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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Oct 23 2008 : 06:13:45 AM
I'm making a prayer shawl for a friend and started it last night. It's a very easy pattern as I'm not an experienced knitter - k1, p1 for the first row and then knit the second row and repeat. The pattern calls for 63 stitches cast on. I've knitted about 4 rows and just don't feel that the shawl is going to be wide enough - it measures 20" x 60" when done. I'd like it to be 24" x 60". Can I just cast on more stitches to adjust the pattern?? Thanks.
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| Humberd Customs |
Posted - Oct 27 2008 : 4:46:52 PM
Hello knitter's
Last year when my Mother-in-Law started learning to knit (or was it 2yrs ago - time flies!) I grabbed her coat tails and started with her. I LOVE IT - although still a begginner. Experimenting is what I love best. When I was 13 one of my Grandma's taught me to crochet (still a begginner at this too) and I have found that I am really good at getting knots out so both of these knot making crafts are right up my alley. I have a ton of yarn all different kinds and need to sell more stuff so that I can buy more yarn to play with and experiment! In fact today I found some of the neatest looking yarn that was just wild and soft (we prefer soft yarns) but it was marked too high for my wallet at the moment so it had to stay. I'll remember where it is and check on sales though.
Alright ladies I love to try new patterns and am actually using "knit & purl" to create a UT Volunteers scarf right now. It is bright orange and I'll use white to sew in around the lettering I am creating. At first I tried to attach the white for the letters but there didn't seem to be enough tail to weave in, especially if someone were to wear it through the winter; and there are some mega UT Fans here in TN! Orange and White everywhere, even if the Football team is not so hot at the moment.
Okay so please email me if you have some great patterns, kint or crochet, for ear wrap warmers, fingerless gloves, or just anything! I would love to share some that I've pulled off the internet with you all too - like this great pair of thigh high leggings that are great, I just haven't found the yarn to make them yet (any suggestions)?
Alright ladies stay toasty warm and please keep in touch, if you are in SE TN near GA please let me know I'd love to have some Hot Cocoa with an MJ Farmgirl.
Kelly Humberd
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| Jami |
Posted - Oct 24 2008 : 07:38:07 AM
Hey, I was thrilled I actually knew something about what you were talking about! I'm still a novice knitter...even though I've made a ton of stuff, I keep to pretty easy patterns. Doing a twining method right now (some very long convoluted word from Sweden) and I can't believe how slow going it is...I'm sure there is a technique I am missing or ignorant of on carrying 2 strands of yarn but wish I had a mentor for this one! Turtle knitting. 
Jami in WA
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Oct 23 2008 : 7:47:00 PM
Thank you so much! I actually figured this out in my head when I was in the car stuck in traffic. It was kind of a DUH moment. Too simple and I made it hard. Thank you for your help.
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| Jami |
Posted - Oct 23 2008 : 4:28:13 PM
You do the counting or gauge on a swatch that you've knitted up. Lay a ruler down over our knitting you've done so far and just count how many stitches you have from one inchmark to another, including partial stitches (like 4 1/2 per inch, etc.). Then multiply that number of stitches times the 4 you want to add and cast on those many more stitches to get the 4" additional width.
Hope that makes sense. Have fun.
Jami in WA
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Oct 23 2008 : 4:11:47 PM
I just want to start over and cast on more stitches. How do I count up how many stitches I have per inch?? You all are dealing with a knitting novice here. I used to knit many years ago but have forgotten everything I learned. Thank you so much for the info!!!
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| soapmommy60543 |
Posted - Oct 23 2008 : 12:34:35 PM
Kay, I agree with Jami about checking your guage and adding more as appropriate. Or you could also start over with bigger needles. I agree that 20" seems kind of small. Blessings to you on your project!
Ann in Oswego
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| Jami |
Posted - Oct 23 2008 : 06:48:53 AM
Kay, do you mean can you cast on more stitches at the point you're at or start over casting on more?
You could really do either but if you cast on from where you're at, it will have a "jump" in the width rather than be the width you want from the start.
Count up how many stitches you have per inch so far...this will give you your gauge. Multiply that number by how many inches you want to add to your width (4 I believe you said) and add that many cast-on stitches to get the width you want. The other thing you might try is just increasing your needle size--a shawl doesn't have to be so dense so if the knit was more open (loose) it probably won't affect the overall outcome.
Jami in WA
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