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Pin of the Week: Use Twined Knitting for a Neat Stockinette Stitch Edge

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twined knittingA great pin I picked up recently on Pinterest actually points to an old article about that age-old problem of stockinette stitch curl. Sometimes you don’t want a ribbed edge on a sweater or other garment, but that doesn’t mean you want a huge roll, either.

Stell of Knit…Knit…Frog solved this problem by using a bit of twined knitting at the edge. There’s a video on the post showing how to do it, but basically you’re knitting with two strands of the same color on the same row, working one stitch with the first strand, twisting the yarns together and knitting the second stitch with the second strand and so on alternating and twisting down the row.

The result, she says, is a firm but somewhat elastic edge that adds a bit of interest to stockinette and yet doesn’t curl. It certainly does offer a pretty look for an otherwise basic garment.

If you’re on Pinterest I’d love it if you wanted to follow my knitting board!

[Photo via knitknitfrog.]

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  2. When I do two color work I hold one strand in each hand and knit both continental and “American”. Yarn automatically twists. I will have to try it for twining and see how it works.

Have you read?

Stitch Your Favorite Fruit on a Sweater

The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.” 

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them. 

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits. 

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves. 

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit. 

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy. 

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]