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Posted by Doug&Michelle on August 19, 2005, 2:04 pm
I know I should find a knitting group, but I don't plan to visit it often, I
am just wondering something........
I am teaching myself to knit (nobody in my family knows how, so no one can
teach me) so I found some good tutorials online, then a few hours later I
realized that I was wrapping my yarn clockwise rather than counter clockwise
like they said, but it still worked and looked nicer than the swatch I tried
"the right way". So is there a name for this stitch, or did I just fluke on
that?
Also I am proud to say that after about 1/2 an hour of trying to figure out
how to purl I finally did it! (LOL) I couldn't figure out how to pull the
yarn through the loop without using my fingers, then finally as my kid
surprised me by pulling my arm the needles slipped the yarn through, and I
was able to do it again........and again.......
Also, knitting is hard. A lady at the store said to try on really big
needles, so I bought big and small ones, and I am finding the small ones
easier to use.
TIA!
Michelle Giordano
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Posted by Marilyn on August 19, 2005, 2:38 pm
Doug&Michelle wrote:
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> I know I should find a knitting group, but I don't plan to visit it often, I
> am just wondering something........
>
> I am teaching myself to knit (nobody in my family knows how, so no one can
> teach me) so I found some good tutorials online, then a few hours later I
> realized that I was wrapping my yarn clockwise rather than counter clockwise
> like they said, but it still worked and looked nicer than the swatch I tried
> "the right way". So is there a name for this stitch, or did I just fluke on
> that?
>
> Also I am proud to say that after about 1/2 an hour of trying to figure out
> how to purl I finally did it! (LOL) I couldn't figure out how to pull the
> yarn through the loop without using my fingers, then finally as my kid
> surprised me by pulling my arm the needles slipped the yarn through, and I
> was able to do it again........and again.......
> Also, knitting is hard. A lady at the store said to try on really big
> needles, so I bought big and small ones, and I am finding the small ones
> easier to use.
>
> TIA!
>
> Michelle Giordano
>
>
Michelle,
One of the most comprehensive books on knitting is Mary Thomas's
Knitting Book. You can get it from Dover Books. My guess without
trying it on the needles is that you are getting a crossed knitting
stitch.
There are different schools of knitting, mainly divided into the
English and Continental styles. These are explained very well in the
Thomas book with clear illustrations. (I love that book. Can you
tell?) Some people will tell you one or the other is just wrong. If it
works for you and you like it, go for it. The only caution may be that
it will change the appearance of fancy stitches if you use a
non-standard method of knitting. Once you get into cables and the like,
if you are knitting differently that the pattern expects you to be
knitting, the results may differ from the standard.
I find smaller or at least medium-sized needles easier to use than
the bigger needles. Now, 000 needles get a bit challenging. I knitted
one beaded purse on them. I've meant to go back and do more but.....
Have fun with your knitting. It sounds as if you are picking it up
quickly.
Marilyn in MN
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Posted by Doug&Michelle on August 19, 2005, 3:06 pm
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> Michelle,
> One of the most comprehensive books on knitting is Mary Thomas's
> Knitting Book. You can get it from Dover Books. My guess without trying
> it on the needles is that you are getting a crossed knitting stitch.
> There are different schools of knitting, mainly divided into the
> English and Continental styles. These are explained very well in the
> Thomas book with clear illustrations. (I love that book. Can you tell?)
> Some people will tell you one or the other is just wrong. If it works for
> you and you like it, go for it. The only caution may be that it will
> change the appearance of fancy stitches if you use a non-standard method
> of knitting. Once you get into cables and the like, if you are knitting
> differently that the pattern expects you to be knitting, the results may
> differ from the standard.
> I find smaller or at least medium-sized needles easier to use than the
> bigger needles. Now, 000 needles get a bit challenging. I knitted one
> beaded purse on them. I've meant to go back and do more but.....
> Have fun with your knitting. It sounds as if you are picking it up
> quickly.
> Marilyn in MN
Thanks Marilyn,
I looked at the crossed knitting stitch, but its not that, it looks just
like regular knitting. I must be backwards.......... I am amazed at how
long it takes to make something. For some reason I thought it would be
faster than crochet (not so great at that either lol!)
Michelle Giordano
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Posted by Jean D Mahavier on August 19, 2005, 3:27 pm
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> > Michelle,
> > One of the most comprehensive books on knitting is Mary Thomas's
> > Knitting Book. You can get it from Dover Books. My guess without
trying
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> > it on the needles is that you are getting a crossed knitting stitch.
> > There are different schools of knitting, mainly divided into the
> > English and Continental styles. These are explained very well in the
> > Thomas book with clear illustrations. (I love that book. Can you
tell?)
I taught myself to knit years ago, from a thin booklet put out by Coats &
Clark. I think it was the English method. A few years later a friend from
Iceland taught me the Continental method which I found much easier and
quicker. The speed does come with practice; she could knit two dresses
in a weekend, of baby yarn: one for herself (size 14) and one for her 11yo
daughter!
Jean M.
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Posted by Sarah Dale on August 21, 2005, 4:32 am
Doug&Michelle wrote:
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> I looked at the crossed knitting stitch, but its not that, it looks just
> like regular knitting. I must be backwards.......... I am amazed at how
> long it takes to make something. For some reason I thought it would be
> faster than crochet (not so great at that either lol!)
Hi Michelle,
Although it is MANY years since I last tried knitting, I too found it
slow going. I prefer crochet - putting rows of trebles & double trebles
in seems to make the work go faster!
However, sewing with a machine is even faster ;)
Sarah
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> am just wondering something........
>
> I am teaching myself to knit (nobody in my family knows how, so no one can
> teach me) so I found some good tutorials online, then a few hours later I
> realized that I was wrapping my yarn clockwise rather than counter clockwise
> like they said, but it still worked and looked nicer than the swatch I tried
> "the right way". So is there a name for this stitch, or did I just fluke on
> that?
>
> Also I am proud to say that after about 1/2 an hour of trying to figure out
> how to purl I finally did it! (LOL) I couldn't figure out how to pull the
> yarn through the loop without using my fingers, then finally as my kid
> surprised me by pulling my arm the needles slipped the yarn through, and I
> was able to do it again........and again.......
> Also, knitting is hard. A lady at the store said to try on really big
> needles, so I bought big and small ones, and I am finding the small ones
> easier to use.
>
> TIA!
>
> Michelle Giordano
>
>