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I don’t view it as cheating at all, it’s just using all the tools available to you. As a spoonie (loved that from another commenter, so taking it as my own), I’m down to using all the technology available to accomplish your goal.
I really like the sweater you are wearing. It sounds like it solves the problem with bunchiness under the arm which makes me typically avoid the drop shoulder look. I was looking for this pattern on Ravelry, but I did not see it. Has it been released yet and if so, what is the name? I’d really like to purchase this one! Thanks.😊
I don't see machine knitting as cheating during the design process. As someone who is more proficient in sewing garments than knitting, I often will do a quick and dirty toile, with crappy fabric, and long loose stitches to check the fit, before refining for the final object. I don't see why you shouldn't be able to do a quick trial version before it gets tested in hand knitting!
Thank you so much for making the different versions of the pattern to fit our needs/preferred device! It's so lovely to be able to jump right into a project without worrying about setting up the instructions in the way I prefer. Not to mention the joy of choosing the fabric I want without having to match the designer's gauge. I can imagine these hat designs introducing a whole new set of people to knitting that found other designs too intimidating/frustrating.
Can’t believe it’s anyone’s business whether you machine knit prototypes and samples, what does it matter? The quality of garment I get from an Ysolda pattern is spot on and it makes no difference how you’ve arrived at the final pattern. Do those same people who object to machine knitting also insist on yarns being handspun, I wonder? I’ve just finished a Studio Sweater and want to say thank you for taking the trouble and care over the bust adjustments and proportions. I’m a shortish, curvy person and thanks to your excellent pattern writing, I have a nice, well fitting sweater that doesn’t swamp my shape. Looking forward to casting on a Polwarth next!
I've knit one fingering weight Musselburgh and have two more waiting in my queue for Christmas gifts one in fingering and one in worsted. The worsted one I fear will be too warm for NY City but that's what my son chose. Thank you for such a fun pattern!
I'm not a tech expert, but I think in Excel, you can create a row above all of your columns, where the text is turned sideways, that explains what the number in that column refers to, so that you don't need to look at your schematic to remember what, for example, b2 refers to. The description could be as simple as "side length from armhole to ribbing" or as complex as "neck measurement plus shoulders times two", in case a cell contains the result of a computation.
It makes sense to streamline your grading process by using machine knitting to test your measurements, increases, etc. for a number of sizes, even though your instructions will be for hand knitting individual garments. It's not cheating, it's streamlining and making the design process more efficient. By the way, has your compound raglan sweater pattern been released yet?
Thanks for adding more videos on all the Musselburgh steps. I’ve been using magic loop for the 4 hats I’ve made and have had success but I’ve got ladders on my last hat and can’t figure out why. Any tips on avoiding them? Using 14 inch chia goo cable and stitches are well spaced but should it be a longer cable to avoid ladders?
Great video, I am a fairly new knitter and hav had a break from knitting over the summer. This was a good reminder! Do you have a stockinette tutorial?
Hello Ysolda, I love this hat, I have made 10 So far. Have one on my needles at present. My first Musselburgh I knitted way to big, but that was a blessing as it fit my husband perfectly, he has a big head. It was the first time I knitted a hat that he wears all the time. 💂🥳
I can’t choose anything I have no drop down indicator. Please help because I love this pattern but I can’t customize it. I downloaded Dropbox which I don’t want to pay for because this would be the only thing I’d ever use it for and even with that I can’t customize anything. I feel like I paid for a pattern so I could customize the pattern but if I can’t customize then I pretty much wasted my money and time on this pattern. I usually don’t buy patterns because I’d rather spend money on yarn.
Another way to tell if you've picked up the bar of yarn running between the stitches correctly (from the front or the back, if you forget the mnemonic) is that the front leg of the new loop on the left needle should lean to the left for M1L, and to the right for M1R. As for which way to insert the right needle to properly twist the increase as you knit it - if it's easy, you're doing it wrong (actually, the right needle must go in pointing left for M1L and pointing right for M1R).
I'm leaving on a jet plane in a week on a 3 month trip to Europe and Canada. Yesterday I stashdived for yarn to knit my first musselburgh. I plan to get it to the stage of mindless stocking stitch by the time we fly. 😊 Only issue I can see is guesstimating when I have used 50% of my yarn so I can plan second half in order to not run out of yarn.
I'm using the Happy Place yarn from hobbii and tlyarncrafts which is 50/50 wool/cotton, 250m/100g. I'm using the colorway blueberry melange, but there were a lot of pretty color choices. ❤🧶
Videos are so helpful! I'm knitting your Anyday Sweatshirt and I've only knit sweaters flat before so this is a whole new experience. Any video tutorials would be very helpful! Do you have a video about starting with the selvage edge and picking up stitches? That was so confusing to me, but hopefully I'm doing it correctly so far. I'm trying to trust the process and follow the instructions implicitly. Thank you again for such a great video! ❤🧶
If I’m casting on for 1x1 rip stitch, I need exactly 120 stitches on my needle for what I’m making but if I count the slip stitch as a stitch it will mean I can’t end the cast on with a knit stitch like in the video. Can I just skip over the slip stitch when I do my first row and tighten it into the knitting?
I think you could drop the slip stitch and untie it from the yarn tail end, and it'll just make your yarn tail slightly longer. I just tried that on a test piece and it seems fine.
Do you. If using a knitting machine makes your life easier and makes designing more enjoyable then that’s great. Nobody wants to get into a slump because it becomes tiresome. This is also why I don’t believe in turning a hobby into a business because it takes the fun out of it
Uhhh I don't think it's cheating. Some ppl can only machine knit. And for designers I think it helps yall get stuff figured out faster.. or well sooner, because I'm sorry to say but ppl are so demanding and say "when is your next project coming out" ect... I think you're good on how you do your thing. You do you boo lol. I think the thing is is that either way it comes out the way you say it will... like no false advertising.. and from what I hear you are good on all that. ❤❤❤ also if you think about it most things are made some machine and some hand made parts to them...
Oh I find this fascinating! I have zero issues with you developing a design process that allows you to move through your creative needs as you see fit. It does make me wonder if I would enjoy a knitting machine...
Whilst I’m purely a hand knitter, I appreciate your honesty. I’m proud of the skills I’ve mastered, I enjoy adding to and maintaining my skills. I also understand that a person knitting for income would see things differently. ClaudiaSJI
I struggle with my twin stitches being bumpy, do you have a troubleshooting video for GSRs or any tips? I literally can’t tighten the twinned stitches any more than I already do and it’s left me baffled and frustrated 😢
