If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
knitting a picture into a scarf
Hi guys,
I'm in the midst of making Christmas presents. After one pretty not-so- great attempt at stitching a tractor design on a hat, I am faced with the same problem for a scarf and finally am crying "UNCLE!", as we say. I have been saving images off the web (Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog), then simplifying the colors greatly in Photoshop. Then I print it life size. When I printed it on graph paper I had printed out to my gauge, it was too intricate for the size, so I ended up top- stitching it. Now that I'm making a scarf with a picture at each end (UGH!), I have decided to work in worsted on a size 4 needle. How can I switch to smaller needles while maintaining the width of the scarf so that I can reproduce the pictures more prettily? Or any other ideas? HELP! Thanks guys! Wendy A Knitting Fool in CT |
Ads |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
knitting a picture into a scarf
On Dec 11, 10:31 am, myswendy wrote:
Hi guys, I'm in the midst of making Christmas presents. After one pretty not-so- great attempt at stitching a tractor design on a hat, I am faced with the same problem for a scarf and finally am crying "UNCLE!", as we say. I have been saving images off the web (Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog), then simplifying the colors greatly in Photoshop. Then I print it life size. When I printed it on graph paper I had printed out to my gauge, it was too intricate for the size, so I ended up top- stitching it. Now that I'm making a scarf with a picture at each end (UGH!), I have decided to work in worsted on a size 4 needle. How can I switch to smaller needles while maintaining the width of the scarf so that I can reproduce the pictures more prettily? Or any other ideas? HELP! Thanks guys! Wendy A Knitting Fool in CT Size 4 US or 4 mm metric? Either way, I think you'll end up with a very stiff scarf at this gauge (assuming you don't knit VERY loosely). I often knit scarves on a larger needle than I would use for a garment because I want the scarf to feel as soft as possible against the skin. My suggestion is to reduce the complexity of the charted design or use a finer yarn. Or embroider the design on the finished scarf. If you still want to use smaller needles, make a swatch to determine your gauge and to see whether you like the knitted fabric. Then figure out how many stitches you'll need for the width you want. Conversely, you can figure out how many stitches you need for the chart, then work out the gauge you would need for that many stitches for the width you want (total number of stitches divided by scarf width = gauge in stitches per inch). HTH! Alan |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
knitting a picture into a scarf
On Dec 11, 2:53 pm, Alan wrote:
On Dec 11, 10:31 am, myswendy wrote: Hi guys, I'm in the midst of making Christmas presents. After one pretty not-so- great attempt at stitching a tractor design on a hat, I am faced with the same problem for a scarf and finally am crying "UNCLE!", as we say. I have been saving images off the web (Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog), then simplifying the colors greatly in Photoshop. Then I print it life size. When I printed it on graph paper I had printed out to my gauge, it was too intricate for the size, so I ended up top- stitching it. Now that I'm making a scarf with a picture at each end (UGH!), I have decided to work in worsted on a size 4 needle. How can I switch to smaller needles while maintaining the width of the scarf so that I can reproduce the pictures more prettily? Or any other ideas? HELP! Thanks guys! Wendy A Knitting Fool in CT Size 4 US or 4 mm metric? Either way, I think you'll end up with a very stiff scarf at this gauge (assuming you don't knit VERY loosely). I often knit scarves on a larger needle than I would use for a garment because I want the scarf to feel as soft as possible against the skin. My suggestion is to reduce the complexity of the charted design or use a finer yarn. Or embroider the design on the finished scarf. If you still want to use smaller needles, make a swatch to determine your gauge and to see whether you like the knitted fabric. Then figure out how many stitches you'll need for the width you want. Conversely, you can figure out how many stitches you need for the chart, then work out the gauge you would need for that many stitches for the width you want (total number of stitches divided by scarf width = gauge in stitches per inch). HTH! Alan- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sounds like a plan. Thanks! But what the heck is HTH! Wendy |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
knitting a picture into a scarf
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:31:56 -0800 (PST), myswendy
wrote: Now that I'm making a scarf with a picture at each end (UGH!), I have decided to work in worsted on a size 4 needle. How can I switch to smaller needles while maintaining the width of the scarf so that I can reproduce the pictures more prettily? Or any other ideas? HELP! Wendy What picture/s are you trying to put on the scarf? Oh, and how many sts or inches wide are we talking about? Leah |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
knitting a picture into a scarf
On Dec 11, 3:01�pm, myswendy wrote:
