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Measuring and Blocking
Annieqst,
I’ve often wondered when a pattern says “knit until garment measures X inches.” Does that mean measured as is, unblocked? A wool garment, unblocked and in process, may measure more when blocked and will measure more when slightly stretched. Case in point: I’m making a sweater where the underarm mea…

An update on the jumper I'm trying to knit before Christmas:
/u/GordonGoodStuff,
.. There's no real reason I'm knitting this before Christmas. It's not going to be a present; I just enjoy the motivation of a time crunch (thanks, ADHD!). I've been knitting this on and off for about 3-4 hours a day for the last month, with plenty of breaks to rest my hands. I think I might actually …

Little One Hat & Mittens
/u/Zawieruka,
.. Knit the ever popular Petite Knit Moby sweater. Then had extra yarn so I decided to make a matching hat and mittens. Base shape I used for the mittens JÄRBO 92632. For the hat I just made it based off of size of baby’s head.Yarn used is Yarn Bee, baby bee sweet delights, color flannel marled.

fluffy set in pullover pattern question
Pelote63,
Hi, I’ve a question about this pattern. This is a top-down pullover. the pattern begins with a provisional cast-on. We work the upper back with short rows. Then, we place the back on waste yarn. We take the sts from the provisional cast-on to form the right and left front sides, leaving the center …

Redemption knit
/u/Mr_Original_,
.. On my last post I was asking for advice as to whether I should restart. I ended up redoing it as the more I looked the more unhappy I was, this ended up being the finished article which I’m much more happy with and has been gifted to my new nephew.

Help With Hood Pattern
museumsarah,
I made the hood and I am to the point where I have to pick up stitches, which I can do. I just do not understand what is meant by “overlap” and pick up 5 on the brim. do I do this on the wrong side then? I understand the 18/1/18 part, but it is the 5-brim I do not understand. This pattern is on ets…

A gradient wool ?
mym,
This is an acrylic Mandala Gradient . I like it . I’d also LOVE a wool or wool blend that is colored with this long slow build up to a deeper color . Can y’all recommend some ?

Well, these certainly took a while
/u/heynonnyhey,
.. Knee high socks - just in time for winter! No pattern, but I used Lynne Ashton'sSeam Free Rounded Toe. Heel is theFish Lips Kiss Heel. I kept trying them on as I went to get the increases in the calf correct. Worked pretty well, I think. Yarn is my LYS' brand: Palouse Yarn Company. This is theirI H…

Sunday Morning Hat - pattern question
AuntyClare,
I’m about to cast on for Sunday Morning Hat and don’t understand one of the instructions. The brim is K2, p1 rib and there’s a version for a folded brim. It’s knit in the round and the pattern begins with the ribbing. Once that’s long enough, the instructions say, At the end of the last rnd, turn y…

One ply pilling problems?
/u/Poopsie_Daisies,
.. Is there anything to be done to combat pilling of one ply yarn? I knit a sweater in Wool and the Gangs 'crazy sexy wool' and it looked good for a single wear and is now pilling like crazy. Is there anything to be done? I've never intentionally felted anything, but could I lean into it and felt it (…

first time knitting a mini shoulder handbag
/u/mia_m2003,
.. I’ve only learnt one stitch which is the knit stitch, so I stitched the whole bag in a knit stitch.It’s not the best, but I’m really proud of myself seeing as though it’s my first ever bag I’ve made.I can’t believe how easy it is to make this.For me after knitting scarves, a mini handbag has got to…

Charity shop sweater
/u/sentientcardigan2,
.. I was in a local charity shop today - it’s a sweater I knitted for my daughter when I was a beginner but she refused to wear as it was itchy (100% wool). My husband donated it sort of by mistake but I’m hoping someone finally gets to wear it….

Weekly Buy / Trade / Sale / Promote Thread - November 14, 2024
/u/AutoModerator,
Welcome to the/r/knittingweekly Buy-Sell-Trade-Promote thread, posted every Thursday. This is the spot to buy, sell and trade yarn from your stash, and to promote patterns, designs or other knitterly things. The rules are fairly straightforward, and they are as follows:BUY/SELL/TRADE RULES:Post a d…

The Case for Acrylic baby blankets
/u/Bees_and_Teas,
This is gonna be a slightly sad story, so I'm sorry ahead of time- also thus is the closest flare I could think of. My SiL is expecting a baby, and so I'm knitting her a baby blanket, and all through my research, everyone said Natural Fibres, something soft, etc.And all I could think about was my o…

Yarn types
CloqckDoesCrochet,
What yarn type would you guys recommend for a sturdy bag? I’m doing a tapestry crochet technique for the man face of the bag