How to Fix Knitting Frustration with Easy Tips and Tricks

Those of you that know me know that I am a knitter and I love knitting. There are so many things about knitting that I love, but only another knitter would really understand. It is just who we are. Through the years I have learned so many little knitting tricks that I find really enhance my knitting experience. If you hang out with other knitters you are simply going to learn knitting tips and tricks. I thought you might enjoy a couple tips.

I love to knit socks. I prefer to use double pointed needles rather than knitting on circular needles. But handmade socks are going to wear through the heel and toe way sooner than store bought socks. And that is because machine knit socks are extra enforced at the toe and heel. Makes sense! So we knitters need to figure out this process. Well here is what I do.

While working on the toe and heel part of the sock pattern, any pattern, I will use a lighter weight yarn than what the sock is being made of and double my yarn for those two parts of the pattern. For instance, you might be making a 4-ply dark blue sock and you might use a 2-ply light blue yarn for your reinforcement yarn. Just knit the pattern as usual through the toe and heel part of the pattern hold both yarns throughout. Then weave in the ends of the reinforcement yarn when you are done with that part of the pattern. You won't believe the difference this extra cush and reinforcement makes to your finished product. And the contrast is gorgeous. You will love this idea.

Once thing I hate when knitting with two or more colors is getting my yarn tangled. It is a nightmare and quite honestly I don't have the patience to sit and untangle it and I frequently end up cutting it and working a new piece back into my pattern. Then I got smart. Maybe this will help you too.

You know those huge storage zip lock bags. The blue ones that are really big. I use that as my yarn storage container. Then I take two or however many yarns I am currently working with and I put each one in a quart or gallon size zip lock bag. Then I place those into the huge blue bag. You might think just the quart and gallon size bags should be enough, well so did I until I found myself getting frustrated and cutting the yarn again. Why? Because the yarn bags were twisting around each other as the pattern progressed and before you know it I had a big mess all wound around each other. By putting them inside the huge bag, they stayed separated and all I ever needed to do was to turn the bag over from time to time to keep everything straight.

So I hope these tips will help you cut down on the frustration of knitting and will allow you to enhance your love of knitting. So go ahead Knit on!

If you would like to learn some more knitting tips and tricks. Have a look here.