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Want to adjust your Fair Isle sizing without adjusting the
pattern? You can adjust your Fair Isle sizing
simply by adjusting the gauge you knit at........
We here at She Ewe Knits, prefer a firmer gauge in fair
isle - 8 stitches to the inch. But, it's a matter of preference, as
Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift can be knit successfully at 7, 7.5 or 8
stitches to the inch -- and anywhere in between
For example.....
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Let's consider a 40" sweater, at 8 stitches to the inch, that's 320
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at 7 stitches to the inch, 320
stitches = 45.7 inches
at 7.25 stitches to the inch, 320 stitches = 44 inches
at 7.5 stitches to the inch, 320 stitches = 42.6 inches
at 7.75 stitches to the inch, 320 stitches = 41.3 inches |
and let's not forget blocking -- you can block your sweater out to make it
wider (reducing the length),
or block it slightly longer (reducing the circumference).You are in
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Split (or Spit) Splicing --
When you are coming to the end of a skein, and
you need to continue with that colour -- split splice a new skein onto the end
of the old skein -- without knots or weaving in!
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Separate the two plys - of the yarns you are splicing together. Gently pull one ply until it breaks away.
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Overlap the yarn ends - the two single plys now join together to make 2 plys. Moisten your palms (this is where the spit comes in) and rub briskly.
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With enough moisture, friction and heat, the two single plys are now spliced together.
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Stranding "inside" versus "outside" of the round.
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Knitting in the round, with the right side of the work on the outside.
Having trouble with puckering? If you knit like this, try.... |
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Knitting in the round with the wrong side of the work on the outside of the round.
Knitting this way, you are stranding around the outside of the round, and when you turn your work right side out, the floats allow extra ease. |
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