tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post3255669465225057378..comments2024-03-17T12:45:05.409-07:00Comments on Balls to the Walls Knits: Double Pom Earflap HatGretchen Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13720728303685051589noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-91706736150871327582018-07-13T09:41:14.623-07:002018-07-13T09:41:14.623-07:00Not really, but I would switch to a smaller needle...Not really, but I would switch to a smaller needle for the ribbing in that case (by one or two gauges, whatever you have handy). :)Gretchen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720728303685051589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-61679511616857086182018-07-13T08:39:36.461-07:002018-07-13T08:39:36.461-07:00Would there be a difference in fit, if (on the rib...Would there be a difference in fit, if (on the ribbing row) you just do k1,p1 ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-15226517247702996432018-03-09T19:17:23.208-08:002018-03-09T19:17:23.208-08:00Purlwise unless otherwise stated; skippsli them kn...Purlwise unless otherwise stated; skippsli them knitwise twists them! :)Gretchen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720728303685051589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-90265889908015708592018-03-09T12:14:29.754-08:002018-03-09T12:14:29.754-08:00Do you slip your stitches knit wise or purl wise ?...Do you slip your stitches knit wise or purl wise ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-36046592359768346872016-10-29T13:06:10.968-07:002016-10-29T13:06:10.968-07:00Yes, exactly! :)Yes, exactly! :)Gretchen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720728303685051589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-15134613462932176332016-10-29T10:44:59.610-07:002016-10-29T10:44:59.610-07:00thanks for the prompt reply. I was seriously stuck...thanks for the prompt reply. I was seriously stuck. but now i do understand. So the next group 18 times would be 37 stitches?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-35921479606500884482016-10-29T09:55:54.202-07:002016-10-29T09:55:54.202-07:00Hi there! I can see why you're confused - the ...Hi there! I can see why you're confused - the first time I used parentheses I was defining a term and the second time I was marking a repeat - so to be more clear, you p1-tbl, then do the (k1-tbl, p1-tbl) 4 times, so there will be 9 stitches before you place the first marker. Does that help? :)Gretchen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720728303685051589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-35049245707308209232016-10-29T09:18:00.568-07:002016-10-29T09:18:00.568-07:00Hello, I feel silly but am confused about bottom e...Hello, I feel silly but am confused about bottom edge of hat. i transfered the provisional stitches to circular needle. "Marker placement row -Child Size: p thru back loop (p1-tbl), (k1-tbl,p1-tbl 4 times? so do i do 4 p-tbl? 4 times.4 stitches? all the p1-tbl, (k1-tbl, p1-tbl 4 times to make 12 stitches? or group them all together?Maiseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622587055636574528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-52948621966478762992016-09-21T11:10:01.953-07:002016-09-21T11:10:01.953-07:00Yes, that's how I do basically all my joins! L...Yes, that's how I do basically all my joins! Let me know if you have any other questions. :)Gretchen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720728303685051589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-58687502340415078862016-09-21T06:30:36.180-07:002016-09-21T06:30:36.180-07:00On the second I-cord do you attach yarn as if you ...On the second I-cord do you attach yarn as if you adding a new color?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-71553683009485729912016-04-05T20:53:18.547-07:002016-04-05T20:53:18.547-07:00Perfect! That is definitely an elegant solution! A...Perfect! That is definitely an elegant solution! And I'm glad your son likes the hat! :)Gretchen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720728303685051589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-27403874542997295162016-04-05T20:49:14.717-07:002016-04-05T20:49:14.717-07:00Ahhhhh. Yes I saw those gaps! So I decided to do a...Ahhhhh. Yes I saw those gaps! So I decided to do all this YouTube searching and ended up doing a single crochet around the entire edge including the ear flaps and it looks pretty good! I end up having to rely on YouTube a lot because nobody I know does any knitting other than blankets (yawn). Thanks again for all your help my son already loves the hat! we did it in blue and white. :)Colette Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561403293822929342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-3241193172964118132016-04-05T19:24:05.520-07:002016-04-05T19:24:05.520-07:00Hi again Colette!
I'm not sure this is an est...Hi again Colette!<br /><br />I'm not sure this is an established technique, so I wouldn't even know what to call it! Go ahead and bind off one of those two sections, though (make sure to leave a 12" or so yarn tail on each end). You'll quickly see that there is a small gap on either end of the bind off, next to each of the ear flaps. All I did was use my tapestry needle to stitch the bind off to each ear flap in a way that mimics a stitch - but you don't even have to do that! All you have to do is stitch it in place to attach it, so that, when the hat is worn, it doesn't gap between the bind off and the flap. I'm hoping once you complete one of the bind-offs it's clearer, but please let me know if you have more questions! :) Gretchen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720728303685051589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-493313486525037642016-04-05T18:38:53.674-07:002016-04-05T18:38:53.674-07:00Hi Again! So i am at the very end where you have a...Hi Again! So i am at the very end where you have all the "prettifying" pics. I cannot for the liife of me figure out what you are doing. So i finished the ear flap and all I have left are the two sections with scraps of yarn. They are the two sections that are the ribbed edging that have not been finished off and there is no tail thread so I will need to start with something. but overall I cannot figure out what you are doing. Sewing a stitch around the edge? do you know of any videos YouTube that might help me understand? Thannks! ColetteColette Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561403293822929342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-56194515186540156392016-01-14T20:57:24.116-08:002016-01-14T20:57:24.116-08:00Hi Colette!
