The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Food & crafts => Crafts => Topic started by: Blinkers on October 26, 2011, 09:10:58 pm
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I've got cable pattern socks on mine at the mo. How about you? :wave:
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One cardigan, (main work atm) one jumper (for about the last two years :o), one set of needles with socks on (always have a pair of them on the go), one cowl (got stuck and lost the pattern...) and spinning wheel is working overdrive....
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I have 3 things going at the moment, wrist warmers, lacey scarf and socks
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Socks on my needles too :)
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A wrist warmer; a jumper from mill spun Heb from my own sheep mixed with alpaca - just started; a jumper for OH in New Lanark yarn, started last year and nearly finished - it is an Aran 'sampler' ie has several small patches of different Aran patterns dotted around and I can't think of the last one to do ::); a shawl has just been cast off.
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I have just finished knitting a babies hoodie and I am crocheting a scarf/shawl
Sally
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I have just bought a full new set of bamboo needles and a full set of bamboo circular needles so I can knit more :thumbsup:
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wrist warmers for us both - pattern from ellisr - plus plying hand spun chunky wool
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I have just bought a full new set of bamboo needles and a full set of bamboo circular needles so I can knit more :thumbsup:
Now you just need to grow several new pairs of arms ;D
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No I get bored easily so if I have a few projects I can move from one to the other and the boredom doesn't set in, they all get done in the same amount of time just the way I like to do things. Just found a jumper I made for OH that I put away as I couldn't find my darning needle so will make that up tonight as well maybe 2 years late but better late than never.
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I tell my OH that his jumper is for christmas but I never tell him which christmas ;D ;D
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A pink matinee jacket for my granddaughter due in December. Also a waistcoat for me that is on hold until I've finished knitting for the baby and will probably have to wait until I've knitted some wrist warmers and I want to knit scarves with pockets for my other two granddaughters for Christmas.
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an arran jumper in my own wensleydale wool, and a cable tunic.
my daughter is knitting a cushion cover in lincoln dk.
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i love proper knitted jumpers - especially using home produced wool. Used to knit in days gone by, but my days are caught up with such important matters as mucking out and feeding etc now. Need a few extra hours in the day.
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i love proper knitted jumpers - especially using home produced wool. Used to knit in days gone by, but my days are caught up with such important matters as mucking out and feeding etc now. Need a few extra hours in the day.
This is the only time of year I get to sit down and do some knittin' . The early dark evenings do have some benefits :thumbsup:
I've just started turning the heel on the first sock now - this is my first attempt so fingers (or maybe toes) crossed ;D
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My Granny used to get stuck with sock heels, but that was because she had to remember how to do it :o, with no written pattern. I would be hopeless without it being written down, but given a good pattern I love the magic of how just a few carefully placed increases and decreases produce a beautifully turned heel.
Good luck with it :hshoe:
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Ive run out of wool for the next knitting project...must buy some! I dont think the spinning will provide any useful yarn any time soon. I knit whilst watching telly and NEED som now the long evenings are here. My spinning needs too much concentration at the moment I dont think I could cope with telly too!
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I've just had to make some stitch markers for my new project as for the life of me I can't find the ones I made last year. This weekend I'm going to have to put my knitting to one side and make a needle roll to keep my needles in as I seem to loose them in summer and then have to buy new each winter and I may make one for my crochet hooks as well.
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Really into my crafts at the moment, although the spinning is on the backburner 'cos I can't find enough time and patience to learn to do it properly ::)
I'm knitting a Bowmont wool pullie for my youngest son right now. Just finished knitting one for myself - first ever attempt at knitting a whole item of clothing!!! I'm quite pleased with it, but my OH says it looks like a 'medieval garment' - not sure what he means by that, but I don't think it was quite the insult I took it to be :D I was really pleased with myself for getting it finished. Must admit the seams were a bit wonky, but it fitted well.
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A badger.
yes really - Patons have got this woodland collection which is a badger, a mole, an otter, a hare, a hedgehog and a beaver. Too cute for words, and a friend is expecting their first child this week,so I had better start sewing it up!
