My LITTLE BLACK TEE & thoughts on CONTIGUOUS KNITTING 🖤
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- In today's episode of the knitting podcast, I'm sharing my newly finished little black tee as well as my thoughts on contiguous knitting (I know. I butcher this word unforgivably in the episode). Join me.
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Hello!! Thank you for dropping in for today's podcast episode. I have lots to share here and I'm so grateful for you taking the time to check in. Enjoy!
I mention a lot about the launch of the WNH Patreon this Friday and I'm so excited for that. One thing I forgot to mention here..and I'll undoubtedly mention it in an upcoming video...I will be publishing a Patreon Exclusive video where I share exactly what I did to produce the 'little black tee' that I show here. This series will be called "knit notes" and will be just that: my notes from my IMPROVISED knits. If this sounds like just your cup of tea, consider joining us on Patreon when it launches this Friday. ❤
PS: I am aware of my butchering of the word 'contiguous'. I don't even know what I was saying..."conti-jus". I just don't know. 🥴
I took a class once with a lady who designed Norwegian sweaters (I can't remember the company, but they sold yarn and finished sweaters) and she was asked about weaving in *all those* ends. She said she knots them off and leaves them. People fell off their chairs. HORROR!! But she said it's inside your sweater and nobody will see it. Shrug, lol! And if they're so close they DO see it, tell them to step back. So there you go! Why weave them in if NOT doing so doesn't negatively impact your finished structure? Great video!
See, I like where this lady's head's at. That's my kind of ends management! ❤️
hahaha I LOVE that! Being so close to you that they can spot THAT they're either faar to close or you want them to be that close *ahem* so they probably don't care xD
Personally I only weave in the ends at the collar, cuffs and "end" of the work (sry my English is failing me xD)
Sometimes the ends in the sleeves get woven in, when I know I'll be rolling back that one but everything else is just knotted and maybe slipped through 3-4 stitches should it be a slippery yarn and I'm giving that "magic" knot a side-eye xD
I need more of that instructors energy in my life! 😂 If nobody will see but me, and i don’t care, why bother? 🥳
It was Dale of Norway! #minddelay@@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS
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I have been knitting for almost 60 years. That gauge change midstripe is a pretty big humility stitch that even if it cannot be seen across the room, you will always know it's there. I have come to consider "tinking" to be part of the process, as much as purling. I would take it back to a color change with the stripe. Top down sweaters knit continuously go back to before women were taught to read and write.😂
The contiguous method is my favourite construction. What solved the rowing out issue for me was changing the way I purl. I'm a continental knitter, and use combination knitting when working stockinette flat; I knit continental and purl Russian/eastern. It makes a much more even fabric and there's no tension difference between that and knitting in the round.
Barbara Walker wrote Knitting from the Top in the 1970s and in it she explains various ways to knit that "contiguously " construction and a lot of other top down constructions, just to give her credit.
I have this book and I've browsed through before, but I need to crack it open again and see what sorts of tips she has for this method of sweater knitting. ❤
That book is my go-to for knitting my own sweaters without a pattern. It's also a great resource for modifying existing patterns.
If you learn how to knit backwards (purl on the knit side without turning your work) you’re tension will remain the same as your knit stitches that’s what I’ve found. And I also found I’m faster and I like that I don’t have to turn my work every row. There’s TH-cam videos on knitting backwards it’s a great technique to learn
I just heard Andrea Mowry give the advice to use combination knitting to solve the rowing out problem (wrap the purls from underneath vs from the top- which will twist the stitch and then knit the following row tbl to untwist it). This takes less yarn to make a purl stitch and should help the purl stitch be consistent with the size of the knit stitch. My tension is pretty consistent between flat and in the round, but she also recommends it to make ribbing neater so I may give that a try for ribbing.
