Mommy22alyns Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 (edited) I made this about a week ago and I am officially in love with it. I need to make more. It expands tremendously - I took it to WM today and got all this in it: 2 boxes of cereal 2 boxes of fruit snacks a package of crackers a box of business sized envelopes a big roll of foil a 6-pack of applesauce about 5-6 other, smaller, less bulky items http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer08/PATTbyob.html For a seed stitch item, it was a pretty quick knit. I needed the full two skeins of the main color, so you might want another one on hand just in case. I just wanted to recommend it to you all! I'm planning on knitting a red, white, and blue one next. Bonus - the pattern uses Lion Brand yarn, so it's easily found! Edited June 26, 2009 by Mommy22alyns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 How hard is this to knit? Too hard for me, I'm guessing, since I have no idea what a seed stitch is :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 That is seriously cute.... i want one. Wonder if i can get DD to figure it out for me??? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yslek Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 How hard is this to knit? Too hard for me, I'm guessing, since I have no idea what a seed stitch is :). If you know how to knit and purl, you can do seed stitch. It's just alternating K, P, K, P (etc.) stitches, with the next row having the stitches staggered over the first (rather than lined up, as in ribbing). It's really easier than I made it sound! :D I learned it by painstakingly following instructions until I could "see" the pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprilinparis Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 I had no idea there were fellow knitters here! Hello, and thank you for sharing the pattern :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 That looks great. I wish there was a crochet counterpart because although I've tried time and again to knit I'm not very good at it. Maybe I should give it another try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoyfulMama Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 I like that one, too! But this is the crochet one I have on my wish list... (I can knit, but the crocheting is throwing me for a loop!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yslek Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 That looks great. I wish there was a crochet counterpart because although I've tried time and again to knit I'm not very good at it. Maybe I should give it another try. Do you hold the yarn in your left hand when you crochet? If so, you might have more success with German/continental-style knitting. This is what I learned when I was 8 or 9 in Germany. Later, when I learned how to crochet (just the very basics) I found the motions to be very similar. I think Elizabeth Zimmerman's books/videos teach this method, in case you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplain Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Oh so pretty! That looks like a good project for me to do while teaching DD to knit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritAnnia Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 That's really cute! My MIL would love it. I just started teaching myself to knit a couple of weeks ago so this may be a bit above my level right now. I look forward to giving it a go and learning to read a pattern at the same time. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 How hard is this to knit? Too hard for me, I'm guessing, since I have no idea what a seed stitch is :). Yes, like Kelsy said, seed stitch (sometimes called moss stitch) is just K,P and on the other side you P,K. Very easy, just a little slow going with the yarn switching (I need to learn a true Continental style). Nukeswife, here's a beautiful crochet pattern - I love it but I don't think my crochet skills are up to par. http://www.michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=25581 Here's a pic of my finished BYOB bag and Sylvie posing with it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 If you know how to knit and purl, you can do seed stitch. It's just alternating K, P, K, P (etc.) stitches, with the next row having the stitches staggered over the first (rather than lined up, as in ribbing). It's really easier than I made it sound! :D I learned it by painstakingly following instructions until I could "see" the pattern. The truth is, I've forgotten exactly how to purl. I can knit right and left handed, so can fake it if it's knit a row, purl a row. I do Continental knitting, not the English way that most Americans & Canadians do. Isn't there a site somewhere where I can see it done that way? I want reusable bags made here (Can/US) and Lion Brand cotton yarns are made either in Canada or the US so that fits. Not all of their yarns are made here--some are made in Turkey, etc. I can crochet, too, but I'm still working on tension as it's been so long since I did it regularly and the last thing I crocheted was with ribbon (never again!). I started crocheting a scarf for dd and it took me a while to get my tension even again. So, to knit or crochet, that's the question... Well, there's one more--how to purl the Continental way. I think I know, but would really like a refresher. I can picture the seed stitch now with the alternating way, but need to know the exact way to do the stitch. Of course, I would still want my meats put into plastic bags. I'm not that green yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 The truth is, I've forgotten exactly how to purl. I can knit right and left handed, so can fake it if it's knit a row, purl a row. I do Continental knitting, not the English way that most Americans & Canadians do. Isn't there a site somewhere where I can see it done that way? I want reusable bags made here (Can/US) and Lion Brand cotton yarns are made either in Canada or the US so that fits. Not all of their yarns are made here--some are made in Turkey, etc. I can crochet, too, but I'm still working on tension as it's been so long since I did it regularly and the last thing I crocheted was with ribbon (never again!). I started crocheting a scarf for dd and it took me a while to get my tension even again. So, to knit or crochet, that's the question... Well, there's one more--how to purl the Continental way. I think I know, but would really like a refresher. I can picture the seed stitch now with the alternating way, but need to know the exact way to do the stitch. Of course, I would still want my meats put into plastic bags. I'm not that green yet! Karin, check out www.knittinghelp.com for some great how-to videos. You can probably find exactly what you need there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Karin, check out www.knittinghelp.com for some great how-to videos. You can probably find exactly what you need there! Thanks! They have both ways of knitting there. I can't get Adobe Flash Player to work, but there's a link to a Finnish woman purling that is slowly downloading in my Window's Media Player. If that works I can watch it, although the photo on the site looks a lot like I remember purling. The problem is I learned from 2 different people and they might have done it 2 different ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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