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Well, this week has seen a lot more knitting time. And I've finally had time to sit down and do some more pattern drafting on the Symbol Gloves. So, I'm past the chart and onto the thumb!
This is a good prototype, and for my first time doing double-knitting, it's not bad at all! I found one spot where I didn't cast on properly, and the two layers of fabric aren't joined, but I can stitch that down after the fact. But the thumb gusset's been interesting. M1P is always a fiddly stitch at the best of times, and now I have to do it with another layer of yarn in the way! So far so good, though! I think that this is definitely a pattern I'll plan a Youtube Tutorial for. (Yes, the Youtube Channel is still in development! It's taking a lot longer then I thought to set up, but it is still going, I promise!)
Yarn is *Northbound Knitting Superwash Merino/Nylon Fingering, in "Littoria" and "Espresso" and I'm quite enjoying working with it! It splits a bit sometimes (especially on that darn M1P stitch), but otherwise, no problems! It's not the softest sock yarn I've worked with, but that's a good thing. The super-soft yarns tend to pill and not hold up to friction as gloves.
Needles are *2mm HiyaHiya needles (and this time I'm glad of the sharper points of the HiyaHiya needles. They really help with the m1p. I would not want to be doing this on my old Aero needles!)
The *dolphin stitch markers are awesome finds from *EfficientSense's Etsy Store. These are the lobster-claw style ones (I much prefer the claw style stitch markers, they're far more versitile), but in this case, yes, I just have the claws hooked right over the needles. The 2mm needles are small enough for that!
I do have to say, double knitting isn't nearly as scary as I thought it would be! It just requires some figuring, that's all. I'm starting to wonder if I should dare brioche knitting again?
Anyway, that's it for this week! As always, thanks for reading!
Oh, folks in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- I'll be up there soon, and it looks like I'll have some free time around the downtown! Any suggestions for yarn shops that are open on a Saturday?
Well, this week has seen a lot more knitting time. And I've finally had time to sit down and do some more pattern drafting on the Symbol Gloves. So, I'm past the chart and onto the thumb!
This is a good prototype, and for my first time doing double-knitting, it's not bad at all! I found one spot where I didn't cast on properly, and the two layers of fabric aren't joined, but I can stitch that down after the fact. But the thumb gusset's been interesting. M1P is always a fiddly stitch at the best of times, and now I have to do it with another layer of yarn in the way! So far so good, though! I think that this is definitely a pattern I'll plan a Youtube Tutorial for. (Yes, the Youtube Channel is still in development! It's taking a lot longer then I thought to set up, but it is still going, I promise!)
Yarn is *Northbound Knitting Superwash Merino/Nylon Fingering, in "Littoria" and "Espresso" and I'm quite enjoying working with it! It splits a bit sometimes (especially on that darn M1P stitch), but otherwise, no problems! It's not the softest sock yarn I've worked with, but that's a good thing. The super-soft yarns tend to pill and not hold up to friction as gloves. Needles are *2mm HiyaHiya needles (and this time I'm glad of the sharper points of the HiyaHiya needles. They really help with the m1p. I would not want to be doing this on my old Aero needles!)
The *dolphin stitch markers are awesome finds from *EfficientSense's Etsy Store. These are the lobster-claw style ones (I much prefer the claw style stitch markers, they're far more versitile), but in this case, yes, I just have the claws hooked right over the needles. The 2mm needles are small enough for that!
I do have to say, double knitting isn't nearly as scary as I thought it would be! It just requires some figuring, that's all. I'm starting to wonder if I should dare brioche knitting again?
Anyway, that's it for this week! As always, thanks for reading!
Oh, folks in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- I'll be up there soon, and it looks like I'll have some free time around the downtown! Any suggestions for yarn shops that are open on a Saturday?
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