tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440603490259597083.post1054315235223997072..comments2024-03-20T05:17:57.528-04:00Comments on How to become a Professional Knitter - Robin Hunter Designs: European versus North American Standards in KnittingRobin http://www.blogger.com/profile/01240699910272614928noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440603490259597083.post-11861318247160629552017-07-06T09:32:43.491-04:002017-07-06T09:32:43.491-04:00Knitters here often tell me garment fit is a chall...Knitters here often tell me garment fit is a challenge and they often list technical challenges like buttonholes and picking up stitches. Robin https://www.blogger.com/profile/01240699910272614928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440603490259597083.post-76840723307770316152017-07-06T08:34:50.600-04:002017-07-06T08:34:50.600-04:00I have knitted for decades and have only ever knit...I have knitted for decades and have only ever knitted one shawl, which I rarely wear other than if it turns cold in the late evening when I am watching tv. We don't see people wearing shawls here in UK. Scarves are very popular and cowls.<br /><br />When I see projects in Ravelry I have noticed that American knitters do make a lot of shawls and socks and that surprises me. <br /><br />I don't think it is a of technique either, should this be the case the other side of the coin is do shawl knitters not make garments because they cannot get them to fit.<br /><br />I suppose it does come down to local fashion, it is vaguley similar to sewers making quilts rather than making garments.<br /><br />All very interesting, Cynthia in UKCynkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01810365892869596592noreply@blogger.com