Knitting Help - "Garter Tab", or Lace Shawl Beginning
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2012
- Many lace shawl patterns use the "garter tab" technique to get you started. It's brilliant, but confusing, especially since you're usually working with tiny needles and yarn when you're doing it. I break it down with big needles and yarn to demonstrate how it's done.
Information on things you'll see in the video:
The pattern for the fuchsia lace shawl can be found here:
www.ravelry.com/patterns/libra...
(I don't have a Ravelry page for this project - I believe I used Malabrigo lace yarn.)
The pattern for the green scarf on the mannequin:
www.ravelry.com/patterns/libra...
My Ravelry project page for the green scarf (includes yarn info):
www.ravelry.com/projects/veryp...
The bulky blue yarn I'm using to demonstrate is Knit Picks Swish Bulky:
www.knitpicks.com/cfyarns/yarn...
The double-pointed needles I'm using are Crystal Palace wood needles. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Whatever this lady demonstrates, it is very reliable and easy to understand. I, very often look for her advice. I thank her very much.
I've just restarted to knit after 30 years of basic knitting and purling and am looking at all the patterns on the internet and whenever I see a technique or stitch I don't know, I look to see if you have a tutorial and you always do! Thank you so much for your generosity in teaching so many how to knit!
Lifesaver! You're right: reading it in the pattern just doesn't make sense, but this video made it crystal clear!
Thank you so much!!
You are so simple and brilliant in your explanations! I can get everything you say even if I'm a beginner, and Italian! Praise to you for your clarity of contents and pronunciation!!!
Just started my first lace triangle shawl, and can I just say that I WISH I HAD FOUND THIS VIDEO before I started... You explain it so clearly and talk so fluidly. It is a real pleasure having you here to walk us all through these mysterious knitting puzzles! Thank you! If I ever have another knitting question, I'll be sure to check your channel first!
Wow Staci! I'm about to start the Ishbel Shawl and was confused by the beginning so I Googled "Ishbel Shawl Tutorial" and there you were explaining how many triangular shawls starts this way. After watching your video, this will be easy as pie. Thank you!
Goodness, that was easy! I was sure that I was misreading the directions. Simplicity itself after watching your video. Great job,
Oh, wow, thank you so much. I just cast on for The Age of Brass & Steam shawl, then immediately hit a brick wall. You're a lifesaver!
Oh my gosh! I just looked at a shawl pattern today that I wanted to knit and when I tried to figure out the pattern I was like WHAT?!
Then today I found your TH-cam tutorial that explained the whole thing! What an awesome find. Thank you 😊❤️🧶
This instructional video for the technique was extremely helpful for me. Thank you!
There is no way I would have figured this out from the written instruction! Thank you for making this technique so clear in this video!
I'm so ready to try a lace shawl pattern I have had for awhile now! I could not understand how on earth to start it but you explained it beautifully! Thank You so much!
Thanks, Staci, for the clear directions! I've decided before I ruin my beautiful lace yarn trying to learn this, I'm going to use your example and practice this stitch over and over again with some left over worsted weight yarn I have and bigger needles.
I sound like a broken record... Thank you Staci!!!! I knew you would be able to show me how to do this! I owe you a debt of gratitude- you make my knitting look good!
Many many thanks! Ronnie Sue
She has SAVED me so so many times
I'm going to cry just a little bit here. I've been struggling for SO LONG to try to figure this out to start my first shawl (Age of Bras and Steam, look it up on Ravelry, so pretty!) and now I think I can say I finally, FINALLY have it. A few tears of released frustration, but thank you so, so much Very Pink Knits, for always having exactly what I need, in such crystal clear videos and instruction. You're amazing.
I did it! Thanks Stacey .... I bought a pattern, has no idea what garter tab meant. Confidence is soaring!
Thanks for this awesome instructional video! Your using the thicker yarn really made it easy to see what you were doing.
thank you so much! I had no idea how to do this, and really appreciate your demonstration and explanation. Thank you!!!!
