I AM HAVING 2 PROBLEMS WITH MY KNITTIING. 1) WHEN I FINISH TAKING MY LAST ROW OFF THE NEEDLE ITS NOT AS NEAT AND TIGHT AS WHEN I FIRST STARTED. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG? 2) I STARTED MAKING THIS SCARF THE ENDS ARENT STRAIGHT. IT LOOKS FUNNY. WHAT IS WRONG? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!
2007-02-05 14:46:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
I'm guessing that your knitting is "neat and tight" when you start because your cast on is tighter than the rest of your knitting. That's very common. I don't know how you hold your yarn, but that's really the key to keeping your knitting nice and even. I think having a good tension will help both of your problems. Here's a site that might help and it gives instructions for both the "English" method (which I use) and "Continental" (left hand hold). http://www.worldknit.com/howto/howtoknit/beginningtechniques/holdingyarn.html
Using one of these methods may be all kinds of annyoing and awkward at first, but try to stick with it. I did and now it's second nature. I get lots of compliments on my even stitches. Good luck!
2007-02-06 05:17:07 · answer #1 · answered by Danaerys 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you might be useing needles that are too big for the yarn. You should check the guage and make sure. Also, you need to make sure that you are pulling the yarn tight enough through out the whole piece. If the ends aren't even you are probably leaving the yarn too loose.
2007-02-05 22:58:07 · answer #2 · answered by sangreal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i method tha you can try is to cast off using a crochet hook.
heres a site thatll help a great deal
2007-02-06 19:08:14 · answer #3 · answered by hot_hermione 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