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I was looking at those patterns Greenerlife please post piccies when your finished
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at my work we have a spinning and knitting circle so I felt the pressure to have a go and I've nearly finished my first jumper! it was suppose to be a crimble present for my husband last year but I might just get it finished for this year! I'd love to knitt something from scratch ... from spinning but how long would it take to spin enough wool for a jumper? has anyone on here done that?
Red ;D
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a baby cardigan, for my OH's grandaughter, due in 2 weekd
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My Granny used to get stuck with sock heels, but that was because she had to remember how to do it :o, with no written pattern. I would be hopeless without it being written down, but given a good pattern I love the magic of how just a few carefully placed increases and decreases produce a beautifully turned heel.
Good luck with it :hshoe:
Cripes - clever Granny :thumbsup:
OK, so I've turned the heel....but....it seems to have a line of little holes along each side where I've picked up the stitches. They don't seem to show up in the photo of the finished sock on the pattern :-\ Is it the way I've picked them up? I picked up one side of each little 'chain' if that makes sense? ??? ???
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OK, so I've turned the heel....but....it seems to have a line of little holes along each side where I've picked up the stitches. They don't seem to show up in the photo of the finished sock on the pattern :-\ Is it the way I've picked them up? I picked up one side of each little 'chain' if that makes sense? ??? ???
It sounds like you end stitches maybe a little slack, my grandma always told me to slip my first stitch on every row to keep the edges tight and neat, I wonder if it could be that.
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My Granny used to get stuck with sock heels, but that was because she had to remember how to do it :o, with no written pattern. I would be hopeless without it being written down, but given a good pattern I love the magic of how just a few carefully placed increases and decreases produce a beautifully turned heel.
Good luck with it :hshoe:
Cripes - clever Granny :thumbsup:
OK, so I've turned the heel....but....it seems to have a line of little holes along each side where I've picked up the stitches. They don't seem to show up in the photo of the finished sock on the pattern :-\ Is it the way I've picked them up? I picked up one side of each little 'chain' if that makes sense? ??? ???
I think it probably is the way you have picked up the stitches. Next time try a different way, such as picking up both sides of the chain, or the further inboard side. I honestly can't remember which is the best way, so you will just have to experiment - unless someone else knows.
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at my work we have a spinning and knitting circle so I felt the pressure to have a go and I've nearly finished my first jumper! it was suppose to be a crimble present for my husband last year but I might just get it finished for this year! I'd love to knitt something from scratch ... from spinning but how long would it take to spin enough wool for a jumper? has anyone on here done that?
Red ;D
I taught myself to spin a good few years ago, and my incentive was to spin up enough to knit a jumper. It took me about 3 weeks, but I did almost nothing else, because I was trying to get to grips with the spinning. It then took me a further 3 weeks to knit the jumper, on circular needles, which do away with the need to sew seams.
However, it is really one of those unanswerable questions, because it depends on how quickly or slowly you spin, how big you are so how much yarn you need (I need a lot ::)) and how much time you have to spin. The whole process is speeded up if you are using ready carded fibre as fleece preparation can take far longer than the actual spinning. It is probably best to start with making a beanie hat as you don't need much yarn for that.
It now takes me much longer to spin enough yarn for a whole jumper, as I spend less time on it, and knitting up takes ages.
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I'd love to knit from one of my own fleeces but I think it would take me about 2 years to actually finish it! :wave:
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;D ;D The sooner you start the sooner you will finish :D :D :wave: :sheep:
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Well, I've finished the first sock and it actually doesn't look too bad now.....although the toe end if rather square ??? ??? Think I;ll just double check that bit ::) Anyway, sock number two is not on the needles :thumbsup:
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Well done, Blinkers. :D
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I have volunteered to knit 29 loo roll covers for a residential home, got to number 4 so far and already think I am mad. I have a cardigan on the go as well which should have been finished LAST May! My wheel has some gorgeouse Polworth though I have no idea what to do with the finished yarn yet as it is supposed to felt really easily
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Make something lovely which won't be worn or washed very frequently, then when you do wash it do it very very carefully........
