Aboutsusan wills Expertise Anything hand knitting related.Cannot answer machine knitting questions or frame knitting questions. Fiber /history related.
Experience Professional knitter, finisher for over 25 years. Worked as professional knitting editor, teacher , knitwear designer for over 10 years. I now own a yarn shop.I'll tell you what I'd do. If I don't know , I will tell you that.Background in fiber history/quilts/sewing/spinning as well.
Organizations Handweavers guild of Boulder, Co.
Publications Published designer: Knit Style, Cast on, Knitters, INKNITTERS. Edited for McCall's Needleworks Magazine.
Question I am a new knitter and have a couple of questions.
1. How do I increase stitches on a row? I'm asking for both knitting and purling.
2. Same question above, only decreasing.
3. I'd like to make a shawl/rather wide scarf for myself and I'd like to add a fringe, but only to the ends. I don't want a fringe all the way around like a number of patterns call for. How do I add fringe to the very ends only?
Thank you. I hope I didn't ask too much, but I'm really eager to know more about knitting.
Answer 1, The easiest way to inc. is to knit into the front and back of the st. For purling, purl into the front and back of the stitch.
2. Easiest way to dec. is to knit 2 stitches together. Or, purl 2 stitches together.
3. Wrap yarn around something sturdy, like a book or cd case. Cut at one edge which will yield you many lengths of yarn. Pick up one or several pieces. Poke a crochet hook through the edge stitch . Fold yarn in half. Catch the fold on the hook and pull through the stitch. Take ends of yarn through the loop. (like a luggage tag).
