Low-key, this might be one of the prettiest knits I've ever started. I'm notoriously bad at finishing new projects (I pulled an abandoned project off my needles to start this one) so I'm posting here as a kind of hopeful accountability — I want to bring this double-knit hat into the world! 🧶 - ThreadSky

ang-decarlis.bsky.social • 42 days ago

Low-key, this might be one of the prettiest knits I've ever started. I'm notoriously bad at finishing new projects (I pulled an abandoned project off my needles to start this one) so I'm posting here as a kind of hopeful accountability — I want to bring this double-knit hat into the world! 🧶

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ayeseeyou.bsky.social•41 days ago

This is gorgeous! What is this technique and how can I learn?

ang-decarlis.bsky.social•41 days ago

It's just double-knitting! You work two panels with two strands at the same time on the same needles, usually in contrasting colors. Then you can swap the threads on certain stitches to create patterns. It's deceptively easy but takes twice as long. Double thick, extra warm, reversible!

ayeseeyou.bsky.social•41 days ago

Thank you! I appreciate the support. I’ll look it up to learn to double knit.

ang-decarlis.bsky.social•36 days ago

Finished that hat! Just in time for historic Florida Snow — shhh, no, it didn't snow where I live, but it's still definitely cold enough to justify a double-knit wool hat!

ang-decarlis.bsky.social•42 days ago

By the way, I'm double-knitting using two skeins of KFI Painted Sky superwash Australian wool in "Gold Rush". I thrifted them for $3 each! Even though the yarn balls are from the same dye lot, they were wound out of sync from one another, giving the knit this effect.

acmeleader.bsky.social•41 days ago

All the KFI Painted yarns are gorgeous. Sky, Clouds, Desert…I’ve been working with them all for recent projects. I have a ball of Painted Sock Degrade in deep purple I’m looking forward to working up.

ang-decarlis.bsky.social•41 days ago

The Humane Society Thrift in my town seems to be the place where crafters offload their stashes — I just recently figured this out. There were maybe 8 balls of Sky there, three color ways. I don't knit much anymore since I live in Florida, but with the cold this year I couldn't resist!

sundaughter.bsky.social•42 days ago

Oh it’s so pretty! Post progress updates! 😍

thatmacandcheese.bsky.social•41 days ago

Please post a photo of the FO! That yarn is beautiful.

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