The Knitters Thread

Mrs_Money

NannyJanny wrote: »

Cuddles

I knitted this - http://www.cpu-enterprises.com/sirdar/books/298.htm last year. You can slide-show the individual items. Any of them fit the bill?

Loved this! Alan Dart always has such a closely engineered shape to his designs which I think, is part of what makes them special.
Talking of Alan Dart - I use Last Minute Auction to watch for cheap knitting wool and patterns that may have only reached 99p on Ebay and last Sunday I was idly watching an auction finish and an Alan Dart knitting pattern for Muffin the Mule (which had been taken out of a knitting magazine) sold for £56 :eek:
Take a look HERE - I'm now watching with a sort of sad fascination to see if the two others that are on there now sell for the same sort of money- it's all very strange!

mrs-moneypenny

that is seriously expensive for a kniting pattern

Mrs_Money

Yes it really is! I can't quite see the point in it - someone really wanted it badly didn't they? LOL

NannyJanny

Crumbs, that's some money for a pattern. That kind of thing could turn a person into a hoarder. Think of all the old patterns we've chucked in our clutter clear outs.

cuddles123

Wow - must be desperate to pay that for a pattern.

I'm looking for the Alan Dart Advent Tree if anyone sees it going cheap.

I have finished my first 2 pieces of bunting - Tree and Srtocking - and knitted a Pudding and Toy Sack for the next 2. Just need to sew the bunting and attach them.

Pictures in my Ravelry Projects

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/learning2me

NannyJanny

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SIMPLY-KNITTING-ISSUE-46-OCTOBER-/160616313020

Couple on ebay, but days to go on bidding. Last one went for 99p. But they all seem to be around £2 postage.

jennyjelly

Cuddles I think I have that mag at home - I'll check tonight and will be happy to scan it and email it to you if you like.

cuddles123

jennyjelly wrote: »

Cuddles I think I have that mag at home - I'll check tonight and will be happy to scan it and email it to you if you like.

Thank you so much - would really appreciate it :T

janb5

Mrs_Money wrote: »

Talking of Alan Dart - I use Last Minute Auction to watch for cheap knitting wool and patterns that may have only reached 99p on Ebay and last Sunday I was idly watching an auction finish and an Alan Dart knitting pattern for Muffin the Mule (which had been taken out of a knitting magazine) sold for £56 :eek:

Hi- how do you do `last minute auction` and is it addictive!

Mrs_Money

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Hi- how do you do `last minute auction` and is it addictive![/QUOTE]

Last Minute Auction is just a handy website with a list of things that are about to finish on Ebay and it just serves up a real-time list you can watch - mmm could be addictive I suppose!
The link I've given should open up on all things "knitting" , but there's categories just down the side. All you have to do is click on a category you are interested in and watch. Of course the auctions are finishing every few seconds (the ones at the top of the page) so you may need to refresh your page occasionally.
If you decide to have a look at an item - just click on it in the list and the Ebay page will load up. It helps to be already logged in to your Ebay account (if you are seriously thinking of bidding).
But a word of caution - watch postage charges - some 99p items are probably not bid on because their postage charges are astronomical!
HTH