Welcome to I’ll Knit (& Spin!) If I want To! I asked y’all to send in some of your questions (from everything from fiber arts, to designing and on!) so I could put together a little video for y’all every Friday doing my best to answer your questions!
1. I really love knitting cables and usually pre-blocked the cables look nicely defined and puffy, but after blocking by soaking, shaping, then laying flat, the cable loose their definition and are rather flat. Do you have any suggestions for remedying this or tips for future cable projects?
2. Hey Andrea, I just finished a sweater with big bold stripes using a super wash DK. One of the colors, a red, bled onto the natural colored stripe and another lighter colored stripe. I soaked it in cool water and even used a color catcher to block it and the water was pretty clear when I squeezed it out. Do you have any suggestions on how to get the red splotches out of the lighter colors and how to avoid colors bleeding in the future?
3. HI I'm wondering about gauge! Isn't everyone. if I need to go up or down a needle size how does this affect the meterage of yarn required for the garment. Essentially will using larger or smaller needles mean I need more or less yarn?
4. My question is regarding socks : while I follow the patterns (length of the foot minus 5 or 6 cm to allow for the toes), they seem to elongate with time and end up loose on my feet. Is it blocking? is it the yarn? is it measurements? Thank you in advance for considering my question and for any answer you may have! PS: I hope you are getting all the rest you need to feel your best self again. Take good care
5. I recently knit your Curio socks as my second pair of socks ever and I love the fun stripes! I knit the first sock and it was too big so I decided to knit the next size down. That fit was better. So I knit a third to match the second and that one came out a little bit smaller! My gauge must have tightened up between the 2nd and 3rd sock. I don't feel like knitting up a 4th sock right now so I'm wearing the 2nd and 3rd together since they are close enough. Do you have tips for getting consistent gauge between socks? Also, can I unravel the 1st ill-fitting sock if I've already weaved in the ends? Loved learning the afterthought heel!
