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FAQs

Video Tutorial: Avoiding Holes

What is blocking, and do I really need to block garments that I knit?

I am knitting one of your patterns with a henley type placket, and I don’t understand how I am supposed to ‘overlap’ the first and last stitches.

I am knitting pattern # 275, the Childs Bolero. I am having trouble picking up the number of stitches required at the front!

I am knitting my first sock, and am on the heel section. When I finish the first row, there are stitches left unworked! Is there an error?

The bottom edging flips up. How can I correct this?

What does it mean when you say measure from the top of the shoulder?

How do I cast on stitches at the end of a row?

Are the sleeve numbers reversed in my pattern?

Why did my sweater (or socks, or hat)come out too big/small?

What size should I make?

If my yarn is too thin, can I double it?

What yarn should I use for my sweater?