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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
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Monday, January 14, 2008
Knitting with Two Colors in Your Right Hand
I'm not sure I can top the heart-stopping, earth-shattering excitement of Thumb Week last year on this blog but this week I'm going to show different ways of holding the yarns for stranded color knitting.
Before I start I want to say again that ANY way you hold the yarns is a good method if you aren't twisting the two yarns. Some new color knitters use the pick up and drop method which involves knitting and holding only one color at a time and letting the other color hang. Unfortunately the pick up and drop method is really really slow so do try out one of these methods this week to see if it will click with you.
I think the shape of knitter's hands really dictates which method will feel the best. I'm going to show four different methods this week - five if I can find my strickfingerhut - but there are even more methods than that.
TWO COLORS IN YOUR RIGHT HAND
I've read that most knitters in the U.S. knit using the English/American/throwing method. When I first began knitting with two colors, I used this method of holding both colors in my right hand.
Here's how you start. One color over the index finger in the right hand and one color over the middle finger.
To knit with the red yarn, simply flick your index finger UP and grab the yarn and wrap around the right hand needle.
To knit with the black yarn make sure your index finger returns to being between the red yarn above and the black yarn below as is shown in the first photo here. Then move your index finger DOWN and UNDER the black yarn.
Pull the black yarn around the right hand needle. It is hard to see in this photo but the red yarn is ABOVE the black yarn.
Voila! You've now knit with both the red and the black yarns. Your right index finger does the bulk of the work. Return to the position shown in the first photo after each color change.
With this particular method the black yarn is held ABOVE the red yarn on the back of the work. This means that the red yarn will be dominant; i.e., the red stitches will be a bit larger and more noticeable in your design. Generally I use the dominant color for the design or foreground color and the other color for the background.
Before I start I want to say again that ANY way you hold the yarns is a good method if you aren't twisting the two yarns. Some new color knitters use the pick up and drop method which involves knitting and holding only one color at a time and letting the other color hang. Unfortunately the pick up and drop method is really really slow so do try out one of these methods this week to see if it will click with you.
I think the shape of knitter's hands really dictates which method will feel the best. I'm going to show four different methods this week - five if I can find my strickfingerhut - but there are even more methods than that.
TWO COLORS IN YOUR RIGHT HAND
I've read that most knitters in the U.S. knit using the English/American/throwing method. When I first began knitting with two colors, I used this method of holding both colors in my right hand.
Here's how you start. One color over the index finger in the right hand and one color over the middle finger.
To knit with the red yarn, simply flick your index finger UP and grab the yarn and wrap around the right hand needle.
To knit with the black yarn make sure your index finger returns to being between the red yarn above and the black yarn below as is shown in the first photo here. Then move your index finger DOWN and UNDER the black yarn.
Pull the black yarn around the right hand needle. It is hard to see in this photo but the red yarn is ABOVE the black yarn.
Voila! You've now knit with both the red and the black yarns. Your right index finger does the bulk of the work. Return to the position shown in the first photo after each color change.
With this particular method the black yarn is held ABOVE the red yarn on the back of the work. This means that the red yarn will be dominant; i.e., the red stitches will be a bit larger and more noticeable in your design. Generally I use the dominant color for the design or foreground color and the other color for the background.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Bubbles was delighted to get her first shipment of bunny toys - a busy bunny basket, some willow chew toys, a seagrass mat, and a wooden rattle. The willow toys disappeared almost immediately. She really seems to adore DH which is nice because Jack the cat really adores me.
If anyone here is planning on knitting my free pattern for the Roy G Biv Socks, please go back and print out the pattern again. I just fixed an error in the heel and added a lot more detail to the pattern.
I was contacted by the editor of Knit Net a while back and she said they were going to feature some of my color stranding technique blog posts and the Roy G Biv pattern in their publication in February.
I decided to re-knit the Roy G Biv socks to get better photos. Back when I did the pattern I didn't even have a camera - I just stuck everything in my scanner for blog photos. I should have the completed sock photos for you by the end of the weekend.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
New Classes Start Soon!
Don't miss out on the fun as PPSOP kicks off 2008 with a full menu of fun and exciting courses that will surely give you a wealth of information. In addition to our most popular course, Understanding Exposure, we also have a several new and exciting courses designed just for you.
Check out Architectural Photography, Street Photography, A View From The Top, Portraits Unplugged, CS3 Workflow, Understanding Exposure II, Lighting Challenges, Lensbaby Magic, and a fresh and creative approach to Creative Composition. To see these, and all of our classes, simply go to http://www.ppsop.net/courses.aspx!
We know you will enjoy these and all of the great courses we offer, and look forward to meeting you "online" at The Perfect Picture School of Photography.
Check out Architectural Photography, Street Photography, A View From The Top, Portraits Unplugged, CS3 Workflow, Understanding Exposure II, Lighting Challenges, Lensbaby Magic, and a fresh and creative approach to Creative Composition. To see these, and all of our classes, simply go to http://www.ppsop.net/courses.aspx!
We know you will enjoy these and all of the great courses we offer, and look forward to meeting you "online" at The Perfect Picture School of Photography.
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