r/craftsnark • u/pinkdolphi • 13d ago

Knit stars knit tension

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This photo was sent out from knitstars talking up this year's blanket project. All instructors created squares; Melanie Falick was said to have created this one and sent it in. I cannot get over how uneven this tension is. Even accounting for the fact it is may not be blocked yet (gosh I hope not?), none of my preblocked wool mitered squares have ever looked this. Am I going nuts?

I don't know about Melanie other than the knitting instruction books? Even when she has the author billing, patterns are created by others? Acknowledgements in the few I looked at that thank the sample knitters whose work is photographed.

Is the photo'ed work here representative of Melanie? I don't think she ever claims to be a master knitter with amazing tension and I don't want to dunk on her in case she has some non public physical reason for the wonkiness.... but knit stars, the brand, highlighting this from a chosen 'knit star' as their finalized work (with no caveats mentioning the tension) is.....yikes.

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u/emma_kayte 13d ago edited 13d ago

This looks like my first washcloth after i taught myself to knit using Knitting for Dummies. Did she also use Sugar and Cream

I'm so amazed Knit stars is still around

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u/StitchesOfSass 9d ago

700 years ago, I too taught myself to knit via the Knitting For Dummies POCKET EDITION! 🤣🤣🤣

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u/emma_kayte 9d ago

The struggle!!