Anonymous

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Welcome to the wonderful world of knitting! I am by no means an expert, or even the greatest knitter out there, but from my experiences, the most helpful tips I could give are:

1. Knit more.  Even if you’re not making something fancy, and especially if you haven’t knit in a few days, picking up a project and knitting just a row can help you learn to pace yourself better so you don’t lose stamina.  Also, the more you do it, the better you get at it.
2. Look for projects that challenge you.  Find something that has a technique in it that you haven’t done before.  Remember that all techniques really are just tiny variations on the basic knit stitch; you can do it.
3. Find tutorials.  Lots of them.  Don’t settle for the first one that sounds like it makes sense, find five more.  Look at the explanation from as many different angles as you can find.  Have it explained to you in as many voices as are available.  The more intricately you study a technique, the more the workings of it will just make sense.
4. Knit swatches and practice pieces.  If you’re too scared to jump right into a project with a new technique, test it out with scrap yarn first.  Surprise yourself.  Or, even better,
5. Make mistakes. Frog what you’re doing.  Try it again.  When you make mistakes, you’re not failing, you’re learning how to do it better. 
6. Admire your own work.  When you finish a project, take a step back and look at how far you’ve come.  That really should be your only comparison when trying to grow as a knitter: yourself.  You can’t compare yourself to others because they’ve been knitting for a different amount of time than you, they have a different amount of time to devote to it, their circumstances are not yours.  But, you can look at what you’ve made and how far you’ve come, and you can, and should, give yourself a pat on the back for that.

I hope this helps, and good luck!

-The Management

fuckyeahkawaiidinos:

This is a nifty book. All of you knitters should check it out.

nuclearkittenhandknits:

One Ravenclaw mitt down. I’m about halfway done with the second.

Star Trek Junior by Sara Swärd

melifair:

MEL’s CAPTAIN MARVEL FINGERLESS GLOVES
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You need:

Red Heart Super Saver yarn - red
Gold buttons
Size 2 double pointed needles (set of 5)
Scissors
Yarn needle

1. Cast on 48 stitches and distribute evenly between 4 needles.
2. Join ends and begin knitting in the round for one round.
3. Purl for next two rounds to create reverse stockinette rib.
4. Knit in the round for approximately an inch in length. On last round, knit two stitches together half way through, and at the end of the round.
5. Repeat step 4 until you have 36 stitches.
6. While project is on the needles, try it on your arm to see how long you need to knit to reach your wrist. Knit until it is the appropriate length.
7. At the beginning of the next round knit the front and back of the first stitch. Knit to end of round. Knit front and back of last stitch.
8. Knit for approximately a half an inch.
9. Repeat step 7.
10. Knit for approximately an inch, or until give reaches your first thumb joint.
11. Knit the next round until 4 stitches from the end. Bind of those 4 stitches.
12. Bind of the first 4 stitches of the following round, and knit to the end.
13. Turn the project and purl your way back.
14. Turn and knit, turn and purl again.
15. Turn and knit until the end of the row, and cast on 2 stitches.
16. Join with the end to nit in the round again, and knit in the round for approximately a half an inch.
17. Purl the next two rounds.
18. Knit one round.
19. Bind off loosely, and weave in ends.
20. Sew gold buttons in a row along the front of the glove.

YOU’RE DONE!!!

(Note: this is a completely improvised project. If you have any questions, feel free to message me!)

*hugs!!!*

Mel

firefoxkatan:

As a nerdy knitter, I fell in LOVE with Emma Grayling’s sweater vest from this week’s Doctor Who episode Hide. It also is one of my favorite patterns, the rare “Plargyle” (a lovely mix of plaid and argyle). I am currently digging through Ravelry patterns for a vest I can apply this to. So far I found two candidates; http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/spinnaker and http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cat-v-neck

I wanted to share and I hope you guys like it too! :D I think this would be a fun cosplay <3

(I’m having issues updating the chart on here so here’s a link to my ravelry project for it http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Firefoxkatan/emma )

amalnahurriyeh:

Look, I’m sure your fandom friends are great, but did any of them knit you a doll of 1990s sci-fi icon Dana Scully, complete with trenchcoat and Sig Sauer? I didn’t think so.

Five thousand thanks to elfin!

cameov9:

I’M DOING IT. I’M BLOCKING THE ENDER CAPE-SCARF. IT’S HAPPENING, LOOK. 

-Oh wait, don’t. DON’T. DON’T ACTUALLY LOOK, I RECANT THAT LAST STATEMENT. CRAP.

rosenview:

By Lenalis for Rosenview; many thanks to Webpixies as test knitter!

• Download PDF
• Download chart

It is all under the ReadMore too:

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leguizombie:

Second Harry Potter scarf finished. Both have been gifts, some day I’ll make myself one