Hello! I'm working on Redy cowl neck sweater and I realised that the cowl itself ended up too wide and is causing the shoulders to slip down. The body width is just right and the sleeve separation is just 1 or 2 cm too wide, which is fine for the loose fit I was aiming for. I just completely messed up the width of the cowl. 🤦‍♀️ Are there any ways to reinforce the shoulder/ neck area to help the fit? I'm using brushed alpaca and I'll be honest, there is no way I'll be frogging it. It had to frogg two rows of ribbing and it was a complete nightmare. 😣

I am knitting continental (?) style now (question mark because I started as combination continental knitter and trying to learn the proper way now), and trying to figure out how to push the left needle back or to move the loops on the left needle to the right.

All the videos I see show the knitter pushing the needle with a finger, but here and there in discussions I see it's being called unnecessary and wrong. Can it be something that is ok in continental? Or maybe I need some other videos to learn from? Unfortunately I have limited time for video browsing so maybe I am just missing something - if someone could point me to a good quality content I would be extremely grateful!

And the second question - I have a pool of thrifted circular needles in almost all sizes and with different cable lengths, but I tried Addi and was immediately in love. The difference was striking! But there are so many other good brands, and each brand has different product lines - how to choose the best without buying pricey needles just for test? I would like to have a set of interchangeables, but it's hard to commit without trying irl. Lokal yarn shops and knitting groups are not the option, unfortunately:(

I don’t really know where else to brag about this (I have no crafty friends), but after many years of only knowing how to purl by throwing, many watched Youtube tutorials and Instagram reels, many many struggled attempts at continental purling when I can easily continental knit, I finally learned how to do it in a way that doesn’t result in accidental YOs 🥲🥲🥲 I’m so ecstatic to not have to switch back to throwing when I rib and feel a lot more free to pick up other patterns that aren’t stockinette only 🎉

Hello! I'm still new to knitting but youtube has been a great help. However, I'm trying to make this pretty scarf but am getting confused by these instructions.

Round 1: *sk 1, k1b, yo, k2tog-tbl; rep from * to end

I'm confused about the "sk 1" part because in her glossary she says "sk - skip the st, leaving it on the left needle"

Am i supposed to always keep it on the left needle? Does she mean keep the stitch on the left because you'll be knitting below that stitch? Or does she mean skip the stitch and knit below the second stitch (but then how do I get the old loop off the needle if the first stitch is still there?)

Thank you for any help! Here's the link to where I purchased the pattern!

I knit the halibut hat by Caitlin Hunter using Cascade 220 in navy & ecru. I was doing great until I started decreasing. I’m not great with DPNs yet so you can tell things kinda went sideways up top. Overall though, I’m still so happy with it and feel ready to tackle a sweater next! Size was perfect, I made M.

Newbie here and trying to wrap my head around the traveling loop as this seems easier for some reason than the magic loop. I realize this may sound odd to some but it is the way my brain works. 😄. So as you do each round, do you do a join or are you just continuing to knit per the pattern? I don't want to assume I understand and then get another round completed and realize ..oh no, I should have done this or that. I have frogged this project 3 times already and hoping I don't have to again. Thx!

Still have to block and weave in the ends, but my first project is done! Hoping that blocking will help the bind off end come back into shape 🙏

I want to make finger puppets like these (photo from heaventoseven’s pattern on Etsy!). Do you think I could use I-cord and then decorate with crochet/embroidery instead of knitting normally? It seems it might be faster since I have a i-cord mill, but I’m not sure if there’s something I’m missing.

hey knit-y folks!

i’m a long time crafter and i have experience with crochet, knitting, and a variety of needlepoint crafts (embroidery, cross stitch, etc), but my main hobby is (was) crocheting.

unfortunately, i have a medical condition that causes arthralgia as a symptom and crocheting is incredibly uncomfortable for me right now (and maybe will be forever idk). my research suggests “flick” style knitting might be more comfortable and accessible so i’m going to give it a try! i have some knitting experience, i’ve produced several small cable knit hats and scarves and have made at least one pair of socks.

the main reason i preferred crochet is that i like to do long continuous projects like granny square blankets, and i’m not sure how to do something similarly satisfying with knitting. SO, that’s where y’all come in I guess: i need help finding patterns or projects that will have that same long continuous satisfaction without having to piece things together at the end.

