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Advice finding/ drafting pattern
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Advice finding/ drafting pattern

I found multiple bolero knitting tutorials on youtube but none of them have the flowy sleeves or the cross over thats at the midline
Any idea how i can add these details

u/insana_insane — 4 days ago
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How the heck do I hold knitting needles - Continental style ki

Hello guys
i’m learning to knit.

I did it before years ago but then started getting into crochet and haven’t done it since. I am able to do my stitches and they look proper however I know i’m not holding the needles right. I can’t hold them out in the hair. My left needle ends up being straight up pressed against my leg or stomach while the right one works. When i watch videos the left and right needles are both held at a cross. When i try to do it i cant and when i look up videos that explain how they hold the needle in their left hand it is just explaining how to hold the yarn. I can hold my yarn and keep the tension but i dont have the hooks at a proper angle and id love to be able to sit down and not have to have the needle pressed up against me lol.

I tried to take a picture to show you how i hold it but the picture isn’t the best. It shows what the needles look like from the top and how i have to have it pressed against me. If anyone has any videos, pictures or good explanations on how to properly hold the NEEDLES not the YARN please let me know!

Thank you!!

u/leahmarlene_12 — 9 days ago
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My guage is way off

22st and 40 rows got me 3x3", not the 4x4" called for. This is for a hat so if the guage is off its not a super big deal, but an inch is a lot. Should I go up a needle size or let Jesus take the wheel and see what happens? For reference im using us size 5 and malabrigo ultimate sock yarn.

u/Impossiblegirl44 — 10 days ago
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should i use 100% alpaca for a poncho? first time working with 100% alpaca

Hi all!

I’m hoping to make a poncho, something like the Jolie or Carla poncho by Milotte and I’m wondering if I should bust out the 100% yarn in my stash.

I’ve worked with alpaca blends before, but not 100% alpaca and I’m a little worried about the lack of memory/stretching. Especially due to the high ribbed collar and potentially the weight of the finished garment?

And to add on to this, are there any things I could do to further prevent stretching like sizing up/down a needle size, etc?

I’m using 8ply alpaca yarn

Please let me know your experiences with 100% alpaca, any advice at all is greatly appreciated, cheers :)

australianalpacayarn.com.au
u/ys4b3lle — 9 days ago
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Step by step sweater GSR

So I just finished the ribbing for the collar of the sweater. I did 1 row of knit like the pattern said to do. I was following the video and made my first row of increases. However I wanted to do the German short rows. My question is do I have to undo that row of increases? I’m wondering if I can do a row of regular knit and then do the German short rows. This is my first time knitting a sweater and I’m still pretty new to knitting so I’m scared to pick up the stitches from the row under and redo it. I don’t want to lose the progress I have so far

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u/Conscious-Turnip8229 — 10 days ago
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First swatch!! What did I do wrong?

Hello everyone! This was the result of my first time knitting ever!! I bought some yarn and some metal size 7 circular knitting needles from a secondhand craft store. I started with 15 stitches but by the end I somehow had 25 stitches on my needle!

Nevertheless, I am very excited that I learned how to cast on, knit stitches, and cast off, so I'm still counting this as a win! But if anyone has any advice on how to avoid accidentally increasing that'd be much appreciated (˶ˆᗜˆ˵)

u/IcyDepartment3473 — 9 days ago