Is it cables? finishing? socks? gauge? color work? For me it is lace. I love it, want to knit it, but it seems I spend a majority of my time tinking back. grrrr But if we could knit anything we wanted carelessly what would be the point? I constantly battle lace knitting, yet have so many lace projects and UFO’s it is comical. I will not be beaten down, well, ok, occasionally. A couple of tips a girlfriend gave me: - Swatch! Start with regular size yarn (cheap) until you get the pattern down - Turn off everything: TV, music and distraction . - Learn to read the charts , look them over, chart symbols here [good Knitty article] - Use a lot of non snagging knitting markers, and count your stitches , repeatedly. Knitting markers can be anything from bits of yarn tied in a loop, to metal or plastic rings , the open ones are nice to slip into places or move. - Use a lifeline at the end of each repeat or section of the pattern . Frogging (ripping back) in la...
I have yarn and a spinning wheel. Ready to handle anything as long as I have my fiber along for the ride. Contact me at: knittingdragonflies at gmail dot com A blog about knitting and spinning. I also have a link list to tutorials for knitting spinning and a free knitting patterns link list.