The Knitters Thread

mioliere

miss_corerupted wrote: »

i can't knit a stich!!! my mam has tried many times to teach me but i'm left handed and she's not, but now i am a bit more intersted and i'm looking for a hobby so this might be good. How should i start, any recommendations?? I will just say am cack(sp) handed so please be patient and ease me in gently!!

MISS CORERUPTED - I've just found this: http://learn-to-knit.com/left1.htm with instructions for left-handers learning to knit. Another idea, if your Mum is still happy to teach you (!), is for you to watch how she does it in a mirror - this will give you the 'left-handed' version. Good luck!

Ishtar

miss_corerupted wrote: »

i can't knit a stich!!! my mam has tried many times to teach me but i'm left handed and she's not, but now i am a bit more intersted and i'm looking for a hobby so this might be good. How should i start, any recommendations?? I will just say am cack(sp) handed so please be patient and ease me in gently!!

I'm left-handed and it was a challenge to teach me (so I'm told!). In the end my mum couldn't teach me so my nan did instead. I knit right-handed, so I'm not sure how to start with the left-handed approach - I'm sure someone will be along in a while, though.

There are some good teaching videos online here which might give you an idea of where to start.

D.

Ahh, I see Mioliere has beaten me too it...

salome

Re post about left handed knitters. I have two left handed daughters, I taught them to knit right handed. There isn't really any need to learn any different from right handed people. Just sit down with someone and do what they do :-)

charlies_mum

Olliebeak wrote: »

I've recently got a new granddaughter and been knitting like crazy.

I've got a new granddaughter, but I'm not allowed to knit for her. I used to knit all DS school jumpers, and thought he looked lovely, but apparently he used to get teased, so won't let me knit for gd :rotfl:

homealone_2

i am snowed under with projects and having problem with one item as am thinking it knitting up a bit thick. mum wanted a waistcoat in mohair, now i know she hates the bits going everywhere so bought some of that fun fur stuff which looks very similar but it was knitting up quite thin so decided would mix in a double knit wool which looks very nice but is knitting up quite thick have already knitted about 10 inches so need to decide now whether to leave it as it is or unpick and do just fun fur. hubby says it looks good and how being old dhe will like the fact that it is thick i an just not sure. have only done 2 inches of back of ds1 jumper for xmas which is a big turtle neck aran effort and am a head shortof a mt bean bear. also huge stack of wool for my magazine job for fancy throw. getting quite panicky now so best get knitting one of them...

stefejb

Re left handed knitters - I'm left-handed too but knit right handedish. I think it looks ok but other knitters say I look awkward. Saying that I'm just about old enough to have been forced to use my right hand at school so while not exactly ambdextrous I cut, knit and crochet with my right hand but sew and write with my left. incidentally my 3dds all eat lefthandedly although i did teach them the proper way - they have just copied me I guess. It's real funny when we go out to eat as we all four of us simultaneosly switch the cutlery

Olliebeak

charlies_mum wrote: »

I've got a new granddaughter, but I'm not allowed to knit for her. I used to knit all DS school jumpers, and thought he looked lovely, but apparently he used to get teased, so won't let me knit for gd :rotfl:

awww so sorry to hear that, charlies mum. Knitting for the new arrival is part of a 'nana's joy'! I was crocheting in the delivery room while my daughter was in the early stages of labour - only before it got to the 'business stage' lol!

Have you tried asking your daughter-in-law about knitting a pretty matinee coat and bonnet - she may not feel the same way as your son does. Anyway a newborn baby isn't in a position to be teased by anybody!

My 6 year old grandson has actually asked me to knit him an aran style sleeveless cardigan this year - he chose the pattern from my collection himself and has asked for pale blue! What a little love - either that or he's learning very quickly how to stay in nana's good books!

bellaquidsin

Oooo, I do agree. Little baby girls in pretty knits are a world away from boy's in knitted school jumpers - I wouldn't afflict that on a boy these days. But I knitted for both my grandchildren in the early years and the little garments were well received by my daughter and very gratefully received by the young mum they were passed on to at a later date.

Happy knitting to all,

Bella.

bellaquidsin

I'm still waiting for baby number two to arrive. It's not very nice for the mum to have to go to 42 weeks but it has given me a bit more time to complete the garments and I'm still not ready.

I am working on a blue hooded jacket for a boy and last night in my haste I picked up the stitches and knitted half the hood before I realised I had used the wrong wool, as I have two lots of blue wool on the go and they are very similar but NOT the same.

Please tell me if you do 'daft' things like this too. I am a competent knitter but I do make some silly mistakes sometimes, especially when I am under pressure.

Bella

tooties

Hi Bella,
no your not alone i often do silly things when im knitting too.
All part of the fun my ds has asked me to knit up 2 cardis or something for his friends twins so he can give them a present for xmas "cos im a bit skint mum"
of course i said so now im off to knit up 2 matching cardis for the twins im glad they are only 6 months old
regards
tooties