Comments on: How do I get rid of tension in knitting? http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-get-rid-of-tension-in-knitting Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:32:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mommiedearest http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-get-rid-of-tension-in-knitting/comment-page-1#comment-581 Mommiedearest Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:15:59 +0000 http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-get-rid-of-tension-in-knitting#comment-581 How do you wrap the yarn on your fingers? Move the yarn one way or another, to the right or left finger and that should loosen the tension. When you do this you can pull on the yarn and see if it slides easier. Different size needles have nothing to do with the tension it has to do with how tightly you are handeling the yarn. Continue knitting on what you have until you find which way works and then DON"T pull it all out just take it down to where it looked good and then start doing it with the new tension you found. Then if the stitches don't match start over.<br><b>References : </b><br> How do you wrap the yarn on your fingers? Move the yarn one way or another, to the right or left finger and that should loosen the tension. When you do this you can pull on the yarn and see if it slides easier. Different size needles have nothing to do with the tension it has to do with how tightly you are handeling the yarn. Continue knitting on what you have until you find which way works and then DON"T pull it all out just take it down to where it looked good and then start doing it with the new tension you found. Then if the stitches don’t match start over.
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]]> By: laurals11 http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-get-rid-of-tension-in-knitting/comment-page-1#comment-580 laurals11 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:47:59 +0000 http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-get-rid-of-tension-in-knitting#comment-580 Could be the needles you are using don't suit you. Can you try different kinds in your local store before you buy ? Or is there a knitting circle near you ? Or buy some second hand from a charity shop or eBay? A knitter for more than 40 years I recently discovered bamboo needles . Got some on eBay that someone had tried & didn't get on with. I couldn't believe that I'd like anything better than my metal fine points but now I realise that my hands were aching! And now I spend more time knitting....<br><b>References : </b><br> Could be the needles you are using don’t suit you. Can you try different kinds in your local store before you buy ? Or is there a knitting circle near you ? Or buy some second hand from a charity shop or eBay?

A knitter for more than 40 years I recently discovered bamboo needles . Got some on eBay that someone had tried & didn’t get on with. I couldn’t believe that I’d like anything better than my metal fine points but now I realise that my hands were aching! And now I spend more time knitting….
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]]> By: Carol S http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-get-rid-of-tension-in-knitting/comment-page-1#comment-579 Carol S Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:32:59 +0000 http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-get-rid-of-tension-in-knitting#comment-579 You are so not alone. Even the most experienced knitters have tension issues. My trick for keeping it loose - as you knit a stitch, move it a little bit down the needle, leaving more room between it and the next stitch you will do. Soon, this little maneuver will become automatic, and you will be surprised how much better your knitting looks, and just as importantly, how much more pleasurable it is to do.<br><b>References : </b><br>I am a 47-year knitter, and also design professionally You are so not alone. Even the most experienced knitters have tension issues.

My trick for keeping it loose – as you knit a stitch, move it a little bit down the needle, leaving more room between it and the next stitch you will do. Soon, this little maneuver will become automatic, and you will be surprised how much better your knitting looks, and just as importantly, how much more pleasurable it is to do.
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I am a 47-year knitter, and also design professionally

]]> By: hot_hermione http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-get-rid-of-tension-in-knitting/comment-page-1#comment-578 hot_hermione Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:04:59 +0000 http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-get-rid-of-tension-in-knitting#comment-578 thats very common for beginners, to loosen up your tension try working farther from the tip of the needle, and hold your yarn looser. my advise is that you start over.<br><b>References : </b><br> thats very common for beginners, to loosen up your tension try working farther from the tip of the needle, and hold your yarn looser.

my advise is that you start over.
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]]> By: braves squaw http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-get-rid-of-tension-in-knitting/comment-page-1#comment-577 braves squaw Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:30:59 +0000 http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-get-rid-of-tension-in-knitting#comment-577 Relax your hands and fingers, a little, and let the needles do their work! The tension in your body is reflected in your work. Loosen the tension and you will loosen the stitches.<br><b>References : </b><br>My grandmother, who lived to be 94 years old. She taught all of her daughters and granddaughters how to knit, crochet and embroider. Relax your hands and fingers, a little, and let the needles do their work!

The tension in your body is reflected in your work.

Loosen the tension and you will loosen the stitches.
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My grandmother, who lived to be 94 years old.
She taught all of her daughters and granddaughters how to knit, crochet and embroider.

]]> By: Helene http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-get-rid-of-tension-in-knitting/comment-page-1#comment-576 Helene Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:52:59 +0000 http://www.secretwishjar.com/knitting/how-do-i-get-rid-of-tension-in-knitting#comment-576 A scarf is a really good first project. You are winding the wool around too tightly - that's what is making the tension tight. You can do a couple of different things, try not to pull it too tight, or swap to larger needles. If it looks very different to previous rows, I'd undo those rows and start over. You might need help picking the stitches back up again when you undo the rows - its not easy as a beginner. Oh, by the way, when you are knitting from a pattern, it usually tells you how many stitches and rows there should be per inch, which lets you know if you have the right tension. Good luck and persevere :-)<br><b>References : </b><br> A scarf is a really good first project. You are winding the wool around too tightly – that’s what is making the tension tight. You can do a couple of different things, try not to pull it too tight, or swap to larger needles. If it looks very different to previous rows, I’d undo those rows and start over. You might need help picking the stitches back up again when you undo the rows – its not easy as a beginner.

Oh, by the way, when you are knitting from a pattern, it usually tells you how many stitches and rows there should be per inch, which lets you know if you have the right tension.

Good luck and persevere :-)
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