Reality Check Your Knitting Patterns

by Hannah Gilly

November 1, 2022

Ever started knitting and hated the pattern?

The photo might be misleading, the yarn may be your favourite, the magazine is the best, but perhaps the layout and jargon in the patterns feels totally unknitable.

You're not alone. There are knitters out there who find the same thing happening to them.
Regretting starting a knit isn't unusual, because there are lots of reasons why knitting patterns could feel impossible once you're cast on and the rows start growing.

Today let's talk about the way knitting patterns can be unrealistic and how we can find patterns that feel better on our needles. 

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