Comments on: help!! knitting a scarf? http://bambooknittingneedles.net/help-knitting-a-scarf/ Your best source of information on bamboo knitting needles Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:48:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Benjamin@Knitting Patterns For Babies http://bambooknittingneedles.net/help-knitting-a-scarf/comment-page-1/#comment-5645 Benjamin@Knitting Patterns For Babies Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:07:19 +0000 http://bambooknittingneedles.net/help-knitting-a-scarf/#comment-5645 I loved the post. I've saved it to my favorites and will definitely share it with my friends on facebook and twitter! Keep up the good work! Lauren I loved the post. I’ve saved it to my favorites and will definitely share it with my friends on facebook and twitter! Keep up the good work!

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]]> By: velveteen_pa http://bambooknittingneedles.net/help-knitting-a-scarf/comment-page-1/#comment-1113 velveteen_pa Tue, 25 May 2010 21:15:04 +0000 http://bambooknittingneedles.net/help-knitting-a-scarf/#comment-1113 If you want it to look nice, yes you should start over. The best thing you could do is make a test swatch a few inches wide and a few inches long, Then take a ruler and see how many stiches are in one inch and use that information to decide how many stiches wide you want your scarf to be. If it got suddenly wider after so few rows it is very probable that at the beginning when you cast on you did it too too tight stretching it as you did it. You aways wnat to cast on a little loose. It might be a good idea to count your stiches each row for a little bit till you get some practice. There are diffent methods for casting on, The easiest is the wrap but it is harder to get tension correct, i use the knit cast on method. I found a site that has diagrams for both for you to look at, The yarn you are using is not really a good yarn to learn on so it might take a little more practice to make it come out right Good luck and have fun If you want it to look nice, yes you should start over. The best thing you could do is make a test swatch a few inches wide and a few inches long, Then take a ruler and see how many stiches are in one inch and use that information to decide how many stiches wide you want your scarf to be. If it got suddenly wider after so few rows it is very probable that at the beginning when you cast on you did it too too tight stretching it as you did it. You aways wnat to cast on a little loose. It might be a good idea to count your stiches each row for a little bit till you get some practice. There are diffent methods for casting on, The easiest is the wrap but it is harder to get tension correct, i use the knit cast on method. I found a site that has diagrams for both for you to look at, The yarn you are using is not really a good yarn to learn on so it might take a little more practice to make it come out right Good luck and have fun

]]> By: hello_magenta http://bambooknittingneedles.net/help-knitting-a-scarf/comment-page-1/#comment-1114 hello_magenta Tue, 25 May 2010 21:15:04 +0000 http://bambooknittingneedles.net/help-knitting-a-scarf/#comment-1114 by thickness do you mean wideness of the scarf? if so, you are probably accidentally adding rows and that is why it is getting wider. you can knit two stitches together to fix this until you get back to the width you want. by thickness do you mean wideness of the scarf?

if so, you are probably accidentally adding rows and that is why it is getting wider.
you can knit two stitches together to fix this until you get back to the width you want.

]]> By: cupcakeblondie93 http://bambooknittingneedles.net/help-knitting-a-scarf/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 cupcakeblondie93 Tue, 25 May 2010 21:15:04 +0000 http://bambooknittingneedles.net/help-knitting-a-scarf/#comment-1115 Im not a knitter but i do like crocheting. I also once had this problem when I just started crocheting. You can not fix this problem unless you pull it all out but for future reference you could not wrap the yarn around the needle as tight! Im not a knitter but i do like crocheting. I also once had this problem when I just started crocheting. You can not fix this problem unless you pull it all out but for future reference you could not wrap the yarn around the needle as tight!

]]> By: buttonbrite1 http://bambooknittingneedles.net/help-knitting-a-scarf/comment-page-1/#comment-1116 buttonbrite1 Tue, 25 May 2010 21:15:04 +0000 http://bambooknittingneedles.net/help-knitting-a-scarf/#comment-1116 What it sounds as though you are doing is knitting twice into one stitch. When I was a beginner, this happened to me all of the time, particularly if I was getting distracted by the TV or my kids or any type of interruptions. I would be halfway through the stitch, look up to take care of someone or something, and then go back to my knitting, except I would start up by knitting again into the same stitch and creating two. (Actually, when you get better at knitting, you will use actually NEED to do this, or something like it, to shape your garment, but it's a nuiscence when you dont mean to do it). One way to stop this is to try and knit without distractions, or if there are distractions, try not to mind them until you are completely through a stitch (or even better, a whole row). I also used to tie a thread around my needle every ten stitches, and then count as I knit. That way, if I did add a stitch, I would just have a few stitches to unknit to fix the problem. For now, I would start over. It would take hours to figure out each place you messed up and go back and fix it. Best to start fresh, and try one or both of the tips above. I'm betting things go better the next time around if you do. Happy knitting! What it sounds as though you are doing is knitting twice into one stitch. When I was a beginner, this happened to me all of the time, particularly if I was getting distracted by the TV or my kids or any type of interruptions. I would be halfway through the stitch, look up to take care of someone or something, and then go back to my knitting, except I would start up by knitting again into the same stitch and creating two. (Actually, when you get better at knitting, you will use actually NEED to do this, or something like it, to shape your garment, but it’s a nuiscence when you dont mean to do it).

One way to stop this is to try and knit without distractions, or if there are distractions, try not to mind them until you are completely through a stitch (or even better, a whole row). I also used to tie a thread around my needle every ten stitches, and then count as I knit. That way, if I did add a stitch, I would just have a few stitches to unknit to fix the problem.

For now, I would start over. It would take hours to figure out each place you messed up and go back and fix it. Best to start fresh, and try one or both of the tips above. I’m betting things go better the next time around if you do.

Happy knitting!

]]> By: Chasity B http://bambooknittingneedles.net/help-knitting-a-scarf/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 Chasity B Tue, 25 May 2010 21:15:04 +0000 http://bambooknittingneedles.net/help-knitting-a-scarf/#comment-1117 It's a common problem for beginning knitters to accidentally add an extra stitch on each row, causing the piece to grow wider and wider. The best way to avoid this is to count your stitches. Say you start with 20 stitches on your needle, at the end of each row, count to make sure there's still 20 and not any more. If there's an extra, just pull it off the end of the needle and unloop it. Unfortunately, you can't get your scarf back to its original width without unravelling the whole thing. An alternate solution though, would be to make your mistake into part of your pattern (that is, if it hasn't grown so wide that it would be ridiculous to do so.) For the next several rows (as many as you made your mistake on), decrease a stitch per row, which will make it shrink again. To decrease, insert your needle into two stitches instead of just one, and knit them together. Once it gets back to its original width, start increasing again, until it's back to the widest point again, then repeat decreasing. Your scarf will have a wavy width all the way through it, for a kind of cool look. It’s a common problem for beginning knitters to accidentally add an extra stitch on each row, causing the piece to grow wider and wider. The best way to avoid this is to count your stitches. Say you start with 20 stitches on your needle, at the end of each row, count to make sure there’s still 20 and not any more. If there’s an extra, just pull it off the end of the needle and unloop it.

Unfortunately, you can’t get your scarf back to its original width without unravelling the whole thing. An alternate solution though, would be to make your mistake into part of your pattern (that is, if it hasn’t grown so wide that it would be ridiculous to do so.) For the next several rows (as many as you made your mistake on), decrease a stitch per row, which will make it shrink again. To decrease, insert your needle into two stitches instead of just one, and knit them together. Once it gets back to its original width, start increasing again, until it’s back to the widest point again, then repeat decreasing. Your scarf will have a wavy width all the way through it, for a kind of cool look.

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