Lesson 1 ‘graded’
Received my packette from Ms. Arenda & I can’t believe how fast it went to her, she graded it & sent very helpful detailed instructions, and mailed it back to me! Thanks!The following is a quick noting of her response to each swatch to me.
Swatch #1- The tension is pretty good. I need to re-re-re-re watch the video on it & re-re-re-re-re erad teh blog of her TIP OF THE WEEK.
The increases were properly placed but weren’t worked correctly. I knitted and purled into same stitch & that isn’t correct. I’m going to have to re-re-re-re-re try to learn how to do that.
Swatch #2- Stockinette tension was pretty good. She marked a few stitches on right side. Wrap yarn under the needle rather than over the needle. When doing the type of increase I did I need to do in the first row of knitting, not ribbing. The ribbing was a bit loose.
Swatch #3- The increases on right well made. The ones on left aren’t quite right. Maybe twisted the left leg of the stitch? I don’t know…going to have to re-re-re-re-re-re-re watch the videos to try & get this just right.
Swatch #4- The last 3 increases on the left are great. She marked a column of stitches on the right. Mine weren’t bad, she wanted to point them out. She marked 2 increases on left. the first one is a right slanting increase the second one is the open form of this increase. Left a hole, more like a yarn over
Swatch #5- Yarn overs are fine.
These are something I’m going to have to get better at….but I’m trying to keep in mind that until starting this program I was twisting all my stitches & doing them all wrong. That’s the reason why my work didn’t look exactly right. I had to reteach myself to knit the correct way. I’m going to try to concentrate on the positive instead of beating myself up at my imperfect work. This is why I’m taking these classes so my work can improve.
I will not cry. No one needs to know that I re-knit some of these swatches more times than I can count and they still weren’t “perfect”……
oh & she noted that I didn't need to block all of the swatches. I guess that old habits die hard! I block everything.lol.
