Our hand knit ribbing will never look like a machine made product and I think that’s part of the appeal for me. I love your green sweater no 18 - it’s perfect!!
Oooh look at that! It's finally done 😍😍 well done! Its beautiful! I can see why you'd want to use it yourself first haha :D Love the detail for the crocheted "sewing" section :D
Merja! So good to hear from you! I’ve been wondering where you’ve been - stalked your UA-cam page a few times this past week hoping you’d post something 🙈 But yes, finally done 🙌 It was quite the project!
@@adriannamakes hahah oh you are too sweet 😂😍 oh I can imagine! How long did it take you, you said you started with it when you took up knitting, was that 2 years ago or so? Maybe I’ve asked before and I think you said you didn’t but do you use instagram? If so, I’d like to connect with you there 🤗 but if not it’s okay! Are you using something else where we could connect? It’s a bit tricky to do that here in the comment sections 😂 I’ve have started to study so that’s why I’ve been gone for a while but I am planning on getting something out very soon :) (I’ve been saying that for moths now 😂). I hope you are all well and that you are having a nice fall season 🤗😍
Yes, it took about 2 years! I’m not on Instagram buuuuut I’ve been thinking of making a knitting one 🤔When I do I’ll find you there! Wow good luck with studying! What are you studying? I can imagine you must be busy with that these days.
I think that the problem with uneven ribbing is actually the first purl after a knit has extra yarn between the stitches because it's travelling from back to front between the stitches to purl. That extra yarn travels into the knit stitch before it and makes the edge of it looser. There are probably some tutorials available on youtube for improving your ribbing, I know mine got neater over time but I'm not sure exactly what I do, maybe tug a bit to tighten the first purl?
Yes I think that’s exactly the problem! The little bit of extra yarn in between the last knit and first purl. I’ve tried a couple different techniques for lessening that bit of slack and some techniques have worked with some projects but not with others. I think I might just be overthinking it too because I looked back at previous projects with ribbing and don’t notice any big issues with it 🙈
For the ribbing, I've been knitting for only a year and I've never had any issue with uneven ribbing UNLESS I used the same needle size as the body and a cable that's too flush with the circonference of the project, collar cuff or hem. You have to go down a needle size (or more) than the rest of the body AND you have to use a cable of a shorter circonference than the project, collar cuff or hem. (Ex: for cuffs I use an 8" cable, instead of the 14" that I used for the arm). The rib stitches will be more close together and won't pull and look uneven. If it's not that, I believe it might be the angle with which you insert your needles while wrapping the yarn. I think you might be changing the angle on each stitch without noticing. I ALWAYS hold my needles on a 90° angle (perpendicular) on a knit, and then I hold it horizontally on a purl. The most important part is that I always keep those angles the same, which results in even stitches. The way the knit and purl cross each other is consistent. Try to notice the angles with which you naturally knit and purl, and then keep those angles consistent. Barring any other tension issues, I'm pretty sure that's the key 🙂
Thanks so much for taking the time to help me 🤗 I hadn’t paid attention to the angles before but after reading your comment I tried it out on some 2x2 ribbing and really noticed a difference! And with the Hipster Hat, I ended up trying it again on magic loop instead of stretching the stitches around a cable and having the stitches close together made a big difference too! Thanks again ☺️
Yes, that definitely is a factor! I’ve had it both where if the twist of the yarn is too tight and also too loose (and now that I’m thinking of it, it’s probably also the direction of the twist!) it makes the one leg of knit stitches totally straight.
Such a good technique! It’s helped me with other projects but doesn’t seem to be helping now. Although I might try the hipster hat again on 3.5mm needles with combination knitting on magic loop so the stitches are nice and close together all the time instead of stretched out around the cord. Might help 🤷♀️
Our hand knit ribbing will never look like a machine made product and I think that’s part of the appeal for me.
I love your green sweater no 18 - it’s perfect!!