I knew you would have a demo for the garter tab! Thank you for the clear instructions.
Thank you so much for this quick and easy to understand tutorial! I already had some experience with picking up and knitting stitches from doing mitten thumb gussets but could not wrap my head around this first step of a lace shawl pattern I am considering. I really appreciate this.
Thank you so much for doing this! Trying to walk someone through this in the shop where I work and then having them go home and get frustrated if they have to rip back and start over is hard. I have been regularly referring people to your videos for a while now, but this is a DEFINITE referral!
Oh Wow! I never would have gotten that without your video! Thank you, Staci!~
Yes it clear it up so nicely for me. I read the instructions on the pattern, and was thinking "what in the world are they talking about?!?" I will have to watch a couple more times to be sure I have the technique down, but thank you again for explaining it so simply!
Brilliant tutorial of a very good way to begin
Thank you soooo much for this video. I've bee avoiding gorgeous shawl patterns because this part never made any sense to me. You made it perfectly clear. Thanks!!
I felt SO validated by your explanations in the video- I'm not stupid, it's just weird that you would assume someone would know this technique when writing out the pattern! I've knit lace before, but nothing with this V technique. You're correct, it is brilliant ;) I've got it now, easy as pie, thank you for the great tute
Brilliant! You made it so clear an concise, thank you!
Oh wow, thank you so much. I could not make head or tail of how to do this, and you showed me how beautifully. ONWARDS with the lace knitting (I'm doing the Ishbel scarf). Thank you!
THank you soooo much for explaining this! I have a pattern for a beautiful lace shawl but they did nothing to explain how to do this technique and I was getting frustrated. You were nice and patient and it makes sense
Thank you for the tutorial! And especially for using the bulky yarn I can't imagine demo'ing it on lace weighted yarn.
hi Staci, fantastic explanation as always!! thank you so much, now i can start that beautiful shawl pattern that i could not make heads or tails of!!
Thank you Stacy! This helped me so much.
i'm so glad you posted this~ i was way confused before seeing your explanation TY ! :)
Thank you so much I didn't have a clue where to start!
Oh, i love watching you knit!!! :)
That was extremely clear and helpful. Thank you!
Awesome demonstration and explanation! Thanks you!
Thank you so much for this wonderful help!
Thanks! Love your videos. SO helpful.
Thank you! I just started a triangle shawl and completely faked my way through it but wanted to see if I did it right. And I did! Yay me😁
Love your tutorials. Thanks.
Thank you :) just the explanation i needed
Thank you very much! I can finally make my shawl.
Thank you for helping to make me understand this.
Great explaination, thank you so much
ThAnk you !! Very helpful & easy to understand!!!carol
Thanks! This is a big help.
Thank you very much. Great instructions.
Thank you! You got me going on this. I'm making my first Boneyard Shawl. I've been trying to find the right thing for some yarn I've got, and finally tonight, I decided that would be the pattern. Thanks for helping me get past the first part and get it started.
I have made a couple of Boneyard Shawls (Stephen West's pattern), but his pattern does not call for this garter stitch tab technique. It does call for increasing by using M1L and M1R stitches. Perhaps there's more than one shawl pattern called "Boneyard". Is yours by Stephen West?
@@vivianpowell1732 I made the Boneyard from Stephen West and used the garter tab to start it. I alway start my shawls like that and use the increase stitches you mention. It's fairly standard.
@@PattymacMakes But am I correct in thinking that the Boneyard Shawl pattern itself does not include starting with a garter stitch tab? Apparently that is a step that you have added to that pattern.
@@vivianpowell1732 It's been so many years I can't remember now. I'm pretty sure he starts with a garter tab. I don't think it matters since it's just a basic shawl based on increasing at the beginning and end of each right side row.
@@PattymacMakes The Boneyard Shawl starts with a CO of 5 stitches then there's a Set Up consisting of three rows where the increases come from working M1 stitches. So I guess that Set Up section is analogous to a garter stitch tab. Thanks for replying so promptly.
