KnittingHelp.com Forum http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum A close knit community sharing the passion knitting and helping each other learn to knit. en Mon, 20 May 2013 04:53:01 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/images/ca_serenity_purple/misc/rss.jpg KnittingHelp.com Forum http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum HELP! I knit in the round by accident!!! http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113199&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 02:44:51 GMT I can't explain why or how I did this, but I knit the first 5 rows of a baby blanket in the round on circular needles when it should have been done flat. I know how to switch from knitting in the round to knitting flat, but I don't how (or if) I can remove the "join" from the first 5 rows. Thank you so much for any advice you can give me. ]]> How-to Questions semsom http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113199 my birthday presents! http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113198&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 23:23:10 GMT :-) Surprises! Yay! The book came with a dvd, too! :-)

Surprises! Yay! The book came with a dvd, too!
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]]> The Lounge N0obKnitter http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113198 Sirdar pattern 1712 driving me crazy!!! Help desperately needed http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113197&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 21:56:28 GMT Hi folks,

I've had a few issues with this pattern (am a beginner and probably should have picked an easier pattern!) and the last request for help on here was regarding the sleeves which thankfully I was helped with by some very helpful people. :muah:

I am now looking for help with the collar - I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do....I know I'm to make an increase in number of sts from 67 to 93.

The pattern reads as follows:
K2, inc in next st, k1, inc in next st, (k2, inc in next st, k1, inc in next st) 12 times' k2

I am confused about the increases - is the st I make inc in also the k1 and k2 st or are these the next sts after?? :??

I have spent more time ripping down knitting and reknitting on this pattern than I care to remember!! The collar is last hurdle before I can sew it up and forget about it!! :mad:

Please please help :verysad:

Thanks ]]> How-to Questions Purplemwendy http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113197 I am not a quitter, I am not a quitter, I am not a quitter.... http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113196&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 19:38:14 GMT Or so I keep telling myself.

So, i'm cleaning my room. And I find this baby sock pattern from a magazine from 2 years ago with free yarn that i got from a magazine. So i thought Ok i've got nothing better to do, why not?

So, i find the DPNs i tried knitting socks with 2 years ago. I cast on 48 stitches evenly on 3 needles. That makes 16 each right? Great. I cast on one extra so i can knit that together with the stitch on the other needle to join in round. great. i purl one round. Great. Then i count my stitches. I end up having either one stitch less or one stitch more or i end up dropping my stitches! This is hair pull out time!! Gah!!!!!

And...breathe - rant over. Ok what am i doing wrong? ]]> General Knitting ad2knit http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113196 please help trying to knit baby bonnet http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113195&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 18:34:36 GMT Have casted on 97 stitches 1st row reads K1,yon,*k5, slip the 2nd,3rd,4th, and 5th sts over the 1st stitch, yon: repeat from * to last st, k1 At this... Have casted on 97 stitches 1st row reads K1,yon,*k5, slip the 2nd,3rd,4th, and 5th sts over the 1st stitch, yon: repeat from * to last st, k1
At this point we have 41 st on needle

2nd row P1, *(p1,yon,k1tbl) all into next st, p1; repeat from * to end.

According to pattern there should be 81 stitches but we have only 61.

Can anyone help. ]]> How-to Questions rosie123 http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113195 my birthday cake http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113194&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 17:09:09 GMT Chocolate w/strawberries. :-) Chocolate w/strawberries. :-)
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]]> The Lounge N0obKnitter http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113194 Magic loop moving from legs to body problem http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113193&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 16:29:07 GMT Hi I just recently started knitting and I'm currently working on a knitted monster. So far I've got his legs on my magic loop and the pattern I'm following told me to cut my yarn, but it doesn't say anything about adding new yarn, just to start with his body using the magic loop...am I being really blonde here? But what's the next step, because the yarn it told me to cut can't possibly be long enough to do the whole body!!

Thanks in advance
Dani ]]> How-to Questions DaniAP http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113193 Confusing Pattern http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113192&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 14:31:38 GMT Hi, I’m a beginner at knitting and I’m totally confused with this pattern. After I knitted the 11 rows, I started the 1st row of “Shape Toe” I did... Hi,
I’m a beginner at knitting and I’m totally confused with this pattern.

After I knitted the 11 rows, I started the 1st row of “Shape Toe” I did all the stitches but I still have stitches left over.

Do I start the second row with the left over stitches or just knit to the end of the row?

