tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post1150199596377411060..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: The Summer Summer Series (Knitting): Stressed Much?K.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-14093338787384650862013-05-29T13:33:32.553-04:002013-05-29T13:33:32.553-04:00You can't worry about it. I mean, it's nev...You can't worry about it. I mean, it's never happened to me before and, having gone up a needle size (for the moment, touch wood) the tension has returned to gauge. Here's hoping it contines!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-4010431611882301562013-05-25T22:01:49.089-04:002013-05-25T22:01:49.089-04:00Very concerning that gauge can suddenly change on ...Very concerning that gauge can suddenly change on ya! Actually this happened to me a while back but mine got larger. Luckily it was top down so I just added extra decreases and went from there.<br />Now I'm scared it will happen on my current project which would be less forgiving lol!<br />Omg I feel your pain!Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719917783641156738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-61569041333338292192013-05-25T15:12:15.158-04:002013-05-25T15:12:15.158-04:00I need to do the calculations for the shaping and ...I need to do the calculations for the shaping and am prevaricating! I need to bite the bullet as there is also a yarn substitution too. I know once I make a start I'll be slapping my forehead wondering why I waited. It's half term this week so maybe once there back at school I shall make a pot of coffee and crack on. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596383615211328302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-6617315910927329612013-05-25T08:47:28.758-04:002013-05-25T08:47:28.758-04:00Oh I know! I can feel your angst over my continuin...Oh I know! I can feel your angst over my continuing on. I figure, in a worst case scenario, I'll rip it back at the end of the project. I mean every piece is its own and, in a rip-back instance at the end, I will have hedged my bets and lost. I'll also be that much closer to the end in sight of the total project. This is the kind of weird risk-taking I have appetite for.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-74136002520896784822013-05-25T08:45:10.172-04:002013-05-25T08:45:10.172-04:00How's your sweater going??How's your sweater going??K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-47235809330148356912013-05-25T08:44:58.142-04:002013-05-25T08:44:58.142-04:00It's weird. I think it might be because the ne...It's weird. I think it might be because the needle size is so small and the stitch is endlessly unchanging stockinette. I know how the original swatch blocked so I'm confident the fabric will release nicely. My only real concern is that the needle change will be visible. Going up has got me back to gauge. At least for now.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-44599330027934323042013-05-25T08:35:12.977-04:002013-05-25T08:35:12.977-04:00OK, can you clarify from your comment - are you sa...OK, can you clarify from your comment - are you saying that US1 needles are 2.25 and 2.5 mm and US2 needles are 2.75 and 3 mm? I get very confused about US to UK sizing. I thought all 4 of those mm sizes correlate to different US sizing.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-87150692269445416992013-05-25T08:32:36.068-04:002013-05-25T08:32:36.068-04:00I know what you mean about the swatching. I suppos...I know what you mean about the swatching. I suppose I could have knit a sleeve. Maybe that's what I'll do in future. Thing is, I still don't want to rip out! :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-29591086678690031292013-05-25T08:30:46.904-04:002013-05-25T08:30:46.904-04:00I think it is reflecting some tension. But I can&#...I think it is reflecting some tension. But I can't restart a garment every time there's tension!? I have a lot of tolerance when it comes to knitting. You know I'll plan obsessively. But once I get going, I like to actually finish the thing.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-76017594457814892142013-05-24T12:43:09.258-04:002013-05-24T12:43:09.258-04:00You know I'm a big advocate of ripping back if...You know I'm a big advocate of ripping back if it's not right. If this were mine, I'd take it back to the waist ribbing and try again. It's usually my experience that if I don't like it half way through, I'm going to like even less when it's done.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-77890981861291618972013-05-24T12:23:03.272-04:002013-05-24T12:23:03.272-04:00I have nothing of any value to add to this, but I&...I have nothing of any value to add to this, but I'm glad for you that you've found this now, when you can do something about it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596383615211328302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-65237309443641884312013-05-24T11:05:05.512-04:002013-05-24T11:05:05.512-04:00Likewise I am not sure that my tension has changed...Likewise I am not sure that my tension has changed that much in one garment (though probably wouldn't notice if it did as I make things with positive ease and rarely measure gauge more than once after starting).<br /><br />I would steam it now to see if it stretches out enough. You don't want to get another 4 inches in before having to frog...?<br /><br />(She says, while procrastinating on frogging her own vest)<br /><br />;-DLindahttp://fromthepurlside.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-79319322739150828512013-05-24T10:25:40.882-04:002013-05-24T10:25:40.882-04:00I measure/try on (if a sock) a lot as I go and rip...I measure/try on (if a sock) a lot as I go and rip out if it's not working out. Often I deliberately go up a needle size on the ankle of a sock to give myself some needed room. <br /><br />I actually have two sets each of #1 (2.25 and 2.5mm) and #2 needles (2.75 and 3mm). It's amazing how 1/4mm makes a difference over the course of a sock or other knit!<br /><br />Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-14488878837728982282013-05-23T21:54:59.555-04:002013-05-23T21:54:59.555-04:00I've never found that a swatch gives me a very...I've never found that a swatch gives me a very good indication of my final gauge. I'm in a really different state of mind when I'm knitting a swatch, compared to a big piece that goes on over days. Is it Yarn Harlot who says to knit a sleeve as a swatch? That would work for me.<br /><br />I rip back a lot. Somehow it's more painful to end up with something that doesn't fit when i've made the WHOLE CLOTH?<br /><br />But on the other hand, trusting your sense of balance sounds like fun! Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04112532620730215510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-5735193735851914792013-05-23T20:07:06.915-04:002013-05-23T20:07:06.915-04:00Hmmm, I've never noticed my tension changing t...Hmmm, I've never noticed my tension changing that much in one garment. It's generally pretty consistent, a bit on the tight side. Is yours reflecting stress in the rest of your life, do you think? <br />Not sure what I'd do in the same situation, but your solution sounds reasonable if you're not willing to rip. And that wool yarn should respond pretty decently to blocking. . . good luck!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.com