Your tee looks fabulous. I love the contiguous style fit, but have the same issue with tension. My purl rows are definitely “looser”. I use interchangeable needles with a size smaller tip on the end that will be the purling needle. It’s much easier that way then juggling two separate needles. I have also found I always need to go up a needle size for sleeves. Even when my entire garment s knit in the round, my sleeve gauge is always tighter.
Use Stephen West method to weave in ends as you go.. it is so easy and looks great 😊
Your little black tee turned out awesome. I can hardly wait to see both finished sweaters
Thank you so much! ❤
I think the sleeve length on the tee is perfect, and I like the little rolled edges. Very nice.
Thank you! I'm glad you like it. I was sure I would make them longer, but these cap sleeves just fit the overall look a lot better. ❤
Suzanne Bryan has an exercise for her Bootcamp students around this topic. The generalization is “throwers” purl looser than they knit. “Pickers” knit looser than they purl. Being a thrower, I have to consciously purl tighter to keep from having gutters in my Stockinette. The important thing here is to be aware that adjustments will be different if you are an English knitter or a Continental knitter. You will also find similar adjustments of needle size going from a color work yolk to a solid color lower part of the sweater.
I read something once about "rowing out." I think it was by Patty Lyons. She said when we purl, we will tend to pull the stitch on the left needle to work the yarn around and through. Anyway, this stretches that row out just enough to be noticeable. It is something I have paid attention to when I am purling, being careful not to stretch the leg of the knit stitch I am working into, and it has improved my knitting. It has also helped my row gauge. I am a continental knitter.
That explains what happened to one of my top down sweaters or contiguous. I kept using the same needle size once it got to the round and wondered why it fit a little tighter than expected. Thanks for the tip. Your black tee is so cute ❤
Thank you Dawn!
And I never even considered it until I noticed the change and remembered that my gauge is different flat vs in the round. A bit frustrating, but I'm learning that there's a way around this!
Love the little black t-shirt. I’m very very impressed
with the neckline, my favorite, and the cap sleeves.
How would you describe the details, especially the
neckline so it can be duplicated by knitters?
This is honestly the first true t-shirt I’ve seen
hand knit anywhere. Let’s call it groundbreaking!
Thank you!
You may want to try purling continental or Norwegian purl, to get the tension in your purl side that you need to tighten them up a bit. My tension knitting in the round, or back & forth K&P is so close to identical that it's not even an 1/8th of a stitch different. The only place I see a difference is if I am knitting/purling flat in stranded colorwork with a strand in each hand. I am still working on getting my English style purl to be identical to my English knit stitch, as well as my Continental knits & purls. I figure that 3 out of 4 isn't too bad. I have a video on the variation of purling that I use, which I've only seen a few people do. It's closest to the Norwegian purl, but it's kind of a hybrid between Norwegian purl & Portuguese purling. I know, weird. Anyway, it's the exact reverse of my continental style knits, so the length of the yarn moved around is the same whether I knit or purl. It's also very speedy. Not that speed is important. However, this type of purl movement makes me just as comfortable purling as knitting, and in some cases, such as bulky yarns it's actually more comfortable on my hands to purl than to knit. I know they will flag my post if I put a link in it. However, if you just go to my channel, there's a very short video called "thumb purling" that shows it. It's not a good quality video as I made it years ago, just to show one of our daughters how I purl. I learned from my Mom, and it wasn't until I put the video on YT that I'd ever heard or seen anyone else that purled the same way that we do. Hope that helps. Have a great day!
Knitting a small circumference can also tighten up your gauge. This most often shows up when knitting sleeves in the round. For that reason, Andrea Mowry almost always recommends going up a needle size on the sleeves.
I have experienced the phenomenon of every other row on the flat knitted portion being more "bumpy" than the smoothness of stockinette stitching in the round. As someone else said here in the comments, "rowing out". Learned from Andrea Mowry and Patty Lyons that this can be diminished by wrapping the purl stitches under the needle rather than over when knitting the flat portion and it helped a lot! Just have to knit through the back of those purl stitches when you turn your work.
