Gauge in the Round

Today’s video shows how to work up a couple of different kinds of gauge swatches for garments knit in the round.

The first swatch I present is a Speed Swatch. For a video on how to create a speed swatch, see: https://www.chaiknucklesknitting.com/blog/2018/4/26/galloway-cardigan-knitting-a-speed-swatch-video

For the speed swatch:

• Cast on 40 stitches.

• Work 4 rows of seed stitch (or garter stitch)

• Work chart (this one has a four-stitch repeat over 14 rows)

• Work 4 rows of seed stitch (or garter stitch)

• Bind off

The second swatch is knit completely in the round.

For the swatch in the round:

• Cast on 100 stitches.

• K 1 round

• P 1 round

• Work chart

• k 1 round

• P 1 round

• K 1 round

• Bind off

Two videos follow. The first one covers the majority of the topic. The second very short video covers how to measure row gauge.

Enjoy!

Join to work in the round

This video shows how to join cast-on stitches to knit on a circular needle in the round. It offers a trick for avoiding twisting stitches.

I apologize for some background noise in the video. Since my hubby and I have been shut in for three months now, it’s hard for me to find time to record video when it’s quiet. Hubby was actually cooking me dinner, so I didn’t want to complain. Thanks for understanding!

Casting on for 2x2 ribbing: Long Tail and German Twisted

The Bousta Beanie and Beret pattern by Gudrun Johnston calls for a special cast on combining a long-tail cast on with a German Twisted cast on to set up for k2,p2 ribbing.

Casting on for 2x2 ribbing: Long Tail and Reverse Long Tail

The Bousta Beanie and Beret pattern by Gudrun Johnston calls for a special cast on combining a long-tail cast on with a German Twist cast on to set up for k2,p2 ribbing. This is a variation of that cast on, which combines a long-tail cast on with a reverse long tail cast on.

Colorwork: Two-color Stranded Knitting

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.