Knitting Circle! Pruni, NQC, Tamum, Zippi, JimJams, MB, FMF and everyone else...

[Tatties]

Following on from my other thread I would like to thank you all for pointing me in the right direction wrt learning to knit.

That site you linked to NQC was fab, really good, I have taught myself how to cast on, purl, cast off, and reminded myself of the good old knit stitch! (I have a picture of my trial piece if anyone fancies a larf)

And now I have a project - I am going to knit myself a cosy for my cafetiere. There I've said it, can't go back on it now

So what are you all working on? Anyone want to join me in my Knitting Circle?

Muminfife, that sounds lovely. I guess it depends how much you could knit with one skein- I happily pay around the 20 to 30 quid mark if I can get a whole shawl because it's laceweight, for example, but would be less inclined to buy aran or chunky weight because you'd need so many skeins to make something. I'm not a hat person though, so if I was I might well be willing to pay that If you're taking photos anyway you could always post some on here and do a bit of mail order!

Blueamema, Woollywormhead is great, she posts on the UK Handknitters Yahoo group- very original

Tatties, it's near Bristol, which is no earthly good for me sadly. I found more photos on blogs yesterday, the whole place looks vast and fabulous

I'm nowhere near Bristol either

We'll have to have an MN field trip

Yes that would be fun How exciting!

This looks great!

Especially the jewellry opportunities!!

craftfairsrock

Back again and still on the same cardi - it's in the Opal sock wool but I'm finding it OK to knit with, it's nice for a cardi as it's quite fine (I've only ever dipped my toes in the waters of double-knit before as I am an impatient soul...)

When it's finished (note I said WHEN not IF!!!) I'll put a pic on my MN profile. Hopefully on DD if she still fits it...

Look forward to seeing your cardi Housemum!

Hello again, knitters! after posting the other day with that hat lady link, I remembered that I have a 'pingu' knitting pattern as a pdf file that i brought for my nan to knit for dd.

If anyone is interested just let me know... I can email it on and you will just have to print them off.

There is pingu on sledge/pingu with rucksack/pinga/robby the seal & more!

It may as well get used!

hello well im still knitting my shrug i have no time and by the time i get my hat done its gonna be summer but hey ho

and btw i Had lentils in soup for the first time last night

am crocheting whilst catching up on listening to programmes for work - heaven!

here is the woman who knits expensive socks

If they are handspun...I dunno, I'd charge a fair bit

can I make a suggestion? Could you consider selling smaller balls of wool for cheaper? Similar to the idea of "tester" pots of paint?

It always suprises me that no one does this.

colinette...

welshpool

off to aarouteplan

I think theres a fecking great mountain in the way, actually but

back soon...

2.5 hours

grrrrrr

Think the book is 1-1 by gareth lewis. Or You Are your chidl's first teacher , can't remember who by. Am not a massive fan of it generally but the advice re knitting is spot on Will link if anyone wants but bf atm so can't.

but actually any book about steiner education should do it

Hello Fillyjonk, thanks for your help last week with joining yarn- I now have one completed baby sock which is very cute. I had my second sock class this week and I have turned the heel of my adult sock and I'm now knitting down the foot. So pleased with it! I bought some lovely Tofutssies to do some socks for ds but still have the other baby sock to knit and a baby cardigan.

sock class?

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i have never made a sock

next month it will be 2 years since i learnt to knit properly

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I've finished my new felted bag- there's a picture here although not a very good one. I'm very pleased with it

Filly and other Lantern Moon fans, have you seen the new Pavi Yarns needles? Absolutely gorgeous, cheaper than LM and all fair trade- read and weep

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tamum that's lovely.

I want some new dpn's for doing my socks. The Prym bamboo ones I have seem to be splitting and catching the yarn. I guess the simple answer is to sand then down as a temp - and cheap - remedy? Or can this be done regularly?

Thank you Pruni and SueW Yes, the moment I get the pattern copied from the margin of the Saturday Times and onto some paper it's yours

SueW, I have some Brittany Birch dpns which are lovely and smooth, they always seem more resilient than bamboo to me.