Two ply knitting. Does anyone do it nowadays?

I have one ot two old patterns for 3 ply yarn on size 11 and 13 old UK sizing which is 2.25mm and 3.0mm if they will be of any use to you.
Cardigans, vest, babies dress and little pants.
I dont want to part with the patterns but I could always send a copy to your e-mail address if you could get them printed off.

This site had a couple of books, but I can't get any pictures to come up on my computer.

www.laughinghens.com/knitting-pattern.asp?patternid=3484

Last winter I knitted two lace shawl/shrugs from fine wool on cones left over from my machine knitting days.I'll try to put on 'Picture' thread
Our new wool shop in Nailsea has lots of machine knitting yarn on large cones -approx 2ply thickness .
It's rather expensive -probably better try e-bay.
With painful shoulder since Nov I'm finding knitting difficult.

Spinninggran - do you spin? I used to spin before the arthritis.

Hi, I have just joined this site after a lot of problems trying to get registered, anyway I am here now :D

nanapippa, have you found the patterns you were looking for? I have some old knitting books that have patterns for baby and adults. I have looked through some of them and they use 2ply wool. I wonder if there is any patterns you would like?

lilian

I knitted a scarf using two lots of 2 ply in different colours at the same time(bright pink and beige).

Because it is usually toes and heels that wear out, have you tried reinforcing them with "invisible nylon thread", as you knit? I have used this technique with success and simply knit with both the sock yarn and the nylon thread for the heel flap and toes.
I also reinforce heels and toes by k1 sl1 for one row and then normal knitting for the alternate row.

Since retiring I've been able to spend much more time on my knitting. At the moment I've knitted lots of socks in all weights of wool for friends and family. One of the problems is that some of them wear through quite quickly especially if they wear them around the house instead of slippers. Can anybody tell me if there is a specific type of wool I should use that is hardwearing?

If you mean lace-knitting, yes, I do this. Actually I knit professionally, and one of the items I make is Shetland Lace. You may like to have a look at my craft and textile blog:

leonora-textilecraft.blogspot.com

And here are some links to suppliers of lace-weight yarn...starting of course with Jamieson and Smith in Shetland!

www.shetlandwoolbrokers.co.uk

www.fyberspates.co.uk/

www.heirloom-knitting.co.uk/cart/ordermerino_lace.php

www.artesanoyarns.co.uk/Yarn%20Pages/manoslace.html

Another beautiful lace-weight yarn is MANOS DEL URUGUAY, I have used that as well.

This takes me back.I knitted a 2ply shawl for my first daughter (now 52).
I don't know what happened to the shawl but I believe I may still have the pattern.I haven't seen any 2-ply wool for years.
I might try Ebay.Love knitting in 2ply and it will keep my hands busy whilst watching TV for a long time.

I get all of my wool from eBay! I've even sold the odd balls that I don't need any more on there as well. Great way to grab a bargain!

My new granddaughters have lots of lovely knitted cardigans and look so beautiful in them - I haven't made any yet - we were taken by surprise when they arrived 10 weeks early, and my feet haven't touched the ground since. But, I will be knitting dreses, tops and jackets for them, and using 2 ply on occasion for special things. There's lots of wool available on sites like Ebay at a fraction of retail prices. I only need one or two odd balls for each baby garment, so all those spare balls of wool that no-one can use certainly do come in handy.

senior moment, sorry,

try googleing free knitting patterns,a good one is " knittingpatterncentral",most of the patterns on here are totally free,just download and print off.

try googleing free knitting patterns,a good one is " knittingpatterncentral",most of the patterns on here are totally free,just download and print off.
(wink)

don't know about 2ply but the Coats website have free patterns to print offandI have also printed off their patchwork patterns-good for giving to charity shops

A couple of years ago I found a shop in Wells and they had lots of patterns, some were quite old but they photocopy them for customers.

I am pleased to say I contacted Sirdar who gave me the telephone number of a shop in the North who sells old patterns. I rang them, and they had two 2ply pattern books and are sending me photocopies of them to choose from. Very helpful indeed. Can't wait 'till tomorrow to see them. Thank you all for your help and advice though x

Thank you SuzieB, I will certainly look into that. I took the advice of other people on this thread and looked in about ten charity shops but sadly nobody had any, some even said they threw them away when they came in. I keep trying though and thanks again

Right - I've been on Ravelry and the group you want is 'Pattern Detectives', or you could, as I say, have a browse through the 'Patterns' section. Some patterns are free - some do have to be paid for, in US dollars. And have a good look at the pattern instructions before you choose it because Americans use a totally different ply system to ours - but you can get info. about the different names for different weights also on Ravelry.

Hope this isn't teaching someone's grandmother to suck eggs!

I have mentioned this elsewhere, I know, but join ravelry.com (it's free) and take a look at their patterns. There is bound to be something suitable there, and there is also a group specifically for 'difficult' to find patterns. I can't remember the name of it off-hand, but will go on site and look it up for you.

Bonnets and litte hats, they are just so beautiful Ive also downloaded a balaclava pattern for a 5 year old. Next winter he will be so snug.
But babies in softly knitted bonnets are just adorable.

I agree dida, it is definitely more popular again, and also because I love knitting for them it actually doesn't worry me too much if they wear the garments or not, but they usually do. I have been on a couple of one day knitting courses at John Lewis which were fabulous and not too expensive (with a great lunch thrown in!!). Thought I could knit until I went on these. Things like finishing techniques were so useful. My garments have improved alot and I had great days out and met some nice people as well.

"Nobody wants handknitted garments for babies these days." I don't think so! Always a knitter, I went into overdrive when my granddaughter was on the way (she's four now) and have continued to knit for her and for the children of my daughter's friends and so on. I am told that they are often stopped in the street by admirers, asking about the garments. I think the trick is to keep the styles and the colours up to date. The vintage look seems to very popular these days, so charity shop patterns are perfect.

I will look at yesterknits pimkprincess, thank you.