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1. Jane

   March 2, 2023 at 7:14 am

   Liat, You didn’t stray that far from teaching because ultimately you were able to share an important lesson.
   Only this time you learned one too.

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   1. Liat Gat - Founder

      March 2, 2023 at 10:11 pm

      Aw, thank you!!

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2. Barbara Margolis

   December 11, 2022 at 11:06 am

   I love your videos. Keep doing what you do best.

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3. Linda Hensens

   February 11, 2022 at 1:06 pm

   Hey Liat,
   It was great to speak to you via Zoom the other day. Your blog is one that I read every time I see a new post up. I don’t read a lot of blogs out there on knitting or any other craft that someone is posting a video on or writing a how to do this or that type of posts. I get bored rather quickly when I try to read those types of blogs, but yours for some reason does not bore me to tears! That is a very good thing in my opinion.

   As for you sharing your personal journey I would welcome reading about that subject too. For ME, when a blogger writes only about their subject matter and doesn’t share things about themselves in an effort to stay on topic, they lose my interest quickly. For example, yes, I love great recipes, and yes, I may cook one or 2 of them if they sound really good. But, if the blogger only talks about food and the preparation of same, they seem robotic to me. They don’t seem human cause the reader won’t see the mistakes that they made on the way to making the food that they are writing about on their blog. Mistakes happen. Food burns.

   Knitters will inevitably drop 1 or 2 stitches occasionally, and for me that happens when I have a LOT of stitches on my needles, and I have to tink back to the dropped stitch to fix it, OR I don’t realize I dropped the stitch until I am 10 rows beyond it and I have to drop down and ladder my stitches back up to the top to fix it. I STILL don’t know how to fix a dropped or forgotten YO that should be there. I use lifelines a LOT in my knitting cause they have saved my butt several times since I started knitting in 2010. I see that you don’t use them that much if at all. What do you think about using lifelines like this?

   Anyway, don’t stop sharing who you are, Liat. That is what makes you human and what makes all of us relate to you so well. I personally want to see more pictures of Milo! Since he has probably grown by leaps and bounds being that he is now 2-1/2 years old. I definitely want to see more pictures!

   You know what would be a really cool video? Showing us how to unravel our work on a sock and how to run an afterthought lifeline when it is necessary to fix a problem with your socks. I have a pair of socks on my needles waiting for me to finish that afghan, and I wanted to make the heels and toes a different color that went with the sock yarn but that was a solid color. I did the toes just fine without any problems at all, but when I got to the heels (Fleegle), I cut the yarn for my main colorway leaving a tail to weave in later, and I joined the contrasting yarn to the socks. I merrily kept right on knitting both of them at the same time, and I knitted the heels but I also knitted the insteps (where my foot would normally bend upwards), with this solid color instead of only using that color on the bottom of the sock. Now, IMHO, it looks like crap! I either have to unravel to the place where I would start the heel over and somehow get the yarn back on the needles in the right configuration or I have to take all of it out and start over. I don’t relish doing either of these choices but I know I have to make the choice when I get back to them. I can pick up the stitches when I am using worsted, DK, or bulky yarn, but for some reason trying to put sock yarn back on my needles after unraveling it to the spot I needed to go to hasn’t worked for me in the past. I will miss stitches or the yarn doesn’t sit up so that I can put it back on the needles correctly. I swear, it is a disaster waiting to happen when I get back to these socks. It really might just be easier to take all of it out and start over just to fix the heel issues. I cannot leave the heels like they are. It isn’t a design choice like my other knitting friends tell me. It is a glaring mistake that I cannot live with regardless of whether they will be in my shoes and no one will notice anyway. I will know that they are messed up. Could you do a video for this type of issue? It is different when you are using sock yarn vs. other types of yarn. There has to be a way that I can fix this problem easier than I think. Please share your wisdom! Thank you!

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   1. Liat Gat - Founder

      February 15, 2022 at 7:43 pm

      Hi Linda,

      It was so great talking to you as well!! I learned a lot from our conversation and I’m excited to solve the top-down-to-toe-up mystery for you.

