What are you knitting at the moment?

I am knitting wristwarmers in a lovely D/K that knits itself as Fair Isle so easy and cheap to do just straight knitting. i have very cold hands and arthritis so writwarmers are great for pulling on over gloves and rolling away when you dont need them. I intend to wear mine for golf as well. they work out to about £3.50 per pair. I aslo have a cardi/jacket in aheather mix (again plain knitting) and a jumper in King Cole Riot which is another lovely mix (plain knitting) to sew up - hate sewing up!!!!

I'm knitting little blankets for premature babies. I found the pattern in a magazine some time ago and have since made half a dozen. I think I'll do one more and then try something else. I used to knit a lot but now I like something I can do either listening to the radio or watching TV otherwise it becomes an unintentional drop stitch pattern

I'm knitting bobble hat's for the prem unit,but also trying to back into the aran jumper for DS1 but I am finding it difficult to pick it up again.

I'm just returning to knitting ...taught as a child by my mother; not tried anything yet that needs shaping/joining ...so far a head band that required me learning how to do 'yo' and 'yu' ...then had a go at ear warmer/head band that meant I needed to learn how to follow/do cable. This came from one of the free sites a Gransnetter recommended on another thread.
I need to sew the ends together ...I'm abit confused about the range of methods to join knitting together ...which is the best to use please?

The larger project is a table runner with a moss stitch border. It was supposed to have beads as part of the middle pattern but thought that might be a bit too much for me at the moment.

I just love all these multi-coloured wools that are now available and have been amazed at the short video clips that can now be found on-line ...I've found them so useful.

Am finding it quite relaxing to do in the evening, with the television on in the background, as it seems to require less concentration than doing counted embroidary!

Hi Jacey if you go to garnstudio.com they have tips and video for everything.

I'm knitting warm 'beanie' hats for seafarers. I pick up cheap wool from charity shops or ebay and knit hats (or scarves). It doesn't matter if they're striped, in fact, the lady at the Mission for Seafarers, where I send them to, says that colourful stripes are popular! Sometimes though, some of the hats have had to have a bit of pink in the stripes as it's not always easy to find the colours I want....!

Main thing is a cardigan for myself, it's a DK and an old pattern that was my Mum's. Am also knitting a chunky scarf and a tiny pair of bootees to go on top of a christening cake.

I am knitting a sweater for GS which he probably won't wear, but, as they say on Mastermind "I've started, so I'll finish"! It has a rather elaborate cable pattern and is taking me an age - since I started logging onto Gransnet, I have neglected it somewhat; it may not even fit him now!

I've just finished knitting a case for my Kindle - it is lovely - pinks, orange, purple and white - I refused to pay £20 for a Kindle case. And it's much harder to put it down and not be able to find it in its bright case.

Im knitting clothes for a 6 inch doll which came naked with a little bathtub I found at a fleamarket. She is an impossible plump shape so everything has to button at the back but I have done one set of clothes. My smallest GD came yetserday and was delighted and asked for another set to change into.
As I love needlework I don't mind the fiddly sewing that goes with it, but I intend to start on cardigans for the GDs next. We don't have school uniform here in Germany so a cardigan is always welcome and I'm just waiting for my daughter to decide which colour.

I'm knitting a rather complicated cable and moss stitch DK sweater for myself. I've had the Jaeger pattern for about thirty years but only recently found the wool I like for it, a tweedy heathery blue from New Lanark. I've finished the back and just started on the front. I can only do a little at a time because of arthritis but that's OK. I'll get there in the end.

Thank you ninnynanny

I have an Aran knit cardigan that I almost finished last year . My bugbear is picking up stitches to make the bands up the front. I can never get it neat enough and invariably end up with the wrong number of stitches. Any tips?

I'm crocheting a poncho for my 2yr old grandaughter. My daughter used to have one that I made and she wanted one for her daughter!!

That often happens to me too, annobel. I end up 'cheating' by knitting some together a few times on the first row if I have too many. Too few is a different problem, but it might not matter if the band isn't too stretched. Good luck.

Thanks Baggy, I have been known to do that too and sometimes ktbl to increase the number of stitches, but it isn't ideal!

I've knitted a chunky cardigan. It's really cosy and the wool cost about £20. Yesterday I went shopping for large buttons. 8 buttons cost £24. Came home without them to search through my button box. I am now knitting a scarf with leftover aran wool on 12mm needles.

If you look on knitting supplies sites on-line, you might find buttons at a better price.

Thanks for suggestion .I've recently retired and taken up knitting after some time. Didn't realise there was so much help on line.

Annobel:I knit the band seperately and sew it on slightly stretched. The old dressmaker's rule is that if it fits on the neck and shoulders it fits properly and looks good. Stretch the band round the neck so that the cardigan fits snugly.

Charlotta, that sounds like a great idea. I might finally get the cardi finished!

Since I broke my wrist in March, I've knitted nothing at all but today started a dress for my GD (13 months). It's the same pattern I did for her mummy 34 years ago. Need to get my wrist fit again as a friend has just discovered she is expecting twins in February so that means 2 shawls!

Finished red cardigan, took me over an hour to sew buttonhole band on, just got to sew on 5 buttons now. Horrible pattern to knit too much sewing up. Prefer knitting on circular needles with the main body and sleeves knitted as one. Have the knitting bug at the moment because of my grandaughter, looking for something else to knit now.

Check out the garnstudio site, ninnynanny. They have lots of free patterns.

www.garnstudio.com