Your knitting ABC - Find the answer to what you are wondering about from various embroidery and knitting terms, expressions and abbreviations ☔🌞

A simple scarf with thick yarn and straight stitches is recommended as a first project. It quickly gives you a sense of mastery and allows you to practice basic techniques such as casting on, knitting and decreasing.

Knitting patterns can be confusing. To make it easier for you, my patterns are designed to be easy to follow and easy to understand. The knitting patterns also have video links to anything you might be wondering about along the way 🤎

Mohair is itchy, which other yarn should I choose? Two soft alternatives are Pus - Du Store Alpakka, and Puno - Rauma Garn. Both types of yarn have the same knitting strength as Myk Påfugl, and are therefore good alternatives that do not require changes to the pattern.

Stockinette stitch tends to curl at the edges. To counteract this, you can knit an edge in garter stitch or seed stitch, or use blocking by washing and stretching afterwards to shape the garment.

Small mistakes can often be fixed by picking up a few stitches and knitting them again. For larger mistakes, it may be necessary to pick up several rows. There are also techniques such as "fishing" to retrieve lost stitches.

Yes, but it is important to choose yarn with similar knitting tension and properties. Different yarns can affect both the appearance and size of the finished garment.

The patterns are marked with levels from beginner, beginner plus, and advanced. If you've mastered basic techniques like knitting and purling, you can try projects marked beginner or easy. The patterns also have videos to help you and teach you techniques along the way.

Not mohair -

Pus (You Big Alpaca) and Puno (Rauma): Soft alternatives
with the same knitting tension as Myk Páfugl.

Drops Snow : Thick wool yarn for warm garments.

Kos (Sandnes Garn): Fluffy alpaca-mohair for lightweight garments.

Rauma Vams : Norwegian wool yarn, durable and warm.

Natural Lanolin Wool : Wool with lanolin for extra softness and
protection.

Leisure yarn (Sandnes Garn): Good for felting and thick garments.

This gives you many options for finding the right yarn for your
project, whether you want the airy look of mohair or robust wool alternatives

Which pin type should I choose? Bamboo - the yarn slides in a controlled manner on the stick.

Plastic - smooth stick, perfect for the impatient .

Alminium - the yarn slides easily on the stick.

Surgical steel - pointed pins, with a smooth surface. Perfect
for the impatient.

Our best tip: borrow sticks from a friend and find your favorite 🧶🧶

There are 3 main types of pins:

Jumper needles - are straight needles, often made of wood and with knobs on one side, which prevent the stitches from falling off while you knit, and are great for larger garments that are knitted back and forth, such as blankets, larger scarves, etc.

Circular needles - Are two knitting needles with a wire in between, most often used for knitting garments that are knitted in the round. The needle is also perfect for knitting back and forth. Circular needles can be purchased individually or in sets of different needle sizes, or in a fixed size.

Double pointed needles - are straight needles with a point at each end. These often come in sets of 5 needles, and are often used for knits that are knitted in the round where 4 of the needles sit on the garment with stitches evenly spaced, and where the 5th needle is used for knitting.

For example, to knit a sweater, 1 small and large circular needle, and 1 set of double pointed needles are needed.

Knitting needles often have the size printed on the needle or on the wire of the needle. However, this is often in very small print, or the print is worn away. A stitch gauge is therefore very useful to have so that you get the right needle.

My best tip: is to also take the time to knit a swatch and compare it to the recommended knitting tension in the pattern. If you knit too loosely, try going down one needle size, and vice versa if you knit very tightly.

Tip: The knitted patch you have made is also perfect for test washing in your washing machine before washing the actual garment. Remember to measure the patch before washing it, so you can see any changes.

Should I buy all the yarn at once? Yes. All yarn is dyed in pools and often with different quality, which means that each batch of yarn gets its unique colour. We therefore recommend buying all the yarn at the same time, or putting it aside in the store to ensure uniform colouring. This way you avoid annoying stripes in the garment .

Do you knit tightly or loosely?

Test knit a small patch with the yarn you are going to use, 15 cm long
and 15 cm high, so you ensure that the garment fits you when you are finished.

Tip: Measure and test your test knitting app in the wool program on the washing machine, then you will know
what your garment can withstand, before it's too late.

The recipes are marked with 3 different levels, so that you can choose more easily
whatever fits best.

1. Beginner = completely fresh

2. Beginner plus = have knitted a little

3. Experienced knitter = Knitted a lot

What do I do if I am completely stuck on the pattern? In all the knitting patterns, there are short instructional knitting videos that are intended to help you along the way.

If you are completely stuck, feel free to send us an email and explain the problem, and we will be happy to answer you as soon as we can.

My knitwear gets fuzzy, what do I do? We've tested this handy little brush that you might need. This removes the bumps easily and simply. If you steam the garment very lightly under a wet cloth and on low heat afterwards, the jumper will regain its original appearance.

Yarns vary in material (wool, cotton, acrylic, etc.), thickness, and texture. The choice of yarn affects both the look and feel of the finished garment. It is also important to choose a yarn that suits the pattern and the design you want to achieve.

There are several different ways to cast on a knit, e.g. long-strand cast on, loop cast on, Italian cast on.