As some of us have been knitting lately, I have made a thread.

kii – have you started knitting yet?

ruby – I’ve not done a lot of knitting and I realized I don’t actually know the “right” way to join the pieces. I think I just made something up. The interwebs tell me about mattress stitch, but apparently it can also be done with crochet. I like the idea of the crochet – it’s supposed to give you an invisible seam. How do you do it?

Ravelry.com Free knitting and crochet patterns.

I don’t know it because I don’t knit but my mum uses it a lot.
You need to sign up but it’s free.

buffy…not yet. I need to buy a comfortable chair and can’t make up my mind about which one I want.

Arts…yes, Ravelry is great. The shawl I want to renew my knitting skills with is from there.

kii said:

buffy…not yet. I need to buy a comfortable chair and can’t make up my mind about which one I want.

Arts…yes, Ravelry is great. The shawl I want to renew my knitting skills with is from there.

I’ve got about 20 rows left until the back is finished. I just need to not get distracted by gardening and plants and afternoon naps.

Ugh…casting off in purl isn’t fun. And I’ve been working off the wrong pattern, so not raglan sleeves but set in sleeves. I’m not undoing it. I can cope with set in sleeves. And it’s an excuse to do another one when I finish this one. I did wonder that the shaping didn’t seem quite right. But it’s so many years since I did a jumper.

TV now.

buffy said:

Ugh…casting off in purl isn’t fun. And I’ve been working off the wrong pattern, so not raglan sleeves but set in sleeves. I’m not undoing it. I can cope with set in sleeves. And it’s an excuse to do another one when I finish this one. I did wonder that the shaping didn’t seem quite right. But it’s so many years since I did a jumper.

TV now.

You’ll be the talk of the village: ‘Have you seen Buffy in her set in sleeves?’

buffy said:

Ugh…casting off in purl isn’t fun. And I’ve been working off the wrong pattern, so not raglan sleeves but set in sleeves. I’m not undoing it. I can cope with set in sleeves. And it’s an excuse to do another one when I finish this one. I did wonder that the shaping didn’t seem quite right. But it’s so many years since I did a jumper.

TV now.

Keep up the good work. Ms Buffy.

Knit one Purl one, roll the slip stich over!!!!!

I have just cast on a cotton hat – just doing simple things to use up my stash. Trying to work out what my next big project will be.

this is my last project – A Stephen West Shawl

buffy said:

As some of us have been knitting lately, I have made a thread.

kii – have you started knitting yet?

ruby – I’ve not done a lot of knitting and I realized I don’t actually know the “right” way to join the pieces. I think I just made something up. The interwebs tell me about mattress stitch, but apparently it can also be done with crochet. I like the idea of the crochet – it’s supposed to give you an invisible seam. How do you do it?

I try to avoid doing seems – I love knitting in the round. The best way to join seems is by mattress stitch. there are some very good youtube videos – Very Pink Knits is one of my favourites

Brindabellas said:

I have just cast on a cotton hat – just doing simple things to use up my stash. Trying to work out what my next big project will be.

this is my last project – A Stephen West Shawl

Gosh!

That is gorgeous!

:)

Brindabellas said:

buffy said:

As some of us have been knitting lately, I have made a thread.

kii – have you started knitting yet?

ruby – I’ve not done a lot of knitting and I realized I don’t actually know the “right” way to join the pieces. I think I just made something up. The interwebs tell me about mattress stitch, but apparently it can also be done with crochet. I like the idea of the crochet – it’s supposed to give you an invisible seam. How do you do it?

I try to avoid doing seems – I love knitting in the round. The best way to join seems is by mattress stitch. there are some very good youtube videos – Very Pink Knits is one of my favourites

Thank you. I think I might try the crochet join across a shoulder and see what it looks like. I think it will be obvious using the graded colour wool I am using, so I will then have to decide if I want the seams to feature. But I’ve only got the back done so far. And I’ve started on the band for the front.

Michael V said:

Brindabellas said:

I have just cast on a cotton hat – just doing simple things to use up my stash. Trying to work out what my next big project will be.

this is my last project – A Stephen West Shawl

Gosh!

That is gorgeous!

:)

Agreed. Absolutely, Mr V

Brindabellas said:

I have just cast on a cotton hat – just doing simple things to use up my stash. Trying to work out what my next big project will be.

this is my last project – A Stephen West Shawl

Pleasing variety of patterns there.

Hooray for knitting!

