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Ma_NiC posted:I'm wanting to learn to knit socks, once the holidays are over and I get over knitting and crocheting furiously for the past month. I've been knitting for about 2 years or so, and feel ready to tackle them. Socks just seems complicated to me for some reason. Anyone have any suggestions for a good book or a good place online to learn the basics? I used Silver's Sock Class (free, online pattern) and found it really easy. She goes step-by-step and it's really simple to follow along. I did my first pair worsted on bigger needles and that helped me too.
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Dec 17, 2010 23:57
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XinicaThose are such pretty jackets ! About how big are they (child or adult)? Ma_NiC, like poster above me, a lot of people find it easier to try it out on bigger yarn and needles. I'd recommend it too, unless you're really used to little yarn on little needles (I knit a lot of lace before I started doing socks).
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FelicityGS posted:XinicaThose are such pretty jackets ! About how big are they (child or adult)? Thanks  They're size 18 months.
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Sorry for a super old finished thing, but this was my very first intarsia, and I'm really proud of it. I didn't get pictures before it had to be sent, and (two years later!) the giftee finally took some photos! This is an improvised blanket knit out KnitPicks Suri Dream (which so cozy mmmm, I made a scarf with the leftovers). I used huge needles, size 15, and managed to get it done in two weeks by just knitting on it every second I had free. What a miserable summer that was!  The Cozy on a chair  Cozy Closeup 1  The Cozy with Index Card
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Captain Stinkybutt posted:I'll have to post pictures later, but the grab bag has more eyelash yarn than I will ever use. Somehow, though, I don't hate it. There's also some shiny yarn and some pretty spool of a jumbly white maybe sport? weight yarn. It's not a bad grab bag, it's just surprising. Now to figure out what in the world to do with fire orange/yellow eyelash yarn! Ooooo! Ooooo! http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fiery-dragon-scarf http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/chinese-luck-dragon-scarf Not sure if that second one uses eyelash or not, but it's still cute.[url][/url]
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Ok my knittas I need some math help here. I'm knitting the Zag hat, but I need to size it up for the average male head (average circumference seems to be around 22-23 inches). Therefore, I want to add another repeat to the main pattern, which is 80 sts. Disregarding the initial CO requirement of the pattern (I'm adding a different brim) am I right to think the base pattern is 4 sts? I should CO 84 or 88 right? TIA for your help, I'm JUST NOW starting my xmas knitting, though thankfully I only have two projects, which are both doable within my slightly extended xmas timeframe.
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Dec 18, 2010 03:42
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teknicolor posted:Ok my knittas I need some math help here. I'm knitting the Zag hat, but I need to size it up for the average male head (average circumference seems to be around 22-23 inches). Therefore, I want to add another repeat to the main pattern, which is 80 sts. Disregarding the initial CO requirement of the pattern (I'm adding a different brim) am I right to think the base pattern is 4 sts? I should CO 84 or 88 right? By the way, most of the men I know wear 21" hats.
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Dec 18, 2010 04:13
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Fionnoula posted:It looks more like 8 to me, 4 for the cable-y looking part, and 4 in plain stockingette to separate it from the next cable-y part. If you only want to size it up by one inch or so, why don't you try going up a needle size or using heavy worsted or aran instead of regular worsted? I've already bought the yarn so I'm pretty locked in, at least in that respect. :P Google told me 22-23, but I suppose I'll just start the pattern as-is, and eyeball it once I've got it started a bit. Thanks for your help!
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Dec 18, 2010 04:18
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Fooley posted:Yarn porn incoming. My GWS secret santa did a hell of an internet detective job and got me some cool looking yarn. I think that's 1-ball scarf yarn, my mum has some that looks very similar in blue. There should be enough there to knit yourself a whole scarf in garter or rib on 10mm needles.
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madlilnerd posted:I think that's 1-ball scarf yarn, my mum has some that looks very similar in blue. There should be enough there to knit yourself a whole scarf in garter or rib on 10mm needles. Make sure they are slippery as hell needles though. It looks a lot like what my little niece was learning to knit with and godDAMN was that stuff grippy. Very soft though!
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Dec 18, 2010 13:50
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Fooley posted: I am so in love with this ball of yarn...damnit japan! Is there a name for that style where it's got a MC and then a CC ply that goes from one color to another? Only thing I've seen like that is Caron Shadows but it's acrylic and I don't like how it feels.
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So I was helping my neighbor run some errands and while waiting for her to come out of the bookstore I noticed an AC Moore. Didn't even know there was one in town, so I went in, and...  Got 3 skeins. Probably don't need more than 1.5 of them but you never know. e: For reference
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Dec 18, 2010 21:09
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zamiel posted:
Crystal Palace Taos does that. I know I've seen others, but I can't think of them right now. Roflex posted:So I was helping my neighbor run some errands and while waiting for her to come out of the bookstore I noticed an AC Moore. Didn't even know there was one in town, so I went in, and... Well, what do you know. Don't you love it when things work out?
