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Well, it's going to be a short WIP Wed update today. My current discovery is that double-knitting k1, p1, ribbing is actually a really, really slow process for the inexperienced! Since last week's post I have knit only about half a row of ribbing -- it took me that long to get this joined in the round properly and going.
My other discovery is that it wasn't the best idea to cast this on in a yarn that seems to have a tendency to split. I've worked with the *Northbound Knitting Merino Nylon before, and it didn't split on me, so now I'm wondering if it's this particular needle/yarn combination. I also did manage to split the yarn during one of many attempts to cast on, so maybe it's just that, too. I'm still impressed enough to give it a few rows and see what happens.
. . . a few rows will probably be another week or so, at my current pace! I'm really hoping I can get into the rhythm of the double-knitting and it will speed up when I don't have to constantly check my place.
All that said, I'm really enjoying my foray into double-knitting. It's not nearly as hard as I thought it would be, just fiddly and slow at the moment.
As always, thanks for reading, and stay tuned for more of my adventures in learning double-knitting!
My other discovery is that it wasn't the best idea to cast this on in a yarn that seems to have a tendency to split. I've worked with the *Northbound Knitting Merino Nylon before, and it didn't split on me, so now I'm wondering if it's this particular needle/yarn combination. I also did manage to split the yarn during one of many attempts to cast on, so maybe it's just that, too. I'm still impressed enough to give it a few rows and see what happens.
. . . a few rows will probably be another week or so, at my current pace! I'm really hoping I can get into the rhythm of the double-knitting and it will speed up when I don't have to constantly check my place.
All that said, I'm really enjoying my foray into double-knitting. It's not nearly as hard as I thought it would be, just fiddly and slow at the moment.
As always, thanks for reading, and stay tuned for more of my adventures in learning double-knitting!
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