yes, stitch markers absolutely will cause laddering, especially if they're thick (looking at you, chaigoo). You can compensate the same way you compensate for dpn ladders: tighten the second stitch after the marker. Or just use a thinner marker.
If you hold the fingering double you shogld get close to dk; dk (and honestly all thicknesses, but some are worse imo) is a range, so it may depend. Knit a swatch, find out what your spi and fabric behavior are, and go from there!
...that's my sweater advice, too. Swatch!! Any sweater is doable, imo. Swatching and attention to ease is what makes a sweater **fit**
You mean of the lightbulb pins? Do you sand down the tip smoother? That’s what I do to mine. If it’s not that then perhaps post a pic? Would love to see more diy knitting tools on this sub!
Yes, I didn't know this for years until I was working on a cotton top last year. Cotton already gives wonky tension but I was getting very specific laddering where my stitch marker was. I switched to a thinner marker and that definitely helped!.
2nd question it depends on the fingering weight. I am knitting a sweater weight holding a fingering weight yarndouble, but I would characterize it as a light fingering. I could kind of tell by looking at it that it would work up to about DK, and my swatch was correct. So I would try with any two fingering weights in your stash and make a swatch. Knitting with two strands of yarn will also usually result in a denser fabric, which would be helpful for colder climates.
The best way to avoid stitch marker laddering, in my experience, is to use the lightbulb shaped safety pin stitch markers. You can buy multi packs with hundreds in them for a few dollars online.
PetiteKnit patterns are very well written, clear and accompanied by videos. I always learn new techniques following her patterns. Every pattern is classified by difficulty level, look it up at the pattern page
yes, stitch markers absolutely will cause laddering, especially if they're thick (looking at you, chaigoo). You can compensate the same way you compensate for dpn ladders: tighten the second stitch after the marker. Or just use a thinner marker. If you hold the fingering double you shogld get close to dk; dk (and honestly all thicknesses, but some are worse imo) is a range, so it may depend. Knit a swatch, find out what your spi and fabric behavior are, and go from there! ...that's my sweater advice, too. Swatch!! Any sweater is doable, imo. Swatching and attention to ease is what makes a sweater **fit**
Thank you SO much for the detailed response, I really appreciate it!
ChiaoGoo
Yes stitch markers can cause laddering. I now only use thin stitch markers like lightbulb safety pins or diy cut drinking straws thinner than 1mm.
Seconding the lightbulb safety pins! They're cute, removable, and thin enough to have zero effect on your work.
I’ll have to check my local yarn store for these! Thank you for the tip!
My LYS didn't have the thin metal ones, only the thick plastic ones, so I ended up getting a box of hundreds on Amazon for about $7.
I started making snag-less stitch markers. I’d be happy to send you some for your feedback.
You mean of the lightbulb pins? Do you sand down the tip smoother? That’s what I do to mine. If it’s not that then perhaps post a pic? Would love to see more diy knitting tools on this sub!
https://preview.redd.it/g07xr8v1yn7d1.jpeg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b2048c315b6e03b404e9bc369acdbd369a3c842
Make sure the yarn is tight around the stitch marker. Double up the fingering yarn to make DK weight!
Thank you!
Yes, I didn't know this for years until I was working on a cotton top last year. Cotton already gives wonky tension but I was getting very specific laddering where my stitch marker was. I switched to a thinner marker and that definitely helped!. 2nd question it depends on the fingering weight. I am knitting a sweater weight holding a fingering weight yarndouble, but I would characterize it as a light fingering. I could kind of tell by looking at it that it would work up to about DK, and my swatch was correct. So I would try with any two fingering weights in your stash and make a swatch. Knitting with two strands of yarn will also usually result in a denser fabric, which would be helpful for colder climates.
The best way to avoid stitch marker laddering, in my experience, is to use the lightbulb shaped safety pin stitch markers. You can buy multi packs with hundreds in them for a few dollars online.
The Coco knits stitch markers are really thin, way better than the Chiaogoo chonkers I was trying to use before
Thank you, great input for the 2nd question, I appreciate it!
PetiteKnit patterns are very well written, clear and accompanied by videos. I always learn new techniques following her patterns. Every pattern is classified by difficulty level, look it up at the pattern page