Knitting

[Lilelephant]

Today I took up knitting he he I am doing a practice square at the moment anyone else knit?

 

[DaisyPurple]

I do, I love it, must be the hippy in me lol

 

[ft90]

I love knitting as well! My mum taught me when I was about 10 and now ten years later I'm still at it! I just bought some wool to knit LO a blanket. I want to find a pattern to knit a little bodysuit, but I can't find a pattern that is simple enough, I really struggle to understand them!

My mum is knitting a couple of matinee jackets, I think handmade stuff is lovely for a new baby!

xx

 

[Mummy2Adam]

Im knitting a blanket for little missy, i was very nearly finished but then i decided i wanted a pink one not cream and brown one, its great for stress relieving x x

 

[DaisyPurple]

If you get stuck give me a nudge and ill help if I can,

 

[Lettie]

I've knitted little one a hat and some mittens and I am in the process of knitting a hooded cardy and a lemon blanket. Be careful its addictive!

 

[Lilelephant]

It's so exciting

 

[smokey08]

i love it

i've started knitting a blanket for LO....

hoping to do a little cardi too

 

[Lilelephant]

Ah I am such a beginner lol may need ur advice peeps

 

[domestichuman]

I love knitting as well! I have been knitting for ages and knit all sorts of things. I used to teach knitting years ago, may go back to that when I want mothers hours after the little bean starts school!

 

[dyscochick]

I'm a new knitter too MrsMc, my MIL is amazing and I'm trying to learn off her, however I keep dropping stitches then ramdonmly gaining even more. My starter square is not really square with quite a few holes!

 

[Butterflykisses]

Hey I'm sneaking in here but couldn't help when I saw the title as scanning past. Hope you don't mind. I learnt to knit when I was at school then anytime I was off work long term sick (bad lungs) would start it up again. Was years since I lifted needles until MC in January. Since then it's become addictive. I've done baby blankets and cardigans. All for pressies. Just hoping that someday I can knit for my own LO.

I started to subscribe to Art of Knitting. Really great for learning different techniques that I never knew before. And every month you get wool for square for patch work quilt. Gonna take long time to complete it but will so be worth it in the end.

Good luck to everyone and enjoy all your knitting.

 

[Lilelephant]

Dysco I have seemed to gained stitches lol how is it even possible! Butterflykisses itsvreally therapeutic isn't it? We should start the PF knitting club

 

[Chookette]

Am afraid to try knitting. Always look overwhelmig when yuou look in the knitting books. Lucky I have a close friend who knits so have put my order in to her...

Have taken up cross stitch instead and making LO a Forever Friends clock..... May take me longer then 3.5 months to finish though.....

 

[Mummy2Adam]

You may be gaining stitches by puting your needle through the line below hunny, when you are doing your next stitch make sure you are just going through the one loop, not good at explaining it, hope this makes sense x x

 

[Lilelephant]

Yeh I see what u mean m2a! Thanks for tip!

 

[lewisca]

I'm a knitter too !! Done lo a hat and am doing my friend a cardie at the mon as she is due on 21st and no one in her family knits !! I learnt when I was little and only really do it when pregnant now !! My mum is a big knitter so leave the blankets to her as I'm quite slow !! I'm up for the pf knitting club !! Xxx

 

[Lilelephant]

My mum is gonna show me how to do mittens and hats. So excited

 

[Toni_Win]

I love knitting. My mum taught me years ago but I was never that good at it. Then a couple of years ago the girl sitting next to me was teaching herself to knit and I had a look at what she was doing and decided to have a go myself. After knitting a couple of squares and looking at tips on line I really started to understand what I was doing right/wrong and what the different types of stitches look like and understood the concept of right and wrong side. Once you've got the hang of that it gets a lot easier.

I've done a few cardigans, loads of mittens, booties and hats for friends LOs. I tried to do a jumper for myself, but it went totally wrong. I have a real problem keeping my tension right on bigger things. Small hats and booties etc are fine, but something bigger always ends up being a lot longer than it should be, even when the width is right. Finally asked advice in the knitting shop and was told to knit on a bigger needle and that seems to have sorted it out.

I'm now working on a blanket for our own LO. I'm so excited by it. It's the most complex thing I've tried (even though the pattern says easy) and it's taken hours to fully understand the pattern and get it right. I've had to unknit it several times. The whole first row of colour is completely wrong, but I've finally got the hang of it and it's starting to look really good. Not sure if it's going to be complete in time for LO coming though, it's going to take a lot of knitting!

For any of the problems you guys who are new to knitting might have I can really recommend the videos on You Tube. Just type your problem or the stitch you're trying to understand into google and you'll find a video which will demonstrate and talk you through it. There are also loads of free patterns online if you search for them. Enjoy!

 

[MrsHakaxjdx]

i cant knit wish i could. i have 3 people making things for me. im cheeky x