The Knitters Thread

euronorris

OrkneyStar wrote: »

Yeah those are lovely, I would like to make something like that too one day, most of mine are a little shorter. I suffer from the hand/feet like ice-block syndrome lol, so I like warm woolies!

TBF, the last couple of winters have seen temps of -12, so it's not surprising at the moment!

I'm expecting the same this year, and determined to be more wrapped up than before.

You know you've become a (somewhat) sensible adult when your Birthday wishlist is full of things like slipper socks, thermal socks, earmuffs, snoods and balaclavas! :rotfl:

euronorris

I am falling in love with so many patterns!!!!

Keiss_21

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OrkneyStar

euronorris wrote: »

TBF, the last couple of winters have seen temps of -12, so it's not surprising at the moment!

I'm expecting the same this year, and determined to be more wrapped up than before.

You know you've become a (somewhat) sensible adult when your Birthday wishlist is full of things like slipper socks, thermal socks, earmuffs, snoods and balaclavas! :rotfl:

I have always felt the cold in my extremities but since moving to Orkney I consider more and more of me to be an extremity :eek::eek::eek::eek:
It is the wind here that is so hard to get used to.

Robson65

Hi there,

I thought those of you who are knitting for Christmas might be interested in these. They are just a bit different.

http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/projectdetail.jsp?projectFlag=true&CATID=&fullPath=knit%2C+crochet+%26+fiber+arts////knit&PRODID=xprd367807&subCatName=knit

Robson

Mazzawa

In prep for winter and a draughty old house I'm going to get us hot water bottles. Been searching for a nice pattern for a cover for them so I can make a 100% wool one for warmth - does anyone know of a free pattern that looks like one you would buy out of the shops? Any skill level - I'll learn if I get stuck!

euronorris

OrkneyStar wrote: »

I have always felt the cold in my extremities but since moving to Orkney I consider more and more of me to be an extremity :eek::eek::eek::eek:
It is the wind here that is so hard to get used to.

I can imagine!

And I understand about wind. It's very windy here, more often than not. Which is nice in the summer, but just awful in winter.

After I got caught out in a recent rainstorm, which bent my umbrella (!), and saw me drenched, the OH bought me one of these: http://www.senzumbrellas.com/ Not cheap for an umbrella, but works a treat!

I have a mini, so that it fits in my bag, and it is windproof up to 60km/h (I think, might have that a little low). The larger sizes are windproof up to 100km/h.

Sorry, completely off topic. Just had a Dutch lesson and went over some bits for asking questions in shops. I found a shop in my town, so am going to head over there on Saturday.

cuddles123

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euronorris

Mazzawa wrote: »

In prep for winter and a draughty old house I'm going to get us hot water bottles. Been searching for a nice pattern for a cover for them so I can make a 100% wool one for warmth - does anyone know of a free pattern that looks like one you would buy out of the shops? Any skill level - I'll learn if I get stuck!

There are loads on Ravelry (free to join) here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/search#sort=best&query=hot water bottle cover

OrkneyStar

Mazzawa wrote: »

In prep for winter and a draughty old house I'm going to get us hot water bottles. Been searching for a nice pattern for a cover for them so I can make a 100% wool one for warmth - does anyone know of a free pattern that looks like one you would buy out of the shops? Any skill level - I'll learn if I get stuck!

This is the project page for my hot water bottle cover, the pattern link is on there. Was a lot easier than it looks to knit. Or as others have said, you can search on ravelry too .