Comments on: Sweater Evolution II http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/139 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:32:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: lucia http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/139/comment-page-1#comment-546 lucia Thu, 03 Feb 2005 22:32:09 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/?p=139#comment-546 I do both-- as you can see by the various posts. I'm waiting for the yarn I ordered for my next hand knit sweater to arrive. My machine is a standard gauge, which means I knit yarns that are fingering weight or lighter with it. Lately, when I hand knit, I stick with heavier than worsted weight yarns. It works out pretty well for me because I don't fill my closet with chunky sweater, I have a distribution. Of course, some people only like machine knitting, and some only enjoy hand knitting. There are differences between the crafts and it's not certain people who like doing one will enjoy the other. (I mentioned to someone that machine knitting can involve more, uhmm, cursing! If you ever drop a whole sweater off the machine and have to rehang, you'll understand why.) I do both– as you can see by the various posts. I’m waiting for the yarn I ordered for my next hand knit sweater to arrive.

My machine is a standard gauge, which means I knit yarns that are fingering weight or lighter with it. Lately, when I hand knit, I stick with heavier than worsted weight yarns. It works out pretty well for me because I don’t fill my closet with chunky sweater, I have a distribution.

Of course, some people only like machine knitting, and some only enjoy hand knitting. There are differences between the crafts and it’s not certain people who like doing one will enjoy the other. (I mentioned to someone that machine knitting can involve more, uhmm, cursing! If you ever drop a whole sweater off the machine and have to rehang, you’ll understand why.)

]]> By: knitting maven http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/139/comment-page-1#comment-545 knitting maven Thu, 03 Feb 2005 22:17:15 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/?p=139#comment-545 I am a 2 needle knitter and have never tried a knitting machine. My friend has two of them. I keep promising myself that I will go over to her house for a lesson or two, and the maybe.... I am a 2 needle knitter and have never tried a knitting machine. My friend has two of them. I keep promising myself that I will go over to her house for a lesson or two, and the maybe….

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