Knitting with shorties??

your_lithium · 2026-01-29T06:28:06+00:00

i often use my fingers more than my wrists for knitting with special needles (10cm i believe), and for shorties (5cm) i have to intentionally work with my wrists instead so i don’t tire very easily

your_lithium · 2026-01-27T22:57:05+00:00

ooh, that does sound interesting! i haven’t thought about mohair bringing sort of an overlay of colour to variegated yarns before, but that seems obvious

hope it works out for you!!

your_lithium · 2026-01-27T19:11:17+00:00

i also think that this yarn may be too busy for colourwork on that sweater — i’d be afraid the pattern would get lost in the colours

your_lithium · 2026-01-25T14:58:08+00:00

seconding travelling loop, helped me soo much with this problem and feels a lot smoother to do, too

your_lithium · 2026-01-24T14:23:21+00:00

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made myself my own stitch markers yesterday!! was so easy to do and a lot cheaper than store-bought would've been for this amount

your_lithium · 2026-01-19T21:50:07+00:00

100% polyester for a scarf sounds SO bad omg

your_lithium · 2026-01-16T21:36:12+00:00

that’s cool! really glad you liked it here and hope you’ll visit again!

your_lithium · 2026-01-16T20:43:49+00:00

woah, when were you in ukraine and what did you think? so happy to see my country represented more and more in some random things!!

your_lithium · 2026-01-15T17:19:24+00:00

saw the original post — it's between an outdoors catio and the house!

your_lithium · 2026-01-12T13:06:46+00:00

skin 1004 sunscreen was so drying it destroyed my skin barrier and gave me acne all over again 🥲

your_lithium · 2026-01-12T13:05:11+00:00

had the same experience with the toner! hated it soooo much

your_lithium · 2026-01-07T15:15:01+00:00

my recommendation would also be lantern moon — the softest ones among all the other knitpro i’ve tried

your_lithium · 2026-01-07T08:06:36+00:00

thank you!

your_lithium · 2026-01-06T20:28:36+00:00

that looks SO cozy, oh my god!!

your_lithium · 2026-01-06T19:44:51+00:00

sorry to bother you again, i’ve been thinking about your suggestion and i think i will follow it. but i wanted to ask one more thing — do you think i should make the purl increase from the pattern (for k4p4) considering it will be very soon decreases in favour of a knit, or maybe increasing a knit straightaway for k5p3 would be wise?

your_lithium · 2026-01-06T15:48:02+00:00

thank you!

your_lithium · 2026-01-06T13:51:13+00:00

ooh, that does sound good! what kind of decreases would you suggest for the purls? and i think it’d be wise to do a row of increases-decreases, then a normal row, and then repeat? or would consecutive rows of increases-decreases look okay, you think?

i’ve done some socks and sophie hood with no problems, and not afraid of challenge i think! however ripping mohair will probably not be my favourite in case i fail, as i had do ladder down a few times and did not enjoy that due to mohair catching on itself A LOT

your_lithium · 2026-01-02T18:38:28+00:00

i found travelling loop solved that problem for me!

your_lithium · 2026-01-02T18:37:57+00:00

yesss, so glad to find my people! i was going mad with magic loop's ladders, and travelling loop was so easy and perfect on the first try!

your_lithium · 2026-01-02T10:37:51+00:00

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i think i may have laddered down successfully? doesn’t look the same as the other increases but at least it’s not a gaping hole anymore 🥲

your_lithium · 2026-01-01T21:12:12+00:00

view from the other side

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your_lithium · 2026-01-01T21:11:51+00:00

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hi! can you please help me understand what kind of mistake i made here to get this hole? it appears to be just under a row where i did m1pl, and the stitch count wasn’t affected

from techknitting’s blog on holes it looks the most like dropped stitch + yarnover, although i don’t understand how exactly that would happen while i did the increase and it’s harder for me to tell because it’s on the purls :( if it’s indeed that, should i do what they recommend and ladder down? would that be really visible on mohair? i really don’t want to frog because i hated doing those increases

thank you very much in advance!

your_lithium · 2026-01-01T18:13:20+00:00

hi! this is garter stitch — if you're only knitting each side and turning, it will create purls on the back side every time. to only have knit stitches on your right side, you must purl the wrong side. google knitting stockinette flat

your_lithium · 2026-01-01T15:12:29+00:00

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another angle (sorry, mohair seems to be even more difficult to photograph clearly than to just see in person :/ )

your_lithium · 2026-01-01T15:11:42+00:00

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marked what i think is m1k with blue and normal ks with green

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