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Monday Motivation- 5.3.2021


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Introduction-
Chatted about the weather and the new SVRC Marketplace logo

Wearing-
Show and Tell: Little White Cardi by Kate Oates, used LYS merino and alpaca
Finished-
Little White Cardi by Kate Oates
- Chatted about having to re-knit the sleeves due to knitting on the wrong size needle

Working On-
KAL Olive Knits swatch, used Harvest DK by Urth Yarns

Upcoming-
4-Day Fireworks KAL by Marie Greene from Olive Knits

Tips and Tricks-
Discussed:
Ease in a sweater- socks have negative ease
The Little White Cardi by Kate Oates is a fitted sweater- it has 2 inches of positive ease.
When a sweater is a fitted design, go up a size for more room in the garment.

When a mistake is left in a garment on purpose, it's called a "humility stitch."

How long it will take to knit a project: Measure 5 yard of yarn and knit that, timing how long it takes. 
Example: knit 5 yards in 10 minutes- if your project has 500 yards of yarn, 100*10 mins = 16.67 hours.

Gauge: Make sure your swatch is knitted in the round, or flat, depending on the technique needed for your project.
Gauge help with Suzanne Bryan

Unboxing: 
Urth yarn for the butterfly shawl
May Dream In Color yarn club

More Links:
Toph hat by Wooly Wormhead
Spikelet Mitts by Svetlana Kochkina
Totally Wild mitts by Tracey Lee
Leafy Knit-Look Slouchy Beanie by Adriana M.