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cuddles123

Just finished my Aran Cushion Cover and immediately started another one!





I'm now looking for different designs, hopefully free patterns, in Aran weight for a 16" cushion, if anyone knows of any please?
Found one I like from Knit Today, but the PDF is blank!

pennib

Has anyone ordered wool from this company? Some of the yarn is on sale at what looks to be reasonable prices. Very tempted.;)
http://www.cucumberpatch.co.uk/

pennib

moo2moo wrote: »

A Dead Fishy Hat

Great hat, we need a model to see what it's like on!

Pablosmummy

Hello, I've posted on here a few times before but I doubt anyone remembers me! anyway I want to make a knitted nativity scene using up scraps of dk I have left but I'm going to have to buy some more for the skin colour - problem being I cant find anything that is a remotely normal skin tone! any ideas? dk and cheap lol. ooh and online if possible or even a brand that I can search for on ebay.?
thank you! making a baby freindly nativity seemed alot easier in my head...

Pablosmummy

cuddles - that cushion is gorg! I keep meaning to make some cabled cushion covers to match our living room but havent got round to it, you have inspired me to start! how cosy will they be in winter! (or summer...its not exactly hot at the moment..)

Apollonia

Pablosmummy wrote: »

Hello, I've posted on here a few times before but I doubt anyone remembers me! anyway I want to make a knitted nativity scene using up scraps of dk I have left but I'm going to have to buy some more for the skin colour - problem being I cant find anything that is a remotely normal skin tone! any ideas? dk and cheap lol. ooh and online if possible or even a brand that I can search for on ebay.?
thank you! making a baby freindly nativity seemed alot easier in my head...

I use Patons Fab shade 02328. It is available in 25g balls for toymaking (approx 70p a ball) or 100g balls (approx £1.80).
I just looked on the Patons website and shade 02328 is called 'skin'!

Purplelinda has it in stock 69p for 25g - I've used that site before and found it to be good:

http://www.purplelindacrafts.co.uk/patons-fab-dk-25g-skin-2328-1162-p.asp

homealone_2

cuddles123 wrote: »

homealone

Is this pattern any good?

http://www.berroco.com/194/194_charlize.html

thanks that would have fit the bill but am no longer knitting it now, thanks again for looking

homealone_2

would like to start knittinf whats called an easy tank top. i have learned the hard was to always do a tension square but have no idea what they are asking me to use to get guage it says
"14sts =4 inches" but how many rows am i meant to do??? also pattern says to use 4.5mm on a pattern of k2 p2 rib with a bulky wool would i be able to use an aran wool for this? or is it not thick enough? and if not could i then just double up the wool as i have plenty?

OrkneyStar

homealone wrote: »

would like to start knittinf whats called an easy tank top. i have learned the hard was to always do a tension square but have no idea what they are asking me to use to get guage it says
"14sts =4 inches" but how many rows am i meant to do??? also pattern says to use 4.5mm on a pattern of k2 p2 rib with a bulky wool would i be able to use an aran wool for this? or is it not thick enough? and if not could i then just double up the wool as i have plenty?

The tension square will tell you how many stitches per inch (or stitches per 4 inch in this case) and should also state how many rows per inch, otherwise it isn't a square . Aran wool is normally about 5-6ply, so doubled up it would be pretty bulky (too bulky?). You really need to do a tension square to get a definite answer, for something you will be wearing like a tank-top, less needed for a blankie etc.

OrkneyStar

NannyJanny wrote: »

Someone has actually written out a pattern in the facebook link. You don't have to belong to facebook to view it. Uses circs or dpns. Sounds like an ideal project for a sock knitter to me!

where is the link- I cannot find it at all