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Expert Profile: Wendy Beckett

Expertise: I can answer all questions on any aspect of knitting (and most on crochet) but have no experience of spinning. Pattern problems, yarn substitutions, gauge, translating knitting terms from US/UK, resources for patterns and equipment - whatever you want to know about knitting I can probably answer it.

Experience in the area
Over 30 years of personal knitting experience I have tackled most things in the knitting arena - lace, cables, fairisle. I have even done a little dyeing and have a couple of years crochet experience.

Publications
I write a knitting blog, www.wendyswoolies.com

Education/Credentials
If there were a degree in knitting I'd take it!

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 1480
Knowledge	10.0 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	10.0 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.93 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		100
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		102

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	08/18/08
10	10	10	10	08/17/08
10	10	10	10	08/18/08
10	10	10	10	08/14/08
10	10	10	10	08/12/08

User Comments

Thanks, Kathy
(Kathy on 08/18/08)

Thank you! that helps me a lot. Jenny
(Jenny on 08/17/08)

I appreciated the information. From the time I sent the question and received an answer, I had an idea that Wendy simply reinforced. It's nice to hav
(Anita on 08/18/08)

I was so surprised that I got the answered so fast and in plain english, thank you very much.
(EMILY on 08/14/08)

Wendy has always given clear concise answers. 5 star answers from a 5 star expert.
(Rhonda on 08/12/08)

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Recent Answers from Wendy Beckett

2008-08-27 knitting: Neila Hi, not really sure what you mean by "the back loops" - do you mean that the purl stitches are your right side? As for changing yarn in the middle of a row, the easiest way is to simply substitute...

2008-08-21 pattern question: Aloha Hi there - firstly if I explain that "M1" is an abbreviation for Make 1 stitch this may make things a bit clearer. Ok - now this shouldn't make a difference if your right handed or left handed...

2008-08-20 Knitting Needles: Mirelle Hi and welcome to the world of knitting! You can use regular needles, however you will probably find the pattern calls for a very large number of stitches to be cast on and you may find difficulty...

2008-08-14 Seams for open weave knitted sweater: Anita I think that whatever you use you are going to see the stitches however I always find mattress stitch the best way to seam anything - if you don't pull it too tight it wont "gather" the seam...

2008-08-10 "holes" in my knitting: Judy Don't give up!!! What is probably happening is the "inadvertent yarn over" which means - whilst knitting you are wrapping the yarn over the needle thus creating an extra stitch. This is used...