.... or should that be circling the square? I love knitting in the round. There is soemthing meditative about the round and roundness of it all. Hats are a favourite - lots of scope for originality, frivolity and using up odds and ends. This one is from the wool I dyed with onion skins last week, which has come out a lovely shade of gold. The wool was a couple of balls I got cheap ia charity shop, so should be enough for a nice hat. This time, I thought I'd knit with five needles for a change; I'm usually on four, with the three forming a triangle, and a fourth to knit with. Tthis way, I use a fifth needle to work with, working around a square, and when you finish off, the square turns into a round hat. I like knitting with a bit of magic in it :0)
Monday night is knitting night in the pub for our group the Vale Knitters. The pub has recently been taken over by a new tenant, who is still finding her feet a bit. However, she has installed two very comfy sofas, with another two to come, to make a nice "snug" area, which we are welcome to use on Monday evenings. We got complementary nuts too :0) So far, she's doing fine in my book, and might even bring her own knitting next week :)
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Blimey I'm learning to knit and struggling with two needles let alone five!
TBH, five is a bit of a juggling act; the ones I chose weren't quite long enough and it was a bit dodgy trying to prevent the stitches slipping off the ends - especially with two ends! I usually use circulars for the first part of a hat, then change to 4 with the decreasing towards the top, as teh fewer stitches won't fit around the circular. I've just ordered a book from Amazon about knitting two socks at once on circular needles - you may not see me again............. ;0)
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