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Old 11-22-2004, 01:52 AM   #1
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hi new knitter
new knitter having a significant amount of trouble with my tension! help!! does anyone have any tips of the trade?

on a postive note Amy what an awesome site!! Greatly appreciated!
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Old 11-22-2004, 07:15 AM   #2
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Welcome Ashley!

This thread has some tips on working on tension: http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting...topic.php?t=17

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Old 11-22-2004, 08:05 AM   #3
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I think one piece of advice that really helped me was "keep your needles at a 45 degree angle."

Once I started doing that, I found my tension got a great deal better.
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