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  • cuddles123
    cuddles123 Posts: 1,381 Forumite
    Just finished the buttons and loops on my latest Mug Cosies

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  • dizzy_lizzie
    dizzy_lizzie Posts: 2,952 Forumite
    cuddles123 wrote: »
    Just finished the buttons and loops on my latest Mug Cosies

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    Ooh you just get better and better at these! Love 'em. Well done :T
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  • susan946
    susan946 Posts: 474 Forumite
    cuddles123 wrote: »
    Just finished the buttons and loops on my latest Mug Cosies

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    Love these, Cuddles. Life's been really busy in our house recently but I have promised myself that as soon as I've finished a jacket for no2 gs I shall have a play!

    Sue
  • joella
    joella Posts: 51 Forumite
    Hi I wonder if anyone can help me I was thinking of knitting two balls of double knitting wool together would this be the same as using chunky wool please......
  • SBeth
    SBeth Posts: 25 Forumite
    Hello everyone. Another avid knitter here. I am trying to resist buying new wool/yarn until I have used up my stash :rotfl: Currently knitting socks, scarf and a sock wool blankie
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    joella wrote: »
    Hi I wonder if anyone can help me I was thinking of knitting two balls of double knitting wool together would this be the same as using chunky wool please......

    There was a letter in an old knitting mag about this so I dug through them and found it. Someone has posted the same query and the answer is this:

    2 strands of 4-ply = 1 stand of DK
    2 strands of DK = 1 strand of aran
    2 strands of aran = 1 strand of chunky.

    I suppose there is a certain amount of variation but it's a general guide.

    So according to this you would need 4 strands of DK to make chunky.

    HTH
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  • lambanana
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    lynseydee wrote: »
    Lambanana, I like these socks, which pattern did you use?

    I didn't use a pattern :o I've knit so many pairs of plain socks now I don't need one! The wool patterned itself, it's one of the Trekking XXL colours, I got it from www.modernknitting.co.uk and it is lovely stuff, I'd recommend it. You could knit the same style of sock using Silver's sock class: http://www.cometosilver.com/socks/SockClass_Start.htm or the violet green sock generator: http://violetgreen.co.uk/sock_pattern_calculator.php

    The ribbing is twisted ribbing (K1tbl, p1) which I think makes lovely, neat ribbing.
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  • SuziQ1962
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    Yay- done my second twirly scarf in the bid to dress my family for xmas 2011! :)
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  • lynseydee
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    lambanana wrote: »
    I didn't use a pattern :o I've knit so many pairs of plain socks now I don't need one! The wool patterned itself, it's one of the Trekking XXL colours, I got it from www.modernknitting.co.uk and it is lovely stuff, I'd recommend it. You could knit the same style of sock using Silver's sock class: http://www.cometosilver.com/socks/SockClass_Start.htm or the violet green sock generator: http://violetgreen.co.uk/sock_pattern_calculator.php

    The ribbing is twisted ribbing (K1tbl, p1) which I think makes lovely, neat ribbing.

    That is so clever not needing a pattern, I could never imagine knitting socks without one :rotfl:

    So I guess, as I'm already using Silver's pattern, I could just shorten the rib so it looks more like your socks. That was the thing I liked about yours was the little ribbing part.

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