Last week we left off on finishing up our ribbing for the brim of our hats. We discussed how to cast on to four double pointed needles using two different yarns and how to keep the stitches divided so that we end up with two separate pieces of fabric. This week we're going to take a look at how to make stockinette stitch so we can work on the body of the hats.
Stockinette simply means that we knit every stitch on every row. To do this with our two yarns in double knitting, we will have to bring the front yarn forward and backward, but leave the back yarn in the back. The difference is that we no longer have to worry about moving the back yarn to the front.
Now, this CAN be done without moving either if the yarns and working a reverse stockinette in front (purl every front stitch) and a regular stockinette in back. However, when I did this with my first pair of two-at-a-time socks, I ended up with horrible ladders where the joins were. This method seems to work better.
Following Rachel's pattern, we start knitting in stockinette for the body. To begin, make sure both yarns are to the back and you are starting with your front color (blue in my case) to make a knit stitch.
Make the knit stitch, then move the front yarn to the front of the work.
Make the second knit stitch with the alternate color (orange).
Now move the first color to the back of the work to make the third stitch. Continue in this manner until you have knit you're hat to the length specified for the body before making the decreases.
For part 3 next week we will finish the hat by learning how to decrease the stitches for the top of the hat.
Stockinette simply means that we knit every stitch on every row. To do this with our two yarns in double knitting, we will have to bring the front yarn forward and backward, but leave the back yarn in the back. The difference is that we no longer have to worry about moving the back yarn to the front.
Now, this CAN be done without moving either if the yarns and working a reverse stockinette in front (purl every front stitch) and a regular stockinette in back. However, when I did this with my first pair of two-at-a-time socks, I ended up with horrible ladders where the joins were. This method seems to work better.
Following Rachel's pattern, we start knitting in stockinette for the body. To begin, make sure both yarns are to the back and you are starting with your front color (blue in my case) to make a knit stitch.
Make the knit stitch, then move the front yarn to the front of the work.
Make the second knit stitch with the alternate color (orange).
Now move the first color to the back of the work to make the third stitch. Continue in this manner until you have knit you're hat to the length specified for the body before making the decreases.
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| Knit in stockinette the hat starts to take shape |
For part 3 next week we will finish the hat by learning how to decrease the stitches for the top of the hat.
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