Steamy Knittery?

I was going to start on that jacket tonight, but now I'm thinking I may just start a new pair of socks... in part because I really would like a new pair of socks, and in part because I've discovered that split stitch is an absolute monster to work. Good heavens...

hehe I use the lining to draw everyone away from my bad knitting
I've resolved that I'm going to try & find some wool when I go up to the market tomorow! -I reckon I can probably get some needles from a charity shop... so hopefully I won't have to wait till my next trip to London to get knitting again. Anyways I think I may follow suit with the sock making- my current woollen 'lazing at home' socks are wearing thin & my kitchen floor is soooo cold in the morning.

The knitting isn't bad! The lining certainly is distracting, though. So shiny... xD
Good luck finding some needles!

My socks are on the needles right now. I'm so happy!

Alas, the socks have made me realize that all of the mistakes in the laceweight shawl have added up to a trip to the frog pond. From 1/3 complete to back to zero, maybe I'll be able to complete my shawl in 2010.

Cheers,
Hetty

Each time I see the title of this thread I have to read it twice because I think it say Steamy Kitten, which I would have to say would be the cutest darn thing possible, please someone make this topic and have something to back it up!

Hetty: Oh, heavens! I hate when the frogs attack. Though I do have substantial trouble every time I try lace. Which is one of the reasons I have stopped attempting... ~sigh~ Better luck on the socks, though!

Mr Clockwork: xD That would be tremendously amusing. I may have to knit a steamy kitten plushie now.


And people! I have finished the corset:

It's amazing how long the straps took me. They couldn't hold my attention.

The corset is indeed pretty.

>w< Thank you.

hello ladies! lovely work you all are doing... im considering learning (really re-learning) how to crochet and i was wondering, do you feel crocheting is as versatile as knitting?

I think that it's more versatile, but it also uses far more yarn. Knitting is more economical. One can always add a crocheted trim later.

that makes sense. i think ill try crochet first then move on to knitting. knitting seems so....daunting two needles to be handled and all...ill be honest im setting here reading up on crocheting and im a tad overwhelmed. i think i remember how to do a basic chain...ok i know i know how to do that... but when my grandmother (god rest her soul) taught me....apparently she taught me backwards! i had no idea lol... ok let me get this straight a chain is the starting point and after that as you build (in basic crochet) you use a slip stitch yes? hmm me thinks im going to pick up some special yarn whilst on my second honeymoon in two weeks and make me a scarf!

Dear Ms Dreadful,

As a fourth generation hooker -- er, crocheter, I feel I should take it upon myself to lend a hand to those new to the art. The Art of Crochet has free video stitch guides with which to refresh your memory. They are very useful.

Crochet is an entirely different craft than knit; really the only thing they have in common is using yarn to create fabric. Crochet works up faster and uses approximately 1/3 more yarn. It also creates a tubular stitch (unlike knitting's flat stitches), which imparts less stretch (useful for bags, cardigans, etc.). There is more I could say, but I am beginning to bore even myself.

Enjoy your new adventure,

K.

Crocheting and knitting both have their positives and negatives. They are not interchangeable. My darling Mum tried to teach me crochet when I was younger but I utterly failed at anything more complicated than a chain. I taught myself to knit and am able to produce nearly anything I have the patience for. Darling Mum is the opposite. I still have fond memories of the lovely crocheted ponchos from my youth.

Only you can know if one is easier than the other.

Hetty

p.s. Don't think of knitting as two sticks. One stick holds your stitches and the other stick actively makes stitches. For general reference you're only working with one stitch at a time, just like crochet. (Ignoring, of course, anything fancy like 'increasing' or 'decreasing')

The corsit is lovely Mrs.H.
crochet first is what I did my mom and me took a class,and I made little doll things,and little beaded chains,and when I started spinning I taught myself to knit out of a book,but anything but knit stich was over my head untill I found http://www.knittinghelp.com/ thay have videos that help a bunch,my first knitting was on a pair of chop stix for hair, not fun!
Good luck.

here are some other websites:
http://www.learntoknit.com/why_knitorcrochet.php3
http://www.stitchdiva.com/custom.aspx?id=143
http://www.knit911.com/home.html

Everything I've heard is that crochet is much simpler than knitting, but I've never been able to do much more than make very complicated knots out of it. It also seems more versatile to me, since it is apparently easier to do shaping with a hook, and I've really found plushies almost impossible... Needles are more my style than hooks. I would love to be able to add nice scalloped trim to some of my knitted projects, though. Perhaps some of these educational links can help me.

Best of luck, Ms Dreadful.

And thank you, Dandelion!