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I can answer questions on knitting providing help with yarn selection, patterns, adjustments, needle selection, anything to do with knitting. I can guide you to great tutorials, and places to purchase supplies or patterns.

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I have been knitting since I was around six.

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I have been knitting since I was around six.

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Recent Answers from Frances Rhea

2009-11-19 knitting:

pl in a knitting pattern stands for plain knitting. This could mean plain stockinette or garter stitch. Here is a website with knitting abbreviations for future reference: http://www.knittingfool

2009-11-13 dog sweater legholes:

Consider it like making a buttonhole...when you get to the cast off stitches, you have to make the other side of the leghole. This is done by casting on 7 stitches like when you first start a project,

2009-11-07 knitting:

It's just the way knitting works. There isn't really another way to change colors that eliminates the partial color on one side that I have found. I just use it as part of my design, or try to make sure

2009-10-18 increasing/decreasing and fringing:

Here is a link with knitting tutorials: www.knittinghelp.com To add a fringe to only the ends, knit the whole scarf without any fringe. Then use this link to learn how to make fringe: http://bellaknitting

2009-10-18 converting pattern loom sizes:

I would make one sample with the smaller look and measure the dimensions. Then make one with the larger loom and measure it. That way you will know what measurements are required to complete each section

 

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