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The thought of that wool is screaming a knitted rug (very fashionable) and over time it will felt all by itself. I wouldn't put it in a main traffic area but a bit of luxury in the bedroom
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Sadly I only had half a fleece so not enough for a rug but any ideas what I could make that never or very rarely gets washed, I made a super soft scarf of alpaca and that is now very felted, I think just by wearing something made of Polworth is going to felt. Interestingly I have some merino in a pocket of my shoulder bag and that has felted and what friction could it have had, none that I can think of.
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A muff? Or... something felted? :)
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Felted (boiled) wool is all the rage so how about giving in to the inevitable. You could make a huge shawl and carefully felt it smaller. I wear shawls fequently indoors because our house is quite cold - a shawl is quicker to put on and off than a jumper. I have felted knitted mitts but found it very difficult to work out how big to make them initially so that they would be the right size when felted. They did work out ok.
Or I wonder if you could felt the yarn before you knitted it - that could affect the handle of the yarn differently than felting it after it's knitted or woven. If you were to dye it, then it would become felted then anyway.
I'm trying to do a bit of lateral thinking here....... ::) :D
I've just seen Sally's bit which she wrote while I was still cogitating, but the same idea :wave: ;D
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Umm felting the yarn sounds good but how do you wash it so it does not felt together? if i can do it the finished article should not felt again once knitted? Wrist warmers could work as they would felt as I wear them,but they would be better dyed first otherwise they would not stay white for as long as it took to felt while wearing. so many ideas now to pin just one down and try it. Either it will work really well or not at all. I tried felting slipper socks with shetland two of the colours felted really well but the third would not what ever I or friends tried and believe it or not it was from a sheep that was known to produce felted fleece while still on its back! I have roll boiled jacob with no side effects. things felt when I dont want them to and wont when I do LOL
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Weyhey - finished my socks.....and I HAD made a mistake with the first one :P I'd missed a knit row between the decreasing rows on the toe end ::) So unpicked it and now both match 8) They're drying above the aga at the moment so will take a pic when they're dry. Dead chuffed and already started on the next pair - in an electric blue !!!
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Electric blue socks sound interesting. Photo?
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I have been crocheting a shawl for my sister for christmas. I was half way through when last months Simply Knitting magazine arrived with a free shawl pin which matches perfectly.
Sally
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The shawl is beautiful and I got the pin too just don't have anything to go with it (yet)
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That's GORGEOUS :thumbsup:
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I have been crocheting a shawl for my sister for christmas.
WOW. Lucky sister!
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Electric blue socks sound interesting. Photo?
Will do......when I've done 'em ;D :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Bionic that shawl is beautiful. Any chance you can do me one for Christmas? ;D Oh well, I thought I'd ask anyway.
Blinkers, I look forward to seeing the photos.
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The shawl was very easy to make and because its crochet its much easier to pick up and put down whenever you need to.
It was made from 3 balls of sock wool and I just continued crocheting until I had used up all the wool. Because you don't need to size it in the same way as a jumper I guess you could use more or less any wool to suit.
Sally
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I'd better start crocheting then.
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Just found a very similar one on Folksy.co.uk http://www.folksy.com/items/2611689-Autumnal-long-lace-scarf (ftp://www.folksy.com/items/2611689-Autumnal-long-lace-scarf)
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Just found a very similar one on Folksy.co.uk http://www.folksy.com/items/2611689-Autumnal-long-lace-scarf (ftp://www.folksy.com/items/2611689-Autumnal-long-lace-scarf)
wow they have some lovely things on this site. Just wish I had loads of money. I could easily spend it all.
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a big chunky scarf with my big chunky wooden needles, i love it! a lovely tweedy grey that suits the school uniform down to a tee. lol ;D
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Please can someone tell me the name of the website where you can down load free knitting patterns
thanks
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Please can someone tell me the name of the website where you can down load free knitting patterns
thanks
You can get some on Ravelry - is that the one you meant?
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There are loads of free knitting patterns on the internet
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There are loads of free knitting patterns on the internet
I found a pattern for a cowl and knitted it in a royal blue mohair, having found an odd ball in my box. That's my mum's Christmas pressy sorted. I think there may be enough wool to do some writst warmers to go with it.
