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You can always go down a few needle sizes if you want to get a smaller gauge without having to knit tightly. You also didn't mention what length of circulars you were using (and what type of project), but if you're using too long a circular for the project, the stretching that the stitches are forced into will shrink them as a result. So long as it's still long enough to hold all the stitches, a short cord may help a lot.
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Grabbed this one, thanks!
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Sep 19, 2013 01:42
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Buy one get one free pattern sale from Tin Can Knits!
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Sep 19, 2013 18:27
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Since knitting in the round makes a spiral, your last stitch of your bind off row is going to sit slightly higher than the first stitch, and they're not joined together so it can also gap. If I'm doing a BO in the round and I want it to look more smooth, I'll pick up a stitch or two from the beginning of the bind off row and continue the BO with them - makes it look more evened out.
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Oct 19, 2013 20:28
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Circulars limit the circumference of what you can make (general you should use a cord that's shorter than the circumference of your knitted item, though not so short that your stitches are popping off), at least if you're using them traditionally and not doing magic or traveling loop. DPNs don't have a circumference limit, though some people find them fiddly, especially for the first few rounds. The thing with hats though is they get smaller at the top, so you can't really knit the entire thing on circulars unless you do use one of the loop methods. So if you are doing a bottom up hat (cast on for the brim and decrease for the crown shaping) on circulars, you will eventually have to change your method when the stitches are too few to fit around your cord. You can absolutely use DPNs from start to finish, provided they're long enough to accommodate your stitches without slipping off either end, though a lot of beginners get nervous trying to juggle them. I personally (and recommend to people not comfortable with DPNs but want to learn) to start off with a 16 or 20" circular for an adult hat, and switch to DPNs when the decreases make it hard to keep going. That way you have a relatively stable bit of fabric made that keeps the stitches from sliding around too much when you switch.
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Oct 29, 2013 19:13
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I've never been drawn to any of the stashbuster blanket patterns - I've seen some nice ones where the color scheme works out, but I use so many different colored and pattern sock yarns that it would look too hackneyed and not something I would display in my apartment. I am, however working on a pair of Frankentights that I will wear the poo poo out of when they're done.
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Dec 9, 2013 19:30
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Yeah, we got Tudor Roses in at my LYS. It is SUPER pretty, not sure if I would ever make something from it, but the pictures and styling are fun to page through. It has a good amount of history on the Tudors, especially the women in the family.
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Dec 19, 2013 00:04
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Stitches South (also in April) is held in Atlanta if you're willing to make the drive. If it's anything like Stitches West it's got an enormous vendor hall you could easily spend 2 days in, plus tons of classes taught by well known designers and instructors. I don't think there's much comparable to WEBS, but you may want to look up other yarn stores in the area (Yelp reviews usually give a good sense of customer service, I use Ravelry to get an idea of what yarns they sell). If you go visit be sure to chat with the employees there if they seem friendly, maybe mention you guys just moved here and they may have recommendations including yarn festivals or knit nights (some stores host weekly ones). You can also go online to see if there are any local knitting groups (searching groups on Ravelry for your city may yield results, or meetup.com). When I first moved to my city I was feeling down about too, and finding a group where I fit in was one of the best things I could have done.
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I feel your pain, the mohair content in Silk Garden feels like a torture device to me to knit and wear. Beyond the other, non-mohair varieties of Noro, Crystal Palace makes self-striping yarns in fingering and worsted called Mochi and Mochi Plus, and Knitpicks has Chroma which is similar, all single ply yarn with gradual color changes. Not quite like Noro but I like it. Schoppel also makes striping yarns I quite like, in lace, fingering (Zauberball!) and worsted. The worsted has possibly my favorite color way name: Wer hat die Kokosnuss (who has the coconuts?)
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Dec 31, 2013 06:45
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Aergo posted:Does anyone here knit socks on those tiny 9" circular needles? I received one in the mail instead of some dpns I ordered and I'm wondering if they're worth trying out. I love mine and use them for socks all the time, but they're not for everyone. It feels awkward and uncomfortable for the first few rows, but once you have a bit of fabric knitted I find it gets a lot smoother.
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Jan 22, 2014 08:28
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No need, I just work back and forth with half the stitches and keep everything on the needles.
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Jan 22, 2014 16:49
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jomiel posted:My cardigan is done I love that pattern. Surprisingly quick for a lace or fingering weight. Super random but do you have the same username on Ravelry? I noticed a jomiel recently joined the message board for my knit group though I don't think we've met at one of our meetups yet. (If it is you, you should definitely join us soon, we're awesome).
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Feb 11, 2014 20:40
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Knitters on Tap, we meet pretty much every Wednesday and sometimes on the weekend. I usually work till 8 but try to swing by after. We are very nice and welcoming to new people!
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Feb 11, 2014 22:05
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It's easier than fair-isle but about half as fast (since you're knitting two pieces at the same time, essentially).
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Jun 11, 2014 01:25
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Well this is upsetting. I met her at Stitches this year and she was super sweet and seemed passionate about her work. Her yarns and colors some of my favorite - and it seems like too many dyers have closed their businesses in the past year or so.
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Jul 15, 2014 17:54
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Yeah, uh...professional hand-dyers are a little more involved than hobbyists at home with a pot and some Kool-Aid are. It takes a lot of practice and skill to obtain consistency when you're making the types of colorways we're talking about here. Plus there's all the other aspects of running a retail and wholesale business, which I've witnessed get the better of people who don't have to deal with serious chronic health issues.
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Jul 16, 2014 04:00
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jomiel posted:Darn, looks like I just missed it tonight! I'll try to make the Nov first week one Yo - I actually moved out of SF a few months ago, but some of the best people I knew there were from my knitting group (Knitters on Tap, Wednesdays in the Lower Haight.)
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Oct 24, 2014 15:56
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I live in the Sunset but I have not ever gone to a knit night before and I want to find new knitting friends.
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TCK makes really great patterns worth spending the money on, and are lovely women, to boot. I've used their Simple Collection to get a few people starting on knitting, or knitting particular items they were afraid to. I finished the Lush cardigan and really enjoyed its construction.
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Dec 1, 2014 23:11
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Sweet Georgia is having a spring cleaning sale tomorrow, both online and at their studio. I'm tempted to go there but I just bought a huge amount of yarn from Princess Animal's closing (including some Sweet Georgia stuff).
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Mar 27, 2015 21:57
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There's sadly not too many LYSs in the city any more (the one I used to work at just closed at the start of 2015). If you're willing to go to East Bay, A Verb for Keeping Warm is really good, and if I recall correctly carries fiber. Probably the best LYS in the city proper is Imagiknit which has two big rooms full of yarn, but I vastly prefer Verb because the selection just seems better curated and easier to browse through. Imagiknit is in a great location though, so you could make an afternoon of yarn shopping, getting ice cream at Bi-rite Creamery, strolling Dolores Park, and then checking out the stores on Valencia.
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You could consider adding the design with duplicate stitch after the fact.
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