Stretched Alphas??
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Gxbby101
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3 years, 9 months ago by Gxbby101
I've been making Alphas for about a year now and I've noticed that 9 out of 10 times I make them the image looks sort of stretched. It looks like a longer version of the image on the pattern. Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks!!
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izone
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3 years, 9 months ago by izone
that’s natural with alpha making even though it’s annoying ): i would just say make sure you’re knotting tightly and use the same size/brand strings !!
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CrazyCakes
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3 years, 9 months ago by CrazyCakes
Like what they said that's just normal and that happens with everyone's because the knots are rectangle instead of square which is why I try to avoid very circular patterns, hope that helps
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demonspong
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3 years, 9 months ago by demonspong
Making sure you’re knots themselves sit straight instead of crooked (each individual should be like | instead of like / or \) will help with this too! You can fix it by maneuvering knots immediately After you tie them by pulling base strings and the knotting strings.
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halokiwi
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3 years, 9 months ago by halokiwi
What can be helpful is doubling up your base string or picking thicker base stringYou can also experiment with your knot tightness |
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Gxbby101
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3 years, 9 months ago by Gxbby101
@demonspong is there a specific way i should adjust the knots? i think this may be my main problem because my knots are always like / and \ (i always thought that was a natural thing)
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halokiwi
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3 years, 9 months ago by halokiwi
It is completely normal that the knots are leaning in the direction you are knotting in. I think pulling the leading string slightly upwards instead of straight to the side when knotting might help.
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demonspong
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3 years, 9 months ago by demonspong
@Gxbby101 I’m with @halokiwi if they lean a little it’s fine, but I try to make my alpha knots look like knots I make on normal patterns. Pulling up instead of to the side helps for sure!
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