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| Purl Stitch | 11/19/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
Q: I've just started knitting, and after finally figuring out the purl stitch, I still have a problem. ...
A: and apologies that I didn't explain what it meant. To slip a stitch, simply move it from the left ...
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| stocking stitch | 11/19/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
Q: I'm trying to make a winnie the pooh for my niece but I'm a bit confused already. The instructions ...
A: so please don't feel you have to apologise for asking - that's what we're here for and nobody wants ...
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| knitting | 11/19/2009 | Frances Rhea |
Q: in knitting patterns what is pl.
A: pl in a knitting pattern stands for plain knitting. This could mean plain stockinette or garter ...
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| Purl Stitch | 11/19/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
Q: I've just started knitting, and after finally figuring out the purl stitch, I still have a problem. ...
A: This is a very common problem, and not necessarily a sign that you're doing anything wrong. You ...
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| knitting -yfwd.K2.Pass yfwd over K2 | 11/18/2009 | susan wills |
Q: I am a novice knitter and am trying to knit a cowl collar that is knitted as a straight piece and ...
A: If you bring your yarn to the front (yfwd), in knitting the next stitch (or two) you'll have created ...
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| knitting cables | 11/17/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
Q: I am working on an Aran sweater problem, and 29 rows in have run into a problem that I believe I am ...
A: Please could you explain what you mean by the pattern "coming out" on one side or another? Do you ...
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| I'm looking for a pattern... | 11/14/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
Q: I'm looking for a knitting pattern: Wendy Velvet Flake Pattern 106 (Hat & Scarf). It's an older ...
A: The only place I can find listing it is RKM Wools: ...
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| dog sweater legholes | 11/13/2009 | Frances Rhea |
Q: knitting using 3 dbl point needles for 2-3 lb chihuahua sweater. first part i can do: Kfb, k2, bind ...
A: Consider it like making a buttonhole...when you get to the cast off stitches, you have to make the ...
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| i'm a virgin to knitting.. =) | 11/11/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
Q: i am clueless.. i have watched videos after video .. none of them show a slow motion up close ...
A: What in particular are you trying to do? Is it casting on, or has that been done and you're now ...
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| how to shape raglan sweater - knitting | 11/11/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
Q: I am having trouble understanding the knitting instructions for shaping raglan sweater on the back ...
A: You work two rows, casting off at the beginning of each row. Then you do your first row with the ...
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| baby bunting | 11/10/2009 | susan wills |
Q: I have lost my pattern for a baby bunting. it was a beautiful cable knit bunting..two rows of eyelet ...
A: Try googling " baby bunting knitting patterns" and find one that is close to what you are looking ...
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| collar inc/decreasing | 11/10/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
Q: The pattern for my sweater reads like this for the collar. After picking up the reqired # of ...
A: I'm not sure I can offer much to help the bulkiness, but I've had a little go myself, and I think ...
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| patterns for sweaters for men | 11/10/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
Q: Samantha, I am looking for a pattern for a simple long-sleeved crew-neck sweater for my boyfriend. ...
A: I don't know if the following are of any interest? ...
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| cable | 11/8/2009 | Carol Forbes |
Q: Please, how to stitch cable CR3LP and CR3RB. thanks
A: I found this site on the new ...
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| knitting | 11/7/2009 | Frances Rhea |
Q: when changing color's of yarn why do i get one row of that color on the other side? it doesn't look ...
A: It's just the way knitting works. There isn't really another way to change colors that eliminates ...
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| Knitting stitch | 11/7/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
Q: I knitted the hat in the attached picture 16 yrs ago when I was first pregnant! I have since lost ...
A: If that's a 16 year old hat, it looks fantastic! I believe that the stitch is "Star Stitch", which ...
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| balls of wool | 11/7/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
Q: Can you please tell me if I should start my ball of wool from the outside, or the inside, or should ...
A: Unless there are specific instructions on the ball band, then it doesn't shouldn't matter. You may ...
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| changing a pattern from knitting straight to knitting in the round | 11/7/2009 | susan wills |
Q: my question is how to adapt a baby hat pattern with instructions for knitting on straight needles to ...
A: Just use the 92 stitches and work in the round. Then you won't need to refigure the decreases. If ...
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| INTARSIA KNITTING IN THE ROUND | 11/5/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
Q: I knit in the round for most things,now, and I have done some intarsia only flat. How can I adapt ...
A: As you've discovered, intarsia in the round can be a bit fiddly, as the yarn always ends up at the ...
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| Sleeves in an aran cardigan | 11/4/2009 | Samantha Hilver |
Q: Following an aran pattern in a hayfield pattern book. The aran pattern is 8 rows. my stitches are ...
A: It could be that the designer intended you to knit an "opening row" before you started increasing ...
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| V-Neck Sweater | 11/4/2009 | susan wills |
Q: I'm knitting my first sweater with this pattern http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/ben/ben.html, and ...
A: It looks like a few stitches at the center front, right below the v neck are either put unto a ...