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Dec 18, 2010 23:43
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That's rad, Roflex. It's like how today at work I had to buy some more yarn to finish a scarf for my mom I started. The yarn I was using was Malagbrigo in the Amoroso color that I got last Christmas. They had a ball left of the exact same dyelot I was using. Yeah, surprisingly, Malabrigo doesn't sell that fast.
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Dec 19, 2010 01:19
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Hee hee it's a very wooly christmas to me. I just got my first gift, a set of size 11 needles, to go with the chunky polarknit wool that my fiance wants me to make him a scarf out of. And 3 balls(Skeins?) of the wool in three shades of blue because thats what he liked. Also 2 books, First Knits and Knitting 24/7. I am trying to learn to knit, but I really need a class. I've a very hands on learner and learn best with a "no no let me help you learn" kind of teacher. 22 days till my first class starts!
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Dec 19, 2010 04:31
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Hi knitting goons! I have a random question: basically, I got this mystery yarn from a thrift store and need to know what fiber it is. There were no labels of any kind, although in the same big bag of yarn were some "Lady Galt" which according to Google was a wool/nylon blend and in my opinion they have a similar feel. I tried rubbing a few strands with wet fingers and they didn't felt. What else can I do to find out?
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Dec 19, 2010 05:56
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FlyingFish posted:Hi knitting goons! I have a random question: basically, I got this mystery yarn from a thrift store and need to know what fiber it is. There were no labels of any kind, although in the same big bag of yarn were some "Lady Galt" which according to Google was a wool/nylon blend and in my opinion they have a similar feel. I tried rubbing a few strands with wet fingers and they didn't felt. What else can I do to find out? Burn some, then consult this chart!  guaranteed posted:Crystal Palace Taos does that. I know I've seen others, but I can't think of them right now. Thanks! Ooo purty ... And OH HOLKY poo poo! Warm Brown! It's a Christmas Miracle!
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Dec 19, 2010 06:24
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We got the cutest little ornament kits at work last week, and I decided to make one for my boyfriend's family's tree. Too bad they're on tiny needles and take like 5 hours to knit. I kinda want to do more of them, though!  This is the Dipped Infinity Scarf by Lauren Chau. You pick 8 colors of sock yarn and knit using two strands together, dropping one color and joining a new one every two pattern repeats to get an ombre effect. It was fairly mindless but picking out the color gradient was fun.  Skinny Skid by Stephen West. The brim is double knit so there's a little pocket (my friend wants one to store joints in). The design was tricky to get the hang of and it being sock yarn, took a while, but it's pretty ingenious. My boyfriend has request the same colors in the beanie version. Is it a little sad that I'm moving soon and will probably have to dedicate a whole trunk to my yarn?
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Dec 19, 2010 20:02
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Roflex posted:So I was helping my neighbor run some errands and while waiting for her to come out of the bookstore I noticed an AC Moore. Didn't even know there was one in town, so I went in, and... That's great! Like Zamiel said, it really is like a Christmas miracle.  Drei I love that hat. As for moving requiring a trunk, I don't think that's too bad. I needed a trunk when I moved--at least it's light compared to some of those other boxes!
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Yes Drei I also require that you disclose the type of yarn and colorways used because I love that hat, wow. Gorgeous.
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Dec 20, 2010 05:57
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Thanks! I wish I could take credit for the colors of the hat - I was so indecisive that I had to drag my coworker and a regular knit night girl all over the store hemming and hawing. The blue is Juniper by Alchemy - the color is called Secret Agent Blues. The brown is Koigu KPM in taupe. My coworker is doing the same hat with the same color of Juniper, but a really rich brown in Malabrigo Sock that I think will look gorgeous with her coloring. VV That's the one! Drei fucked around with this message at 15:03 on Dec 20, 2010 |
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Drei posted:Thanks! I wish I could take credit for the colors of the hat - I was so indecisive that I had to drag my coworker and a regular knit night girl all over the store hemming and hawing. The blue is Juniper by Alchemy - the color is called Secret Agent Blues. The brown is Koigu KPM in taupe. My coworker is doing the same hat with the same color of Juniper, but a really rich brown in Malabrigo Sock that I think will look gorgeous with her coloring. http://www.theloopyewe.com/browse/yarn/alchemy-yarns-of-transformation/juniper-colorways/secret-agent-blue/ That one? It's the only place I can really find it online and the colors in your picture don't seem to mesh with the ones in this, but I can't tell if it's just me or what. Or if there's somewhere else I can get it - from the looks of it, Alchemy doesn't even have Juniper on their own webstore, so!
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Dec 20, 2010 08:32
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So, if any of you travel for the holidays, how do you decide what knitting to take with? I don't know if I can stand being away from my stash for so long, I like just seeing a project and knowing I can cast it on right then because it's in my yarn closet.
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Dec 21, 2010 00:35
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I usually take a sock project with me, and a back-up of something experimental. It's the spinning wheel I'm usually longing for.
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Knitting people I need your help! My friend knit me a swell pair of mitts, which are lovely. My problem is that they are wool, and they are all kinds of itchy. Is there anything I can do about this? They haven't been blocked, but I don't know if that will help. Any ideas?
