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I'm thinking about taking a sock class from the maven at my LYS. She works them on two circulars and does some kind of weird seamless toe.

It got ultra-cold here last week, so I got out my favorite knitted thing from last year - it started as a sort of cowl, just a tube basically knit from 3 skeins of Jewelbox Amethyst (velvety black with bright purple/teal/jade ribbon) on an 8 mm 32" circular. It made a tube about 2.5 foot tall and about the same in diameter to start with. After a few days, it stretched out into a long circular scarf that works well looped about and twisted and is ever so warm and soft.

― Jaq (Jaq), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 16:33 (eighteen years ago) link

My landlord and her friend taught me knit and purl stitches, and started taking me to their knitting groups. The rest I picked up from books, mainly Sally Melville's The Knit Stitch and The Purl Stitch (with photos!) and Debbie Stoller's Stitch n Bitch (which just has illustrations).

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 23:33 (eighteen years ago) link

I spose you've all seen this:

http://www.microrevolt.org/knitPro/

― She's been known to sleep on piles of dry leaves... (papa november), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 00:42 (eighteen years ago) link

I've used it to chart my own intarsia designs.

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 00:55 (eighteen years ago) link

Do you find it works ok?

― She's been known to sleep on piles of dry leaves... (papa november), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 00:57 (eighteen years ago) link

how do you learn how to knit besides from mom? a former boss of mine got me started on a simple scarf (to knit while at work! what a great boss!) that i finished eventually, and i don't have any idea how to get another one started. i'm okay once it's already set up, but besides that i'm clueless. i don't have any friends that knit. help?

I taught myself with help from teh internets!

Let me see if I can find the easy casting on page I used (I find most of them very confusing).

Here it is:

http://www.theyarnco.com/cast_on.php

― She's been known to sleep on piles of dry leaves... (papa november), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 01:00 (eighteen years ago) link

with knitpro, what I do is after I get the graphed pic from it, I then chart it out myself with colored pencils on knitting graph paper (which you can generate online)

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 01:03 (eighteen years ago) link

Killy, Do you forget how to cast on? most yarn stores have a nice lady working there who will either show you or direct you to a class. I had the opposite problem. My scarf was approaching six feet long but I couldn't remember how to cast OFF! I was like one of those Al Qaeda pilots who never learned to land! Luckily a knitter friend called me and talked me through it. Phew.
I actually wrecked my back knitting, sitting in a chair in my mom's hospital room. A knitting injury. I gave the scarf to my husband—it was his birthday Saturday. My mom has a new scarf that my sister knitted for her the LAST time she was in the hospital. She's 87, all systems kind of flickering. She taught me to knit.
Now I'm on a new scarf, also Berroco Medley

but mossy green with brighter accents.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 02:03 (eighteen years ago) link

Two can play at this socky game!

http://www.atommickbrane.com/gfx/knitting/sox/sock%20-%20left%20foot.jpg

http://www.atommickbrane.com/gfx/knitting/sox/sock%20-%20right%20foot.jpg
CLUB FOOT HAHAHA

http://www.atommickbrane.com/gfx/knitting/sox/socks%20-%20both%20feet.jpg

http://www.atommickbrane.com/gfx/knitting/sox/socks%20-%20by%20themselves.jpg

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 15:13 (eighteen years ago) link

This is the yarn...

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 15:16 (eighteen years ago) link

Next up though, I'm making DUCK SOCKS!

http://www.atommickbrane.com/gfx/knitting/socks2.jpg

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 15:17 (eighteen years ago) link

duck feet! are those felted?

alright picture time:

here's my finished felted bag
http://askforjanice.com/photos/booga.jpg

my cable-y tote:
http://askforjanice.com/photos/cable_tote.jpg
It came out a bit floppy. Maybe I should line it.

The start of the knitty sweater I'm making:
http://askforjanice.com/photos/knitty_sweater.jpg
The color's more rust than it looks here. I didn't like it at first but it's growing on me.

Lastly, in the class I'm starting tonight we're going to make cardigans and these are the yarns I picked:
http://askforjanice.com/photos/sweater_yarns.jpg
ghastly! I realize I have absolutely no fashion sense as I always go for the same colors. Ugh. I'll probably give this one to my grandmother.

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 15:47 (eighteen years ago) link

Those are lovely colors, though. There are no bad colors, really. But you could add in a contrasting third color, like bright Granny Smith apple-green. That would shake things up. Or add in a third color in the lavender-pink family to take the harmony to a really lush level. Preppy or hippie. Hmmm.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 16:05 (eighteen years ago) link

Is that Tempting you're starting? Or tubey? A girl I vaguely know did tubey and the shaping is a bit all over the place on it, she reported. Still I'm interested in making a jumper in the round as I've always done everything flat before. Might give it a bish with the linen drape which NONE OF YOU HELPED ME WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS THANKS :)

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 16:12 (eighteen years ago) link

It's Tempting. I'm not sure about the ribbon through the top though. hmm.

I know nothing about Linen. Or socks. why am I here??

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 16:13 (eighteen years ago) link

Okay, I know it's not knitting, but do any of y'all cross stitch? I have a question.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 17:34 (eighteen years ago) link

HOW MUCH DO I LOVE THE BALLET SOCKS???

I have cross-stitched in the past. I do not, currently.

― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 17:37 (eighteen years ago) link

oh my god i love the duck feet!!!!

― R. Kelsey (kelstarry), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 17:37 (eighteen years ago) link

Yes to cross-stitch.

