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  • lambanana
    lambanana Posts: 685 Forumite
    I do a long tail cast on (one needle and thumb) for most things but will do a cast on with two needles if the pattern instructs me to.

    I wish I was at home knitting right now, my brain has turned to mush of late and I can hardly concentrate on anything. Perhaps I'd be better in bed even!

    I'm starting to get into a pre-Christmas knitting panic as well so I really need to focus on my gift knits and getting those done ahead of all the things I keep thinking about knitting for myself.
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  • SallyUK
    SallyUK Posts: 2,348 Forumite
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    Evening Everyone

    My daughter really likes the long winter scarves that are around at the moment, but they're not quite long enough for her.

    I remember, years ago, knitting a maxi scarf that reached my ankles! lol

    Does anyone remember those really long scarves and has anyone got any idea how many balls one would take?

    Thanks,

    Sal
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  • pigpen
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    thifty wrote: »
    piggers hello!:santa2: how is little one? pics on fb are lovely

    She is lovely thank you.. getting bigger by the second but feeding has settled so I am actually getting the house organised and shipshape.. even over half term.. and trudging through m 5 binbags of wool.. :eek:

    Back to my pink one though as I have to get this finished and a white one done by the 11th!
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  • superstar67
    superstar67 Posts: 31 Forumite
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    hi all i work in pound stretchers and they have some lovely wool for any of you who have used rico pom pom wool £10 a ball our shop does a slightly different type of pom pom wool at £5.99 250gms. i have knitted it and it knits really nice and soft.today they have some beautifull mohair 250gms and some wool with sequins in it

    sharon
  • thifty
    thifty Posts: 1,027 Forumite
    pigpen wrote: »
    She is lovely thank you.. getting bigger by the second but feeding has settled so I am actually getting the house organised and shipshape.. even over half term.. and trudging through m 5 binbags of wool.. :eek:

    Back to my pink one though as I have to get this finished and a white one done by the 11th!

    Wow you have a problem there! I thought my stash was bad but that's truly:eek: How did it get that bad? BTw my house is still flyshape:D
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  • pigpen
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    thifty wrote: »
    Wow you have a problem there! I thought my stash was bad but that's truly:eek: How did it get that bad? BTw my house is still flyshape:D

    Hi, my name is Pigpen and I have a problem.. I confess to spending hundreds of quids in the wool shop.

    My house is being deep-flyed a the moment.. it was a pit!
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  • blueberrypie
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    pigpen wrote: »
    She is lovely thank you.. getting bigger by the second but feeding has settled so I am actually getting the house organised and shipshape.. even over half term.. and trudging through m 5 binbags of wool.. :eek:
    thifty wrote: »
    Wow you have a problem there! I thought my stash was bad but that's truly:eek: How did it get that bad?

    Compared to some of the people on Ravelry, that hardly even qualifies as a stash ;-) - there are people who measure theirs in *rooms* rather than bags...
  • nuttywoman
    nuttywoman Posts: 2,203 Forumite
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    My Owl fingerless mittens

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    I got this pattern from raverly and love it. They supposed to be knitted in aran but i`ve done them in a chunky and went down a needle size. They so quick to knit up , i`m going to be knitting a few pairs for christmas pressies.
    Btw, the yarn i bought from a charity shop for 59p per 50gr ball and managed to get 2 balls and just started on the 2nd ball for the last 10 rows.
    Oh and the yarn is Bri - Nylon lol, a blast from the past there lol
  • natc
    natc Posts: 593 Forumite
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    nuttywoman - Love the fingerless mittens!

    Im sorry to barge in here, ive just found the thread and subscribed, going to a fair bit to read through from the beginning!

    Im a beginner, only made a lil hat for my neice recently and attempting to make her a lil cardigan with a hood. Never used a pattern before, only played about when was a kid knitting scarves and then taking it all to pieces and starting again!!! - So to have finished something is a miracle!

    I just wondered if anyone can tell me what "knit straight until measures...." means? Im presuming just knitting away until the piece measures the required length? Probably a really stupid question - Sorry again!

    nat
  • mandy_moo_1
    mandy_moo_1 Posts: 1,201 Forumite
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    natc wrote: »

    I just wondered if anyone can tell me what "knit straight until measures...." means? Im presuming just knitting away until the piece measures the required length? Probably a really stupid question - Sorry again!

    nat

    yep thats right nat....and no its not a stupid question :)

    i'm learning to knit again after a break of 20 yrs!!
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