The Knitters Thread

PipneyJane

Spider_In_The_Bath wrote: »

I finally managed to take some photos of some of the things I made for Christmas. Our camera was playing up and so I didn't get the chance to photograph things that went out in the post.

I knitted a fairy for our tree (decided to make her a punk fairy and not too fluffy).

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg54/knittingspider/IMG_0779.jpg

I made a jumper and a hat as presents for my husband.

jumper
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg54/knittingspider/IMG_0784-1.jpg

hat (this picture was taken when we had been out and got very wet and so the hat looks a bit mishapen as it is soggy when the photo was taken)
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg54/knittingspider/IMG_0781.jpg

I am currently knitting some bright socks for me - just finished the one so far.

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg54/knittingspider/IMG_0780.jpg

I love the skulls on the hat. What is the name of the pattern, please? I know a few people who'd love to knit it.

(The jumper is lovely too but the hat just blew me away.)

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PipneyJane wrote: »

I love the skulls on the hat. What is the name of the pattern, please? I know a few people who'd love to knit it.

(The jumper is lovely too but the hat just blew me away.)

The hat is named 'we call them pirates' and the good thing is that the pattern is free - just google it. The pattern is made from 4 repeats in the round, but OH has a big head and so I did 5 repeats using double knitting wool and it fits perfectly.

OrkneyStar

Just thought I'd show you all my lovely knitting bag, which I won as part of the ravelry Sock Knitters Anonymous October KAL......was a random number generation prize but still very pleased....

It came all the way from America, so feeling very honoured to have go it.

Keiss_21

Wow, well done Orkney...looks really lovely!

Hope you have survived all the "breezes" up with you and had a good Christmas and New Year. One of my cousins won the Christmas Ba'....really pleased for him. The last member of our family to win it, was my grandfather...in 1935!!!

Still not started any socks from the book yet, wanting to finish DS2's socks first, at size 12s, thay take a time to finish...hope I have enough wool (I have another ball of the same colour, just in case! ).

Might even get some knitting done today, you never know..need to get the decorations down first though, will get DS2 to help...he is 6'2", so doesn't need to stretch like I have to! :rotfl:

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

Just found a great bargain on sock wool which deosnt happen very often and it is quite expensive... http://kempswoolshop.com/search.aspx regia 50g at £1.39 a ball which is very good and the colours are lovely too. I've been naughty though and bought 15 balls (oops!) the postage was good too at £4, the site calculates the weight as you go aling and you can check how much it will cost before you go through checkout.

I shouldnt have bought it really but it was an investment

Rummer

Looks like you bought it all :rotfl:

pennib

All the makes are lovely.
SITB....your fairy certainly is different from the usual :T
Orkney that is a lovely bag to have won.....jealous now!

Here is a little bunny that I just fancied making (others on my h'page)

Florenceem

Desperate_Housewife wrote: »

Just found a great bargain on sock wool which deosnt happen very often and it is quite expensive... http://kempswoolshop.com/search.aspx regia 50g at £1.39 a ball which is very good and the colours are lovely too. I've been naughty though and bought 15 balls (oops!) the postage was good too at £4, the site calculates the weight as you go aling and you can check how much it will cost before you go through checkout.

I shouldnt have bought it really but it was an investment

I haven't tried knitting socks - are they easy to knit and how much yarn do you need for a pair please?

Florenceem

pennib wrote: »

All the makes are lovely.
SITB....your fairy certainly is different from the usual :T
Orkney that is a lovely bag to have won.....jealous now!

Here is a little bunny that I just fancied making (others on my h'page)

Love the bunnies - is that a Debbie Bliss pattern?

Rummer

Where is the best place to sell unused yarn? I have some that I am not going to use again, still in as new condition with paper binding etc I was thinking ebay but wondered if there was anywhere yarn specific?