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There are loads of free knitting patterns on the internet
I found a pattern for a cowl and knitted it in a royal blue mohair, having found an odd ball in my box. That's my mum's Christmas pressy sorted. I think there may be enough wool to do some writst warmers to go with it.
Sounds lovely :)
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I'll do a photo when I've sewn it up. Wonder who I can get to model it. Don't think it would suit my OH. ;D ;) The pattern was on the Guardian website but I just googled 'cowl knitting patterns'
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I'm now half way through the second 'electric blue' sock ;D. Its very fidly - having 5 needles on the go at the same time ::) ::) but I LOVE doing it and I think I'm now addicted to sock knitting :thumbsup:
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Blinkers,
I have just started knitting a pair of socks and I am finding it fiddly as well. At this time I am not sure I am sharing your love of it although what I have done looks very nice.
Sally
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I'm now half way through the second 'electric blue' sock ;D. Its very fidly - having 5 needles on the go at the same time ::) ::) but I LOVE doing it and I think I'm now addicted to sock knitting :thumbsup:
Blinkers,
I have just started knitting a pair of socks and I am finding it fiddly as well. At this time I am not sure I am sharing your love of it although what I have done looks very nice.
Sally
Whenever I've tried socks, or anything else, on four needles, I always seem to end up on three or even two. I think it may be because I try not to change needles at the same point every time in case is shows, then forget to change. ::)
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I quite like knitting with 5 needles, probably because it was a challenge initially, but I change to a mini-circular needle as soon as I can - for socks it only works with big boot socks. I recently bought some short bamboo needles in sets of 5 and they are lovely and light to knit with. In fact I'm off to start the cuff of my second sleeve using them.......
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How come you all seem to be knitting with 5 needles?
Mine were only a set of 4. Even with 4 needles I seem to be cack handed and end up stabbing myself in the chest with one of the spare needles. Other than putting some extra chest padding on when I am knitting I haven't yet come up with a solution.
Sally
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It's a silly question Sally - but are your needles longer than you need? I have been knitting wrist warmers (thanks ellisr!) on 4 sock needles and, clumsy as I am, I haven't stabbed myself once! For anything much larger I'd be on the magic round pins, as Fleecewife says.
I am wanting to have a go at socks - can anyone point me at a good pattern? And what advice about reinforcing heels? Different yarn? Special kind of stitch?
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I'm knitting socks on 4 needles, so you are not alone :) They are bamboo needles and lovely and light, there were 5 needles in the pack but the pattern only called for 4. It has been quite a challenge and a very slow process but I am pleased with the result so far. I have found it useful to have a look at a few You Tube clips and make sure I keep the yarn tight when knitting the first stitch off the next needle. Its a slow process but I am enjoying it. Have really enjoyed the reading the knitting threads on here.
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The 5th needles is ONLY because its a Cable pattern :thumbsup:
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To turn a heel I have to follow a pattern, so I would use 4 needles for that if the pattern said so. This is because it will state which stitches are on which needle and all instructions would be for that situation. But for the leg and the straight part of the foot I would use a 5 needle set, because it's easier. With 4 needles you are knitting in a triangle, which can be quite tight, but with 5 you are knitting in a square (plus the fifth to knit onto) and I find this easier. You could probably use any number :D
I now have the details of the sock book I recommended: The Twisted Sisters Sock Workbook by Lynne Vogel, Interweave Press. Mine was £11.50 but if I'd searched around a bit I'm sure I could have got it for less. It contains a basic sock pattern and then lots of variations for the heel, and even how to knit a sock in the flat on 2 needles (then add in the heel) The book teaches lots of the tricks of the trade and makes it all seem simple. There is a large section on spinning and dyeing for socks, which many would not be interested in, but overall it provides just the information and inspiration needed to get down to it.
Have a look at www.interweave.com (http://www.interweave.com) there are loads of books and patterns, although none of the patterns is free :(
I do have another sock book which was very helpful - must try to find it.
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How come you all seem to be knitting with 5 needles?
Mine were only a set of 4. Even with 4 needles I seem to be cack handed and end up stabbing myself in the chest with one of the spare needles. Other than putting some extra chest padding on when I am knitting I haven't yet come up with a solution.
