Welcome to I’ll Knit (& Spin!) 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!
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In this week’s episode we cover:
1. Hi, Andrea! I enjoy your YouTube episodes, how-to videos, and your patterns! I've been knitting for a little over a year, and what I am wondering is how I can learn to knit more quickly. There are so many patterns and yarns I want to try, but it takes me ages to finish an object. I knit English style which I think is slower, because when I've tried Continental, I can't keep my tension and end up with very loose, uneven stitches. Any advice you have would be greatly appreciated!
2. Hello! I love watching your videos! Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge. I am going somewhere (Lapland) much colder than where I live (London) in December and I want some make my boys some cute balaclavas... my question is, is all wool as warm as each other? I want to use something super warm (and not itchy) - what should I use? (The pattern I am thinking of making is the Knitting for Olive baby bear balaclava - they used a stand of their fingering merino held with a stand of their mohair, Ravelry says it's a sport weight pattern!
3. I am new to spinning, thank you for inspiring me! I have made my first 3 ply yarn and started knitting The Traveler shawl in sport weight. The only problem I have is i was only able to get 770 yards. Do you think this will be enough to make size A to pattern or would it be safer to not do the full 18 repeats in the first triangle? Thank you! (777)
The Traveler Shawl Pattern -
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4. I’m considering knitting Vellichor for summer. But, the recommended yarns in the pattern are no longer available. I was wondering if there are any other, currently available, yarns that you would recommend for this pattern.
The Vellichor Pattern -
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Knitting for Olive - Cotton Merino [ Ссылка ]
Pure silk [ Ссылка ]
FDF Confluence Cotton - [ Ссылка ]
5. Hi Andrea, thank you for sharing your time with us each week. I was hoping you could explain how to calculate yardage on scrap / “new to us” yarn that may not have a label accompanying it. I have some lovely yarn made in Italy, but can’t read the label! I’ve tried googling the words to no avail - help! 😂
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Today I am wearing the Weekender Crew
Weekender Crew Pattern -
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And the Satellite Shawl
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DRK Spin It to Knit It KAL
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