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Some time ago I came across the knitting tool 'Fix-A-Stitch'. This, I thought, was a brilliant tool and bought a set.
This was some months ago and while I rather not make a mistake, last night I was knitting garter and with 2 strands of y...arn together. Since I knit away without looking I will always find a stitch that has only had one strand knitted in. So I finally got to use the new tool..... and it is 'brilliant'!
Well done to the inventor! Now fixing garter or moss stitch will not be accompanied with words not befitting a lady!
Here is a link to the website.http://www.fixastitch.com/
As mention in my last post, my trip to the 'Ladies in the Shed' resulted in a sore sanded finger.... well what a blessing that had been!
While I am a 'Thrower' (English style, yarn in right hand) this was proving rather annoying as it hit my sore finger every stitch. So time to perfect 'Picking' (Continental style, yarn in left hand). I was shown this some years ago, and thought this would prove faster.... alas a few goes, kept going back to throwing.
So I persisted and am now happy that I am as fast with a knit stitch 'picking' as I am 'throwing' and I am also happy with the tension. Perfecting the 'purl' stitch will have to wait though, as this is still very slow for me.
Interestingly enough the 'World's Faster Knitting' is a Scottish 'Thrower'. http://news.stv.tv/video/1593917786/
Also, after researching Fair-isle knitting, they often use both methods to speed up the colour changing, and this is next on my list to perfect!
This was some months ago and while I rather not make a mistake, last night I was knitting garter and with 2 strands of y...arn together. Since I knit away without looking I will always find a stitch that has only had one strand knitted in. So I finally got to use the new tool..... and it is 'brilliant'!
Well done to the inventor! Now fixing garter or moss stitch will not be accompanied with words not befitting a lady!
Here is a link to the website.http://www.fixastitch.com/
As mention in my last post, my trip to the 'Ladies in the Shed' resulted in a sore sanded finger.... well what a blessing that had been!
While I am a 'Thrower' (English style, yarn in right hand) this was proving rather annoying as it hit my sore finger every stitch. So time to perfect 'Picking' (Continental style, yarn in left hand). I was shown this some years ago, and thought this would prove faster.... alas a few goes, kept going back to throwing.
So I persisted and am now happy that I am as fast with a knit stitch 'picking' as I am 'throwing' and I am also happy with the tension. Perfecting the 'purl' stitch will have to wait though, as this is still very slow for me.
Interestingly enough the 'World's Faster Knitting' is a Scottish 'Thrower'. http://news.stv.tv/video/1593917786/
Also, after researching Fair-isle knitting, they often use both methods to speed up the colour changing, and this is next on my list to perfect!
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