This is such a new concept to me and I'm so thankful to everyone who offered up this advice here. Makes a lot of sense and I know I'll be doing this on future projects! Thank you for watching Suzanne!
That’s such a great idea!
Haven't tried it myself, but in regards to changing needles for the purl side; using an interchangeable needle set and using one needle size for the knit side and a different size for the purl side of the cord. Then at least you wouldn't have to be switching back and forth on two different needle cords.
For the tighter /smaller needle portion, you could block before continuing. Then you can know if it will block out or not and won't be wondering the whole way. ❤
I use interchangeable needles with one being a size smaller than the other(used for purling). That way, I don't have to remember to use different needles. And even if I forget to change needles when I begin to knit in the round, it still works (because you knit in the round on the right side)
I really have enjoyed contiguous knitting, but I have been told by my knit night pals that my knitting in the flat is INCREDIBLY even in gauge. Wild! I really like the pieces I have made contiguously BECAUSE it has a much more tailed and structured look to the finished piece. I think flat, in the round, and contiguous all have a place in my knitting though :)
Would totally purchase a pattern for the little black tee! 🥺 even if it was for just your size. I don’t feel I have enough experience to improvise a knit just yet.
The difference between my gauge knit flat and in the round is something that I noticed a few years ago, and was actually the instigating factor to my starting to knit my purl stitches “eastern”, that is mounted the opposite way to what we might consider “standard”. Turns out that was more comfortable for me in general, so now years later I would call myself a “continental combined” knitter.
While that change took care of the “rowing out” that I used to see in my flat knitting, I do still notice a difference in the fabric between flat knitting and in the round. The degree of that difference might depend on the yarn style and its stretch, given that a tube of knitting produces different demands on the stitches than those knit flat.
Ultimately my frustrations with having to knit multiple tension samples have meant that my favourite sweaters to knit are the flat modular style, where the only sewn seams extend from the sleeve cuff to the hem (or vice versa) on each side, and the only portions knit in the round are the neck ribbing (where applicable).
Great episode! Beautiful projects!
I knit continental, and purl looping clockwise (similar to Norwegian, but not quite) so I don’t see much of a difference with loose stitches when working flat. However, I was wondering if you knit with interchangeables, you could have a smaller needle in one side and a bigger on the other while knitting flat then put back the pair when going circular.
Love your podcasts btw. ❤️
See, all of this is just such good advice that I didn’t think about before. Thank you! 😘😘
Thank you for this video. I have a suggestion on how to show black or dark colored items: place a piece of white paper or a white fabric underneath the item. That way we can actually see what you're trying to show.
I'm taking a class from Suzanne Bryan, master knitter, who has so many instructional posts on TH-cam. She says to weave in ends before blocking so the stitches take the shape of the fabric. She also instructs how to weave in ends using a duplicate stitch on the wrong side and they do not show on the right side. I'm learning so much from her and I've been knitting for 5 years.
I did just have that problem with two sweaters, a cardigan and tee shirt. I did have to go down a needle size it was crazy. But that happened when I had to pick up back stitches to knit across the collar stitches that was on a holder, done with provisional cast on.💕. Iris
For a t-shirt pattern I would recommend the Staple Tee by New Wave Knitting, it’s a top down made to measure raglan top that can be used with any yarn/gauge! It’s currently in testing but I think this will be a great pattern & will be easy to modify for any desired look!
The Tolsta tee by Rebecca Clow is very close to your little black tee: it’s a raglan top down and there are also suggestions for stripes and an eyelet variation
But yours looks great and well done working it out yourself
The Raglan Ringer Tee by Sand Made Knits would be a great pattern alternative for your black tee!
Oooo yes! Thank you. Great suggestion. ❤️
Another tee pattern you can use as a basic tee is the Coloring Book Tee by Aimee Sher, which has a compound raglan yoke. It features fun color options but you could definitely knit it solid.
