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Hi, can you tell me please, what does antialias do?Cheers, Debra
I'm disappointed.
I think the problem is no longer being pursued.
The problem has been around for 10 months now.
I have not received a trial version.
I'm mad.
Peter
Thank you for the help! I love this site, and the pattern wizard is by far the best out there. I was also wondering what I needed to do to get the upgrade people talk about on here?
Sthon,
Yes, you're correct, you do need a starting chain. You could attempt to make your chain in different colors, but IMO, it's not necessary. I'd just use the dominant color. Your chain is such a small part of the project, and if you choose to add an edging later, such as a shell or plain single crochet border, then it's not going to matter, anyway (in which case I'd tend to use the planned border color for the chain). For this, I'd say it's more a matter of personal choice. If you're really persnickety, you could follow the color pattern, but for me, meh, too much trouble for not much result!
Also, not to confuse you, you could have a couple of rows of one color of single crochet both before and at the end of your afghan (and extra single crochets at the sides, as well), so it really is a matter of personal choice.
Row one is your first row of single crochet.
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Hi, can you tell me please, what does antialias do?Cheers, Debra
Welcome! Your message is most certainly
allowed...this is what we're here for!
Your message is most certainly
allowed...this is what we're here for!Here
are a couple of suggestions that may help. For one thing, you need
to knit looser for this technique, as pulling too tight can cause
bunching as you describe.
Another idea: are
you using bobbins of yarn or actual skeins? Bobbins are more
portable, so to speak, and are far less unwieldy than trying to use
entire skeins, so you can control them better.
Also, yarns shouldn't be carried over too long of a
distance...they should only be carried over 3 stitches at most. To
keep the floats from being too long, yarns should be crossed over
each other at the back of your project about every 2 or 3 stitches
or so. This will help to keep extra-long pieces from forming and
bunching up your work.
This isn't to
say there may not be other factors, but these are the most common
possibilities.
Hope that
helps!
I'm disappointed.
I think the problem is no longer being pursued.
The problem has been around for 10 months now.
I have not received a trial version.
I'm mad.
Peter
Thank you for the help! I love this site, and the pattern wizard is by far the best out there. I was also wondering what I needed to do to get the upgrade people talk about on here?
Sthon,
Yes, you're correct, you do need a starting chain. You could attempt to make your chain in different colors, but IMO, it's not necessary. I'd just use the dominant color. Your chain is such a small part of the project, and if you choose to add an edging later, such as a shell or plain single crochet border, then it's not going to matter, anyway (in which case I'd tend to use the planned border color for the chain). For this, I'd say it's more a matter of personal choice. If you're really persnickety, you could follow the color pattern, but for me, meh, too much trouble for not much result!
Also, not to confuse you, you could have a couple of rows of one color of single crochet both before and at the end of your afghan (and extra single crochets at the sides, as well), so it really is a matter of personal choice.
Row one is your first row of single crochet.
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