Frequently Asked Questions
Dyelots
Carnival recommends purchasing enough yarn to complete your garment. Be sure to check the ball bands to ensure all yarn is from the same dyelot, which is printed on the ball band. Retaining the ball bands is recommended in case you need more, have an enquiry and for care instructions.
Tension
Accurate tension is crucial for a successful knitting project. We strongly recommend knitting a tension square – prior to beginning your garment. Our patterns explain how to knit the tension square at the beginning of the instructions. This small exercise will confirm your tension matches that in the instruction and that your finished garment will be the correct measurement.
Knots
Never knit a knot into your work. All yarn joins should be made at the beginning of a row, leaving at least 10cm of yarn to sew neatly into the seam when making up.
Selecting the Size to Knit
You should refer to the box at the beginning of the pattern instruction. Patons describes the type of fit of the style. Ladies knits are generally designed to be a firm, easy or generous fit. For example, an easy fit is approximately 10cm bigger than the actual bust measurement. The GARMENT MEASURES sizings are the actual finished measurements of each size when knitted to the correct tension as stated in the ‘Tension Box’. Some knitters may prefer a firmer or more generous fit than the pictured garment, hence choose to knit a size smaller or larger than usual. Patons recommends considering the size to knit carefully and even measuring a favourite garment in your wardrobe and comparing the bust measurement to the garment measures sizes in the pattern instruction.