Do you have that one thing you just don't like to do

[Meredith]

when knitting or crocheting?

For me, it is casting on. Boring but necessary, I know.... but I just wish all things came cast on my needles.

[ravingcutie]

k3tog - it's not quite the bane of my existence, but close!
Oh, weaving in ends too. I have a hard time w/ the knit-picky finishing stuff! :crud:

[Meredith]

k3tog - it's not quite the bane of my existence, but close!
Oh, weaving in ends too. I have a hard time w/ the knit-picky finishing stuff! :crud:

Oh yeah.... I can't stand the loose end finishing up stuff, either. Maybe more than casting on... :crud:

[dandelions2]

The absolute worst is when every row is done the same...over and over...same stitch, each row, for hundreds of rows....BORING!!! If I must do that, I have to use varigated yarn for the change for my eyes or I'd go nuts! :crazy

[ladydemetreis]

Having to recount my CO st.. it drives me nuts!!!

[ravingcutie]

I'm BAD @ counting - too easily distracted I guess.

[BethyM99]

Finishing!!

I did an afghan that was row after row.... not again I tell ya! Little projects for now!

[mhurst]

weaving in the ends of threads!!!! :hmph: :bang :mur :frustrat:

I really dislike it, can you tell?

[ladydemetreis]

Yep! Thats definitely something I would like to master a bit better myself!! Loose ends!!!

[pageta]

I hate binding off or passing slipped sts over. Such a pain!

[Sheena]

Arg! I also hate recounting my cast on!!! Why oh why don't I just pay attention the first time??

Sadly, I don't like purling. I'm hoping to learn to love it but my purls are always loose and I am a tight knitting fanatic so it bugs the doo-doo out of me.

[marnie]

attaching sleeves to sweaters.

[Meredith]

I also forgot to mention how I abhor finishing out legs.....

[MiaPia]

OK, I've only knit one project, but I had to do something I hope NEVER to do again - binding off in purl. It was awful and horrible. :rant YUCK!
I'm also not feelin' the I-cord love. Ummm. . . isn't I-cord supposed to be easy? :roll:

[CraftyMommaOf2]

I too hate i-cords and loose ends :irked

[susanjp]

Picking up stiches around the leg holes to do the rib for soakers. Is there an easy way to do it that I'm missing? I never end up with the same number of stiches on each side!

[pamelamama]

OK, I've only knit one project, but I had to do something I hope NEVER to do again - binding off in purl. It was awful and horrible. :rant YUCK!


Easy fun way to bind off in purl:

Purl two together. * Slip stitch back to LH needle. Purl two together. Continute from *

Wheee :juggle

[MiaPia]

Easy fun way to bind off in purl:

Purl two together. * Slip stitch back to LH needle. Purl two together. Continute from *

Wheee :juggle
WOO HOO! Thanks for the tip - that sounds lots easier then what I was doing! :)

[Arwyn]

Long starting chains - doing them, keeping count, trying to work in them... gah! raises my bp just to think of it! :rant :frustrat: :mur :bang :splat

[amyrobynne]

Knitting that first row after casting-on, ribbing in general, I-cords,...

Hmm, maybe I should be doing the hundreds of stockinette rows for someone who's willing to start my projects.

[KnitInYourPantsMama]

Picking up stiches around the leg holes to do the rib for soakers. Is there an easy way to do it that I'm missing? I never end up with the same number of stiches on each side!

I pick up ALL the stitches then decrease a few in the first row. I make a note of how many I have then decrease to that amount on the other side.

I am bad about not writing it down and recounting over and over!

What I hate most is probably deciding what size to make based on some mamas fantasy of a soaker that will fit forever lol! I have commitment issues I think.......

Elizabeth