Knitting and other Creative Endeavors

[Matterhorn Fan]

Originally Posted by Prudence

This could be the issue - my book lists something different for the right side row. Mine lists the right side row as PPPKSKSKSKSKSKKK. So, grasshopper, your instincts are correct, and your book has an error. That's so odd!

Holy cow. My instincts may have been correct, but my assumption meter sure needs checking.

It would seem that I assumed the last three on the right side row were PPP (both looking at the book AND at your earlier post), whereas my book is exactly the same as yours. At least my "fix" for the nonexistant problem would have generated the same result.

000's, eh? I'm sure that makes my size 2's (well, that's what they're labeled, but apparently brand-to-brand there's some inconsistency) look giant. How thick are 000's?

And in case you were wondering, the winning pattern is (drumroll, please)...

Baby Cable Rib!

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

Baby Cable Rib!

Can't wait to see photos!

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

I wanted to learn to knit. I learned to knit. I knit a shawl. And since I haven't really had the desire to knit again.

I think I'd prefer needlepoint. The outcome would be more exciting for me, I think. I can cross-hatch, that's easy enough, but I have trouble learning this stuff from a book. I need a 3D instructional. I've a friend who can pick that stuff up in books no problem. She didn't enjoy needlepoint, but the one thing she made was friggin' professional looking, and it was only her first try. Damn crafties!

I am thinking about a fun L.A. based project, but I've got a lot more thinking to put into it before it gets off the ground (if ever, so many of my ideas don't)...

[Matterhorn Fan]

My mom does needlepoint very well, but the canvases can be very expensive, and mostly they're flowers. My home doesn't really have much room for framed needlepoint flowers (or pillows, for that matter).

Maybe you'd like quilting? That's a lot of hand needlework, especially if you decide to do a Grandmother's Flower Garden pattern.

[flippyshark]

Wow, this thread is just as bamboozling to me as any Egghead thread.

I've been looking for some kind of crafty hobby, and I've pondered knitting and needle-point, (won't the guys at work be amused) but I don't know if either of those will suit my clumsy fingers.

[Prudence]

Heck, with knitting you can get big needles and chunky yarn and go to town. Not everyone needs to pop out their 000s and make complicated socky things. I'm not a fan of needlepoint because it seems too "easy." And it does seem to be mostly flowers. I like cross stitch, blackwork, goldwork, etc..., but knitting (for me) takes less focus so I'm able to do it while reading cases, watching teevee, monitoring my virtual aquarium (I blame you, Matterhorn Fan!), and so forth. I think knitting is easier.

[Prudence]

000 is 1.5 mm. I had to look that up - and learned that they make 00000000s! .5 mm! I want!

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by Prudence

.....and learned that they make 00000000s! .5 mm! I want!

They're called Hypodermic Needles, aren't they ? Any drugstore should be able to help you out.


I myself have knitted a beautiful scarf over 10 feet long.

.....It started out as a sock, but I couldn't turn the heel.

[Matterhorn Fan]

My 2's are 3mm.

00000000's? My JoAnn's doesn't have the bamboo needles in anything smaller than a 5.

Photos? That would mean me actually figuring out how to post one.

I'm 10 rows away from turning the heel. Wish me luck.

[Prudence]

I'm using 2s on my sock and they're 2.75mm. I didn't know there were such brand inconsistencies!

Turning the heel is okay, once you get a conceptual picture of what's happening. The sock book has pretty good photos of how to pick up gusset stitches when it's time.