This is finally it: July's my design month for the Red Purl KAL afghan.
We're meeting this Sunday, and I got Amy's permission to give you a sneak peak tutorial of a stitch used in the design. I'm calling it "Wrap3."
I've seen some similar effects done with multiple wraps (wrap the yarn 2 or 3 times around the needle) and then passing the excess wraps over some other stitches, but they usually slant up or down. I wanted something absolutely horizontal, and this is what I came up with:
Wrap3
Getting ready to start:
4. Slip 3 sts from right needle onto left needle (backwards):
The third stitch is being slipped.
All stitches have been slipped and you are now ready to proceed:
5. Knit three stitches:
The first stitch is being knit.
And so you have a Wrap3:
It is quite important to neither pull the yarn too loose or too tight. (Think like Goldilocks: make it just right.)
I will give you another head's up: When purling back on the next row, there will be a sizable gap where you started the Wrap3.
Just purl past it like normal and after one or two rows, you won't even notice it.
Just purl past it like normal and after one or two rows, you won't even notice it.
If you prefer "moving pictures," I have a video I will post tomorrow assuming I can get a high speed connection somewhere.
I hope this helps all those who are knitting this month's block. If you want to be super-prepared for Sunday you could even practise a time or two on whatever you're knitting now. (Just tink it back out when you're done!) Or whip up a swatch and try it out on that.
And as to my so-called bet with Red Purl Wendy, you may all judge whether this post signifies my loss: was I able to wait and not reveal my design, or did I in fact just blow it and prove myself unable to keep a secret?
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