DKY Knitters Forum.

yayyyyy I will keep a look out for that!!!

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/sis.html?_kw=Ala ... %26+Monkey

It's also listed here but its rare and £15!!!!

http://www.laughinghens.com/knitting-fo ... sp?Id=9619

Found this I don't know whether this helps or not but it's worth a try, I will keep looking for you though.

How do you learn to undo mistakes? I can undo knit and pearl but thats it and now my mum has passed away I can't run for help. Are there any books about undoing mistakes or do I have to start all over again?

I bought a pair of needles (sorry can't remember the make) once and the coating came off. I was knitting a white baby cardigan and it took me a while to understand why it was going grey. So as long as this don't happen I'd buy any make.

Done my tension square width was fine but it came up a little short to waht it should. The duet yarn is like tape and it is part matt and then goes to shiny. The matt is thicker than the shiny.

The square that I done worked out that it was more shiny the matt so I am betting that over a decent ...

Thanks everyone

I just looked on that link and it says that the weight is DK so surely I can follow a DK pattern? I will try the tension square and see what happens kids are on hols from school at the monute so haven't had time yet. I will let you all know what happens. Wish me luck

If I knit a tension square, do I have to knit it in the pattern I fancy or do you do it in knit and pearl? This is probably the stupidest question ever

I voted card backed with no choice. I have paid a pound postage before and that wasn't backed. What a diddle

Thanks for the quick reply. I am not an overly experienced knitter and had never thought of doing a tension square but I will give it ago. I will be back for advice when I haven't a clue what I'm doing!

My names is Tracey just joined today.

I have an hubby been married 15 years this year :shock: a twelve year old son and a four year old daughter.

Had a most challenging couple of years, short story is..... I been through open heart surgery had an hernia fixed more recently lost my mum had my dad ...

I have been given some sirdar duet fashion wool and am wondering if I would be able to use a dk knitting pattern? I have searched for patterns for this wool but have only found a few ladies patterns and I am wanting to knit it for my daughter (she's a small 4 year old)