2019-07-01_Simply_Knitting

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of knitting problems.

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WASHINGWORRIES

Q

What’sthecorrectprocedurefor

washinghand-knits?I’veheard

toomanyhorrorstoriesoffeltingand

shrinkingandwouldliketobecompletely

sureI’mdoingtherightthing.

PippaOwen,viaemail

Caringforhand-knittedgarmentsstarts

beforethey’veevenbeenknitted– it’sbest

tomakea swatchofanygarmentbeforeyou

startknittingandsavetheballbandfrom

theyarnyou’reusing.Checktheballband

oftheyarnyourgarmentwasknittedinfor

thewashinginstructions,buteventhenit’s

besttoerronthesideofcaution.If youstill

havetheswatchyoumadethenwashthat

toseehowtheknitfares.If yourwashing

machinehasa gentlehand-washcyclethen

thiswillsaveyouwashinganddryingtime.

If your knits are very delicate and need a

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KNIT

guru

Alwayskeepyour

ball bands handy

handwash,theninvestina specialisthand-

washingliquid,likeSoak.Youdon’thave

torinse,yousimplyleaveit tosoak,then

gentlymoveit abouttoremovethedirt,

liftit outofthewaterandgentlysqueeze.

Don’tbetemptedtowringyourgarmentas

it willstretchoutofshape.Tospeeddrying,

pressthegarmentbetweentwocleanfluy

towelsandthenlieit flattodry,shapingit so

it keepsitsformasit dries.If thegarment

isnota heavyknit,thenyoucanhangit to

removeanycreases.Drapeheavierknits

acrossthetopofa laundryairer.If you

doneedtouseaniron,holda steamiron

aninchortwoabovethegarmentandlet

thesteamworkitsmagic.Onlypressasa

lastresort.Finally,rememberthatwoollen

garmentscanbeworna fewtimesbefore

needingtobewashed!Simplyletthem air

after you’ve worn them.Faye

Q

What’sthesimplest

waytoblocka

triangularshawl?

FaithBryant,Horsham

Thequickestwayisto

pegit outontheline.Peg

thelongstraightedge,

measuringfromthecentre

tomakesurebothsides

arestretchedequally.Then

addpegstotheV-shaped

pointandalongeachedge.

Takecaretoensurethatit’s

pegged symetrically.Faye

Q

I’dlovetoteachmysix-

year-olddaughterto

knitbutdon’tknowwhere

tostart...

LottiePeterson,

viaFacebook

Startwithcircularneedles

sostitchesdon’tslipoand

a heavyyarnlikearan,it

willknitupquicker.Lether

choosewhichcolouryarnshe

likesbestandkeepsessions

shorttoo!Goodluckand

have fun!Kirstie

LITTLE KNITTERS OFF THE PEG

Makesureyouuseplenty

of pegs to block your shawl

Passyourknitting

skills on to a child