Late post today, but I am happy to say I HAVE been doing some knitting. I exercised my woman's prerogative to change my mind. Instead of using the new Jasper, I dove into my stash and came up with some old (as in probably 20 years old) Melodia by Nomotta, and I modified the Scottish Wave Scarf (Moebius) from Cat Bordhi's Treasury of Magical Knitting to make as a gift. I am well on my way on this one. It's an easy pattern and great for carrying places (which I have done). The Jasper is destined to become a ski hat someday.
I taught myself something today! I have never committed the sequence of grafting or kitchener stitch to memory. In order to finish the secret red project, I had to figure out grafting in garter stitch. I pulled out my Knitter's Companion and all I had to do was reverse the order of entering the sts on the back needle. Normally, you would slip the yarn needle through the first st as if to purl, drop it off the needle, then go into the 2nd stitch as if to knit and leave it on the needle. For garter, on the back needle, go into the first st as if to knit, drop off, then go into the 2nd stitch as if to purl and leave it on the needle. Easy! It gave me just the ridge I was looking for! So, other than steaming, the mystery red piece is done!
1 comments:
I never knew you had to reverse kitchener for garter stitch. I guess I've never grated garter stitch before.
The scarf is looking good!
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