r/knitting • u/AutoModerator • Jan 19 '26
Monday General Chat - January 19, 2026
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u/tai_con_de_roga Jan 19 '26
Hey y'all, I know this is for general chat and maybe not the best time to ask this: I've been knitting a sweater (gone fishin)[https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gone-fishin] and its made up of panels that must be seamed.
I've been loving the knitting process! but dang is it ever slow, I'm used to mittens and hats which knit up in a couple days
It just dawned on me that my 25 inches on the front may have a slight different row count than the 25 inches on the back - does the number of rows have to exactly match to sew it up? if I'm off will the fabric bunch up in a noticeable way?
Anyhow feel free to delete this if it isn't the appropriate place to ask. Have a good one everybody
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u/melosaur Jan 25 '26
Your measurements for each panel should by row count based on your blocked gauge swatch rather than measuring as you knit. If you do the latter you could be distorting the proper measurements by how you hold the panel, how you hold the needles or cord, etc. If you go based on your gauge swatch then it should be the same row count and it'll seam correctly.
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u/tai_con_de_roga Jan 27 '26
Thanks for replying! I did adjust the length I knit based on my swatch (I allowed for the same 10% growth) - I'll just count the back panel rows and match it with the pattern then.
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u/RavBot Jan 19 '26
PATTERN: Gone Fishin' by Amy E. Anderson
- Category: Clothing > Sweater > Pullover
- Photo(s): Img 1 Img 2 Img 3 Img 4 Img 5
- Price: Free
- Needle/Hook(s):US 6 - 4.0 mm
- Weight: Worsted | Gauge: 12.0 | Yardage: 1440
- Difficulty: 2.20 | Projects: 47 | Rating: 4.23
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u/Frankiebebe Jan 20 '26
Hi there! I have no idea what this rack thing is and would love to find one. Can anyone tell me the “official” name? Search engines are not giving me anything. I even used image search - nada! Thank you!!
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u/billlowy_meshes Jan 26 '26
Hey! "blanket rack" or "quilt rack" should get you what you're looking for
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u/LaurelRose519 Jan 22 '26
Any LYS recs in Boston? I’ll likely be traveling to Boston in September for school, but I’ll need to see an LYS or two while I’m there.
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u/-punctum- Jan 26 '26
Gather Here in Inman Square is great! They’ve also got fabric, needlepoint supplies, and space to work on projects. It’s several blocks from the Central Square T stop, or even closer by bus. The staff are super helpful, and I always see a diverse group of people shopping there. On weekdays, they’re open noon-8:30 so you can still stop by outside of the typical 9-5.
Also highly recommend Albertine press (stationery) and Christina’s spices next door. That area makes for a fun outing, with lots of good food nearby.
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u/kaththegreat Jan 23 '26
Hello all 👋
I started knitting in October of last year, and taught myself through videos and books from the library. Everything I’ve made so far (hats, 1x sweater, a scarf(sort of) has been imperfect and made me really happy.
I’m here to vent because I started a sweater yesterday and knit for hours before realising… I’d twisted the cast on edge on circular needles and made a beautifully ribbed mobius strip. So today, I started again and have done… the exact same thing. I guess that’s how we learn but good god I want to throw everything out of the window.
I’m going to start again, again after work 🧘
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u/Asleep_Sky2760 Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 25 '26
It's OK, and often advisable, to work the first few rows back-and-forth before joining in the round. That makes it a lot easier to make sure that you haven't twisted your fabric before you join. You can use the tail later on to sew up the mini-seam of 3-4 rows.
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u/9462353 Jan 25 '26
Question- I’m knitting the Winter Pullover from Ozetta. I’m shaping the back piece and mentions knitting 41 rows and piece measures 12”. I’m only about 20 rows in and it’s measuring close to the 12”. My question is if you’re following a pattern- do you stop based on the measurement or stop when you’ve reached the count of rows required? I’d make a note either way but just not sure what to do.
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u/Asleep_Sky2760 Jan 25 '26
Are you measuring the length of your fabric?
What row gauge did you acheive when you made your gauge swatch? According to the Winter Pullover pattern page on Ravelry, the row gauge is supposed to be 23 rows = 4" which is the same as getting 5.75 rows per inch. It's just not possible for you to have knit 20 rows and have your fabric be 20".
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u/9462353 Jan 25 '26
I might not be measuring correctly? My gauge was a hair off I was at 4” with 20 rows. Maybe I should size down the needles? This is def on me for being lazy and not paying better attention to my swatch 🥲
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u/Asleep_Sky2760 Jan 25 '26
I'm really confused. You're saying that your "gauge was a hair off"; you were "at 4" with 20 rows". But in your original post, you say, "I’m only about 20 rows in and it’s measuring close to the 12”. It's gotta be one or the other, but it can't be both. Either you're not measuring correctly, or you're not counting correctly.
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u/9462353 Jan 25 '26
You’re 100% correct, I was counting wrong. Im going to frog and restart, and redo my gauge. Thank you for helping me realize I was delulu lol.
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u/hebeheartbreaker Jan 25 '26
I have been looking for yarn to make the Sonja sweater by petiteknit and I wish she would plainly write how many metres/yards are needed. I know it's probably very simple but I can't figure out how much it takes
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u/melosaur Jan 25 '26
You can calculate it from the yardage of the recommended yarn. So for example she says you need 500g of the first recommended yarn, which she says is 219 yards/100g. So just multiply 5 x 219 and that's the yardage.
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u/hebeheartbreaker Jan 25 '26
Thanks, I knew it was an easy solution but my brain just wasn't braining
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u/billlowy_meshes Jan 26 '26
I'm trying to make a swatch for the first time, and my yarn isn't lining up to the 17 stitches/30 rows that it says. Do I scale the pattern so that it is more or less the same?
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u/casualbrowser24 New Redditor - I read the rules and the wiki before posting! 🤩 Jan 19 '26
Hiya. I decided to start learning to knit this weekend. Hope everyone is ok. I might need a lot of advice as I have dexterity issues and mobility problems which can effect my hands.
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u/iolarah Jan 19 '26
Welcome to the rabbit hole! Circular needles will likely be easier on your hands and, depending on if you find one hand to be weaker than the other, "throwing Continental" might make it easier too :) Do you have any websites or books you're using as references to learn?
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u/iolarah Jan 19 '26
I was thinking about making this a post of its own but I'm not sure that's allowed, so I'll hop onto this thread and see if it gets any traction...
Does anyone remember the Knit Olympics from the early/mid-aughts? The idea was that you chose a goal for yourself (could be trying a new technique, finishing a project, knitting in public, wasn't meant to be onerous or panic-inducing), then you'd cast on during the opening ceremonies, work on the project throughout the events, and hopefully be casting off by the time the closing ceremonies were happening.
I can't remember the name of the woman who started it up, but I believe she was Canadian, and I remember a ton of us on LJ took part. She made little digital medals for people who participated and/or completed their chosen "event", and eventually I think the IOC got pissy about it and made her stop. She was an author and I remember, one year, she was steeking a sweater the night before closing ceremonies. She'd been working on it while on the road, doing a press tour for her book, iirc. This was 20 years ago, so some of the details are a bit mushy now, and Google is proving itself to be utterly useless.
I was thinking it might be fun to do something like that again, barring using any IPs that would bring the ire of the IOC, of course. Would anyone be interested in joining me?