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OrkneyStar

You could follow the number of stitches for an 'in the round' pattern but just knit flat and then seam together. Knit all right side rows, purl all wrong side rows. For the rib then on the wrong side just purl into the stitches that were knit on the correct side and vice versa. I couldn't find any baby leg warmers on ravelry that were knitted flat and free.

OrkneyStar

Quick slippers for DS:

pattern

boredjellybean

OrkneyStar wrote: »

You could follow the number of stitches for an 'in the round' pattern but just knit flat and then seam together. Knit all right side rows, purl all wrong side rows. For the rib then on the wrong side just purl into the stitches that were knit on the correct side and vice versa. I couldn't find any baby leg warmers on ravelry that were knitted flat and free.

thank you - sadly that is all foreign to me lol seems I'm more of a beginner than I though :rotfl:

OrkneyStar

boredjellybean wrote: »

thank you - sadly that is all foreign to me lol seems I'm more of a beginner than I though :rotfl:

Sorry, not sure how else to help, someone can maybe explain it better?

boredjellybean

OrkneyStar wrote: »

Sorry, not sure how else to help, someone can maybe explain it better?

No worries - it's me & my inability to compute knitting language - I see instructions on paper but they swim into my head in gobaldy gook

OrkneyStar

boredjellybean wrote: »

No worries - it's me & my inability to compute knitting language - I see instructions on paper but they swim into my head in gobaldy gook

Reworded my ravelry search and got these:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/search#craft=knitting&query=baby%20legwarmers&availability=free&fit=baby&pa=worked-flat&sort=best&view=captioned_thumbs

Not sure if any good or not?

lucy_lemon

Can anyone recommend some good books for a beginner? A serious beginner! I can do one stitch and that's it currently It sounds crazy but I want to be able to knit myself a hippogriff (from Harry Potter!) by Christmas. Think it's do-able?

mummyyof5

Hi all Im after some help with fingerless mitts..im sure I got the pattern from this site a few weeks ago...but I have done them on size 10 and 8 needles.....wondering if they should just be made using size 10s throughout

The pattern uses 4 colours..1 main and 3 for the stripes..alternating between..garter stitch and stocking stitch..TIA xx

PipneyJane

lucy_lemon wrote: »

Can anyone recommend some good books for a beginner? A serious beginner! I can do one stitch and that's it currently It sounds crazy but I want to be able to knit myself a hippogriff (from Harry Potter!) by Christmas. Think it's do-able?

Hi Lucy

The Stitch & B!tch book is very good on techniques. (Not sure the b-word will get throught the sensors spelt properly). Also, I'd suggest you go onto Youtube and search for "Australian Style" knitting - it's virtually the same as the English (throw) style you'll probably have been taught BUT you hold the right needle like a pen, which is far less fiddly (it can't fall out of your stitches) and much faster. That will make knitting easier. I can't access Youtube from here or I'd find it for you.

If you're a visual learner, Youtube is very good for techniques once you know which one you want to look up. So is Knittinghelp.com. Ravelry.com is another resource you should join - it's like Facebook for knitters but is far, far better. There are free patterns, discussion forums, other people post their project pictures and notes so you can read how they solved any problem you're facing with a pattern, etc.

Yes, you can make a Hippo-griff by Christmas. Do not let anyone or any pattern intimidate you. Knitting is only two different stitches; everything else is a combination of those two and how you wrap the yarn around your needle. There are tricks to keeping your place in a pattern and following charts, etc, but once you've mastered knit and purl, you've conquered knitting. You can even knit your cast on edge - the knitted cast-on is quite stretchy.

What I'd suggest before you try the Hippo-griff pattern is something I suggest to every new knitter: take a 100g ball of smooth yarn (DK weight is good) and a set of needles that match the needle size mentioned on the ball band, cast on about 60 stitches, knit for 2 inches, purl for 2 inches then work in stocking stitch (one row knit, one row purl) for 2 inches, repeat until you almost run out of yarn and then cast off. You're not making a scarf; you're not making anything. This is your practice piece. It'll have holes. It'll be a wonky shape. You'll end up with more stitches than you started (probably). What you are doing is mastering your stitches and settling your tension.

The only other piece of advice I'll give you is always do a tension square before you start a pattern (the Americans call it a gauge swatch). Every pattern comes with a stitch and row count over (usually) 10cm/4 inches using a given needle size in the yarn specified. Since every knitter knits with a different tension, it is vital to "get gauge" if you want the garment you are knitting to match the dimensions given in the pattern. Add 10 extra stitches and knit 10 extra rows to that specified in stitch/row count, to ensure the middle of your swatch is relaxed (that's where you'll do your counts). Wash your swatch and allow it to dry before you count your stitches/rows because stitch counts can change after washing (and you will be washing your finished product).

- Pip

mardatha

Hi all - am wondering if any of you can recommend a nice lacey scarf pattern done in cobweb or 2ply on big needles? Just for pretty xmas presents.