Buffy, learning about mattress stitch was a game changer for my projects, before that I used a very messy back stitch and hated doing it. Mattress stitch is much neater and I use it often, which means I now count rows to get my seams even. But like Brindy I now knit in the round whenever I can. Bendigo Woollen Mills stock a good range of round needles in different lengths so I have a few short ones for sleeve knitting.

Brindabellas, that shawl is gorgeous! Love the colours and patterns!

And I’m glad Arts mentioned Ravelry, I use it often….their advanced search function is really good. My latest project is a dress for my 2 year old great grand daughter, I put in the parameters of knitting, free, dress, toddler and got 457 patterns to choose from. I could have narrowed it down to yarn weight and yardage but I have plenty of options stashed away to choose from.

Knit one, pearl two.
That’s all I know.

Peak Warming Man said:

Knit one, pearl two.
That’s all I know.

Or K2, P1 if you are doing Farrow Rib.

Cant find the knitting thread…

Here

is my latest creation – Building Bricks by Stephen West

Michael V said:

Cant find the knitting thread…

Here

is my latest creation – Building Bricks by Stephen West

Brindabellas – that is amazing!

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

Cant find the knitting thread…

Here

is my latest creation – Building Bricks by Stephen West

Brindabellas – that is amazing!

Thanks – I’m quite happy with how it turned out – I even added thumb holes – so it works like fingerless gloves

Brindabellas said:

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

Cant find the knitting thread…

Here

is my latest creation – Building Bricks by Stephen West

Brindabellas – that is amazing!

Thanks – I’m quite happy with how it turned out – I even added thumb holes – so it works like fingerless gloves

:)

Brindabellas said:

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

Cant find the knitting thread…

Here

is my latest creation – Building Bricks by Stephen West

Brindabellas – that is amazing!

Thanks – I’m quite happy with how it turned out – I even added thumb holes – so it works like fingerless gloves

Ah, the thumb holes trend.
I made holes in the cuffs of my high school jumper circa 1969, and wore it like this. Can’t remember if it was a trend amongst the others in my year or if it was my own weird little thing.

Brindabellas said:

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

Cant find the knitting thread…

Here

is my latest creation – Building Bricks by Stephen West

Brindabellas – that is amazing!

Thanks – I’m quite happy with how it turned out – I even added thumb holes – so it works like fingerless gloves

Gosh, what an impactful design! Really pops out and I love the addition of the fingerless glove part. I imagine it’s well-used in your neck of the woods :)

Divine Angel said:

Brindabellas said:

Michael V said:

Brindabellas – that is amazing!

Thanks – I’m quite happy with how it turned out – I even added thumb holes – so it works like fingerless gloves

Gosh, what an impactful design! Really pops out and I love the addition of the fingerless glove part. I imagine it’s well-used in your neck of the woods :)

I vaguely remember a friend from high school wearing something similar

Brindabellas said:

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

Cant find the knitting thread…

Here

is my latest creation – Building Bricks by Stephen West

Brindabellas – that is amazing!

Thanks – I’m quite happy with how it turned out – I even added thumb holes – so it works like fingerless gloves

I have a number of tops with the thumb holes, they are great….

I’ve been procrastinating on sewing the right shoulder seam on this jumper I am knitting because I don’t like the task of ironing the pieces flat first. And now I’ve done it I will have to start another round of procrastination while I decide how to pick up 78 stitches evenly around on side of the V neck and another 78 on the other side. Then I can do the neckband. I haven’t actually knitted the sleeves yet, but I think I’ll get the front and back sorted first. Then the sleeves can just be sewn on and the side seams done.

Update on The Jumper. It’s now got a Front and a Back and they have been joined together. And it’s got a neckband. Now I just need to knit two sleeves and sew them on…

buffy said:

Update on The Jumper. It’s now got a Front and a Back and they have been joined together. And it’s got a neckband. Now I just need to knit two sleeves and sew them on…

The colours are so pretty.
I’ve gotten nowhere with my knitting. Arthritis in my right hand is stopping me.

kii said:

buffy said:

Update on The Jumper. It’s now got a Front and a Back and they have been joined together. And it’s got a neckband. Now I just need to knit two sleeves and sew them on…

The colours are so pretty.
I’ve gotten nowhere with my knitting. Arthritis in my right hand is stopping me.

