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sfp0701
Liam's Mommy!
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Tricia
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Knitting help please!
I am trying to knit a blanket. I wanted to just do squares of different colors and then sew them together.
So I did my first square. 36 stitches and 36 rows.......
and....
It's a rectangle????
What went wrong?
Does a row not equal a stitch?
TIA.
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Posted 4/29/09 8:55 AM  |
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Peainapod
Peanuts are here!
Member since 1/09 13591 total posts
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Diana
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Re: Knitting help please!
i tried to learn to knit last year when helping with a coworkers baby blanket.
we each knitted squares. i think we did 60 stiches..so it was 30, double stich, then 30, and then you count down. but every other row did the double stitch.
i learned knitting isnt for me.
good luck!
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| Posted 4/29/09 9:16 AM |
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sfp0701
Liam's Mommy!
Member since 1/07 9764 total posts
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Tricia
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Re: Knitting help please!
OH god. What's a double stitch?
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| Posted 4/29/09 9:39 AM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: Knitting help please!
a knit stitch is not a square.
a knit stitch is shorter than it is wide.
how to fix:
grab a tape measure.
* measure how many stitches ACROSS give you an inch
* measure how many stitches UP give you an inch
then do the simple math: if you want a square X inches by X inches then you multiply how many stiches across you need and how many rows you need.
LINK TO ARTICLE ABOUT SWATCHES (MEASURING)
let me know if you need more info
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| Posted 4/29/09 9:43 AM |
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sfp0701
Liam's Mommy!
Member since 1/07 9764 total posts
Name:
Tricia
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Re: Knitting help please!
Posted by libby2595
a knit stitch is not a square.
a knit stitch is shorter than it is wide.
how to fix:
grab a tape measure.
* measure how many stitches ACROSS give you an inch
* measure how many stitches UP give you an inch
then do the simple math: if you want a square X inches by X inches then you multiply how many stiches across you need and how many rows you need.
LINK TO ARTICLE ABOUT SWATCHES (MEASURING)
let me know if you need more info
THANKS! That helps!
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| Posted 4/29/09 10:19 AM |
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Peainapod
Peanuts are here!
Member since 1/09 13591 total posts
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Diana
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Re: Knitting help please!
the doubles were the hardest for me. its taking the needle through 2 stiches together. considering i was all thumbs..that was the hardest part..LOL
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| Posted 4/30/09 1:47 PM |
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