Your Tips and Tricks for Adding a Knitted Hem

re: Your Tips and Tricks for Adding a Knitted Hem

AdelaK — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:26:31 GMT

Could you possible have patterns that are made with a knitting board or round loom?

thank you kindly

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JanieP — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:31:14 GMT

I am searching for a book someone had on their site last week. It was a book of patterns, and I am looking for it because of the cabled scarf in it. Was it on your site? Thank you,
Janie

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IoneD — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:43:33 GMT

I AM NEW TO THIS POST. I WAS HOPING TO FIND THE PETAL HAT THAT WAS ON TODAYS CREATE ON TV, PLEASE ADVISE.

re: Your Tips and Tricks for Adding a Knitted Hem

NormaE — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:39:33 GMT

This will only work on a project knitted from the bottom up. I just finished a sweater knitted from the top down and had to sew the turned hem. Too bad as I would rather knit the hem in. I tried to knit the bottom of the hem to the sweater and then cast the stitches off, but it is too bulky on the inside.

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Lordix — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:08:23 GMT

I am new to kniiting, is there a rule of thumb as to how many stitches will fit comfortably on circular needle, I cannot handle double poimts, so trying to make socks on circular

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BevM — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:09:19 GMT

I love the cap pattern you posted. I would like to make some for the hobbit sized people in my life. I thought I would buy fine yarn to make them for the little people. Do you have anyother suggestions as to how to down size the cap. I know I can probably come up with something other than yarn size and gauge when I take a bit more time to read the pattern but if you have any other suggestions I would love to hear from you. Children so like caps and you could easily do them in team, school or favorte color to match other knitted cloth. I would like to make some real feminine ones by adding a bit of knitted lace and such. Like to here from you on this problem. Thank you

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Catie Phillips — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:23:25 GMT

I've never done this but Julie of Samurai Knittter (www.samuraiknitter.blogspot.com) stitches her initials and the year the project was started into the hem. It looks really cool so I thought that I would share the idea.

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JanH — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:11:27 GMT

I've loved reading these tips and was delighted that I understood the technique exactly although it's a very long time since I last used it. I remember my Mum telling me that she always used this method for front bands on all the very fine ply cardigans she knitted as a young woman. Just noticed that a version of it is used for the front band of Sylph Cardigan in Spring '08 Interweave Knits...so neat!

re: Your Tips and Tricks for Adding a Knitted Hem

AllisonH — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:23:27 GMT

Dear Editor,

It's "lie flatter" not "lay flatter." Lay requires a direct object; lie does not. I usually love reading this column but the grammar errors are driving me nuts!

re: Your Tips and Tricks for Adding a Knitted Hem

Lana — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:27:18 GMT

To the RE: above...Kathryn T. means instead of putting the provisional cast-on stitches onto a second needle and then knitting them together with the live stitches on the working needle, she suggests to transfers all the stitches, live and provisional, onto another needle alternating one stitch from the garment and one stitch from the hem. I hope that clarifies it for you.

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Renske — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:30:38 GMT

Another method is for a flat hem is to provisionally cast on 90% of the stitches needed.
In the second last row before the turning row increase to 100%.
You can also use a larger needle for the "join together" row. This creates a les sharp line or more room for the hem to ly flat.

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Lewis2 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:18:09 GMT

Re "Adding a No-Roll Hem" - I don't understands the tip left by Kathryn T., but maybe everyone else does???

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Lana — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:17:06 GMT

Hi Erica W, I was able to download the pattern. I think you may not be logged in. Sometimes when you clear the cache on your browser it logs you out of websites. Look at the upper right hand corner of the screen to see if it says "Signed in as". Also, if you use more than one browser you will have to sign in with each of them separately.

re: Your Tips and Tricks for Adding a Knitted Hem

AnnaM — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:11:05 GMT

Some folks posted on the former KD that the hem flipped up.
I think that this might be because the sweater is pulling just a bit too much over the hips--you know how a rolled hem rolls more if it is snug (ask me!). Anyway, it's just a thought. I guess the hip measurement requires a bit of positive ease for the hem to lie well.

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DeniseW — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:00:43 GMT

I find that if I knit every inside stitch together with the outside stitch it makes a distinct line across the top of the hem. This is because everything above the hem sits more-or-less between the layers. For a smoother join, I use a regular cast-on and only join about every 1/2" - 3/4", much like the spacing of the stitches in a sewn hem. This join is almost as invisible as carefully sewing it down afterwards.