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KNITTING TIP: Safety Pins-A Knitter’s Friend!
a front band or around a neck, I place pins at ¼ sections and pick up the same number of stitches in each section. It evenly spaces the stitches. When sewing pieces together, I prefer safety pins (not the plastic ones) because they don’t fall out like straight pins do. I use them as markers to show the right (public) sides of items. I also use large ones to pin a row counter right on my knitting so it is more handy than on the end of a needle or on a circular needle. –Jan Stephens, Roswell, Georgia Use safety pins to mark increases or decreases. If decreasing every 6 rows 15 times, use 15 pins. After making the decrease, put a pin in that stitch. You will be able to see your decreases easily. Chain the remaining pins together on the bottom decrease so they don’t get lost. You can see at a glance if you’ve forgotten an increase or placed it incorrectly. –Chris Jordon, Shaker Heights, Ohio |
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Upcoming Events This years afghan and the raffle will be in November! September 21-25 TKGA CONFERENCE (East) Greensboro, NC September 25-28 STITCHES MIDWEST Schaumberg, Illinois October 20-23 STITCHES EAST Hartford, Connecticut |
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