So true - thanks for the reminder! And thank you, I’m very happy with how it turned out ☺️
Oooh look at that! It's finally done 😍😍 well done! Its beautiful! I can see why you'd want to use it yourself first haha :D Love the detail for the crocheted "sewing" section :D
Merja! So good to hear from you! I’ve been wondering where you’ve been - stalked your UA-cam page a few times this past week hoping you’d post something 🙈 But yes, finally done 🙌 It was quite the project!
@@adriannamakes hahah oh you are too sweet 😂😍 oh I can imagine! How long did it take you, you said you started with it when you took up knitting, was that 2 years ago or so? Maybe I’ve asked before and I think you said you didn’t but do you use instagram? If so, I’d like to connect with you there 🤗 but if not it’s okay! Are you using something else where we could connect? It’s a bit tricky to do that here in the comment sections 😂
I’ve have started to study so that’s why I’ve been gone for a while but I am planning on getting something out very soon :) (I’ve been saying that for moths now 😂). I hope you are all well and that you are having a nice fall season 🤗😍
Yes, it took about 2 years!
I’m not on Instagram buuuuut I’ve been thinking of making a knitting one 🤔When I do I’ll find you there!
Wow good luck with studying! What are you studying? I can imagine you must be busy with that these days.
Love your sweater n°18! 😍
Thank you! I’m so happy with how it turned out ☺️
I think that the problem with uneven ribbing is actually the first purl after a knit has extra yarn between the stitches because it's travelling from back to front between the stitches to purl. That extra yarn travels into the knit stitch before it and makes the edge of it looser. There are probably some tutorials available on youtube for improving your ribbing, I know mine got neater over time but I'm not sure exactly what I do, maybe tug a bit to tighten the first purl?
Yes I think that’s exactly the problem! The little bit of extra yarn in between the last knit and first purl. I’ve tried a couple different techniques for lessening that bit of slack and some techniques have worked with some projects but not with others. I think I might just be overthinking it too because I looked back at previous projects with ribbing and don’t notice any big issues with it 🙈
No, it works in the round. Your right hand needle determines the gauge.
Cool! I will definitely try this out!
Have you ever tried to use 1 size smaller left hand needle? It could help with your rowing out.
Oh interesting! This would only work for flat knitting, not in the round knitting though, right?
For the ribbing, I've been knitting for only a year and I've never had any issue with uneven ribbing UNLESS I used the same needle size as the body and a cable that's too flush with the circonference of the project, collar cuff or hem.
You have to go down a needle size (or more) than the rest of the body AND you have to use a cable of a shorter circonference than the project, collar cuff or hem.
(Ex: for cuffs I use an 8" cable, instead of the 14" that I used for the arm).
The rib stitches will be more close together and won't pull and look uneven.
If it's not that, I believe it might be the angle with which you insert your needles while wrapping the yarn.
I think you might be changing the angle on each stitch without noticing.
I ALWAYS hold my needles on a 90° angle (perpendicular) on a knit, and then I hold it horizontally on a purl.
The most important part is that I always keep those angles the same, which results in even stitches. The way the knit and purl cross each other is consistent.
Try to notice the angles with which you naturally knit and purl, and then keep those angles consistent.
Barring any other tension issues, I'm pretty sure that's the key 🙂
Thanks so much for taking the time to help me 🤗 I hadn’t paid attention to the angles before but after reading your comment I tried it out on some 2x2 ribbing and really noticed a difference! And with the Hipster Hat, I ended up trying it again on magic loop instead of stretching the stitches around a cable and having the stitches close together made a big difference too! Thanks again ☺️
Maybe the problem with the ribbing is related to the twist of the yarn? But you would see the twisting in stockinette as well, so I'm unsure.
Yes, that definitely is a factor! I’ve had it both where if the twist of the yarn is too tight and also too loose (and now that I’m thinking of it, it’s probably also the direction of the twist!) it makes the one leg of knit stitches totally straight.
Watch Andrea Mowry’s tutorial on Combination Knitting! She explains why our ribbing looks a little wonky and gives us a solution. It’s working for me!
Such a good technique! It’s helped me with other projects but doesn’t seem to be helping now. Although I might try the hipster hat again on 3.5mm needles with combination knitting on magic loop so the stitches are nice and close together all the time instead of stretched out around the cord. Might help 🤷♀️