Hi all, I am Liz Banks from Hawkes Bay New Zealand. A 64 year old beginner. Already i have been bitten by the knitting bug. Its winter here, so have evenings to sit and practice. Am trying to do a raglan sleeve jumper for my 6 year old grand daughter, a challenge learning tocread a pattern.
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We’re happy to have you join us and the knitting community. We understand the knitting bug very well here as we’ve all experienced it.
Reading patterns is a challenge but the more you work, the easier it gets. We’re willing to try to help with directions that aren’t clear so don’t hesitate to ask.
Hi. i’m new on this site and it seems it’s what I’ve been looking for. I’m currently using an old pattern for a guernsey pullover for my son. Neck shaping is a bit of a challenge as I’m not sure what to do with the remaining stitches once I turn. If I leave them on the needle then I’ll need another needle the same size to carry on knitting but the pattern doesn’t ask for more than 2 needles so feeling a bit unsure. I tried to put the remaining stitches on stitch holders but that was very cumbersome and I ended up creating large holes in the knitting so I unpicked about 10 rows to start again. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks so much
Welcome to KH!
If you don’t have enough space to leave the sts on the needle while you work on the first shoulder then try threading some waste yarn through them. It helps to use a smooth, thin yarn on the tapestry needle, maybe cotton if you have it. Just be careful when you return the sts to the working needles to get all the sts back on the needles. Sometimes the sts try to pull the waste yarn.
Stitch holders can be cumbersome but any holes or pulls can usually be straightened out with a little tugging and blocking to pull the extra yarn back into the sts.
This is going to be a wonderful gift for your son.
Hi. Thanks so much for your response. So to leave on the needle I will need an extra two needles of the same size? Or am I missing something?
You won’t need any extra needles. Just leave the sts on the needle in your left hand but ignore them. Make the turn and work on the sts for one shoulder. Maybe place a marker on the first stitch of those ignored sts so that you don’t accidentally work it. This can be easy to do if you are working on circular needles with extra space or if your sts on a straight needle aren’t too overcrowded.
This isn’t precisely your situation but the idea of leaving sts on the needle while you work one shoulder is shown at about 4:00min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MMsu3E3TXw
Thanks so much. I’ll try it
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Hello,
I started knitting in my mid 60’s, (about 5 years ago).
With each new project I try to increase my skills. Currently trying socks, toe up. That’s how I found this site because I searched for a solution to the holes I am getting in the toe when doing the M1L & M1R increases. I found a thread that could be the solution so I will be trying it today.
After frogging my TAAT attempts 3 times (with my nice fingering wool) I decided to try a practice sock with worsted weight scrap yarn and larger needles so I can see what I’m doing.
Welcome to the forum!
You’ve anticipated our advice. Great idea to try a sock on larger needles with heavier weight yarn. See how it goes (and how to deal with the M1s) and if you still have questions, come right back and start a new post.
Glad to have you along for the knitting.
Thank you. So glad to find this resource.
Hi, I’m Sue. Long time knitter, but had a few years break as I did other things like gardening, crochet, jewellry etc. Irecently I started knitting again & am blown away by charts & symbols, having mainly used books to learn, it’s a new world to me now!
That’s why I googled “knitting forums” & found this one, as I certainly need help with chart symbols & new symbols that didn’t exist years ago.
Thanks for this forum, I’m raring to learn & excited to read some of the posts!
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Welcome SusieB77 and welcome back to knitting!
Good to have your experience with us on the forum. Sounds like you’ve been enjoying all sorts of occupations and crafts before adding back knitting.
We’re glad you found us.
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Hello and welcome.
I started knitting a few years ago in my mid 60s.
I recently started learning to read charts since they are popping up in some of the patterns I am interested in.
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Hi everyone, I’m just here to share in this online knitting community! I have been knitting for a number of years on and off when I could. I feel I am just stating to get it, haha. Thanks in advance for help! And I’ll try to pitch in when I can too! 
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Welcome and thanks for joining the group. There are always new things to learn with knitting or new ways to work things. That’s part of the fun of it. Good to have you with us on the forum!
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Welcome. I’m new here too.
I have been enjoying reading the posts every morning and picking up tips for future projects and finding links to useful information.
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Hello everyone and thank you for reading my post!
My name is Mark and my Mom passed away a year ago and cleaning out her house I have amassed a huge amount of needlepoint, crochet, quilting and knitting supplies.
I have no idea what to do with it all!
I thought about selling it on line but that is just crazy, if you do not know your way around the internet, so I was hoping someone that frequents the group might be able to point me in the right direction.
I would like to get a couple of dollars for the stock but if someone knows of a worthy charity that could use this type of stuff I would gladly donate it if it gets to be used–I really would hate to just toss it all.
If there is any one that can help please reach out to my email at mkreis99@gmail.com or you can call me on the phone at 667-355-0755. I live in cecil county but travel up and down the I95 corridor into Baltimore a couple of times a week so I can deliver.
Thanks for reading.
Mark
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Hi there, I’m Cecy and I am very happy to find this forum. I’ve been knitting for some time, however I’m not quite an intermediate knitter! I hope to be able to find the answers to some pattern instructions which seem a bit difficult for me at times. I also hope to be able to help others every now and then!
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Welcome to KH!
We’ll be happy to try to help with some of those puzzling pattern instructions. We’re glad to have you join the knitters here.