Simply Knitting - UK (2019-08)

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KirstieMcLeod

Editor

Queenofsocksandgadgethoarder,

Kirstiehasmanyyearsofknitting

knowledge to share.

JenBartlett

TechnicalEditor

Stitchexpertandtechnicalwhizz,

Jenlikestotacklethetrickiest

of knitting problems.

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OperationsEditor

ProductexpertandFairIslefanatic,

Sophielovestalkingaboutthelatest

trends and cool colour combos.

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KnitwearDesigner

Famedforhereortlesslystylish

knitcreationsandextensive

knowledge of knitting.

ROUNDINCIRCLES

Q

I’mthinkingaboutditchingmy

straightneedlesforcircularones.

Isthisa goodideainthelongrun?

SueFrancombe,Batheaston

It isa matterofpreference,Sue,and

everyonehasa dierentopinion.Here

aretheprosofchoosingcircularneedles.

Double-pointedneedles(DPNs)areoften

usedtoknitsocksandglovesbecause

circularknittingisseamlessandtherefore

morecomfortabletowear,butmanypeople

don’tgetonwithDPNs.Forsome,using

circularneedlesismoreintuitive,andthere

areotherbenefits:if youareknittingin

theround,it’seasiertotrythegarmenton

asyougowithouthavingtotransferyour

stitches.RSIsuererslikecircularneedles

becausetheytaketheweightofyour

knitting instead of having to hold it up on

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guru

Trycircularknitting

• it’s seamless!

straightneedles– it ismorecomfortable

andeasieronyourhands.They’realso

muchmoreportablethantwoneedles,

youcanplacetheminyourbagandpick

upyourknittingwhileyou’reonthego

withoutworryingaboutit slippingothe

needles.Withstraightneedlesit’sobvious

wheretherowstartsandends,notsowith

a circularneedle,soyouwillneeda stitch

markertoindicatewheretheroundbegins

andfinishes.Attheendofa round,simply

swapthemarkerfromthelefttoright

handneedle.Forpeoplewhoarenotfans

ofsewing-upa knittedgarment,knitting

intheroundmeansseamlessknittingand

nofinishing.Traditionally,someraglanand

yokesweatersareknittedintheroundand

nowdesignersarecreatingseamless‘setin’

sleevestoavoidsewing-up.Whydon’tyou

give it a go and see how you get on?Jen

Q

CanI usea crochet

hooktopickupmy

droppedstitches?

Charlene,viaFacebook

Yes!Theycanbepickedup

witha crochethookand

‘chained’backuptoyour

needles.Luckilyforyou,we

havea greatfeatureonpage

64 thisissuefilledwithlots

ofadviceonhowtorescue

yourdroppedstitchesinall

kindsofdierentsituations.

Take a look!Jen

Q

What’sthebest

styleofsweater

forsomeonewithbroad

shoulders?

LucyPayne,Newport

Set-insleevesareso

flattering.Raglansleevescan

makeshoulderslookwider

andbroader,whilea dropped

sleevewillappeartolengthen

yourshoulders.Lookfora

stylethat’sfittedtothetop

ofyourframeforupper-body

structure.Kirstie

KNITS THAT FIT HOOKED UP

Droppeda stitch?

No problem – hook it back

A droppedsleeve

designis flattering

for broad shoulders

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