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Knitting Advice Nr. 22: Tackle perfectionism hands-on (part one)

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How much work in progress (wips) do you have? Do you get more and more anxious when you near the finish line? Do toughts such as " It is important to me to be perfect in everything I attempt.", " I feel disappointed with myself, when I don’t do something perfectly" or "Striving to be as … Continue reading Knitting Advice Nr. 22: Tackle perfectionism hands-on (part one)

Knitting advice Nr. 21 : Use stitch markers to hold the fabric into place (you need to check the fit before any sewing takes place).

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Do you know how a custom-fitted garment is made? By a process of trial and error. Usually, this involves using loads of pins to connect the different parts of the not-yet-entirely-sewed-up piece. But you can't do that with knitted fabric because pins tend to fall off. So, what do you do? You use locking stitch … Continue reading Knitting advice Nr. 21 : Use stitch markers to hold the fabric into place (you need to check the fit before any sewing takes place).