Re: Knitting or crocheting? Does anyone have this hobbie?

[MsMerrick]

I learned to knit, a combination of the book, "stitch n bitch".. Highly highly recommend and Youtubes and knitting circles ! People tend to teach If you are in NYC or near..join the Dyke Knitting Club, once a month o r a Knitting circle at SAGE , once a week.. or many others but I like a Queer flavor

[homoe]

Does that stand for Senior Action in a Gay Environment?

[girl_dee]

i am interested in making socks, but i want to crochet them. it's way out of my comfort zone but i like living on the edge like that.

Did Belle ever come back???

[princessbelle]

I'm here!!!!

I found some great video's on youtube. Still figuring it all out. I found 3 different ways to just make a slip knot. Also about six on how to cast on and how to make the first knit stitches.

I have found the ones that are easiest for me and have been practicing!!! I make about 10 cast ones then 10 knit stitches then i look at it and laugh.

Spacing is off, some are loose, some are tight. But. I'm practicing.

I am gonna just keep doing these two things and get them down good, before i move on. Of course today being Thanksgiving i've had no time to practice and now i work the next three days.

But, I'll get there!!!!!!!!

[girl_dee]

i do not knit, so i am of no help.

BUT in crocheting, you do not want to work *tight* or you end up with an uneven piece, because eventually you have to loosen it up.


That should SO go in the overheard thread.

[amiyesiam]

Originally Posted by princessbelle

I'm here!!!!

I found some great video's on youtube. Still figuring it all out. I found 3 different ways to just make a slip knot. Also about six on how to cast on and how to make the first knit stitches.

I have found the ones that are easiest for me and have been practicing!!! I make about 10 cast ones then 10 knit stitches then i look at it and laugh.

Spacing is off, some are loose, some are tight. But. I'm practicing.

I am gonna just keep doing these two things and get them down good, before i move on. Of course today being Thanksgiving i've had no time to practice and now i work the next three days.

But, I'll get there!!!!!!!!

when knitting it doesn't matter if you are a loose knitter or a tight knitter.
Having said that:
you do have to be consistent
realize that if you make a sock, hat, sweater, or mittens that gauge matters and being a loose knitter or a tight knitter will throw your gauge off and your piece will be to small or to big.
on toys, shawls, scarfs, gauge doesn't matter.

gauge
all pattern either list gauge or tell you it doesn't matter.
If it matters:
it will say that you should do a gauge swatch. If it says that 20 stitches x 20 rows should equal a 4x4 swatch and you do it and your 20 stitches x 20 rows makes a 3x3 swatch then what you are knitting will be to small. If your 20 stitches x 20 rows is 5x5 then what you are knitting will be way to big.

when you are happy and relaxed you will probably knit looser and when you are tense and upset you will probably knit tighter.


you will find dozens of you tubes for every stitch there is
there are dozens of cast on's and cast off's
use the one listed in the pattern if they tell you something specific
do your favorite if they don't tell you which one to use.

My favorite is the long tail cast on

[girl_dee]

i love all this language of knitters!

[girl_dee]

This is my favorite passion.

Tunisian crochet.

It makes the most beautiful scarfs

The needle looks like a crochet needle with a stopper on the end..you actually cast on then *unload* to make a row.

The needle looks like this.



And the scarfs look like this.



and i learned how to do this type of work, on youtube!

[MsMerrick]

Originally Posted by homoe

Does that stand for Senior Action in a Gay Environment?

Yes..although the exact acronym has been changed off and on , I am told