New book! Knitting! Fun! *squee*

[niamhybeag]

I finally got around to buying myself a copy of Stitch'n'Bitch by Debbie Stoller.... oooooh shiny! I'm flying through one of the hats in the book, the Kittyville pattern.

First time using circular needles, and the needle is way too long so I keep having to pull a loop of cable over to the right so I can move the work around. But it's also the first time that something I've knitted has just.... flowed. It's going to be the most amazing hat ever. I'm using a multicoloured yarn so it's all psychedelic jagged half diagonal stripes. Sorry, I'm babbling, but I'm in the middle of one big squee at the moment. Will post photos when done, just to squee some more.

[glass__onion]

nice!! i got a really good knitting book for christmas: Knit Wit. i now finally know how to purl. (even though it's the easiest thing)

go ahead and rant, thats part of the reason this website was created. (um... i would think so)

can't wait to see pics!

[saintlike_ontheoutside]

Yay! Congrats! I've never learned how knit.
Post pictures soon!

[UnluckyGirlovesDIY]

I can't wait to see the pics, I had a knitting book called Simple 1-2-3 knitting. But I haven't used it yet.

[glass__onion]

Yay! Congrats! I've never learned how knit.


you should learn! the threadheads episode on knitting was excellent. i never thought i would ever learn to knit before i saw it.

[UnluckyGirlovesDIY]

Glass_Onion is right I watched it I wanted to knit and finally got some yarn and needles and like 3wks later my first knitting project was done and I still have no clue what it is. ;talks to self''Could it be a tub top? Okay shut up... ;hits head against wall; sorry about that I'll post pics of it when I can

[Mara2Wild]

AWESOME! I love to knit now...it seemed like ever since that episode ive loved it...Then they started a Club at my school SOOO many of my favorite teachers knit...they have some realllyy nice stuff they made too..

[hob]

i know of a realy good knitting website if u want to learn threadbangers was good but this webiste gose in to more as its only 4 knitting
knittinghelp.com
the ppl over there are megga friendly to if u get stuck.:)

[Kittyangelgirl]

nice!! i got a really good knitting book for christmas: Knit Wit. i now finally know how to purl. (even though it's the easiest thing)

go ahead and rant, thats part of the reason this website was created. (um... i would think so)

can't wait to see pics!

It's ok, I remember I started a laptop bag project, and I 'thought' I was purling right, turns out I was wrong, and I already knitted a LOT of it and cut off excess color change threads.

Remember, stare at the pictures till your eyes pop. Ok, maybe not, but look closely and make sure the look and texture of the picture matches yours.

[niamhybeag]

Yay! Finished! Now to get evidence... I don't know how to resize so I'm gonna link to my new shiny flickr whenever i upload it.

Edited to add:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22364966@N04/

[Kittyangelgirl]

waaaahhhh it's the kitty hat! :D I gotta get that book now to get the pattern! :3

[Coffee]

SnB Knitter's Handbook was my original guide in learning to knit! It's a really useful book to have for reference!

The Sequel books Son Of... and ...Nation are good too. Son Of... has a special place in my heart for Lucha Mask Balaclavas.

[niamhybeag]

SnB Knitter's Handbook was my original guide in learning to knit! It's a really useful book to have for reference!



I can see that already! Pretty much everything I did in making that hat, from decreasing to picking up stitches (for the ears and earflaps) I learned from the book according as I needed to!

[lunarjade]

Very excellent. I like the stich n bitch series of books. One thing to note though. Be sure to check out their website. I went on there once to see if they were planning anything and found that in a couple of their books they had misprinted some of the patterns and there were mistakes in them.
So to avoid frustration on another pattern it might be a good idea to check that out and see if they've put up any misprints in the book you've bought.

[Coffee]

It happens.

I was stymied a few times on Punk Knits because of a misprint.

[niamhybeag]

Thanks, I'll definitely keep an eye out for that. (man, this site rocks!)

[fashionmama]

Anyone know what a squee technically is??? Just wondering. Sounds like fun!