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| inherited yarn & pattern needs | 11/3/2009 | susan wills |
Q: I inherited quite a bit of yarn from my mother-in-law and I want to use some in a sweater pattern ...
A: For determining yardage , measure out about 25 yards.Weigh the 25 yds. ,divide to determine how many ...
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| stockingnette stich | 11/3/2009 | susan wills |
Q: I am generally a beginner knitter. I made a scarf, knitting on the front and purling on the back. I ...
A: Yes, that is the nature of stockinette stitch; it does not lay flat. If you knit a scarf in st.st. ...
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| vintage shawl instructons | 11/2/2009 | Samantha Hilver |
Q: i am knitting an old vintage shawl for my baby, and have knitting instruction as follows......... ...
A: Sounds to me like they're being a tad redundant. I sometimes get patterns where I find they repeat ...
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| Checkerboard stitch | 10/30/2009 | susan wills |
Q: I have promised to make some checkerboard house slippers they are worked with 2 colors, I have ...
A: If you work using the stranded technique , then the strands will show on the wrong side only. From ...
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| Checkerboard stitch | 10/30/2009 | susan wills |
Q: I have promised to make some checkerboard house slippers they are worked with 2 colors, I have ...
A: Are these worked in garter stitch or stockinette stitch? When you work the wrong side, if purling ...
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| ply | 10/28/2009 | susan wills |
Q: I have a lovely pattern I just bought from ebay. However it uses 2 strands of Daydream ...
A: To sub another yarn you need to know the weight(thickness) classification of this yarn. I googled ...
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| how to graft ribbed stitching (live stitches) | 10/27/2009 | Samantha Hilver |
Q: Do you know how to graft 1X1 ribbing stitches together? I cut off the short white brim of a hat I am ...
A: Hey Sarah! you mean attach a new piece of knitting to an old piece? pick up and knit? I'm unclear on ...
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| buying a second hand knitting machine | 10/27/2009 | Carol Forbes |
Q: Im trying to buy a second hand knitting machine. I wont use it too much or for anything too fiddley. ...
A: I do not know for sure but I did find this reference to a 151 using Google Knitmaster (Chunky ...
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| circular needles | 10/23/2009 | Deborah Mason |
Q: I am knitting a circular shawl for a baby. At the moment I have 640 stitches on a 100cm needle. ...
A: I have just finished a shawl that had over 1000 stitches for the border and I managed to do it using ...
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| increasing/decreasing and fringing | 10/21/2009 | susan wills |
Q: I am a new knitter and have a couple of questions. 1. How do I increase stitches on a row? I'm ...
A: 1, The easiest way to inc. is to knit into the front and back of the st. For purling, purl into the ...
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| neck line bind off and AT the same time confusion | 10/21/2009 | Cathy Serafinowicz |
Q: I am about to bind off a back sweater neckline. I am to bind off at the edges but the instructions ...
A: Sorry for delay,just had a new baby grand daughter so been a bit busy! What I would do is work along ...
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| square neck | 10/20/2009 | susan wills |
Q: please can you tell me how you make a square neck in knitting as i havent a clue do you need two ...
A: Yes, I would recommend a basic knitting instruction book. To try to explain in words how to bind ...
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| reversing stitches for right side | 10/19/2009 | Deborah Mason |
Q: I am knitting a cardigan and the pattern says to revers all shaping , Here are the instructions for ...
A: When a pattern says to reverse all shaping, it means any increases or decreases. The stitch pattern ...
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| knitting inreverse | 10/19/2009 | susan wills |
Q: I'm knitting a cardigan and have to reverse the right front panel. Here are the instructions for ...
A: Sorry, I'm not understanding the question.Not sure what you mean by "have to reverse the panel". The ...
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| reverse knitting for right fron panel | 10/18/2009 | susan wills |
Q: The left side reads: Row 5: p2, k1TBL,p2, rep from *of row 1 to last 5 sts, end p2,k1 TBL,p2. How ...
A: Not enough information given to help you. Is there shaping done on the left side? Was there any ...
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| increasing/decreasing and fringing | 10/18/2009 | Frances Rhea |
Q: I am a new knitter and have a couple of questions. 1. How do I increase stitches on a row? I'm ...
A: Here is a link with knitting tutorials: www.knittinghelp.com To add a fringe to only the ends, ...
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| converting pattern loom sizes | 10/18/2009 | Frances Rhea |
Q: I don't know if you know anything about loom knitting, but maybe you can point me in the right ...
A: I would make one sample with the smaller look and measure the dimensions. Then make one with the ...
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| Loom knitting sizing question | 10/18/2009 | Samantha Hilver |
Q: I don't know if you know anything about loom knitting, but maybe you can point me in the right ...
A: I'm thinking you're on the right track with the rows in body but it's not really my area of ...
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| Conversion of yarn/needle sizes | 10/18/2009 | Samantha Hilver |
Q: I have a very old sweater pattern that calls for Botany Colossal yarn. It is a bulky yarn knitted ...
A: As long as you're sticking with the pattern's gauge, you should be able to follow it no problem with ...
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