Southern Spirit Hunters
Beyond The Spirits => Hobbies => Topic started by: duh on Nov 20, 2016, 03:06:04 PM
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I'm back to the knitting. I'm doing the two needle socks. I love this pattern. I've just turned the heel and I'm headed for the toe on the first one.
Is anyone else knitting?
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Knitting will give you something sedetary to do when you are aching.
I learned to cast on, do a basic stitch and cast off. Not having left handed teacher's I kept getting lost. So knitting is not for me.
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I'm left handed as well.
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about 7 inches down and another 1 1/4 inches to go before i start the toe. I've got big wide feet.
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Good going, Tammy.
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well I've started the second sock. I need to seam the first one then it will be done.
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I bought a book at abebook.com called the knitting answer book. It is a marvelous book. It has wonderful directions on how to do the technical bits to get things together. Anyway it should be here mid-month of December. I might wait until then to seam the sock so I get it right.
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I got 3 one pound skeins of yarn at joann's for half price on wednesday. I can't wait to start projects with them.
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Heel is done on the second sock.
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I am really impressed. Will you remember a picture?
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I have pictures on ravelry of all my completed pictures. I'm not sure if I can bring them over here or not. but I am tkhooper over there if you are interested. I'm working away on the foot.
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Socks are done. All I need is the picture now. I think this will be the first picture with the tripod since I fixed the camera...scary.
Now I've started a knitted sampler afghan. It will be 120 8 inch squares in different knit patterns. That should give me a good idea of what I like as far as knit patterns. And by the time i'm done I'm figuring a little over two years I should be ready to do just about anything.
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Good stuff, Tammy.
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(https://www.southernspirithunters.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv660%2FTKHooper%2FProjects%2FLearning%2520to%2520knit%2FSUNP0029_zps51yhqspb.jpg&hash=bcb85ee36c99836a3c66b7d0de2a85e7c6481f49)
Here are the socks I completed.
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Nice work, Tammy.
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Very good, Tammy!
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I finished the stockinette and garter stitch blocks and I'm working on the moss block. It's going slowly because I have to back up a great deal.
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those are nice socks tammy!
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Thank you. I finished the moss block and the double moss block and now I'm working on the 1 x 1 rib knit.
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Did the 2x3 rib knit, and the flat rib knit, and then the broken rib knit. Now I'm working on a moss rib block. So it is coming right along.
I swatched the Edin Sweater and I was to tight. But I'm thinking that it is the caron yarn it is thin compared to other yarns so I'm thinking of doing it in the bernat yarn instead. I think I might have enough.
So that catches up what I'm doing in this craft lol.
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I just finished the seersucker block and started on the basketweave block. There are evidently and entire group of these each with it's own name. I don't know what all the differences are but i'm sure I'll be finding out.
The furry socks are kind of in limbo and I'm not even sure why.
i have the yarn for titania and the moss jacket. I don't know when I'll get the time to actually work on them.
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the basketweave was actually called 5/5 Check. It came out nice I think. Now, I'm doing one that is some kind of broken rib knit. I don't remember the name at the moment.
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Finished it what ever it was called, lol. Now I'm working on a 6/6 Moss Stitch Check. Very confusing. I don't know how people manage to make these really complicated designs. Even the simple ones by comparison give me kittens.
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Furry Socks
(https://www.southernspirithunters.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv660%2FTKHooper%2FProjects%2FLearning%2520to%2520knit%2FFurry%2520Socks_zpszkzsh7th.jpg&hash=11c8db737417c11896f7a4ce6fcb526d1fde6acb) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/TKHooper/media/Projects/Learning%20to%20knit/Furry%20Socks_zpszkzsh7th.jpg.html)
These are toeless. It sounds funny I know but socks hurt my toes.
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Furry Socks
(https://www.southernspirithunters.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv660%2FTKHooper%2FProjects%2FLearning%2520to%2520knit%2FFurry%2520Socks_zpszkzsh7th.jpg&hash=11c8db737417c11896f7a4ce6fcb526d1fde6acb) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/TKHooper/media/Projects/Learning%20to%20knit/Furry%20Socks_zpszkzsh7th.jpg.html)
These are toeless. It sounds funny I know but socks hurt my toes.
it doesn't sound funny to me, i have given away a lot of socks because they don't fit my feet right.
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I tried a two color pattern from my knit book but i got to confused so I pulled it out. I'll give it a try when I'm calmer.
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Frogged the Moss Stitch Jacket and the Sassy Socks. Neither project was working out well. now i'm crocheting a scarf for my favorite waitress. I hope I have enough yarn.
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I was a tiny bit short on the yarn but I just stopped to rows short and it worked out. She said she liked it. i've restarted the Moss Stitch Jacket with two strands of yarn as suggested and a slightly larger needle. I hit the gauge on the nose which made me happy.
We will see how it goes from here. I've lost my new counter already.
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I'm back to the knitting. I'm doing the two needle socks. I love this pattern. I've just turned the heel and I'm headed for the toe on the first one.
Good for you. I tried knitting socks and did fine as long as I was with other knitters but when I was alone I couldn't figure out what to do. I finally gave it up. Never did finish my socks. I think I was using 5 needles though. Maybe 4 needles. I've blocked it. :)
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I can't use the dpns. I may try again another day if I don't run out of days first.