Flora Knits

Knitting to relax, part of Long Covid Occupational Therapy. Also making lovely people hugs they can wear 🤗. Gauge is my downfall, but I keep trying!🧶💗

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@Victoria_Knits This is so good to hear! I am knitting a Beloved bonnet using German Short Rows and much prefer it to recent sock heels i have done using wrap and turn instructions. I didn't know I could swap methods, what an eye-opener, thank you! 👀🙏

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@charliersmith1 Cool cat for you 😻

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@HeidiBrave Wow, I am really surprised. So much to learn! (Which is also fun!)

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#knittingtwitter advice for novice please?

I have some lovely linen yarn, thinking of making this (Radiate by Joji Locatelli.

But is linen suitable? Too inelastic for colourwork / slipped stitches or whatever this is??

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@HeidiBrave Good ideas, thank you! Will try🙏

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@HeidiBrave Thank you, very good advice. I will look for pattern written for linen. I find it hard to match patterns and yarn, or to know exactly what I want!

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@BettyJanesCat @MidwinterYarns Good point! 🙏 😊

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Hey #knittingTwitter
V pleased with this fun knit, via @MidwinterYarns 🙏 My first adult jumper!

Any advice on a slightly bulgy yoke? I feel maybe the depth to armpit is a little long? Or too many stitches? But fit is comfy. I am not going to undo anything, but want to learn.

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@StolenStitches Right here in #knittingtwitter

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@StolenStitches Just posted this v soft baby blanket off to a new baby. Loved the simple wavy pattern for TV knitting.

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@iamlucypiglet The rest of it looks amazing! It is so helpful to see how knitters tinker with their knits, has given me confidence to start making adjustments myself.

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@CarrieCraftgeek LOLSOB! Sorry to hear it - but a beautifully paced tweet!

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@VischLa It is gorgeous. I am starting to plan a ripply / chevron baby blanket - and this is a very good caution to me not to choose a complex pattern.

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@BeesInTheBonnet Older patterns can be very sparse on instructions? I like a bit of redundancy and explanation of what is happening. If something that looks odd at first is about to happen, it is reassuring to be told why / have a way to double check you got it right.

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@KnittingWyrd Lovely! Saving to my long-list of next projects, thank you!

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@VischLa It is really cool, yay!

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@EverydayKnitter Yes I often like my knitting non-cognitively-demanding so I get it!

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@EdenCottage COZY!!!🧡

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@EverydayKnitter Intriguing, thank you! Wouldn't have thought of the marker problem but that is rather crucial. Will have to play around with both options.