Knitting, crocheting and general craftery
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Oct 2021
7:15am, 29 Oct 2021
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Meglet
Unwind a small length of thread and lay it across the fabric and see which you prefer.
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Oct 2021
7:42am, 29 Oct 2021
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HellsBells
What Meglet said. I often think I know which thread I’m using until I do that and then I change my mind
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Oct 2021
8:01am, 29 Oct 2021
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Purps
^^what they said.
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Oct 2021
8:22am, 29 Oct 2021
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Jenelopy
Thank you everyone!
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Oct 2021
4:42pm, 29 Oct 2021
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runnyeyes
I’ve been doing my first fairisle sweater over the last 2 months. I did chose a tricky one..so I actually kicked off with the sleeves and even they took so much concentration I had to give myself permission to quit if I wasn’t enjoying it by the end of sleeve one. Well 2 sleeves done, and doing well on the body. |
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Oct 2021
4:45pm, 29 Oct 2021
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runnyeyes
Top tip… if anyone wants to start knitting a project with a complicated chart ^^^ Download KnitCompanion on your Ipad. My goodness.. it’s a game changer |
Oct 2021
5:55pm, 29 Oct 2021
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DocM
hi, im new to this thread and just wanted a little advice/recommendation. Im looking for a pattern for a mens polo neck jumper that son wants me to knit for him. He wants me to put a design on it of his own, and wants it to be reasonable thick. Any suggestions for the basic pattern, Im thinking possibly an aran weight wool??
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Oct 2021
6:01pm, 29 Oct 2021
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HellsBells
You could try something like raglano - it’s a raglan sweater that you plug your gauge into and it generates the numbers for the pattern. If you did a provisional cast on you could knit the sweater top down then knit the neckline stitches up as high as you like ravelry.com I’ve used it to knit both a delicate laceweight silk top and a warm Aran sweater |
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Oct 2021
6:03pm, 29 Oct 2021
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HellsBells
A quick ravelry search threw up this one ravelry.com |
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Oct 2021
6:05pm, 29 Oct 2021
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HellsBells
Or ravelry.com |
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