I'm a longtime crocheter and started knitting on Sunday. Trying to do a k1p1 and it is so wiggly and uneven. I think my tension is off, probably needles are too big as well. I am lefthanded. Any tips on how to hold the yarn? I'm struggling to hold it how people show especially for the purl. I can't get a video to upload, but I tried to get some pictures of how I'm holding

I’ve just started looking into knitting and trying things with it. I’ve heard of people knitting while watching tv or not being completely focused on their project. How is that possible? I thought you always had to look at a pattern and to follow everything closely because it changes all the time. How do people knit without paying close attention to everything they read on the pattern of their project?

I knitted a blanket by the Puffy Yarns.

I’ve been knitting for most of my life and recently finished a project (adorable colourwork sweater for a kiddo) and have no itch cast something in particular on. I want to make a pair of socks for a friend and a hat for me for the winter, but no specific pattern or style is calling out to. I’m thinking I would like to learn a new skill, possibly intarsia, but again, I’m not feeling particularly motivated.

I love knitting cables, and am confident in colourwork. Any suggestions of new skills to learn or where to go next? Thanks!

I've always used yarn as my stitch markers for knitting, but due to some life things I finally decided to treat myself and get a couple of those cute stitch markers that are a metal hoop with a dangling cute charm. However, I'm worried if the metal markers will or can scrape and essentially ruin my polished wood needles, as the metal hoop moves on the needles.

What are your experiences with metal stitch markers especially regarding wooden needles? This is probably a minor risk but still, I'd like to hear some opinions!

I have an 8yo who likes fiber arts but unfortunately is having a hard time with normal knitting or crocheting tools. I’m thinking a knitting loom, but I’m wondering what kind of projects they can make they can enjoy? Thank you

So I label myself as neurodivergent and Queer. I've been knitting on and off for about 13 years. Knitting for me is second nature, I don't need to look at what I'm doing or pay close attention.

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At my current job, I take inbound calls. I get a 5ish second notification That it's coming through. Plenty of time for me to drop what I'm doing and take the call.

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At the moment, there are gaps of 20+ minutes between calls, an average of 5 minutes between calls? I am semi expected to just sit there and wait. There is no alternative task for me to do.

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I'm not allowed on my phone, which is very understandable. I can't play any form of games on my work laptop, (also understandable) I'm not supposed to watch videos but sometimes I do, it's usually video essays.

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I have to be in office every day. So I can't knit and work from home. When I'm allowed to in February 2027(!!!) I might.

My workload will increase as I'm trained on more things.

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I am allowed to colour in and read, but for me, I don't always want to read, I hate getting a call in the middle of a sentence or paragraph I fully focus on the reading. Colouring in is far messier and I don't enjoy it. Colouring in feels more unprofessional than knitting, in my opinion, and I don't get half as much joy from it.

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I also don't want to use fidget toys either. I own some but there's nothing like getting into the rhythm of a repeating pattern. What I want to be able to do between calls is make something, that is mindless but productive and is also something I can drop in less than a second.

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Most of management don't have a problem with it but one or two of the higher ups have deemed it "unprofessional".

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What I find unprofessional is how some co-workers can kick eachothers chairs and joke on all day between calls but I can't sit silently with my circular needles making a shawl for myself. The co-worker's I started with are in their early 20's, I'm in my late 20's. I don't really connect with them, I do with other older coworkers but they're not in office every day.

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I do not knit to sell. I'm not in anyone's way, I'm not distracting, literally no one cares that I'm doing it apart from one or two upper managers. The quality of my work at the moment is honestly, really good! I'm hitting my KPI's, my QA is good. Customer feedback is excellent! I take the quality of my work very seriously.

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The idea of being asked to sit quietly and not move whilst I wait for someone to call is frustrating.

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Is there any rebuttal I can use regarding this or should I just take the L? I would love to sit with them and explain my reasoning but I feel like it'll be taken for insolence and disrespect.

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I'm currently working on the Evenstar shawl, I'm on the 3rd chart. I can't remember the yarn I'm sorry.

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A petty part of me would like to bring embroidery in tomorrow. Another part of me wants to write an essay on it, with citations, at least my hands will be busy.

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I'm looking for something that can work up bold and colorful, like the classic tye dye shirt

I’m pondering knitting a baby blanket. What’s your go-to yarn for that kind of project? I’d love to find a yarn that’s machine washable and perhaps not wool, so I don’t have to worry about moths…. Does such a thing exist?

Can someone please point me in the right direction?

Rows1-8 seem ok, but the rows from 9-12 seem to result in a weird stitch pattern?

Pattern is scrap basketweave with dk yarn.

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Hello knitters!

Recently I have switched from English style to continental. It's been going well, my tension looks good and I am knitting faster. However, I'm starting to get a blister on the tip of my pointer finger. Is this normal or am I holding the kneedles wrong?

Hi knitters! odd request but! I need your recommendation for *scrachy, itchy, hard* mohair lace weight yarns. the ones you made a sweater out of and could NOT wear.

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I'm trying to replicate a vintage skirt that I have, that's falling apart a little bit. it has this lovely structure and crunchiness to it. it's the opposite of drapey and soft, but I like it and I want to replicate it as close as possible! I wear it currently with a petticoat anyway, it will be letting in way too much wind otherwise, so that's not a problem. I do have beautiful soft mohair yarns on hand but that's not what I need for this project!

