Me! Me! Me! New to knitting. I bought "Stitch 'n Bitch", the book. It helped a lot. In fact, it taught me how to make the ipod sock I posted in the "show off" thread. Next, I want to make a hat and scarf, but I want to dye the yarn first.
I want to learn to knit as well. As a child, my mother taught me to knit and purl but I don't even remember how to cast on. She made us beautiful sweaters, etc.
I do crochet and I enjoy it.
Two of my three grand-daughters are home schooled and my ten year old grand daughter knits and crochets. She told me she would teach me :-)
There you Go Vic! My mom only sewed... she didn't like knitting or crocheting, my grandma used to make the most beautiful doilies.... she taught me to crochet, but died before she could teach me to knit.
Boy, I never realized just how lucky I was as a girl. My Mom taught me to knit, crochet, embroider but I just couldn't get into tatting or rug hooking. She did it all. I still have sweaters that she made for me in the seventies and one that I made for myself in the sixtires. (Oops - now I'm really dating myself) But they last forever as long as you take care of them..
Not "new" to knitting - my grandmother taught me how to knit when I was a teenager and I was a knitting fool when I started having children. It had been years though since I had picked up the needles and wasn't sure I could even remember how! About 4-5 years ago I decided to try my hand at it again and made myself a sweater, something big and bulky that I could just throw on to work outside in the cold winter months. No pattern, just knew what I wanted it to look like so I struggled but when I got it done I liked it so much I bought more yarn quick and knit one for my daughter as a Christmas gift! I'm off to find photos to share on the "Show Off" thread
Name: Trisha Washington State You can do almost anything for 15 m
I took a class in '08....had a lot of fun for awhile then started doing other things in warmer weather, I plan to take a few refresher classes soon... I love to knit but have not figured out how to correct my mistakes like I do with crochet.
It is never too late to be
What you might have been.
~George Eliot
Name: Carolyn Lamb Indiana zone 6b Laugh and the World laughs with you
Oh I am going to give it a shot here in the near future. I used to know how to do the knit and purl stitch and how to cast on, but it has been so long I'll have to dig my book out again to learn all over.
Definitely not the only one Susan. I bought one of those loom things at Michaels... I thought it might be a quicker way and currently my ONLY way of making knitted scarves... LOL
I thought it might be Trisha, that, and my daughter made the comment that she'd like to try it... ANYTHING to get her interested in anything domestic! LOL
Waterbird, you'll be amazed at how fast it will all come back to you - just like riding a bike! LOL
Crocheting is something my grandmother also taught me but I haven't done any for a long, long time. She was always crocheting those dainty little doilies and I knew I'd never have the patience. I'm more of a "bulky" type, big needles and big yarn!
I had a knitting machine for a while. I found it more frustrating than doing it the usual way.
I often use a crocet needle to help pick up dropped stitches. There is always some ripping out involved for big mistakes.
Name: Carolyn Lamb Indiana zone 6b Laugh and the World laughs with you
Can somebody tell mw why you use double ended needles and how? Since I am new to the knitting I don't know alot about the needle things. I want to try to knit a pair of socks and need to know everything LOL
Name: Margaret Delta KY I'm A Charley's Girl For Sure
Carolyn the double pointed needles allow you to knit in a circle with very few stitches. The best way to start is to cast on all the stitches on one needle then divide on the other 3 or 4 depending on how many you are using. There will be one needle left free of stitches to knit with. Be sure not to twist your stitches when you join just like you would when making a circle in crochet.
Knitting in a circle means no seams in your socks except at the toe if you knit from cuff to toe. Not sure on the toe up ones as I've not done those yet. Trish can help with that one.
Name: Carolyn Lamb Indiana zone 6b Laugh and the World laughs with you
Couldn't you just use circular needles for that if they are small ones? That really sounds confusing to me. I wouldn't ever remember which one was which and what way I was going . LOL I may just end up sticking wiht crocheted socks.
Name: Trisha Washington State You can do almost anything for 15 m
Not sure but I think the double point needles work just like circular needles but allow for smaller work like tiny baby socks etc... don't thing you can go down that small with the circular needles. I know in my first hat class we started on Circulars and ended up using the double ended....it isn't difficult once you get used to it.
It is never too late to be
What you might have been.
~George Eliot
