Stuck in Paris Montparnasse four hours, because of some attacks on the electrical systems... Probably as a protest of the Olympics. How fun.

Hi, I want to get into knitting and looking for someone where we can keep each other accountable. If you are interested, feel free to send me a pm!

I’ve bought some yarn (75% superwash wool / 25% nylon) from an indie dyer, it’s gorgeous but it says 28 microns. I’m worried this might feel scratchy if I’d make a sweater out of it. Can anyone share their thoughts on this?

The yarn is soft to the touch, not the softest I’ve ever had but pretty soft nonetheless.

Hi all! I am looking forward to knitting this gorgeous shawl French Cancan. I want to make the body in stockinette (instead of the original garter) and I want to do this using short rows instead of knitting the whole body (what I usually do is over 4 rows - increasing 4 stitches, inc 2, inc 2, inc 2, inc 4..)

I really like the look of a large and shallow body hence I am keen on doing this with short rows. Could someone point me to a set of instructions to make a large stockinette body with short rows.

Allow me to post a piece of instructions from a pattern freely available on Ravelry.

Knit a body with m1 increases till it has 93 stitches.

GSR section:

Row 1 (RS): K1, yo, k1, k to 2 stitches before the end of the row, turn. (1 stitch increased).

Row 2 (WS): MDS, k to 3 stitches before the end of the row, kyok, drop yo, k1. (2 stitches increased).

Get yourself one of these rods so you can rewind as your call gets smaller. I carry it in my knitting purse and use it to wind all my skeins actually. So practical!

Been working on this sweater (Astrid by Junko Okamoto) on and off for six months now – took two new projects in between before finally mustering up the courage to start the second sleeve. The two modifications are 1. gone down a needle size for everything 2. had to do 3 more repeats for the sleeves as my row gauge is wildly off.

Hey all, I've been knitting for 8 months now and I think I have the basics down. Knitting lots of socks in different patterns and I recently made a top. Now I want to try a sweater or cardigan, but don't know how to start.

Should I first decide on yarn, then find a pattern? Or first a pattern then yarn? I live in NL so not all yarns are easily available (or haven't found out how yet).

Also, do you have recommendations for patterns? I like a slightly oversized/baggy look. Preferably not panels to sew together, I'd like to try something else this time!

I started these scarves in 2020 as gifts for friends. My first double knitting colour project (little did I know just how long they would be...😅). Finally finished the second one 3 days ago. The knitting itself didn't take long (when I did it), but 2 house and 1 city moves, a job change, and adopting a challenging puppy certainly didn't make finding time and space to work on it easy. Took me a while to get used to using a knitting thimble and trying to keep consistent tension on both strands.

Pattern for the green and blue is using the exact chart from notanicedragon's excellent original: https://www.tumblr.com/notanicedragon/102031845339/the-double-knitting-technique-is-great-it-has-a

The purple and cream was an adaptation using elements of the first scarf then swapping in different panels with a theme of "cute characters and strong women". The large symbols are references to Ahsoka and the Naboo Royal Crest, and ewoks and bb-8 added using pixel images. I can share the chart if anyone is interested.

Yarn is a "Hayfield Soft Twist" double knitting acrylic merino mix knitted with 4mm needles. Colors are Navy, Fern, Damson, and Ivory, and took about 1 1/2 100g skeins for each scarf, tension depending.

I want to knit my very first sweater, but am already confused about the pattern on the second round. It says the following: „On the next row, knit and PM for raglan as follows: - Knit 14 sts (1⁄2 back panel), - k3 (raglan), - k3 (sleeve), - k3 (raglan), - knit 30 sts (front panel), - k3 (raglan), - k3 (sleeve), - k3 (raglan), - knit 14 sts (1⁄2 back panel).“ Does that mean I‘ll only be placing markers without actually knitting the raglan sts yet? And if so, where exactly do I place the markers? Like „k14, k3, PM, k3, k3, PM, k30“ etc.? I‘m a bit lost🥲

i started working on a pair of colorwork socks today. i have barely left my bed because ive been so fixated on them. i normally knit continental but with colorwork i also flick. i have my watch on my right wrist so in turn, i somehow have almost 7000 steps today [it should probably be like 1,500] has anyone else that has a watch had this happen to them? i find it very amusing.

My boyfriend has a dream that I make him a onesie from the toes to the head, with a butt flap included 😂 I would love to surprise him with this one day. I could probably piece it together with socks/leggings/sweater but was wondering if anyone had a pattern or model to follow as I’m still a newbie. I’m happy to pay for a pattern. THANK YOU!!

Hey y'all! I'm making my first sweater design and need some input. The umbrella will be black, the body light grey, and the raindrops will be done with a beautiful multi-color hand dyed neon yarn from Junkyarn. What I'm struggling with is the raindrop size and placement. Should they all be the same size or different sizes? Should they be evenly spaced or should the spacing be variable? How large should they be? Any thoughts or ideas welcome!

I’m assuming (and I’m probably wrong) that the pattern calls for one specific stitch and then I knit 2 stitches together for the rest of the row. I’ve looked up tutorials but it doesn’t seem right to me because on one, they are saying to knit 5 then 2 together then yarn over twice and then ssk and end with knitting 3 more stitches then repeat. Sorry if this is a dumb question. I’ve never knit these types of stitches before.

For Round 2, what does “replace stitch to left needle” mean? Thanks :)

We’ll be flying overseas to Ireland for our belated honeymoon (got married during covid), so there will be ample time to knit away on the plane! Any suggestions for something lovely to work on that’s not too fiddly for a plane, but will be nice to look back at and remember our honeymoon?

I’ve added a picture of me on my wedding day, wearing an Aeolian Shawl knit for me by my mother, who is the most talented knitter I know. (I’m also wearing my grandma’s wedding gown from 1953!)

Knit this sweater for my husband who’s a big F1 fan, first time trying duplicate stitch!

when you make a swatch … and the pattern says “16 Sts for 4inch”

That means that I should count 16 stitches within those 4 inches correct? And if I’m below that, i go up a size… and if it’s too many I go down a size ?

I am not a brand new knitter. I’ve made so many sweaters and baby cardigans (my sweaters don’t fit how I want them though. Because I don’t swatch and I don’t use patterns…. Which I know I’m so dumb for that. )

But I really want to make a sweater that fits me right. And that I will finally be in love with.

ALSO if anyone knows of a basic Raglan sweater for men - I would love some links to it please 🙏🏼

So today I was at one of those reenactment historic village places, and I bought these skeins of hand spun yarn, that was made 100% there (honestly, you get to walk through the Woollen mill which is so freaking awesome). I am clearly very excited to use them.

But they don’t list any yardage. Just that they weigh 4 ounces (I have 4 of them). I assume there’s a way I can figure out yardage but I’m at a complete loss. Can anyone help me out?

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for suggestions about where to buy well priced bulk yarn and yarn cones online. I'm looking to get started on a few big projects and want to find the best priced,good quality yarn available.

Any suggestions welcome, but online stores especially ( based in Canada).

Thanks lovely humans ❤️