Sally
Why not try needle ends/caps or pencils erasers with little holes punched in to stop the stabbing parts, I think Sally is right when she says she thinks your needles maybe to big or like me you maybe petit.
I am starting some 'extreme' knitting this weekend as I have been asked to do more rugs like I made last year and also have to make a pouffe as OH has DVT just now. Just ordered a longer set of 25mm needles so I am excited.
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I have just measured my needles and they are 20cm so I don't think they are too long. Neither can I blame it on being petite which I'm not >:(
Part of the problem is that I have been knitting with Archie on my lap and therefore am probably holding the knitting higher than I usually would to keep it out of his way. I have wine for dinner tonight so may try putting cork on the end of the needles.
Thanks for all the advice
Sally
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SallyinTNorth - thanks ! someone at work mentioned the website but I could not remember for the life of me what it was! its a great site!
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Bionic Sally - 20cms is probably fine - my dinky bamboo ones are 15cms and that is quite small.
I wonder if you are getting the needles organised properly as you knit? I make sure each time I start with the empty needle and the new one to be knitted from, that both their neighbours are under them, so the knitting is carried out above the needles which are out of use. That way you have two points towards you, but they are both below the working needles so don't tend to get caught.
Another reason is if you knit whilst wearing knitted clothing - the points catch in that horribly.
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Fleecewife,
I think you are right in that I don't hold the needles correctly. Currently I am knitting with them in a sort of square so one of the needles always ends up pointing at my body and stabbing me.
When I sit down later on I will try to hold them as you do and see how I get on. Thanks for the advice.
Sally
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Part of the problem is that I have been knitting with Archie on my lap
What's an "Archie" ? ;D
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Blinkers
Archie is my puppy. He is a black minature poodle and 13 weeks old today. If he is awake he is usually chewing something, hence holding the knitting high up.
Sally
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Part of the problem is that I have been knitting with Archie on my lap
Made me laugh out loud ;D ;D
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Hmm, its not so funny when he is either chewing the wool, pulling the stitches off the needle of trying to chew the ends of the needles, but when he is asleep he is lovely :).
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I have only recently taken up knitting again, telling people that I had stopped because I had cats and that now I do not have cats and no plans for cats in the house in future, I realised I could pick up my pins again. Most people, even those with cats, look at me in puzzlement - but every cat I have ever had regarded anything I was looking at as something they had to get upon, and every ball of wool they ever saw as an hour or so's chasing, gambolling and generally unravelling and knotting entertainment. In fact, I used to buy them big balls of multi-coloured wool for Christmas and let them run riot all over the house with them!
So I empathise with you, trying to knit with a lovable, playful Poodle puppy helping you :D
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I make bags with a draw string on to pop my wool in which means animals aren't a problem and my knitting is more portable so I can knit in the car
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Ellisr You are always so practical and inventive - give you a problem and you usually solve it - Regards Jan
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but when he is asleep he is lovely :).
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Ellisr You are always so practical and inventive - give you a problem and you usually solve it - Regards Jan
I must admit I stole that idea from my grandma she used to have a similar bag hanging from the chair arm and she would knit whilst we read to her. I have has to make numerous bag that I can attach together as I'm using 6-8 yarns at once at the moment
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I make bags with a draw string on to pop my wool in which means animals aren't a problem and my knitting is more portable so I can knit in the car
That's definitely the answer :thumbsup: I didn't even have to make mine as it came as a free shoe bag with a pair of El Naturalista clogs ;D and it's large enough to hold the big cone I am knitting from plus all the bits of my jumper.
One of the reasons I use circular needles is that generations of cats have made knitting a trial when they bat at the bobbles on the ends of straight needles - I can see that they must be irresistable ::) :cat:
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I make bags with a draw string on to pop my wool in which means animals aren't a problem and my knitting is more portable so I can knit in the car
I hope that's not when you're driving. ;D
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I like to multi task but driving and knitting doesn't work, the yarn get wrapped around the gear stick ;D
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You need to buy an automatic then ;D ;D ;D
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well we have just been talking to a friend who has a 4x4 automatic for sale, so have to practice corners whilst cabling
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Thats funny, I am just on my way out to look at a 4x4 automatic too. I currently have a 2 seater convertable and don't really think its suitable for when we move.
