Colorwork: Two-color Stranded Knitting

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Greetings!

Since we’re still in lock-down for the pandemic, I’m not able to teach classes at my local yarn store (Hillsborough Yarn Shop in Hillsborough, NC). So, I’ve started a knit-along on the Bousta Beanie and Beret by Gudrun Johnston on Zoom. This video is for my students to get a good close-up look at how to work stranded knitting holding two colors of yarn, one in each hand. I also offer some other options for knitting with two colors.

I seem to be a little directionally challenged and noticed one place where I called my left hand my right. I have full confidence that viewers are much better at telling left from right than I am, and that you’ll forgive occasional errors on my part. Thank you, and enjoy the video.

Umaro Blanket: Step-by-Step Lace and Cables

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This post offers a series of 5 videos for the students in the Umaro class at Hillsborough Yarn Shop in Hillsborough, NC. The Umaro Blanket pattern by Jared Flood contains lace and cables. The following videos show:

Row 1 of the chart, working increases and decreases

Row 2 of the chart, working a wrong-side row

Row 3 of the chart, working increases and decreases and moving markers

Row 7 of the chart, working the cable

Running a lifeline.

Row 1 of the chart, working increases and decreases

Row 2 of the chart, working a wrong-side row

Row 3 of the chart, working increases and decreases and moving markers

Row 7 of the chart, working the cable

Running a lifeline

Geiger Cardigan: Reading Cable Charts

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The Geiger Cardigan by Norah Gaughan from Brooklyn Tweed is a highly-cabled cardigan. The pattern contains many, many charts, and knowing how to interpret the symbols without always having to refer to the words will end up making knitting easier and saving you a lot of time.

Here’s a video guide on how to interpret the charts.

Note: This refers to the Geiger pattern. Other patterns my use different symbols. Consult your pattern key.