» knitting http://www.secretwishjar.com Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:03:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 What is transferring knitting to one stick than switching the sticks and knitting called? http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/what-is-transferring-knitting-to-one-stick-than-switching-the-sticks-and-knitting-called http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/what-is-transferring-knitting-to-one-stick-than-switching-the-sticks-and-knitting-called#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:03:29 +0000 admin http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/what-is-transferring-knitting-to-one-stick-than-switching-the-sticks-and-knitting-called So I knit a row and the knitting is on row A. Then, because I knit with my left, I hold a on my left. Then I knit a row so now the knitting is on B. Then I switch so now I’m holding B on my left. So in other words I’m holding the empty stick on my right? What kind of stitch is that?????.?

If you filled your right needle with stitches, and then swapped hands so that the full needle is now in your left, it’s simply time to start knitting the next row. What stitch you choose to do is up to you. You could use knit stitches, in which case you would wind up with garter fabric, which is reversible and nice for scarves. Or you could do purl stitches, in which case you would wind up with stockinette fabric, which is not reversible and tends to curl. Or you could do a combination of knits and purls or tweak the stitches around into lace or fancy textures.

A lot of people have trouble with the second row because they over think it. I’ll go through it slowly. With your working yarn hanging down, examine the first stitch. It is probably more loose than the other stitches, specifically, the collar around it’s base is probably bigger than the collars around the other stitches. This is normal, but you do need to take it into account. Use your thumb to stroke that collar downward, and hold it in place while you move the yarn UNDER the needle and to the back, and then wind it around the fingers of your left hand, however you are used to doing it. Now use your left thumb to keep that loose collar out of the way while you insert the tip of the right needle into the first stitch, making sure not to hook that loose collar in the process. Either wrap your yarn around the right needle tip, or use the right needle tip to hook the yarn, and pull it through the stitch on the left needle. Let the old stitch from the left needle drop off. Now it should look more normal to you and you can continue knitting.

]]> http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/what-is-transferring-knitting-to-one-stick-than-switching-the-sticks-and-knitting-called/feed 2 What kind of knitting needles should I buy as a gift? http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/what-kind-of-knitting-needles-should-i-buy-as-a-gift http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/what-kind-of-knitting-needles-should-i-buy-as-a-gift#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:06:58 +0000 admin http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/what-kind-of-knitting-needles-should-i-buy-as-a-gift I have a friend who is an avid knitter. I would like to buy her a set of bamboo needles for her birthday but know nothing about knitting. I see there are so many lengths and diameters available. She makes everything from socks to blankets. What would be a good size set for her? Also circular or straight? Thanks in advance.

The size you use depends on the thickness of the yarn and what you are knitting. For socks and mitts you would use 4 double pointed needles. For afghans or sweaters in the round you would use a circular needle and for anything else the regular pair of 2.

I would suggest for a regular set of 2 you get a pair in the somewhere in the range of American sizes 4 to 8 or metric sizes 3 3/4 to 6. the most commonly used size for sweaters is 4 1/2 and 6 metric or 4 and 6 American–mine are 14 inches long

I looked through my sock pattern book and the most commonly used for socks is a set of 4-metric 2 1/4 or American 0 double pointed needles.

Circular needles are sized like the regular set of 2—-I would suggest a metric 6 or an American 8

The reason I gave you metric and American sizes is I don’t know if you are from Canada or the US. Our sizes in Canada are metric

]]> http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/what-kind-of-knitting-needles-should-i-buy-as-a-gift/feed 4 How to decrease when knitting in the round? http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-to-decrease-when-knitting-in-the-round http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-to-decrease-when-knitting-in-the-round#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 06:35:39 +0000 admin http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-to-decrease-when-knitting-in-the-round I am knitting a simple hat with circular needles and I don’t really know how to decrease yet. I know the concept of it, knit two stitches together etc. But I don’t know when to knit two together. So I have a total of 80 stitches. Can you tell me, specifically, when to decrease and when to knit normally? For this pattern I knit two and purled two. Thanks for any help!

If you are following a pattern., the pattern will tell you when to decrease. Otherwise, you will knit until you have the hat the length you want it to be. That could be 6" or it could be 8"–or it could be more. If you want the top of the hat shaped, you’d start decreasing at that point.

You can, of course, just gather the hat by cutting the yarn, threading the yarn into a tapestry needle, and running the yarn through all the stitches, then pulling the stitches tight. That will produce a puffy top.

If you want it shaped, though, the usual way to do it is the divide the hat into segments and decrease each segment evenly. You’d need to divide the number of stitches by a number that divides into it evenly. For example, with 80 stitches, you can have 10 segments of 8 stitches, 8 segments of 10 stitches, 5 segments of 16 stitches, 4 segments of 20 stitches, or 2 segments of 40 stitches. Using 10 segments of 8 stitches will decrease very rapidly. Using 2 segments of 40 stitches will decrease very slowly. Probably the most practical division would be 8 segments of 10 stitches or 5 segments of 16 stitches.

