tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269478173067263732024-03-13T12:40:54.748-07:00Oscarsauce!the white cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196304784987396870noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26947817306726373.post-54578140863526752392012-07-18T00:40:00.002-07:002012-07-18T00:40:56.136-07:00Whoops<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello, all! Sorry for going silent for so long, but events in meatspace have been distracting me from, well, remembering to blog.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have another knitting pattern in the works, but as I'm currently away from home and likely to remain so for another few days, it probably won't end up online until next month. If you like fingerless mitts, though, you'll probably want to check back in a couple of weeks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, the creative activities at Oscarsauce! aren't limited to designing things with yarn. I'm working on some artwork, with the hopes that some of it will be worthy of selling - either as the works of art themselves, or as various items on Zazzle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As a matter of fact, I'm going to be building up the Oscarsauce! Zazzle store this week, so if you've got anything you'd like to see on a t-shirt, mousepad, or button, let me know!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So there you have it, friends. I have not been intentionally neglecting the blog, or my creative activities, but neglect HAS occurred, and for that, I am sorry.</span></div>the white cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196304784987396870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26947817306726373.post-749309441022739832012-06-12T10:45:00.002-07:002012-06-12T10:45:23.995-07:00Double-Knit Tutorial, Part 3: The Actual Pattern<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay! Hopefully at this point you've got your cast-on and first two plain rows down, so let's move on to the meat of things... double-knitting a decorative pattern!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(In this case, pawprints. It is the Pawprint Blankie, after all.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's progress on the third (green side) row, knit up to the point where the pawprint pattern begins. This first part is the tips of the toes on a downward-facing pawprint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay, we're knitting one of the 'facing' stitches, which are all still green at this point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you look closely, you can see that there are four 'pattern' stitch pairs on the row being worked now. These are the tips of the toes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let me know if you have any more questions about the double-knitting process, and good luck!</span></div>the white cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196304784987396870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26947817306726373.post-11190988753685100602012-06-12T09:33:00.001-07:002012-06-12T09:33:20.792-07:00Double-Knit Cast-On Tutorial, part 2: The Edge<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The edge I specified for the Pawprint Blankie is essentially a selvedge with the front and back yarns held together, but it was pointed out to me last night that I may not have been clear enough in my original instructions. (Thanks, Emily!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, here we go: the edge of the Pawprint Blankie!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is the end of the first completed row of the chart, which is all MC (in this case, green) on the facing (worked knit) side, and cream on the reverse (worked purl). The edge stitch - actually one loop of each color, which would therefore be a <i>pair</i> of pattern stitches if it were part of the chart - is sitting there on the left needle, all alone and waiting to be worked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and bring the strands of working yarn back behind the needles after you've slipped the first stitch of the new row. Congratulations! You've got your tweedy selvedge started.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This puts you on the side of the work with the cream facing, and green on the reverse. Double-knitting like this is essentially 1x1 ribbing with multiple strands playing together to form a fabric with stockinette on both sides, so you'll be knitting the cream with cream on this row, and purling the green with green.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Part 3 of the tutorial will demonstrate the art of working the pattern from the chart, so stay tuned!</span></div>the white cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196304784987396870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26947817306726373.post-35520167016766780572012-06-11T14:29:00.003-07:002012-06-11T14:30:27.596-07:00Double-Knit Cast-On Tutorial<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First, start by casting on the requisite number of stitches (42 for the Pawprint Blankie, for example) with both colors of yarn held together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Your completed cast-on row may look a little... jumbled, but that's okay.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, let's start knitting! Turn the work around, and slip the first stitch of BOTH colors purlwise, with yarn in front.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bring both strands of working yarn back behind, between what you just slipped and the stitches about to be worked...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now you're ready to begin working your first double-knit row! Keeping both strands behind the work, knit the MC loop from the cast-on stitch using your working MC strand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(For this tutorial, MC is green, and CC is cream.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now bring BOTH working strands to the front, and purl the CC loop from that cast-on stitch. This is the first stitch on the reverse side of the work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Keep working this way, knitting the MC and purling the CC, always keeping both working strands on the same side of the work, and soon the double-knit fabric will begin to form!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">^ There's a good start. If you have any more questions about double-knitting, feel free to ask!</span></div>the white cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196304784987396870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26947817306726373.post-29924306696450465212012-06-10T20:06:00.001-07:002012-06-12T00:19:00.299-07:00A beginning; the Pawprint Blankie chart.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The repeat is between the red lines. I did nine repeats on the original, but feel free to do as many as suits your tastes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pattern instructions:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Yarn: roughly 70-75g of worsted weight yarn in two contrasting colors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Needles: size 7, or whichever size is comfortable and produces a solid fabric. I find double-knittng works up a bit more loosely for me than 'plain' knitting, hence going down a needle size.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cast on 50 stitches with both yarns held together. I used long tail, but you can use any cast-on method you prefer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Begin every row by slipping the first stitch of both colors together purlwise with yarn in front, and knit the last stitch of every row (again, both colors) with both yarns held together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">One row is a pass along one side of the blanket. Odd rows will feature MC as the background color, even rows will feature CC as the background.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The chart begins and ends with two plain rows on either end; don't leave those out, it keeps the edges from looking cramped!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Follow the chart from the bottom up, repeating the section marked off by red as many times as you wish. I did nine repeats, and it made a blanket that fit on one couch cushion just so.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Once your blanket is long enough, and you've knit the end of the chart (don't forget the two plain rows!) loosely bind off all stitches with both yarns held together. Weave in ends, block if you like (or not, cats don't really care) and enjoy!</span></div>
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