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Sanity/form check for learning to knit continental?
/u/Standard_Seesaw8806,
.. Hello! Current English style knitter, but I’m on my last nerve with trying to knit ribbing English lolI’m trying to teach myself continental and while knitting feels very natural (I crocheted for years before learning to knit), purling was something I’ve been struggling with and I was previously pi…

My Finished Courage Shawl
/u/fairgingergem,
.. Pattern: Courage Shawl by Shannon Cook (on Ravelry) Yarn: madelinetosh Tosh VintageI loooove how this one turned out! The weight of the yarn feels amazing and I’m loving the ease (and look) of mosaic knitting.

DIY Advent Calendar for a Knitter
mathologist,
My wife is an avid knitter and I’m putting together an advent calendar for her. I already have a good amount of it planned out, but she mentioned something that I just don’t know how to find. She said some hand dyers will have kits that are samples of their yarn plus a pattern. Does anyone know of …

I want this yarn!
zip022,
This photo is from Tin Van Knits and I would love to know if anyone can get close to identifying this yarn? Omg it’s beautiful. I recieved this through Pinterest in an email and sent an inquiry but haven’t hear back. I will send an inquiry directly to Tin Can too. Thank you all in advance. Deb

Yarns that have an “oil slick” look?
/u/Mysterious-Onion-952,
.. I purchased 2 skeins of this black/multicolor Lettlopi when I was in Iceland. I think it’s so cool! Does anyone know of similar colorways from other brands? It doesn’t haven’t to be primarily black, either - I think a muted rainbow yarn with a lot of short color changes could have the same “hologra…

Caron criss cross knit vest
pgirvan123,
Good morning All, I have been searching for a few months for a vest pattern and found this one that I really like. For the dec on back starting at the 6th row should I knit the first stitch before doing the ssk and at the end of row ktog and knit 1. I realize the pattern doesn’t note doing it that …

Finally finished my first project to keep my ears warm 🥰
/u/phie98,
.. I knitted this because of my hairstyle that prevents me from wearing a cap. This is my first project I ever finished. Knitting relaxes me but I'm very slow so my projects (I have some in line like a sweater vest) take a long time to get finished. So I'm very proud of finishing this headband althoug…

First scarf!
/u/watchingfriendsfail,
.. Brand new to knitting. My first project was a beginners hat kit a few years ago. Now I’m making a baby alpaca scarf based off of one Meg Ryan wears in You’ve Got Mail. I undid this a few times due to holes or messy edges but now I’m all in and know how to fix most of my mistakes!

Honeycomb Rainbow Blanket
/u/SockMonkey_11,
.. At long last, after two years in the making, my rainbow blanket is complete! The blanket measures approximately 190cm x 123cm, and contains 219,632 stitches.Pattern: honeycomb slip stitch pattern, inspired by this blanket on Ravelry:https://www.ravelry.com/projects/rubychuckles15/honeycomb-stroller…

How do you wash your handknit socks?
/u/mimisaurus_,
Hey everyone!This year I got really into knitting socks and have knitted myself four pairs this year. You could say that my sock wardrobe is on the rise. However, I have a bunch of them made with pure wool mixed with nylon, but I'm still a bit scared to just throw them in the washing machine.Do you…

Grey but not dull
/u/Bouganvillea,
.. Another Christmas present is done!https://preview.redd.it/jvf8cfie4n0e1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6012c82e25df7d59d2602886ec4beff7f32340fd

Free patterns for Singles Week
/u/SquirrelSilencer,
I know it's already a tiny bit late, but Lopidesign/Istex gives out seven free patterns for Singles Week! So if you are interested you can check it out here:https://lopidesign.is/en/(You have to go there every day for a free pattern. I already got the first three.)

PSA: don’t sit on a needle
/u/hizzleivan,
Sat on a metal US 6 needle and it pierced my upper thigh and went like an inch deep. Pulling it out was not fun 🙃 Even dull needles can be dangerous, be careful out there y’all

Many unfinished works
/u/Significant-Car-3297,
Do you have a lot of unfinished socks and mittens, or something else?I always knit socks to the end, and mittens, but the problem is I hate doing thumbs and binding off. So it's not like I leave them all unfinished, just the last parts annoy me so I leave them. Stupid! I knit all of these nice thin…

How to add another yarn product?
knitnotsmoke,
The yarn I have isn’t included in the yarn list. The company Snowfield Alpaca does include sport weight. I have DK weight. How does a new yarn product is added to Ravelry?