      I really appreciate these additional comments. First, thank you for letting me know that you find my posts eminently readable. As a reader myself, I revise them over and over until they flow well and the eye/brain has no need to skip anything. Your comments encourage me to keep making sure they’re interesting and readable!

      Also, and perhaps most importantly, thank you for your reminder to share my personal life with my readers. I’ve certainly made lots and lots and lots of mistakes. Now I’m at the point where I can see where it would have been better to share instead of choosing to clam up and say nothing and then feeling guilty for not sharing.

      You may have opened Pandora’s box because I just got a new phone and have LOTS of pictures of Milo. I’ll be sure to include a few at the end of every post so you and the other readers can see how he’s growing.

      So, about those socks — you can’t do a contrasting-color heel with the Fleegle sock! I should probably make that more clear on the pattern. You didn’t do anything wrong – it’s the nature of the heel.

      To do a contrasting-color heel (and toe), you need to use our Faux-Heel-Flap Toe-Up Sock pattern. The good thing is that the toe is the same. The bad news is that you start the increases for the heel a little earlier, so you will need to unravel back to the start of the increases or a little further.

      Just to confirm: You’d like to see a video on how to put in a lifeline somewhere in your already-knitted work, then unravel back to that point and get the stitches back on, right? (Come to think of it, that would have helped on your blanket, too…) And you want to see it on sock yarn, right? That’s an important aspect for you?

      I’ll make you a video, I just want to know exactly what you want to see. :)

      Let me know,
      Liat

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4. Joanne

   June 11, 2020 at 4:39 pm

   Hi- I am just getting back into knitting and after finishing most of a sweater and ready to sew up the sides / sleeves I see that one of the sleeves in “inside out”! Is the only way to fix it to unravel the entire sleeve and reknit it? I’m hoping there is some way I can take the sleeve off and turn it without completely remitting it. Thank you!

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   1. Liat Gat - Founder

      June 13, 2020 at 3:50 pm

      Hi Joanne,
      Great question! I’m so glad you found my post on getting your knitting turned “inside out.” I would definitely not unravel the whole sleeve. Can you unsew the sleeve from the shoulder? If so, just remove the sewing, turn the sleeve right-side out, and then sew it back on.
      If it’s not that kind of sweater, it may be a bit harder. And if it turns out to be impossible for whatever reason, you could always leave it inside out and make a fashion statement!
      But let me know if you have difficulty getting your sleeve right-side out. :)
      Liat

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   2. Sterry.annelouise@gmail.com

      February 4, 2022 at 9:40 am

      You are amazing and inspiring!
      Thank you for this post.
      With joy,
      Anne-Louise Sterry

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5. MJs

   January 10, 2011 at 8:17 am

   LOL…so great Liat…..I did this way too many times while learning to knit socks. ..especially near the gussett area~yea, not sure how to explain that one…but then here goes everyone ***The Queen of Knitting E-Books*** saved the day…wait the years….with her amazing learn to knit socks e-book!! Thanks again, Liat!!

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   1. liatmgat

      January 10, 2011 at 9:02 pm

      You are so awesome! Thank you!! {{{hugs!!}}

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6. maria guerra

   January 9, 2011 at 6:48 pm

   I am also knew to your site and I find your comments refreshing and your tips very helpful. I have just finished my first top down magic loop sock, and the matching sock is ready for toe rounding. I want to share my thoughts on your business moves of December. You are doing exactly what you needed to and in business you must think about the next move and it seemed perfectly reasonable to go in the direction you were going. The ability to course correct and regroup is critical, and you have done that . I will be watching to see your next moves….thing forward “what do I want my knitting business to look like at the end of 2011 and what do we do well now? How can I build on that strength and reach my goals?”

   Thanks for sharing your energy – it is clear and contagious. build on that.

   Knit on…
   maria from Pacifica California

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   1. liatmgat

      January 10, 2011 at 11:27 pm

      Maria, thank you so much for your encouragement! I love your advice for envisioning the path for 2011 -“What do I want my knitting business to look like at the end of 2011?”

