Hi, I bought this yarn from a local festival. It's dk weight sock yarn. 100m, 50g, two hanks is enough for one sock. But I don't know what I should make with it. Anyone have any good patterns in mind. It doesn't have to be socks. Thank you.

When I first started knitting about 12 years ago, I bought a ton of knick knacks. Now, I use hardly any of them. Some opening stitch markers, a row counter and non-opening stitch markers that I made. That's about it. How many of you went crazy with them and have come to find then useless? Who still loves all the bells and whistles?

I have a question. It's done in morhair and needs to be blocked. I never blocked 100% Mohair before. Do you block like normal or is there something different I should do?

Hey guys--I just saw They Cloned Tyrone and loved it (especially the neo-70s aesthetics, the incredible contrasting color themes (like: how the absolute hell did they make their heroine look amazing in mustard yellow and pine green??) and the flair) and it makes me want to knit something for next year's halloween that would 'fit' that aesthetic.

The only problem is that I've only knitted from modern patterns (and I hear that using vintage patterns can be very daunting). So, are '70s patterns difficult to read for beginners? If so--does anyone know any modern patterns that are inspired by the '70s? I've seen a lot of people updating victorian and 1940s-style patterns to make it easier for people to knit,but I can't seem to find any that would fit the movie's aesthetic.

Planning my Rhinebeck weekend and would love insight! Both look fun and was wondering if anyone had experience. Thanks!

I really like this stitch on a store-bought sweater and I feel like it would be fun to recreate in hand knitting! I think I understand the pattern construction but not sure if there’s a name for it that I could look up, as I’m a relatively new knitter. Thanks!

What is your preferred knitting needle material? I personally use it depending on the material of the yarn. Slippery yarn I use bamboo. More course yarn I use metal ones. I use plastic when I'm traveling with it so if they break I don't break the good ones. How bout you?

Before I undo it all! I mean, I'm going to turn it into separate tiny balls and embroider and make small things with it (like silly headbands for cuddly toys), just like with the previous one (couple of balls pictured). But I (foolishly) expected it to change colour quickly, like previous variegated yarn I've used, and it does not. It's pretty to look at, but what's the idea, blankets...?

This might seem like a stupid question, but when your pattern says “knit until your project measures X inches,” how do I get an accurate measurement?

I just can’t seem to get a good measurement. I can measure 3 times and get 3 wildly different lengths. It doesn’t help that I’m working my current project in the round and it bunches up on the needles so I can’t lay it flat without taking it off the needles.

The best(I think) I’ve come up with is to gently drape it over my knee and measure it. It doesn’t seem too stretched.

I’d appreciate any tips.

I feel like I'm doing witchcraft

Hello lovely knitters! I started making myself a sweater and had to frog a good portion (read: almost all of it 🙃) due to some sizing changes I needed to make.

As a result, the froged yarn knitting looks kind of off? Will this block out, or am I better off starting from scratch?

There’s a few things about this project you should know:

-I’m using size 4 yarn on 8mm needles

-I am a very, very loose knitter

-I don’t wash my swatches because I don’t usually care enough lol

-I sized the project up to be cosy

And the final kicker; I didn’t know about the reputation of superwash merino.

All that to say I think this sweater is going to be absolutely humongous once I block it lol. Worst comes to worst I just chuck it in the dryer on super low for a few minutes but I made it to be huge and drapey so I don’t mind overall.

i found this free pattern for a sweater for a jellycat dragon plushie. however i’m fairly new to knitting and have never seen a pattern written out like this before. i can understand the gauge calculations for the measurements but i am confused about a couple things:

1. when should i split for the sleeves? and from what i gather from the chart, i should pick up 6 stitches (or however many i calculate based on gauge) on the armpit of the sleeve and then knit 12 rows?

2. how would i go about doing the i-cord slit? i watched a few videos about how to do the i-cord edging but i don’t understand how i would use this to create a slit.

i really want to make this so i would appreciate any help i can get!!

Hey everyone - learning a new stitch Houndstooth - I’m trying to work out if it’s my tension that has caused it to look a bit messy or the yarn, or if it just needs pressing? I started a knitting channel on YT and am trying to learn new things to be able to share my experience so if you are interested you can find me at knitting with Maxine

There are so many knitting accessories out there, it’s easy to get excited and buy it all without thinking.

In your experience, which accessories have you purchased that looking back, are kind of useless?

These are from the summer Lee in bloom set and it was such a good choice for a first time all over lace pattern. Nice short repeats and easy to remember

Pictured is a combo of practice pieces and dead WIPs. What do I do with this? Throwing it in the trash seems wasteful, giving it to goodwill seems rude. Most of these yarns I’ve either worked with too much to be able to bear making more and frogging also seems like a lot of work. (I’m being vilely contrarian right now so I’ll defo take any advice that suggests what I covered above.) please help! Idk what to do with this stuff and it’s made it 3+ moves at this point. tyia!

I’m working on a cardigan right now and in the pattern all the pieces are knit flat and sewn together at the end. The back panel is 114 stitches across and the front panels are 57 stitches across. Is there any reason I shouldn’t just start knitting half of the stitches when I reach the end of the back panel for the first front piece and then pick up the remainder of the stitches for the other?