Thank you!!! So helpful!
Staci, do you have any advice about blocking a shawl with the garter tab start...? My bump always seems to protrude …..
Wish I would have waited a bit before starting my lace shawl. It uses this very method, and I was so confused b/c of the very reason you stated: it was done on itty bitty lace yarn. I had the hardest time trying to make out the individual stitches or estimate the best spot to pick up stitches. Eventually managed it, but I have an unsightly nub/bump from where I didn't go far enough down on the cast-on edge. But now I have this tutorial and will know better next time.
Thank you, thank you for this!
Thank you for this explanation
Hi, I followed the instructions and the finished product looks like what yours does (like a half-hexagon-ish), but when I turn the work around, there's like a little tab of extra stitches (not live ones) just flapping out like a skin tag. Is that normal? Or should it be flat like the front?
You are fantastic!
I just checked the links - they're all working for me. The fuchsia shawl is called "Ishbel", and the green one is called "Hitchhiker". Hope that helps.
That was amazing lol :) and very clear. Thanks!
Helpful! Thank you
You're welcome! If your customers come to you with questions and I don't have an answer in video yet, let me know! I'm always looking to fill the gaps with more answers. Thank you for the note!
Lovely nail color
Do you have a video on corrugated ribbing?
Do you ever use larger needles for this part to keep it laying flat as you knit shawl? I read of humps happening in completed shawls
Thank you so much!
Thanks anyway. I reached out to the designer. I'm trying to get a couple of these shawlettes and a couple more entrelac scarves made before Christmas. Charts are impossible for me because of an issue with my left eye. Keep up the good work.
Excellent. Thank you so much.
Can you just cast on 4 stitches and then take out the first stitch, the slip knot?
Hope you can help me to convert this pattern I will be one of by christmas gifts along wind sharbellas and saroyan. Thank you.
You're welcome! Thank you for the nice note. :)
You are correct - a shawl that is knit bottom-up won't use this technique. There isn't really a specific technique to demonstrate for a bottom-up shawl, you really just cast-on and each pattern is going to be different from there. But I do have a video that may help you - it's called "Knitting Help - Casting-on Many Stitches". Sorry, TH-cam won't let me give you a link here in the comments, but you can search for it on my channel page. Good luck!
My pattern say to begin with a 2 - stitch, 5-ridge garter tab where I will then have nine stitches. Can you explain what that means please? Thank you.
Such a great tutorial Staci!
I have one small question. When a pattern that uses garter tab cast on says, "pick up and knit along garter bumps" and "pick up and knit along cast on egde" does that mean I should pick up the stitches then knot before moving on? As in; pick up along garter bump side and knit then pick up along cast on edge and knit? Does that make sense? In your video you picked up only...
Amy - I've never seen a pattern call for picking up stitches the way you've described! Usually, stitches are picked up along all three sides *except* the cast-on edge, as I've demonstrated in this video, and I can't imagine why it would be necessary to pick up from the CO edge. My assumption is that the pattern wants you to pick up the stitches all at once - they would likely specify that you need to break the yarn and tie a knot, if that was necessary. You're going to need to contact the pattern designer for further guidance (Ravelry message is a good way).
thank you so much !
The pattern I found has my pick up stitches purlwise. So is there anything special/different about doing it that way? Or is it simply purling instead of knitting?
Yes - here is my video on picking up and purling: th-cam.com/video/5Ke1kURLAB0/w-d-xo.html
Staci, I am trying to convert a pattern for the Caterpillar Shawlette by Joyce Fassbender (which was only in chart version from Knit Picks) into words. Even with all the information about what was not included in the chart (center stitch for example) I am in total confusion. I have made two sharbellas and one saroyan without any trouble thanks to your video help. I need your help in trying to get this Caterpillar shawlette even on needles. I hope you have time to respond to my query.
Michaele - sorry, I can't help you with pattern modifications. I recommend scheduling a private lesson with the knitting teacher at your local yarn shop to help you rewrite the pattern.