Let’s say you decide on 8 segments of 10 stitches. To do the first decrease, you would knit 8 and knit 2 together, using up 10 stitches. Then you would repeat around–knit 8, knit 2 together. That’s abbreviated k8, k2tog. Then you’d knit a round. Then you’d have 8 segments of 9 stitches, so the next round would be k7, k2tog and repeat around. Then knit a round. Then k6, k2tog. Then knit a round. Then k5, k2tog. Then k a round. Next round, k4, k2tog. Next round, k. Next round, k3, k2tog. Next round, k. Next round, k2, k2tog. Next round, k. Next round, k1, k2tog. Next round k. Final round, k2tog. You would then have 8 stitches left. Cut the yarn, leaving about 12" to 18" of yarn. Thread it into a tapestry needle and run it through the 8 stitches, then go around again, pull the yarn tight and fasten off.

]]> http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-to-decrease-when-knitting-in-the-round/feed 1 What type of knitting equipment does a novice knitter need to have? http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/what-type-of-knitting-equipment-does-a-novice-knitter-need-to-have http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/what-type-of-knitting-equipment-does-a-novice-knitter-need-to-have#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:24:29 +0000 admin http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/what-type-of-knitting-equipment-does-a-novice-knitter-need-to-have I’m a novice knitter and I’ve been knitting for about 1 and a half years. What basic equipment should i have by now? I know i can’t get everything at once, but i want to know what i have and what i should put on top of my wish list. Thanks for answering!
Argh! That’s no what i meant! I meant stuff like cable needles and circular needles and that! And please, no stupid answers, and can someone who actually KNITS answer my question?

mom says

to pick up stuff as you need it

or

go to thrift shops yard sales or the like and get it there cheap

the old ones die and the family doesn’t want the stuff so its cheap

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The case says Brother Electronic KH-940, not sure if this helps at all! Thanks for your answer!

Online the Brother KH940 is going for 600-1500 dollars. That is for a complete package, with all parts and a refurbished machine.Selling to a resaler, you might get half of that
.Selling as a private party, you could get in that range, but need to minus the cost of your advertising, time, effort and condition of the machine.
If Mom is part of the local knitting scene in your area, putting word out at local yarn shops should attract interest. Her ability to explain the machine’s qualities will determine the price.

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I like knittinghelp.com and lionbrand.com

Lionbrand has written instructions with diagrams you can print out as well as videos.
Knittinghelp has excellent videos of almost any knitting technique you can think of and shows the technique in Continental and English styles of knitting.

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Use a circular needle, BUT do NOT knit in a circle. Pretend the two needles tips are NOT connected by that thin plastic piece and knit AS IF you had 2 very long needles.

]]> http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-knit-something-with-the-length-longer-than-my-knitting-needles/feed 2 What’s the difference between knitting and crocheting? http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/whats-the-difference-between-knitting-and-crocheting http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/whats-the-difference-between-knitting-and-crocheting#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:52:38 +0000 admin http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/whats-the-difference-between-knitting-and-crocheting I want to start a new hobby and I was thinking about knitting but then someone I know brought up crocheting and I’m just wondering whats the general difference between the two.

Also…

If I want to start either one, what are the first steps to start? Such as what type of yarn or needle to use, what patterns I should begin with, etc.

Thank you!

You can go to knitandcrochetnow.com they have good advice for beginners and videos to watch.

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*NOTE* I do not knit with Double Pointed Needles because I am still learning. ALSO: I have been knitting thoroughly for almost a year.

I suggest you check out yarn manufacturers’ websites. They have fun patterns for all ages of knitters. Sites like www.lionbrand.com, www.coatsandclark.com, www.redheart.com. www.patons.com and many others have free patterns and lots of helps and tutorials available. A few of the patterns cost a little bit on some of the sites (Lion and Bernat, I think; maybe others) but most are free.

I also suggest you start working with DPNs as soon as possible. They are not hard to use, honest, and it only LOOKS like an angry porcupine attacked your knitting. If you’ve been knitting for a year, I think DPNs are next for you. Give them a try. I thought they would be impossible to use until I had to use them. A friend needed something that required DPNs. I only picked them up because I love this friend and knew this item was truly needed. It turned out to be a whole lot of drama about nothing. They aren’t hard to use at all. Sure, there are some things I do not use them for, but for other things I would now not use anything else.

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I recommend that you go to an Arts & Crafts store, such as Hobby Lobby, Michael’s, or JoAnn Fabric. They often have sales on the supplies and materials that you are looking for. Each of these stores also regularly has a 40% off coupon for any one item; you can go to their websites to print it out.

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