My Knitting Is Laughing At Me

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What's on Sandi's Needles? — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:31:55 GMT

Sometimes, our knitting is a love letter to someone special in our lives. This is who I am knitting for

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flexitate — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:23:42 GMT

I have finished a cardigan for myself. All but the front bands. I don't want to put buttonholes and buttons on the band. Last week, or the first week of June, you aro someone demonstrated a band. The demonstrator used 11 stitches in her instructions. I did not keep the instructions and now cannot find them anywhere in your e-magazines. Could you help. thansk

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flexitate — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:32:11 GMT

You or someone at Knitting Daily demonstrated another way to knit a buttonband. In the demonstration 11 stitches were used. It was a unique way to make this. I have just finished a cardigan and don't want to use buttons or make button holes. Can you help. please. It was about a week ago around the beginning of June 2010. Thanks for any help you or anyone else can give me.

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Kathy46 — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:08:20 GMT

Regarding your border, it was a great solution to end each needle in the middle of a side. Also, guage samples are not only for beginning a new project. Making ing a short sample of the border with one corner would save loads of extra knitting as you work out the design. You might have found out about the "picking up knitwise or purlwise" situation before you committed to knitting all those rows on the actual project. I enjoy your column, especially how to tackly the UFO's.

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Katrine Wohllebe — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:29:25 GMT

Hi. I recently knit a beautiful little silk cardigan in Rowan Pure Silk, garter stitch borders and otherwise all stockinette. Mysteriously, when all was done and sewn up, I discovered a purl stitch right in the middle of one sleeve cap. Well, with all the sewing done, I didn't want to both take out the seams and unravel the sleeve cap. I enden up by simply sewing a knit stich on top of the purl stitch, "pushing" the purl bump behind the new stitch. The spot is not quite as smooth as the rest of the stockinette, but it saved quite a lot of work.

Also, in another sweater, in a ribbing where I mistakenly knitted a stitch instead of purling it, I sewed a fake "purl bump" onto the knit stitch in order to keep the ribbing looking right. (Though knowing that nobody but myself would have ever noticed :-) )

Happy knitting, Trine/Goodlifeknitting

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mugwumpr — Mon, 24 May 2010 03:08:47 GMT

I boggle at your skill and bow as one unworthy. I can only dream of knitting at your level! (I also share your taste in sculpture.... I annoyed my travelling companions by wanting to circle that carving repeatedly instead of getting on with checking in for our flight.)

:o)

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AldonaS — Tue, 18 May 2010 19:50:54 GMT

This week's challenge: a raglan cardigan for myself. I've sewn all the seams, tried on and found that the neck opening is waaaay too big. Since I kept live seams for the edging, I am now going back in and knitting some more, following the line of decreases. Hoping it doesn't look too wonky where the "knit in one piece" seams meet the "sewn together" seams. Then I will make a big honking collar and install the zipper. Fingers crossed!

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AmyS@2 — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:00:36 GMT

I love your approach to this, Sandi! Last year I was making the Crocus Cardigan set, an adorable little baby sweater with hat, and I just couldn't get the hat to "join, being careful not to twist." I cast on, joined, knit and found a twist three times. The third time, I decided not to fight it any longer. I left the band twisted, then, after finishing the hat, pulled out Nicky Epstein's book of knitted flowers, picked a nice flower that harmonized with the crocus pattern, knitted it, and sewed it on over the twist. Result, a perfectly nice and slightly fancier hat!

OK, now for a current problem: I'm making a Multnomah Shawl, which has a garter stitch section (starting at the neck) then a Feather and Fan deep outer edging. Trouble is I think I started on way too small a needle--my garter stitch is on 4's, should probably be 6's. Do you think I could get away with switching to a larger needle, six inches in? Wouldn't it just make a subtle third band between the two? Tempted but not excited about frogging this silky Misti Alpaca if I don't like the new look.

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MidoriW — Tue, 18 May 2010 02:55:02 GMT

I teach 4th grade, and the motto for our learning year is, "Always make new mistakes"... that way you know you are learning. If you never made a mistake, it would mean you were stuck doing what you already know. What a tiny and boring little world that could be. Learning is messy. It MEANS mistakes. And figuring out how to solve them, and providing inspiration for doing things differently. Well done, Sandi.

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sue san — Sun, 16 May 2010 07:59:52 GMT

My mother Mother said " make a feature of your mistakes" Yours were not mistakes but you sure took her idea and ran with it!

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She strings purls — Sat, 15 May 2010 14:38:35 GMT

Awesome solution. I am teaching a few friends to knit and taling about fixes is a constant conversation. Thanks for sharing and I will share this with them, too!

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She strings purls — Sat, 15 May 2010 14:36:00 GMT

Awesome solution. Thanks for sharing all the challenges. I am teaching a few friends to knit and mistakes are a big topic. I always tell them to not worry, there is always a fix or solution. We don't always have to "Tink" or "Frog"!!!

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JeanneG@16 — Fri, 14 May 2010 13:20:44 GMT

I so agree with Elizaduckie - mistakes are an opportunity for creativity! They can also be viewed as an expression of your interpetation of the design - and you don't have to beat yourself up about having made a mistake! Who will know if you don't do anything thing but smile as the recepient of the lovely designed gift is astonished, grateful, and so appreciative! Well done to you, and they will love it! Silence can be so discrete and elegant! Just get the gauge right and design away!

Knit on!