I introduced the Short Row Slide idea in this post, it’s a way of making a column of ribbing look as if it were sliding horizontally. The individual slides are all explained with written instructions and charts in the (soon to be released) patterns, but I wanted to explain how and why I dealt with each field. I wrote about dealing with Garter Stitch in this post. And dealing with Ribbed stitch in this post. And Working with Stockinette here. And Reverse Stockinette here.
All of these swatches have the same number of stitches and rows, so you can see how the different fields vary their dimensions. I’m rather proud that I figured out how to make the stockinette and reverse stockinette out of the same swatch!
I wanted the shawls and blankets to be made in one piece. A lady from church knit a knit/purl blanket for Benjamin like that when he was a baby, and it was the best for swaddling. At the edges of the fabric I used ribbing where a knit field would be, and garter where the reverse stockinette would be. The varying widths and heights made the fabric buckle like corrugated cardboard – but blocking (really severe blocking) set all to rights.
I’ve explained everything that I can think off, now I need to start learn to make a video. What other issues should I address in Short Row Slides?
My Patterns Andalus and Habibi use these techniques.
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