I’m not a fan of knitting V necks. Or casting off in rib. But that bit is now done. The rest should be easy. No guarantee I’ll be doing it fast though. Other things keep popping up. I realized my Mum got so many jumpers done because she sat for a couple of hours each day knitting. Whereas I sit for more time than that doing identifications on iNaturalist.

buffy said:

Update on The Jumper. It’s now got a Front and a Back and they have been joined together. And it’s got a neckband. Now I just need to knit two sleeves and sew them on…

Wow

buffy said:

Update on The Jumper. It’s now got a Front and a Back and they have been joined together. And it’s got a neckband. Now I just need to knit two sleeves and sew them on…

Stunning!

Michael V said:

buffy said:

Update on The Jumper. It’s now got a Front and a Back and they have been joined together. And it’s got a neckband. Now I just need to knit two sleeves and sew them on…

Stunning!

I had a jumper similar to that when I was fourteen, except it was turtle-knecked.

And I’ve started a sleeve. I have to say, coming down to 57 stitches for a sleeve is waaaay quicker to knit a row than 188 stitches as I was doing for the neckband. And more straightforward because I’m not going around a V neck.

Bump.

Thanks, MV.

https://www.nancybatesdesigns.com/beanie-patterns

kii said:

Thanks, MV.

https://www.nancybatesdesigns.com/beanie-patterns

Oh, so I need to put it in here too…

Interesting. I’ve put these patterns aside. I quite like the Paton’s one. But I wouldn’t bother with the tie thing. Although I practically never wear winter head gear – I’m a head sweater.

Bumping because someone might need it soon.

kii said:

Bumping because someone might need it soon.

I am shaping the top of the first sleeve of my jumper. Then I’ll sew it onto the body and start on the second sleeve. I think I should actually achieve that tomorrow.

I got some of the BWM wool at a destash a couple of weeks ago – made it into a scarf – to go with the jumper, beanie, and vest. I had wanted to make a matching scarf for a couple of years. I had made a cowl with what previous wool I had for my son’s now ex-girlfriend #knitting regrets.

I’m currently making a flower vest – first time I have used the knitting technique – intarsia (it how the Jenny Kee garments were made)

I’ll get around to taking some photos.

I came across this woman in a discussion on the Facebook Ravelry site.

Nice project. Especially felting. Something that I have want to do, intentionally rather than by accident. Don’t ask about the very expensive wrap that got felted.

Violent Cat Lady’s felted clog kit.

I finished the first sleeve on The Jumper last night. About to start on the second one. I see on the Bendigo Woollen Mills site that lovely graded colour wool has sold out.

buffy said:

I finished the first sleeve on The Jumper last night. About to start on the second one. I see on the Bendigo Woollen Mills site that lovely graded colour wool has sold out.

I still have my stash of it. My right hand seems to be improving, drugs and some exercises have reduced the pain in my thumb joint. I might get back to knotting my shawl soon.

kii said:

I came across this woman in a discussion on the Facebook Ravelry site.

Nice project. Especially felting. Something that I have want to do, intentionally rather than by accident. Don’t ask about the very expensive wrap that got felted.

Violent Cat Lady’s felted clog kit.

Nice winter slippers.

3D knitting…

From Xandy Peters

What would you use this technique for?
.
I’ve got dozens of partially developed swatches and ideas laying around. I found this piece of three-dimensional knitting while organizing my storage area after the flood. I originally made and shared this in 2017 because this simple concept of fully dense knitting was strangely absent from the internet. Projects like this are so interesting to me, but because I’m not in the realm of materials science or textile engineering, their left to the side in favor of patterns that I can sell and techniques that hand Knitters want to learn.
.
Engineers at Carnegie Mellon created a machine that can make solid knits in 2024. They seem to see a purpose for these solid textiles comparable to a type of 3D printing when combined with a computer numerically controlled knitting machine. Based on their instructions (which are available to hand knitters for free) we did not use the same method, but the resulting material has the same properties. If they think solid knitting is useful, maybe I should be revisiting my old project.
🧶
Supplies and materials:
I used green mountain spinnery cotton comfort yarn (80% targhee wool, 20% organic cotton). Woolen spun yarns like this one have a lot more structure and bounce than other yarn constructions and the targhee has great structure as well. The result is almost like a felted ball, but with less resistance and more spring back when squeezed. It can even be stretched in three directions!
You will need a double pointed needle for each row of stitches on both axes. This example is 8×8 stitches, I need 16 needles. I haven’t had any double-sided # 4 (3.5mm) needles available to me since 2017 because they are all part of this project.
.
I would love to publish a pattern that uses this type of technique, but the only thing I can think of would be a sponge. I really hope someone can name a better reason to bring this stitch back in 2027.
. #knitboldly #textileengineering #3dknitting #knit #wool

kii said:

