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Shawl help

fantomatiquevie wrote in novice_knitters Mar 04, 2012 01:08

Lemme preface by saying you guys have been AWESOME to me so far. All of my questions have been answered so well, that when I go into the project I have to doubt as to what to do! Thank all of you awesome knitters and crafters so much! Now! On to my question ( Read more... )

shawl pattern, pass_over

Turning Round?

fantomatiquevie wrote in novice_knitters Dec 20, 2011 17:54

Hello! I have a question for you awesome people. I'm about to start knitting a pair of gloves on DNPS, and I understand everything except the turning round. Here's how it goes ( Read more... )

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Ladder yarn?

slashlover wrote in novice_knitters Dec 17, 2011 10:27

I want to knit a shawl for my mother and got a free pattern which I think would be perfect, it's the one here The firefly yarn is a ladder yarn shown here so how do I hold it to knit? Do I knit both sides of the ladder together or do I knit with one side and knit with the other on the return row? I'm trying to picture it but get confused and I'd ( Read more... )

What is I'm sure a silly question...

fantomatiquevie wrote in novice_knitters Nov 17, 2011 01:57

...But how do you get your stitch to look like this?! All I've done is garter stitch, and some k2p2 ribbing...and all my stitches are bumpy! How do I get them to look smooth like the photo? Thanks!

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Yarn dupe?

potthead wrote in novice_knitters Oct 29, 2011 14:53

Does anyone happen to know if there is a less expensive yarn similar to Tilli Thomas Symphony Lace? I'd need about two skeins of Symphony Lace, and $80 is a little steep for me right now.

Thank you! :)

Keeping Track

fantomatiquevie wrote in novice_knitters Oct 23, 2011 04:51

How do you keep track of what row or stitch your on? Do you write it down every time? Do you just have a super amazing memory? Something else? I need a good way to keep track of a 2x2 rib pattern...k2 p2 for 42 stitches. It seems like writing down every stitch makes my knitting take longer than usual...but if I don't, I suddenly forget the stitch I ( Read more... )

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loupnoir wrote in novice_knitters Sep 18, 2011 21:31

Has anyone used a Beam-and-Read, or any other sort of portable lighting device?

Twice a month or so, I spend a couple of hours knitting in an office with terrible lighting. Working in there usually gives me a headache. I need more light.

I'm looking for small(ish), easily portable ways to light my knitting.

NukeBox Knitting (x-posted)

trailrat wrote in novice_knitters Aug 25, 2011 16:00

I want to make some of those winter warmers that can be slung in a microwave to be warmed up!

Is this a good idea? What do I need to know? What wool is safe for such a project?

Any advice greatly received

m1 help!

fantomatiquevie wrote in novice_knitters Aug 16, 2011 04:48

I'm a total n00b when it comes to this, and I'm totally stuck. It literally took me all day till this minute to figure out to m1 in knit (by picking up the bar). I'm going to be starting a pretty simple triangle shawl. Here's where I run into problems ( Read more... )

needle substitution

perigrine wrote in novice_knitters Jul 25, 2011 14:41

So, I am making these Finnish baby pants - in the round even - and I'm up to the first leg. Except, I only have DPN's in a 4mm that are 9 inches long. These are long enough to annoy me and meant I was getting nothing done. So I changed to a 4mm circular and that works..sort of. Its not my favorite way to knit ( Read more... )