{"id":3338,"date":"2018-03-16T00:34:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T00:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/?p=3338"},"modified":"2023-04-22T17:31:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T17:31:01","slug":"i-cord-insertion-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/i-cord-insertion-coming-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"I-cord Insertion coming soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

The twin’s mother, my dear friend Katie, admires Dasher<\/a>.   I can see her little girls wearing Dasher and I must knit it for them.  <\/em>This is not a rational thing, but it’s a thing, I’m sure you can relate. (This does mean 4 sleeves.  This does mean two sweaters in fingering weight yarn.   This does mean using the the i-cord bind off many times and then picking up many stitches. Fortunately they are only going to be wearing size 2 years next fall.)  It’s the picking up many stitches part that brings me to reality.  I just don’t want to pick up that many stitches, however tidy it looks.  (Go look at Dasher<\/a>, isn’t the contrast piping adorable?)<\/p>\n

Knitting moves horizontally when the the stitches oscillate in short rows, increase and decrease at the same time. Thinking about SRS<\/a> and other horizontal knitting,<\/a> I wondered if there was a way to combine an i-cord cast on and an i-cord bind off to make an i-cord insertion.  So I did an experimental swatch, and oh my word, it worked.  Like Lego Batman’s first try, but anyway…<\/p>\n

I wrote to Ann Kingston<\/a>, because I wasn’t sure how she’d feel if I wrote about part of her pattern as a chore!  She wrote back:<\/p>\n

Hi Christine,<\/p>\n

I\u2019m honoured! Post about it just as you wish. Modifying patterns to accommodate your own knitting preferences is a huge part of the fun of being an accomplished knitter!<\/p>\n

Warm regards,
\nAnn<\/p>\n

Ps Tell your friend the designer is an identical twin!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love being able to contact knitting people.<\/p>\n

I have 3 posts coming:<\/p>\n