3D knitting…

From Xandy Peters

What would you use this technique for?
.
I’ve got dozens of partially developed swatches and ideas laying around. I found this piece of three-dimensional knitting while organizing my storage area after the flood. I originally made and shared this in 2017 because this simple concept of fully dense knitting was strangely absent from the internet. Projects like this are so interesting to me, but because I’m not in the realm of materials science or textile engineering, their left to the side in favor of patterns that I can sell and techniques that hand Knitters want to learn.
.
Engineers at Carnegie Mellon created a machine that can make solid knits in 2024. They seem to see a purpose for these solid textiles comparable to a type of 3D printing when combined with a computer numerically controlled knitting machine. Based on their instructions (which are available to hand knitters for free) we did not use the same method, but the resulting material has the same properties. If they think solid knitting is useful, maybe I should be revisiting my old project.
🧶
Supplies and materials:
I used green mountain spinnery cotton comfort yarn (80% targhee wool, 20% organic cotton). Woolen spun yarns like this one have a lot more structure and bounce than other yarn constructions and the targhee has great structure as well. The result is almost like a felted ball, but with less resistance and more spring back when squeezed. It can even be stretched in three directions!
You will need a double pointed needle for each row of stitches on both axes. This example is 8×8 stitches, I need 16 needles. I haven’t had any double-sided # 4 (3.5mm) needles available to me since 2017 because they are all part of this project.
.
I would love to publish a pattern that uses this type of technique, but the only thing I can think of would be a sponge. I really hope someone can name a better reason to bring this stitch back in 2027.
. #knitboldly #textileengineering #3dknitting #knit #wool

Hey! I’m doing a course run by Xandy next March at the Australian Yarn show.

Brindabellas said:

kii said:

3D knitting…

From Xandy Peters

What would you use this technique for?
.
I’ve got dozens of partially developed swatches and ideas laying around. I found this piece of three-dimensional knitting while organizing my storage area after the flood. I originally made and shared this in 2017 because this simple concept of fully dense knitting was strangely absent from the internet. Projects like this are so interesting to me, but because I’m not in the realm of materials science or textile engineering, their left to the side in favor of patterns that I can sell and techniques that hand Knitters want to learn.
.
Engineers at Carnegie Mellon created a machine that can make solid knits in 2024. They seem to see a purpose for these solid textiles comparable to a type of 3D printing when combined with a computer numerically controlled knitting machine. Based on their instructions (which are available to hand knitters for free) we did not use the same method, but the resulting material has the same properties. If they think solid knitting is useful, maybe I should be revisiting my old project.
🧶
Supplies and materials:
I used green mountain spinnery cotton comfort yarn (80% targhee wool, 20% organic cotton). Woolen spun yarns like this one have a lot more structure and bounce than other yarn constructions and the targhee has great structure as well. The result is almost like a felted ball, but with less resistance and more spring back when squeezed. It can even be stretched in three directions!
You will need a double pointed needle for each row of stitches on both axes. This example is 8×8 stitches, I need 16 needles. I haven’t had any double-sided # 4 (3.5mm) needles available to me since 2017 because they are all part of this project.
.
I would love to publish a pattern that uses this type of technique, but the only thing I can think of would be a sponge. I really hope someone can name a better reason to bring this stitch back in 2027.
. #knitboldly #textileengineering #3dknitting #knit #wool

Hey! I’m doing a course run by Xandy next March at the Australian Yarn show.

You could have a yarn about yarn

Brindabellas said:

kii said:

3D knitting…

From Xandy Peters

What would you use this technique for?
.
I’ve got dozens of partially developed swatches and ideas laying around. I found this piece of three-dimensional knitting while organizing my storage area after the flood. I originally made and shared this in 2017 because this simple concept of fully dense knitting was strangely absent from the internet. Projects like this are so interesting to me, but because I’m not in the realm of materials science or textile engineering, their left to the side in favor of patterns that I can sell and techniques that hand Knitters want to learn.
.
Engineers at Carnegie Mellon created a machine that can make solid knits in 2024. They seem to see a purpose for these solid textiles comparable to a type of 3D printing when combined with a computer numerically controlled knitting machine. Based on their instructions (which are available to hand knitters for free) we did not use the same method, but the resulting material has the same properties. If they think solid knitting is useful, maybe I should be revisiting my old project.
🧶
Supplies and materials:
I used green mountain spinnery cotton comfort yarn (80% targhee wool, 20% organic cotton). Woolen spun yarns like this one have a lot more structure and bounce than other yarn constructions and the targhee has great structure as well. The result is almost like a felted ball, but with less resistance and more spring back when squeezed. It can even be stretched in three directions!
You will need a double pointed needle for each row of stitches on both axes. This example is 8×8 stitches, I need 16 needles. I haven’t had any double-sided # 4 (3.5mm) needles available to me since 2017 because they are all part of this project.
.
I would love to publish a pattern that uses this type of technique, but the only thing I can think of would be a sponge. I really hope someone can name a better reason to bring this stitch back in 2027.
. #knitboldly #textileengineering #3dknitting #knit #wool

Hey! I’m doing a course run by Xandy next March at the Australian Yarn show.

