It has been a while since I have given any updates on my genius hour project. As intended, I have learned the long-tail cast-on. This type of cast-on was very easy to pick up! It also made knitting the first row a breeze. Below you will see a video I took showing the long-tail cast-on.
While exploring different types of stitched, I figured out what I was doing that caused me to increase the number of stitches in my rows. When switching between knitting, and purling, I would have my working yarn on the wrong side. Below, I have posted photos with the proper working yarn positioning.
When knitting, working yarn should be behind the needle.
I caught this error while experimenting with two new stitch patterns. This first stitch I tried out was the seed stitch. This stitch requires you to knit one, the purl one until the end of the row to complete the first row. It then requires to you purl one, then knit one until the end of the row. This stitch was good practice to teach me to remember to ensure the yarn is on its proper side.
The second stitch I experimented with was the moss stitch. With this stitch, you do two rows of knit one, purl one, then switch to two rows of purl one, knit one. Although I did not try it, you can also create a double moss stitch by increasing the number of knits and purls to two. If you would like to see what these patterns look like check out
When purling, working yarn should be in front of the need
Another thing I accomplished was successfully binding off! After the last attempts frustrations, I feel very relieved to have been able to do this successfully.
I think I have found a dishcloth pattern I would like to try! But first, I will need to head back to the store for smaller sized needles!
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