On Dec 11, 2:53 pm, Alan wrote: On Dec 11, 10:31 am, myswendy wrote: Hi guys, I'm in the midst of making Christmas presents. After one pretty not-so- great attempt at stitching a tractor design on a hat, I am faced with the same problem for a scarf and finally am crying "UNCLE!", as we say. I have been saving images off the web (Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog), then simplifying the colors greatly in Photoshop. Then I print it life size. When I printed it on graph paper I had printed out to my gauge, it was too intricate for the size, so I ended up top- stitching it. Now that I'm making a scarf with a picture at each end (UGH!), I have decided to work in worsted on a size 4 needle. How can I switch to smaller needles while maintaining the width of the scarf so that I can reproduce the pictures more prettily? Or any other ideas? HELP! Thanks guys! Wendy A Knitting Fool in CT Size 4 US or 4 mm metric? Either way, I think you'll end up with a very stiff scarf at this gauge (assuming you don't knit VERY loosely). I often knit scarves on a larger needle than I would use for a garment because I want the scarf to feel as soft as possible against the skin. My suggestion is to reduce the complexity of the charted design or use a finer yarn. Or embroider the design on the finished scarf. If you still want to use smaller needles, make a swatch to determine your gauge and to see whether you like the knitted fabric. Then figure out how many stitches you'll need for the width you want. Conversely, you can figure out how many stitches you need for the chart, then work out the gauge you would need for that many stitches for the width you want (total number of stitches divided by scarf width = gauge in stitches per inch). HTH! Alan- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sounds like a plan. Thanks! But what the heck is HTH! Wendy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hi Wendy, HTH is Hope that Helps. Hugs, Nora |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
knitting a picture into a scarf
On Dec 11, 3:09 pm, Leah wrote:
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:31:56 -0800 (PST), myswendy wrote: Now that I'm making a scarf with a picture at each end (UGH!), I have decided to work in worsted on a size 4 needle. How can I switch to smaller needles while maintaining the width of the scarf so that I can reproduce the pictures more prettily? Or any other ideas? HELP! Wendy What picture/s are you trying to put on the scarf? Oh, and how many sts or inches wide are we talking about? Leah I'm trying to put Sonic the Hedgehog and/or Mario on either ends of a scarf. The scarf will be 8-10 inches wide. I have been thinking about this this morning....Is it possible to make the end of the scarf in, say, size 4 or 5 USA needle and then maybe like switch to size 8's, doing a k2tog across the row so the width doesnt go haywacky? I was alternatively thinking about embroidering it on a patch and sewing it on, but I'm not that good and don't have that kind of time to spend on it. My courage is faltering for this project. Oh dear.... Wendy |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
knitting a picture into a scarf
On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:11:55 -0800 (PST), myswendy
wrote: I'm trying to put Sonic the Hedgehog and/or Mario on either ends of a scarf. The scarf will be 8-10 inches wide. I have been thinking about this this morning....Is it possible to make the end of the scarf in, say, size 4 or 5 USA needle and then maybe like switch to size 8's, doing a k2tog across the row so the width doesnt go haywacky? I was alternatively thinking about embroidering it on a patch and sewing it on, but I'm not that good and don't have that kind of time to spend on it. Wendy I found this felted bag pattern with Mario on it. The Mario chart is duplicate stitched on afterwards and is only 11 sts wide. From a distance I think it looks pretty good. http://wikiknitting.com/wiki/Super_Mario_Felted_Bag I didn't find anything on Sonic, though. Leah |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
knitting a picture into a scarf
On Dec 12, 2:14 pm, Leah wrote:
On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:11:55 -0800 (PST), myswendy wrote: I'm trying to put Sonic the Hedgehog and/or Mario on either ends of a scarf. The scarf will be 8-10 inches wide. I have been thinking about this this morning....Is it possible to make the end of the scarf in, say, size 4 or 5 USA needle and then maybe like switch to size 8's, doing a k2tog across the row so the width doesnt go haywacky? I was alternatively thinking about embroidering it on a patch and sewing it on, but I'm not that good and don't have that kind of time to spend on it. Wendy I found this felted bag pattern with Mario on it. The Mario chart is duplicate stitched on afterwards and is only 11 sts wide. From a distance I think it looks pretty good. http://wikiknitting.com/wiki/Super_Mario_Felted_Bag I didn't find anything on Sonic, though. Leah WOWWWWWWWW!!! That's perfect! You're a lifesaver, Leah! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Wendy |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
knitting a picture into a scarf
On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:13:08 -0800 (PST), myswendy
wrote: WOWWWWWWWW!!! That's perfect! You're a lifesaver, Leah! THANK YOU SO MUCH! You're welcome, Wendy. I hope you get your scarf done in time. Leah |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
knitting a picture into a scarf-HIT A BIG SNAG--NEED HELP!!!!!!!!
On Dec 13, 8:01 am, Leah wrote:
On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:13:08 -0800 (PST), myswendy wrote: WOWWWWWWWW!!! That's perfect! You're a lifesaver, Leah! THANK YOU SO MUCH! You're welcome, Wendy. I hope you get your scarf done in time. Leah GOOD GRIEF! What an awful time I'm having. I love that pattern, Leah, but I can't seem to save it, copy it, download it, NOTHING. It seems to be there for public use--it even has a "printable version"---but every time I try to print it, the graphs come out completely empty. Blank. Nothing. (Yes, I do have ink in the printer! LOL). There seems to be no way to contact the creator of that pattern. I'm at a loss. Any ideas out there? |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
OT..Loom Knitting Flexible Scarf pattern | nzlstar* | Quilting | 8 | June 1st 07 01:05 AM |
New scarf picture | Shillelagh | Yarn | 14 | January 22nd 07 07:08 PM |
New Vogue Knitting braided scarf | Jenn | Yarn | 1 | November 3rd 06 09:22 PM |
Looking for knitting scarf pattern with heart trim | JanVanOrman | Yarn | 4 | January 31st 04 05:23 PM |
Knitting in pub picture | Laurie | Yarn | 37 | November 20th 03 07:23 AM |