{"id":342,"date":"2011-03-03T14:29:10","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T13:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=342"},"modified":"2011-03-03T14:29:10","modified_gmt":"2011-03-03T13:29:10","slug":"so-you-think-you-can-knit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=342","title":{"rendered":"So you think you can knit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, the answer is, you probably can! If you don\u2019t know how to let me assure you that knitting is easy! I\u2019m absolutely convinced that everybody is able to learn how to knit, all it takes, and this might be the biggest challenge, is a bit of patience. With the Internet available you can Google any technique, you can find video tutorials on YouTube, not to mention all the knitting blogs filled with tips and inspiration. There is one site I\u2019d particularly like to recommend and that is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knittinghelp.com\/\">KnittingHelp.com<\/a>. Knitting Help is a site developed by Amy and Sheldon Finlay. I\u2019ve been following their work for years now, and what started with a handful of basic knitting videos has become a brilliant resource and instruction web site for knitting.<\/p>\n<p>Lately I\u2019ve been preparing my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knitwithattitude.com\/shop\/default\/workshop\/\">Learn how to knit workshops<\/a>. When I teach, instead of just going through the different techniques I prefer that the group work to complete a project. I believe that it is easier to maintain interest and motivation if you are working towards a goal, and the proudness and satisfaction my students show when having completed a project is priceless. Now this is how you get someone hooked on knitting! The obvious place to start is often with a scarf, but if you read the previous posts of my blog, you know that I\u2019m fed up with scarves and that I\u2019ve made a pledge not to make more in a very very very long time. So, I\u2019ve tried to come up with a quick and manageable project that will introduce a set of different basic techniques for the beginner knitter. This is what I came up with: Colourful and fancy potholders!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Easy Peasy Potholders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You need:<br \/>\nDK cotton yarn, I\u2019ve used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knitwithattitude.com\/shop\/default\/products\/yarn\/the-mirasol-yarn-colletion.html?limit=all\">Mirasol\u2019s T\u2019ika<\/a>: 100% Pima Cotton which is brilliant to work with for a beginner knitter<br \/>\nPair of straight knitting needles size 4mm<br \/>\nDarning needle<\/p>\n<p>To make these potholders you knit two squares, combining two of the following stitch patterns. Lay one square on top of the other and stitch them together, making sure the space between your stitches are even to make a pretty and firm edge. If you want to, make a loop to hang the potholders from before weaving in and hiding the ends.<\/p>\n<p>Square 1: Garter Stitch<br \/>\nCast on 36 stitches<br \/>\nNext row: knit through out the row.<br \/>\nRepeat for 54 rows.<br \/>\nNext row: Cast off.<br \/>\nCut the yarn and weave in the ends.<\/p>\n<p>Square 2: Stockinette Stitch<br \/>\nCast on 36 stitches<br \/>\nNext row: knit through out the row.<br \/>\nNext row: purl through out the row.<br \/>\nRepeat last two rows for 54 rows.<br \/>\nNext row: Cast off.<br \/>\nCut the yarn and weave in the ends.<\/p>\n<p>Square 3: Seed stitch<br \/>\nCast on 36 stitches<br \/>\nNext row: knit one stitch, purl one stitch,<br \/>\nrepeat through out the row.<br \/>\nNext row: purl one stitch, knit one stitch,<br \/>\nrepeat through out row.<br \/>\nMake sure that a knit stitch is placed over a purl stitch, and a purl stitch over a knit stitch.<br \/>\nContinue alternating the last two rows.<br \/>\nNext row: Cast off.<br \/>\nCut the yarn and weave in the ends.