I have used the tip with knitting the purl side on smaller needles but recently I learned Norwegian purling and it has helped with getting more consistent gauge
That black tee looks so made for you! ;) You look fantastic!
A couple of thoughts on tension: 1) If you just need to change like half a needle size, switching between wood and metal needles can do that. Tension on wood needles tends to be a bit looser than metal. If you start on metal, switch to wood in the same size; if starting with wood, go up a size and switch to metal. That should equate to about a half size change in tension. 2) Try different knitting styles. Some knits, to get gauge, I knit continental, others I knit with the flicking method because one tends to be tighter than the other. When I do a gauge swatch, I always need to record which style I used, so I can keep it consistent and the gauge swatch will actually matter.
Thank you Emily! And this is fantastic advice. I didn't consider the wooden vs metal needle differences in terms of gauge, but it makes perfect sense!
I have been experimenting with knitting backwards (left to right instead of right to left) with a baby blanket as it would of course be knit flat. (Continental knitter)
When I first started it was because I wanted to avoid purling in stockinette worked flat but I realized this method will also be helpful when knitting lace flat, as the rest row would also be a purl row. I thought this would be a great project to practice on. As you mentioned my purl rows are a looser tension due to the extra yarn needed to make the stitch.
After a little time to adjust (surprisingly little), I have found that my tension is much more even working backwards than traditional stockinette, and when I showed the blanket to a friend, she was unable to see a difference in my method.
This does however make me very curious about how different my gauge must be flat vs in the round. I have a project that will have both soon. I’m going to have to make a point to check both gauges now.
As always, your episodes are insightful and thought provoking. Thanks!
Since I have some projects on my list that have flat and in-the-round knitting, I’m thinking I might knit English style for the flat parts (because I knit slightly tighter that way) and switch to Continental for the in-the-round knitting. That way I don’t need to worry about finding another set of needles. I’m so glad you mentioned it though or else I never would have considered that dilemma. 😊
Cute sweater! Good luck on your adventure!!
Regarding uneven tension while knitting flat, as a continental knitter, I've found that if I knit combination style (wrapping my purls the opposite way around the needle) it helps me keep more even tension without having to play with different needle sizes. Changing the way I tension my yarn can sometimes help as well, to keep tighter tension on my working yarn for those rows that tend to be too loose otherwise
That's what I was going to mention. I have seen that suggested several times to tighten up purls. Then on the next row those stitches are worked into the back loop to "untwist" them since the backwards wrap puts the leading leg in the back.
I absolutely LOVE your black tee!! I need to make one!! Awesome sweaters!!
Finally!!! I’ve been waiting for you to start a Patreon. Love the little black tee by the way ❤️
I'm working on my first sweater like this (the Fade & Lace Boxy) so this I great to know!!!! Love the Little Black Tee!
That tee is STUNNING!
I absolutely love your videos! Thank you so much for all cozy vibes, great advice and welcoming atmosphere❤
It is absolutely my pleasure Mikael. Thank YOU so much for being here. ❤️
I couldn't tell by your video but I ran into the same issue. Turns out I was taught to purl by wrapping counterclockwise instead of clockwise twisting my stitches. I tested my knitting and that was the issue instead of my tension. I've taught myself to purl properly and no there are no issues going from flat to in the round. I hope you figure out the issue.
I love your little black jumper.They rank alongside the little black dress everyone needs at least one!
Your little black tee is perfect! ❤🎉😊
I swear I heard you say 'little black elegance in the room' and honestly that fits! Gorgeous work.🙂
Congratulations on your little black sweater 🖤 I'm so happy for you, because I know the process was a bit tricky.
I don't think that once blocked we will see the difference on your striped sweater. Keep going 😜
I'm working on the Ingrid Sweater pattern by PetiteKnit and it's a similar construction. Since there is a lot of texture, you can't really see the difference. I haven't changed my needle size, but I am more conscious of my tension.
