Longnet Help

[sprockerjay 74]

hi again can some one put pictuers up of how you make the big square for the trammel nets cheers aidy

[Tiercel 6,986]

hi again can some one put pictuers up of how you make the big square for the trammel nets cheers aidy

There's a full description on how to make a square meshed net in the pinned section at the top of the page. Its the first topic on the list. For a trammel net you use a 12" mesh board for 12" square.

 

TC

[sprockerjay 74]

cheers for that tc will have to look more carefully before i ask again yis aidy

[sprockerjay 74]

question for tc I like the look of that needle you are using to put the selvedge on that net whare did you get it cheers aidy

[Tiercel 6,986]

question for tc I like the look of that needle you are using to put the selvedge on that net whare did you get it cheers aidy

I make them. They are a copy of the Norwegian or Loomis style of needle. been using that style of needle for about 30 years. You can get the loomis needle off of Nigel at Agouti nets.

 

http://agouti-nets.co.uk/product/54-7x3-4-loomis-net-needle

 

TC

[sprockerjay 74]

whats a decent length for a stop net cheers aidy

[Tiercel 6,986]

How long is a piece of string?

 

Nearly all my ferreting is hedgerows, so all my stop nets are 5 or 6 yards long as that is all that I need. Yet when i was bushing with the pointer and nets they would be between 10 and 25 yards long. different situations call for different length nets. If you could be more specific as to your needs then perhaps someone could advise accordingly.

 

TC

Edited August 15, 2014 by tiercel

[sprockerjay 74]

Cheers tc they would probly be for round brambel patches and places I can't purse net atb aidy

[sprockerjay 74]

hi again got another question when knitting a long net I get quite far into it and the last 3 meshes are just starting to stretch a little bit on every row its not a lot but it bothers me a lot can any one recommend a way to stop this happening before I start my next long net cheers aidy

[Tiercel 6,986]

hi again got another question when knitting a long net I get quite far into it and the last 3 meshes are just starting to stretch a little bit on every row its not a lot but it bothers me a lot can any one recommend a way to stop this happening before I start my next long net cheers aidy

It happens to nearly everyone, the reason it happens is not holding the mesh board square 90 degrees to your net when knitting the first few meshes of every row. What happens then because the mesh board is at an angle, the meshes are ever so slightly longer and after a few rows it begins to show.

 

If it happens again, make a row of slightly longer meshes to even the row up. Then make sure that the mesh board is square when you start a row.

 

TC

[sprockerjay 74]

Do you mean use a bigger mesh board for one row then go back to the original one cheers tc

[Tiercel 6,986]

Do you mean use a bigger mesh board for one row then go back to the original one cheers tc

No use the same size mesh board just make the meshes the same size as the end meshes. Or this does work sometimes on the end meshes make a double knot on the last three meshes until they come even again.

 

TC

Edited September 15, 2014 by tiercel

[threelander 81]

yeh like tc says get the board square to the net and don,t knit too long keep the net tight while knitting.ie do 30 meshes then tie it back.i also find that if the mesh gets a little bigger i just double or treble the knotts to bring them back in line but hey i,m only a novice but it seems to work for me lol

[sprockerjay 74]

Cheers all my net is double knoted so you think trebel knoting will help I am open to any suggestions plus I am knitting on a triangle is their any better way other than that cheers lads atb aidy

Edited September 15, 2014 by sprockerjay

[threelander 81]

spun poly don,t need to be double knotted mate