Week 15 = Interweave Knitting Lab
Day 5 = April 13, 2014
Have you heard of Double Knitting? It is where you knit with 2 colors in such a way that your pattern is reversible. For example, you have knit a scarf that is white with pink polka dots on one side and the other side is pink with white polka dots. Here are some examples for you.
Picture found at Holla Knits
Picture found at Pirate Knitting
Picture found at Lucy Neatby Designs
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Double-Knitting Cables taught by Alasdair Post-Quinn | ||
| Date & Time May 15 • 1:30pm-4:30pm | ||
| Skill Level:Advanced | ||
| Prerequisites: Previous double-knitting experience required — you should either have taken Alasdair's Introduction to Double-Knitting workshop in person or on Craftsy, or have done some other double-knitting colorwork on your own or in another workshop. | ||
| Description: This workshop will get you comfortable with some of the new "extreme" double-knitting techniques that Alasdair has developed. In a single swatch, you'll learn multiple techniques for double-knitted standard twisted and traveling cables. If there is time, Alasdair will show you how to make reverse-stockinette double-knitting to give you a proper purl background for your cables to travel over. | ||
| Students Should Bring: 2 contrasting colors of plain yarn in the sport to DK weight range and a pair of straight or circular needles in the proper size or a size or two larger. | ||
| Homework: If you're not already familiar with my cast-on, please learn it before the workshop so we can move right into new techniques. The cast-on we'll be doing is subtly different from the one currently online but it's best if you have a solid foundation. You can find a video tutorial on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQpsC1FKGrU. Also, please bring a sample or photo of your previous double-knitting work, if handy. | ||
Question of the day
Would you like attempt double knitting?
Double Knitting,Victoria
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