Mittens are fairly simple as well as fingerless gloves. It's just when it comes to the finger gussets, it's recommended to have shorter needles for them.
I've yet to make full fingered gloves, but it's on the list. I want to make mitten for myself, but that's somewhere in the queue.
After much deliberation, I've narrowed it down to two lacy scarves:AandB
Oooh, I like Falling Water. Both are very pretty!
I'm afraid of gloves. I want to get a set of the short 4" DPNs before trying to do all those tiny fingers. I'm pretty sure it will be at least another year before I even attempt a pair of gloves.
That's the one I ended up going with. It looks kinda weird though. Probably because it's so dark. I think blocking it will fix a lot of that though. Probably going to have to buy another skein too since according to the pattern it'll end up ~3 foot with what I've got.
Lace usually looks like crap before you block it. It's an accepted fact of the Universe. If you don't want to buy more, you could always slap a few buttons on and make it a scarflet. I've never been able to pull that off, though.
Made for a podcaster. I don't think I need to mention who. Perhaps this will "encourage" him to be a contestant again on ATW9K when I actually remember.
I passed on the stringcrafting bug today. It was something Rocky'd been meaning to start for a while, but the trip to the yarn shop with all their soft yarns finally convinced her to get started and actually learn crochet for reals this time. The nice old lady plying her with food while I talked with the owner about what yarns I needed for her birthday present helped too. Yarn store to Bahn Mi is a winning combo.
So I've been approached several times by random internet peoples inquiring if I would actually make my Scott Pilgrim hat and sell it to them.
I don't know whether or not if I want to do this, and if so, how much would I sell it for.
There are already a few for sale on Etsy. I could easily make these hats, but at the same time I don't want to get too bothered with the demand when I would rather be doing other things.
For now, I'm actually making another hat for a friend and will see how long it will take me to make it.
Got the dark blue yarn for mah TARDIS. It is not cooperating. I've had to restart <10 rows in 5 times now, but it's been a different mistake every time.
EDIT: Progress! I'm doing a combination of intarsia and stranded colorwork, any suggestions for managing the five 3yd lengths of yard I've got dangling?
any suggestions for managing the five 3yd lengths of yard I've got dangling?
I recommend making yourself some cardboard shuttles/bobbins. Basically, you cut out an H-shaped piece of cardboard for each tail, then wrap the tail up onto the center of the H.
I recommend making yourself some cardboard shuttles/bobbins. Basically, you cut out an H-shaped piece of cardboard for each tail, then wrap the tail up onto the center of the H.
Oooh, that could work, I've got lots of cardboard.
That whole thing about a stranded/intarsia was a lie. The stranded stuff awful so I'm going to need to rip back two rows and work out how much of the regular blue I'll need.
I recommend making yourself some cardboard shuttles/bobbins. Basically, you cut out an H-shaped piece of cardboard for each tail, then wrap the tail up onto the center of the H.
Wait, Doesn't a Bobbin(at least in one application) Go inside a Shuttle?
I recommend making yourself some cardboard shuttles/bobbins. Basically, you cut out an H-shaped piece of cardboard for each tail, then wrap the tail up onto the center of the H.
Wait, Doesn't a Bobbin(at least in one application) Go inside a Shuttle?
Yup. However, when you are talking to someone who doesn't have intimate knowledge of weaving, putting in the shuttle modifier helps to clarify what you mean by bobbin. I mean, if you really wanted to, you could also make a cardboard shuttle to go around the bobbin, but it's probably not worth it for intarsia and colorwork. If you were weaving, you'd want a shuttle to keep the bobbins spinning without tangling when you pass them through the shed, but here the bobbins don't have to spin rapidly enough for it to matter.
That whole thing about a stranded/intarsia was a lie. The stranded stuff awful so I'm going to need to rip back two rows and work out how much of the regular blue I'll need.
Stranded knitting is tough. You really have to pay attention to your tension. I generally give mine a little stretch every few color changes to keep things loose.
It's not the tension that was the problem. The pattern just says knit, so I assumed garter stitch and the whole issue I'm having (the strands being on the RS as well as the WS) would be solved by doing stockinette (and would explain all the curling I saw in the pics on Ravelry). Might have to redo the top and bottom sections though depending on how big the difference is.
Hey stringfans, I've got a woollen hat and gloves that could do with some extra length to cover my extended form. How hard would it be to knit in extra rows?
Hey stringfans, I've got a woollen hat and gloves that could do with some extra length to cover my extended form. How hard would it be to knit in extra rows?
Do you have images of the hat and gloves and do you have the same yarn to add onto it?
@Nuri: Alright, I'll probably just ask my mother or sister to do it if it's too complicated, they're big into knitting.
@Ro: It rides up when I put my hair in a bun, also, I have to fold down that flap part, so having an extra bottom would give me enough to fold it back up. Plus I could leave holes in it so I could pull it down into a balaclava.
It's pretty easy to pick up some stitches around the edge of the hat and knit a few more rows onto it. The problem would be that you'd have to learn how to knit, including how to pick up stitches, before you could do it. Not impossible, but a bit out of your way if it's the only reason you are learning to knit. Of course, you should learn to knit anyway, because knitting is cool.
The TARDIS is 6/7 done. Then comes blocking and stitching it all together and stuffing it. I've learned lots doing this. The first side came out alright, but the subsequent ones worked better as I had a better understanding of stranding. The pattern left a bit to be desired too. There were 5 light blue rows on the bottom and 6 on the top. I should have bound off on the 6th row, not after it, that way the border would be on the same side all around.
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I've yet to make full fingered gloves, but it's on the list. I want to make mitten for myself, but that's somewhere in the queue.
I'm afraid of gloves. I want to get a set of the short 4" DPNs before trying to do all those tiny fingers. I'm pretty sure it will be at least another year before I even attempt a pair of gloves.
Made for a podcaster. I don't think I need to mention who. Perhaps this will "encourage" him to be a contestant again on ATW9K when I actually remember.
I don't know whether or not if I want to do this, and if so, how much would I sell it for.
There are already a few for sale on Etsy. I could easily make these hats, but at the same time I don't want to get too bothered with the demand when I would rather be doing other things.
For now, I'm actually making another hat for a friend and will see how long it will take me to make it.
EDIT: Progress! I'm doing a combination of intarsia and stranded colorwork, any suggestions for managing the five 3yd lengths of yard I've got dangling?
That whole thing about a stranded/intarsia was a lie. The stranded stuff awful so I'm going to need to rip back two rows and work out how much of the regular blue I'll need.
@Ro: It rides up when I put my hair in a bun, also, I have to fold down that flap part, so having an extra bottom would give me enough to fold it back up. Plus I could leave holes in it so I could pull it down into a balaclava.
I'm currently doing some awesome mochi mochi right now with leftover yarn.
Magic Loop knitting is cool, especially with Knit Picks interchangeable cords.