Hate rowing out.
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| See the big V rows followed by nice tight smaller V rows? |
Dealt with this same problem on my beginning journey with Basics, Basics, Basics TKGA class and concluded my purls were just meant to be looser than my knits on my own projects I knit. I don't always take the time to use a smaller needle on my purl back rows to make my knit rows and purl rows align nicely and play patty-cake together. There HAS to be an easier way? SO I messed around with different needles. Stubborn to keep my pretty blush pink yarns. Such pretty yarns.
Such lovely yarns I had picked out for my swatches, oh did I mention I HATE ROWING OUT?!
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| Quince & Co Lark |
It's been a lesson in persistence as the frustration set in. This is where I want to give up. I want to enjoy my knitting and tell myself all this "pomp & circumstance" is for the birds.
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| Looking up techniques, reading, reading, READING |
But my anal side sets in, and I want to finish this Level 2 madness! So I hit the books, read blogs, watched a few videos online.
I sent my :POUTY: little self back to the drawing board and cast on with my trusty Cascade yarn.
ROWING OUT! REALLY? I says to myself. "This is a big bummer." Cascade usually sets me straight again.
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| Still a few "loose" V's on these swatches |
Solution, I reverse knit on my purl rows rather than PURL them back. You can see below it evened out a bit more. I am not a machine so it's not meant to be PERFECT, but as close as I can get it.
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| Little better... |
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| Blocking them to give a nice even edge to seam |
Now to get back to swatching!
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| Swatches #1 & #2 almost ready to seam! |
I hit rowing out in Level 3, when I was using plastic needles because some OTHER knitter in my household had the metal needles in a project. Metal = no rowing out. For me. YMMV. Hang in there!
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