{"id":1173,"date":"2018-03-11T19:41:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T18:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2018-03-12T07:45:09","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T06:45:09","slug":"wip-series-twined-knitting-mittens-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wip-series-twined-knitting-mittens-in-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Wip series: Twined knitting mittens in progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

The twined knitting<\/a> mittens are in progress! It’s a slow knit, but I knew that already. And the reward is a sturdy, strong and windproof textile, and, of course, a quiet moment of making.<\/p>\n

Treasured notes<\/h1>\n

I read in my Ravelry notes from my last twined knitting project that it would be a good idea to overply the yarn, since the yarn is unplying a little when the yarns are twisted. So before I started casting on, I ran my balanced yarn through the spinning wheel and overplied it. Hopefully it’s enough.<\/p>\n

How I do it<\/h1>\n

Casting on for twined knitting takes three yarn ends, one dark cast-on yarn and the two working yarns. After casting on there are four ends hanging \u2013 the ends from the two working yarns and the two ends from the cast-on yarn. The easiest way to weave these in is to make a braid out of them. This is \u00a0a pretty detail, as well as practical for hanging up the finished mittens.<\/p>\n

To prevent the material from curling, it is a good idea to start with a couple of rows of crook stitch (alternating knit and purl stitches with the purl thread in front of the work). I did four rows and then I started an xo pattern and finished the cuff with another eight crook stitch rows. I’m planning a pattern stitch for the back of the hand and a plain palm side.<\/p>\n

I really enjoy this knit. I love the yarn and the structure that develops. I can’t stop feeling the softness of the yarn and the magical texture of the fabric.<\/p>\n

A glimpse of the making<\/h1>\n

I shot a short video of the knitting. I put the baking table in my lap as a background and a flexible knitting light wrapped around my head like a crown. My husband looked at me very quizzically. Still, the lighting arrangement did its job and was successful.<\/p>\n