Knit-Along Clue 1

[Shandeh]

Well I finished clue 1 of the CAL so I started the KAL last night. I am a beginner beginner. Like, just learner to knit and purl the last few weeks. I have made it halfway through my first square! I had to watch the inc video 5 or 6 times but I finally got it! Cant wait to get out of work and learn to dec and change colors!

Awesome!
Way to hang in there. You've learned a lot of stitches for a beginner!

[Shandeh]

Ok, redid the swatch and then checked the pattern again. I did 26 rows, not 26 repeats of the last 2 rows. Now my square is 9.5". Thanks for pointing this out, before I was done with all the squares.

Glad you noticed that!
You might want to print out the pattern again, though....because we realized there is a mistake in it. You will repeat those 2 rows 24 times instead of 26. This will make 55 stitches before you change colors.

[joyousday]

I must be measuring the square wrong. I kept getting way higher the 9.5 but I printed out the template and it almost fills it out. The square looks huge!

[Shandeh]

I must be measuring the square wrong. I kept getting way higher the 9.5 but I printed out the template and it almost fills it out. The square looks huge!

Are you measuring straight across, or from corner to corner?
You should measure straight across the square.

[Darkleena]

My squares are coming out smaller 8 1/2 Inches. I guess i am a tight knitter. Will i be able to block it to 9 1/2 inches, will it stay that size after blocking?

[thelittlereader]

The knitting will get faster for you as you practice. I'm an experienced knitter but have never knit on the diagonal either! So...a lot of us are learning new stuff. LOL! I have done a lot of crochet in the past, but the movement of my hand holding the crochet hook tends to irritate my wrist. So I don't do it much anymore. But I do love to put crochet edgings on some of my knitted projects.

i'm not a particularly experienced knitter, but i've had to crochet less because of the same irritation in my wrist when i do it too much. i'm a slow knitter, but the wrist pain doesn't kick in.

and like you, i had never knit on the diagonal either. it's so great to be learning new things as a group!

[KnitKnacker1234]

The knitting will get faster for you as you practice. I'm an experienced knitter but have never knit on the diagonal either! So...a lot of us are learning new stuff. LOL! I have done a lot of crochet in the past, but the movement of my hand holding the crochet hook tends to irritate my wrist. So I don't do it much anymore. But I do love to put crochet edgings on some of my knitted projects.

i'm not a particularly experienced knitter, but i've had to crochet less because of the same irritation in my wrist when i do it too much. i'm a slow knitter, but the wrist pain doesn't kick in.

and like you, i had never knit on the diagonal either. it's so great to be learning new things as a group!

You might get faster at knitting the more you do it, but it doesn't really matter how fast we knit, just that we're enjoying ourselves! I have switched to knitting in the continental method because it's easier on my wrists. I love learning new things as a group, too, and getting to communicate with others while we work on the same pattern!! It's like we're all in this together!

[thelittlereader]

You might get faster at knitting the more you do it, but it doesn't really matter how fast we knit, just that we're enjoying ourselves! I have switched to knitting in the continental method because it's easier on my wrists. I love learning new things as a group, too, and getting to communicate with others while we work on the same pattern!! It's like we're all in this together!

i had never seen the continental method, so i went and watched a video... i might have to try that some time! it looks like it would actually be quicker once you learn it since your hands can stay on the needles the whole time.

[nicolep]

I knit continental, too. I think it's quicker, but I imagine it will be different for everyone. That's also the style I originally learned. I never could get the hang of the other way.

[dot]

ok I now have 55 sts. I need to change colour do I start to decrease that row or the next row. Do I have to make 8 square in all.