What will you learn Brindabellas?

Cymek said:

Brindabellas said:

kii said:

3D knitting…

From Xandy Peters

What would you use this technique for?
.
I’ve got dozens of partially developed swatches and ideas laying around. I found this piece of three-dimensional knitting while organizing my storage area after the flood. I originally made and shared this in 2017 because this simple concept of fully dense knitting was strangely absent from the internet. Projects like this are so interesting to me, but because I’m not in the realm of materials science or textile engineering, their left to the side in favor of patterns that I can sell and techniques that hand Knitters want to learn.
.
Engineers at Carnegie Mellon created a machine that can make solid knits in 2024. They seem to see a purpose for these solid textiles comparable to a type of 3D printing when combined with a computer numerically controlled knitting machine. Based on their instructions (which are available to hand knitters for free) we did not use the same method, but the resulting material has the same properties. If they think solid knitting is useful, maybe I should be revisiting my old project.
🧶
Supplies and materials:
I used green mountain spinnery cotton comfort yarn (80% targhee wool, 20% organic cotton). Woolen spun yarns like this one have a lot more structure and bounce than other yarn constructions and the targhee has great structure as well. The result is almost like a felted ball, but with less resistance and more spring back when squeezed. It can even be stretched in three directions!
You will need a double pointed needle for each row of stitches on both axes. This example is 8×8 stitches, I need 16 needles. I haven’t had any double-sided # 4 (3.5mm) needles available to me since 2017 because they are all part of this project.
.
I would love to publish a pattern that uses this type of technique, but the only thing I can think of would be a sponge. I really hope someone can name a better reason to bring this stitch back in 2027.
. #knitboldly #textileengineering #3dknitting #knit #wool

Hey! I’m doing a course run by Xandy next March at the Australian Yarn show.

You could have a yarn about yarn

:)

ms spock said:

Cymek said:

Brindabellas said:

Hey! I’m doing a course run by Xandy next March at the Australian Yarn show.

You could have a yarn about yarn

:)

i’m doing a workshop on stackable stitches – it is a technique that Xandy has developed for colour work,

and here is my latest completed project – I can make myself flowers vest – First time using Intarsia – it is the technique that is used in Jenny Kee’s designs. I am planning to do one of her designs next year – I found one of her books in a second hand book shop.

Brindabellas said:

ms spock said:

Cymek said:

You could have a yarn about yarn

:)

i’m doing a workshop on stackable stitches – it is a technique that Xandy has developed for colour work,

and here is my latest completed project – I can make myself flowers vest – First time using Intarsia – it is the technique that is used in Jenny Kee’s designs. I am planning to do one of her designs next year – I found one of her books in a second hand book shop.

You are very prolific with the knitting. I am onto the second arm of my jumper. So provided I am not distracted by the wildflowers (we are just going into peak season, so it’s an inevitability) I should be able to wear it next Winter. I’ve also got a cardie part knitted that I started about 10 years ago. I have to finish that after the jumper is done.

Brindabellas said:

ms spock said:

Cymek said:

You could have a yarn about yarn

:)

i’m doing a workshop on stackable stitches – it is a technique that Xandy has developed for colour work,

and here is my latest completed project – I can make myself flowers vest – First time using Intarsia – it is the technique that is used in Jenny Kee’s designs. I am planning to do one of her designs next year – I found one of her books in a second hand book shop.

Groovy Brindabellas

Apparently HCR mentioned the Ravelry people in a video last night. Ravelry is a textiles site that is political. I belong to the Ravelry Facebook page, which is also political. I’ll try to find the video.

kii said:

Apparently HCR mentioned the Ravelry people in a video last night. Ravelry is a textiles site that is political. I belong to the Ravelry Facebook page, which is also political. I’ll try to find the video.

Link

At 46:42 minutes.

What makes this so good is the number of dweebs that post in the Facebook group complaining about politics in a group about knitting and crochet.