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    ILLARIA SWEATER

    May 18, 2023 5 minutes

    GETTING STARTED

    Knitting on Circular Needles

    When knitting a vest or jumper on a circ needle, you have only the shoulder seams to sew together, and for a beanie and skirt you have no seam at all! To knit st.st on a circ needle you only make knit sts (No Purl sts) as you always knit in the same direction, like a spiral. This makes knitting very even, easy, quick. When knitting a jumper or vest on circ needles, knit up to armhole then continue on straight needles.

    Knitting Garment on Straight Needles instead of Circular Needles

    All garments, except for skirts, can be knitted on straight needles if you prefer this. Just halve the number of sts, to one FRONT piece and one BACK piece, and knit these separately. Add 2 extra sts to each piece (1st

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