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Welcome back to our ’Binge Worthy Box Set’ series.

We are so excited to return with a brand new box set for you to binge watch!! Back in 2018 Dan decided to cast on his first ever colourwork sweater, it started a love affair that is still going strong! In this series join Dan as he shares with you every step of 'his' journey as he knits his first ever yoked sweater.

In this first join Dan as he:

  • Show's you the (first?!) pattern he'll be knitting https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/solja-2
  • He also shows you the yarn he'll be using
  • Discusses the area's of his technique he needs to sort out
  • Shows you his progress on stage one of his plan to help sort out his technique

Watch the other parts of the series here:

Look for something new to watch here : https://bakerybears.com/watch/

Thank you so much for watching and we'll see you soon with more!

Dan & Kay x 

Files

Journey to the Centre of the Yolk - Episode 1

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Comments

Lynn Blanchard

Hi Dan, when Andrea of Fruity Knitting visited the Shetlands, one of the experts shared that all true Shetland color work sweaters are knit from the bottom up for two very good reasons. #1 the stitches are orientated in the proper direction making little “Vs” and not little “tents”. Secondly, in the process of designing it is easier to fit in decreases more subtly than the increases of neck down knitting. Worth a look at that episode. The issue I have run into with bottom up is also two fold. First judging the overall length correctly, and secondly judging the sleeve length. Both of these are dependent on where the bottom point of the armscye will ultimately fall on one’s body. This is difficult to determine unless one has made a similar sweater by the same designer previously. I knit a Marie Wallen sweater in which I definitely knit the sleeves too long for precisely this reason. As far as tension goes, spreading you yarn out on your needles frequently will help with this issue. That is easier to do with a straight needle as opposed to a circular. For that reason you might consider using long double points on the yoke. I have also seen knitters knit wrong side out. Still knitting from the inside of the circumference, but the floats travel along the outside which automatically makes them looser. Question: do you knit with two hands when doing color work? I also have a tensioning technique that keeps things loose while still giving enough tension to work the stitch. This is all just food for thought, which I know you enjoy! Wish we could sit down over a cup of tea to discuss!