I've been watching your class on Craftsy (Adventures in Double Knitting) and I find the video here to be more helpful, as I can see it better. I knit continental style, so I like holding the yarn in my left hand. My knitting looks good on both sides in the middle of my sample/practice swatch. However, my ends look terrible! They are loose and loopy and don't look tidy at all. Am I holding my yarns perhaps too loosely, or is this all just a matter of more practice?
It is, to a certain extent, down to more practice -- but one thing I can recommend: tighten the _second_ pair in the row (the one just after the linked pair). This will snug up the linked pair and keep it snug, and as a side-effect, the edge will get cleaner. Let me know if that doesn't work!
I would love to have a video from you showing cast on, selvedge, double knitting from charts all of it in one video. It would help me a lot. I am still confused with double knitting. Please help. Thank you so much for your help
I generally don't work color changes all the way to the edges but I do have one scarf where it was necessary. Because of the shape and size of body stitches vs (stretched) selvedge stitches, the selvedge color changes ended up a little out of alignment with the horizontal stripes. That's just going to happen, because you can't make a color change on a pair you're slipping rather than working. You can see what I'm referring to in the third photo on this Ravelry project: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/resistimus
@ Thanks for the example! The alignment isn’t too bad because it’s a two row stripe. The pattern I’m using has a one row stripe thrown in so at least one edge won’t have my color change, so I was looking for ways to avoid slipping on selvedge but I don’t think that’s possible. I might try stopping the color change right at the selvedge. Then at least the edges are consistent? Either that or knitting the edges together for the swirl which may look messier…
I would love to have a video that showed double knitting cast on, selvedge, doing double knitting from a chart all of it in one video. I am still confused about double knitting and it would really help me.
Theoretically, yes -- but you would end up seeing a "blip" of color between your stitches on both layers. If you are concerned about the two layers separating, I recommend adding some subtle colorwork, which will add stability without making it look like you made a mistake :>
@@FallingbloxDesigns Thanks for replying! I am concerned about separating hehe. What would you recommend as "subtle colourwork"? Could I mottle a third colour among both sides?
This is the best tutorial I’ve found online for the selvedge. Thank you so much!!
Right to the point, no time wasted. Love it.
By far the clearest (and shortest) explanation of this selvedge I've found, thank you.
Great googly-moogly! So tempted to attempt a double knit project.
I've been watching your class on Craftsy (Adventures in Double Knitting) and I find the video here to be more helpful, as I can see it better. I knit continental style, so I like holding the yarn in my left hand. My knitting looks good on both sides in the middle of my sample/practice swatch. However, my ends look terrible! They are loose and loopy and don't look tidy at all. Am I holding my yarns perhaps too loosely, or is this all just a matter of more practice?
It is, to a certain extent, down to more practice -- but one thing I can recommend: tighten the _second_ pair in the row (the one just after the linked pair). This will snug up the linked pair and keep it snug, and as a side-effect, the edge will get cleaner. Let me know if that doesn't work!
I would love to have a video from you showing cast on, selvedge, double knitting from charts all of it in one video. It would help me a lot. I am still confused with double knitting. Please help. Thank you so much for your help
How does this change when if I want to change colors on my new row? Should I not worry about selvage when changing colors over a stripe?
I generally don't work color changes all the way to the edges but I do have one scarf where it was necessary. Because of the shape and size of body stitches vs (stretched) selvedge stitches, the selvedge color changes ended up a little out of alignment with the horizontal stripes. That's just going to happen, because you can't make a color change on a pair you're slipping rather than working. You can see what I'm referring to in the third photo on this Ravelry project: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/resistimus
@ Thanks for the example! The alignment isn’t too bad because it’s a two row stripe. The pattern I’m using has a one row stripe thrown in so at least one edge won’t have my color change, so I was looking for ways to avoid slipping on selvedge but I don’t think that’s possible. I might try stopping the color change right at the selvedge. Then at least the edges are consistent? Either that or knitting the edges together for the swirl which may look messier…
@ like on your Waverley pattern! if I keep the selvage edges consistent like that, hopefully it’ll come out nicely
I would love to have a video that showed double knitting cast on, selvedge, doing double knitting from a chart all of it in one video. I am still confused about double knitting and it would really help me.
Thank you!
thank you. everything is very accessible👍👍
could this link be done across the whole row?
Theoretically, yes -- but you would end up seeing a "blip" of color between your stitches on both layers. If you are concerned about the two layers separating, I recommend adding some subtle colorwork, which will add stability without making it look like you made a mistake :>
@@FallingbloxDesigns Thanks for replying! I am concerned about separating hehe. What would you recommend as "subtle colourwork"? Could I mottle a third colour among both sides?
Thank you! I've been looking for the perfect selvage solution for my double knitting.
That’s tidy!
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