The Knitters Thread

OrkneyStar

iwantanipod wrote: »

Mary

Good name . I know someone else who goes by that name too .

dizzy_lizzie

OrkneyStar wrote: »

I have a really bad cold/sinusitus/not sleeping, so no enthusiasm/energy/concentration to knit!
Have you joined ravelry.com ? Lots of us are on there and there are hundreds of inspiring projects to look at, and loads of free patterns! x

Ooh hope you feel better soon Orkney.
Warm hugs x

Love the little mitts cuddles.
x

Rummer

I have started to knit a pig from "Knitted Toy Tales" which is one of my favourite crafting books. Not a natural knitter though so I think it is going to take me quite a while

Keiss_21

Hope you are feeling better soon Orkney...sinusitis is no fun.

Listening to R4 programe on Edwin Muir and Orkney atm...lovely!!

Not much knitting done this weekend, been busy sewing (all day workshop yesterday) and watching rugby...no, I don't want to talk about it!!

Going to do more sewing again later...really inspired. Might do some knitting tonight while watching tv.

Enjoy your Sunday everyone xx

recipeholic

moo2moo wrote: »

Fianlly rediscovered knitting after a decade of other stuff. Had forgotten how much I enjoyed it and how addictive it can be.

Just finished this which was tons of fun to do.

Hi from a long-time lurker on this thread. I was inspired by the photo of the tea cosy in the post above to buy the pattern and make one for my aunt who loves owls. I wonder if anyone could help with this part of the pattern please:

"Cast off loose for top of head by knitting 2 sts together in the back of the sts"

I can knit 2 sts together without problem and I can cast off, but I can't quite understand how to do the 2 together. If anyone could help I'd be very grateful.

Liz

Flat_Eric

Does anyone know the best place to buy rico pompon wool ? and can anyone tell me are they easy to knit (coming from someone who is a complete knitting novice )

cuddles123

Sorry recipeholic - never come across that CO before. I would do a sewn CO on something like that.

Flat Eric - have you tried Kemps or Ebay?

Been making a heart for an online swap

lynseydee

recipeholic wrote: »

Hi from a long-time lurker on this thread. I was inspired by the photo of the tea cosy in the post above to buy the pattern and make one for my aunt who loves owls. I wonder if anyone could help with this part of the pattern please:

"Cast off loose for top of head by knitting 2 sts together in the back of the sts"

I can knit 2 sts together without problem and I can cast off, but I can't quite understand how to do the 2 together. If anyone could help I'd be very grateful.

Liz

What you need to do is put your needle from your right hand into the back of the first stitch and also through the back of the next stitch as if you were going to just knit one stitch as normal, wind the yarn round both stitches and knit them both together. This way you will be decreasing your stitches and in effect casting off.

Sorry if I've not explained this properly and hopefully someone will come along and explain it a bit better.

recipeholic

lynseydee wrote: »

What you need to do is put your needle from your right hand into the back of the first stitch and also through the back of the next stitch as if you were going to just knit one stitch as normal, wind the yarn round both stitches and knit them both together. This way you will be decreasing your stitches and in effect casting off.

Thanks, but I'd still end up with half the number of stitches on my needle wouldn't I?

furball

Asked for help on this on another thread and some lovely ladies told me it is knitted in moss stitch. It's knitted in 100% cotton but i can't find any that looks the same thickness with good stitch definition. Not bothered about 100% cotton but do want the stitch definition. Is it aran or chunky or super chunky. Has anyone used anything they could recommend. Many thanks in advance. http://www.lauraashley.com/bedspreads/parker-cotton-knit-blanket/invt/3519303/