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Welcome to I’ll Knit (& Spin!) If I want To! I asked y’all to send in some of your questions (from everything from fiber arts, to designing and on!) so I could put together a little video for y’all every Friday doing my best to answer your questions!
In this week’s episode we cover:
1. Hi Andrea! I love your videos and look forward to watching them every Friday while my toddler naps and I can knit. I’ve been knitting for years but there is one thing I’ve always wondered about. When you’re knitting and the pattern says to measure your work from the cast on edge, should you measure to below the needle only including the stitches that are worked or include the needle since the stitches on it will be worked as the pattern progress? I assume it’s not a big deal as long as you stick to one method and use it consistently, but it plagues me none the less lol.
2. Gauge....After knitting a gauge to help with deciding on which size garment to knit, which size needles to use, etc...Do you usually check your gauge again, once you have begun a sweater? What is the best way to do this? It can be tricky if knitting in the round, since the stitches get bunched up. Do you use barber cords to take your work off of the needles to check gauge? I have heard you talk about the great idea of comparing a fav already knit or bought sweater. Tell me more so I can more confidently knit more garments in the right size! : )
3. I have been wanting to knit the Throwback cardigan. But I have not done very much colorwork at all, and when I have done it, I was knitting in the round. On Ravelry, it sounds like the sweater is knitted flat. When you are on a purl set of rows, are you also doing colorwork? Thanks for any info or advice you can provide!
4. Hi Andrea! This seems so basic, but can you talk about why some yarn comes in twisted skeins (I sometimes see them called a 'hank') and some comes in a skein or ball ready to knit? I despise balling yarn. Mostly because the ball winder I have is the literal worst knitting item I own. :( Why can't yarn come pre-wound into a ball???? Related: do you have a ball winder that you would recommend? Because I clearly need a new one. ;) Thank you so much for all the time you dedicate to these videos, I learn so much! ❤️
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5. I will soon be casting your Weekender sweater pattern but I’m nervous about the center seam. I just finished a pattern that had a side seam using a purl stitch but the knit stitch that followed that Purl was always loose which then created an entire loose “row” going down the length of the purl seam. I think they call it laddering? I tried tightening up that knit stitch every time I came around to it but it didn’t seem to help. Can I fix this? Thanks in advance for your help! Signed…nervous in NY! :)
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