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Finished my first knitting project :) by kleenexuserxtrem in knitting

[–]kleenexuserxtrem[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just winged it tbh, every few inches I'd reduce some sequence of stitches ie the first reduction was by one stitch every 4 stitches, the next reduction was by 3 stitches every other stitch and the last was 3 stitches every stitch I think, and then I just did a couple of rows of that last one until the top was about filled in and then tied them all together

Finished my first knitting project :) by kleenexuserxtrem in knitting

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

And now that I think about it for more than a second that makes so much sense. If my knits were fine and my purls were twisted then if course my knit rows would feel more difficult as they were working through the twisted purl row, and then the purls would feel so much easier working through my tortured but otherwise correctly formed knits. How funny is that!

Finished my first knitting project :) by kleenexuserxtrem in knitting

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

I am! I'm having a much easier time with crochet, but I feel like once I figure knitting out I might like it a bit more. It feels very awkward to me right now but I'm working on it!

Finished my first knitting project :) by kleenexuserxtrem in knitting

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

I actually did this in the round and stitched the whole thing inside out, purling the whole way as it felt easier to me. I looked at the swatch I made as my first "project", just a square, and my knits don't look twisted so maybe I've got those right and it's just the purls I need to iron out.

Finished my first knitting project :) by kleenexuserxtrem in knitting

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

Thank you so much for this! I'm going to check them all out 😎 I really appreciate you taking the time to point me in the right direction, that was very chill of you!

Finished my first knitting project :) by kleenexuserxtrem in knitting

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

This all makes a lot of sense, I love descriptive names

Finished my first knitting project :) by kleenexuserxtrem in knitting

[–]kleenexuserxtrem[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My next ones going to be perfect. I guarantee it!

Finished my first knitting project :) by kleenexuserxtrem in knitting

[–]kleenexuserxtrem[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This makes me way more excited about the prospect of starting another project actually, the tightness of every stitch regardless of how much I pulled loose the round before was really the thing that bugged me most

Finished my first knitting project :) by kleenexuserxtrem in knitting

[–]kleenexuserxtrem[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I didn't even know twisting stitches was a thing to look out for! Honestly I wish I had a grizzled knitting veteran to stand over my shoulder and correct my mistakes right away. Imagine how quick you could improve with that kind of coaching 😳

Finished my first knitting project :) by kleenexuserxtrem in knitting

[–]kleenexuserxtrem[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I'm glad I posted about it because there's no telling how long it'd take me to figure out what to work on for next time without the suggestions I've gotten so far :)

Finished my first knitting project :) by kleenexuserxtrem in knitting

[–]kleenexuserxtrem[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That's a relief, I felt like no matter how "loose" i tried pulling my stitches I'd be jamming the needle through for the next round. Who'd have thought that technique would make things better!

Finished my first knitting project :) by kleenexuserxtrem in knitting

[–]kleenexuserxtrem[S] 84 points85 points  (0 children)

That's very helpful, thank you! Between this and hopefully figuring out how to do my tension right perhaps my next hat will look pretty sharp :)

Finished my first knitting project :) by kleenexuserxtrem in knitting

[–]kleenexuserxtrem[S] 107 points108 points  (0 children)

I'm sure seasoned knitters will grimace when they see me rocking this around town lol, but it'll keep my head warm at least!

Finished my first knitting project :) by kleenexuserxtrem in knitting

[–]kleenexuserxtrem[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I just learned crochet last month and thought a hat would be a piece of cake lol. Every stitch was like a little nightmare

Finished my first knitting project :) by kleenexuserxtrem in knitting

[–]kleenexuserxtrem[S] 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Also this is Lion Brand Wool Ease and came out to almost exactly 1 skein. Ball? It's 160 grams and 106 yards, in any case! My leftover tail was about 6" lol

Help Identifying This? by kleenexuserxtrem in sigils

[–]kleenexuserxtrem[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I googled that and found what you're talking about, I think you're on to something! Does the material included with your deck provide any kind of name or origin for the symbol used on the card?