I'll refer to my needles as wood and plastic (Denise), and I'm using red and yellow yarns (why yes, they are leftovers from a massive Gryffindor scarf). I'm sorry about the photo quality, but I took these when the sun wasn't really up yet, so I didn't have much light; they should be clear enough to show what I'm doing. They're all shown in small-size here, but you can click on them for a larger version.
This tutorial shows how to cast on two tubes on your two needles. Just for clarity, I'll repeat the steps with my needles/yarn:
- Cast on all red stitches (for first tube) onto the plastic needle.
- Slip half of the red stitches to the wood needle.
- Push these stitches to the other end of the needles.
- On the same side as in step 1, cast on all yellow stitches (for second tube) onto the plastic needle.
- On the same side as in step 2, slip half of the yellow stitches onto the wood needle.
Now, to knit the tubes. There is a tutorial for this, but I found it unclear until I figured out what the heck I was doing. Then again, this might have had something to do with the migraine, but I hope these pictures will get the point across more clearly. (Then I'd check back with the other tutorial, because she has a lot of tips in there.) The big idea is this: switch yarn, then switch needles, then switch yarn, then switch needles. It's kinda like the KP-PK mantra for Kitchener stitch. Whenever you're knitting with one needle, just ignore the other one (leave the stitches on the cord).
- So, we start with the red tube. Knit the red stitches with the plastic needle,
ending up in between the red and the yellow stitches. - Switch yarns: knit the yellow stitches with the plastic needle.
- Switch needles: knit the yellow stitches with the wood needle.
- Switch yarns: knit the red stitches with the wood needle.
There, now you've completed a round on both tubes.
Keep doing that until you're bored. (Don't forget to pull your yarn snug every time you switch yarns or needles, so you don't end up with a ladder!) Good luck!
Very nice job with your 2 circ tutorial. My sympathies to you on the migraine and happy birthday.
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