape because it is bunched up on your needle.

Part Three (I guess) will be the finishing edges and the cast off.

The finished shawl looks lovely, so keep going! And good luck.

lynseydee

Hi Kay

Thanks for the reassurance. I was going to perservere and get going on part 2 but when I read on part 2 that you repeat the pattern 13 times it didn't seem to me that it would be very big and that I had missed something out.

I am knitting it to wear to a friend's wedding in April so a bit nervous about getting it done in time and whether it will end up looking ok

PepPop

The last shawl I knitted was a square one. You started with a square in the middle then worked each side by picking up stitches so you ended up with a large square shape and stitched the diagonals on the lacy bits together. don't know if that helps but keep going it will all work out in the end.

lynseydee

Has anyone ordered the pot luck packs from Readicut and ordered more than one of the same type of pot luck but received different colours? Whenever I have ordered 2 of the same pot luck they've sent me the same colour when I would have liked to have received two different colours.

I was just wondering whether there was a chance that this would happen if I ordered again.

jennyjelly

I'm SOOOO excited - I bought a wool winder on ebay and It's just arrived and I've wound a ball with it and it's absolutely BRILLIANT - wish I'd bought one years ago!