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Knitting update
Dec. 7th, 2012 11:28 amNext to all my sewing projects I'm working on knitting. I need to have something to do on the train or during other waiting-related activities. Previously, I've done chainmailling and weaving, but now I'm knitting.
I tried my hand at ajour knitting, after finding a description that looked really easy. Just to see if I could. It's pretty simple: wrap your yarn over your needle once, and then knit two stitches together. On the return row, purl all. The number of stitches remains the same, but you'll create a little hole in the fabric. Ajour is also called 'knitting lace'.
The thing I like less about it is that the lace leans to the right. I suspect this can be countered by doing the 'yarn over' before or after you knit two stitches together, but I'm not sure. Once you've mastered this technique, you can knit all sorts of lace flowers. You just need a counting aid to tell you when to knit a hole and when to knit a regular stitch. And I must say, after a few rows, knitting two stitches together gets easier as the stitches and the work get more stretch.
I've also been working on a wrap or shawl. I bought a very, very pink and sparkly yarn at Zeeman, but I'm having difficulty deciding on a design and needle size. The wrapper suggested needle size 8, but I like how tight the knitting gets on needle size 4. On Ravelry, most people use a size 5 hook or needle for this yarn. (Ravelry is such a great medium, you can look up what needle sizes people use for a yarn, how cool is that?!)
Since this needs some more thought, I cast on my second Gnomensok. My previous project was a pair of socks in a wool blend (the Sanna yarn from Wibra) and that's done too:
I tried my hand at ajour knitting, after finding a description that looked really easy. Just to see if I could. It's pretty simple: wrap your yarn over your needle once, and then knit two stitches together. On the return row, purl all. The number of stitches remains the same, but you'll create a little hole in the fabric. Ajour is also called 'knitting lace'.
The thing I like less about it is that the lace leans to the right. I suspect this can be countered by doing the 'yarn over' before or after you knit two stitches together, but I'm not sure. Once you've mastered this technique, you can knit all sorts of lace flowers. You just need a counting aid to tell you when to knit a hole and when to knit a regular stitch. And I must say, after a few rows, knitting two stitches together gets easier as the stitches and the work get more stretch.
I've also been working on a wrap or shawl. I bought a very, very pink and sparkly yarn at Zeeman, but I'm having difficulty deciding on a design and needle size. The wrapper suggested needle size 8, but I like how tight the knitting gets on needle size 4. On Ravelry, most people use a size 5 hook or needle for this yarn. (Ravelry is such a great medium, you can look up what needle sizes people use for a yarn, how cool is that?!)
Since this needs some more thought, I cast on my second Gnomensok. My previous project was a pair of socks in a wool blend (the Sanna yarn from Wibra) and that's done too:
