Miscellaneous

Bottom-Up Knitted Knockers

In this video, I walk through the techniques used in the free Bottoms-Up Knitted Knockers pattern. Watch the video and visit the links below for more info on this wonderful organization.

Get your free bottoms-up Knitted Knockers pattern here.
List of approved yarns.
Learn more about Knitted Knockers here on their website, knittedknockers.org.
Listen to the VeryPink Knits Podcast episode with Barb from Knitted Knockers.

Video links to techniques I use in the video:
Slow-Motion Casting-on to DPNs
Slow-Motion KFB (knit front & back)
K2tog (knit two together)

The needles I’m using are Knitter’s Pride Ginger double-pointed needles.
The approved yarns I used are Kraemer Tatamy DK and Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK.
The chunky yellow yarn I used for demonstration is Paintbox Yarns Chunky.
The scarf on the mannequin is Bay’s Edge (not my design). Here is my Ravelry project page with details on the yarn, etc.

Blooper Video 1

The whole time we’re shooting, three dogs are wanting to go outside, then back in, then out again, etc. Having the backdoor open that often means that there are often unwelcome guests in the shot. I really try not to be distracted by them, but…

Blooper

I’m lucky to have Parker editing my videos, because he makes it look as if I never stumble over words, or run my tongue over my front teeth right before I start talking. In this video, he exposes me.

In my defense, YOU try saying “wash and block your swatch, of course”.