The Knitters Thread

BOBS

Morning - dont usually frequent this forum thread but popping in to say hello and ask if any of you have attempted to knit a woolly the spider off the childrens cbeebies forum ?? - thinking I could probably make it up as I go along but would appreciate any advice - thanks all

moo2moo

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aggypanthus

Hello everyone,

I have chunky to knit a mans jumperss but can find a free pattern anywhere for a simple plain stocking st round neck pref with raglan or drop sleeves. I may return the yarn and get DK, i think this is more suitable for him wearing around the house, as he get very hot, whilst needing an extra winter layer over a T shirt indoors!
also, I bought it from hobbycraft with a 20% disc voucher, will they transfer the disc to any goods I swop it for?

casperlarue

BOBS wrote: »

Morning - dont usually frequent this forum thread but popping in to say hello and ask if any of you have attempted to knit a woolly the spider off the childrens cbeebies forum ?? - thinking I could probably make it up as I go along but would appreciate any advice - thanks all

Is this any good for you?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KNITTING-PATTERN-ONLY-WOOLLY-SPIDER-SOFT-TOY-/261112445062

Apollonia

aggypanthus wrote: »

Hello everyone,

I have chunky to knit a mans jumperss but can find a free pattern anywhere for a simple plain stocking st round neck pref with raglan or drop sleeves. I may return the yarn and get DK, i think this is more suitable for him wearing around the house, as he get very hot, whilst needing an extra winter layer over a T shirt indoors!
also, I bought it from hobbycraft with a 20% disc voucher, will they transfer the disc to any goods I swop it for?

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/chunky-raglan-pullover

If you aren't already registered on Ravelry it's free to join and then if you do change to DK you can browse sweater patterns in the new weight or even by which brand of yarn you bought.

MoonJelly

Has anyone here tried the wool from China sold on Ebay? Is it good, bad, or what? It seems such a good price and with my hubby being so tall his jumpers require quite a bit of yarn weight. At the same time I don't want to use something that it is going to grow "fuzz balls" (I know this is not the right term but I'm tired today) after a couple of months.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200832617083?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

aggypanthus

Apollonia wrote: »

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/chunky-raglan-pullover

If you aren't already registered on Ravelry it's free to join and then if you do change to DK you can browse sweater patterns in the new weight or even by which brand of yarn you bought.

Thanks ,I shall register now.

aggypanthus

Yardage makes no sense to me lol!

Apollonia

aggypanthus wrote: »

Yardage makes no sense to me lol!

Yarn is sold by weight - usually 50g or 100g balls but not all yarn balls will have the same length of yarn. The label will tell you how many metres (or yards*) of yarn in each ball.
For example, I'm currently using a chunky yarn that has 140 metres of yarn in each 100g ball so if I wanted to knit the pattern I linked to then I would need 6 balls of this yarn. If I chose a yarn that was in 50g balls of 80 metres length then I would need 10 balls of that. If I only bought 6 balls of the 50g weight then I would run out of yarn because I would only have 480 metres when I need 800 metres.

HTH

*it's usually metres everywhere except the USA - they haven't gone metric yet but Ravelry provides both measurements. Also, beware of USA patterns with USA needle sizes - they are NOT the same as the old British sizes.

nooney

I wonder if anyone can tell me where to buy woven labels for hand knitted garments.Im making Xmas presents and the ones Ive seen seem quite expensive.
thanks in advance