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maya-b.com\/blogimages\/potholder1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maya-b.com\/blogimages\/potholder3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maya-b.com\/blogimages\/potholder2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>     <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maya-b.com\/blogimages\/potholder4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><em>Det kan du! Hvis du ikke vet hvordan s\u00e5 la meg forsikre deg om at strikking er lett! Jeg er hellig overbevist om at absolutt alle kan l\u00e6re seg \u00e5 strikke, det som kreves, og det er kanskje den mest utfordrende biten, er en god dose t\u00e5lmodighet. Med Internettet tilgjengelig kan du Google enhver teknikk, du kan finne instruksjonsfilmer p\u00e5 YouTube, for ikke \u00e5 snakke om alle strikkebloggene fylt med tips og inspirasjon. Det er en nettside jeg spesielt \u00f8nsker \u00e5 anbefale, og det er <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knittinghelp.com\/\">KnittingHelp.com<\/a>. Knitting Help er et nettsted utviklet av Amy og Sheldon Finlay. Jeg har fulgt deres arbeid i \u00e5revis n\u00e5, og det som startet med en h\u00e5ndfull enkle instruksjonsfilmer har endt opp som en brilliant ressurs- og instruksjonsside for strikkere. <\/p>\n<p>I det siste har jeg forberedt mine <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knitwithattitude.com\/shop\/default\/workshop\/\">L\u00e6r \u00e5 strikke kurs<\/a>. N\u00e5r jeg underviser, i stedet for \u00e5 fortl\u00f8pende g\u00e5 igjennom de ulike teknikkene, foretrekker jeg at gruppen jobber med \u00e5 fullf\u00f8re et konkret prosjekt. Jeg tror det er lettere \u00e5 opprettholde interesse og motivasjon hvis du jobber mot et m\u00e5l, og den stolthet og tilfredshet som studentene viser n\u00e5r de har fullf\u00f8rt sitt f\u00f8rste prosjekt er ubetalelig. N\u00e5, s\u00e5nn er det du f\u00e5r noen hektet p\u00e5 strikking! Det \u00e5penbare \u00e5 begynne med er et skjerf, men hvis du har lest de siste innleggene i denne bloggen s\u00e5 vet du at jeg er dritlei skjerf og at jeg har inng\u00e5tt et h\u00f8ytidelig l\u00f8fte om \u00e5 ikke strikke skjerf p\u00e5 veldig veldig veldig lenge. S\u00e5 jeg har pr\u00f8vd \u00e5 komme opp med et rask og h\u00e5ndterlig prosjekt som introduserer de grunnleggende teknikkene for nybegynnerstrikkeren. Dette er hva jeg kom fram til: Fargerike og fancy grytekluter!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Easy Peasy Potholders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Du trenger:<br \/>\nBomullsgarn, jeg har brukt <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knitwithattitude.com\/shop\/norwegian\/products\/yarn\/the-mirasol-yarn-colletion.html?limit=all\">Mirasol\u2019s T\u2019ika<\/a>: 100% Pima Bomull som er enkelt \u00e5 jobbe med for nybegynnere.<br \/>\nEt par rette pinner 4mm<br \/>\nStoppen\u00e5l<\/p>\n<p>N\u00e5r du lager disse gryteklutene strikker du to lapper, hvor du kombinerer to av m\u00f8nstrene nedenfor. Legg en lapp over en annen og sy dem sammen, v\u00e6r oppmerksom p\u00e5 at avstanden mellom stingene dine er jevn, slik at du f\u00e5r en fast og pen kant. Hvis du vil s\u00e5 lager du en l\u00f8kke til \u00e5 henge grytekluten i f\u00f8r du fester og skjuler den siste tr\u00e5den.<\/p>\n<p>Lapp 1: Rettstrikk<br \/>\nLegg opp 36 masker<br \/>\nNeste rekke: strikk rette masker fra begynnelse til slutt<br \/>\nGjenta 54 rekker<br \/>\nNeste rekke: fell av<br \/>\nKutt garnet og sy inn endene<\/p>\n<p>Lapp 2: Glattstrikk<br \/>\nLegg opp 36 masker<br \/>\nNeste rekke: strikk rette masker fra begynnelse til slutt<br \/>\nNeste rekke: strikk vrange masker fra begynnelse til slutt<br \/>\nGjenta de to siste rekkene 54 ganger til sammen.<br \/>\nNeste rekke: fell av<br \/>\nKutt garnet og sy inn endene<\/p>\n<p>Lapp 3: Perlestrikk<br \/>\nLegg opp 36 masker<br \/>\nNeste rekke: strikk en maske rett og en maske vrang, gjenta ut rekken<br \/>\nNeste rekke: strikk en maske vrang og en maske rett, gjenta ut rekken<br \/>\nForsikre deg om at rette masker plasseres over vrange masker, og vrange masker over rette masker.<br \/>\nGjenta de to siste rekkene 54 ganger til sammen.<br \/>\nNeste rekke: fell av<br \/>\nKutt garnet og sy inn endene<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, the answer is, you probably can! If you don\u2019t know how to let me assure you that knitting is easy! I\u2019m absolutely convinced that everybody is able to learn how to knit, all it takes, and this might be the biggest challenge, is a bit of patience. 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