Firstly, write out a descriptive title for your topic. If you're asking for help, it's a good idea to be as specific as possible in your title. That way, the knitters who can help you can see it quickly. 

Then, pick a series of tags, which are general keywords people can use to search. For example, if you're writing about fair isle fingerless gloves, some good tags are "fingerless," "gloves," "mitts," "wristlets," "hand" and techniques like "fair isle" and "stranded."

After you've got a good title and tags written, you can write out your question or general thoughts. Some things to keep in mind: be clear, especially if you have a question; be kind, those are real people with real feelings behind the screen; and be considerate of the group's purpose (many groups have a "posting guidelines" section so you know what to expect).

Note that you can "magically link" to patterns, people, yarn, a group by formatting the information with parentheses.  See "Quick Tips" for formatting instructions. 

Once you're done writing, scroll down and click on the "post topic" button. Like magic, you'll be taken back to the forum page where you'll see that your topic was successfully posted!



Be sure to post an introduction in the LMB Designs forum!

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