Don't worry, I do actually apprec...Hi Colette!<br /><br />Don't worry, I do actually appreciate it when people point out my mistakes (they're bound to happen, and then I can fix them for others!). I aim for accuracy, and commenters can help! :) Anyway, let me know if you have any other questions. And I hope you enjoy your finished product!!!Gretchen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720728303685051589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-64215523817680378742016-01-14T18:52:48.950-08:002016-01-14T18:52:48.950-08:00Thank you thank you!! I know I'm crazy anal wi...Thank you thank you!! I know I'm crazy anal with the directions because I'm fairy a knitting newbie. 2 years maybe. So I rely super heavy on the directions. Thanks for your patience! <br /><br />ColetteColette Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561403293822929342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-62445742379328167962016-01-13T20:41:22.543-08:002016-01-13T20:41:22.543-08:00Hi Colette!
I think you're exactly right - I ...Hi Colette!<br /><br />I think you're exactly right - I think I forgot to instruct to place the fourth extra marker, and no one else has noticed or commented on it! I will update the instructions. Also, in general, I ignore the row marker when I have other markers in place. I assume you've just slipped it at the beginning of each row. :)Gretchen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720728303685051589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-22373303396905440532016-01-13T19:43:11.225-08:002016-01-13T19:43:11.225-08:00Thanks!
I actually have another question. So I&#...Thanks!<br /><br />I actually have another question. So I'm at the point where I finished the decreases, finished i-cords, and moved to bottom edge. Switched back to circular, placed marker. I'm doing the child size. During marker placement row I place 3 more markers. Total of 4 markers. But when I move to ribbing row 1, it says do the pattern up to first marker, which is really the first extra because first is the starting point, so really the second marker. Next it says to do pattern up to second (extra) marker, which is third really, then it says do pattern until third (extra) marker, really the fourth one placed, then it says do pattern to fourth, which I assumed meant up to beginning of row marker, but then the pattern says I still have more to knit in the row. It's like I should have 5 markers? Is the marker placement row missing a marker placement so I should really have 5? Or am I misreading how to do it? :/<br /><br />Thanks again,<br />ColetteColette Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561403293822929342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-63182608739441563522015-12-29T14:59:45.798-08:002015-12-29T14:59:45.798-08:00Hi Colette!
You're totally right; I'm mis...Hi Colette!<br /><br />You're totally right; I'm missing a direction. I'll update the pattern now! And please let me know if you have any other questions, I'm always happy to improve my directions!!! :)Gretchen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720728303685051589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-74255775624411570552015-12-29T13:26:18.889-08:002015-12-29T13:26:18.889-08:00I feel silly that I can't figure this out but ...I feel silly that I can't figure this out but here's my question. Very beginning it says size 7 circular, size 7 dpns and one size 9 or larger for cast on. It then says using large needle and color A, do provisional cast on... Then it says join in round and then we're off....It never says to switch to circular needles anywhere?? Is that what I do when I join in round? Switch to size 7 circulars?<br /><br />Thanks so much! Love your patterns!<br />ColetteColette Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561403293822929342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-75799678419747826972015-03-17T09:42:49.340-07:002015-03-17T09:42:49.340-07:00There are lots of different methods out there! Thi...There are lots of different methods out there! This one gives (in my opinion at least) the most secure finish: http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/FEATfall04TT.html<br /><br />It will also help if you ended up with any small holes at your color changes - you can simply use the yarn tails to snug the holes together when you weave them in! :)Gretchen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720728303685051589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-17149074042195033472015-03-17T09:36:44.912-07:002015-03-17T09:36:44.912-07:00Thank you so much now I just need to find out how ...Thank you so much now I just need to find out how to tuck in the endsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-62111243610996762602015-03-17T08:37:37.368-07:002015-03-17T08:37:37.368-07:00Ah ha, gotcha! :) It sounds like you may be clippi...Ah ha, gotcha! :) It sounds like you may be clipping your yarn tails between stripes - and, if so, you don't need to! You can use this method to carry the yarn up between the rows: http://www.purlbee.com/2008/03/09/stripes-in-the-round/<br /><br />And if that's not the trouble - in general, the first couple of stitches of any yarn join will naturally be a bit loose. You can remedy this problem when you go to finish the hat by simply tugging those tails out and scooting the stitches back into place, if need be. Tucking in your ends should help them stay in place when you're finished with the adjustment.Gretchen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720728303685051589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-31408599295589324022015-03-17T08:09:56.749-07:002015-03-17T08:09:56.749-07:00I'm just having trouble with the yarn coming u...I'm just having trouble with the yarn coming undone when I do the slip stitch for a new colorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683194221069775925.post-32564344766910153982015-03-17T02:55:30.751-07:002015-03-17T02:55:30.751-07:00Hello there!
I'm happy to help you, but I'...Hello there!<br /><br />I'm happy to help you, but I'm not quite sure what you mean! :) So I'll start with the following: this is a slipped stitch color change pattern, meaning that you're only knitting with one color at a time, and slipping stitches of the other color in order to get the color design. The biggest key to success with a pattern like this is leaving your yarn quite loose when you slip the stitches - otherwise, it pulls the pattern together. Anyway, I doubt I've addressed your concern. Can you clarify what's happening any more, and I'll try again?Gretchen Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720728303685051589noreply@blogger.com