Is it out of my reach?

[dynamicdoula]

I know how to cast on, knit and purl. That's it. I need help with casting off, and if I ever dropped a stitch I'd have to start the whole project over.

How the heck can I make a pair of wool covers? I reaaaaaally want some and I am totally open to knitting them myself, i just have NO clue. I could crochet them too... and probably with a better chance of success, but I love knit wool!

Help me out, what do I do?

[Sali]

There are knit and crochet patterns here:

http://www.borntolove.com/pattern.html#knicker%20soaker

My aunt knitted a pair and the picture is a little different from what the final cover looks like; it looks more like shorts than underwear, very very cute...I don't knit myself (everything turns out crooked and holey, so I gave up). Hope that helps...

[beepsmnms]

Or... you can make them out of recycled wool sweaters, thats what i've done with great success.
Heres the link.
http://www.bumwrapdiapers.com/pages/pattern.php

[Jes'sBeth]

You can do this! You just need practice to master knitting! For your first project, chose cheaper wool. Chose a simple pattern (ie, one that you mostly understand ) When you get stuck, look up how to do things. There are a few different ways you can do that. Try googling whatever it is you're having trouble with. I bet there are some good learn to knit websites out there. There are almost always basic learn to knit books in the public library system that you can use as reference. Finally, just about every wool store will have a free sit and knit time where you can hang out and knit. If you're having trouble, you can go then and learn from the others (often they ask you to have purchased wool from them for whatever you're working on) If you don't have time for a knitting club per se, just take your project in and ask one of the staff members to explain something. They'll almost always help you fix a mistake (DON'T RIP OUT YOUR WHOLE PROJECT IF YOU DROP A STITCH!!!! It's faster to learn to fix it!!!) They'll most likely explain a stitch to you that you don't understand too or explain a pattern you can't read. It's in the store's best interest that you learn how to knit and have a good experience because you'll end up buying wool from them in the future.

You can definately do this

[michellerene]

Go here for how to fix a dropped or wrong stitch without re-doing your whole project! Look under "fixing mistakes". I'm only on my second project & I've got this techinique down!

http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting...iques/misc.php

[LeosMama]

you buy a cheap wool to start with : fisherman's wool or wool-ease from JoAnn. Then you just keep at it.

Picking up a stitch is not that tough, you just need a crochet hook. You can do it with some practice.

I think that wool soakers are a GREAT way to get started knitting. The patterns are really pretty simple but give you different concepts to help you learn. I must have ripped my first soaker apart about 10 times before I was able to progress past the first ribbed part (which is the very beginning!). It took me nearly three weeks! The next one was short, the next only took me 4 days. It's just practice, like anything else. Please don't despair, just do it!

I learned to knit (more than just garter stitch!) by doing a wool soaker and I've moved onto hats and mittens and hope to do a sweater starting in late January (have to get all of the winter mittens and hats done first!).

[dynamicdoula]

Okay... I'm going to do it! I'm going to buy some wool and I'm going to do it. I have a few friends that knit and I just realized that if I get to a sticky point I can always ask them for help, too.

Sweet! I am nervous, but heck... if I can do this, I might be able to do longies one day!