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Name: Princess G
Subject: Patterns
Comment: i suggest to copy and then laminate your pattern, so you can then get a whiteboard marker or highlighter and then cross out the row you have done.

if you want to reuse the pattern, just get a damp cloth, wipe over and your good to go!

hope this has helped you!

xoxo
Princess G

Name: mary
Subject: gifts
Comment: when giving knitting as gifts always remember to buy extra buttons and put in some extra yarn incase of accidents

Name: Sara Beth
Subject: taking inventory
Comment: I have a spiral notebook that I write down all the yarn that I have used and where I got them and how much they cost. It helps a lot when I am buying yarn.

Name: Alison - from Birmingham UK
Subject: Stretch bind off
Comment: This method gives a very stretchy bind off (or cast off, as it is known in the UK).

With right side of work facing, pearl 2 together. *Return the stitch to the left needle and purl 2 together, repeat from * until one stitch remains an then pull yarn through this in the normal way.

Name: Pat
Subject: Knitting
Comment: I use a zip lock bag and cut the bottom corner, just a small slant put your yarn in and pull it thru the bottom corner cut. Your yarn stays neat and clean.

Name: Nancy
Subject: keeping edges looking neat
Comment: After finishing knitting a hat, sweater etc. I slip st. around the edge with a medium size crochet hook. This makes it look neater when your project is done.

Name: Melanie
Subject: Needles
Comment: If u hav 2 stop in the middle of a row do this: mark which needle you are taking stitches from by tying a small piece of scrap yarn on it

Name: Erin
Subject: knitting on flights
Comment: I suggest taking a pair of nail clippers to cut your yarn with (works amazingly well), since regular scissors are NOT allowed. Or one of my friends takes dental floss, and uses the floss cutter.

Name: maggie
Subject: fronts
Comment: I always knit both fronts on one needle-they end up exact matches.

Name: Francoise
Subject: Row counting
Comment: When knitting rows that need to be decreased every end of 6th row 3 times, and then, every end of 4th row 5 times, etc. Before starting, I do all the count lines on a post-it or index card. Every time I finish a row, I scratch a line. When all the lines scratched off, work is done and didn't lose my count.

Name: Francoise
Subject: Sleeves
Comment: I always knit the two sleeves at the same time, that is, the two sleeves on one knitting needle. That way, the sleeves are exactly the same length and decreases/increases are at the same place.

Name: Phyllis Crutchman
Subject: Knitting Needles
Comment: I make my own knitting needles from different sized wooden dowels purchased from craft stores. First, I cut the length of needle I want then I sharpen it with a pencil sharpener. To smooth the point and the needle, I use a fine sand paper. You can paint them, or or spray polyurethane etc. For the ends, you can glue beads, small wooden balls, or make clay ends. Or, wrap a small rubber band several times around. (lazy way) Ha! Use them, sell them, give them away, whatever! It's fun.

Name: Sandy
Subject: keeping track
Comment: I put my patterns in plastic project holders, and as i go, I use a dry erase marker to make any notions, then erase when done. Also comes in handy if anything gets spilled, and saves them from getting wrinkled.

Name: trix harrison
Subject: Leftover Yarn
Comment: What do you do with those little balls of wool that are left when your garment is finished, and when you sew up, what do you do with the snippets you cut off? We are a group of women who knit all year round for the less fortunate, and those little balls of wool will put a stripe in a hat or mitts, the snippets will help stuff a toy for a craft person to use. Check in your area, no wool need be wasted. There is always someone we can help.

Name: Edjezz
Subject: Patterns
Comment: I am technology geek and since I have my laptop computer with me all the time I take the time to type out a pattern in MS Word and add scanned graphics. The benefits of going through all that trouble is that I can easily copy and paste the section I am working on and use the highlighter feature so one glance and I can see where I am at. I still rely on paper patterns at times and use the various methods that others have talked about. My preference is sticky index cards. I also have a magnetic chart holder I use for charted designs.

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