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Apr 2016
10:12am, 3 Apr 2016
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Meglet
What's the difference between a M1 and a lifted increase?
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Apr 2016
11:31am, 3 Apr 2016
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Velociraptor
A lifted increase involves making a stitch by picking up a part of the stitch on the row below the one you're increasing rather than the bar of yarn between stitches on the same row. It has the advantage of not creating a tiny hole beneath the new stitch, unlike M1. What matters most is that you keep the increase you use consistent and you like how it looks. I used lifted increases on the raglans in this ... (the photo at the bottom shows it best) ravelry.com And M1s in this ... http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Yows-Lowpin-Yats/maxine-baby-cardigan-jacket. |
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Apr 2016
11:42am, 3 Apr 2016
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Meglet
Ah, thanks! I can never remember which is M1R and M1L anyway and always have to look it up! I'm on the final lace border of the Magrathea. I thought it was good I had the right number of stitches (even) to start the border, but discovered that I've lost two along the way when I hit the row with a 6 stitch repeat. (I actually remember patching up at least one dropped stitch in the garter stitch body) I've fudged it by missing out a couple of k2tog and I think once I've finished I'll struggle to see where it was. It's going to need some serious blocking! |
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Apr 2016
12:05pm, 3 Apr 2016
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Velociraptor
The serious blocking is what puts me off making a Magrathea. That and my resolution not to make any more flat things because I don't wear them. |
Apr 2016
1:09pm, 3 Apr 2016
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HellsBells
Help please oh wise ones I'm going to knit this ravelry.com I'm struggling with colours I'm going to do the wedges in the 2 balls of Katia darling in the middle - purple/black/red. The options I have available for the contrast welts are these - I'm really drawn to the bright orange, but would it be too much? I'd normally ask Girl, but she's climbing in .Scotland at the moment |
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Apr 2016
6:26pm, 3 Apr 2016
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HellsBells
Forget that, I've found something else that I'd forgotten about - a sparkly mohair lace weight with long colour changes. I'm going to use that doubled as the welts as it will contrast in both colour and texture and give more colour interest - hopefully. Of course it may just all look awful 
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Apr 2016
6:38pm, 3 Apr 2016
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jabberknit
Sorry, HB, have no useful advice, am hopeless with colour.
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Apr 2016
7:00pm, 3 Apr 2016
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Cyclops
Enjoy HB! I have been watching youtube clips of lifted increases - a thing of which I had never heard before; I blame my mother for not bringing me up properly. The ones on the raglan, V'rap, are very neat. |
Apr 2016
12:42am, 4 Apr 2016
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Tazsedai
Love the lifted increases...
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Apr 2016
12:28pm, 4 Apr 2016
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bigleggy
My latest creation with a scrollsaw. Forgot to sand off the paper cutting template before I took a picture but you get the idea..... The wood broke so the 'antenna' that a butterfly would normally have , have been reduced to ears |
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