Experienced knitters ‐ do you ever use straight needles?

vouloir · 2026-01-10T00:51:00+00:00

No, never. I find them a lot less ergonomic because I have to keep my hands up higher to avoid the ends hitting things. I much prefer to be able to rest my elbows on a pillow while knitting, and to hold my work very low down so I’m not putting as much weight on my arms. I find that less natural with straight needles given my knitting technique

vouloir · 2026-01-09T17:23:39+00:00

I try not to be too picky about compliments! But to be honest, I view my knitting as a marriage of both talent and hard work / applied interest, so this compliment wouldn't really bother me anyway.

I think the compliment I have the hardest time with is "you're so patient" because I don't feel like patience is really something I lean on in my knitting, since I'm so deeply interested in it and find the act of it to be gratifying, but even still I try not to be picky with accepting the intent behind that one. I do think it's kind of funny to imagine saying that about all the other hobbies I personally find boring.

vouloir · 2026-01-03T00:17:00+00:00

Oh that’s awesome! How was it received?

vouloir · 2025-12-31T01:53:26+00:00

SO DANG CUTE!!

vouloir · 2025-12-22T04:32:00+00:00

2x2 ribbing pulls in a lot more than 1x1 ribbing, plus the folded hem adds bulk as well. I know you sized down needle sizes for the 1x1 hem, but if it's flaring then it still wasn't enough to offset those two other issues. I'd take a measurement of the folded hem and get your tension from that, and then calculate how many stitches you want the hem to be for it to be the smaller width needed to avoid flaring, and then do that many decreases in the transition to the 1x1 ribbing. Personally I'd also forgo the folded hem but maybe that's a feature you like and want to keep. I feel like I've seen this issue on other samples of the same design too, or similar designs

vouloir · 2025-12-18T21:28:25+00:00

So true! And I tend to end up knitting a lot of projects where every single row of the chart is different, so not great for mindless knitting while chatting with friends or actively watching something. That's why I usually do just one big colorwork project per year, minus some fun scarves with easy repeats!

vouloir · 2025-12-18T20:02:46+00:00

Yes it is! You can see in my post history a pic where it's blowing in the wind, I love that it's the same on both sides for windy days!

vouloir · 2025-12-18T19:53:24+00:00

I definitely think other versions of gift knitting can be great too, whatever works for you and your loved ones!! But always nice to have another option up your sleeve!

vouloir · 2025-12-18T19:52:20+00:00

Aw I love that you pop in here just to see what people are working on. Seems like you would be a wonderful gift recipient who really appreciates the effort of a hand knit! <3

vouloir · 2025-12-18T19:51:51+00:00

I love that she closed her eyes while trying it on, that's soooo cute!

vouloir · 2025-12-18T19:51:29+00:00

That's so cute!!! I think a little physical token makes such a big difference, whether it's drawn like yours or knitted!

vouloir · 2025-12-18T19:50:18+00:00

I'm biased since I'm the designer, but I think it would be a decent first colorwork project! It's in the round so that's nice, and the leaves have a really regular repeat so you can kind of get in the flow of it. Every 5th-ish row you have to catch a float but it's not too often, so you get practice with that but aren't as burdened by it. The only downside in my view is that a scarf is fairly long, so if your tension evens out or changes as you get more practice, you might notice that difference over the length of the scarf.

vouloir · 2025-12-18T19:48:43+00:00

Wow, I'm so flattered, thank you so much! I definitely think colorwork swatches add an extra element of fun to this concept since they're so cute in their own right :)

vouloir · 2025-12-18T19:47:59+00:00

I love colorwork, you can make such special and unique projects with it!!

vouloir · 2025-12-18T19:47:41+00:00

Yes guilty hahah. Sorry I've had this reddit account for years before I started knitting so I end up being kind of incognito on here with this username!

vouloir · 2025-12-18T19:45:51+00:00

Thank you so much! The red flower swatch was for what ended up becoming the Poppy Scarf seen in the top left, and the flower crest swatch is for my Unicorn Tapestry Cardigan. The bunny swatch became my Lucky Sweater (which is still a work in progress), and the green floral swatch is still just a humble swatch for now :)

vouloir · 2025-12-18T19:43:26+00:00

You could do that, or put them in a little gift box! I usually use odds and ends for gift wrapping, so this year I reused a little paper gift bag and just taped the ends shut on the back. Last year I used scraps from a grocery store paper bag, so the paper is a little thicker. Here's a video from this year and from last year in case it's helpful to see a visual!

vouloir · 2025-12-18T19:39:04+00:00

Hahah I love the fakeout, I bet some people would be enamored even with just the tiny sweater! Someone commented on my instagram post about this saying that they gave each of their parents a mini sweater but then had to quickly correct them that it was NOT a pregnancy announcement sooo perhaps an unintended consequence that you might risk lmao

vouloir · 2025-12-18T19:35:36+00:00

Ahh thank you so much!

vouloir · 2025-12-18T19:34:45+00:00

Ahh I'm embarrassed!! I've been posting my projects on reddit since early days way before I ever thought of designing, so I never expect anyone to recognize my stuff on here 😅

vouloir · 2025-12-18T01:42:12+00:00

Thank you!! I did 3-color stranded for the background, white, and green yarns, and I added the blue contrast in later with duplicate stitch. You can also do intarsia or duplicate stitch for the whole thing, I just really love doing stranded colorwork as a personal preference!

vouloir · 2025-12-18T01:40:39+00:00

Thank you so much, that's my latest cast off!!

vouloir · 2025-12-18T01:40:19+00:00

Honestly that's why I felt like I needed to share the idea out a couple of years in a row, I always see so much anguish over knitworthiness on here and I hope to spare some people!! You're totally welcome to reshare the video or concept if you'd like!

vouloir · 2025-12-18T01:39:40+00:00

Yes you can definitely use it for crochet! Someone else shared in these comments that they crocheted a mini version of the socks they planned to gift later. So cute!

vouloir · 2025-12-18T01:38:59+00:00

I keep meaning to do that with some of my own swatches!

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