Posted by Nancy Flynn on 2005-08-16 12:18:21
Post Subject: Great Knitting Blog and Pattern
this looks like a terrifically fun knitting pattern, from the utterly divine Naive Knitting-- I adore this blog. She is so creative and elegant:
http://naiveknitting.typepad.com/naive_knitting_blog/2005/08/knit_report_twe.html
thought knitters out there might enjoy!
Posted by sugar cookie on 2006-03-02 14:15:46
Post Subject: has anyone seen...
this sweater on kathleen hanna? i know the photo was from an older magazine interview, but would anyone know a knitting pattern or who the sweater is made by?
Posted by athena on 2005-01-25 15:04:04
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first, here is a great site with videos!
http://knittinghelp.com/
i'm not sure about australian knitting terminology, but i know there is a slight difference between american and british terminology. for the most part, you can just figure it out. i think there is a book out there somewhere that actually translates knitting pattern instructions from many different languagues, but i don't know the name.
Posted by xuli on 2006-01-21 18:21:24
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Nope, never made it. But just a tip -- if you're looking for help with a pattern (I assume it's a knitting pattern?), you're far more likely to get help if you (1) post a link to the pattern and (2) provide very specific info as to which part is confusing you.
If you can't provide a link to the pattern, typing out the part that confuses you will also help.
This way even people who haven't made the pattern can help you.
Posted by rdhdnrd on 2005-11-01 23:28:12
Post Subject: crocheted earmuffs, anyone?
does anyone know or know where i could find a good pattern for crocheted earmuffs? a simple knitting pattern would be good too, i'm just a better crocheter.
Posted by tfmartin005 on 2008-07-04 19:48:35
Post Subject: Knitting pattern chart help!!
I have a knitting pattern that says "beg with st 6 of Chart A, the rep the 10 sts of chart A 4 times, work Chart B, rep the 10 sts of Chart C 4 (4, 4, 5) times, end with first 4 (5, 8, 1) st of Chart C. Continue working in pattern until piece measures 22½ inches".
Here is a link to the pattern- http://www.unicornbooks.com/pattern_Bshawlcollar-SQL3.asp
Can someone translate this? It is the body/chevron pattern. Does it mean that you start from stitch 6 on the chart and work all of chart A 4 times? Do you always have to start from stitch 6 when you get to the bottom of the chart?
Posted by Stacey on 2006-12-06 12:26:55
Post Subject: Knitting
I just posted a question under freestyle and am new to this web-site. Someone was kind enough to tell to place it under Share a Craft. Here is my dilema. I would like to try and find a verrry EASY knitting pattern for socks. I went in to a yarn/knitting store yeaterday and explained that what I wanted. They weren't very helpful and kinda of snobbish. I have the basics of knitting down, self taught, and can crochet anything. Self taught also. I would love to learn how to do socks. Can anyone out there help me?? Thanks to all that respond.
Posted by Cindy on 2007-02-15 22:04:09
Post Subject: Pattern Needed - Knitting pattern for recycled plastic bags
I am looking for someone who has a pattern for a knitted tote bag or purse using recycled plastic bags. I will post it through my website and have a link back to the person's website if they have one. Only original patterns accepted so please let me know if you have a pattern and a picture I can use. I want to share with others a knitting pattern but I only do crochet.
Posted by craftfetish on 2006-04-28 09:44:03
Post Subject: need ideas for a knitted border
I am making a knitted afghan for a charity project.
I have some pretty blue worsted weight yarn and a pair of size 11 circular needles that I was hoping would make it knit up relatively quickly.
Master plan at this point is to have the main pattern be basket weave. (Is that an official knitting pattern term?)
I initially thought of using a one inch seed stitch border around the whole thing, but I ripped it all out last night. I decided I didn't like the look of seed stitch on such large needles.
Any suggestions for a better border choice? Should I just do a couple rows of garter stitch? Should I just jump right in on the basket weave pattern?
I am a beginner knitter, so I'm not looking for anything too complicated. Thanks!
Posted by stella on 2004-12-21 01:42:21
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i think that piece is so gorgeous and amazing.
i'm not accomplished enough of a mathnerd to really understand the Lorenz equations, but i know a few math teachers that i'd like to make a Lorenz manifold for... if only it was a knitting pattern!
Posted by stella on 2004-11-06 19:04:01
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a poncho is just a square with a hole in the middle, so it seems like you could just find the knitting pattern of your choice, cast on a bunch of stitches, knit until you have half a square, cast off some stitches in the middle (enough for a head to fit through) cast on the stitches on the next row in the middle, and work the rest of the square. basically, a knit square with a massive buttonhole in the middle.
Posted by Scots Lass on 2005-08-12 04:18:44
Post Subject: Patterns for knitting a bikini?
I'm new to this site - so first of all a big HELLO to you all!!
Was wondering if any of you could help me - I'm looking for a knitting pattern for a bikini. I know there was one in Aug Knitting Mag, but all our shops are now selling the Sept issue :-(
I'd be really grateful if anyone could send me a pattern or point me to a website where I can get one.
Posted by xuli on 2005-09-14 11:53:14
Post Subject: What makes a good knitting/crochet pattern?
I've started this conversation with some of my knitting friends and I wanted to hear what the Craftistas have to say. I've realized recently how much I've learned about knitting in the last year and a half or so, and how picky I've gotten about what I knit as a result. Time was, I'd see any new knitting magazine (or Knitty) and be overcome by an OMG-must-make-now feeling. Lately I've been much pickier and started really looking at what the pattern is doing. I know there are some Craftistas who are much better knitters than I am, and I started to wonder about what some of you would look for in a knitting pattern. Any thoughts?
