I designed these slipper socks for next month's pattern. I decided I wanted
bubbles on the cuff. It took me a bit to figure it out, but I did, and now I want
to show you how to do it. You will have to keep in mind that this is not the
project video, that's next month and this is not really a stitch pattern, it's
actually a technique. Hey it's Denise from Loomahat.com. How about we begin with rows
1 through 4, which are a simple knit stitch. The direction that you decide to
go, is not really going to affect the pattern, so either way is fine. We're
going to start with whatever version of the knit stitch you prefer. This is the
flat knit stitch. I tend to default to the U-wrap, which goes like this,
you half wrap and knit off, half wrap and knit off. But any version is going to be fine.
Also I'm going flat, so I'm going back and forth, but you're going to do exactly
the same thing, even if you decide to knit this in the round, like to make a
hat. When you finish the four rows of knit, you're then going to do four rows
of purl . To do the purl, you're going to take the yarn and you're going to put
it under the existing loop, like this. With your hook, from the top, you're gonna
scoop up and create a new loop, take the old loop off, put the new loop on and
pull the yarn. Let's see that again. Take your strand and put it under the
existing loop, scoop up and create a new loop, which looks like this, here's the
existing loop and that one you're gonna take off the peg, put the new loop on the
peg and pull your working yarn. Alright, just keep doing that. Again you need
four rows of purls. If you want it your bubble to be a little thicker then you
can do five rows.
Now all you have to do is repeat rows 1 through 8, for as many rows of bubbles as
you want. In my case I did 3. Make sure that you stretch your stitches, so that
your fabric looks as it should. I did want to show you the backside because
you can do this technique on this side. I want to get more texture, so I'm here.
You can customize your rolls on any section, your knits or your purls. In
fact, I added an extra roll of purl here in the middle. But either one is going to
work fine. Then get a strand of matching yarn and a needle and I'm going to start
on this end , either end, it doesn't really matter where you start or
how you secure your yarn. I'm going to do a little knot on this end, only because
this is just a swatch that I'm working on. Then you're going to take your
needle and you're going to put it at the top of the purls and you're gonna go
two rows in, then go to the bottom row of purls and feed your yarn through there.
Then tighten it. Now this is on the end, so you're limited to how much you
can tighten because it will kind of bend your fabric. But try to tighten as best
as you can. Then you're going to count two rows in, right here, you see where you
get that one two rows in and then you're going to feed, on the top, your needle and
then bring it to the bottom,of that same exact row, and then you're going to
tighten. My yarn is white, so it kind of limits how much you can see. But try
to tighten your yarn, as good as you can, because that's going to puff up your
bubble and it's going to show up more. Then all you're going to do is, again
count two rows, and from the back bring your needle in through the top, and
then back two rows in through the bottom. Now if you want them wider. You can go
three, five,ten, its your fabric, you could do anything you want. You could just do
one at a time. I seem to feel that it works out well when I count two lines in
and then feed the needle. And, I'm going to make that little knot, right
there. That amount of width, I like the look of the bubbles when I do that many
rows. Then again, remember to pull on your string and you see how it shapes
the bubble. The tighter you pull it, the puffier the bubble is. Then just
keep doing that and at the end it'll look like this. Now, let's say you run out
of yarn or you're finished your row, like I did here, it's a good idea then to
secure your yarn on the reverse side. So you're gonna like, just feed your needle
through a couple of them, then come back and make a knot. You want to make sure
that your yarn is secure. If it's not, it can unravel and there goes your bubbles, so
we don't want that to happen. Make sure that it's nice, you got a nice knot and
you feed your, I'm sorry, and you weave in your ends. Then just do the same thing
on the next row and the next row. If you want them a little tighter and
closer together, just make less rows of knit. And, you can even stagger them. If
in your case, like I'm doing here, you want them off a bit. then you know
count three rows and then start doing every second row, so that they can be
staggered, right. So they're not sitting one, on top of the other.
Alright guys,
that's it. Special thanks to Carol from PromiseLearningATL.com
and Lori Kopaczewski for covering the cost of closed captioning.
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