{"id":1485,"date":"2018-07-13T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/?p=1485"},"modified":"2018-07-12T07:57:31","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T11:57:31","slug":"extreme-double-knitting-pattern-highlight-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/?p=1485","title":{"rendered":"Extreme Double-knitting Pattern Highlight #4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks for keeping up with my Extreme Double-knitting<\/a> pattern highlights! Today we’re going to dig into one of my most sought-after techniques, and one of the patterns that’s taken a radical turn from the original. If you like what you see, consider preordering a copy<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Pattern #7: Open For Business<\/h5>\n

\"\"<\/a>Open For Business<\/a> is a sign, most often used in yarn shops. As such signs are wont to do, one layer says “open” while the other says “closed”. This is achieved by using two-pattern double-knitting for the entire pair of words. The chart is challenging to follow simply because of the sheer quantity of two-pattern charting — but a careful eye will follow it easily.<\/p>\n

This pattern is not the one that’s taken a radical turn from the original. In fact, aside from recharting to make the pattern fit better in the oblong layout, it’s not changed at all from the original. As a matter of fact, I didn’t even re-knit it.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>What has changed is the mounting solution. Since this is a sign, it has to be mounted so that it remains flat. The solution I came up with in the original book involved a couple of bent coat-hangers inserted strategically into the sides of the piece and the sides sewn up over them. The trouble with this solution was that the sharp-ish ends of the coat-hanger would tend to poke out, and it was hard to keep it actually flat.<\/p>\n

What I saw many people do was to mount it on a pair of dowels so that one would hold the hanging string and the other would weight the bottom. This is easier to explain and looks nicer, so that’s what I did this time.<\/p>\n

Pattern #8: Four Winds v2<\/h5>\n

\"\"<\/a>This is the pattern that has taken a dramatic turn. The reason is twofold. First, many of the hats in my original book were done in worsted weight yarn. This caused the double-knit fabric to be quite a bit thicker than your average (wearable) hat should be. To make a double-knit hat more wearable, it should be done in a finer gauge yarn.<\/p>\n

In addition, it turns out that there was a contract issue between Twist Collective (the original publisher of this pattern) and Cooperative Press, which resulted in the termination of my contract with Twist. This was no big loss as I had not been getting much in terms of revenue from this pattern for some time. However, I didn’t want to compound issues by republishing the pattern in the original form again.<\/p>\n

For both of those reasons, I decided I needed to redesign this pattern from the ground up. In a sport weight yarn, I could make it more easily sizeable, and make some other changes.<\/p>\n

First, the two-pattern lettering (where the cardinal directions are shown) section is now on a fold-up brim. This means that the letters are worked upside-down so they will be right-side up when the brim is folded.<\/p>\n

Second, the fleur-de-lis option is entirely hidden in this version — it’s still worked to keep the fabric stable and the knitting interesting, but unless you don’t work the fold-up brim, it won’t be seen while wearing it.<\/p>\n

Third, the points of the compass are now only in off-the-grid double-knitting. If there’s a big clamor for a plain charted version, I’ll consider this when releasing the standalone pattern later.<\/p>\n

Finally, the crown decreases are staggered around the crown so that the crown is less square when it’s done.<\/p>\n

All these together make for a better-designed and more wearable hat! I hope you enjoy it!<\/p>\n

Like what you’ve seen in this post? Preorder Extreme Double-knitting today<\/a>!<\/p>\n

What else is new?<\/h5>\n

Not much this week! I’m waiting on a report from my Tech Editor but as of the writing of this post, I haven’t heard any update. Hopefully more on that front next week.<\/p>\n

Oh wait — there was one thing: I’m booked at Stitches West (Santa Clara, CA) in February, 2019! I’ve been there the last 3 years, so this is probably no surprise, but I figured I should announce it since it is news.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned! And if you’re just joining us now, feel free to visit the previous few posts (see the navigation below) for more info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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