Who knits then???

[Emagggie]

Well I've done two squares and started the third.(Did them in the car to and from Bruges recently) No time now until the new year though. ;D

[Emagggie]

[shirlton]

 Have done 4 whilst watching telly and am starting to do 4 for Hyacinth being as how she don't do knitting. Cant leave her out can we.

[Sparkly]

Well I now have half a scarf....

I started and did about 1/4 of the scarf and it was just getting wider and wider gaining more and more stiches. It looked rubbish so I started again. Looks okay so far!

[star]

Everyone's really busy ;D I dont know how you can knit while your travelling tho Maggie. I would get car sick :-X

Yay Shirl, its great that Hyacinth has an alter-ego-knitting-type buddy ;D

Hey Sparkly.....glad your scarf is coming on well ;)

Ive been doing scarves as well in eyelash wool.........what a nightmare :-\! Give me double or chunky any time ;)

[Hyacinth]

Nah, can't do nittin!....mind you, can darn sox tho 8) ::)....

Not much call for sox-darnin Champs these days tho? Mind you, when the recession bites and winter closes in, spec I'll be gettin spud sackfuls from you lot now I've declared me Talent ;D

Shirl, Tone's'll be done for free...now THAT'S a bargain, given the size of Big Tone's feet ::) ;D

[shirlton]

He ay got big feet he just wears big shoes

[Sparkly]

Some help please  ???

I have got to grips with knit and purl. I have attempted to do a 2 x2 ridge stitch and I realise this means knit 2 followed by purl 2. The problem I have is that once I do the first 2 knits followed by 2 purls it seems to get twisted up. I have tried to put the wool back to the front by either going backwards or forwards, but it still ends up twisted no matter now I do this? What am I doing wrong?  ??? ??? ???

[asbean]

Some help please  ???

I have got to grips with knit and purl. I have attempted to do a 2 x2 ridge stitch and I realise this means knit 2 followed by purl 2. The problem I have is that once I do the first 2 knits followed by 2 purls it seems to get twisted up. I have tried to put the wool back to the front by either going backwards or forwards, but it still ends up twisted no matter now I do this? What am I doing wrong?  ??? ??? ???

The wool should start from behind the needles for knit and at the front for purl  :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\

[shirlton]

Oh dear! I thought everyone was doing stocking stitch. I have done all mine just so.

[Sparkly]

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Thanks! I found a video on the web and I can see how I was doing this wrong now.  ;D

[Hyacinth]

Oh dear! I thought everyone was doing stocking stitch. I have done all mine just so.

but Shirl, I specified fair isle...... :-[

[shirlton]

Well they will just have to put it down to my age if I have done it wrong (8 times an orl)

[star]

Oh dear! I thought everyone was doing stocking stitch. I have done all mine just so.

Stocking stitch is great Shirl,  ;D

[shirlton]

Thank goodness for that Star. When do you want them sent love?

[star]

Wheneve your ready Shirl, Im still waiting for some. ;)


I just pm'd you too ::)

[debster]

just out of curiosity does anyone know if there are places that you can collect odd bits of wool. the reason i ask is my mother in law is a knitting nut but she only knits baby clothes and crochets blankets which she then donates to the scbu, and to the hospice shop etc for them to sell.
it is too expensive for her to always to be putting her hand in her purse for the wool as she is on a pension but she loves knitting any ideas?

[Sparkly]

I was told a good tip is to go to the charity shop and get some jumpers and then unravel them and re-knit. Sounds like a good idea.

[debster]

hey that is a good idea dont know why i didnt think of it myself  ;D

[star]

I was going to suggest the same, some very nice stuff in charity shops. Its been a very long time since I was told.....but I thinkwhen you have unraveled the jumper, you make a skien rather than a ball. Wrap the wool from your hand to your elbow........then get a friend to help you tie the skein in 4 places with a short length of wool for each tie.

Then hand  wash the skein, this helps (apparently) to straighten the wool, as its very squiggly after unreveling.

Im not terribly good at explaining whot oi mean, so Im very happy for someone to correct me or be more precise ;)

Sigh............ ;D ;D

[debster]

sounds good to me i often look in charity shops for books for me and toys for my parrot so will have a good look.
i understand exactly what you are saying its like when you wind up an electric cable, well i do anyway  ;D