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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| shoulder seaming | 3/17/2009 | Amnis Laneus |
| Q: I am knitting a cable sweater and want to join the shoulders. I like the look of the horizontal ... A: Congratulations on building a cabled sweater. Re the horizontal mattress stitch, it'd be possible ... | ||
| Knit question | 3/17/2009 | Tracey Waller |
| Q: I am knitting a fisherman cable knit afghan in parts (panels). The directions state the pattern for ... A: I must apologise for not answering you sooner, but the message had not been flagged or sent to my ... | ||
| Knit question | 3/16/2009 | Tracey Waller |
| Q: I am knitting a fisherman cable knit afghan in parts (panels). The directions state the pattern for ... A: Unfortunately, some patterns, in order to save space on the page and make it look less complicated ... | ||
| Angel Pattern | 3/14/2009 | Wendy Beckett |
| Q: I would like to incorporate an angel pattern into a baby blanket I am knitting but I cannot find any ... A: Ok Have had a quick look and found a couple of Angel Motifs you could use or adapt This is from a ... | ||
| fair isle yarn selection | 3/13/2009 | Frances Rhea |
| Q: I would like to knit a fair isle sweater and I am having difficulty finding what type of yarn I ... A: The yarn you choose depends on the article you want to make. Socks are best done in fingering or ... | ||
| Knitting | 3/13/2009 | Cathy Serafinowicz |
| Q: I want to knit a top down cardigan, but the pattern shows the neckline to lay somewhere around the ... A: OK! First of all you need to know how many rows you are getting to the inch(I still work in inches ... | ||
| Knitting conversion | 3/13/2009 | susan wills |
| Q: How do you make a crew neckline become a v neckline? A: On the front, you will divide your knitting at the point that you want to begin your v-neck. ... | ||
| garter stitch before stocking stitch | 3/13/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
| Q: My pattern starts with 3 rows garter stitch (bottom back) and continues with stocking stitch. How do ... A: which is a little unusual. It's not normally garter stitch that curls up. I would expect stocking ... | ||
| garter stitch before stocking stitch | 3/13/2009 | Deborah Mason |
| Q: My pattern starts with 3 rows garter stitch (at bottom of garment) and then continues with stocking ... A: I don't think there is anything you can do. Garter stitch, particularly a narrow strip like the one ... | ||
| Confused as to type of yarn to get | 3/12/2009 | Deborah Mason |
| Q: My pattern calls for the following: 100 percent cotton light worsted (double knitting) yarn. (164 ... A: I am assuming that you are in the States (could be wrong but that is where most of the questions ... | ||
| Increasing in pattern: Moss stick | 3/10/2009 | Wendy Beckett |
| Q: The pattern for the front says to cast on 31 sts - the pattern is k1, p1 ending in p then starting ... A: Each extra stitch you add becomes whatever is next in the pattern either k or p. If you are casting ... | ||
| Minimum stitches for circular needle | 3/10/2009 | susan wills |
| Q: What is the minimum number of stitches I must have to use a #8 circular needle 11 inches long? I am ... A: Susan Bates must have made them shorter at one time.I am a shop and was looking in the catalog. ... | ||
| resizing a pattern | 3/9/2009 | Vinette de Phillipe |
| Q: I asked a question recently and I am afraid I didn't understand the answer. My question may have ... A: The formula that I gave you will work to resize a pattern using the same gauge and needle size. The ... | ||
| Minimum stitches for circular needle | 3/9/2009 | susan wills |
| Q: What is the minimum number of stitches I must have to use a #8 circular needle 11 inches long? I am ... A: I know of no manufacturer of 11" circular needles. The shortest ones I know of are 12". Your ... | ||
| increase size of Christening Robe | 3/9/2009 | Vinette de Phillipe |
| Q: I have a pattern of a christening robe which I want to knit for my Granddaughter. The pattern is for ... A: This is where a little math comes in knowing how many stitches are required and how many inches ... | ||
| Neck shaping and ribbing | 3/8/2009 | Tracey Waller |
| Q: Please help! I'm knitting a baby singlet and am sooo confused. I'm just a beginner.. The ... A: I think what it is that you are doing, is making the neckline, complete with the ribbing at the neck ... | ||
| Neck shaping | 3/8/2009 | Wendy Beckett |
| Q: Please help! I'm knitting a baby singlet and am sooo confused. I'm just a beginner.. The ... A: Ayelet The answer to your "hole" problem is the picking up of stitches. What this means is - What ... | ||
| Adjusting Back of Neck of Shawl Collar | 3/8/2009 | Frances Rhea |
| Q: I am adapting a set-in collar pattern to a shawl collar. I will use a three needle bind off for the ... A: No. I would add stitches evenly around the neck. Another alternative would be to add a second yarn ... | ||
| Decifering | 3/8/2009 | susan wills |
| Q: I have inherited my mother's stash and have sorted out about 75% and have 25% mystery yarn. Most of ... A: You basically want to find out if it will felt or not. Superwash will not felt. So, clip 2 pieces of ... | ||
| increase size of Christening Robe | 3/8/2009 | Vinette de Phillipe |
| Q: I have a pattern of a christening robe which I want to knit for my Granddaughter. The pattern is for ... A: The following formula works when the gauge you knit is different from the gauge in the pattern, or ... | ||
| sewing pentagons together. | 3/8/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
| Q: I have inherited a bag of beautifully knitted pentagon shapes, no matter how I place them, I cannot ... A: This is a question of geometry and unfortunately regular pentagons, by themselves, will not lay flat ... | ||
| Decifering "mystery" yarn and felting | 3/7/2009 | susan wills |