À la prochaine 😀🤗
Your tee is wonderful! When knitting flat, I always use a smaller needle tip for the purl-side - many knitters will create looser purl stitches, compared to knit stitches.
Thank you! And this makes PERFECT sense now. When I was told that you could use a different needle for the purl side, I wasn't thinking that you could just use one cable with two needle tip sizes attached (larger for the knit side to meet gauge and smaller for the end of the cable that you'll purl with). Genius! ❤
Beautiful tee Tayler!
I had the same experience knitting a tank top in fingering weight linen just this past month. Since it's knit bottom -up, I only noticed the looser gauge partway through the upper chest after splitting for the arm holes, and I did switch to a smaller needle to compensate for knitting flat. I didn't rip it back, but I was sure to use a smaller needle when I knit the upper back so hopefully it won't be too different in size.
I also had a thought related to the idea of knitting with 2 different size needles for knitting and purling- why not use interchangeable circulars with 2 different size needles on the cable? Won't that result in a larger needle for knitting and a smaller needle for purling for a more consistent gauge throughout? I may give that a try next time! Thanks for a great video, I love the black tee! (Edit- Oops, reading some comments, I see that I apparently just "invented" what others have already been doing :-D)
Taylor, I love you lil black sweater ❤ gorgeous girl!😊 My tension when purling is quite different than my knit. I have to really consider how to compensate for the difference, so yes, switching from knitting fat to in the round is going to make a difference. Thank you for talking about this issue and how to work around it. Great videi as always.
For patterns with long stretches of purl I'll use a combination of techniques. I knit continental, and I purl with Portuguese knitting. I find the Portuguese purl stitch is easy on the hands and tighter that my regular continental purl.
This is great advice. I've heard this about Portuguese purpling and I need to try it!
I knit throwing style and tend to use two different needles on my interchangeables when knitting flat. I use a size smaller for the purl rows.
Your black tee looks amazing and seems like it will be a great staple piece! Also your stripe hype colors are AMAZING.
Thank you for encouraging me to knit a black top. I started the Cumulus Tee two Sundays ago and am throughly enjoying it. 😊
Oh I'm so glad! And it's my pleasure. It really will be something you reach for a LOT. 🖤
Just this week, I added sleeves to the Baby Sophisticate cardigan (yes, both) and the gauge was so off when knitting in the round compared to the flat knit sweater body. Ripped them out and had to go up 2 needle sizes. I knit Norwegian style. I hope pattern designers will recognize this and give ideas to address. Thanks for letting me know that I’m not the only one.
Ugh, that is so frustrating. And I couldn't agree more. This is obviously an issue that folks are unaware of, so a mention in the pattern that this happens would be so helpful.
I have knit 3 sweaters contiguously and have found that on natural fibers that line blocks out a little...and i do mean a little...and on acrylic once that line it there you just have to decide to call it a design detail and go with it. Everything you showed is looking great. When things settle down i am totally making my mood board, i love that idea. Thanks for being here❤.
I purl tighter than I knit, so my smaller needle is for the knit side, and the gauge needle is for the purl side. When you get ridges, its called "rowing out". The way I fixed it while knitting flat, is to use 2 different size needles. I do not have this problem when knitting in the round, and when I transition from flat knitting to knitting in the round, I size up the circular needle, because I knit tighter in the round than flat.
So now I'm understanding what the individual meant when they said they used a smaller needles for purling. They didn't use a completely different needle (like I was thinking...)they just put the smaller needle tip on the side of the cable that would be purling! This makes so much sense. So to clarify, you size down for the side that you knit looser (for your, that's the knit side) and stick with he gauge needle for the other side...and then when you transition to circular knitting, you stick with only the larger of the two needles?
