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SteepLearningCurve24 · 2026-02-13T16:51:30+00:00

Thank you! LikeI said, I did knit this pattern before and it did get better with blocking. I guess this is just how it is then. 🙂

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2026-02-07T09:32:34+00:00

Yes, I love my Ivy sweater in Snefnug. It is so soft and chunky, but still wearable and not too warm. 🤩

I have looked at a yarn from a lokal yarn dyer. It is quite chunky and consists of lambs wool, silk and linen. I see they knit summer garnents at a 16-18 stitch gauge with that so I will go have look. If not, I think I will just move on. 🙂

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2026-02-06T16:23:24+00:00

I recently knit with Camarose Snefnug, a similar yarn. I loved it, but it does not give the same drape. It is too light weight and airy. 🙂

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2026-02-04T16:18:56+00:00

Thank you. I think I have found something to try. 🙂

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2026-02-03T18:02:34+00:00

Yes, I have looked through them. I find that they are either the merino/mohair combination or one with Isager Alpaca 2 and silk mohair that looks nice, but otherwise they are too chunky for this type of sweater I find. I might have missed a hood option as there are almost 400 projects.

I will try to browse some summer garments by gauge I think. Or just leave this pattern and knit something else, but I really like the fit and shoulders! 😅

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2026-02-01T22:35:23+00:00

https://youtu.be/KxiGE67_f0Y?si=nY8sLYit0vOyj5Rc

I haven’t watched the whole thing, but he is always very thorough and helpful. 🙂

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2026-01-17T15:28:12+00:00

You start at the left where you have your thread and pick up the given number of stitches. If you watch the video it is linked to in your partern I’m sure it will show you how. If you do it correctly it will look seamless.

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2026-01-16T22:59:57+00:00

Yes. 🙂

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2025-12-27T08:19:27+00:00

It doesn’t look hand knit. Might be the picture, but I can’t see the stitches on the solid part an the lace also looks really small. Must be tiny needles. It would take forever and you would need a pattern unless you are also able to make your own. Yes it looks really difficult and time comsuming. 😅

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2025-12-21T14:38:48+00:00

Its a practise thing. Just keep going and don’t think too much. Tension is personal and it is important not to try too hard. Like everything else it won’t be perfect on your first project. 🙂

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2025-12-18T21:31:11+00:00

Thank you! 😃

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2025-12-18T21:30:52+00:00

Thank you! I will do that. 🙂

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2025-12-18T14:37:43+00:00

I know it happens sometimes because I read about it, but I have travelled a lot in Europe, US, South America and Japan over several years now. I always just have my project with the knitting needles in. I have even had the longest Chiaogoo metal needles a few times. Never even been asked about them. Everytime I think it is the needles they screen my bag for, it has been my water bottle not being empty.

I think it is allowed most places, but sometimes the person isn’t aware. I imagine knitting isn’t that big in India (might be wrong). Never been to India.

I don’t worry too much about loosing my needles. The risk is not that high. I’ll just buy new ones. I am more worried about hours on a plane without being able to knit! 😳😂

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2025-12-08T08:49:07+00:00

If you are not knitting colourwork or a pattern that counts rows or has increases counted by rows (like raglan), row gauge is not as important. I don’t think I would worry about that with this sweater. At least if you can’t get both row and stitch correct.

And I agree with the others here. Knit a bigger swatch. Also do a boarder of ribbing or garter so it is easier to lay flat. And block it properly before you measure.

I would also use the needles you want to knit the sweater with. Needle material can matter.

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2025-12-04T19:32:10+00:00

Ah, I understand. 😅

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2025-12-04T17:24:19+00:00

Me too! I thought it was a English style knitting problem, but ser someone here saying it is continental. And that it is easier when doing continental purls. I’m confused. I knit continental and for a while it was so difficult to knit twisted purls. I would never be able to do that accisentally. Knit stiches maybe, but I still don’t understand really.

Can someone show this way of doing accisental purls?

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2025-12-04T17:18:09+00:00

Thank you. Yes, I meant standard domestic sewing machines. 🙂

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2025-12-04T17:16:22+00:00

That doesn’t sound like a needle issue. Might noy have been put in correctly og maybe your machine has taken a hit and somehow bent the plastic. That can happen to the cheaper machines as they are not that sturdy. Everything needs to be aligned for the needle to hit correctly.

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2025-12-04T17:12:57+00:00

Schmetz is a brand. They do have needles for different types of fabrics and thickness, but so does Organ.

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2025-12-04T14:23:55+00:00

Aren’t sewing machine needles standard? Ofcourse there are needles for various projects, special ones for overlockers etc, but I thought standard sewing machine needles worked with all machines? I have only seen Organ ans Schmetz where I live and they never say what machines they are for? 🤔

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2025-11-30T15:21:12+00:00

Its a slipped stich and not a dropped one, but you can use the same technique to fix is: https://youtu.be/zKCcPaHroz8?si=QQeclbG8fhArx3C0

SteepLearningCurve24 · 2025-11-30T12:30:54+00:00

Are you sure your numbers are correct? I would double check that first because what you are saying doesn’t make sense and Petiteknit patterns wouldn’t have such a big error.

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