Help with knitting?

Question

Can anyone tell me a knitting stitch that is quite open, a bit more like small crochet I suppose rather than a tight knit. I want to knit myself a shawl and want the stitch quite open. Thanks.

Answer 1

ok it's not the stitch
it's the size of the kneedles
get a size 14 if your in uk thats nise and big and this will make thses great whole type ones you see

Answer 2

put your needle in the stitch wrap the wool once round the outside of both needles then knit the stitch as you would normally bring the wrapped wool into the stitch foll a row of these stitches with a plan row then repeat.
This gives a Lacey effect, you can make the lace more open by taking the wool round twice before you knit the stitch

Answer 3

Use large knitting needles, and a pretty yarn, with a simple shawl pattern. It's easy, fast and fun. The stitch will appear more open if you're using large needles.

Here is a pretty shawl/wrap pattern online:
http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring05/PATTtieoneon.html

Answer 4

You could also wrap the yarn around the needle a couple of times after completing each stitch. On the way back, don't work the "wraparounds", just pull them off the needle, and work the real stitch instead.

Answer 5

You will be fine with a normal stocking stitch - the trick is to use loose tension and large needles.

Answer 6

Try going to HGTV website and looking in the Knitty Gritty section.

Answer 7

Try doing a lacy stitch, (k1,yfwd,k2tog,k1, rep to end, next row p, next row k2,yfwd,k2tog,k1 etc, so the holes are not above each other.) Good luck.

Answer 8

you put 1 needle through the hole . wrap the yarn around. slide your needle down. pop it through the hole.slip the yarn off and repeat. I hope this helped

Answer 9

Use larger needles.Knit a tention square to make sure it is what you want it to look like