I'd like to knit my first pair of socks...and I'd like an easy pattern. I've never done socks before, but I am familiar with the basics of knitting. I can k, p, m1, psso, k2tog, etc. So if you have any tried and trusted patterns, I'd be really grateful! Hopefully something in the dpns category...I've never worked magic loop ^^;;

Tags: beginners, socks
Current Mood: cheerful
Current Music: Mumford and Sons | The Cave

Does anyone have any experience ordering from eKnittingNeedles.com - what are their reliability/service like?

I made a Wisp wrap using up some hand-spun white alpaca yarn.

Quite pleased with the result - will give it to a friend as a wedding gift!

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I bought a bunch of Addi Turbo circular needles, mistakenly duplicating some sizes I already had in the process. I have a Ravelry account and I have bought and sold yarn via my Ravelry sell/trade page, and I'm wondering if this same thing can be done to sell/trade knitting needles through Ravelry.

If it can be done, how would I go about it?

Hi Everyone,

This is my first time doing toe-up socks, and I am having a hard time with the start of the heel flap.  I am hoping someone out there has done a heel like this one, because I cannot find anything similar to it by googling.  This seems to be a highly unusual way to do a toe-up heel. 

Here is the link to the Ravelry pattern page, but it's not a free pattern so I can't link to the pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nightingale-2

OK so I have knitted the gusset and the short row heel turn part of the sock and am now starting the heel flap.  Here are the instructions:

"Row 1 (WS): p37, s1, pass the last knitted stich on teh right hand needle over the slipped stitch, turn.
Row 2 (RS): k37, s1, pass the last knitted sitch on the right hand needle over the slipped stitch, turn.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until all the gusset stitches are worked in."

The problem is that even though I am following the directions exactly, the part where you pass the stitch over the slipped stitch and then turn is causing a VERY large hole between the gusset stitches that have been on hold during the short row heel turn, and it is disturbing me. 

Is there a trick to this that I am missing in order to not get the hole? 

Thank you in advance, oh knowledgeable Knitting forum!!  ;) 

Current Mood: confused

Well, that might be a slight exaggeration. But I have knitted a heck of a lot of fish hats. It's one of those things. Everyone who sees one seems to want one, and they're such a quick and uncomplicated knit. No idea what I'm talking about? Knitty's fish hat pattern has spread far and wide since it was published in 2008. Here's a small selection of the fish hats I've knitted over the years and actually remembered to photograph.

( Onwards to the school of fish! )

Anyone else here bitten by the fish hat bug?

Tags: finished object

It's nearly May and I'm pretty sure February was the last time I showed off my knitting. So here we go!

( Pictures ahoy! )

I am planning to knit a cardigan that will take 1200 yards of worsted weight yarn. I would like to knit this in a cotton/linen blend, but I am wondering if it will end up really heavy.

I don't mind the fact that the sweater will stretch more than it would if I knit it in pure wool, this won't be a factor in making my decision.

Pattern: The Evenstar Shawl
Yarn: Alpaca with a Twist Fino, Duchess Blue. About 2.5 hanks (1312 yards).
Needles: Size 4 Addi Turbo Lace
Cast on: January 4, 2012
Bound off: April 23, 2012

( Photos and details. )

Tags: finished object, lace, pattern - shawl, technique - lace

I finished knitting a pure wool sweater right in time for the heat of summer! ( Photos here )

I'd like some advice on the state of this button band because, well, you can see why. Do I need extra stitches so that it will lay flatter? I'm thinking yes, it's obvious but I'd like some opinions. In order to not have it bunch up, I had to bind it off so loosely that those stitches look ridiculously large.

Currently, I have 74 stitches. If I need more, how many more would you think? Also, I knit the sweater using 5mm needle, and I used a 4.5mm to bind off because I wanted the ribbing to look tight (but not the bind off edge to pull up, of course).

( Button band photo under cut. )

I really wanted mittens, but not ordinary mittens, I wanted sunshiny yellow mittens. It took me a while, but I finally got the perfect yellow for the Sundagsvotter by Strikkepanja (available on Ravelry).
( Sundagsvotter  )
I followed the chart made by the user GraceIvy which was a lifesaver because I would have definetly lost my count of the cables. I love my mittens. I will make them again, perhaps in gray, with a smaller thumb

There are three additional patterns for the Spring/Summer 2012 issue -- two shawls and a light top.

