

I'm about to start on my first stranded colorwork project—a hat for my nephew. Never having done colorwork, I decided to do a bit of practice. So far I'm not loving the stranding. Mentally I just can't get the hang of holding one strand in my left hand and one in my right. That means I need to hold both strands in my left, and that's where the problems come in. As far as I can tell, most (continental) knitters drape their yarn over their index fingers for control. Being the oddball that I am, I drape the yarn over my middle finger, and that's part of my problem. Stranding would be easy if I could control one strand with my index finger and one with my middle finger (as one of my fair isle books illustrates), but I just don't have the dexterity to do it that way. So it turns out I need a gadget to help keep my strands separate.

It isn't terribly comfortable, but so far it's getting the job done. I hope this works.
That contraption looks cool! I'm co-hosting a knitalong for Stranded Colorwork, if you want to join to go along with your new project, come check us out: www.strandedcolorwork.blogspot.com.
ReplyDeleteYour socks look super cozy, too!