Creative Knitting – August 2019

If yousubstituteor spina yarnfor a

project,youcancomparetheweight

of theyarnto theprojectyarnby

comparingwrapsperinch.Wrapyour

yarnarounda rulerfor oneinchand

countthenumberof wraps.If you

havemorewrapsperinchthanthe

projectyarn,youryarnis toothin;if

youhavefewerwrapsperinchthan

theprojectyarn,youryarnis too

thick.

Thisis thestitchmostcommonlyusedfor joiningknittedgarments.With

therightsidesof yourworktogether,pintheknittedfabrictogetherwith

theedgeseven.Theseamshouldbe sewnonefull stitchfromtheend

of therow.Onestitchshouldbe workedovereveryrow.Threadtheyarn

needle.Inserttheneedlethroughbothlayersandsewtwostitchesto the

leftthenonestitchbackto theright.Keepstitchesat an evendistance.

Continueworkingfromrightto leftin thiscircularmotion.(Diagram1)

Afterworkinga tassel,takeonehalf

of thestrandsfromeachtasseland

knotthemwithhalfthestrands

fromtheneighbouringtassel.Trim.

ProvisionalCaston ( invisibleCaston)

baCkstitCh

Diagram 1

Diagram 1 Diagram 2

tassels

substitutingYarns knittingtension

Cutyarntwicethelengthof yourdesiredtasselplusa bit extrafor theknot.

Accordingto thedesiredthicknessof thetassel,selecta numberof lengths

of yarn.Foldthelengthsof yarnin halfovera crochethook.On thewrong

side,insertthecrochethookfromthefrontto thebackthroughtheedgeof

thework.Grabtheyarnandpullthroughandtighten.Trimtheendsto the

samelength.

knottedfringe

Place a loose slipknot on the needle

in your right hand. Hold the waste

yarn next to the slipknot and around

your left thumb. Hold your working

yarn over your left index finger.

*Bring the needle forward under the

waste yarn, over the working yarn,

grab a loop of working yarn (Diagram

1), then bring the needle to the front,

over both yarns, and grab a second

loop (Diagram 2). Repeat from *

until you have the desired number

of stitches on your needle. When

you’re ready to work in the opposite

direction, pick out the waste yarn to

expose the live stitches.

Checking your knitting tension, that

is, the tightness or looseness of your

knitting, is important. To check your

tension, cast on 30 stitches using

the recommended needle size.

Work in the pattern until your work

measures 10cm from the cast on

edge then cast off. You now have a

“swatch”. Measure your tension by

placing a ruler over your swatch and

counting the number of stitches

across and rows down (including

fractions of stitches and rows) in

10cm. Repeat these measurements

two to three times on a different

parts of the swatch to check your

measurements. If you have more

stitches and rows than called for

in the instructions, you should use

larger needles; if you have fewer, use

smaller needles. Check your tension

again before starting your project.

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