I found this pattern for a teddy bear. I was thinking of wanting to knit the brown one on the left hand side.
The method she is referring to–double knitting–is that the same method Amy shows in her video of the heart? Should I just watch that one to get the hang of it or is it something different?
I haven’t tackled this project yet (I am in the middle of a sweater), but I thought it would be fun to do…I have done lots of baby blankets, hats, botties, and mittens and want something differnt. Plus, my youngest daughter might like one. Thanks!
There are different techniques and purposes for doing double knitting. This one is different than in my video. This “knit-slip” method is merely a substitution for knitting with DPN’s or other circular method. Picture that you’re knitting a tube, but with all the stitches crammed onto one needle: you’ve got a stitch from the back of the tube next to a stitch from the front, alternating across the whole needle. You knit the front stitch, and slip the back stitch (with yarn in front), across the row, then turn and knit the back stitches (now the front ones, facing you), and slip others. So you’re doing the exact same thing as knitting in the round, in the end, but you’re doing it with 2 straight needles.
I find it more work, but it’s definitely fun to do at least once, just for kicks, it’s neat to see how it works!
Alternately, you could knit that bear using DPN’s or another small-daimeter circular method.
There are many affordable teddy bear knitting books availible. You will find much better looking patterns, that aren’t difficult and don’t require dpn’s or any fancy at all for that matter.
I’m working on a pattern now from “The knitted teddy bear” by Sandra Polley. It’s coming along fine, I’ve had 0 problems so far and I have only been knitting for a few weeks.
I was trying to find a pattern that was free and that I already had needles and yarn for. I want to use up my scraps and save money. Thanks, though, MrTea.
