Ann Shayne of Mason-Dixon is a genius. We already knew this of course. The little stories, guidelines and tips on making the New Ancestral Christmas Stocking in the book Mason-Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines are marvelous. But the trick to knit the fair isle portion inside out is truly genius! I thought I was a pro at fair isle, but I guess the crazy tight timeline is making me a little tense and affecting my knitting. So I decided to give the inside-out-knitting a try.
This is how I knit using the Magic Loop method. It took me a few rounds to get the hang of it and the proper way to hold the yarn when I switched from front to back... but it worked well. I wrap the yarn every other stitch so I get a tightly woven fabric. I'm still very tense with the holiday rush and it showed on the front of the knitting, but this trick sure slowed that down.
Now I'm on to the striped section of the stocking. When my entire stocking is complete, I'll come back and duplicate stitch the criss cross lines of the argyle here and add Secundogeniture's name.
I need to learn this trick. I'm now on my second stocking, but am not knitting it for Christmas. This one is for next year, for sure!
Posted by: Joanne | Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 07:35
damn....you go girl! How many do you think you will get done by Friday night?
Posted by: Danielle | Sunday, December 19, 2010 at 15:48