The Knitters Thread

Mrs_Money

karmacookie wrote: »

Ah, that's a good idea! I made a scarf out of can can, it was nice but just not me. I quite fancy making a cushion cover out of it tho!

A cushion cover! What a good idea - do you mean all frilly? How would you do that? Sounds great!

karmacookie

Mrs_Money wrote: »

A cushion cover! What a good idea - do you mean all frilly? How would you do that? Sounds great!

Mmm, not sure really Probably would be easier to just knit one panel with the 'frilly' yarn and sew it on to a cushion cover I already have!

A few months ago I saw a pattern for a bag in a magazine, this yarn was used to make 'roses' as an embelishment!

OrkneyStar

http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/OrkneyStar/53763345/PIC_7714_medium.JPG
More pics on ravelry (this one not great focus but cannot get it back off DS!)
Spent the afternoon making him for DS.....he fell in love with something similar at nursery and wanted his own!

lambanana

Aww OrkneyStar he's really cute! I've got a bit of an urge to knit toys at the moment but I have enough projects on the go so I'm resisting!

cuddles123

Just finished this - first time I've used eyelash wool.
Found it hard to join.

Quick question please.
Will be knitting a hat for grandson from a pattern I've done before. This time I have Chunky instead of DK.
Should I use smaller needles?

OrkneyStar

cuddles123 wrote: »

Quick question please.
Will be knitting a hat for grandson from a pattern I've done before. This time I have Chunky instead of DK.
Should I use smaller needles?

I would tend to use at least 6 or 6.5mm needles with chunky wool, depending on how chunky it was, and would go to a bigger size if pattern/wool suggested it. I would normally use 3.25 to 5mm needles with DK wool, and 2.25 to 3.75mm needles with 4ply/sock.
With the chunky are you planning to follow the same pattern and hoping for a hat the same size as the DK one ? If so you will have to somehow adapt it to make less stitches in it, otherwise it will come out bigger.
Even if you try to use smaller needles (which will be very un-comfy with chunky wool) it might well be bigger.

Could you get hold of a similar chunky pattern ?

Someone else might have more advice.

janb5

Hi,

I`ve been making socks for a while now and really enjoy working with 4 needles. I`ve come unstuck recently as I`ve been trying to make socks for a baby and some of the pattern is baffling -

i.e. slyb,slyf,p9(p11,p13,p15)s1yf.

Now is it best to slip the stitch first or move the thread back or front prior to slipping. Particularly stuck at the end of a line as s1yf.....the yarn is just sitting there and isnt` secured` if that makes sense.

Has anyone got any ideas please? Thank you!

blueberrypie

janb5 wrote: »

Hi,

I`ve been making socks for a while now and really enjoy working with 4 needles. I`ve come unstuck recently as I`ve been trying to make socks for a baby and some of the pattern is baffling -

i.e. slyb,slyf,p9(p11,p13,p15)s1yf.

Now is it best to slip the stitch first or move the thread back or front prior to slipping. Particularly stuck at the end of a line as s1yf.....the yarn is just sitting there and isnt` secured` if that makes sense.

Has anyone got any ideas please? Thank you!

Without seeing the pattern, but...

slyb = slip with yarn at back
slyf = slip with yarn at front

So at the end of the round you have just slipped a stitch with the yarn at the front, and then you would move the yarn to the back of the work and slip the next stitch with the yarn at the back. Don't worry about it not being secured, because it will be secured in the next stitch when you purl the first of the p9.

Just be aware that a lot of slipped stitches when working in the round can pull your work in a bit - make sure the yarn in front/back when you slip is loose enough so that doesn't happen.

Mrs_Money

Have we all seen MSE's offer to get your hands on a free copy of Knitting for Dummies? From what I remember, having seen it in a bookshop some while ago, it's quite comprehensive and even more experienced knitters may still find it useful!

OrkneyStar

So it seems the Lidl near us will have the wool we all talked about earlier....just wasn't showing online......hmmmm was in town today so cannot justify another trip tomorrow (with the cost of diesel). I also resisted 'lopi' in the charity shop- have plenty of yarn and plenty to knit- no more stockpiling!