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[Couperwife]

ive just bought a ball of frilly wool its a bit like a tape rather than wool and you knit into the tape rather that wrapping the wool around the needle (is this making sense yet? )

 

anyway, it makes a rather funky looking scarf

 

it only takes one ball and knits up really nicely

 

Frilly wool shop is the place I got it from, and the first picture on the home page it what im making

 

ive picked lime green for my first scarf

 

what do you think??

 

cathy

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[abwsco]

They had that where I went for wool for my attempt at learning to crochet. It's lovely They also had some pom pom wool!

[Jules.]

That's lovely

[Plum]

Shall be interested to see how you turn it into frilly things. Good colour

[craftyhunnypie]

Flippin' 'eck that's a lot cheaper than the wool that I've just bought off ebay! I got the Katia Ondas in a mix of blue colours. It's very nice, but yours is a lot cheaper & at your price I can knit everyone a scarf! Thanks for that! My needles are to the ready.

Emma.x

[chickweed]

It looks lovely, Cathy.

What size needle are you using, and how many stitches?

[Couperwife]

my instructions are:

 

cast on 6 stitches as normal using 5mm needles (UK6)

put the right hand needle through the stitch as normal. instead of wrapping the wool round the needles (as you would normally do) with your right hand unravel the wool so that the netting shows, then pull the wool away from you towards the right hand needle point, and inset this needle into the top of the wool (approx 3/4inch along the length of the wool) and finish the stitch as normal. ie. pull right hand needle back through the stitch and off.

do this on every stitch until nearly all the wool has gone. cast off as normal.

 

hope this is helpful, it does actually make sense as you are knitting it...(honest )

 

its not a "quick" knit - but it does look good

 

cathy

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[craftyhunnypie]

I'm going to put a ball of your £3.50 wool & some needles in my christmas boxes to my mum & sister. Think they'd enjoy making a scarf rather than me making one for them.

 

Emma.x

[chickweed]

Thanks for the instructions, Cathy. I think I will give it a go, just need to send away for the wool.

Oh, and complete the other two items I have on the go, and make a start on the woolly hat I promised my grandson.

[craftyhunnypie]

I've nearly finished my Katia Ondas frilly scarf. It looks really nice! Quite posh - will need a new coat to wear it with now.

 

Emma.x

[craftyhunnypie]

Cathy - I've got some more wool & already finished one frilly scarf, but I have a question. When I got near the end of the wool I casted off as normal. I then threaded the remaining bit of tape / yarn through the last stitch to secure, but it wasn't so secure really. How have you finished yours off?

I've now got a blue tones scarf, a pinky purple one half done & some green tones yarn for rustling up into a frilly nilly!

The pinky purpley has a long pulled thread hanging from it though, I'm gutted. Think it was my fault, I probably caught it with a ring. Oops! I'm a bit worried about snipping it off though, so don't know what I'm going to do with it yet.

Anyone seen the Patons curly wool? Now that makes a nice scarf too!

 

Emma.x

[Couperwife]

ive not finished my scarf yet still knitting it ive probably got about 2 metres left to knit - i think i was just going to cast off as usual and hope for the best

 

you could email the website and see what they recommend

 

do you have any photos of your frilly nillies

 

cathy

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[craftyhunnypie]

I'll get & take some later & hopefully upload them if I'm not too busy watching X Factor!

 

Emma.x

[Couperwife]

ive finished my sea cucumber

 

this is exactly what it looks like

 

its one of those things that I wouldnt be surprised to see in a coral reef somewhere

 

I love it

 

what do you think???

 

look (please ignore the tatty seat cover )

 

A close up

 

See - a sea cucumber

 

I have NO idea why they are all different sizes - sorry

cathy

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[Plum]

Wow that is beautiful

[craftyhunnypie]

Hey well done. It looks gorgeous in lime - I'm loving it!

 

Emma.x

[Daphne]

I am useless at crafts so don't look in here much - but I love that scarf I've just bought myself a frilly one in quite a bright pinky/green tartan (think its soft material rather than wool) from Fenwicks and it cost me £15, just so you can do a cost comparison. It hugs your neck and is super-cosy as well as being a bit more decorative than some scarves

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Ooh! WELL cool! Loving that! Go Couperwife!

[Couperwife]

Just been to frilly wool lady and got some more she only lives 2 miles away

 

Anyway - she seems to be sending orders to some interesting places -places that she has never heard off

 

Can't think why

 

Cathy

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[Purplemaniacs]

Just been to frilly wool lady and got some more she only lives 2 miles away

 

Anyway - she seems to be sending orders to some interesting places -places that she has never heard off

 

Can't think why

 

Cathy

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She sent some to me , can knit but now a bit worried whether I will manage this, the instructions seem interesting

 

Will have a go when I get a quiet evening.

 

The sea cucumber looks lovely.

 

Chrissie

[Couperwife]

yay

 

the main thing is to not be frightened of it.

 

use your right hand to stretch out the wool width ways and knit into the top bit

 

give it a go, if you struggle ill try and do some photos (she showed me how to do it, so photos could help

 

cathy

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[craftyhunnypie]

The way I do it is.. Go in & out of the spread out mesh until you have 9 stitches or whatever on your needle, about 1 inch apart from each other.

Insert right needle into stitch as normal. Then hook the top of the mesh over your needle instead of wrapping round - then knit the stitch as normal.

 

Emma.x

[Purplemaniacs]

Thank you Craftyhunnypie and Couperwife for the information when OH goes off to work for the week and I am on my own I will give it a go.

 

Chrissie