Ideal alpha base string width?
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asterism
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1 year, 8 months ago by asterism
Normally when i make alpha patterns, i use string that is the same width for both the base strings and the color strings. But when doing this, my knots are slightly longer than they are wide, so the pattern gets stretched. Would using wider base strings prevent this?
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halokiwi
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1 year, 8 months ago by halokiwi
I think so, yes, doubling base strings or using thicker base strings is a common recommendation to fix this issue 🙂
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asterism
Professional
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1 year, 8 months ago by asterism
alright, i'll do that in the future for sure! thank you very much for the advice!
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wiland
Bracelet King
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1 year, 8 months ago by wiland
I also noticed that my knots got more square when I loosened up my tension. Basically the tighter I pull my knots the more stretched my pattern gets. You can also use a ruler to push the stitches up every couple rows.
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chflavoure
Advanced
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1 year, 4 months ago by chflavoure
Is there any specific type of thread/string that you would recommend for the base strings of an alpha? I've had the problem of stretched out alphas for a while and am just now figuring out you can use thicker thread, however I'm not sure what types of thicker thread there are.
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sommeil
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1 year, 3 months ago by sommeil
I read a suggestion elsewhere to use 2 strands of size 10 crochet cotton in place of each base string. This is supposed to end up just a bit thicker than a string of embroidery floss (and it's also a lot cheaper to buy crochet cotton in large quantities!). I haven't tried this yet, but will report back when I do 🙂
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sommeil
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1 year, 3 months ago by sommeil
I gave the crochet cotton a try and it worked pretty well! I made a 20x20 sample, and it came out 3.5 cm long and 3.25 cm wide. When I use embroidery floss as the base, a piece of the same width would have about 24 knots across. So the crochet cotton does widen my stitches a bit.
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