AB Knitting club - who's in?

[Smowball]

Ok, please sign up here, stating knitting experience and do you have any knitting on the go at the moment. if you can't knit at all then do the more experienced have ways of theaching them on here??

Am off to work now but will be back at lunch-time.

Also tips and hints as and when ladies.......

[seekeerz]

my goodness, what have you started, smow ?? knitting has been out of fashion here over the past years but all of a sudden there's been an upswing in interest and the 'youngsters' of 30something are all knitting which is great

My gran taught me to knit when I was pretty young and once I learnt to hold the needles correctly I've always had something on the go

Recently found out about a woollen mill contact where we can buy really good wool at very reasonable prices and I'd be amazed if there wasn't something like that in the UK ie I just finish a sweater for Mr S which cost $48.00 australian, but I had enough over to knit up a smaller one for a charity shop

and after all that waffle, please may I join the ABKC ??

[Smowball]

seekerz - I know, its all gone a bit mental here lol! yes please do join - its taken off with a real swing x

[Smowball]

gness had brilliant idea re the fish n chip baby knitting. She suggested sewing a tiny AB somewhere on each garment(or maybe a huge one!) so that there would be loads of little AB woolies somewhere in the world on the babies : )

[rowanwitch]

See my avatar for most recent project

[albaqwerty]

Finished the first vest yesterday. Am going to start on number 2 today, and will look out a pattern for little hats later.

It would be fun to see the faces of the folk when they receive a bundle of stuff for the fish'n'chippies. :-)

AB is going for world domination.

Rowan, please post a pattern ;-)

[Smowball]

Love rowans avtar lol.

Yes when ive finished this bolero I am going to start the fish n chip knitting - will prob do a few before posting, makes more sense to send a bundle.

[albaqwerty]

I was thinking about 4 vests and 4 hats, just to see the lay of the land for postage charges.

[rowanwitch]

Pattern for Willy

Use double knit wool and size 8 needles

cast on 24 stitches and knit one purl one rib for firdst inch
Stocking stitch in body colour to length of willy minus 2 inches
Change to face colour and knit one inch
then change to hat colour

continue in stoking stitch decreasing at each end of next 5 rows cast off

Sew eyes and mourth into centre of face area

Stitch up back seam gathering open top end to form hat
add bobble if you wish

[venator]

Mrs V and Miss V are expert knitters - just had a lovely Whitby gansey for my birthday - Miss V knitted a doll with hands about an inch long, perfect, with all the fingers - I'd put up a picture if I knew how!

[rowanwitch]

add any stripes or other patterns to body if you like... starters might want to keep it simple

[Smowball]

Now you wont see that very often - "Pattern for willy "

LOL

[venator]

They keep on telling me how easy it is, and how some men are brilliant knitters.
I have hands like shovels, good for kneading bread, also lack patience. Lost cause?

[Smowball]

alba, dont think postage will be much at all - they are barely going to weigh anything.

[albaqwerty]

Thanks Rowan, have C&P's it. Never thought I'd save a file as willy pattern :-)

[venator]

Rowan - can you do pointy red hats? (in joke)

[albaqwerty]

I wasn't going to say a thing, the shame of it.

Had a dream that the 2 albas came home late-ish wearing pointy hats.

[Smowball]

venator, my 12 yr old is the clumsiest child I know and I have even managed to teach him to knit when he was about 9. Just basic but he could make a scarf etc.

[seekeerz]

thanks smow, happy to be aboard !!

alba - this is the pattern i use for beanies for premmie babies, the smaller version, and I;ll look out the bigger one tomorrow

size 4.00m needles and soft 4 ply

cast on 54 sts, and work 16 rows in K1 P1 rib
change to stockinette [knit 1 row, purl the next] for 24 rows
then row 1 - K3, K2tog to the end of the row
row 2 - P2, P2tog to the end
row3 - K1, K2tog to the end
row 4 - K2tog to the end
gather remaining sts by running a thread through, sew securely then continue sewing the seam - add a bow or pompom if desired

this will keep you going for a bit xx

[Smowball]

Great pattern seekeerz - will add that to the little jumpers. The tiny nanies will soon have a new wardrobe!

[seekeerz]

sorry folks, didn't mean to confuse but this is the bigger beanie .... now where did I put the smaller one ??

this one would be ok size-wise to go with little jumpers