― Jaq (Jaq), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 17:39 (eighteen years ago) link

I haven't done it since I was 14 or so, but for some reason, I decided not long ago to cross stitch a baby quilt for my sister's upcoming kiddo. (Nevermind that I didn't do it for the first three...) The cross stitching bit is fine, but I'm not quite sure how to do the outline of the design. Back stitch? Or?

This is a weeny pictue of the quilt block: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/lunacee/322TulipCircle.jpg

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 18:06 (eighteen years ago) link

I think back-stitch is fine but I also love stem stitch for outlines. It stands out nice and bold.

beth, I think adding a third color might just save my sweater. I'll have to wait until tonight when we work out our patterns to make sure I'm not making a nightmare for myself in terms of matching up pieces.

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 18:14 (eighteen years ago) link

Laurel, is your email listed a valid one? I have something to ask you.

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 18:20 (eighteen years ago) link

that might be just what I needed - thanks Sam!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 18:27 (eighteen years ago) link

Yes, that's a real email addy. Ask away!

― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 18:41 (eighteen years ago) link

http://static.flickr.com/40/102416350_f8c24477e5.jpg

all my craft books!

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 21:22 (eighteen years ago) link

dang, youre a champ!

― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 21:47 (eighteen years ago) link

is that a Bush doll?

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Wednesday, 22 February 2006 22:35 (eighteen years ago) link

anyone ever visit www.etsy.com ?

― Mr Jones (Mr Jones), Thursday, 23 February 2006 01:51 (eighteen years ago) link

yes I spent some time on it the other day. bit overwhelming!

I think for me it's more an inspiration than one I'd buy anything at (except for yarns maybe). When I see something cool someone else has made I don't want to buy it I want to make something like it too.

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Thursday, 23 February 2006 17:19 (eighteen years ago) link

my sister uses etsy a lot

― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Thursday, 23 February 2006 21:02 (eighteen years ago) link

Tonight I do a cell phone cover.

― RoxyMuzak© (roxymuzak), Thursday, 23 February 2006 22:32 (eighteen years ago) link

There's no sewing thread, is there? I'm thinking of trying to try cobble together a dress from at least two different patterns, if not three. If anyone has ever fused the top of one dress to the bottom of another (or to a separate skirt), please give a shout.

― Laurel (Laurel), Thursday, 23 February 2006 23:32 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm going to have to slow down. I'm getting a red sore patch on the finger that holds back the wool.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 00:58 (eighteen years ago) link

due to the tiling and painting I'm behind on my sweater for knitting class! booo

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 02:06 (eighteen years ago) link

I just finished my first scarf! It's too wide and not long enough, and it's full of dropped stitches, but still, I'm very proud. your skills are something to aspire to.

― Maria (Maria), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 02:17 (eighteen years ago) link

first finished projects are indeed proud moments. 70 more rows to go for me. :(

― Miss Misery xox (MissMiseryTX), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 03:09 (eighteen years ago) link

I've finished the last sleeve on the Big Sack jumper! Now to try and sew it and not totally screw up. This may take a while. I am no good AT ALL about constructing things.

However, TINY jumpers, I can do! I made this card for a friend who I thought could do with some CHEERING UP.

http://www.atommickbrane.com/gfx/knitting/hi_dere.jpg

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 15:12 (eighteen years ago) link

If you like the yarn, it was dyed by my friend who runs:

http://www.curiousyarns.co.uk/

PLUG

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 18:27 (eighteen years ago) link

That is about the cutest thing I have ever seen, starry.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 2 March 2006 00:26 (eighteen years ago) link

yeah what size needles did you use?

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 2 March 2006 02:15 (eighteen years ago) link

Ooooh, that nectarine organic wool! Mmmmm.
This yarn is beautiful, too:
http://mountaincolors.com/

I have to think up something else to knit. There are only so many scarves one needs.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Thursday, 2 March 2006 03:14 (eighteen years ago) link

URRM needle size, er yeah there's a point. Um it was either 2mm or 2.5mm, I can't quite remember! Whatever size needles I knitted the sock on :)

So, is bamboo RLY better than aluminium for dpns? I got all my needles secondhand in a big bundle from eBay and charity shops and have happily knit a cardigan on metal needles (I say 'happily', it's crap) and have done the jumper on PLASTIC - one needle SNAPPED! Sheesh.

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Thursday, 2 March 2006 10:43 (eighteen years ago) link

(The pattern for the jumper is in 'Last Minute Knitted Gifts' by the way. It errs a bit on the w4nky but... TINY JUMPERS! And I'd rather have nice contemporary stylish w4nk than yet more OMG STEETCH AND BEETCH blah whatever - arf I am OLD).

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Thursday, 2 March 2006 10:44 (eighteen years ago) link

it depends on what type of yarn your using. bamboo has more friction than metal which you might or might not want.

and metal ones don't break when you step on them :(

― rosemary (maura), Thursday, 2 March 2006 14:43 (eighteen years ago) link

I finished the first project I ever started last week -- a fifteen foot long scarf.

Fifteen feet! Isadora!

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Thursday, 2 March 2006 14:56 (eighteen years ago) link

Yeah! I started it when I learned to knit last summer -- it was mainly for a band photo idea wherin we all wear the same scarf, but now it fits my whole knitting club (eight girls and a guy). Haw!

Ok guys, I need a new knitting project to start...any cool suggestions? I have a big skein of fluffy, thick dark grey stuff, and a little ball of tiny pink yarn.

Cat ears hat! (though probably not cool...)

― Jaq (Jaq), Thursday, 2 March 2006 20:21 (eighteen years ago) link

i want one, gotta pattern?

From Stitch n Bitch - I can scan it in and email.

― Jaq (Jaq), Friday, 3 March 2006 01:17 (eighteen years ago) link

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