Flutterby Scarf Kit Tips for people who have bought one of the kits!

I just thought a couple of tips, if you are a beginner to knitting would help using the yarn skein I have designed.

The Greens



 

 

 

And the Creams

 

 

 

The first thing for you to do is open out skein and place it on the back of a dining chair or someone's hands to help wind into a ball.  I have joined the yarn with the beginning of the knitting on the inside of the skein.

So now you have a ball of yarn what needles hey?
I have use 6.5mm sized double pointed needles.  There the ones that have a plastic string joining the two points. 
I've just measured (approx. as there's knitting on them!) 64cm long string.

Why use this type?
This type make knitting large amounts of stitches much easier as the stitches have space to sit on. Unlike with the ordinary needles which the knitting tends to bunch up on.

Next tip I'd like to pass on is the method I cast on with.  I always cast on as if I'm knitting a stitch, but instead of knocking it off I place it on the needle.  But with the way the scarf is knitted it's best to cast on really loosely using the finger method see here for the diagram tutorial.


Begin with making a Slip Knot.

 

 

Then wrap wool around left hand or right if you are left handed.  Take note of the cross over parts of the wool.

 

Then put the loop onto the knitting needle next to where the slip knot is, keeping the loop loose.

Pull wool until it takes the size of the needle.

 

The stitch should move on the needle without it being too tight that you cant move it and it squeaks.  But not so loose that loop drops.

Pictures care of Google and this site  The Craft Yarn Council....American....looks a good site!
I think i'll have a good investigate whilst I'm designing the Boys Flutterby scarf....great title or what!!