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We receive many emails via the website, all requiring a personal reply. Not surprisingly, many enquiries are similar. Please read through the FAQS below and if these still don't answer you query completely, please do not hesitate to drop us a line. I want to open my own knitting shop Where can I find patterns for flowers, cakes and fruit? I would love to set up a knitting group, but am not sure where to start I'm thinking of setting up an 'After School Knitting Club', how do I find all the resources I need? I have boys in my knit club, how do I ensure that they don't loose interest? I know there are lots of 'Fancy' yarns available nowadays, but where do I find 100% wool? I am looking for cashmere yarn to knit with, are there any shops that sell it in the UK? I never quite understand about knitting and copyright, please explain I have a knitting pattern and the first instruction is: "Cast on using Thumb Method" I know someone who is left handed and would love to learn to crochet. Do you have any tips? I am looking for software to help create knitting patterns. I need help on how to do Intarsia correctly I'm looking for a chart to convert the old size needles to metric I am left handed and would like some help to knit the 'continental way'. I need someone to help me calculate how many stitiches I need once I know my measurements I would like to have my patterns published, what's the best way to do this? I am looking into the History of Knitting, can you help? Please can you explain the difference between yarn over needle and yarn round needle Are there any safety standards I should follow when knitting toys to sell for charity? Do you have any tips for finishing garments made from bulky yarn? How can I take better photos of my knitting for my website
I want to open my own knitting shop All the members
of the UKHKA are producers of yarn and would be happy to discuss terms
with you. I have a pattern I am desperate to knit, but the yarn is discontinued. How do I substitutue another yarn? Try
to match the yarn as near as possible and then knit a tension square
and check your tension against the one given. Where can I find patterns for flowers, cakes and fruit? Click
here for patterns for flowers I
would love to set up a knitting group, but am not sure where to start
I'm thinking of setting up an 'After School Knitting Club', how do I find all the resources I need? Ask
all the children at school if they have any spare yarn and needles
at home, visit your local Charity Shops, ask wool shops to notify
you of any reduced stock, emphasise that these
youngster want to learn to knit - such a worthwhile cause! The basic instructions for knitting and crochet can be downloaded from this website and used in your sessions together with the free patterns. I have boys in my knit club, how do I ensure that they don't loose interest? First
always start with small achievable projects like a wrist/sweat band. I
would like to 'chat' to other knitters and be able to share experiences
and ask questions about knitting Click
here for UKHKA on Facebook I know there are lots of 'Fancy' yarns available nowadays, but where do I find 100% wool? Simply
put the words 'pure wool yarn' into any Search Engine and check out
the links I will be coming to London on holiday and wonder if there are any great yarn shops that I should visit? Click
here for our 'Help Us To Promote Knitting' page and scroll down
to 'Shops-England, London' I am looking for cashmere yarn to knit with, are there any shops that sell it in the UK? Simply put the words 'cashmere' into any Search Engine and check out the links Click
here to go straight to the list I never quite understand about knitting and copyright, please explain Click here for a full explaination from a lawyer who's partner is a knitter Click here for more useful information. I have recently moved to France/Germany/Spain and I need help in translating the knitting patterns here Click here for a translation of English knitting terms I have a knitting pattern and the first instruction is: "Cast on using Thumb Method", please explain Click here and on the icon to see a video showing this method Click here for videos on You Tube I have heard that 'Finger Knitting' is really easy and doesn't require needles, do you have the instructions? Click here for Finger Knitting instructions I know someone who is left handed and would love to learn to crochet. Do you have any tips? Click here for information on how to crochet if you are left handed I would like to knit some patterns I have from America. Please can you explain the equivalent yarn types? Yarns from America don't tend to be the same thickness as those from the UK, so you might like to try and match the yardage. Click here for more information on American Yarn Weight System I am looking for software to help create knitting patterns. Simply Knitting magazine reviewed a selection of what's available in their March issue. Here are the ones listed: Knitware, Sweater Wizard,Garment Designer, DesignAKnit, Aran Paint+Plus, Stitch Related Graph Paper, I need help on how to do Intarsia correctly Click here for help Click here to view video (you will need to scroll down a little way) Click here for video on You Tube I'm looking for a chart to convert the old size needles to metric Click here for conversion chart Click here for conversion chart Click here for conversion chart I am left handed and would like some help to knit the 'Continental Method'. I want to knit my first jumper, but I'm not sure about how I work out the correct size from my measurements. Click here for advice on how to knit to fit Click here for Standard Body Measurements I need someone to help me calculate how many stitiches I need once I know my measurements Click here for a 'Waist Shaping Calculator' from Interweave I would like to have my patterns published, what's the best way to do this? You could approach any of the Knitting magazines, who will consider your designs, or set up a site to sell them as a downloadable pdf. Click here for further advice I am looking into the History of Knitting, can you help? Click here for a really useful article by Anna Bialkowska of Serenity Knitting Click here for information about the History of Knitting Click here for the history of the sock Please can you explain the difference between yarn over needle and yarn round needle Click here for video of Yarn Over needle (right handed) Click here for video Yarn Over needle (left handed) Click here for video of Yarn Round needle Are there any safety standards I should follow when knitting toys to sell for charity? Filling: use only polyester filling that complies to BS 1425 and BS 5852 and is suitable as a component for articles requiring BS 5665 and the European EN71 standard. Suitable filling will have these codes printed on the bag it is packed in. You will need to sew in a CE label to confirm that you have used the correct fillings Do you have any tips for finishing garments made from bulky yarn? Click here for information How can I take better photos of my knitting for my website Click here for advice
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