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PURLS OF WISDOM

By Patricia Sorensen

AS A new knitter, if you have
not taken lessons I would
advise purchasing a beok with
- illustrations of basic knitting

stitches.

’ Once stitches are mastered on
-knitting, purling, decreasing,
- increasing, casting on and casting
off, then you are ready to try a pro-

When choosing a pattern for
your knitting project select one that
indicates it is easy to knit either by
“an asterix (*) or a brief description
indicating suitability for beginners.
.. The yarn you choose should be
“smooth in texture, using a needle
not smaller. than 4mm. This will
enable you to finish the project
with relative ease and speed,
The smaller. the needle, the
. “longer. it will take to complete a
“project. As well, nubby yarns are
- often difficult to manipulate.
It-is necessary to obtain the cor-
“pect tension foreach garment as it
will make the difference between a

Using the. recommended needle
ze, stitch: pattern and yarn, knit a
swatch’ larger than 10- cm (4 in,).

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Smooth out the sampie on a flat

surface, measure the number of.

stitches and rows to the number of
centimetres (or inches), If your ten-
sion is too tight — too many stitch-
es and rows to the gauge — knit
another swatch using a size larger
needle until the tension is correct.

If your tension is too loose —
not enough stitches and rows to the
gauge — try using smaller needles
and knit another swatch until it is
correct.

If your tension swatch is too
tight your sweater will be too

-small; conversely, if your tension

swatch is too loose your garment
will be too large.

Loosely spun or thick yarns
should have an easy, loase tension.
Cable, crossed and twisted stitches
require to be knit with a looser ten-
sion as they are more difficult to
manipulate. Firmly spun yarns like
cotton require firm tension.
Openwork or lacey stitches require
a firmer tension or they may appear

- too sloppy.

‘ Patricia Sorensen is a North
Shore knitwear designer who has
created a line of children’s sweater
patterns; she will answer your

questions in this column as space

allows. Write to her c/o 3185
Dickenson Cres, West Vancouver,
B.C. V7V 214.

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wander off.

On Saturday, November 12th, 1994 Lynn Valley Centre in

North Vancouver will hold a free Child identification

Clinic. The clinic will be presented in a fun, interactive and :

informative manner for kids and their parents.
Please visit the clinic and ensure that your child is easily
identified in the event that he or she becomes lost.

Child Identification Clinic
Saturday, November 12, 10am - 5pm

AT LYNN VALLEY CENTRE

Provided by your

COMMUNITY POLICING CENTRE
Jor further information cail 985-9588

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Every year, more than 1,000 children in Canada “go. -
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