Comments on: These Aren’t the Batteries You’re Looking For http://fantasticmio.com/2009/11/03/these-arent-the-batteries-youre-looking-for/ hopelessly overcommitted Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:22:14 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rayleen http://fantasticmio.com/2009/11/03/these-arent-the-batteries-youre-looking-for/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Rayleen Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:52:05 +0000 http://fantasticmio.com/?p=563#comment-119 Congratulations on learning to knit! I just figured it out myself back in April, and my story is identical to yours - lifelong crocheter, feeding yarn with my right hand felt WRONG so I went to UTube...I even just completed a cabled scarf a few weeks ago! You're ahead of me on colourwork, that's going to be included in my next project. I found your blog a couple of months ago and have been following you since then. Nice to meet you! Congratulations on learning to knit! I just figured it out myself back in April, and my story is identical to yours – lifelong crocheter, feeding yarn with my right hand felt WRONG so I went to UTube…I even just completed a cabled scarf a few weeks ago! You’re ahead of me on colourwork, that’s going to be included in my next project.
I found your blog a couple of months ago and have been following you since then. Nice to meet you!

]]> By: mio http://fantasticmio.com/2009/11/03/these-arent-the-batteries-youre-looking-for/comment-page-1/#comment-118 mio Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:24:17 +0000 http://fantasticmio.com/?p=563#comment-118 Yeah, when I first notice this happening I went panicking over to the knitting board on Craftster and was told my border probably wasn't wide enough. I'm not ripping it out, and it's acrylic, so blocking is iffy... I tried crocheting chains in the back of a swatch I made (the swatch was the same except with no cable) and I think I can fix it that way.... between that, and attaching it to crocheted motifs, I think it'll be ok... You know, I've never had this problem with crochet! (er... maybe don't look at the pictures posted in the Zombie Yarn post... heh) ;) Yeah, when I first notice this happening I went panicking over to the knitting board on Craftster and was told my border probably wasn’t wide enough. I’m not ripping it out, and it’s acrylic, so blocking is iffy…

I tried crocheting chains in the back of a swatch I made (the swatch was the same except with no cable) and I think I can fix it that way…. between that, and attaching it to crocheted motifs, I think it’ll be ok…

You know, I’ve never had this problem with crochet! (er… maybe don’t look at the pictures posted in the Zombie Yarn post… heh) ;)

]]> By: maja http://fantasticmio.com/2009/11/03/these-arent-the-batteries-youre-looking-for/comment-page-1/#comment-117 maja Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:20:25 +0000 http://fantasticmio.com/?p=563#comment-117 The curling happens to all pieces that are knit stockinette (very annoying). It's the way the stiches are formed, the purl side is tighter and pulls the stitches so the curl. There are a few ways you can fight this. One is with a big enough boarder - since yours is curling, it's not wide enough. Another way is with blocking. That's they way I've seen it fought most of the time. I mean, even for a hemmed edge, if it's a little hemmed edge, you're still going to get curling, or a retarded bend above it. Yes, I've had this issue. I just block the hell out of whatever it is, and that helps... The curling happens to all pieces that are knit stockinette (very annoying). It’s the way the stiches are formed, the purl side is tighter and pulls the stitches so the curl. There are a few ways you can fight this. One is with a big enough boarder – since yours is curling, it’s not wide enough. Another way is with blocking. That’s they way I’ve seen it fought most of the time. I mean, even for a hemmed edge, if it’s a little hemmed edge, you’re still going to get curling, or a retarded bend above it. Yes, I’ve had this issue. I just block the hell out of whatever it is, and that helps…

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