Cover Knitting General Discussion.

[*Efjay*]

hmmm i have no idea what you mean

[PinkPalace]

lol FJ! thanks hun... i get that alot.
I want to make the waist band on my shorties double thickeness (ie add another side of ribbing)
and trying to figure out how

[melbel]

you could try picking up stitches like you did to make the cuffs and then knit in rib till you get the width you want cast off loosely and stitch it down with the yarn. There is a way to knit into the back of the existing bit to join them but it is a bit complicated to explain via post...you really need to see it IYGWIM. Stitiching it down would be just as good. A word of warning though don't try to unpick from the cast on end and join it in that way...you will just end up with a big mess that way!

[~Raven~]

I reccon if you knit another waist band separately and then once you have it the length you want, cast off then sew it onto the other one.

[PinkPalace]

thanks girls... will try them out!!

[Arimeh]

Hi girls - now I'm not a knitter (but don't kick me in the butt on my way out ) but my sister is and she said she would knit some shorties or longies for me (whichever she can actually make).

Now, I just need to know what ply wool is appropriate for queensland weather (bein hot and all... )

Thanks heaps!!!

Oh, and any other additional information or tidbits you can throw my way to pass on to her would be GREAT!!!
hehe

[~Raven~]

Most of the patterns are worked out with 8ply and 4mm needles though but check first before you buy the wool
That wouldn't vary due to the temperature but I imagine you wouldn't need full longies, rather shorties or a soaker.

You can knit in 12ply but then you need to adjust the pattern as it makes a much bigger size. You could also knit in a smaller ply but you'd need to cast on more stitches to make up for that or you'd end up with dolls clothes.

Not sure if that helped lol!

[Arimeh]

Uh... thanks... Sam..... pmsl

Totally all went over my head but will relay to my sister..

[melbel]

okay in simple terms for queensland weather you wouldnt need 12 ply or aran weight wool...it would just be too thick. I would stick with 8ply or what is known as double knit (same thing) for the wetaher up there. I prolly wouldnt go less than 8ply as you lose the absorbancy factor although some people swear by those Kozy longies that are a 5 ply wool. Does that help?

[Arimeh]

Yup. Gotcha

Thanks heaps

[PinkPalace]

Mel - i used 12 ply. i find it fine but yes not sure when summer comes around! lol

[*Efjay*]

How do you do pictures as you knit?

[PinkPalace]

what do you mean fj?

[*Efjay*]

well i have a couple of soakers with pictures knitted into the soaker as its knitted, they aren't added once its finished. I can kinda see how you do it, like one I have is a duck on the bum & I can see its simply the yellow added on those particular stitches but Im not sure if there is a certain way of doing it.
I would guess it would involve counting the stitches to know where to add the colour....

[~Raven~]

No idea there!

[PinkPalace]

yeah it is a matter of knowing where on the bum to add the new colours.
And remember it will be upside down too! if you do it in one piece

[River]

FJ, it's intarsia knitting, stranded knitting (can also be referred to as fair-isle although technically different). You knit from a chart (because yes, it's upside down). One big thing to remember though is to twist the yarns around each other as you change colours or you end up with holes. Doesn't work for circular knitting, only flat knitting because you have to carry the other colour around with you on circ knitting and that takes away from the stretch of the knitting. On flat knit it's okay because you go back and forward across the rows to pick it up on the same side you finished on.

hth

[Muppity]

LOL FJ - I know what you are talking about

I just wrote a whole long instruction trying to visualise it but then turned to trusty google (who is far more useful than I!)

Google "swiss darning" and look at the first two links.

Let me know if this still poses any problems.