The Knitters Thread

MoonJelly

ejb1983 wrote: »

Hello
Im hoping you lovely knitters might be able to help me my nan taught me to knit when I was young ive only just started to knit again I can cast on and off knit and purl so as you can imagine ive done a scarf lol I think the scarf is in moss stitch like knit 3 purl 3 pattern and ive done one with that frilly wool stuff really easy and possibly cheating lol
Anyway I was wondering if anyone has any simple ideas I could try next I cant read knitting patterns I like the idea of knitting things as a present or sonething for my little one who is just 2. I also get confused with the different types of wool needed I have needles of 7 mm and 5 mm there was a book in smiths looked good but it was 25 pound seems an awful lot !
Thankyou for any help

One of the most useful things I did when I retook knitting was joining my local knitting group. I found the people there welcoming and incredibly generous with their time and advice.

Check the craft section at the library. Tons of books for free (well, you do have to return them but...).

Scour charity shops for yarn and needles (even patterns). You'll have to ask for them because Health and Safety now dictates needles and such must be kept behind the counter. Most charity shops will make you a deal if you buy a few pairs of needles. You may also find yarn which you can use to knit squares and practice new skills.

Lastly, you can check out your local freecycle network (Google freecycle and the name of the town/county where you live). Lot of people have needles and yarn to give away.

Good luck!

APennySaved

Hiya!

Here goes . . .

Can anyone recommend a good DVD for Learning How to Knit (Beginners)?!

I did knitting as a kid, but never took it further.

Maybe it has been all those cold winter months stuck indoors but I am suddenly inspired to take up knitting again.

I vaguely remember terms such as casting on & casting off, knit one, purl one, etc. but know I wouldn’t have the foggiest how to do them now. Plus I have no idea how to make anything really productive, once I have remastered the basics!!

I would like to learn by following a DVD – a visual/practical guide – rather than an image-only book.

I don’t want to just use YouTube as vids disappear off the YT website all the time, which can be really frustrating.

I have – of course – tried Amazon & eBay, but am stumped by the range of titles :eek: available.

Magazine freebies turn out to be deceptively short – I’d like to go from relearning the basics to actually knitting something! Rather than just learning how to cast on & off, which is what the mag hand-outs seem to offer (!) Presumably you're then supposed to buy their mags – but that's not for me as it's not the VFM way!!

I am going to be doing this just for fun & the relearning experience, so don't need a top of the range ( = top £ too!) guide – just a good intro . . . in any case, who knows WHERE that will take me!

Apollonia

APennySaved wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good DVD for Learning How to Knit (Beginners)?!
...

I don’t want to just use YouTube as vids disappear off the YT website all the time, which can be really frustrating.
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I use the videos at Knitting Help.com -

http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/learn-to-knit

The quality is better than most youtube vids and I find them easy to follow, even for advanced techniques.

And of course, they are free! :money:

APennySaved

Thanks Appollonia - great!

Have had a look at that website. Yes it looks quite good!

So shall give it a whirl. :T

WHAT a range of DVDs there are out there! Sometimes I think there's too much choice in the world -
Which reminds me - this made made me laugh!: a while back I saw "cornichons" on a supermarket shelf, only to see "gherkins" right next to them - with the exact same jar & label-design too. And, yes, it was the exact same product inside the jar - size, format, & all.
We'll be seeing a third product - "Les cornichons" - added to the shelf next!
I would have thought that labelling just 1 jar "Cornichons (gherkins)" - or, of course, the other way around "Gherkins (cornichons)" ! - would have done the trick. But then I'm all about common sense, not Marketing Strategy!!

OrkneyStar

Phloem Socks:

Rikki

APennySaved wrote: »

Hiya!

Here goes . . .

Can anyone recommend a good DVD for Learning How to Knit (Beginners)?!

I recommend the Staci Perry's web site VeryPink.com

She has video tutorial for most knitting needs, as well as patterns you can download with accompanying videos you can knit along with.

APennySaved

Rikki wrote: »

I recommend the Staci Perry's web site VeryPink.com

Thanks Rikki - looks great! - I shall check it out at the weekend.

:T

cuddles123

Fifty Shades of Grey socks

mary_hinge

I'm on the right front of a cardigan for my 9 year old having done the back and left side already. It is a 8 row repeat pattern with :eek:seed stitch, honey comb cables, blackberry stitch and mirror reversed cables.... my hands and shoulders seem to ache like mad after a hours knitting and I'm not sure why?!:o It is in beautiful Wendy wool "bramble" Aran (kemps sale special last year :j) and knitting up fairly quickly. My friend recommended bamboo needles as they maybe "lighter" has anyone else had this problem? I don't want to buy new needles fo it not to make a difference, Knitting is supposed to save me ££ not make me spend more :rotfl:

Rikki

mary_hinge wrote: »

I'm on the right front of a cardigan for my 9 year old having done the back and left side already. It is a 8 row repeat pattern with :eek:seed stitch, honey comb cables, blackberry stitch and mirror reversed cables.... my hands and shoulders seem to ache like mad after a hours knitting and I'm not sure why?!:o It is in beautiful Wendy wool "bramble" Aran (kemps sale special last year :j) and knitting up fairly quickly. My friend recommended bamboo needles as they maybe "lighter" has anyone else had this problem? I don't want to buy new needles fo it not to make a difference, Knitting is supposed to save me ££ not make me spend more :rotfl:

I use circular needles even when not knitting in the round. The work is then resting in your lap and not pulling the needles down and making them heavy in your hands.