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Dec 22, 2010 03:13
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Tinydryad posted:Knitting people I need your help! Make a liner for it, that way it blocks the wool AND makes it warmer.
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Tinydryad posted:Knitting people I need your help! Do give them a soak, see if that does it. Some yarns are terrible until washed, at which point they soften up immensely. Also, check your hands for rashes. You may have a wool allergy  Do you own anything else wool that bugs you, or is it just these mittens?
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Try soaking them with a bit of hair conditioner. I haven't tried it, but I've heard it suggested before.
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Is anyone else still knitting Christmas gifts or am I just unusually disorganised? Thankfully all my projects are small but I still have a Kindle case to finish and a pair of mittens to start.  oh god oh god
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Volcano posted:Is anyone else still knitting Christmas gifts or am I just unusually disorganised? Thankfully all my projects are small but I still have a Kindle case to finish and a pair of mittens to start. I am! Still have to 1. finish and felt a basket to fill with (thankfully) already cooked goodies. 2. purchase and sew buttons onto fingerless mitts 3. felt a pair of girls mittens and a matching pair of doll mittens 4. stuff and sew up and knit the head of a preying mantis 5. oh yeah and wrap everything too And that is the story of why I'm knitting at my desk at work today.
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Volcano posted:Is anyone else still knitting Christmas gifts or am I just unusually disorganised? Thankfully all my projects are small but I still have a Kindle case to finish and a pair of mittens to start. Jesus, I was all finished on Saturday, then on Sunday I (had a mental breakdown and) decided I would make a pullover for my brother. WTF is wrong with me? Actually, I have the body done already, working on the first sleeve now - he's getting a boring stockingette sweater due to time constraints, but at least it's got some stripes for interest. It may actually get done by the time he leaves on Monday.
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The weird thing is, I'm not seeing any of the people I'm knitting for until the first of January (because my sister in law wants to spend the holiday with her parents and although I was invited I categorically refuse to spend any time with those horrible, horrible people I wouldn't care if they were offering to buy me a new car for Christmas) but I'm still trying to get it all done by actual Christmas day because... Uh, I guess because I'm weird. Well, it'll be nice to get it out of the way so I can just relax.
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Volcano posted:Is anyone else still knitting Christmas gifts or am I just unusually disorganised? Thankfully all my projects are small but I still have a Kindle case to finish and a pair of mittens to start. My list: 1. Mom's cardigan--finish second front, do second sleeve, do scarf attachment, block all of it, sew it all together, buttonbands, add buttons. 2. Socks for best friend. 1/4 done. 3. Socks for boyfriend (i seem to think I can do two pairs for him???) cuff of one sock done. 4. a nice hat for myself out of a 50/50 alpaca/silk blend. I'm totally delusional.
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Volcano posted:Is anyone else still knitting Christmas gifts or am I just unusually disorganised? Thankfully all my projects are small but I still have a Kindle case to finish and a pair of mittens to start. I only have two more plushie stars for the babies in my family! ...And two gifts that are for after christmas. One is a Hufflepuff scarf for my brother (about 1/8th of the way done) and a large plushie threstal for my best friend. So yeah, you're not alone.
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Fionnoula posted:Jesus, I was all finished on Saturday, then on Sunday I (had a mental breakdown and) decided I would make a pullover for my brother. WTF is wrong with me? Actually, I have the body done already, working on the first sleeve now - he's getting a boring stockingette sweater due to time constraints, but at least it's got some stripes for interest. It may actually get done by the time he leaves on Monday. 1st sleeve done! 1 more to go and I'll be done with my Christmas knitting1
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I still have 1/2 of a large baby blanket to finish by the middle of January, and I put it on hold to do Christmas gifts since I was sick of it. I've finished three hats, almost done this scarf for my bro's g/f that goes with a hat I did, his stuffed penguin which thankfully I found out yesterday can be put off until mid Jan when he's home, and my grandmother oohed and ahhed over the hat, so now I'm making her a black one for Christmas and I'm hoping to have it done BEFORE I go over that morning, or she can watch me finish it while I'm there. Then what did I do today? Bought more yarn to make a felted needle roll to hold my DPNs and few straights I have...gently caress! I'm too ambitious.
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Bob Shadycharacter posted:I am! Still have to 6. post photos of awesome-sounding knitted praying mantis Very good to hear I'm not alone! I feel less panicky now, although that'll probably come back tomorrow night when I'm up at 2am blocking everything with my own tears or whatever.
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I'm totally a new knitter, but I know the theme of this years christmas for me is 'Shut up and knit already'. I'm SO excited for all the fun things under the tree. I'm pretty certain the large wine bottle box has needles, and possibly wool. And I know he ordered me a Namaste Knitting bag. and classes start in, like, less than 3 weeks Next year, I will knit things for people.
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I finished the scarves, and that's what's important! Also my best friend's gift that she knitted for me has shown up in the mail. I'm not allowed to open it until Christmas.
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