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The Knitters Thread
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Sorry- senior moment-French and Dutch!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3ibivZ5ex6mMVpBeTVZY1JLLVU/view?pref=2&pli=1 that should take you to an english translation!
Mrs H xLiving in a superhero induced haze :A:A
"You did good Kidda!"
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Thanks Mary- that was really helpful and the side notes are good too. I found that Jeny`s surprisingly stretchy bind off was a great help and her version is the better one!0
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Can anyone recommend knitting needles that don't make any noise , I have taken up knitting after a gap of about 20 years and I'm now surrounded by three males in the household who are constantly moaning about the metal needles clicking together .0
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Can anyone recommend knitting needles that don't make any noise , I have taken up knitting after a gap of about 20 years and I'm now surrounded by three males in the household who are constantly moaning about the metal needles clicking together .
Hi, I use bamboo needles and I'm sure they are quieter than metal ones. I recently bought 3 pairs from *bay for £5 inc postage. Hope this helps.Debt free - Mortgage free - Work free ( in that order
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I use rosewood or plastic needles.. they are much quieter than metal.. or you could tell them to bog off you have to listen to their games an sport and tv rubbish.. this is your revenge!
LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
I've just finished knitting my first ever pair of socks and am proud of them - yes they're a long way from perfect but the fact of the matter is I made them AND turned my first heel! Sorry if the picture is massive.
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Those look great! My first pair of socks took forever, and then I had to frog them and do another pattern as they stretched too much on first wear!0
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Thank you! I didn't use ideal yarn but I just followed Liat Gat's online course where she goes through the fleegle heel with you and used worsted weight as recommended. I did enjoy doing them though and am going to have a go at them using self striping 4 ply next - 2 at a time!!Flymarkeeteer: £168 and counting0
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I haven't tried self-striping yet - can't convince myself that I'd like/wear striped socks.
2 at a time is brilliant - I think I would suffer from Second Sock Syndrome very badly otherwise.0 -
I love self patterning wool rather than self striping. I have never been able to get my head around Magic Loop but it does look sooo clever!0
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