AAAAHHHH! YES! I love Patreon
I’m so glad! Thank you so much. ❤️
Yay for patreon! 😁
I’ve been thinking a lot about weaving in ends lately. And one method that’s been helpful depending on the fiber content of the Yarn are using is, the Weavin Stephen method, by Steven West. There is a tiny little video on YT that shows how to do that. And then there’s another way where you can spit splice when changing colors , I think you start 10 stitches before you’re wanting to change colors… Anyways.. that doesn’t really help with the ends you have to weave in now, but those are two methods you could look into for the future. 😀
Haven’t submitted my mood board, and not sure if I’ll make the deadline for Weds, but super excited about seeing others and the patreon series! 🤓🧶💚
A couple years ago I switched to the Norwegian purl to fix my rowing out and looser flat tension and it worked! It was surprisingly easy to pick up, there is a great video by Arne and Carlos.
I think I need to try this! Thank you! ❤️
Your tee came out so cute!
Thank you Tracy! ❤
So I know that it's easier said than done but instead of finding a solution for switching needles and other things that only disguises the problem, ideally you should figure out why it is that you have a different tension when purling and make little changes in your movement in order to fix it. Patty Lyons has great videos on how to efficiently use your needle as a tension guide. Ultimately the needle should do the work of creating the stitch size and *technically* that should make your tension even whether you knit or purl. Like I said, it's a little bit more work and means tweaking the way you knit a little but it's so worth it in my opinion. I can knit flat or in the round and get the exact same gauge thanks to those tweaks.
Ha! The only homework I do is my German practice!😆 I was sure there would be plenty of interest and participation in the mood board project so I knew I could pass on it 😊 The black tee is lovely, and I like your sweaters very much: the designs and colors.
Thanks! Happy Christmas!! 🎄
Thank you so much! ❤️
I watch you from Kenya . I loved the mood board video and though I have not posted anything yet. It inspired me with the direction I want to take with my knitting and crocheting. I started this year (2023) in March and mainly has been learning but I have also been able to sell most of my knits. Going forward I want to make it a business. Thank you so much for your inspiration.
Wow! Hello! Thank you for watching from soo far away. Best of luck with your knitting and turning it into a business. ❤️❤️❤️
Love the color combo on the stripped sweater #18.
Love your black tee. ❤
Thank you!! ❤️
I actually used to purl harder than my knit stitches for a while ... right now I think it is pretty even. The problem turns up when I do stranded, stranded knitting I switch up 0.5 or 1.0 mm in needle size.
Besides that, I think the Friday Tee, and another from PetiteKnit are the raglan type You were looking for.
I have spent a lot of time looking for the perfect tee, shortsleeved jumper, to knit in cotton or flax for summer, or light wool in autumn/spring, Yours look very good!
I agree with you regarding flat vs in the round knitting. Last Friday’s “I’ll knit if I want to” by Andrea Mowry and one thing she mentioned really made sense. It’s the Purl stitch stitch that uses more yarn. If you purl and wrap the yarn under the stitch instead of over the stitch it will be a smaller stitch. Perhaps this would work if you use it on the flat knitting portion. I’m going to try it in ribbing next which she suggested.
Try mirror / backwards knitting when purling flat before joining in the round. I'm a continental knitter and when I mirror knit I am basically throwing with my left hand. Make sure you wrap the stitches in the correct direction or you'll get twisted stitches you'll need to knit through the back loop on the other side. Very Pink Knits has a tutorial on it. (It does take some practice getting the tension right, but worth the effort.)
Happy knitting Tayler, and congratulations with Patreon :)
I always row out when I’m knitting flat on a garment. However, now that I know I do that I use a one size lower needle on the purl side of my circular. Haven’t had a problem since. I just love your new tee. 💜
Now that I'm realizing that folks are simply using a smaller needle tip on their circulars for the purl side (or whichever side is looser), I'm so excited to try that next time!
I have analyzed my flat vs in the round knitting. For me the issue is resolved with a smaller size needle for purling. I really don’t mind doing it this way. In the end my sweater looks great.
Just a heads up, you may need to go up a needle size or two when you get to the sleeves. A lot of us knit tighter on a smaller circumference. Good luck!