| Q: I have inherited my mother's stash and have sorted out about 75% and have 25% mystery yarn. Most of ... A: You can felt some wool/acrylic blend yarn. There must be very little acrylic in it to felt it. Every ... | ||
| Adjusting Back of Neck of Shawl Collar | 3/7/2009 | Frances Rhea |
| Q: I am adapting a set-in collar pattern to a shawl collar. I will use a three needle bind off for the ... A: The adaptation should be easy. You could switch to a needle a couple of sizes larger. This will make ... | ||
| yarn forward in knitting | 3/7/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
| Q: I don't understand what is the meaning of yarn forward. What really asking or even how to do it? ... A: "Yarn Forward" is one of those terms that sounds as though it should be more complicated than it is. ... | ||
| Knitting - shaping neckline | 3/5/2009 | susan wills |
| Q: You answered a question from a new knitter which almost exactly describes my challenge. Could you ... A: Knit 14. With another ball of yarn b.o. center 6 sts. (remember to count them as you lift the stitch ... | ||
| yarn on needle | 3/5/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
| Q: I have a pattern which includes the instruction "yarn ON needle "and I have no idea what this ... A: Without knowing the pattern, it's hard to be sure, but this usually means the same as a "yarn over", ... | ||
| pattern alteration | 3/4/2009 | Wendy Beckett |
| Q: Im having a very difficult time sizing up a pattern the pattern calls for 32-34 in bust. I need 38 ... A: Cherie Ok - so to go up to size 40" - the tension given is 5sts/inch and size 32-34 casts on 44 sts ... | ||
| shoulder shaping | 3/4/2009 | Tracey Waller |
| Q: Knitting my first sweater. On back section have gotten to "shape shoulders" - Bind off 26 stiches ... A: Shoulder shaping can sometimes be very confusing, especially as this is your first sweater. The ... | ||
| Garter Stitich on knitting machine | 3/4/2009 | Carol Forbes |
| Q: The instructions on our booklet vaguely tell me how to complete a garter stitch could you please ... A: Lets say you want to knit a white scarf in garter stitch. I would e-wrap on over 40 stitches using ... | ||
| Garter Stitich on knitting machine | 3/4/2009 | Carol Forbes |
| Q: The instructions on our booklet vaguely tell me how to complete a garter stitch could you please ... A: In hand knitting, a true garter stitch pattern is to knit a row, turn, knit a row, turn, etc. To do ... | ||
| Rowan Peacock Pattern ..more problems.. | 3/3/2009 | Tracey Waller |
| Q: I'm currently working the Peacock pattern from Rowan's "The Rowan Story Book of Little Knits", and I ... A: My word your pattern is a challenge! The way I read your instructions, is exactly the same way that ... | ||
| Altering a pattern | 3/3/2009 | Lesley Arnold-Hopkins |
| Q: Im having a very difficult time sizing up a pattern the pattern calls for 32-34 in bust. I need 38 ... A: With regard to the sizing, yes the formula could work as, essentially, knitting is just maths. Just ... | ||
| pattern alteration | 3/3/2009 | Wendy Beckett |
| Q: Im having a very difficult time sizing up a pattern the pattern calls for 32-34 in bust. I need 38 ... A: Cherie Ok - so now it does work reading the actual pattern Row 1 - 44 sts K1, *wl fwd, Sl 1, K1* ... | ||
| resizing a pattern | 3/3/2009 | Vinette de Phillipe |
| Q: I make a darling sweater (one size only) for babies that fits size 4 months to maybe 18 months ... A: The following formula works when the gauge you knit is different from the gauge in the pattern, or ... | ||
| Re abbreviation | 3/3/2009 | Wendy Beckett |
| Q: Could you please explain to me the abbreviation B.A. in knitting. I have never come across it ... A: Lorraine I think unless you can get another copy of the book then you may be stuck. This looks like ... | ||
| Re abbreviation | 3/3/2009 | Wendy Beckett |
| Q: Could you please explain to me the abbreviation B.A. in knitting. I have never come across it ... A: This does not sound like a standard abbreviation - is there not a list of abbreviations on the ... | ||
| Child's Scarf | 3/3/2009 | Tracey Waller |
| Q: I am making a scarf for (2) children next door. I do not know how tall they are so I am not sure ... A: Yes, definitely use my little quick guide as a reference point for your childrens scarves. ... | ||
| empisal knitting machine | 3/2/2009 | Cathy Serafinowicz |
| Q: Help! I've just purchased a Empisal Knitting machine on Ebay, it was supposed to have the manual, ... A: I'm waiting for a reply from someone who may be able to copy a manual and post it to you,of course ... | ||
| Rowan Pattern "Peacock" | 3/2/2009 | Tracey Waller |
| Q: I'm currently working the Peacock pattern from Rowan's "The Rowan Story Book of Little Knits", and I ... A: and yes, I think you have read that exactly as it is intended. Sometimes, when I am confused with ... | ||
| Child's Scarf | 3/1/2009 | Tracey Waller |
| Q: I am making a scarf for (2) children next door. I do not know how tall they are so I am not sure ... A: Making anything for children is a lot of fun and can be done very quickly. You did not specify what ... | ||
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Wendy Beckett
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Expertise
I can answer all questions on any aspect of knitting (and most on crochet) but have no experience of spinning. Pattern problems, yarn substitutions, gauge, translating knitting terms from US/UK, resources for patterns and equipment - whatever you want to know about knitting I can probably answer it.
Experience
Over 30 years of personal knitting experience I have tackled most things in the knitting arena - lace, cables, fairisle. I have even done a little dyeing and have a couple of years crochet experience.
Publications
I write a knitting blog, www.wendyswoolies.com
Education/Credentials
If there were a degree in knitting I'd take it!
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