This was an "I HAVE TO MAKE THAT" project when I saw the pattern, so I availed of my genetics-major brothers birthday to finally make it.  Really happy with how it turned out! (It's also the first big project I've finished in ages! My thesis and studying for finals have been taking all my knitting time in the last few months. :( )


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I am in the process of making a dishcloth with sugar& cream cotton yarn 2.5 oz. As I am working, I've noticed that this cloth is much larger than a previous one that I made using peaches&cream cotton yarn 1.5 oz. Both are 4 ply. I thought they would be the same size since the yarns are usually similar and the needle size is the same. Did I miss something here in the thicknesses of the yarns? I thought the difference in the weight was just the amount of yarn on the ball. I'm a little confused?

Current Mood: confused

Hello all!

I'm trying to knit a scarf for my dragon-loving friend and use this pattern - dragon skin choke. I want to make the scarf wider than 30 stitches by repeating the pattern twice.

( problem under the cut )

I'd really appreciate help with tweaking out this pattern. Making it only as a 30 stitch repeat is a little slim and I really want to make it lizard skin-like.

Many, many thanks in advance!

Current Mood: frustrated

I have this huge bundle of llama wool at my front door (literally). On of the lovely ladies from my local knitting group has shared her stash & we are learning together. After some good research, I think I have a decent idea of what to do. Now I'm just looking online for supplies.

My question is: can you recommend a pair of hand carders that aren't over $100? Cheapest pair I've found was over $65, and they looked econo-cheap.

Hello Fellow Knitters - I am absolutely desperate for more Ella rae yarn. The specifics: Classic Superwash, color 17, dye lot 961. It's an off-white with a grayish, ecruish tinge. One ball would be great, up to 5 balls would be even better. I badly miscalculated how much would be needed for the border on Knitty's Hoover baby blanket. I'm making two blankets, for twins, and would be glad to get through just the first one with one dye lot; the border is garter stitch so it's using up gobs of yarn. I can use a different dye lot for the second blanket if need be. I've already posted an ISO request on Ravelry, but haven't heard a thing. Any suggestions about where else to hunt are welcome.

A long while ago, I had posted a link to a free online chart generator, and when I went to use it today, I found out I didn't have an updated version of Java to view it. Rather than spend time looking into this issue and downloading stuff and things, I found a new source.

This website also offers a free knit pattern chart generator, there is nothing to download, and it's easy to use.

I thought I'd just pass that on for members who were using this one and can't view it anymore.

( behold! the magic! )

( I've been waiting to use this pretty pink yarn for such a long time and finally a friend had a baby girl! )

Tags: finished object, pattern - baby, pattern - hat
Current Mood: accomplished

I was approached several weeks back by a woman in a coffee shop who asked if I'd knit her a hat with cat ears. I figured what the heck and said sure! This was the end result. :)

( Kittyville Hat )

Tags: finished object
Current Mood: accomplished

Okay, so a few months ago, I had a waffle stitch pattern that I really liked, and cannot for the life of me find it again no matter what combination of search terms I stick into google, I'm hoping someone here might be able to help.

The pattern was a 4 or 5 row repeat. It involved yo's on at least one of the rows, possibly two. I remember that very distinctly because I messed them up several times. Two of the rows in each repeat were straight knitting.

The pattern did not come from ravelry, or from any stitch list sites. I don't think it was on a blog. I'm pretty sure it was from a baby blanket pattern- I want to say there was a photo on the site of an aqua green and white baby blanket, but I could be wrong.

It was also not a waffle seed stitch.

If this rings any bells, or if anyone knows of anhyitng that sounds similar, I'd appreciate it!

Tags: stitch patterns
Current Mood: hopeful

By boyfriend found some lovely yarn at an event we were at a few weeks (Farnham Maltings - Unravel). The yarn is a Nimu "Yarns of Distinction" Torva Merino/Cashmere in Cerulean and is lovely.

Some socks were the result - I used Slippery from knitty and 2.5mm DPNs (slightly larger than specified) to fit Man Feet.
( pretties this way )

I am reaching no inspiration on Ravelry for some reason.

What are some ideas for small yardage of handspun yarn? Or just little stash busting projects? I've recently picked up my drop spindle again but lose interest quickly and want to just get to the dyeing and knitting part, but I have NO idea what to knit with approximately 20 yards of worsted-ish weight orange yarn now :)