Coolies Shannon Is that pattern then the same as the cargos you knitted up for Caleb (if you can remember back that far?) It has the leg increases further around the front. They rock BTW! He's grown a bit too tall for the legs now but they fit perfectly on the rise.
Sorry I didn't explain myself too well did I! The 3.5mm needles are for the Trelikse I dyed with the NC girls. Pic is on my blog. It is supposed to be 8ply but seems to be a bit thinner in spots so I thought I'd knit it up with slightly smaller needles to be on the safe side. I had to pull it apart anyway cos the cat demolished it. Silly me didn't order 2x 30mm's and I don't want to risk faffing about with changing needles over etc cos I drop stitches and the like so I'd rather just invest the extra $11 and get another pair.
ETA PP what cast on are you using? I prefer the long tail cast on (on knittinghelp) as it seems to be a bit stretcher and forgiving.
PP, I think you may be doing the ribbing wrong if you are getting bumps where you are not changing over from K to P and ViceVersa. are you going under the needles when you change which side the wool is on? are you knitting from the front of the stitch at all times? Knit goes through from left to right, purl goes right to left, with the needle you are kitting from on the left at all times. I might take some pics to show you if it doesnt make sense. Let me know if you need to see it.
yep take some picks for me.
Fj has been talking me through - not sure what i am doign wrong. under the stitchupwards front to back with KNIT - yarn to back of needles
under the stitch downwards back to front with PURL - yarn pulled through between the needles to the front... and still big balls of crapponitto!!
PP try going to knittinghelp dot com and have a look at the tutorial videos. I found they are awesome when I get stuck on a new type of stitch. Oh and when you are looking at them there are two options for most - we knit the normal way not the continental way!!
I am soooo impatient, I get bored so quickly! I once took forever knitting a pair, was up to the crotch when I realised that they were way too small for Riv and Si hadn't been thought of yet! So I frogged them and cos I wanted the wool for something else (who knows what, it's not like I've ever made anything else).
I'm not sure I've ever finished any knitted item ever!
Nelle, the trick is to start with a small and simple project and then get onto the more difficult stuff once you get a bit more confident. I have LOTS of scarves
Hey PP I have and idea of what your problem could be!
When you are doing the rib and you knit two, then bring the yarn over the front to do the purl two, are you bringing the yarn over the top of the needle or bringing it through the middle of them?
When I was beginning I was bringing it over the top of the needles and making a total hash out of it. You need to bring the yarn to the front between the needles to do the purl then back between the needles to do the knit etc.
Nelle I was like that too. Chucked it away for months, got right into sewing nappies, then as I'm finding it hard to sit at the sewing machine with my sore back ATM I've taken up knitting again cos I can do it while sitting on the couch
Is that pattern then the same as the cargos you knitted up for Caleb (if you can remember back that far?) It has the leg increases further around the front. They rock BTW! He's grown a bit too tall for the legs now but they fit perfectly on the rise.
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