I like the green shawl behind you... do you have pattern? can I have it, please :)
As usual I came to your video on how to do a garter stitch tab! Perfect as always! I loved the shawl that you used and when I clicked on the Ravelry link it just linked to the 'wheres my stitches at' page. Do you recall the name perhaps? Also found the pattern for the cardi I had asked you for, thank you!
Well done TY. my pattern says c/o 3 st knit 9 rows then pick up 10 st then turn to get 16 st ???
You will need to contact the pattern designer with that question, it doesn't make sense to me, either. Ravelry message is usually a good way to reach designers.
Question...Instead of casting on three stitches to start, can you do a provisional cast on? That would prevent needing to pick up the stitches along the bottom...
Sunshine Sheltray - you can give that a try, but when you're actually knitting a garter tab using lace yarn (and not the bulky yarn I demonstrated with) the gauge is so small, that removing a provisional CO and picking up the live stitches would be far more difficult than just picking up and knitting three. But if you're curious, it would only take a few minutes to give it a try.
@verypink knits, I'm currently working on the Geology Shawl by: VeryBusyMonkeyDesigns. I'm a very tight knitter. My Garter Tab Cast On is way too tight. I'm hoping it will look better after blocking. Is there anything I can do in the future to keep this from happening again? Should I go up one or two needle sizes for the Cast On? I would be extremely grateful for any advice. I Love your tutorials & podcast! I wouldn't be a knitter if I hadn't discovered your channel. Your teaching has changed my life for the better. Thank you, Staci!
If your problem is just with the garter tab being tight, you can always use a bigger needle for that part, then switch to the correct needle size after you've picked up stitches.
Staci, as usual, your videos are the clearest! One question, though: is there a way to avoid the hideous hump that usually appears at the beginning of crescent shawls? I never managed to work out why that happens. I am sure you could help! Lots of love from Italy
Any bumps in the fabric should block out if you're using wool...if it doesn't, then there is an issue with the pattern and the way the increases are set.
Thank you.....
Thank you Staci, beautifully explained, the link you added for the pink lace shawl goes to a different shawl pattern in Ravelry, can you give me the name of the shawl so I can find the pattern. Thanks so much
The links are correct! I used a different yarn than the designer, but the pattern is the same.
Wow you are fast, thanks! When I click on your link, it goes to a pattern called “Ishbel” by Ysolda Teague, this pattern has deep scalloped edges whereas your pink lace shawl’s edges are straight, so I was confused that it was the wrong pattern
It's just how it's blocked, they are knit the same.
Thank you so much, that clears up my confusion
Awesome
A newbie concern just started to bother me and I'm second guessing myself. LOL Is the CO row counted as one of the knit rows? I'm drawing a blank!
No, the cast-on row is not usually considered the first row, the first row (or round) comes after the cast-on.
Thank you, Staci! You saved my sanity as I attempted to knit my first shawl. LOL :)
What does it mean to turn needle 90 degrees clockwise and pick up stiches.
+Susan Johnson It just means the part, that starts at 3:35 in the video, where she turns the knitting so the needle is pointing upwards, and then picks up the stitches in the purl bumps along the long edge. Hope that helps.
After knitting plane portion....how to start lace..Plz can you explain...your vdo is very nice for beginners like me😊thanks😊😊
You'll need to follow a shawl pattern...this is just a demonstration of how many shawl patterns begin.
thank you :)
I like your ring lol.
Plz explain th whole pattern of th red triangular shawl tht u r showing..it's lovely
Do you have a video of the way you knit?
Yes, it's called "flicking", you can search my channel, I have several videos.
@@verypinkknits Thanks, I’ll check it out.
All of the information to items you see in my videos (like what I'm wearing, what the mannequin is wearing, yarn I'm using, etc) can be found with links in the video description field, just below the video.
I can do the tab, but it always looks stretched, stressed and sticks out in the knitting like a sore thumb no matter how hard I try. It looks crappy in my beautiful knits. Why do they design so many garments with this terrible technique?
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