Merry Christmas! I am loving my double knitted headband SO much that I got to thinking about Carrie's request so I took a look at my favorite knitting site to see what it had to say. I am going to digress a bit - this is one of my favorites for a few reasons. It has videos for both Continental and English style knitting for just about everything and the glossary lists descriptions and videos for those one-off stitches that you don't usually use. So next time you get P2tog tbl you can go to this site and view a nice little video to see what it actually looks like.
Now back to the matter at hand. The reason I even mention this lovely website is that it has a section called Advanced Techniques that has videos on how to do a myriad of things such as how to turn a heel of a sock and (drum roll) double knitting! The section is towards the bottom. Carrie, enjoy! If you get the general idea on how to do double knitting the pattern is simple and I am happy to share. Just let me know.
http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/advanced-techniques
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Sunday, December 2, 2007
To Do: Finish Outstanding Projects
Well I am happy to say that the Louis Harding sweater is done. I bought the beads today and
sewed them on this evening. After Christy's inspiring post I have decided that I MUST finish my outstanding projects. So let's be honest this how how the conversation has gone: I will not start anything until everything has been completed (headband, finish the socks, domino knitting style wristlets). I will not start another sweater until everything is done (minus the second sock). I will not start another sweater until the headband is done - I mean I can't wait until I finish the socks because those are always on the needles and I am only feeling so so about the wristlets. You see how the logic goes...who am I kidding there is really no logic.
Speaking of the headband this is something fun I started that uses a double knitting technique. If you watch Knitty Gritty I think that at some point there was an episode on this but it basically is knitting 2 things at once but the pieces are seamed together so both sides are the right side. The two colors are also reversed so, for example, on one side the main color is the pink and the brown pops and on the other side the opposite. Another benefit is that it is twice as thick which, let's be honest, is probably more practical in Minnesota's 8 degree weather than my Louis Harding "sweater" :)
sewed them on this evening. After Christy's inspiring post I have decided that I MUST finish my outstanding projects. So let's be honest this how how the conversation has gone: I will not start anything until everything has been completed (headband, finish the socks, domino knitting style wristlets). I will not start another sweater until everything is done (minus the second sock). I will not start another sweater until the headband is done - I mean I can't wait until I finish the socks because those are always on the needles and I am only feeling so so about the wristlets. You see how the logic goes...who am I kidding there is really no logic.
Speaking of the headband this is something fun I started that uses a double knitting technique. If you watch Knitty Gritty I think that at some point there was an episode on this but it basically is knitting 2 things at once but the pieces are seamed together so both sides are the right side. The two colors are also reversed so, for example, on one side the main color is the pink and the brown pops and on the other side the opposite. Another benefit is that it is twice as thick which, let's be honest, is probably more practical in Minnesota's 8 degree weather than my Louis Harding "sweater" :)
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