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| prolikewhoa |
| Okay, so I decided to take up knitting. I want to be able to make scarves and hats and bags and stuff for my friends instead of buying them real presents hahaha. So I went to Hobby Lobby and picked up some gauge 10 knitting needles and some yarn and I taught myself how to cast on, which I can do pretty easily now, and I can knit the first row after that. Now, I understand how to purl, and I can do it, but the transfer from the needle w/ the knit stiches TO the purl needle is really hard, because the stitch gets too tight and i can't fit the transfer on the purl needle. Does ANYONE know how to keep the loops fairly loose to make this easier? I'm at a loss. I learn so much better by someone actually SHOWING me how, but at this point I'll take a description. I've been working at this for 2 hours, I'm about to give up haha. |
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| tranceDJ |
| I'm a guy so I know zero about knitting but I will say that I think it's cool that you're trying to actually make people gifts instead of buying them...gifts are so much better when thought and time were actually put into them instead of just money. |
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| Slylee |
awww! do u sit in a rocking chair when u do it too?
jk:p
that's cool to have a hobby like that though. if i had the time and money, i would love to get into painting ceramics...they have this place called "Picasso's" on this little strip called Las Olas Blvd. w/ all these cafes and restaurants and bars in ft. lauderdale and u can sit outside and paint all these premade ceramics...they have mirrors, coffee mugs, shoes (like collector thingies), and you can add jewels and pieces of mirror and glass (like a mosaic)...you can even buy an entire set of dishes and paint them yourself and they will spray it with a finish and stuff so u can use them.
it's really cool. i want to paint this huge mirror they have...it's expensive though, they charge u by the hour, plus the use of paints and then of course the piece.
that's like the one thing i could be creative at...i can't draw for , i can't MAKE the ceramics either (i was horrible at pottery in my art class in high school)...i'm always idea-oriented...but painting stuff that's already made, i could definitely get creative with that. |
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| verndogs |
i knew a guy who knitted
and he was a hockey player :wtf: |
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| jdat |
ah ha! that's quite cool actually :) But I sure as heck don't see myself being that patient.
In regards to your problem have you searched the web?
I didn't exactly understand the thing you were stuck up on but i'm sure you'll find resources online heck even a knitting forum ( www.knittingaddict.com )
in the meantime I found this seems to have a fair amount of stuff
http://knitting.about.com/
oh and interestingly enough the first project on that page is about knitting a sock for an ipod to protect it :stongue:
Knitting = the new c00l |
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| enferno |
my sister started a club in college called stichin n' bitchin
she goes to college in san fransisco, so like, half of the club was gay guys.:wtf: |
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| smokeape |
I'm sticking to my regler hobby....
;)
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Greed ft Lesley - Tea in the Sahara (Kasey Taylor & Chris Meehan Mix) |
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
| going back in time to the traditional activities of the housewife are we? :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: |
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| Geoff |
| for some reason i thought this thread was about "taking up a kitten" |
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| getfoul |
| I have no idea wtf you just said, but that's sweet that you found something fun and cheap to do. |
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| No one |
Knitting is the . I wanna do it soo bad, but never get around to teaching myself. :rolleyes:
I hope you have lots of fun with it! :D |
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| Xenocreator_PG_ |
| im not into knitting :o It requires concentration! |
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