Please help!! ]]> How-to Questions Sabrinutt http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113192 <![CDATA[Do I or Don't I]]> http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113191&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 06:13:06 GMT just seen the most cutest waistcoat for baby boy and very tempted to try it out. But - am l ready? lol. That and Im not quite sure I understand how... just seen the most cutest waistcoat for baby boy and very tempted to try it out. But - am l ready? lol. That and Im not quite sure I understand how to do all this gauge business.

Figured a waistcoat would be an easy beginner venture into the world of knitted clothing...what do you all think? ]]> General Knitting ad2knit http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113191 Amelia Earhart Aviator Cap gauge question http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113190&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 03:36:59 GMT The pattern gives two gauges, one for WW and one for DK. I don't find anything in the pattern that adjusts for the different gauges. I want to do it in DK. What am I missing?

Amelia Earhart Aviator Cap ]]> Pattern Central GrumpyGramma http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113190 FO: Loopy Brim Hat http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113189&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 23:12:01 GMT I had some scraps of Malabrigo worsted and Madelinetosh so I made this hat up. It turned out to be really odd colored but I like it and it will be... I had some scraps of Malabrigo worsted and Madelinetosh so I made this hat up. It turned out to be really odd colored but I like it and it will be nice and warm in the winter. This hat is knitted on circular needles and the brim is made using a loop stitch. (Also called fur stitch) You can use any worsted yarn, but I like using Malabrigo best for this hat because I like the way the loops look. You may get the pattern here:
Loopy Brim Hat
]]> LaStade http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113189 Patterns for beginners http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113188&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 22:25:09 GMT any ideas for a project for a beginner knitter? any ideas for a project for a beginner knitter? ]]> mquiltn1 http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113188 Sock Heel Turn Pattern Question http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113187&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 16:49:52 GMT I'm having problems turning the heel for a toe up socks from a Knitpicks.com pattern. Before the heel turn I knitted (per the pattern) the heel flap and have 19 stitches on the needle with markers between sts 4-5 and 15-16. There are 11 sts between the markers. The text for the heel turn follows.

Heel Turn & Picking Up the Gusset
Now, you are going to work only one sock at a time. The other sock can wait on the needle cable.
R1: sl 1 st knitwise, *k, sl 1 st purlwise, repeat from * to SECOND marker, remove marker, ssk, k1. Turn work.
Note: I now have 18 sts and have ssk sts 16-17, knitted st 18, turned the work leaving st 19 on the working needle.

R2: Sl 1 st purlwise, p to REMAINING MARKER, remove marker, p2tog, p1. Turn work.
Note: I now have 17 sts and have p2tog sts 3-4, purled st 2, turned the work leaving st 1 on the working needle.

R3: sl 1 st knitwise, work in slip stitch pattern to the st before the gap created by the p2tog in the row below, ssk the st before and the st after the gap together, k1. Turn work.
Note: At this point I'm lost. If i take literally the p2tog from R2 as the gap before the turn, then with st 1 on the working needle and st 2 the st before the gap, then how do I knit across the gap because st 2 is slipped? If I Knit across to the gap created in R1 and knit st 19, then I run out of sts and there is nothing on the working needle after the turn.

R4: Sl 1 st purlwise, purl to the st before the gap created by the ssk in the row below, p2tog the st before the gap and the st after the gap, p1. Turn work.

Repeat rows 3 and 4 until you have worked across all the sts.
Work one more right side row, in slip stitch pattern. You are now finished with the first heel turn.
Note: haven't tried R3 and R4 because of confusion.

What am I doing wrong? Full pattern can be found at http://www.knitpicks.com/patterns/tw...s-pattern.html ]]> Pattern Central cawhouston http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113187 Need kirkton house baby yarn http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113186&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 11:12:21 GMT I have run out of Baby Yarn, sold in 200gr balls by Aldi. I need enough to complete a second sleeve of a baby cardigan. Anyone got some?? Pale... I have run out of Baby Yarn, sold in 200gr balls by Aldi. I need enough to complete a second sleeve of a baby cardigan. Anyone got some??

Pale yellow shade 4F63. Dye 423 ]]> Buy/Sell/Swap Nanny http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113186 Sinfonia yarn - anyone familiar with it? http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113185&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 23:55:04 GMT I made it to a Hobby Lobby today and picked up some 100% mercerized cotton yarn for a chemo hat. This project is hard. I'd been reading labels and thought I got one that's machine washable and I just looked and the label for this one says hand wash. If it makes it into the washing machine will it be ruined? I don't want to give her a hat and have her crying because it gets washed and dried by mistake. I'll try researching but if anyone tell me anything, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks. ]]> General Knitting GrumpyGramma http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113185