Wow, Missus Earl! The tee looks fabulous.
As for the contiguous sweaters, you could perhaps size up your needles for the in-the-round portions to get better gauge, and with future contiguous sweaters, start with smaller needles.
I also have to go up a needle size to maintain gauge when switching from flat to in the round stockinette (English style knitter fwiw).
I have exactly the same issue :) my gauge is different when I knit flat and in the round. And to add on that.. my gauge is different when I knit on magic loop, or DPNs or CrasyTrio! 🤪
Gauge can be a fickle foe!
That tee is fabulous
Thank you so much! ❤️
Thank you for your video 🌈
My pleasure! Thank you for watching. ❤️
I was today years old when I learned that maybe I should make my gauge swatch with the same method I’ll be making the project. 🤦♀️ Round v. flat
Ooo friend…Don’t feel bad. It wasn’t that long ago that that dawned on me as well. You’re in good company. 😅❤️
I believe that Susie Myers is the one who originally brought contiguous knitting to the mainstream but a lot of other designers have recently got on board. Julie W does a variation on the contiguous method that makes use of the English tailored shoulder (and that riff on the method makes an appearance in a number of Petite Knits latest designs). Just fyi, I've generally heard the term pronounced con-tig-you-us. Also - I've read the Julie W book. She uses a diff needle size on the purl rows (I think maybe 2 sizes down, her gauge is very diff on knit rows vs purl rows).
Hi Taylor, Your knit T is beautiful! I have been wondering about the throw by Mama in a Stitch you were crocheting and the Break the Curse sweater you were knitting for your husband. Wondering how they are coming.
Hi Tayler, I love your channel and have started on a vision board. This T is fantastic - any chance of seeing a pattern emerge?
I will sign up for Patreon, I love your content!!
That makes my day Michelle. Thank you! ❤️
my grand-grandmother used to knit her sweaters like what you say is continuous knitting techniques. Then my grandmother had an experience similar to yours when she knitted with a different density. Of course, in their times it was not a big deal as it was mostly functional items to keep you warm, but still, aesthetics was important too. I remember her telling me she was doing in the end things separately and then connecting the sides after being done with the front and back knit. She never could have the same density in her flat and circular knitting. I am not sure about mine, I unfortunately just started as I really disliked knitting when I was young and my grandmas were alive, so I picked up and remember only some stories about everything and knitting as well, but not their knitting skills.
I had this problem with camisole no 3.
My gauge knitting flat was so neat and all “together” and then joining the pieces and knitting in a round… oh my… oh dear.
Right?! Isn't it wild...and sort of disheartening? However based on some of the great advice shared here, there is a way around it which is a relief. ❤️
@@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS yeah, I decided to continue knitting it flat and join in the end. There is no other way for me,the difference was hideous
Very cute tee. I've been investigating About Strings yarn for a future project.
I really dislike the look of weaved in ends with sweaters. I haven't knit too many that weren't pieced. I try to keep the ends where a side seam would be so less noticeable compared to the front. If I'm playing yarn chicken, I'll settle for ends in the back.
Another brilliant episode 👏
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Isabelle Kraemer's Tresoro top is very much like your little black tee (which is super cute), more so than the Poppy tee.
You don't have to switch the whole needle, you can just switch one of the tips if you're using interchangeables.
This was one of those moments where I was like, "oh my gosh, yes! I get it!" So many folks have mentioned here int he comments that they just attach a smaller needle on the side that does the purling and it all made sense. 🥴
Super excited for the pateron! I have the same problem with my purls and I also just kind of pull tighter, the idea of switching needles every other row sounds horrendous
I’m so glad you’re excited Chad thank you! ❤️
And yes. I think whatever I do, adjusting my purls to be a bit tighter is going to be key.
Your black tee is also pretty similar to Petit Knit's Cumulus Tee, which I think is a raglan design, just with a v-neck rather than a scoop. Your tee looks great!
