Thread: Knitting Madness

Gracious, what have I gotten myself into here? Friends of mine just got engaged, and they're big Harry Potter fans, so I says to myself I says, 'Self, you should knit them Hogwarts scarves'. Totally great idea, right?

Except for how I haven't knitted in about five years (I mostly crochet), AND my circular knitting needles are wayyyy too big so I'm having to do this on four double-ended needles. I've never knitted on double-ended needles. I'm about 15 rows in, no problems really, but I do feel like my hands have stopped listening to the control centre, if you get my drift.

Any advice from seasoned knitters? Or is it just a matter of letting myself get used to all the pointy ends?

As an aside, I think we should have a forum area for crafty people.

As an aside, I think we should have a forum area for crafty people.[/quote]

Oh yes :lol: anyone else lust after the rug making kits in Hobbycraft or is that just me ops:

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If I had a nearby Hobbycraft my credit card would have to be taken away from me. So I guess it's good that there isn't one nearby!

Sad but true am a seasoned saddo knitter. Knitting a turkey at the moment! Don't ask. :lol:

If you're having real issues with the needles just use 2 and stick something on the ends. Rubber bands, corks etc. 4+ pointy sticks a pain unless you want to knit socks. If you get stuck youtube has mega links and you can repeat the link as often as you want.

Give us a shout if you want any help. Think your idea for a crafty forum good idea. Lets see what happen.

Other thing is as you crochet, why not crochet them a scarf so much piggin quicker? Lol

Knitting?!!! You lot belong in the Tea Rooms section!

I knit too and am just playing around with stuff at the moment

my only advice is a good movie I always forget how much my little fingers ache when a good film is happening in the background

Bah humbug. :tongue5:

Knitting is so in for young dudes too. My sister has a needlecrafts shop; you would not believe the younguns that come in wanting to learn to knit.

Don't knock it until you've tried being a pointy stick person!!!!! :laughing8:

Happy to help!

Was gonna knit myself a scarf...then i realised it'd be ALOT cheaper to buy one haha!

Crafty forum - deffo

I'm trying to find some pretty embroidered shizz to add to a dress and some floaty voile material to layer underneath (to make it look longer as i'm tall-ish lol!) x

Originally Posted by Em-laa

Was gonna knit myself a scarf...then i realised it'd be ALOT cheaper to buy one haha!

Really?? I only pay 99p for a ball of wool at my local shop and that makes a decent scarf with some left over. If I do a loose knit I usually have it finished withing a few hours too.

Im making a long hat (a hat which hangs off the back of the head) at the moment but its on 4mm needles so taking ages!!

Originally Posted by bodger

Knitting?!!! You lot belong in the Tea Rooms section!

Exactly why I moved it

Im only 22! ouch!

I'm doing a tube scarf so that they won't curl. I've now resolved the issues with the needles; as I thought, they just took some getting used to. I was going to crochet but I really wanted that look you can only get with knitting.

Boots: That is CHEATING. But A* for trying to be helpful.

And I have to agree with the other young people: knitting is totally hip now.

I am so sure that knitting is not hip.

Originally Posted by moomin

I am so sure that knitting is not hip.

Fine! I won't knit you a moomin!

Enough's enough. Whoever you are, let the the hard drinking non-fluffy RPers go!! :crybaby:

Originally Posted by Willowlady

Knitting a turkey at the moment!

8O That's it. The world has gone truly mad. How the f**k do you knit a turkey?!

:lol: It's a pattern by Alan Dart that was in Simply Knitting magazine. Very cute complete with party blower and paper hat. Drunk too!!!

Think it's a shame the MODs feel knitting is for old farts. Hey ho.
Was working in my sister's shop today & three young "mums to be" (we are talking less than 20yrs old) came in asking about knitting classes 'coz they want to knit for their babies. I think it's really sweet and they are so keen to learn too.

Originally Posted by Willowlady

Think it's a shame the MODs feel knitting is for old farts. Hey ho.

Steady on! You'll have a Mod riot on your hands. One Bodger does not a brace of moderators make you know!!

Knitting just isn't for me. Sharp implements aren't a good idea in my house. And I still have visions of my mother furiously knitting with a frown on her face (incidentally, she's now stuck that way!) and forcing me to wear the fruits of her labours. For bloody years. If she made a jumper which just fit me when I was 4 I could still wear it when I was 15. It just kept sodding growing! A sky blue round necked jumper with lambs jumping across a knitted field isn't a good look when you're well into your teens!

:laughing5: I too had jumpers like that. That's why I knit for other people and not myself to make them suffer like I did! Does that make me a saddistic knitter? :laughing6: