Am desperate for some nice patterns for babies, children and women’s knits. Have found expensive English books here but don’t want to spend lots of money for maybe only one pattern I like in a whole book.
hi hun
dont buy them get them for free
try
www.knittingpatterncentral.com
www.ravelry.com
www.lionbrand.com
just go to google and type in free knitting patterns
i havent bought one in years
This question is posed for mothers whose children are students. Would mothers like their children to learn arts and crafts like knitting, sewing, pottery and simple activities they can use their hands in, directed by adult assistants; or, would they rather buy crafts kits and toy sets like puzzles and do-it-yourself kids play kits?
Or would they leave this learning issue to teachers at school to worry about?
If my child is interested in arts & crafts, then I think it would be nice for them to learn how to do them. If it’s a craft that I’m not skilled in, or one that I am not able to teach them myself, then I would love for someone else to be able to help them learn.
I was on knitting.about.com and was reading about how to block garments. Is there is right or wrong way to block yarns made out of cotton such as Lily Sugar and Cream?
you pin the bib to the size indicated and then steam it. or you can use an iron and put it on the steam cycle and hold the iron about 6 inches from the piece.
Hi,
My niece saw a knitted pillow I made when I was little with the picture of papa smurf and she wants to do something like this.
Where could I buy her a pack that has a printed pattern and some thick woolen colored yarns to knit with? (She can’t do fine embroidery she is only 7).
I know some places that do arts and crafts but I don’t have the time to look around and search so if you know of a specific place that does that please let me know.
Thanks!
Think you are looking for a latch hook kit like this:
http://bluebuddies.com/Smurfs_Smurf_Latch_Hook_Kits-4.htm
I’m just curious because I’ve been knitting military socks and was wondering if anyone’s actually been recieving any from any groups.
Hi. As a Marine Mom, I really appreciate what you are doing for our troops. My son deploys for Afghanistan tomorrow, and I know he and his 2nd. Bat. would welcome anything that would help them feel warm there. I hear it gets cold there in Afghanistan sometimes.
Again, thank you so much.
I want yarn that is variegated with both orange and blue in it. Does anyone know where I can find it?
I want it to be only orange and blue, if there is white in it that’s okay, but no other colors. Just orange and blue variegated.
how about "Impressionist Supersock Select" Yarn in ‘Irises’
available at http://www.yarnmarket.com
I want to make a cat plushie. I knit, so it needs to be a knitting pattern.
So far so good 
Love that pattern. Anyone know where to find the "stackable cats" pattern for free? I’m not paying $5 for a downloadable pattern.
heres a link holly
http://community.livejournal.com/knitting/8666566.html
how do i get the knits out from my hair. i used the shampoo and the comb, but they are glued to my hair? what to do please help? any remedies?
i think there is a product called knit release, you should be able to find it at wal-mart. may be a conditioner release combination. this is separate from the shampoo
make shure you are using a knit comb.
and it will still take a very long time to comb out. try to find some one to help you comb.
I’m a fairly new knitter and I knit a small, baby sized blanket. I finished it last night, but the problem is, I knit it using a stockinette stitch and the edges are curling. Someone told me to add a border, but I’m not sure how to do it. Do I just knit something similar to a garter stitch scarf and sew it together (would that even work) or is there another way to do it? (I only have the straight needles that came with the learn to knit kit..if that’s something you needed to know) any help would be great
The easiest way would be to knit a garter stitch strip by casting on 8 stitches and knit every row. Make this long enough to go around the blanket plus a little extra around the corners. Then sew it on using the same yarn.
I hear about people creating the "hank" first from the spool of yarn then making a ball but I don’t really understand how or why that is done. I just make a ball from my spool. Why should you make a hank?
If your yarn is already in a ball, either oblong or round, it is not necessary to make a hank out of it, nor is it necessary if the yarn is coned or on a spool, a ball can be wound directly cones or spools, or simply knit from the cone or spool. However, it may be preferable to rewind any yarn, regardless of how it has been put up in order to check for flaws in the yarn, including undesireable slubs or knots, since these may fall at a point in the knitting where it is difficult to rejoin the yarns when they are removed.
However, some yarn is still put up in circular hanks or skeins that must be held open in some fashion and then wound into balls. Usually knitters use another person to hold the hank, or use a swift, which is a mechanical device to hold it, or simply put the hank around the back or upturned legs of a chair, or around a large bowl or an overturned stockpot, or even their own feet. The reason for this is to prevent the yarn from catching on itself as it is wound and tangling.