lord_seagrave Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 So, at the risk of being labelled a gaylord or worse, my knit stitches are too tight and very tricky to slide along the needle, whereas my purl stitches are just right. What, if anything am I doing wrong? Or is it just a case of practice makes perfect? LS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 I feel for you that's a tough one I think its all in the wrist action!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 So, at the risk of being labelled a gaylord or worse, my knit stitches are too tight and very tricky to slide along the needle, whereas my purl stitches are just right. What, if anything am I doing wrong? Or is it just a case of practice makes perfect? LS think you are holding your wool to tight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 "what am I doing wrong"!!!!!!!! it's obvious man..................... leave the gaylord stuff to Essex boys and get out shooting more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 How long is the scarf going to be and how will you know when it's finished? Oh! and will you be making fluffy wool pom poms next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 How long is the scarf going to be and how will you know when it's finished? Oh! and will you be making fluffy wool pom poms next? defender that cold mate.?? by the way to much tension on the wool. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddan Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Think you may have posted this in the wrong place try www.knittingforums.org.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 My missus reckons you're using the tips of the needles too much. You need to construct the loops around the full girth of the needle... Giggity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_seagrave Posted October 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 My missus reckons you're using the tips of the needles too much. You need to construct the loops around the full girth of the needle... Giggity. Thanks for this. It's bleedin obvious when you think of it, but you're ablsolute right. Ta very much. LS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 wrong its all wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CraigBenson Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 Good GOD I thought I was on a forum that my Mam might use. I take it your a member of the WI too? Shoot more knit less. Use the skins of the fluffy things to stay warm! It's like the womans weekly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CraigBenson Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 Good GOD I thought I was on a forum that my Mam might use. I take it your a member of the WI too? Shoot more knit less. Use the skins of the fluffy things to stay warm! It's like the womans weekly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Ahh! He without sin cast the first stone. I tried knitting once, when I was about 17 or 18. I was too poor to go out to the pub as I was on a YTS and I used to go round my mate's girlfriends house and we ended up kitting by candle light. They were so poor that the electricity had been turned off. I started to knit a scarf. It was about 9" in width and after a couple of feet or so it had expanded to about twice that so I gave up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddan Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 I used to go round my mate's girlfriends house and we ended up kitting by candle light. Interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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