..... .....I want to let you in on a secret...... .....Now, this is the best piece of advice.....that I have ever gotten in all..... .....the years I've been machine knitting...... .....Life lines...... .....Picture this...... .....You're knitting a dress,.....and you did a beautiful hem at the bottom,..... .....all hand-manipulated,.....and you've knit about inches,..... .....and you shape the side seams,.....and everything is going just swimmingly...... .....And you get to the neckline,.....and disaster happens...... .....Maybe the work falls off the machine or.....you drop some stitches or you just don't..... .....like the way that neckline is shaped...... .....No tears in knitting...... .....Plan ahead and put in a lifeline...... .....Simply means before you get to this.....difficult place where you're going to be..... .....manipulating stitches, scrap off,..... .....drop the work from the machine,..... .....rehang it back on the machine,.....leave that scrap yarn in place,..... .....and continue knitting...... .....Then, when and if disaster happens,.....you only have to rip back to that point..... .....again, re-hang the work back on the.....machine, and you're off and running...... .....No tears in knitting...... .....Please plan ahead...... .....Use lifelines...... .....And happy knitting......
Lifelines: The best advice EVER!
Hi ,
The Goal of this Challenge
Stuff happens. Save yourself from frustration and wasted time by taking a few minutes to add lifelines as you knit. It’s an easy step that can prevent tears and hours of undoing and redoing your work.
In this challenge you will knit at least 3 swatches. Each exercise will use different skills that may be new to you.
Scrap off and rehang
Ravel Cord Lifeline
Rescue Row
Practice these techniques BEFORE you run into trouble with your knitting
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