It’s super warm! I finished it a couple of years ago, but I’m really proud of it. Before I started it, I had never picked up needles before and definitely didn’t know stitches or anything.

There are some mistakes, but that just tells the story of the blanket and learning how to knit. 😍

Taught myself to knit 12 years ago and made 1 blanket… picking it back up again. I crochet more than I knit so I do continental style 😃 used DPNs for the first time and I think I dropped a stitch in the back 🙈

Hey all! Today I am 9 weeks pregnant with my first baby! As a knitter (& crocheter), y'all can bet I will be stocking up on handmade items for the baby! Looking on Ravelry I'm seeing all these amazing patterns but I'd love to see what you guys have made and loved for your own children. I'm open to everything a baby will need! Thanks everyone for your participation! ❤️❤️❤️

Hey! I don't like wearing slippers but a friend asked for a pair so I'd like to make her some. Do you have a favourite pattern for slippers, or recommendations on what kind of yarn to use? I am an intermediate skilled knitter. Thanks!

This is Bilbo, he is almost 10 and thinks balls of yarn make excellent pillows ❤️

Weep for me dear people of Reddit, for I have been doing this pattern (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pomelo-cowlette) and decided to do a quick stitch count at the end of the flat section (63 rows in) before joining in the round. It was out. I double checked, still out. I attacked it with stitch markers, still out. My other half counted, still out. I'd managed to miss out some of the stacked yarn over increases on one (just one) of the edges and couldn't clearly read them to confirm where I'd missed them, with unconfident reading they were far too many rows ago for a quick fix without royally messing up tension.

Why, oh why, oh why, did it have to be this blasted project where I'm using 100% silk yarn. I was having to fight with gauge as it was and, between that and how slippy the yarn is, I'm having to hold it very loose, which my hands are not liking (see note below). It also means that I've dropped and had to pick up an unreasonable number of stitches . The silk catches on everything, so I'm well aware of every tiny bit of rough skin on my hands, and I can't use my usual metal stitch markers. So I've had to use loops of thread for keeping track of my stitch count on the redo and it's messed with the good tension I was getting before. I also hate how silk yarn makes my hands feel after a few hours of knitting, so I think this will be the only project I ever use it in.

I swear this project is cursed, I'm about halfway through the round bit now and playing a tedious game of yarn chicken even though I purchased well over the yardage requirements (like nearly 200 yards more extra yardage). I've broken out my trusty "knitting maths" spreadsheet, which informs me that I've done 81.5% of the main color stitches and have 20g left from 2x 50g skeins to do it in (and no, I didn't weigh the balls beforehand because I was so far over yardage). Wish me luck!

N.B. if anyone has read this as is feeling a need to bob down into the comments to offer advice, etc on my hand discomfort, thank you in advance for your concern, but please don't. I am a lifelong member of the sore joints club and even with this silk yarn multiplier I am still well within the bell curve of normal for me in an average October/November.

So as the title says, I’m making a blanket.

Super chunky wool, garter stitch left and right boarder, centre bubble stitch.

I’d like to put a nice soft backing on it, would using a whip stitch be suitable? I was thinking I could do it with the same size and colour yarn. I have no idea if this would work though?

Any advice is appreciated.

A knit set I made for a best friends newborn son. The pants were actually overalls that ended up being too small but everything else fit!

MDK Field guide 11 Wanderlust “cuff down socks” with magic loop on Regia 4-fadig color that I bought in Philadelphia over twenty years ago. A little messed up but I’ll take it…