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 just got the knifty knitter and really like it. I made a toque on the little red one, and am working on my second project on the green loom. However...the holes or spaces (not too sure exactly the correct term) seem rather large and I don't really like it. I can stick my fingers through them no problem. I want it too look like they do in the pictures on the books/instructions!! Particularly for a blanket, I don't want it so you get your fingers stuck, and I am worried that my little daughters will get their fingers in and pull it apart. I like the look of a tight stitch. I am using two strands of what was recommended a medium weight yarn. Should I just use more strands of yarn, or how can I make the stitches tighter? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I want to knit a purse, which I got a pattern for in the book I got with my loom, but if the stitches/holes are this big, I'd be concerned of things poking out through from within my purse, ie. a pen or or lip-stick, etc. Please help!! Thanks for your time, I hope this can be solved.
Answer I don't knit on "knifty knitter",or frame. But, distance-wise the pegs are set. So in order to get a tighter gauge you will need thicker yarn. That's the only variable you have to work with. Try looking for a bulky, super bulky,or chunky wt. yarn. You can always sew in a liner for your purse, or sew in a fleece liner in your hat.
