Hi, I’m Illioni, not really new in knitting but still can’t get rid of uneven tension. I’m currently working a cotton sweater. .
The blue part were worked flat. I knit continental and i tend to purl loosely. Like any other site will recommends, i tried knit it with combination. Yes my purl row is less loose, but i still found several loose stitch and normal stitch alternating in that row. I thought, maybe flat knitting just isn’t for me. Then come the grey part where i start knitting in the round. Most knitter will recommends knit in the round to avoid purling, so, no ‘rowing out’ issue caused by purl row. Everyone seem to have better tension when knitting in the round. But me.
I just can’t understand it. Is it me? Is it the needle? Is it the yarn? Or just a matter of time?
How i hold the yarn: I knit continental, i don’t really hold the yarn, i just flanked it between my hand and needle. My hand got sweaty as i knit, so if i wrap it around my wingers, yarns won’t slide thru my fingers. (i have tried 5 different way of holding my yarn, and always comback to this)
Current WIP using cotton yarn worsted weight. I use non-branded needle (steel), it’s really smooth, unfortunately too short for this WIP. Then change to Knitpro basix i just bought. Turns out not works as smooth as previous needle. Having hard time working with this needle.
Does mood affect how i tensioning yarn? Oh please help. People say it will get better as i practice. I do trust them. Practice is key. but i still want to know what cause all of this, and learn how to fix it.
Sorry for long post.