https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/knitting Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:35:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/knitting#post-1166574 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 12:59:29 +0000 Lantana 1166574@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, the good thing about your mistakes is that they are the "fancy" stitches you learn to do when you're an advanced knitter.<br /> True. All those gorgeous lacy things you see are created from dropped, twisted, backwards and inside out stitches. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/knitting#post-1166195 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:19:03 +0000 pil 1166195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the encouragement and suggestions!<br /> SaraL, I tried practicing on some old yarn but got too antsy and dove right in. The yarn I'm working with is very uneven. Patience is not always a strong suit of mine.<br /> Diana, you may be sorry for offering to help me! Oh, and I'm not supposed to twist stitches? ;)<br /> Amy, the light in our great room is terrible, which is probably a big reason for the eye strain.<br /> Marmee, I already wear bifocals, but while knitting do find myself looking underneath them. Doesn't make much sense, does it?<br /> JAileen, funny you mention that lamp. Guess what was sold in the whole house auction when my mother in law moved to assisted living? Yup. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/knitting#post-1165956 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 19:19:27 +0000 JAileen 1165956@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another suggestion here: you might like one of the full spectrum lamps such as Ott Lite. Normally I can see well enough with my drug store reading glasses and normal lighting in my house, but when I was knitting with black yarn I really had a hard time distinguishing the stitches, and the Ott lamp really helped. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/knitting#post-1165781 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:43:42 +0000 Marmee 1165781@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Regarding the eye strain, I finally gave up and bought some cheap reading glasses…Now I can see my fingernails clearly when I file, can read books with a smaller (or let's face it, normal) font, and can see what I'm doing more clearly when I knit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/knitting#post-1165763 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:20:51 +0000 Amy 1165763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It takes practice, pil. I made all of those same mistakes over and over again when I was starting out, but then the mistakes were fewer and farther between and I figured out how to fix my mistakes. Time and patience Also, if knitting is bothering your eyes, make sure you're working in good light. Dimly lit rooms can put a lot of strain on your eyes. Working with lighter color yarns helps too. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/knitting#post-1165748 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:08:04 +0000 Diana 1165748@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>=D&nbsp; </p> <p>Keep at it!&nbsp; It gets a lot easier with practice.&nbsp; </p> <p>When I first learned to knit, I spent about six months doing it wrong (twisting all my knit stitches) and making some weird looking things but I loved it anyway.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>PS - feel free to ask here or pm me if you have any questions.&nbsp; Always happy to help a fellow knitter!&nbsp; =)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/knitting#post-1165717 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:21:33 +0000 Sara L. 1165717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You may want to practice with some cheap acrylic yarn that is easy to see. &nbsp;Sometimes fluffy or uneven&nbsp;yarns are harder to see the stitches in. &nbsp;I'm sure with some practice you'll soon be knitting like a pro. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/knitting#post-1165651 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:32:07 +0000 pil 1165651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Having last knit for a Girl Scout project in elementary school, I'm giving a simple project a go and my 55 year old eyes are killing me! I feel kind of like Polly Pepper from The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew - a book my grandmother had at her house. (A nice sentimental remembrance.) Polly, as I remember, badly strained her eyes doing mending. My late mother in law was a talented knitter/weaver/sewer and we still have some of her roving(?) that she spun and probably dyed as well. I thought it would be nice to make something from one of her projects. I'm working on a VERY simple cowl scarf and have decided I have two left thumbs. I've dropped and added stitches and torn out and reworked a LOT, but haven't given up yet. I will not be following in the footsteps of my argyle sock knitting mother </p>