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In this week’s episode we cover:
1. Hi Andrea, love the new Traveler pattern. I just cast on a Comfort Fade Cardi, my second sweater for this year’s KAL. I really love the stockinette side of the yoke so far. If I want to keep the stockinette side as the right side, is there anything special I should be aware of? I know that picking up the sleeves would be on the opposite side. Anything else? Do you think the garter stitch collar could still work or would it be better to do it in stockinette to match?
2. Hi Andrea, I will be starting a stranded knit cardigan pattern. I purchased 100% sport-weight wool as the main color (MC) and marled Superwash (SW) fingering-weight wool for the contrasting colors (CC). I wasn't able to find a marled 100% wool fiber in a sport-weight that I could afford so I had to buy the SW fingering-weight wool and will hold it double. My question is, will I encounter any issues while swatching, knitting, and blocking with the two different types of fiber, non-Superwash and Superwash? Is there any information I should know before beginning this project? Thank you for any suggestions that you may offer. And thank you for your never-ending and invaluable knowledge and wisdom!
3. Hi, Andrea! I've recently been reflecting on the hand knit sweaters I've made so far and which styles I like to wear the most. I realized I prefer a pretty tight crew neck or mock neck to a wider neckline, and I'm looking for some advice on how to adapt patterns to suit this preference. As an example, I recently finished knitting the stonecrop pullover, and while I'm mostly very pleased with the outcome, if I were to knit it again I would want a tighter neckline (see photo for how the neckline fits me. One thought I had would be to cast on fewer stitches for the neckband, and then do an increase round before starting the yoke chart, but I'm worried this would cause the fabric to bunch at the neck because I would be increasing too fast at the beginning of the yoke. If I did try to cast on fewer stitches for the neck would there be a better place to make up for the reduced stitch count at the top of the yoke so that the sweater still fits me in the bust? How would you approach this problem in a top down raglan sweater? Thank you!
4. Hi Andrea! I'm a newish, but avid knitter since the pandemic. You were one of the first designers I discovered and I love how understandable your patterns are for knitters of all levels! I love woolly wools and I feel pretty confident in determining gauge with non-superwash. However, I feel like superwash is a whole different ball game. I am currently knitting your Comfort Fade Cardi and I'm wondering if I should take into account the possibility that the length will grow when blocked as I decide how long to knit the body and sleeves. I knit and blocked a swatch but I feel like it underestimates how much a full garment can grow (I have been burned before!). Should I knit to a shorter length than specified if using superwash? Thanks!
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