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You should try and get a book from the library on beginning knitting. then you’ll understand about putting pieces together. Most of the time you knit a front piece, then a back piece and put them together. You should mark front or back simply by using a safety pin in the finished piece. You could even write "BACK" on a paper and pin it on.
AS for yarn, it’s usually measured in skeins, not yards, and YES, depending on the gauge will depend on how much yarn you need. Now, gauge would depend on the needles used as well as the type of yarn. A baby yarn is much finer than a sport yarn which is much finer than a rug yarn. If you go to a yarn shop or a hobby shop like Michael’s you will probably be able to see the differences in the yarns. The most common type of yarn for your basic scarf or sweater is a sport yarn. Two 3-1/2 oz skeins should be more than enough to make a 5 ft scarf.
Acrylic yarns are much easier to wash, even in a machine, than wool, are more readily available and more comnfortable than other types of yarn. Have Fun!!!!!!
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Been crocheting & knitting since I’m 8
Hi,
Most yarns will tell you on the label if they are machine washable. Most won’t felt unless you try washing them in hot water – it’s important to keep the label to check the washing instructions also note that some say you should not dry clean. You will however find quite a few yarns that may pill (leave little pills on the item where they rub against anything). Wool yarns are generally warmer and softer than acrylic yarns.
Length or number of ball/skeins of yarn you need will depend greatly on how wide and/or how long you want the scarf to be as well as the thickness of the yarn aon-line gauge of the needles. I suggest you either look online at free patterns (just do a search for ‘free knitting patterns’) or browse some of the pattern books where you buy the yarn and go from there.
If you find the stitches too tight when trying to knit two together, try either not putting the needle completely through the two stitches, or just gently easing the needle in. I usually only have this problem with certain types of yarn or if you are only in the first or second row and it may be that you are knitting too tight. Have you tried doing a tension square to check this? Most pattern advise you to knit a square first to check your tension against the suggested pattern so that you will get the best result – not so important in scarves but it is important for sweaters etc.
The easiest way to tell the front from the back in your knitting is to see where the tail from the first stitch is hanging – after you cast on your first knitted row will generally be the front (unless otherwise stated), therefore when looking at the front, the little tail of yarn should be on your left side, assuming you are knitting right handed.
If I am knitting the ‘back’ then I am usually knitting the back section of a sweater that will later be attached to the front/s and sleeves of the sweater. It will be knitted differently only for the neckline and front openings.
Hope this helps
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Yarn for knitting and other questions?
I recently started to learn to knit and I’m wondering what some good yarn is that’s thick and warm and that wont felt, and also if there’s any that’s machine washable, as well.
And also, is there a general rule about how many yards it would take to make a five foot scarf, or is it dependent upon the gauge, and how could you figure it out? I want to make some stuff for presents, but I’m not sure what kind of yarn to get or how much and how long it usually takes to knit a scarf.
Also, I have a problem with doing some knitting, one being knitting two together; when I cast on, the stitches aren’t too tight and I can easily knit normally, but it seems really tight trying to knit two together. Another thing I don’t understand is knitting the front and/or back; I know the finished project looks different on both sides, but while you’re knitting it, how do you tell which is the front and which is the back? Or… how do you specifically even try to knit *just* the front or *just* the back?
Thanks!