Knitting

I stoped to do it cuze i tooked my nerves on it and the last time i tooked my nerves on it i burned the giant ball i put it in the trash...creepy!!

So sorry butr i have no ideas for you

gothgami wrote:

I stoped to do it cuze i tooked my nerves on it and the last time i tooked my nerves on it i burned the giant ball i put it in the trash...creepy!!

So sorry butr i have no ideas for you

I attempted to burn the ball last night but my mum caught me!

lol nobody couth me^_-

Don't start with a sweater! If you want to actually make something and not just trying a square, start with something nice and easy - maybe look here for tips: http://knitting-patterns-techniques.sui … g_patterns

numba1bimbx wrote:

kittenbraden wrote:

Don't start with a sweater! If you want to actually make something and not just trying a square, start with something nice and easy - maybe look here for tips: http://knitting-patterns-techniques.sui … g_patterns

Whats easiest to start on?

Try something simple first, like a tablecloth, mitten or mini doll blanket, my mum did knit these simple things when she first started knitting... ^_^

Hope you can do it!

Last edited by florallover (06-24-2008 13:35)

You can get great books in Walmart, Barnes and Noble, etc.
keep it simple in the beginning with one or two stitches.  When you feel confident in that, learn a few more.
My first scarf was a disaster.  By my third, it was even and free of missed stitch holes.
Have fun!

numba1bimbx wrote:

Bruceybabe4921 wrote:

it depends what exactly your trying to knit. Iv been taught to knit for years but when i get back into what i find best is just try a straight forward little square. It will allow you to practice and get the rhythm. Everyone drops a stitch now and then but when u start it seems to happen alot, so practicing will help. Make sure your counting every line of stitching and youl discover if u have dropped any stitches. And if u do they are easy to pick up just look where youv dropped it and there should be a loop just flick your needle through the hoop and keep going.

Good luck. I can understand your frustration xxx

Thanks for the tip. I thought I'd try and make a sweater but it's not coming along well at all. And now I don't even know how to put the wool on the stick! Thats the frustrating bit. I don't remmeber.

hehe well heres some help. I looked it up for you seeing my explaination would prob confuse u more lol. This is for the first stitch

1. Take your yarn and make a loop, with the ball end of yarn in your left hand and the free end in your right hand.

2. Holding where the two pieces of yarn meet on the first loop in your right hand, use the left hand to make another loop and feed it from the back, through the first loop.

3. Pull the second loop through the first loop, so that the first becomes tight. 4Feed your needle through the big loop and pull the ball end of the yarn until the loop comfortably holds the needle. Now you’re ready to start casting on.


To then cast on you need to ....


1. Place a slip knot with a long tail of 1in per stitch, on one needle. Hold the needle in the right hand, pass the ball end of yarn over the index finger, under the middle finger,  over the third finger.

2. Holding the tail end of the yarn in your left hand, wrap it around your thumb by bringing the needle across to the left.

3. Now insert the point of the needle through the loop from front to back.

4. Wind the ball end of yarn around the needle, going from left to right.

Hope that helps you on your way x x x

hows the knitting coming on ..?

x.x.x

I wanted to learn to knit but I'm just not coordinated enough.

I have started learning how to crochet. I'm determined to make an amigurumi as cute as this one:



All of mine, so far, have come out in to conehead creations, though.

Hey, for beginners a good site is www.knittinghelp.com. They have videos to show you how to do pretty much everything. Helped me a lot when I first started.

o well done youv got me interested in knitting again. All this talk bit miffed its began to get sunny will just have to make something for winter or something lol x

I agree that crocheting is far easier than knitting--and it's far easier to unravel. If you are a newbie to yarndom, start with crocheting (and the pattern comes out quite pretty too.) Back in college, my friends and I use to crochet scarves in the wintertime all the time. Double-stranded, a scarf took like 5 hours (with fringes) and caps take probably less than 2 hours...