Here's what I look for in a knitting pattern:
-- minimal seaming (because I'm bad at it, really really bad at it, and nothing sucks like working on a gorgeous sweater only to ruin the seams)
-- uses its yarn in an interesting way (if I'm going to spend the kind of money that good yarn demands, I want the yarn to be important to the project; I want to know the designer has thought carefully about what kind of yarn to use and why to use it for this design)
-- specifies what kinds of increases/decreases to use (I want to know the designer thinks about these things as part of the texture of the overall fabric, not just something you have to do to get the fabric shaped a certain way)
-- knit mostly in the round (see above comment about seaming; but also so I can try it on as I go and make adjustments where needed instead of having the fit be a total surprise at the end)
-- have some kind of shaping around the waist or an interesting cropping (ie, something to show the designer has given some thought to how the garment will look on an actual human body, as opposed to just being a garment that exists for its own sake)
Posted by oliviaN on 2005-09-22 23:01:44
Post Subject: knitting pattern websites
i just got the internet and the first thing i looked up was knitting patterns and i was disapointed. the patterns seemed to be geared more toward my grandma. does anybody know any knitting pattern sites that the younger hipper knitter would enjoy. i know you do! thanks olivia
Posted by aspiring on 2006-10-18 12:20:01
Post Subject: tea cosy pattern search
I'm trying to help someone find this pattern, but I can't figure it out. Any ideas?
"I'm looking for a knitting
pattern for a traditional tea cosy. It is in two colours and looks
like a set of pipes joined together is the best way I can describe it.
Thanks"
Posted by nerf on 2005-09-14 22:10:35
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Small hijack here - sorry
* If it has sleeves, I need them to start from the shoulder and crochet to the wrist. Not the opposite or made in one flat piece to be sewn together and then set in the garment. If the pattern doesn't call for that, then the stitching has to be versatile enough for me to modify it.
I'm busy crocheting a jacket, I'm actually using a knitting pattern since I couldn't find a crochet one I liked, just following the shaping. It's the first garment I'm crocheting, usually I've done bags. I'm just curious to know why it might be better to start from the shoulder. I'm really just winging as I go along, so advice from someone more experienced will be good if it will help me not screw this jacket up. It's taking a lot of yarn. Is it just to avoid seaming, or do you get a better fit so you don't have to ease the sleeve in?
Sorry, this has turned into more of a medium hijack. Over now.
Posted by Chari on 2007-02-16 09:07:49
Post Subject: Knitting Questions
Hi everyone! I just registered today, and I''m browsing on your posts. Wow! It''s great to be part here. I am actually looking for a knitting shops here in Manila, and I can''t seem to see any shops. I was so frustrated not being able to see shops here. Anyway, to share my ideas on the questions of knitters. People who learned how knitting just in their homes have difficulty reading patterns. I can knitt simple, but I want to make the much complicated crafts, so I checked some books and magazines, and yet I can''t understand the patterns. It''s best if you add a topic regarding the basic knitting pattern reading. That''s it. By the way, if anyone in the Philippines know a shop or a person i can buy knitting tools and yarns, please send me a quick email at charita.alusen@pcci.com. Thanks a lot. Hope I made a help on this topic.
Posted by stella on 2006-05-03 13:08:53
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the first time i saw those (i think it was on a site that also had a free knitting pattern or something) i hoped that it was a joke, but then i found out that it's not.
apparently some people think that dipping teddy bears in wax is a perfectly appropriate thing to do. personally, i find it horrifying. what the hell do you DO with a waxy bear? has anyone ever seen how much grunge and dust candles collect? can you imagine how filthy a wax dipped animal would get? what the hell is WRONG with people?
it sounds like something a Furry with BDSM fantasies would come up with.
Posted by slee on 2005-01-13 14:39:50
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I have a favorite Debbie Bliss cardigan knitting pattern for newborns. Over the years, I must have made about 2 dozen or so. Since I've made so many, I can modify the pattern by using different stitching or irregular stripes. I use non-gender colors such as red, orange, sage, yellow and little bits of blues and purples.
It turns out beautifully and because I use Zara yarn by Tahki, it's machine washable and an extremely soft 100% merino wool.
I try to have about 2 or 3 nearly completed cardigans ready on hand.
Posted by meexie on 2004-12-06 19:37:42
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Glad you ladies like it!
I'm still a little surprised the pattern got published - I knew it was pushing it, even for Knitty. I'm really, really glad it's published and available for free, because it's part of a larger project I have in mind. Like the Blythe dolls, I'd like to see people not only knitting Womb, but setting up little scenes and taking photographs, perhaps (perhaps!) for collecting into a book or putting together as a short film. I haven't worked out the details on that yet. Will definitely post as I get this all sorted out.
And I have seriously considered other organ systems, including the inner workings of the male reproductive system. Not as immediately recognizable as the female, which may be in itself a reason to create a knitting pattern for it.
Posted by Katrin on 2007-01-21 10:04:50
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- Waking up earlier than usual on a Sunday (about 5 hours earlier than I did last weeek, when I slept until 1pm) and feeling like I could actually get some stuff done
- Burning all my CDs to mp3, so I'll have them on my ipod and can sell most of them
- Thinking of more and more possessions to get rid of
- Coming up with an interesting knitting pattern idea, based on a sewing pattern
