Thursday, January 29, 2009

For the Roomie




I had some Lion Brand Wool-Ease Chunky yarn that I never did anything with and so I decided I'd make something for my room mate. She loved it and said it was really warm. Even though we're living in Fl at the moment, we still got some cold weather during this winter's freeze effect.
I made it with a size 8 straight needle and rib stitch pattern.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Speaking of tips...Knitting Help.com

I just found this great website that has lots great video clips of knitting walkthroughs techniques and tips for all knitting levels. Which reminds me that I myself had planned on recording and posting similar video clips for my readers. Well. I think they've done a much better job than I could ever do. So here is the link. Enjoy!


Thursday, January 1, 2009

Needle sizing tip...

I had a lot of difficulty figuring out the right needle size for a ball of yarn that had lost its band label. So I started looking for ways to make it easier before actually beginning a project and having to break it up or have trouble with the needle an yarn altogether ( if the needle was too small it would puncture the yarn and if it was too large the stitches would come out really nasty). And I think I've found at least one way to do this...

  • Take the yarn and double it,
  • Thread it through the needle gauge
  • Find the one hole in which the yarn  fits right
  • Not to tight but not to loose