Knitters, help please.

GladToBeMrs.SRS · September 2009

I'd like to find a longies pattern that is knit in the flat. I think I'd feel more comfortable starting with a flat pattern vs. round. I'm very much a newb at this.

Do any of you have suggestions? Pretty please?

Piranha54 · September 2009

have you checked out ravelry.com? You have to sign up for a login/password, but it's free and they have tons of patterns, many of which are free!

CABunny · September 2009

Knitting in the round is so much easier than you think. This is the pattern I'm working on.

https://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/22043872.aspx

MTOW · September 2009

I don't know of any, but in the round = little or no purling!

kmgourley · September 2009

MTOW:
I don't know of any, but in the round = little or no purling!

And nearly no seaming!

Seriously... knitting in the round (even as a newbie!) will be MUCH less of a headache than seaming up flat-knit longies.

I don't think I've ever seen any flat-knit longies. Though, I'm sure, somewhere this is a pattern.

EmuJane · September 2009

MTOW:
I don't know of any, but in the round = little or no purling!

And no seaming!

OP, I'm sorry I don't have a pattern to help you, although most patterns can be altered fairly easily.

WiggleBaby · September 2009

GladToBeMrs.SRS:
I'd like to find a longies pattern that is knit in the flat. I think I'd feel more comfortable starting with a flat pattern vs. round. I'm very much a newb at this.
Do any of you have suggestions? Pretty please?

i'm with you - i would LOVE it if there was one too cuz i'm scared to try knitting in the round. altho i have round needles and should just try it already! i'm more scared of double pointed needles. Stick out tongue

CABunny · September 2009

My pattern has some purling even though it's knitted in the round....sorry ladies.

oigoigal · September 2009

I can help you out when you get here.

Piranha54 · September 2009

cmeon_the_water:
WiggleBaby:
i'm with you - i would LOVE it if there was one too cuz i'm scared to try knitting in the round. altho i have round needles and should just try it already! i'm more scared of double pointed needles.
Who needs DPNs?

You SHOULD try them- see if you like that method. But, many people love magic loop so much that they never do small diameter knitting with anything else- and there are those like me, who prefer knitting across two sets of circulars to achieve the same thing. Just don't let a fear of DPNs stop you- you can knit anything at all, and never use them.

magic loop is great! Rarely pull out my DPN anymore. Get the skacel lace needles, especially for small sizes - spendy but well worth it.

goinggreengirl · September 2009

https://www.tinybirdsorganics.com/organicwool/woolpants.html

This is the pattern I use. I have never tried knitting in the round...

Joes_love · September 2009

idk anything about knitting, but i'm finding crocheting in the round is MUCH easier then flat for me. my flat things never actually stay flat :-(

lytedark · September 2009

i have GOT to learn magic loop or dual circ methods - i HAAAAATE dpns with a true passion that is reserved for few things in life. oh i will use them but i will NOT be happy about it that's for sure. dh came over to look at what i was doing once and i was knitting with dpns and he backed away and said it looked dangerous lol..

GladToBeMrs.SRS · September 2009

Confession: DPNs scare the bejeepers out of me.

Indifferent

Operanne · September 2009

I love DPNs because it's an easy way to keep track of where I am in a row (more useful when knitting some kind of pattern than plain ol' longies). Once you've figured out how to start a project on them, they're easy-peasy!

aspade · September 2009

Glad, I know you're good at sewing, so maybe the seaming doesn't seem so bad, but it really is hard for beginners since the techniques are not really sewing techniques (like mattress stitch). I'd suggest trying to knit with two circs instead of dpns. You just slide the cords around then, and you can make the knitted circle as small as you like.

GladToBeMrs.SRS · September 2009

aspade:
Glad, I know you're good at sewing, so maybe the seaming doesn't seem so bad, but it really is hard for beginners since the techniques are not really sewing techniques (like mattress stitch). I'd suggest trying to knit with two circs instead of dpns. You just slide the cords around then, and you can make the knitted circle as small as you like.

Good to know! This makes it a wee bit less daunting, I have to say.

I really, really, really, REALLY want to have a new project to work on during our drive to Vegas next week. I have all this gorgeous yarn (::swoon::), and am itching to make something other than a rectangle. lol

alchris · September 2009

goinggreengirl:
https://www.tinybirdsorganics.com/organicwool/woolpants.html

This is the pattern I use. I have never tried knitting in the round...

I tried this once but honestly I really didn't like the way it looked in the end because it didn't allow for DD's butt! I was a newbie and at first didn't realize it was knit flat, and I immediately knew what the issue would be. I much prefer knitting in the round as well.

MrsGo4Hockeychick · September 2009

GladToBeMrs.SRS:
Confession: DPNs scare the bejeepers out of me.

they scared me too...although, I am currently working on a pair of socks on DPNs...and I love them now

MTOW · September 2009

I LOVE DPNs. They're not scary at all once you start using them. You only use two at once, the rest are just hanging out looking cool. I can do magic loop or 2 circs, but it makes me really really pissy.

GladToBeMrs.SRS · September 2009

MTOW:
I LOVE DPNs. They're not scary at all once you start using them. You only use two at once, the rest are just hanging out looking cool. I can do magic loop or 2 circs, but it makes me really really pissy.

::giggle::

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