Knit, Crochet and Natter into 2021

[lazylinguist]

A thread for chat about woolly crafts. All welcome, including complete beginners.

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Looks great considering you're new to it @givemebooks

@givemebooks also looks like mine but I’m also just sort of winging it!

That looks fine to me @givemebooks (I also love to be given books).
Curry from a jar is cooking nicely. DS1 asked for 'Chinese prawns' (aka filo prawns from Iceland).
I may have started the next section. I can't quite believe how quickly this is working up!

Just wanted to share 2 tips

This video shows how to triple up on yarn without 3 separate balls

And a Russian join

Ill catch up in a bit. Can't wait to see Cal pics. I'm evilly plotting an amazing mosaic blanket with my new massive wool purchase 🥳

Also was doodling about with mosaic, here's a swatch. If anyone wants instructions, it's easy peasy pie. This is two balls of the same wool.

There's also a picture of uhhhh more wool I bought? It's to make myself scarf hat and gloves. I blame the seller for offering me discount 😂 5 balls is enough for that isn't it? Think I'll do tunisian 🤔

OK just decided to throw myself in the deep end and try an easy hat knit. I am long tail casting. How often do you get frustrated by getting to 67 stitches and realising you can't make the last 9 because you didn't eyeball enough wool for the cast.

This is the third time I've started this cast as the other two I used the wrong size needles and then cast the wrap with my long rather than the ball., 😭😭

How often do you get frustrated by getting to 67 stitches and realising you can't make the last 9 because you didn't eyeball enough wool for the cast.

I'm always doing that!

Everyone's CALs etc look fab. Will check in properly later. Off to pick up my curry!

@lazylinguist I am glad it's not just me. I went full circle and ended up with a rather long tail. So I cut it off no one saw so it didn't happen

You can cast on a much shorter tail then use it to calculate it the length you need but I just use a really long one usually unless I'm worried I won't have enough yarn...

The cal photos look brilliant! I love seeing all the different colours and how different it makes them.

lazy I just worked out we watched all two seasons over a few nights and there's no more for tonight so I'm looking forward to Ghosts season 3 now too

Thanks @CrochetBug!

Sorry I have a question am hoping someone can help with.

On the 5th row of the pattern I need to change to a bigger needle. Where it changes I think I need to knit the first row of the bigger size on to the 6mm off the 5.5. Am I correct in thinking that?

Yes, you're right scooby

@flavia thank you 😊

Right. I've now eaten so much curry that I couldn't do anything but sit on the sofa and crochet even if I wanted to. Time to catch up a bit with you speedy ones!

Good to see everyone's CALs are coming on

I decided to do my first ever blanket kit, so am with you in spirit.

Well managed to get on between tea and helping my son paint a revell model!! Granny blocks 1 done , going to leave it here tonight :) thank you all for the help and sharing your amazing creations :)

@Scoobygang7
I do that or use the tail to knit first row.
A tip i found on the internet is to wrap the wool round the needle times the number of stitches then ther should be a long enough tail

That looks great, givemebooks! You're ahead of me - I'm not sure I'll quite finish the Granny Blocks tonight. Maybe...

@bruffin that's genius, thank you. I shall file that away for future use

Right - Granny Blocks done!

Fab blankets. Fascinating to see them in different colours 😁

@lazylinguist

Right - Granny Blocks done!

Can you share the pattern with me please? It looks lovely so far. Thanks

Here you go JPDuck .

@lazylinguist crazy how different it looks in the different colours! The white looks lovely! Did you decide how often you're going to change colours? (Sorry if you've said and I've missed it)!

@Myshitisreal you haven't shown the labels of that rather lovely wool too clearly. Is that out of compassion for our wallets?

Re casting on, I usually estimate 1cm per stitch for size 4 needles. For smaller needles I multiply the needle size by 3 and turn the result into cm, but for larger needles I multiply the needle size by 4 and turn the result into cm. For all sizes I add at least 20cm for error and to provide a bit of a tail. The larger the needle the more I add.

Yes, sophs - I decided I'd just chamgecolour for every new stitch section- keeping it simple! It means the stripes of grey and cream will vary in width, but I'm fine with that. I've sped up a little, now that I've got into the swing of it. A couple of rows of Grannies done in the grey.