The Knitters Thread

cuddles123

La_escocesa wrote: »

Just found this great little project http://www.craftbits.com/project/needle-wool-knitters-brooch

MIL is getting one of those with a book about knitting for her bday :T Sorted.

Have made some of these - dead easy.
Made 2 into magnets and waiting for backs to make the other 2 into brooches.

I'm now trying to think of similar things for sewers and crafters. Anyone have any suggestions?

kayl

Hoping someone can help.
Am trying socks for the first time, and, as it looked easier, downloaded a free pattern which only uses 2 needles. I should have read through it first! I have just reached the toe shaping, and the abbreviation "ssk" is used - can't think what it means?
Also, in the finic=shing instructions it says to join toe "using the 3 needle cast off or the kitchener stitch". Can anyone help??

hadenmaiden

There's a kitchener stitch tutorial herehttp://www.stitchdiva.com/custom.aspx?id=50
You can also watch it demonstrated on you tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7jIzwO5Nv4

SSK is slip, slip, knit those two stitches together - I often replace them with slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over - it seems to look the same
Hope that helps

blueberrypie

kayl wrote: »

Hoping someone can help.
Am trying socks for the first time, and, as it looked easier, downloaded a free pattern which only uses 2 needles. I should have read through it first! I have just reached the toe shaping, and the abbreviation "ssk" is used - can't think what it means?
Also, in the finic=shing instructions it says to join toe "using the 3 needle cast off or the kitchener stitch". Can anyone help??

SSK means slip-slip-knit - put your right needle into the first stitch on the left needle as if you were going to knit it, but instead of knitting it, just slip it to the right needle. Then do the same to the next stitch. Now put the right needle through both of the slipped stitches, from left to right, and knit them both together.

Kitchener stitch is a special stitch you use to graft two pieces of knitting together so the join is invisible. The 3-needle cast-off is another type of joining two pieces of knitting. Have a look at http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall06/FEATfall06TT.html and http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer04/FEATtheresasum04.html

maman

anguk wrote: »

Was it this site?
http://www.stickatillbarbie.se/

It's a fantastic site for Barbie, Action Man & Bratz patterns.

That's the one, and for lovers of Abba everywhere

this is the sort of pattern I used!:rotfl:

susan946

cuddles123 wrote: »

Have made some of these - dead easy.
Made 2 into magnets and waiting for backs to make the other 2 into brooches.

I'm now trying to think of similar things for sewers and crafters. Anyone have any suggestions?

Cuddles - how about mini patchwork squares - either knitted log cabin, or sewn?

hadenmaiden wrote: »

There's a kitchener stitch tutorial herehttp://www.stitchdiva.com/custom.aspx?id=50
You can also watch it demonstrated on you tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7jIzwO5Nv4

SSK is slip, slip, knit those two stitches together - I often replace them with slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over - it seems to look the same
Hope that helps

I have never quite worked out how this works. If you slip, slip then the two slipped stitches are on the right hand needle. How do you then knit them together without slipping them back onto the left hand needle? ............or am I being totally thick? (on second thoughts probably best if you don't answer that!!!!!!!)

Sue

blueberrypie

susan946 wrote: »

Cuddles - how about mini patchwork squares - either knitted log cabin, or sewn?



I have never quite worked out how this works. If you slip, slip then the two slipped stitches are on the right hand needle. How do you then knit them together without slipping them back onto the left hand needle? ............or am I being totally thick? (on second thoughts probably best if you don't answer that!!!!!!!)

Sue

You just slide the left needle into both stitches on the right needle. The left needle is already pointing towards your right, and it will go from left to right through the first stitch, then through the second. If you keep the left needle in front of the right needle, the position of the two needles is just the same as it is when you are knitting a stitch in the normal way. Yarn around needle, slip the right needle and the loop of yarn through both stitches, and pull them off the left needle.

janb5

Hi - wonder if anyone has some advice. I make socks and usually use Regia wool. I have two pairs as normal and noticed on the second pair that the pattern is not quite the same. It is not even a question of `losing` some yarn so that they sould be the same - the pattern is different. I havent noticed thios before on other self patterning yarn.

Secondly I use wooden needles -the Knit Pro ones and although the pattern says 2.75 needles, I use 2.25 otherwise they are too baggy.

Love to know whether anyone has any experience of this?

susan946

blueberrypie wrote: »

You just slide the left needle into both stitches on the right needle. The left needle is already pointing towards your right, and it will go from left to right through the first stitch, then through the second. If you keep the left needle in front of the right needle, the position of the two needles is just the same as it is when you are knitting a stitch in the normal way. Yarn around needle, slip the right needle and the loop of yarn through both stitches, and pull them off the left needle.

Thank you Blueberrypie. I could never figure it out before and I'll try it next time I pick up my knitting needles. I've only come across this abbreviation once in a sock pattern I knitted - I think it was called shepheards lace. As I couldn't work it out I used skpo to get the required decrease and the pattern looked fine - although the photo on the pattern wasn't very good so I couldn't see how it was supposed to look!

Sue

susan946

janb5 wrote: »

Hi - wonder if anyone has some advice. I make socks and usually use Regia wool. I have two pairs as normal and noticed on the second pair that the pattern is not quite the same. It is not even a question of `losing` some yarn so that they sould be the same - the pattern is different. I havent noticed thios before on other self patterning yarn.

Secondly I use wooden needles -the Knit Pro ones and although the pattern says 2.75 needles, I use 2.25 otherwise they are too baggy.

Love to know whether anyone has any experience of this?

Haven't come across this problem, but have you checked the colour and lot numbers to make sure they are the same?

I also use knitpro wooden needles - having tried them I wouldn't use anything else if I could help it. I use the interchangeable points and my only problem is that I haven't found the tips in the smaller sizes. They are expensive, though , but I don't regret the investment.

Sue