Knitting Tips

Inspiration

I found a break in my yarn about two feet down the line after I'd successfully done my first eight rows.  Not wanting to frog it, I turned to internet videos for help!

Warning, these are mostly done by right-handed knitters.  I'm pretty good at flipping images in my head, but I may eventually seek specifically left-handed demonstrations.

Splicing Yarn

Whether you're working stripes, need to use more than one skein of yarn, or found a break in your upcycled yarn ball, there are at least three ways to switch yarns.  Some work better for stripes or for natural animal fibers.

Since I don't know the fiber content of my found yarn, and I don't want a hole in the project, I chose the option for changing colors. 

Weaving in Ends

Now that I've connected the new yarn strand, I need to learn how to weave in the ends.  Weaving in ends as you go, makes the stitches look double thick.  There's another method that shows on the back that I don't know if I want to use in a scarf.  I'll check this one next.

Unraveling Knitting the Right Way

So far when I've unraveled anything, I've frogged it all the way.  I won't want to do that when I'm further along in a project, so I know I'll need to be able to unravel correctly.  This video has three methods.

Continental Style vs. English Style Knitting

I happened to see this video title.  It seems Continental Style is faster and more efficient.  The only difference I now see, is that the yarn is held in your non-dominant hand, allowing the two hands to work in concert.  After watching this I now realize why I have difficulty working the yarn with my dominant hand and I keep switching hands.  I also notice I have instinctually used my fingers to stretch loops open and stop stitches from sliding.

Left Diagonal Slip Stitch

For a future project.

 

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