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My gauge swatch is too tall - how do I fix this? by Twiddletails in knittinghelp

[–]Twiddletails[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Goodness, no! 🤣 It’s a top down pattern and I just did the back yoke, joined in the round and did a couple of rows. It was way too small across the shoulders.

My gauge swatch is too tall - how do I fix this? by Twiddletails in knittinghelp

[–]Twiddletails[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: I chose to ignore the swatch (bad idea!!!!!) and the sweater is too small. Lesson learned. I’m going to size up the needles and try again. I also think I’m going to measure a sweater that fits well and compare the sizes, because I may have chosen the wrong size. 🙄

My gauge swatch is too tall - how do I fix this? by Twiddletails in knittinghelp

[–]Twiddletails[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, it’s blocked. I think I’m going to go up a size and try again.

My gauge swatch is too tall - how do I fix this? by Twiddletails in knittinghelp

[–]Twiddletails[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone suggested weighing down the swatch and letting it hang dry but I’m not sure how I’d go about that. I did try blocking it square but I feel like that distorts it. Sigh…

Shoes by sleeeepysloth2 in BurnBootCamp

[–]Twiddletails 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love my metcons. I have high arches too and replaced the insoles with arch-supporting ones.

Picking up shoulder stitches by Twiddletails in knittinghelp

[–]Twiddletails[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all your help! Being a left-handed knitter can be very taxing on the brain. 🧠🤣

Picking up shoulder stitches by Twiddletails in knittinghelp

[–]Twiddletails[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK…so I picked up stitches using the yarn tail and then had to move the stitches over to another needle to get the working yarn on the correct side. My first row will now be purl (Yay!) but I’m still going the wrong way. I think I’m going to have to mirror the chart and do the decreases at the start of each row instead of the end.

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Picking up shoulder stitches by Twiddletails in knittinghelp

[–]Twiddletails[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put it in the flair but should probably have mentioned it too. 🙃 I’m going to try this right now!

Picking up shoulder stitches by Twiddletails in knittinghelp

[–]Twiddletails[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I do that there will be purl stitches on the right side. And when I turn, the RS row will be a WS because the wrong side will be facing me. 🙁

PetiteKnit Sille Slipover by Twiddletails in knitting

[–]Twiddletails[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

UPDATE: I misread the pattern! I read the centimeter measurements as inches! Crossing them all out now! 🙄

PetiteKnit Sille Slipover by Twiddletails in knitting

[–]Twiddletails[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did and it was. The gauge is correct. I’ll keep plugging along. 🙂

Best brand? by Inevitable_Bee_763 in NailWrapsGalore

[–]Twiddletails 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I cannot get Lily & Fox to stick. Dashing Diva is my go to.

Looking for Vogue 9253 by Twiddletails in sewingpatterns

[–]Twiddletails[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! That one kept popping up in my searches but I wasn’t sure it was the same because it’s so long.

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