Knitting/Crocheting 101

[Tehilla]

I never saw a thread on it so I decided to post. I myself and a few others out there are either new to knitting/crocheting or both. I found this but that was it so far saw a few DVD's/Books on amazon. Any advice or links for people that would be interested in paying 1/4 the price for a sweater in a Vogue magazine, and all they gotta do is make it. So post away! (I'm eagerly listening as my knitting is limited to casting on and making a row or two of well...knitting lol.)
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[Tehilla]

Woohoo best knitting site ever! Jackpot! Let me know if this website helped any or if anyone has an equally useful site for knitting or crochet...I'm a crochet dummy lol.
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[Tehilla]

If I can get some more progress done like more than 8 rows I'll take some pics and post em up here. I'm sure EVERYONE loves to look at other peoples mistakes...makes theirs feel more insignificant plus with the Holiday season around the corner everyone could use some inspiration.
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[HephzibahBenJudah]

Woohoo best knitting site ever! Jackpot! Let me know if this website helped any or if anyone has an equally useful site for knitting or crochet...I'm a crochet dummy lol.
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Got any website that can make dinner too?

J/K nice!

 

[Tehilla]

Progress!! Ok 2 yarn sharks and this is all the progress I got lol
HERE That was side 1?? (Wrong side right side I dunno lol)
HERE Side 2 lol
HERE Yarn shark caught in the act had to grab the points cause she had the yarn in her teeth didn't want it to unravel lol
HEREGot the yarn from one and got the attention of the other...they both were staring me down for my yarn lol
HERE I had to lay on the yarn the dogs were trying to fight me for it after a few minutes wrestling for the yarn and getting nowhere Haddie tried the kisses approach to act all sweet and innocent to get her way lol.

Post pictures of your knitting/needlepoint/crochet progress lets see how everyone's doin.

 

[leytonstones]

Tehilla, well done. You are doing great!! Your tension looks very neat and even.
Once I have got my registration done at uni I will sit down and have a go at crochet. Hmmmmmm....

 

[Tehilla]

Hehe don't let it fool ya a couple stitches fell off here and there thanks to none other than carpet shark AKA Haddie lol. Thanks though. I got this book on crochet, I think I make take pics of the pages and post em lemme see how the pics turn out first. I dunno how to crochet but I got a kit that's supposed to show you how and comes with needles and everything. (Wish I could find a site like the one I found for knitting for crochet, that'd be niiiice)
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[Tehilla]

Got any website that can make dinner too?

J/K nice!

Hey if I find one I'll give it to ya for 5 bucks , gotta be careful with those secrets you know. From what I hear there's one for your Dishes too!!
(lol jk)

 

[Tehilla]

know what...lol I forgot what I was makin...hehehe guess it's a blanket now *snickers* I read up on how to do socks, but so far no videos just pictures and it can get confusing, I *sorta* understand increase and decrease, haven't done it yet hence the sorta lol I think the decrease might be easier just slip a stitch through another?? Bah I'll go watch the video.
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[Tehilla]

I haven't knitted in awhile I'm gettin back on the horse. Going to make a few "Prayer" swatches, I dunno, I would like to make fingerless gloves the type where the fingertips are out but, I can't find a pattern, having problems reading a pattern and need to start with a smaller scale to get the hang of it. Before I was just knitting rows and rows with nowhere to go lol. help?

 

[Tehilla]

Erm I want to do this pattern but I need help understanding the lingo...help?? Ack!

 

[Tehilla]

ooooo a nice sweater/Shirt not to mention this Baby Boa set, ack can't make up my mind!

 

[merryheart]

Standard list of abbreviations on Knitty (great mag, btw)

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring08/patterns.html#ksbbb

 

[Tehilla]

Standard list of abbreviations on Knitty (great mag, btw)

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring08/patterns.html#ksbbb

Thanks! Maybe now I can do a REAL project lol. I tried making a cocoon shrug, and I tried making an afghan and I seem to have a problem. As I'm knitting the first couple of rows, I end up with a long awkward string from my first loop/stitch/cast on. Any way to fix this? I have a habit of keeping my stitches tight, that seems to be what's causing it but even when I "loosen up" it still happens. Help?

 

[merryheart]

Thanks! Maybe now I can do a REAL project lol. I tried making a cocoon shrug, and I tried making an afghan and I seem to have a problem. As I'm knitting the first couple of rows, I end up with a long awkward string from my first loop/stitch/cast on. Any way to fix this? I have a habit of keeping my stitches tight, that seems to be what's causing it but even when I "loosen up" it still happens. Help?

cant picture what you mean. do you have a means of taking a digital pic ? you could photobucket it and link