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10 comments on “Podcast Episode 150 – Embarrassing Knitting Questions, Knitting Q&A”

  1. For the question regarding the different dye lots (I’ll call them A and B) I’m thinking that if the color difference is strong enough, a regularly repeating row pattern like 4 rows A/2 rows B will read as regular stripes. Also all the carrying up of the unused yarn will all be on the same side, which can result in less stretch on that side of the piece than the other. I would consider using a “non-pattern” by spacing the rows of B irregularly, but in a way so as to average say 4 out of 12 rows or 6 out 18. By doubling or tripling the numbers I would have a bit more randomness available.

    If the garment is st st or a very simple stitch pattern, I’d also use the technique of occasionally knitting 2 right side rows, first using A, then sliding the stitches back and using B, as in brioche. Since I’m trying to be random this allows me to have a single row of either color, rather than having to always have an even number to get back to the other yarn. It will also distribute the carrying of yarn up to both sides. Obviously this wouldn’t work well for a complicated pattern, as in lace – at least not at my skill level. I’d hate to try to reverse a row with multiple YOs, incs and decs!

    • Hi, sorry to sound picky but Casey Cairns is pronounced ‘carens’ as in the word care but with n and s added on. Otherwise you do amazingly well with place names and people’s names from all over the world. Love the whole Very Pink universe ??

  2. Hello! I believe in your last podcast you had a question about 16″ circulars in larger needle sizes, and the response was made that Knitters Pride does not make them. I wanted to make sure that you were aware that Knitters Pride does make a Chunky interchangeable needle set with Symphonie Dreams that works with their other sets. It has US sizes 13 / 9 mm, 15 / 10 mm, and 17 / 12 mm. I realize that the needle lengths will be less ideal to work specifically with a 16″ set but they do work for instance with magic loop. Just wanted to make the other listener aware! Cheers!

  3. Staci, I was thinking about your comment about not liking Karbonz needles because of the catch between the carbon section and the metal tips. I have interchangeable and fixed circulars and love them. I wonder if the ones you have are defective. I did have one pair that did catch the yarn but when I called the company to inquire if there was a solution since the other needles didn’t do that, they sent me a replacement pair that were fine. It’s worth a shot.

  4. Regarding the question about 16? circulars in larger needle sizes, Chiagoo interchangeable set goes up to size US 15. As a bonus, the red cables are the best to use for Magic Loop as they are very flexible and don’t have the coil “memory ” that many other circular needles have.

  5. I have watched your tutorial on how to m1, and have to be honest I thought it was easy, until I looked at the work, one big mess. I have now unpicked and restarted the jumper seven times. I know I am a perfectionist when knitting or crocheting but really this is driving me mad. Oh I had better tell you what happens to my m1, it just pulls and puckers. I have tried to knit the m1 tight and loose. Please help, the jumper I am knitting or tying to knit is supposed to be in the round, don’t know if this makes any difference.

    Thank you in adance.

  7. Who needs a swift? 50 years ago, that’s what we had boyfriends for 🙂

  8. Hey. Jean from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada here. Regarding needle sizes. Here in Canada we use the metric sizes, so we go by 4mm etc. The Canadian sizes would be from before we converted to the metric system in the mid 1970’s.

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