February 2013
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Anonymous asked: Have you ever tried using thrift-store sweaters as sources of cheap yarn? If so, how do you get all the kinks out once it's unravelled?
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Anonymous asked: how do i shorten the sleeves on my cardi without it being a whole re-knit job? I am hoping i can undo and fix from the cuff ? Is this possible or is it too hard to attempt?
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Anonymous asked: I am ambidextrous, and usually work left handed. My mum is exclusively a southpaw, and is trying to teach me how to knit, but this is probably the one instance where my brain will not process the left handed way of doing things, even though it usually prefers the left hand. What do?
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Anonymous asked: What are some of the methods that you use to cast on? I was crocheting with my fingers and then threading the loops to the needle, but was told I was doing it wrong? Is that a way at all to do things or am I overcomplicating things for myself? I don't really know any other ways to cast on though so I guess if that's wrong how am I supposed to cast on?
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kalany asked: I found the pattern anon was asking about. It's a decrease before starting the heel turn, and all it's asking is for the knitter to decrease either two or four stitches before starting the heel. They have 21 or 27 stitches and need to get down to 19 or 23. Decreases should be worked evenly in the knit sections, on the last wrong side row before starting the heel, with k2togs. It's...
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Anonymous asked: I am knitting a pair of socks and following a pattern that I am not quite understanding. Right now I'm working on the heel and have been nitting 27 sts in a rib of K3/P3. Then the pattern asks me to do this: 1 st in each of the K4-section by K2 tog I just don't understand what it want done.
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Anonymous asked: I cast on with a slip knot, or at least, I'm trying to make it a habit. What do you do when you get to the end of a row? Do you just stitch into the slip knot?
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Anonymous asked: Yo knitbro! I just toe-up socked for the first time and then promptly destroyed all my hard work by using a bind off that was too tight. Is there any way I can fix that and salvage my work, or should I just learn to stare mournfully at what could have been? Also, so I don't make this mistake again, do you have a favourite bind off you use for socks? I defer to your wisdom in these matters....
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Anonymous asked: Ok. When knitting a knit 4 purl 4 and you come to the end of your stitches with a purl stitch, when turning to go back down do you then start with a purl stitch so that all the stitches run the same?
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Anonymous asked: when i bind off the cuffs of a sweater the bind off row is always too tight how can i get it to expand like the k1p1 cuff
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Anonymous asked: I can't use circular needles and have an afgan pattern with 145 stitches - on a size 7 needle - medium weight yarn -- if I use a different size needle would they all fit or should i use less stitches?
knittingzombie asked: Is this blog still alive?
June 2012
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submission from makingtriangles:
Thank you so much for the tips on changing colors in the round! That method worked out so much better than the other way I did it. So much neater looking. Tada:
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that looks fantastic! doesn’t seem to have messed with your tension much, either, which was my main concern over the technique. after blocking it’s going to be perfect.
dude. now i...
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makingtriangles asked: I'm experienced with colorwork, but - I'm doing some hats in the round (god tier hood hats, heh!) with symbols on the front. With these, since the different color is only on the front, and it's in the round, I can't work back and forth across it like I usually do. Is there a better way to do this besides dividing it up into sections and using four different strands? The only...
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Anonymous asked: How do I socks? O.0
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Anonymous asked: So I got started on the hat, and I am using alpaca for the first time, and it is making me make gurgly noises of happiness. It is like petting a small, clean kitten that smells like lemon and mint.
May 2012
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Anonymous asked: My dad has requested a rib-knit watch cap for Father's Day, and I'd like to oblige, but am flailing over finding a simple pattern. Do you have any recommendations?
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Anonymous asked: This is dorm room anon, just wanted to clarify that I wanted to block the sweater before sewing it together, because everything says that makes it fit better or easier or something. Does that make any difference?
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Anonymous asked: I've just started knitting a hat in the round, what kind of cast-on would be best to start out? Long tail is what I usually cast on using. Thank you so much! :)
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Super Stretchy Bind-Off →
a handy and surprisingly simple technique for binding off ribbing. why didn’t i think of that?
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let me tell you about knitting!
smaithesmai:
knitbro:
it’s relaxing, it’s creative, it’s inexpensive, and it’s useful. it is pretty damn near a perfect hobby. so why doesn’t everyone do it? well, i reckon it’s because not everyone has a helpful knitbro to get them untangled when they hit a snag. but it’s cool. i’m here now.
so grab your sticks and string and hit up my askbox. i don’t judge, i just make loops.
Knitbro is a...
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let me tell you about knitting!
lookitsteatime:
jumpingjacktrash:
knitbro:
it’s relaxing, it’s creative, it’s inexpensive, and it’s useful. it is pretty damn near a perfect hobby. so why doesn’t everyone do it? well, i reckon it’s because not everyone has a helpful knitbro to get them untangled when they hit a snag. but it’s cool. i’m here now.
so grab your sticks and string and hit up my askbox. i don’t judge, i just...
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kaon4shi asked: Why are you supposed to wind yarn skeins into balls?
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Anonymous asked: How do I block a sweater in a tiny dorm room?
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kaon4shi asked: I just figured out how to do the long tail cast-on and I'm putting this in your ask box because it's really exciting! I didn't even know there was more than one way to cast on before you mentioned it. I'm sitting here with my yarn all LOOK AT ME GO! and they're like "Cast on? Is that a fishing thing?" XD
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Anonymous asked: How do you feel about blocking acrylic? (Is it possible / is it a good idea / what's the best way?) I'm currently knitting a blanket out of acrylic and I would love to block it, but the rest of the internet seems so torn on the topic and I'm just confused.
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Anonymous asked: RainbowBarnacle jokingly mentioned knitting their hair into a blanket - I have bum-length hair and have literally knitted my hair into a scarf for a couple of rows by accident. Um. That aside, I have an issue where I keep getting little holes in my scarf, but my stitch count remains the same so I'm not dropping stitches? It's 2/2 ribbed, can you tell me what I'm doing wrong?
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Anonymous asked: Do you crochet too?
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flipkat asked: What's your opinion on slipping the first stitch of a new row vs knitting every stitch? I heard it makes a smoother edge.
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knitterwithapoint asked: Do you know any yarn companies who are currently accepting yarn testers? :)
April 2012
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Anonymous asked: This is more of a philosophical question than a technical one. One of my professors saw me knitting and asked if I felt oppressed. Should I feel oppressed, Knitbro?
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Anonymous asked: Any particular projects that say, "Hi, I am an attemptable project for a beginner that will not cause them to panic and think they will never be able to learn how to knit?" Also, what basics do you suggest for supplies? Because the craft store is all fancy-shmancy and has about 3 metric shittonnes of knitting needles, and I can't tell which kind I should even be looking for.
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how do i scarf? basic knitting instructions.
jumpingjacktrash:
here is your getting-started guide, RB! and also anyone else who wants to learn to knit. i reckon it’ll take you about an hour to get going. how long it takes to finish the scarf depends on how long you want it and how fancy you get, but i reckon you’re looking at twenty or thirty hours of work total. don’t be afraid to screw up; yarn is reusable. :D
step 1: casting on.
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Anonymous asked: I'm fairly new to knitting. I've done a few horizontal-striped scarves, but now I want to make one with vertical stripes. How do I go about this???
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let me tell you about knitting!
it’s relaxing, it’s creative, it’s inexpensive, and it’s useful. it is pretty damn near a perfect hobby. so why doesn’t everyone do it? well, i reckon it’s because not everyone has a helpful knitbro to get them untangled when they hit a snag. but it’s cool. i’m here now.
so grab your sticks and string and hit up my askbox. i don’t judge, i...
