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Things we talk about in this episode:
Clapotis
A good article clarifying the attributes of Bamboo Textiles
Help for Tight Knitters
Hi Staci and Casey! I love to listen to your podcast while I’m knitting. I’ve been catching up with old episodes, and I have a comment for Episode 79, regarding top-down sweaters constructed with other techniques than raglan increases. Since the comment section for that episode is closed, I thought I’d just add the comment here. Colourwork yokes is another type of sweater that can be worked top-down in one piece. And sweaters with lace work yokes. Any construction that can incorporate increases in the yoke part of the sweater should be possible to do top-down in one piece. The only difference is that the increases are hidden in the pattern, rather than made visible in the diagonal increase lines of a raglan sweater.
Lots of love from Finland.
Hey Ladies!
Love these podcasts!
Some comments on this podcast. I, too, save all my files, be it a Word document or a PDF, in separate folders under a main Knitting folder. I also print out and keep in sheet protectors in binders divided by category. Probably very similar to Staci. There’s just something about a physical paper pattern vs KnitCompanion.
One thing about sheet protectors is that you can write on them with a dry erase marker and clean off with a tissue. I’ve done it for years. You can make notes and cross off rows as you complete them. You can also use low tack tape, such as painters tape, on the sheet protectors to keep track of your rows.
If you take your pattern out of the protector, sticky notes are your friend. I like all my rows numbered, so I line up the sticky along the edge of the chart (or written pattern) and write out the numbers until I get to the right number of repeats. Ex: 20 rows to be repeated 5 times, means for the 1st row: 1, 21, 41, 61, 81 and so on for each row. I cross off the row # when complete. This also helps me if I forget to bring my row counter with me. When done, just toss the sticky note and not the pattern. I also write any notes on these and keep with the pattern.
Looking forward to all your future podcasts and videos.
A fan for life,
Cindy from south of Pittsburgh, PA