Archive for April, 2010

Knitting Jobs for Groups

Friday, April 16th, 2010

While these knitting jobs are certainly the exception and not the rule, they can still be a great excuse for getting together and spinning some yarn(s). But what kinds of knitting jobs are really available that are large enough for an entire group of people to work on? Certainly there are very few traditional or even conventional knitting patterns that are large enough to require more than one person but this is not really conventional knitting work we are talking about. These are the kinds of knitting jobs that are done to create an interest in knitting and more often than not, also to help worthy causes.

Knitting graffiti has become commonplace in many locations around the world. There may be a downside to these types of knitting jobs though, since some local law enforcement agencies have made this action comparable to standard graffiti even though it is usually very easy to remove. While there is no readily available record of anybody being prosecuted for this, it may be a good idea to use a modicum of caution and common sense if you do wish to try it.

Still, there are other ways of accomplishing much the same thing. If some guy can draw crowds and fill his coffers by hanging pink plastic all over the place, why would it not be possible to do something equally as grandiose with a group knitting job? Who is to say that the Statue of Liberty would not like a nice warm scarf or perhaps a loin cloth for Michelangelo’s David? If you approach it from a strictly artistic point of view, add in a healthy dose of charitable contributions and conclude with the fact that it would be a great way to get rid of that extra yarn where the dye just did not match quite well enough or that half a skein you had left over, knitting jobs like these sound a lot less crazy.

If you want to go with something a little more traditional and still get some good press for your knitting organizations, why not try some group charity knitting? These knitting jobs are diverse and would create some really positive PR. Groups around the world regularly knit supplies and materials for our soldiers such as socks and even helmet liners. Cancer research has also been a great beneficiary of knitting jobs that were taken up for charity.

One group commits as much time as it can to knitting teddy bears that will be given out free of charge to the children in the local hospitals. Now granted, it may take a slow news day to get you on the evening news but that does not make it impossible. How many worthy causes can you think of? How many of them could benefit by knitting jobs that your entire social circle could take up? The rewards for these types of knitting jobs go far beyond the satisfaction of a job well done. These types of knitting jobs warm the hearts and maybe even the bodies of some of the people who really do need it the most. 

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Different Knitting Needles for Different Knitting Jobs

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

Different knitting needles are needed for different knitting jobs. It is not like some needlecrafts where you can cheat and use the same needles for different threads or knitting yarns. When it comes to knitting jobs, about the only time you want to change the needle size from the recommended size is when you are felting something but that is an altogether different knitting job in and of itself. The knitting needles you need for your knitting jobs vary depending on the job but so do the measurements and sometimes that can be confusing.

Knitting needles are generally based on their gauge or metric measurements. The size needle you need for a knitting job will depend on the size and type of yarn that the knitting pattern calls for. Most knitting yarns are marked with what size needles work best but sometimes, the pattern for a particular knitting job may call for something slightly different … especially if there are complexities of any kind in the knitting pattern that have to be incorporated into the finished product.

The knitting jobs and patterns are pretty much the same wherever you go in the world but the knitting needle measurements will be different in different markets. For that reason, we have included a list of knitting needles, measurements and uses so that no matter what type of knitting jobs you want to do, you can get the correct knitting needles no matter where you are.

Now knitting needles also come made out of many different materials. Plastic, Bamboo and metal knitting needles are the most common but unlike the size, your knitting jobs will not require a certain type of knitting needle so much as your personal preference will. Some people are more comfortable with the natural feel of the bamboo knitting needles. I remember my Grandmother was especially fond of the metal knitting needles though. I think she just liked it because we could all hear her when she was working on her knitting jobs there at the house. Whatever the reasons you have for selecting any particular make of knitting needles, that will not matter nearly as much as the size.

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