Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
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You smoothie.
Tea? (Part 2)
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Nihal
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Wots a snack pot???Just eaten an Innocent "Masala" snack pot.
... don't.
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- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
I have just been working out prices for Ferror Rocher choccy thingies for my mother's on-line shopping list.
Two sizes are half price, but the biggest is not. Depending on the size you buy, they are (each) 15p, 20p or 24p.
Small wonder that I can save money sat here at the puter working out the price per unit, rather than standing in a crowded, noisy, too-brightly lit, noisy, shop, and did I mention that it was crowded.
I know that the last time I was in a big supermarket was 2006. Have they changed since then? There is small Asda here, and a teeny tiny weeny Tesco. Would I need a Gps to get round one of the bigger ones?
Two sizes are half price, but the biggest is not. Depending on the size you buy, they are (each) 15p, 20p or 24p.
Small wonder that I can save money sat here at the puter working out the price per unit, rather than standing in a crowded, noisy, too-brightly lit, noisy, shop, and did I mention that it was crowded.
I know that the last time I was in a big supermarket was 2006. Have they changed since then? There is small Asda here, and a teeny tiny weeny Tesco. Would I need a Gps to get round one of the bigger ones?
Nihal
Veteran
No...........just bring back some chocolate cake......its easy.......take someone......Potsy's back
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Speicher, just make sure you keep out of the way of the Home Delivery people on roller blades, or is that just up here?
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
You poor deprived boy... it's food but not as you'd know it...
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
I thought snack pots were made of cardboard.
The contents are also made of processed cardboard.
The contents are also made of processed cardboard.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
The Innocent ones weren't supposed to be... they have real vegetables in them... 
Nihal
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Pfft.........my mom could beat that vegetable cup anydayThe Innocent ones weren't supposed to be... they have real vegetables in them...
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Get your mum on the case Nihal...
Nihal
Veteran
Yes.......she is cooking for dinner......
Knitting question for Arch! I'm doing the King Cole 7000 farmyard selection (Cow) for my niece http://www.kingcole.co.uk/knitting-patterns/toys-and-novelties/farmyard-collection.html but having some difficulty as when I get to where it states "S1 P, P to end I'm finding all my previous stitches are too slack, so have had to undo it all and start again.
How do I increase the tension without making the stitches too tight? Or is the slack knitting meant to be there at the end? First time I have knitted anything, so don't really have a clue what I'm doing.
Should say that the instructions are cast on 31st and P1 row,
Next row: K29, turn
Next row: Sl 1p, p26, turn,
Next row, Sl 1, k25, turn and so on until you get to Sl 1, K7, Turn. (That is when I have loose knitting, as you then purl one row then continue with 9 st st.
Thank you.
How do I increase the tension without making the stitches too tight? Or is the slack knitting meant to be there at the end? First time I have knitted anything, so don't really have a clue what I'm doing.
Should say that the instructions are cast on 31st and P1 row,
Next row: K29, turn
Next row: Sl 1p, p26, turn,
Next row, Sl 1, k25, turn and so on until you get to Sl 1, K7, Turn. (That is when I have loose knitting, as you then purl one row then continue with 9 st st.
Thank you.
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
hmm, hard to tell without doing it but...
Hang on a bit...
Hang on a bit...
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
Right,
I did a little test piece, and I think you will find that the slipped stitches do seem loose - after all, you slip them instead of knitting them so there is less structure. Have you tried carrying on to the end of the piece anyway? Sometimes a piece seems really odd, but when you get to the end, it comes right. As knitting is all one piece of yarn in the end, it can even itself out.
What happens at the end of the piece, do you cast all the stitches off in one go? I'm guessing that would give you a curved shaped, due to knitting for longer in the middle of the piece than at the edges? What part of the cow is it?
Did you do tension square at the beginning to check your natural tension? (Knit a square, usually in SS, and it should measure a given amount for a set number of rows and stitches. If it's very much different you alter tension by choosing larger or smaller needles.) Although, in this case, I suspect it's the slipping of stitches that's making them seem loose.
If you're really stuck, I can look at it in person, see if I can see an issue. But I think it might be worth perservering to see what happens. Try and keep your hands and fingers relaxed, so as to not pull the stitches too tight. It's common for beginners to be tense, and then to overcompensate.
I did a test in the first wool that came to hand. Black. Now my eyes are. Oh dear, I think I'm going to need glasses soon...
I did a little test piece, and I think you will find that the slipped stitches do seem loose - after all, you slip them instead of knitting them so there is less structure. Have you tried carrying on to the end of the piece anyway? Sometimes a piece seems really odd, but when you get to the end, it comes right. As knitting is all one piece of yarn in the end, it can even itself out.
What happens at the end of the piece, do you cast all the stitches off in one go? I'm guessing that would give you a curved shaped, due to knitting for longer in the middle of the piece than at the edges? What part of the cow is it?
Did you do tension square at the beginning to check your natural tension? (Knit a square, usually in SS, and it should measure a given amount for a set number of rows and stitches. If it's very much different you alter tension by choosing larger or smaller needles.) Although, in this case, I suspect it's the slipping of stitches that's making them seem loose.
If you're really stuck, I can look at it in person, see if I can see an issue. But I think it might be worth perservering to see what happens. Try and keep your hands and fingers relaxed, so as to not pull the stitches too tight. It's common for beginners to be tense, and then to overcompensate.
I did a test in the first wool that came to hand. Black. Now my eyes are
. Oh dear, I think I'm going to need glasses soon...
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- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
Arch, on your test piece, what about if you slip the second stitch ie knit 1, slip 1 knit (n-1)? This would mean that the stitch on the outside will have been knitted, not slipped.
When I do the shaping for armholes and necklines on jumpers, I do: knit 2, slip 1 knitwise, pass slip stitch over. This gives a neater edge, I think. That is my guess anyway. If I do knit 2 together (like the pattern usually says) then I end up with loose loops on the edge, if you follow me. I know you are not decreasing, but the loopy bit still applies.
I am curious as to which part of the cow it is.
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When I do the shaping for armholes and necklines on jumpers, I do: knit 2, slip 1 knitwise, pass slip stitch over. This gives a neater edge, I think. That is my guess anyway. If I do knit 2 together (like the pattern usually says) then I end up with loose loops on the edge, if you follow me. I know you are not decreasing, but the loopy bit still applies.
I am curious as to which part of the cow it is.
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