tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14123186.post114688315121613124..comments2023-02-25T10:36:02.238-05:00Comments on All My Great (or not so Great!) Adventures: Knitting Rules? Crochet Drools?Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14109245465582979526noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14123186.post-1146894427819163512006-05-06T01:47:00.000-04:002006-05-06T01:47:00.000-04:00They are right; it's just your tension is uneven. ...They are right; it's just your tension is uneven. but that is completely expected, it's your FIRST knitting. But I think that that scarf will look fine overall even with some wonky tension. <BR/><BR/>As for slipping the first stitch, also good advice, (well, consider the source!). Do it purlwise, ie, the needle coming headlong into the stitch instead of knitwise, ie, sliding up along the stitch. Am I being way confusing? Sorry. <BR/><BR/>Don't be like my husband. tried to knit once, got uneven tension and decided it was too hard. Be like my son. Learned to knit in November, knit his own hedgehog in March. <BR/><BR/>We made juggling beanbag with our first swatches. Mason Dixon will inspire you to make dishcloths.Dorothy Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17108759281089768738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14123186.post-1146887935757717322006-05-05T23:58:00.000-04:002006-05-05T23:58:00.000-04:00Try slipping the first stitch of every row. (Passi...Try slipping the first stitch of every row. (Passing it from one needle to the other without doing anything to it.) Even experienced knitters have trouble with edges. I'm glad you liked the ending to that story. I guess crocheters are just as misunderstood as knitters!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14123186.post-1146883549251396032006-05-05T22:45:00.000-04:002006-05-05T22:45:00.000-04:00Hang in there. I think the problem is tension - no...Hang in there. I think the problem is tension - not the nervous kind, but in your knitting. It's very tough to achieve the same degree of tension in your stitches. Takes practice, practice, practice. You can see how some of the stitches are tighter together than others? That's what causes that raggedy edge. Relax when you knit ... keep the yarn loose but not too loose ... basically just try to keep in consistent in terms of how tightly you are making your stitches and soon you'll be straightened up! You're doing great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com