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I think that sounds like a great way to finish hats, it adds a really nice design element.

Sounds also like you are having a lot of fun with these hats. Enjoy!

I so hope the detail is visible in these photos

This one has the spiral affect from where I decreased at the same spot on each row.

I hoping you can see the "slant" in the white and pink hat. It's a little subtle in this piece, but the bias is more pronounced in a longer piece, such as a scarf

Sorry about the extra column in that last post.
I'm new to including pictures and will try not to
make that mistake again.

The pictures show up really nicely in my browser, what great hats!

Started a scarf in Twisted Rib stitch yesterday. I already knit "twisted" so it was easy for me. I really like the texture. But I have a slight problem.

The right hand edge on the right side is not the same as the left hand edge. It's not curling, it's more of a ripple, while the left hand edge is straight, neat, and flat.

Could this be a tension issue? Any suggestions appreciated!

It definitely could be, have you tried using a selvage stitch? That is where you slip as if to purl the first stitch of every row.

I'll keep checking for solutions.

I'm not familiar with the selvage stitch,
but I'm going to look it up. I finished the scarf
last night and I'm thinking once it's blocked
the problem will be solved.

Thank for your help.

A selvage stitch is just an extra stitch (or two) at each end of your knitting, the former Bellaonline knitting editor has an article about selvedge stitches here.

Just got back from Daytona and knitting lessons with my MIL. I said something about Stockinette always curling, to which she commented it doesn't have to always.

I haven't tried this yet, but we did see it in the swatches at JoAnn's. My MIL said to slip the First stitch as if to kit or purl and complete the row.

Haven't had time to re-check the article you referenced, but this sounds similar to the selvage stitch thing.

Comparing the display swatches, this did work best with bulky yarns in smaller widths, i.e. less than 8 inches. The finer yarns swatches were on average about 6 inces in width and still curled.

Hope this helps. I've got some bulky yarn I'm going to try it on. Looking at all the swatches, I wondered if someone actually gets paid to knit all those little squares and retangles, or are they done on a machine.

I've not noticed selvedge stitches helping with curling, but who knows! Stockinette seems to always curl for me, that is why I never (rarely) make stockinette scarves.

And as to the swatches in stores, I think it depends, but yes often they are machine knit by the yarn manufacturers and passed on to the shops. However, I've been in plenty of shops where the employees happily knit swatches too!