I'll Knit If I Want To: Episode 38

Описание: ETA: Re-uploaded! Thanks to everyone who pointed out that the original had cut off the ending, a full 6 minutes!

Welcome to I’ll Knit If I want To! I asked y’all to send in some of your questions (from everything from fiber arts, to designing and on!) so I could put together a little video for y’all every Friday doing my best to answer your questions!

In this week’s episode we cover:

1. Now that I have a half dozen shawls in my collection, I’ve run out of storage space. How do you organize your hand kits, specifically the shawls, to help keep them from stretching, and to keep them visible enough to see what you want to wear? In your videos it looks like they are draped over a room divider…could you show us in an upcoming IKIIWT?

2. I have been knitting continental for half a year now. I noticed I keep making some kind of mistake, where the rows seem to have intertwined or to have switched places, mostly 1-3 stitches are concerned. While I know how to correct it, I can‘t seem to find out what my mistake is. Am I accidentally twisting a stitch? But why are the rows wrong? You don‘t really see the mistake on the right side, it only appears irregular, it‘s more noticeable on the wrong side. It mainly bothers me because I don‘t know what I‘m doing wrong. Thanks for sharing your many helpful answers,

3. Not sure if this has been answered yet but I have a question about row gauge. I generally get stitch gauge but am usually under measurement for row gauge. What is the magic to fix this?

4. What non wool yarn can I use for mittens? I have this lovely pattern I have knit in wool and turns out great but need to make a pair for a friend who is not ok wearing wool on her hands. I have a ton of alpaca but I don’t think if it grows as used this would be a good option?? I want them to be soft but hold shape enough to be functional. Can you give me a little guidance on this please? Thanks so much for the videos they are so helpful.

Knits about winter By Emily Foden: https://pompommag.com/products/knits-...

5. What are your recommendations around incorporating knitwear with running? I live in an area that gets pretty cold a few months out of the year, and I’d love to figure out a good way to incorporate my own handmade items into my running gear to keep warm, but I’m not sure what would work best. I don’t want to accidentally felt anything, but I feel like wool keeps me warmer than most other fibers. Any suggestions? Thank you!

Old Port Hat:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
https://www.dreareneeknits.com/shop/o...

DRK Everyday Sweater:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
https://www.dreareneeknits.com/shop/d...

Bonus Question: I don’t have a local yarn shop, so I have to buy yarn online. I recently ordered Brooklyn tweeds “Loft” for a shawl. I didn’t use it because it felt so stiff. I know it is a woolen spun yarn, but I don’t know how to decide on which yarns will work best in which patterns. I usually am concerned with color and weight/gauge when I buy yarn, but this has added another aspect to consider. How do you choose yarn type for your patterns? Thank you!

Fall Sock KAL Challenge!
Curio Sock pattern:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
https://www.dreareneeknits.com/shop/c...

DreaReneeKnits’s Raverly group KAL forum:
https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/drear...

Hashtag to use on Instagram: #curiokalchallenge

I am wearing the Evenfall Sweater:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
https://www.dreareneeknits.com/shop/j...

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