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Knitting Patterns: Row Maps
Although it may not appear to be so, judging by current weather conditions, the summer months have arrived. This often means summer holiday plans are being made or at least discussed among potential travel companions. Perhaps even travel brochures have been picked up and perused or some online surfing has gathered information on suitable destinations. Maps, paper or digital, often play a part to assist in defining the path from point A to point B, unless it is a road well-traveled and in no need of clarification of directions. If venturing out into new territory, you will need some kind of guide to aide and enhance your journey. Map legends inform us as to the size and type of roads, designate the locations of rest stops and campgrounds, and mark tourist attractions and historical monuments. With internationally-recognized symbols and even a mileage count placed along the colored lines, a map can be a snapshot preview of what the trip will entail.
At the beginning of a craft project, the planning stage is much the same. First, we start with an idea of what we would like to make. Perhaps not a picture in a magazine but a spectacular sunset or a pretty color combination in a bank teller's sweater will start us on a knitting journey. We almost always have a pattern or instruction sheet in hand unless we have become well-traveled in the craft and instinctively know our way. These instructions will become our "maps" as we embark upon our creative journey. We have our destination picked out. We have envisioned and dreamed. Now it is time to get into our chosen mode of transportation and with map in hand, start our journey.
As we likely do before getting into the car and heading onto the highway, we look at maps and study our bearings. Perhaps we envision ourselves where we are located on the huge paper map and see ourselves crawling along that blue or red line to our destination. In preparation for a knitting journey, we might envision how we will look in that sweater that is displayed on the front of the pattern leaflet. By taking a good long look at the photo, one sizes up the shape of the neck, the depth of the ribbing, the pattern stitch sequences, and how the color balance plays out. Beginning to read through the pattern, notes are made as to what finished size is best to offer an optimum comfortable fit.
Read the road signs of the pattern stitch sequences carefully, noting the multiples of the stitches and the number of rows in each repeat. Read each section before you start in order to get an idea of where you might end up that night. Read a section over again, if it does not seem clear. Better to take longer to get it right than to take a wrong turn and spend hours retracing your journey or ripping out rows. Double check the signposts and the highlighted pattern headings to see where turns and shapings should occur. Speedometers and row counters will keep you numerically informed.
Even with expert planning, you may run into difficult pattern stitches or unexpected construction. The journey may take longer than you had anticipated. So remember to take frequent rest breaks, always carry emergency gas, and buy that extra ball of yarn.
About the Author
Maddy Cranley is a professional knitwear designer, who has created exclusive designs for knitting and craft magazines, authored and published three books on the subject of creating felt garments and projects from handknitting, and produces an ever-expanding line of maddy laine handknitting patterns. For additional information, see http://www.maddycraft.com
Problem with my singer sewing machine tension.?
I have a singer drop in bobbin machine, and have no idea how to fix the tension on the bobbin. The loose loops are coming up at the top, and i know it's a problem with the bottom tension as the machine will onyl work on tension 0-1 without dropping lots of stitches. It's quite annoying as it's my better machine and i don't want to have to use my other one which is noisy and more basic.
So... how do i sort out the bottom tension? Do i remove the plates. Help! Can't see mto find anything online. MY model is a 5430C supposedly (according to a label on the machine - it's been a good 3 years and i've lost the leaflet)
Just for grins, before you do anything else, put in a new needle and clean the machine (brush and vacuum, not compressed air) and oil per the manual. Rethread from scratch.
Loose loops on top of the machine do tend to indicate loose bottom tension, but they may also indicate extremely high top tension, or a mismatch between needle and thread. From a distance, I'm guessing you've got something caught in the bobbin case's tension, probably lint or a bit of thread, or you're not actually getting the thread into the tension:
http://www.singerco.com/resources/bobbin_top.html
According to the Singer website, you can also use the 5417 manual for the 5430.
http://www.singerco.com/accessories/manuals.html