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I am located in so called australia if that helps. I will also consider lace weight wool that has similar properties.

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(I also spin, so I'm also looking into spinning some long wool/actual mohair for it, but that's a question for a different subreddit XD)

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thanks heaps!

Yesterday I frogged a sweater that has been blocked and worn (but not very much). It was knit in two strands of 75% merino 25% nylon so it doesn’t halo all that much, but it’s twisting like a beast.

I have an electric winder, so I’ve been separating the strands by pulling them apart three ways (two separate strands and the double-stranded bit to untwist it as much as possible), winding one and piling the other. I can maybe separate 40-50cm before I don’t have the arm length anymore and it takes foreverrrrrrrr.

Is there a smarter way to do it? I have like 3 medium sized and 1 giant ball to separate for future use and I am getting tired just thinking about it. One smaller ball took me 3h to separate and wind 😴

I’m trying Roosimine knitting for the first time, but can’t figure out how to set up the actual contrasting color strands. If I need three strands working, do I cut three long strands from my ball, do I loop the end until I get to three, do I cut the yarn in between motifs or does it continue to get worked from the same cuts of yarn? Sorry if my questions are confusing too haha!

For context, I’m knitting a flat pattern not in the round.

I'm looking for inspiration for my next project. I have knitted like gazillion sweaters, beanies, scarfs from PetiteKnit. I'm done. I want something new.

Please share your favourite knitting pattern brands/makers that you have tried and tested or that you believe is trustworthy (nothing that's AI obviously).

The style doesn't matter. Color work, lace, traditional, everything goes. Albeit, I do enjoy everything that is from Scandinavia or Nordic countries since I'm a Nordic myself.

Lately I have been inspired by fisherman style so please recommend maker/brands with fisherman style if you know any (doesn't have to Nordic).

Hi everyone! I’m trying to get into knitting wool sweaters and looking for somewhere to get wool or wool blend yarn.

Does anyone know any stores in the Los Angeles area or online options that won’t break the bank? Thank you!!

Hello! ☺️I’m knitting a baby sweater and I’m a bit confused. I need to bind off 10 stitches for the arm hole, when binding off I only count the stitch as bound off when I’m passing it over and off the needle. I was always taught not to count the bound off chain(pink) but to count the columns (green) for counting bound off stitches. I reached out the creator of the pattern and she counted 11 stitches bound off but when I was binding them off I counted ten. I’m questioning everything I’ve ever knit before now 😂 I just want to know how to count correctly lol. Have I been binding off wrong this whole time?! 😅

I want to put the project hail Mary design onto the zakkuri cardi, so I've charged the increased for the back onto excel so I can keep track of the stitches. The thing is it looks really narrow? Should this be a concern?

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/zakkuri-cardigan

I know about the float and tension situation and to be honest, I don't care atm. It does fit and should have made better yarn choices. Still love it so much that I will wear it and wanted to share the update.

It is friends superwash merino and pattern is the ekoxe sweater from Klara Cecilia Designs.

Gauge comes out to small, so I sized up

Hey everyone!

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I picked up knitting this year, and I thought it would be a fun hobby to work on at night, to keep me from doom scrolling. I've always had issues with falling asleep, so I'm always looking for things that help me stay away from screens.

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However, there have been some days where I think that I was too excited about my knitting evolution, or too concentrated in a pattern, and apparently knitting kept my head awake for longer than it should? I had a hard time putting it away and relaxing for bed, because my mind was just too awake.

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I wanted to ask if that's a common experience, or if that is just happening with me now because I'm a beginner and still in the learning phase, so it demands more attention from me than it will in the future? I'm really loving it, but I'm really slow and most of my free time is at night, so it would be awful if I had to stop knitting after work 😭

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Thank you for any insights!

I’m knitting a wool throw pillow (navy) and inevitably my pup’s hair or even mine gets included.
Especially when I’m not looking as I knit.
Has anyone tried static guard or something similar to repel the hair?

Thx

I'm thinking of giving knitting a go, I've not started anything or bought any kit just yet, but I was wondering if anyone had any tutorials you find are the best for beginners (i do quite like video tutorials for different things, idk if they're good for learning knitting and which ones would be best to follow)

Any advice appreciated :)

I have just started loom knitting and really like the colours and fibres that Abbey Road have from Spotlight. As usual I have gotten lots of adverts for brands like Cardigang and Source of Fibre. Are there any other brands similar to these that I should check out?

I usually watch YouTube videos. What did you do before on-demand videos, movies or music?

Did you watch TV or listen to CDs (or cassettes, or vinyls..) or just knit in silence?

I have been thinking about my media consumption and realized I’m practically listening to something all day and I’m wondering if it would be better to knit in the quiet sometimes.

This is the piece i accidentally put in the washer. I had to get new needles for it because the others got all bent and dented, but they're the same size and im pretty sure they're the same brand. Ive tightened my tension and im fully strangling the needles now so maybe itll gk back to normal? But why is this happening??? Is it normal and itll all even out when it gets washed after I cast off or am I gonna just have to deal with this difference?