[Nfb-krafters-korner] Help with yarn

[Deborah Barnes]

Oh, I remember condo knitting.  I remember a shrug once that was made using
your technique.  I thought it was cute, but I never did it because I could
see me forgetting to switch needles or using the wrong one or something.
But your idea sounds like a good one.

In my case, there are only knit stitches.  But I think I figured out
something last night that amazed me when it percolated through my brain.
When I start my decreases, the side-to-side measurement will start to
decrease, thus will not continue to grow.  I think I've wasted lots of hours
before this hit me.  Duh!  <g<

Deb B.

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Hi Deborah,

It is very difficult to always match the gauge of the pattern designer.  For
me, the problem is my purl rows.  While I can achieve gauge for the stitches
(width), with some fussing around with needle size, height is another story.
So in garter I'm pretty close in both directions.  Stockinet is another
story.  I appear to work my purl stitches loser than my knit stitches.
Recently I tried something that would probably make an
experienced/professional knitter scream, thus far is working for me.  I use
2 different sized needles.  The one held in my right hand when I do the purl
row is 1 or 2 sizes smaller than the one used to create the knit stitches.
I have not tried this strategy on something like ribbing.  I'm guessing it
might work out just fine because after 2 rows each stack of stitches would
be the same height.

Another option you can look at is using less stitches.  So if you are using
a pattern repeat of 12 stiches per repeat with 3 stitches on either end,
your total stitch count might be 126 (10 x 12 +6).  Eliminate 1 or maybe 2
repeats giving yourself a total stitch count of 102 (8 x 10 + 6).  Some
patterns are just not easily adjusted like this.

For all of you history buffs out there, in the 70's there was a technique
that was all the rage called Condo Knitting.  It uses 2 very different sizes
of needles, i.e. a size 10 and a size 6.  This causes a gauge differencing
every row.  So for example, rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9...ect. would have a smaller
gauge than rows 2, 4, 6, 8...etc. and so on.  

Annette


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Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 10:49 PM
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Cc: Deborah Barnes
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Help with yarn

Hi Linda B.,

 

I feel your pain.  This is the 3rd time I had tried to make a baby blanket
using several patterns.  I've gone up and down the needle sizes (knitting)
like a piano scale and still can't get the gauge right.  It's too big
sideways and not big enough from needle to floor.  I give up!  Now I just
have to decide what pattern to do.  My son liked the yarn I have, which is
bulky, but I have no idea what to make with it.  He liked the pattern I was
doing, too.

 

But I've had enough!  <g<  So I hope you can find the answer to your
questions and get something crocheted by Sunday.  

 

Deb B.

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