
Two New Knitting Projects
First I started the Ensign Brook DK Cardigan. And then I was inspired (again) by the brilliance of Alasdair’s double-knitting design Parallax. I now have two projects with which I’m obsessed.
Handling Two Complexities
I’m hopeful that the Ensign Brook DK Cardigan project won’t take up a ton of my mental knitting energies. Because I will need it for the Parallax 3.0 scarf by Alasdair Post-Quinn (of Extreme Double-Knitting fame).
I did purchase and download the 5-pattern booklet of Parallax scarves by Alasdair. With 37 pages , I had to print out a lot of them. He takes you all the way from casting on for multi-colored double-knitting to learning a bit about the new lingo of layers and twisted selvages.
There isn’t much that intimidates me in the world of yarn. But double-knitting has never been my strong suit. Anything that requires me to bring the yarn (or yarns) forward and backward can be a bit daunting.
But fortunately I have three balls of Kauni in my stash that I think will work.
I can’t wait to cast on for the new project.
I also can’t wait to expand the new cardigan design enough so that photos show what it will look like a little better.
Current Knitting
So here’s the Ensign Brook DK Cardigan so far.
First of all, it will be knit in-the-round and the front opening will be done with a steek. I wasn’t sure how I wanted the bottom of the cardigan to look (i-cord edging, ribbing, what kind of ribbing if ribbing, etc.) so I opted to just do a provisional cast-on. The red yarn is just waste yarn.
It’s nice being excited by two projects at once. It’ll keep me busy for a while. Someone on Facebook mentioned that it took them six months to knit Parallax. I’m wondering if that project will become my next coffin adornment project.
More power to you keeping two projects at once and doing them well.
You are ambitious taking on those two projects. The yarn is so pretty. Can’t wait to see them done. Good luck!! I love how you dive into things. Take care!