Need Help?Knitting Diagonals - Replay Live Archive
Adding diagonal color blocks and even knitting pieces with angles can be a fun way to add interest to your knitting.
Let's explore diagonal knitting:
Let's explore diagonal knitting:
- The Inspiration
- The Plan
- The Problem with Stockinette
- Possiblities
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Links mentioned in the Meeting
Machine Knit-Able: Sedona Sunset Wrap
Classroom: Diagonals / Magic Formula
From our Blog: The Ultimate DIY Shawl
Knit it Now Tools
OOPS: The colorful drawing showing the basic knitting instructions is backwards in the video
Here's the correct drawing
| Nancy M thanks, Sue! |
| Marjorie M Wouldnât you just increase to the number of stitches you would normally cast on.? It seems like youâre looking for a spiral type affect on the head. |
| Joan W Thanks Sue |
| Tina B Thank You, Sue |
| Stan W Thanks Sue. Stan |
| Cherie S Thank you! |
| Nicola P Thanks bye |
| Doris H thank you! |
| Jean S Thank you so Much for everything, Sue and Matt....Next time... |
| Jane B Thank you! |
| Patricia H Thank you Sue! |
| Josephine D Bye and thanks |
| Julie L Gorgeous and fun!! |
| Tina B jacket is lovely |
| Joan W On your original example of the diagonal shawl, is there any sewing or making up required or does it just get draped when you are wearing it? |
| Tina B What about to make a svatch and messure the angel. Then construct on paper |
| Matthew F can not see what you are drawing at |
| Maurie H I have to try that butterfly shawl. |
| Marjorie M This a a shawl I plan to attempt that will use the diagonal technique . https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ribbon-wrap |
| Jean S I loved making the butterfly shawls for both our two daughters and three granddaughters,,, |
| Patricia H Very pretty shawl, love the color |
| Stan W Hi Sue, just sitting in listening Hello! Stan |
| Patricia H Jenny M B - I thought so, mine did that once! |
| Maurie H with a serger you can do a rolled hem and that does prevent a lot of curling, you do not cut of the edge just do the rolled hem all around. |
| Juavue H There are design stitches that will help tame the curl. I have played with that but haven't used it on a shawl. |
| Matthew F lol |
| Jenny M B Sorry about the above - cat on the keyboard! |
| Marjorie M Yes, I have twice the number of rows as I do stitches. |
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| Venita H Won't blocking help eliminate the curl? |
| Scott V sewing machien serger wont work cause you need to iron it forst |
| Juavue H Use your sewing machine or surger is what I was suggestion. I usually crochet. |
| Matthew F ok its live |
| Juavue H to tame the curl on a shawl |
| Matthew F we can do the map any time! |
| Juavue H You can do a decorative machine stitch or you your surger use a decorative thread. and do decrotive thread. |
| Marjorie M I am playing with a hand knit pattern that is built up out of square blocks. I did a test square in normal stockinette. Of course it did not work out wonderfully. I have made another test the block using one by one tuck. I had to play around to get a gauge that would work. But I am able to make a square. I particularly wantedDimensions that would give me two rows for each change of the pattern. This was design purposes for doing the pattern and having color changes come out on even Rose. It seems to have made an acceptable square. I have yet to finish blocking it to be sure. It is very promising. |
| Tina B it looks like crochet around the edges afterwards in the picture |
| Mary Ann B The echo slipped back in. |
| Susan H Suggested edgings so that it doesn't curl |
| Matthew H Wow what great adv...thanks so much dn happy new year!!! |
| Cherie S Happy New Year from Canada |
| Matthew F all good! |
| Matthew H Hi....I make hats ,scarves and blankets...I give them away as gifts and I also sell them...I donate the money I make to the juvenile diabetes research foundation. I am wondering if there is am easy stich to knit on a lk150 besides stockeney |
| Josephine D Hello from Dublin. |
| Susan H I used hand knitting patterns and played with them on the machine. |
| M M Will Dac calculate the decreases correctly? |
| Susan H By hand and machine. howvever, I didn't enjoy using cotton on the knitting machine |
| Matthew F sue looks like you have an echo when you have your camera on. Not horrible but not prefect. |
| Joy G (Matt, just for info, when I see Sue talking, I get a kind of echo, but it's fine when seeing her computer graphics ) |
| Rachel M Thank you :) |
| Maurie H Yap it sure is. |
| Shannon F Yes |
| Larry K Hello from Georgia |
| Nicola P Making a lot of sense. |
| Susan H I have made several scarfs and dishcolths this way |
| Rachel M This might not be the right forum or the right time. But I wonder if you would ever have a live event and offer advice for those wanting to generate income with their knitting. |
| Eleanor L Always eager to hear what you have for us. |
| Jane B Hello from Medicine Hat |
| Venita H Venita says hi from Yucaipa |
| Tina B joined start to end, encased with crown and the band, by machine, i can send you a picture afterwards |
| Tina B I made a diagonal hat, |
| Karin R just a scarf |
| Karin R Did it with a lace pattern, pretty but a lot of work |
| Julie L I knit a diagonal pullover but it skewed badly. |
| Jean S Hello from West Kootenays |
| Susan H Hi from VA |
| Dawn W Hello from sunny SW Ohio. |
| Leslie Lewis Welcome from Shelbyville IL |
| Julie L Hello, everyone! |
| Maryse D Hi from Québec |
| Jenny M B Hi everyone and HNY! |
| Nicola P Hello from England |
| Maurie H Hi from Canada |
| Scott V hi everyone |
| Janet S Hi from Janet in NH. Happy to be here for the first time! |
| Mary Ann B Just a LITTLE cold and snowy in MN. |
| Doris H Hi and \happy New Year from Ireland |
| Cathy R Good morning, from Tacoma Wa |
| Juavue H Show a close up of the sweater behind you |
| Matthew F its ready to go |
| Matthew F hello everyone! |
| Joan W Itâs Thursday morning (nearly 7am)and mid summer. |
| Juavue H show a close up of the sweater behind you. |
| Juavue H hello from cold IL. Winds from 35 to 45 mph. |
| Tina B Greetings from Norway, wish a Happy New Year |
| Patricia H Hi from Louisiana where mother nature can't decide what season it is! |
| Joy G Good evening from the UK ð |
| Joan W Good morning from New Zealand |
| Joy G Brilliant ð hope you had a good break? |
| Sue Jalowiec Hello! We'll be starting soon! |
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