      I envision at least 7 more e-books for sale, as well as DVDs of each class, a complete”Home Knitting Course”e-book, and a book deal with a publisher. I also envision myself spending less time answering emails and more time making knitting videos! I’d like to have 100 new free videos up on KNITFreedom.com. I see KNITFreedom coming up on the first page of Google for”Magic Loop”and”Continental Knitting.”

      Thank you for helping me be specific and focus on that! I’ve never made my goals public like this before. I’m going to enjoy coming back here later in the year!

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7. Robyn Alberta Mello

   January 3, 2011 at 9:21 am

   Wow! You made a booboo and you’ve done what a lot of people couldn’t do if their lives depended on it — you admitted it! So proud of you for that!
   And, you’ve shown us that sometimes life needs tinking, not just knitting!
   You’re doing what you love, and it really comes across in your videos and writing!
   Keep up the wonderfully insightful work, and I plan on learning a lot from you

   Robyn & Zoo

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   1. liatmgat

      January 4, 2011 at 8:34 pm

      Aw, Robin, thank you so much for your support! I’m happy I got back on track so quickly. I like to think of my ill-advised foray into retail as a two-week seminar I signed up for that only cost a few hundred bucks and helped me focus on my goals like never before. :) It was just a little nontraditional.
      Thanks for commenting! Hugs to you.

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8. Mari

   December 4, 2010 at 2:29 pm

   I just found you yesterday, and I love you already! What a great post! I love reading about you and I love reading about knitting. :)

   AND, this post had perfect timing. I just started my first sock two days ago (I’m using your pattern and your video but making one at a time this first time around–magic loop is fantastic), and I have noticed I’m inside out, but I’m still a little confused. Somehow, my toes are right side out, and the rest of the sock is inside out. If I flip it right side out, the main part of the sock (I’m on the gusset right now) will be right, but my working yarn will then be on the back needle instead of the front needle.

   Since I’m confused and I don’t want to stop knitting, I’ve decided to just keep going with it inside out. I’m not really worried if it looks weird this first time around–I just started learning how to knit this Halloween, so I have low expectations. :) I’m just wondering what I did so I can fix it next time around (or perhaps knit the toes inside out and the rest right side out for my matching sock!!).

   Thank you for your website. You’re terrific!!

   Mari

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   1. liatmgat

      December 5, 2010 at 1:27 pm

      Thank you so much, Mari! What a delightful comment!

      As far as your sock being inside-out… the yarn is SUPPOSED to be on the back needle. Always. I think what happened is that at some point in the sock, you didn’t come back to ready position before you started knitting. I have made a video on it and will post it up on the blog just for you! See today’s post.

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9. Kate

   December 4, 2010 at 1:00 pm

   Hey, Liat!
   Thanks for sharing with us all your adventures as you figure out the path that your business will take. Its easy to see all the possibilities in something that you are so passionate about. While it might have been a great idea that really flew well, I like the fact that you are willing to reign yourself back in and focus on what the initial purpose of your blog is. Branching out into retail is very hard, and takes a big investment in time and money and marketing as you know! I’m glad you chose to focus back in, and proud of you for being willing, after ALL the hard work you did, to say, whoops! Thats not what I should be doing right now.
   I love what you do, and thanks for sharing it with us!

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   1. liatmgat

      December 5, 2010 at 1:29 pm

      Thank you so much, Kate! I’m so glad for your support. Your blog has been an inspiration to me for years and I’m lucky to have such a great example.

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10. Cathy

    December 3, 2010 at 9:03 pm

    Life, just like knitting, is a learning process with ups, downs and twists and turns. You’re on the right track, listening to your heart and doing what you love. Sharing who you are is as wonderful a gift as sharing your passion and knowledge of knitting. Your enthusiasm and passion shines through in your videos, posts and beautiful creations. Just follow your heart Liat – you are doing a fabulous job here <3

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    1. liatmgat

       December 3, 2010 at 9:07 pm

       Thank you Cathy! Yaaaay! What a wonderful gift, to have a reader like you. <3

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