How do you keep track of those knitting needle pairs? Are they all over the place? Do you dare not use them, for fear of losing one? And so they turn into yet another bane in your life like ‘find the odd sock’ has become for so many? For so long I had my knitting needles hidden away . . .
You’ve knitted a rectangle- great job! Now you need to join it together somehow, to create a knitted headband, a bracelet, a coin purse or a square toque or beanie. This is where the problem arises… you signed up to learn how to knit, not learn how to sew! Can you hear the screeching ‘Jaws’ . . .
Yes, I admit it, I have a favourite. We fell in love about thirty years ago and as the years have gone by I’ve appreciated its assets even more! Can you tell, it’s earned a special place in my heart?! If you’d like to learn more about knitting and would like to know which mistakes every knitter . . .
What happens when you either forget the k2tog or drop a stitch and have the stitch drop through a k2tog? Disaster! Do you unravel three or more stitches to start decreasing again? Or do you do what I do, that is take a crochet hook and save the k2tog right there in the middle of . . .
Can it really be that simple, avoiding 6 mistakes and everything will be hunky-dory? Well, believe it or not, it could be a big factor in whether you set yourself up for life-long enjoyment of knitting rather than giving it up at the first hurdle. I’ll tell you about three of these mistakes in this . . .
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