Knitting, crocheting and general craftery

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DocM
DocM
Oct 2021
6:06pm, 29 Oct 2021
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thanks, I think im just looking for a good source of free/cheap basic patterns ? Ive not really done any knitting since the world went digital so Im a bit overwhelmed by the stuff that comes up on google
jabberknit
jabberknit
Oct 2021
6:20pm, 29 Oct 2021
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Ravelry is a great place to start, DocM, it's a sort of Fetch for knitters, a free site. Loads of free patterns, and people post their projects with pictures, so you can have a look at lots of different versions of a pattern.

ravelry.com
runnyeyes
runnyeyes
Oct 2021
6:31pm, 29 Oct 2021
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runnyeyes
Welcome DocM..

Aran weight sounds good. You’ll see quick progress.

If you settle on the pattern.. think about the yarn
Maybe the superwash varieties to reduce(😊) a shrinking disaster on the first wash?
DocM
DocM
Oct 2021
10:47pm, 29 Oct 2021
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I've dug out my old paper patterns ( my mum's patterns) most are older than me, and most feature men smoking pipes or children in balaclavas or knitted swimwear
LazyDaisy
LazyDaisy
Oct 2021
7:56am, 30 Oct 2021
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And women with impossibly tiny waists and beaming smiles? That's what I recall from my Mum's patterns :-)
Rosehip
Rosehip
Oct 2021
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Rosehip
I have lots of those too :)
Welshpoppy
Welshpoppy
Oct 2021
2:08pm, 30 Oct 2021
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Welshpoppy
Me three:-)
jabberknit
jabberknit
Oct 2021
2:21pm, 30 Oct 2021
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jabberknit
My Mum had a ruthless clearout when she realised she couldn't knit any more because of arthritis and binned all hers. Wish she'd asked me if I wanted any first!
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
Oct 2021
3:51pm, 31 Oct 2021
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I bought this bag the day mum had her heart surgery and my stupid head says bag us still going mum is. I use it loads. I don't want to lose it bin it break it.

It's stupidly attached to mum surviving surgery.

But the handles are almost broken.

What's the best and easiest way to repair?
sallykate
sallykate
Oct 2021
4:03pm, 31 Oct 2021
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I would probably replace the handles with some cotton webbing as the easiest option. They'd last ages too, more robust than simple fabric.

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