Sally
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When I had the craft workshop I seemed to be working all the hours there were to keep stocked up. I used to knit or crochet when walking the dogs, usually in the dark. I could knit a hat up to the decreasing while walking round. I did learn early on though that cables weren't a good idea. We lived in hill sheep and deer country. Cable needles tend to slide out of the work when you are walking. Believe me, you do not want to be groping round in the dark where sheep and deer have been wandering (and pooing). :P
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Well new extreme needles arrived today and the first rug is finished with fringing and second rug about a quarter done. I love this extreme knitting it is like painting with yarns
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ellisr,
Do you have any pics of the finished article?
Sally
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ellisr,
Do you have any pics of the finished article?
Sally
echo! :)
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It sold before I could get pics but I have another finished and maybe one more tonight. The customer has bought it as a pram blanket now I never though of that use ::)
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eventually pictures of the 2 I have made the other 2 have sold before I managed to get photos
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Ellisr they are lovely. You are so talented. I wish I could come and spend a few hours with you to pick your brains.
Sally
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You are always welcome to come and spend some time knitting and chatting
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Ellisr,
thankyou for the kind offer but unfortunately its not likely to happen as I am moving further away than I am now. Still, if ever I am planning to be in your neck of the woods I might well drop you a line in advance.
Sally
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Just been looking up extreme knitting online. It reminds me of a jumper I knitted in the late 60s for my boyfriend of the time. It was knitted with 5 strands of double knit yarn, 2 or one colour, 3 of another, on one inch diameter needles. I wasn't a knitter then so it was a real labour of love. He expressed great delight and wore it a few times, tehn I went round to his house and saw it on the washing line, dripping. He said his mum's washing machine has broken down so she washed it by hand. It reached to his knees after that and he never wore it again. It put me off knitting for many years! :(
Bionic where are you moving to?
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I have been using upto 15 yarns at a time and I have a rug to make that will be over 20 yarns.
I apologise for the bad photo but this was taken quickly before the new owners mum whisked it away to santa
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What thickness yarn? I have cones and cones of four ply. Did make a scarf with eight strands and 12mm needles and want to make another one. Think I need some thicker needles if I'm going to do more strands. The biggest I have is 15mm and only one. I think I bought it as a single needle for a specific purpose but can't rmember what.
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At the moment I am using 24mm needles and that can easily take up to ten yarns at chunky weight.
2 DK = 1 chunky
4 4ply = 1 chunky
and so on
It does look very good if you mix the weights and using a nice sparkly yarn/ thick thread as well. You have to get into the mindset of painting with yarn and not being afraid to mix colours and throw at least one colour in that clashes as that is the yarn that will lift the finished piece. Don't be afraid of just going into your stash randomnly choose yarns of any colours and knit 3 rows and see what your piece of art looks like
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Thanks, ellisr. So it looks like forty strands at once. I have a ball winder so can ball it up and then wind four strands into a ball which won't be so bad. I'm off to buy some 24mm needles tomorrow. ;D :thumbsup:
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you may have to buy them online as they aren't to common. 30 sts should give you about 60cms width on a 24mm needle using 6-8 chunky yarns ( and a very warm lap whilst knitting)
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Thanks for the advice. I've got to go to the wool place for buttons for my matinee jacket so I'll ask there first otherwise, I'll have to order. The thought of a warm lap has a lot of appeal at the moment. I just might not want to put my knitting away. ;D
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Wow, the thought of all that yarn being knittied at the same time is definitely extreme. I have never done anything like that but it does have an appeal. I might give it a go at some stage. I will have to order needles too as the biggest I have is 12mm.
MGM,
If all goes well I am moving to Camarthenshire. I might have to move out and move in in 2 stages though. The sale of my house will probably go through about 2nd week of Jan but don't think we will have completed the purchase by then so will need to find something to rent for a couple of weeks.
