Knitting!

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I really want to knit some fingerless gloves but I hate working on double-pointed needles... there's really no way around it though

 

[Deborah]

What are double pointed needles?
My mum taught me the hardest way of casting on ever! I did it the way I ahd seen on the internet and it was so easy.

 

[Elegance.Is.Refusal.]

i find scarves easy aslong as i can settle on a colour,width,length and choosing to leave the ends plain, with tassles or pom poms

 

[gius]

I have been making tiny hats for smoothie bottles! Its for charity, I am not crazy. I want to make a new scarf though, I have made scarves in the past but I want a new one. The grey pom pom scarf is lovely. I want to try other things but I don't know what is easy?

how about playing around with your materials...
maybe add some lurex
or knit with two contrasting yarns at the same time...
create a new texture...

i've been wanting to start knitting too
so, i can just make flat pieces of fabric can't i ? i can just sew them together
i don't have to buy those double-needles..or the ones that are joined with a wire (to knit a tube)

 

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Double pointed needles...

knitty

A real b*tch to use, IMO....

 

[Deborah]

Woah they look crazy!

 

[Fillipovna N]

The easier alternative to double pointed knitting needles are circular needles, which is basically two short knitting needles joined by a piece of flexible cord. The first pair I ever used was one that I made out of a mahogany chopstick and plastic cord from an old craft kit in the basement because I was too lazy to go out and buy a pair It did take me about 2 days, though, so it was probably the unpractical route...

I finished a sweater yesterday, actually, and I'm quite satisfied with how it turned out considering that I improvised the whole thing

And yeah, you can knit flat pieces and sew them together.

 

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circular needles are the best!

 

[Fillipovna N]

They are! It's way easier to keep track of the pattern, too.

 

[Deborah]

Has anyone ever used a book to help them learn or improve? I have looked through a couple in borders and I'm thinking about domanknitrix or stich and b*tch. Anyone used either? Or heard things about either?

amazon.co.uk

 

[gius]

any opinions between crochet and knitting ?

which do you prefer more ?

i heard crochet makes a heavier fabric while knits can stay thin

 

[nangnangnj]

^^ Depends on the the yarn you use for each (you could make a heavy fabric with knit using chunky yarn on a tighter tension for example).
I love crotchet but it just takes longer to produce (for me at least )
I really like some of the effects you can get with crotchet that you can't get with knits. Also when I knit I use a machine, but as far as I know there is no kind of domestic machine to make crotchet..so it seems a little special. I saw the most amazing crotchet jumper in a poster the other day....I'll have to go back and find it so I can take a picture.

 

[Deborah]

I once crocheted a circle. That was about it.

 

[kimnext]

I taught myself how to knit in the 7th grade and have been knitting ever since. The problem is that I rarely finish what I start, so I have tons of unfinished sweater dresses/cardi's.

My favourite knitting magazine is probably knit1. They have the cutest designs. Not at all frumpy.

 

[meme527]

been a long time...

hey all:

i haven't posted here in many many moons, but i have been knitting! i've also been dyeing yarn and making up things as i go along.

nice to see the TFS knitter still going strong.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/memececile/2862883289/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/memececile/2862593163/

 

[meme527]

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I really want to knit some fingerless gloves but I hate working on double-pointed needles... there's really no way around it though

as long as the gloves are fingerless, you can knit them on one circular needle using the magic loop method. i believe there is a video on "www.knittinghelp.com". i knit fingerless gloves, thumb included, without using double-pointed needles and magic loop works great.

 

[meme527]

Has anyone ever used a book to help them learn or improve? I have looked through a couple in borders and I'm thinking about domanknitrix or stich and b*tch. Anyone used either? Or heard things about either?
*please don't quote pictures in replies*amazon.co.uk

i used "stitch n b*tch" heavily when i first started to knit again in 2004. Vogue's knitting reference is also a great source of info, as well as the website "knittinghelp.com"

 

[Deborah]

Thank you meme527

 

[haute femme]

bumpity bump bump.. I'm on a mission to make a chunky knit cowl scarf!

Anyone done the same/have any ideas? I suppose I'll knit in the round so I need some bigger connected needles.. I only have small ones.

Inspired by yokoo (yokoo.etsy.com) and all her magnificent knit creations

I'll probably start with a smaller one, though.

 

[Fillipovna N]

You could make that with a really large pair of circular knitting needles or a set of double pointed ones, but I think it may have just been knitted normally and attached at the ends.