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bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 05 12:39 pm Post subject: I blame certain ladies on this site!!
This is what I am spending my day doing today instead of wrapping the pile of pressies in the other room The blame lies with certain ladies on this site entirley - you lot shoould not be so encouraging

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45433
Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 05 12:40 pm Post subject:
What is that wool Bernie?

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 05 12:49 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

What is that wool Bernie?

It is from a german company (not particularly local, although it did come from a small independent wool shop) - the wool itself is called Opal and comes in loads of different colours

The company that make it are here https://www.sockenwolle.de/index2-eng.html

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45433
Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 05 12:53 pm Post subject:
Very interesting, shame the website doesn't tell you much

sunpuppy

Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 169
Location: Exeter, Devon

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 05 12:54 pm Post subject:
Hee, hee - they've got me knitting socks too! Only my effort doesn't look half as good as yours. What pattern are you using?

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 05 3:21 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Very interesting, shame the website doesn't tell you much

What did you want to know exactly

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 05 3:23 pm Post subject:

Sunpuppy wrote:

Hee, hee - they've got me knitting socks too! Only my effort doesn't look half as good as yours. What pattern are you using?

The one that the lady gave me in the wool shop

. I have knitted before but never socks - just wandered into one of those lovely wool shops which look a complete mess and said I want to knit some socks - she gave me the wool and the needles and a pattern. I can reproduce it for you is you wish -

What is different from yours

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45433
Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 05 3:23 pm Post subject:
How it works basicaslly, someone PMd me a link to a UK seller of the stuff that tells you a bit more: https://www.webofwool.co.uk/yarninfo.html

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 05 3:30 pm Post subject:
well done bernie nice half way down the second leg on my first pair of socks too

sunpuppy

Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 169
Location: Exeter, Devon

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 05 9:09 pm Post subject:

bernie wrote:

What is different from yours

Well for a start, your ribbing is SO much neater than mine - I think I did mine a bit loose, and also I messed up the ribbing at the beginning because I'd forgotten how to do it and was purling when I should have been knitting! Got the hang of it after a couple of rows, but the top of the ribbing now has an interesting knobbly effect!

Must just remember to do the second sock in the same way and then it will look deliberate!

hardworkinghippy

Joined: 01 Jan 2005
Posts: 1110
Location: Bourrou South West France

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 05 10:22 pm Post subject:
Bloomin' well done Bernie ! Who are they for ?

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 05 8:52 am Post subject:

hardworkinghippy wrote:

Bloomin' well done Bernie !

Who are they for ?

Not sure who they are for - I am blindly following the pattern which says "to fit medium adult" - the other half has size 11 feet so probably not him and I have size 5 and a half feet, which are a bit on the small side. Just started the foot bit so will measure to mine I think and if they are a bit big I will use them as wellie socks

I am a little worried - I can see this sock thing becoming an addiction

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 05 8:54 am Post subject:

Sunpuppy wrote:

bernie wrote:

What is different from yours

The neat ribbing may have something to do with the needle size - my elderly next door neighbour who thinks it is absolutley amazing that I am knitting anything at all said she used to use bigger needles for socks

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 05 9:51 am Post subject:
Bernie, that looks great and I LOVE the wool. My balls of wool are sitting on the shelf still looking at me - my excuse is that I haven't found any needles yet. But they are no. 1 thing to do after Christmas.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 05 9:58 am Post subject:
I found some 4mm double-ended needles in Oxafam Welshpool on Saturday. Would you like them? I now find I have 2 sets. By the way, who do I send a Pig Movement form to? It says local authority...

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