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cuddles123

Just finished the buttons and loops on my latest Mug Cosies

dizzy_lizzie

cuddles123 wrote: »

Just finished the buttons and loops on my latest Mug Cosies

Ooh you just get better and better at these! Love 'em. Well done :T
Luv Dizzy x

susan946

cuddles123 wrote: »

Just finished the buttons and loops on my latest Mug Cosies

Love these, Cuddles. Life's been really busy in our house recently but I have promised myself that as soon as I've finished a jacket for no2 gs I shall have a play!

Sue

joella

Hi I wonder if anyone can help me I was thinking of knitting two balls of double knitting wool together would this be the same as using chunky wool please......

SBeth

Hello everyone. Another avid knitter here. I am trying to resist buying new wool/yarn until I have used up my stash :rotfl: Currently knitting socks, scarf and a sock wool blankie

jennyjelly

joella wrote: »

Hi I wonder if anyone can help me I was thinking of knitting two balls of double knitting wool together would this be the same as using chunky wool please......

There was a letter in an old knitting mag about this so I dug through them and found it. Someone has posted the same query and the answer is this:

2 strands of 4-ply = 1 stand of DK
2 strands of DK = 1 strand of aran
2 strands of aran = 1 strand of chunky.

I suppose there is a certain amount of variation but it's a general guide.

So according to this you would need 4 strands of DK to make chunky.

HTH
JJ

lambanana

lynseydee wrote: »

Lambanana, I like these socks, which pattern did you use?

I didn't use a pattern I've knit so many pairs of plain socks now I don't need one! The wool patterned itself, it's one of the Trekking XXL colours, I got it from www.modernknitting.co.uk and it is lovely stuff, I'd recommend it. You could knit the same style of sock using Silver's sock class: http://www.cometosilver.com/socks/SockClass_Start.htm or the violet green sock generator: http://violetgreen.co.uk/sock_pattern_calculator.php

The ribbing is twisted ribbing (K1tbl, p1) which I think makes lovely, neat ribbing.

pigpen

Moomins chunky jumper in Robin Picasso chunky.. age 7-8 but huge and warm





Tiddles stripedy cardy, in need of pressing. age 6-7 this was lovely yarn, Sirdar one.. I forget and can't move to check

SuziQ1962

Yay- done my second twirly scarf in the bid to dress my family for xmas 2011!

lynseydee

lambanana wrote: »

I didn't use a pattern I've knit so many pairs of plain socks now I don't need one! The wool patterned itself, it's one of the Trekking XXL colours, I got it from www.modernknitting.co.uk and it is lovely stuff, I'd recommend it. You could knit the same style of sock using Silver's sock class: http://www.cometosilver.com/socks/SockClass_Start.htm or the violet green sock generator: http://violetgreen.co.uk/sock_pattern_calculator.php

The ribbing is twisted ribbing (K1tbl, p1) which I think makes lovely, neat ribbing.

That is so clever not needing a pattern, I could never imagine knitting socks without one :rotfl:

So I guess, as I'm already using Silver's pattern, I could just shorten the rib so it looks more like your socks. That was the thing I liked about yours was the little ribbing part.

And thanks for the additional website.