Yes yes yes! Great suggestion! Thank you Aileen. ❤️
I'm a simple knit-enthusiast. I see a Wool Needles Hands video, I click.
edit: WOW! A Patreon! New Chapter for Wool Needles and a new way to support. Cannot wait to see what the different tiers benefits will be!
Thank you so much for watching and for your enthusiasm for the Patreon! ❤🙏
Thanks you for this video! I am working on a contiguous sweater too and the gauge is quite different. I have read the comments here but please let us know if your Coco knits book has any further deals. Now I just have to work up the courage to rip back a whole body worth of knitting....
I will definitely keep you posted. And I'm so sorry that you have to rip back. I feel your pain. ❤️
Thanks!
This is so generous and appreciated. Thank you. 🙏❤️
Nice demonstration of differences in gauge between knitting flat vs. in the round. I wonder if experimenting with knitting styles for your purls would help. That way you’re not having to change needle sizes. For the life of me I can’t remember whether you’re a thrower or a picker. 😅
I find my purl tension is better if I knit it English style x
Always when I knit flat I need to go down 1/2 -1 a size for the Pearl needle. Then it doesn’t get stripy and it also match my round knitting
It's all making so much sense now! I'm so thankful to you and everyone here who has explained this "smaller needle on the purl side" magic. 🙏
I never really had the problem that my gauge significantly changes when switching from flat to in the round knitting or vice versa. What I did have though were problems with rowing out when knitting flat - which sort of seems like it's somewhat the same problem as yours? ^^ I really don't like switching needle sizes and all that stuff so personally I just started working on my purls and paying attention to really have the right tension for them as well. I am a continental knitter though, so my purls tend to be on the looser side while I've heard that English knitters lean towards more tight knitting?
When you're sure it's a problem with your purls you can try out different methods for them e.g. Norwegian purls. I got the hang of them pretty quickly but my hands dealt better with tensioning my purls "correctly" than using a new method. I've never learned English knitting so knitting flat without turning my work (also reverse/backwards knitting) didn't really work out for me because then my purls were SUPER tight xD
One of my go-to resources for knitting techniques is Nimble Needles here on TH-cam and his website (I'm one who loves to just read instructions as well xD) I know he has some videos about correct tension etc.
I've seen in another comment the differences between tension in smaller circumferences. I personally hate working with magic loop so for smaller circumferences I tend to either use the Addi crazy trios (a neat mixture between circular needles and double-pointed needles) or I use two circular needles - one for each half of the knitting.
Finally about the whole continuous knitting thing... I am a bit confused by that 😅. What you describe what you're currently doing is for me more of a drop-shoulder construction?
At least in my head, continuous knitting is something even more neat which I used to self-draft a shirt: you also knit top down but instead of doing raglan or a circular yoke, you begin by only increasing at the shoulder seams and after that, you only increase for the arms. Blouse Nr. 1 by my favorite Things Knitwear uses that construction as well as the Oxford jumper by Fabel Knitwear.
Sweater Nr. 16 has a similar and also pretty neat construction!
And I have to say I just LOVE the way those fit 😍 and all those possibilities you have for styling the shoulder "seams" and fit.
PLUS: NO picking up stitches for the sleeves which I love, because I always mess those up/get the numbers wrong 😂
sorry for the loooong comment, I hope you or someone found it helpful 😊
How is the spinning going? I’m a drop spindle spinster and just ordered my first wheel!
I love the mood board idea, and kind of consider my favorites on Ravelry to be a bit of a mood board, but now I'm inspired to make one in my craft room.. Also, I think I have to since I'm like #78 on this video :)
Mood boards are a lot of fun to play around with. They will change over time and with the seasons, but at least it gives you a good frame of reference. I think putting one in your craft room is a great idea! ❤
@@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS I am fortunate to have the space :) I dabble in painting and love having eclectic things that speak to me on the walls in that room... I need to get some lights like you have - they look so pretty!