The Knitters Thread

hiddenshadow

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/western-hills---the-blanket or http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rippling-waves-baby-blanket ? Both free.

mary_hinge

Mummy I have knitted the ripple blanket from the first link and love it!

I've you fancy giving the crochet ripple ago Lisa at Attic24 has some great tutorials!

:j I've finished the wild vanilla baby cardigan I started last night!! I love it so much I plan to do some more in the next few sizes up!

I have some of the wool left and think I can make a hat or a chunky headband to match, now to find a newborn to gift them too :rotfl:

mary_hinge

I sat up knitting a head band to match the little cardigan lastnight and have just enough for a matching hat so will do that tonight when Mr H is out!

Need to still down and finish off my pattern/yarn pairing too but houseowrk and food shopping seam to be getting in the way :eek:

How is everyone else doing?

Mrs h x

plumduff55

Hi everyone, I started another pair of fingerless gloves and will hopefully finish them tonight. They're for my sisters birthday next week. I gave her black ones at Xmas and she loves them for driving. So I'm knitting her a gray pair to put in with her present.

Like you Mary, I've started going through my wool stash and making a list of all the wool I've got. Hoping that by doing this I will not be tempted to buy any more wool. There are 2 craft exhibitions near me in the next 3 weeks and another one a month later. I may buy some quilting material and must STOP myself from buying wool.

I found 250g of chunky wool in a lovely mulberry shade ( a leftover from a jacket I knitted myself a few years ago). Not enough to knit granddaughter a cardigan so I searched the Internet and found a nice cabled waistcoat pattern. I have ordered it and can't wait till I start it.

I think I will have to go through and sort my knitting patterns as well.

Happy knitting xx

mary_hinge

:beer: I love that everyone is organising/reducing thier yarn stash!! Just think when it's all gone we can buy more :rotfl:

I've knitted a newborn hat tonight with the last of the hand dyed semi-solid purple to match the cardigan and the head band I made.

I have rather alot of 100% merino pure wool thats kettled dyed and beautiful BUT it really isnt practical and Mr H has already felted 2 of the items I have made by putting them in the washing machine So plan A) make them and felt them on purpose or try to sell them :cool:

The Superwash wool I have a list of 18 items to turn them in to :eek: but first the yellow cable blanket needs finishing!

Mrs H x

mummyyof5

Thank you so much Mary Hinge...good excuse to buy more wool although Im trying to hold off till we go to Newcastle as I love the wool shop there.
Im knitting an aran jacket for myself at the moment ..slow going so want something to alternate with xx

tooties

Good evening everyone,

I am still plodding on with the socks, they are taking an eternity. I will get there in the end, at least i hope so.


happy knitting

mary_hinge

Morning,

Another 8 rows of yellow blanket lastnight before my wrist/thumb complained! will take it to the cinema this afternoon and hopefully get some more done.... will keep my hands out of the popcorn bucket :rotfl:

current Wip:

• yellow cable blanket knitted
• vintage baby romper Knitted
• duckling shawl crocheted :eek:
• giraffe crocheted
• huge ripple blanket crocheted :eek: Fb Timehop tells me I started this 2 years ago today 3/4 left to do

For once my wip list is smaller then my "things I want to make" list


Does anyone else go through stages where they prefer knitting over crocheting then it's the opposite? always when I have loads of crocheting to do all I want to do it knit :rotfl:


Mrs H x

mary_hinge

Only 26 more rows to go on the yellow blanket :j:j:j

I'm far too happy about it being finished

plumduff55

plumduff55 wrote: »

Hi everyone, I have been de-cluttering under stair cupboard and found some wool I had stashed there a couple of years ago as it was all small amounts and not enough to do full size garments. I'm going to list it below and I'm not going to knit anything else till its knitted. I have spent an hour going through patterns to find things I could knit so here goes:

Filati da Collezione 300g in fawn/pink
This is lovely chunky yarn and I'm going to knit a cable scarf for dil for xmas. I have already knitted her fingerless gloves and a hat in this so that will complete the set. She loves the hat and gloves.

Paton's Spritz Aran 200g in a champagne colour.
I'm going to knit a lacy scarf and fingerless gloves for a xmas present. Several years ago everyone got these in different colours as xmas presents but not the gloves. 200g will be enough yarn to knit both.

Sirdar Denim Sport Aran 230g in lilac/purple
I'm going to knit grandson a shaw collar jumper for xmas. He will be 18 months old then.

Twinkle DK 60g in black with silver thread
This will be another pair of fingerless gloves for a Xmas present. I gave a few of these as presents this year and they were well received as good when texting.

Teddy Soft as Silk DK 200g in lemon.
This is a really soft yarn so going to knit a baby girl gift set to put by for next wee girl to be born.

Well, that's my list and I've written it here so that I'm not tempted to knit something not on the list. First knit is going to be the jumper for grandson's Xmas.

This afternoon I'm going to sew up the jumper for granddaughter that I finished last night. The pattern is from a magazine, it has moss stitch borders and a heart on the front. It's really nice knitted in pink Patons Smoothie. I don't often knit with 100% acrylic but I've done a few kids things with this and it washes great.

Phew ..... What a length of a post.

Happy knitting xx

Hi everyone, in just under a month I have completed my list above and also completed another 2 pairs of fingerless gloves, a child's Aran helmet and mitts and a girls hairband. Very happy with my progress.

I was at a craft exhibition on Saturday and as they did not have any stalls selling wool I was not tempted to buy any :rotfl:

I could not find a 4.5mm bamboo needle, couldn't understand where it was and then I found it wedged at the back of the drawer and snapped in half :sad:. So tomorrow I'm going to a nearby town with several charity shops to see if I can find one. Also looking for some buttons for recent knits I've finished.

I've just started a chunky cabled waistcoat for dgd, its size 22"
( James Brett jb048) so knitting up really quickly. I hope it's as nice when finished as it looks on the pattern.

Happy knitting xx