General Knitting Questions

knitting on DPN 
How do I know which dpn I start with when knitting the first row?

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You start where the tail of yarn is (the long tail going to your ...

Changing from knit to purl mid row - extra stitches appear! 
I am learning to knit and can now knit and purl full rows of each stitch. Now I am trying to knit a pattern for a dishcloth that requires that I knit ...

What is a Skein of Wool? 
Hi,

After a gap of 20 years I now have the time and enthusiasm to start knitting and crocheting again.

I cant wait...

and have a few questions....

Patons Caressa 
I have a pattern for Patons Caressa using 8 and 10 needles.

What ply is Caressa?

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Patons Caressa was an 8 ply wool.

It has recently ...

Knitted Toy Pattern for Sacboy 
Hi I was wondering if you could find a pattern to look exactly like the picture below, or even make it yourself.

I've been looking all over but cannot ...

Handsome Dickey:Heartstrings pattern 5328 
Handsome Dickey:Heartstrings pattern 5328

knittybitty  Not rated yet
Can I knit a sleeve in the round?

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Yes you can, up to the armhole shaping at least. I do it all the time just to avoid having to sew ...

knitting club  Not rated yet
Well I want to do a knitting club but my friends don't want to. How can I get them interested?

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I don't think you can. They are either ...

I dropped the last stitch of a row  Not rated yet
How do I fix it?

It should be a purl stitch and I now have two loops at the end of the row. Thanks for your help.

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Hi Debbie,

The ...

Sewing my Cardi Together  Not rated yet
I'm a beginner knitter..

I have knitted 1 cardi but mucked up on the sewing it all together part..

Im on my 2nd cardi now and don't want to muck ...

Looking for a pattern  Not rated yet
I am after the sirdar knitting pattern book for a baby's blanket when you knit it forms into a leaf. The number of the pattern is 3266 Sirdar.

I was ...

INVISIBLE increases  Not rated yet
HOW DO YOU ... INCREASE/M 1 STITCH ON THE PURL SIDE???

ACCORDING TO THE PATTERN, m1p is indicated ... using the

bar; however, this method leaves ...

Substituting the Yarn in a Pattern  Not rated yet
When you get your hands on a pattern published in another country (or another time) it is often difficult to get the yarn specified and substituting the yarn can be an issue.

Beth M  Not rated yet
I have trouble with the tension when pearling. If I knit in the round the tension is fine.

What can I do to make the pearl tension like the knit tension?...

Hard to read instructions from knitting kit  Not rated yet
Hi,

I have just bought a knitting kit which includes the yarn, some fabric and instructions. I have bought everything that I've needed.

I am having ...

Right Needle Size for 12 Ply  Not rated yet
I have some 12ply wool to make a hot water bottle cover.

What size needles should I use for 12ply, and what size should I use if I don't want the knitting ...

Shawls vs Stoles  Not rated yet
What is the length/width difference between a shawl and/or a stole?

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According to Dictionary.com a Shawl is:
... a square, triangular,...

Converting from one ply to another  Not rated yet
I have a wonderful 14 ply pattern in a Patons wool called Inca, but would like to convert it to 12 ply or even 8 ply.

Do you have any information about ...

Knitting Seems to be Growing!  Not rated yet
My friend is showing me how to knit and she started it by casting on for me and made it 8 loops.

But now i have 12 loops on the needle is that right ...

Size of knitting needles if you use double yarn  Not rated yet
I would like to make a baby afghan with Sport Weight yarn using size 6 needles. If I use double yarn, what size needles should I use?

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Which Ply?  Not rated yet
How do I know what ply wool is from different countries. I have found a lovely beanie pattern which is in an American wool and I don't know what the equivalent ...