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I’ll Knit If I Want To: Episode 63
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Welcome to I’ll Knit (& Spin!) If I want To! I asked y’all to send in some of your questions (from everything from fiber arts, to designing and on!) so I could put together a little video for y’all every Friday doing my best to answer your questions!
In this week’s episode we cover:
1. Hi Andrea, I believe you mentioned you are knitting your daughter a smaller inclinations cowl. I was wondering if you have any tips on resizing it? The shift cowl was one of my first projects a few years back as new a knitter. I didn't know about gauge swatching and I was knitting very tightly so it came out smaller than the pattern. But I love it! I love that it's closer to my neck like a bandana and really would like to have my inclinations cowl turn out similarly. Because the cowl uses a us needle size 3, I don't really have the option to go down a few needle sizes to achieve this. Do you have any recommendations on making it smaller? Or even bigger for folks that might want the opposite? Thank you so much! XOXO!
2. Hello, I had a question on how hand knit socks are supposed to fit. Are they supposed to feel loose and slide down or should they fell tight and be hard to get on? Specifically, how should the DRK Everyday socks fit? My gauge matches what the pattern calls for but the ankle/leg portion slides down slightly. Is that normal? Thank you so much for your videos and all your helpful tips!
3. Hi, love your podcast so much; it has gotten me excited about knitting again after a bit of a slump as I seem to have a difficult time getting a nice fit from the sweaters I have made, but I'm determined to get this as I love all things yarn and knitting. This is a 2 part question. I'm making the Weekender and using Brooklyn Tweed Shelter. I added an inch to the body and made the arm hole larger. Now it looks pretty funky around the underarm, but hasn't been blocked yet. My question is this yarn is pretty stiff. My LYS mentioned if I soak it in wool wash and a bit of hair conditioner, it will soften right up. That made me wonder if it would fall differently since it would be less stiff? The second part of the question is if the sizing and shape of a garment will be different after blocking, do you have to wait until fully finished and blocked to see how something fits or can you get a realistic idea while the project is ongoing? I guess this is a 3 part question :) If I have fully blocked and soaked to soften, but do not like the fit; can I pull out and begin again or will the yarn change too much through the soaking process in wool wash and conditioner? I should add I do check gauge and block swatches and can't figure out why things aren't fitting quite right. Thanks so much for your energy, enthusiasm and information!!
4. Hi Andrea! Every Friday my dog and I snuggle up and watch your latest episode 😁 They’re so enjoyable, and I’ve learned so much! I am curious about the Inclinations Cowl that you are knitting up in your hand-spun for your daughter. Are you making this one smaller or with a thicker weight yarn? I had been thinking I would love to knit another one, this time for my 8 year old niece, but I wasn’t sure if I should try and make it smaller. Also, if I can sneak another question in here, you talked about yarns and pilling before. If I understand correctly, a single ply is more likely to pill faster, so if I am knitting a sweater that calls for a fingering weight yarn, would I be better off choosing a sock yarn?
5. I'm about to knitt your wonderful Gib sweater for my husband. Would be possible to place short rows under the ribbing iso in the ribbing or I "destroy" all the pattern and shaping?
Join on Instagram with the hashtag #STRIAHATweekendKAL
Join on Instagram with the hashtag #InclinacowlKAL
I am wearing The Weekender:
In this week’s episode we cover:
1. Hi Andrea, I believe you mentioned you are knitting your daughter a smaller inclinations cowl. I was wondering if you have any tips on resizing it? The shift cowl was one of my first projects a few years back as new a knitter. I didn't know about gauge swatching and I was knitting very tightly so it came out smaller than the pattern. But I love it! I love that it's closer to my neck like a bandana and really would like to have my inclinations cowl turn out similarly. Because the cowl uses a us needle size 3, I don't really have the option to go down a few needle sizes to achieve this. Do you have any recommendations on making it smaller? Or even bigger for folks that might want the opposite? Thank you so much! XOXO!
2. Hello, I had a question on how hand knit socks are supposed to fit. Are they supposed to feel loose and slide down or should they fell tight and be hard to get on? Specifically, how should the DRK Everyday socks fit? My gauge matches what the pattern calls for but the ankle/leg portion slides down slightly. Is that normal? Thank you so much for your videos and all your helpful tips!
3. Hi, love your podcast so much; it has gotten me excited about knitting again after a bit of a slump as I seem to have a difficult time getting a nice fit from the sweaters I have made, but I'm determined to get this as I love all things yarn and knitting. This is a 2 part question. I'm making the Weekender and using Brooklyn Tweed Shelter. I added an inch to the body and made the arm hole larger. Now it looks pretty funky around the underarm, but hasn't been blocked yet. My question is this yarn is pretty stiff. My LYS mentioned if I soak it in wool wash and a bit of hair conditioner, it will soften right up. That made me wonder if it would fall differently since it would be less stiff? The second part of the question is if the sizing and shape of a garment will be different after blocking, do you have to wait until fully finished and blocked to see how something fits or can you get a realistic idea while the project is ongoing? I guess this is a 3 part question :) If I have fully blocked and soaked to soften, but do not like the fit; can I pull out and begin again or will the yarn change too much through the soaking process in wool wash and conditioner? I should add I do check gauge and block swatches and can't figure out why things aren't fitting quite right. Thanks so much for your energy, enthusiasm and information!!
4. Hi Andrea! Every Friday my dog and I snuggle up and watch your latest episode 😁 They’re so enjoyable, and I’ve learned so much! I am curious about the Inclinations Cowl that you are knitting up in your hand-spun for your daughter. Are you making this one smaller or with a thicker weight yarn? I had been thinking I would love to knit another one, this time for my 8 year old niece, but I wasn’t sure if I should try and make it smaller. Also, if I can sneak another question in here, you talked about yarns and pilling before. If I understand correctly, a single ply is more likely to pill faster, so if I am knitting a sweater that calls for a fingering weight yarn, would I be better off choosing a sock yarn?
5. I'm about to knitt your wonderful Gib sweater for my husband. Would be possible to place short rows under the ribbing iso in the ribbing or I "destroy" all the pattern and shaping?
Join on Instagram with the hashtag #STRIAHATweekendKAL
Join on Instagram with the hashtag #InclinacowlKAL
I am wearing The Weekender:
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