You happily knit and purl, probably while watching your favourite TV series, listening to a thrilling audio book, or chatting with a friend, and then you notice a gaping hole smack in the middle of your project.
Sounds familiar? Well, you are not alone. Every knitter I know, at some point, made this unpleasant discovery.
No one is immune to making mistakes (ask me how I know 🙂), but the hole-making mistakes are more common among beginner knitters. Why? Because beginners don’t yet know what causes those holes to appear.
Let’s change that. In this tutorial, we’ll look into six most common reasons that lead to unwanted holes.
In just a few minutes, you will know what three things to watch for to keep those pesky holes away from your projects.
Because an unwanted hole does not come alone – it comes with an additional unwanted stitch (reasons #1-5) or with a decrease (reason #6) – the mistake not only results in a hole, it also distorts the stitch pattern. The change in the stitch count offsets the texture, making everything look off.
Given that it is not easy to fix these mistakes, it is best to do everything we can to avoid making them. The tips in this tutorial will help you with that.
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