Musselburgh Tutorial: Tips and Tricks to finishing
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- In this tutorial (3rd of the series) I will explain how to measure the length of the hat, show an easier way to decrease and how to sew in the ends.
Part 1: How to start an Musselburgh the easy way
• HOW TO CAST-ON THE MUS...
Part 2: How to measure gauge and read the increase chart
• HOW TO MEASURE YOUR MU...
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Materials:
24, 32 or 40 inch circular knitting needles
1 skein of fingering weight yarn 100 grams (or scraps)
3 stitch markers (I prefer the lightbulb ones)
I love your imagery of the back and front door of your knitting house❤
Thanks. 🥰 It is fun to make up ways to remember.
I read another knitter's post suggesting starting the hat as if you have already done the increases to the required number and hold the live stitches on a cable. You later return and decrease the hat at the beginning so ends of hat match perfectly. I can't wait to try that technique. Thanks to the person who suggested that.
That sounds interesting! I will have to give that a try. Thanks for sharing!
You could slide the long circular, after slipping the first half of the last stitches onto the tail yarn, so that you are working off the tip of the circular needle.
I’m always open to new ideas, thank you for sharing!
The folding tip is so helpful!! Thank you!
You are most welcome. Happy knitting!
Hi there. I bought the pattern a while back, but found it a bit daunting, so these 3 videos are amazing. Many thanks. I now feel confident to knit the pattern and am looking forward to it in the new year. By way of giving something back, Patty Lyons has a great video on an alternative way to SSK.
Wonderful! I will look that video up. I'm always looking for better ways to do the SSK on my socks.
Thank you for showing us how to “tidy up” the ends of the Musselburgh hat. This decrease method is how I was shown 50 odd years ago when knitting jumpers with raglan sleeves (k2tog tbl) Thank you for reminding me 🙋🏼🏴
You're more than welcome. Sometimes the old ways and the good ways! Best wishes
Thanks, Margaret. I love your analogy of the house with its back door and front door. Brilliant! I will forever be grateful to you when knitting socks as I always have to stop and think about when to do the SSK.
You are so welcome. I'm glad you found it helpful. Best wishes!
Making one now I love how calming it is when I’m watching tv
I agree. A very relaxing knit.
Thank you for sharing these tips! I have 2 Musselburghs on the needles, so this was timely! I’m excited to try the decreases…going through the back door.😊
Love it! I need to start another one but i have xmas gifts to finish first
Love the front door and back door knitting!
Thanks! It is definitely the teacher in me that comes up with these things.
On my list to try.
I hope you enjoy it!
Really appreciate this series of videos, I’ve been tempted to try this hat, as Musselburgh (Mussel burra) is about a mile away from where I live. I’ll definitely give it a go now, as you’ve taken the fear away. 😊
I'm so glad. And, I am working hard to get the pronunciation right. lol. I love the way you spell it for pronunciation. Very helpful. Happy knitting!
Very helpful. Thank you❤
So glad!😊
Wonderful tutorial. Please consider doing the ranunculus.
Thank you for the suggestion! I am just finishing my first one but will most likely make more
Great tips! Thank you 😊
You're welcome 😊
This is very helpful thank you must find your second video then I'll knit my hat
I'm so glad it is helpful. There are 3 videos all together. I made them for my nephew but they seem to be helping a few more which is nice. Happy knitting!
Excellent tips. Thank you.
My pleasure!
Super helpful 🎉
Glad you think so!
Thank you. So very helpful !🎉
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Thank you!!!
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Great ideas
Thanks!🙂
Thank you this helped❤
You are most welcome! 😊
Do you have a video on tips for 2 color stripes in the round? I’m making an M for a friend in his school colors.
Not yet but I am hoping to!
@ thank you. Your tutorials are wonderful!
Helical knitting?
@@dianelakata1308 You could try it that way but I did 3 rows of each colour for this hat. Another easy way to make a Musselburgh is to use a self striping yarn. My nephew just finished his and I will show it on my next episode.
Thank you so much for these videos! They are very helpful! I definitely like the way you are doing decreases on the hat instead of the ssk. Just had a quick question, when you are doing the toe decreases for your socks, do you do k2tog for both sides of decreases or do you use the ssk and k2tog because of the direction of stitches?
A good question! Yes, I knit 2 together through the back loop instead of asking and it seems to work just fine.
@@mywonderfulknittinglife good to know! Anything that makes it easier is always a blessing! 😍
I found instead of an SSK, slip the stitch as if to knit, knit the next stitch and pass slipped stitch over, it mimics the other side of knit two together. You could also slip the stitch as if to purl, just be consistent.
I’m going to try that! Thank you for sharing that tip.
Hi I find this helpful Kathy
I'm so glad. Happy knitting Kathy!
I am trying this pattern, I am using magic loop. when I finish with the crown increases and get to the part of just knitting in the round, do you stay using the magic loop on the same needles as started thruout doing the body of the hat? Hope this is clear in what I am asking. Appreciate any help
I knit the whole hat using magic loop but if you have a small circular you could use that too. I love magic loop and use it for socks, cowls and sleeves.
Thank you
Ok another stupid question, if I continue to use magic loop to complete the hat - do I alternate with knit and purl or just knit using magic loop
HI , I was wandering if you finished your Marie Wallin's cardigan ?🙂 happy New Year !
Not yet! It is spending some time in the time-out corner. I will definitely start over and knit it in the round with steeks in a smaller size (large rather than xl). I have finished 2 of her sweaters, though. 2025 is going to be a year for finishing wips for me. I am currently finishing up my rannunculus and hopefully others very soon. Wishing you a happy New Year too!
I use 2 different colour stitch markers, so I always know which side of the row I'm on.
That’s a great idea! I might give that a try on my next hat. Thanks for sharing.😊
What size needles are you using? And are you using fingering or sock yarn?
For this hat I used 3.5mm Chiaogoo circular needles. If you are a loose knitter I would suggest going down to a 3.25mm or 3mm. The yarn is a fingering weight sock yarn. 75% merino and 25% nylon. Hope that helps.
At 4:08 you say knit 2 , but looks like you meant to say K2TogTBL. The other one is a K2togTFL.
Yes, in order to decrease at the beginning of a section it is a Knit 2 together through the back loop and at the end there is a Knit 2 through the front loop.