Sally
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Well after next week when I get past postal deadline I am
going to work on a pair of needles so I can makes blanket for my kingside bed as it is starting to get very cold but I will have to work on the floor as it will get very heavy very fast working in the traditional way and I'll never fit 5 foot needles on the sofa
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Now that blanket will be something to see.
I (and I am sure others on here too) will be very interested to see how its going as the project is progressing. Can you post pics for us?
thanks
Sally
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I will do just have to sell some stuff to afford the yarn as it will be nigh on £100 just for that.
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But I am sure it will be worth every penny once completed.
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I've got about 6 cones of 2ply blue wool - different shades......what do you reckon ellisr ? What could I do with it thats going to use it up in a useful way ;D ;D :wave:
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I would probably knit them together on an 6mm/8mm needle in moss stitch and make an infinity cowl for winter, or knit a rectangle big enough to wrap around your neck and overlap a bit add 1/2 buttons and crochet loops and you have yourself a practical modern cowl.
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I would probably knit them together on an 6mm/8mm needle in moss stitch and make an infinity cowl for winter, or knit a rectangle big enough to wrap around your neck and overlap a bit add 1/2 buttons and crochet loops and you have yourself a practical modern cowl.
Cool :thumbsup: Knew you'd come up with a suggestion. Will give it a go.........................when I've finished the socks ::) :wave:
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good luck and enjoy, if you have any problems just PM me I'll be glad to help if I can
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MGM,
If all goes well I am moving to Camarthenshire. I might have to move out and move in in 2 stages though. The sale of my house will probably go through about 2nd week of Jan but don't think we will have completed the purchase by then so will need to find something to rent for a couple of weeks.
Sally
Bit far. I was going to say you were welcome to pop round to mine for knit and chat
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good luck and enjoy, if you have any problems just PM me I'll be glad to help if I can
Awwww...thanks Pal :thumbsup:
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I am also a multiple knitter. I'm currently making socks, a jumper for a 4 year old, jumper for my 2 year old, a pair of mittens for myself and have just finished a jumper for my 1 year old. Love knitting :thumbsup: Oh, and also attempting to crochet my husband a hat, but have got stuck with a decrease in a half treble ???
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STS,
How does your husband feel about a crochet hat? I think I would have a job getting my OH into anything like that.
Sally
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BH used to wear one until I and another friend queried whether that was really his hat... ;)
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I am just knitting another lap rug and have a one I knit yesterday on my lap what a difference it makes in this cold weather
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I must get some big needles. Some on ebay at £12 a pair. Polished wood. Have also seen some hollow alluminium ones advertised. Do you think 24 inches long is enough?
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The pair I use for the lap rugs are 50cms so they sound good but I no longer knit with metal needles as they are too harsh on my hands for the amount of knitting I do, bamboo or wood is a much better knitting experience.
I have just ordered a new pair that will be 1m long (I have them made for me) so I can knit some blankets for kingsize beds that have been requested
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ooh-er - kingsize bed blankets - will they fit in a washing machine? Hand washing would be a chore - I'd hate it if they shrunk after all that hard work - maybe they will be dry-cleanable. Are you offering washing/cleaning instructions ??? ::)
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Depending on the yarn most of my knitted stuff washes in the machine on a cool gentle wash and easily threw on the line and stretched back into shape after dry. I have tried washing smaller versions and they are fine I would actually say better after a wash.
The only thing I ask to be hand washed or dry cleaned is items from handspun wools.
I always pop a note in with simple washing instructions but it is common sense with wooolens.
My large items I sometimes pop to the laundrette as there machines are just larger and give a good wash and normally take my quilts ect at the same time once a year.
I think if you spend a couple of hundred pounds on a handmade item you do naturally take a little bit more care when cleaning.
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The pair I use for the lap rugs are 50cms so they sound good but I no longer knit with metal needles as they are too harsh on my hands for the amount of knitting I do, bamboo or wood is a much better knitting experience.
I have just ordered a new pair that will be 1m long (I have them made for me) so I can knit some blankets for kingsize beds that have been requested
Thanks for the advice. Ellisr.
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Hi Girls (re crochet hat)
think he'll wear it OK, only moan so far is that his head's getting cold! :o
STS