Reversibility knits and crochet give you various options for your wardrobe. Some sweaters or shawls are completely reversible, while others may have cuffs and collars that offer you the option of turning them up or down for a variety of different looks. On this episode of Knitting Daily TV, host Eunny Jang and experts Shay Pendray and Clara Parkes explore the reversible.
Watch a preview of episode 903:
Getting Started:
Eunny begins this episode with examples and
demonstrations of reversible fabrics. Just because something is reversible,
doesn't mean its exactly the same on both sides. This reversibility is displayed
with the Chincoteague
Jacket by Lisa Jacobs from the Spring 2012 issue of Interweave Knits
magazine (seen at right). By making this jacket with reversible stitches and with different
buttons on each side, this jacket gives the wearer two different options.
Eunny also demonstrates reversible stitches and shows the viewer how to pick up stitches invisibly, so you can make anything reversible with the right stitch pattern and this invisible techniques for picking up stitches.
Eunny is wearing the Peony Cardigan by
Cecily Glowik MacDonald, featured in the Spring 2012 issue of Interweave
Knits magazine.
Accessorize Me!
On this episode's Accessorize Me! segment, Eunny
joins crochet expert Kristin Omdahl with a reversible crocheted mobius design
that is made of strips of crocheted fabric. This Pompeii Mobius design is from
Kristin's book The
Finer Edge and will be available as a free download on
KnittingDailyTV.com in late September 2012. Thank you for your patience.
For more detailed information about the Pompeii Mobius, purchase
the entire season of Knitting Daily TV 900 on DVD or as a digital
download and get a free bonus segment with Kristin that dives more in-depth
into this mobius and crochet design elements.
Yarn Spotlight:
Eunny and Clara team up once again to discuss
locally spun fibers and yarns, something that may be important to you in your
quest for supporting local North American companies. On this Yarn Spotlight
Clara discusses Buffalo Wool Company's Earth
yarn, a yarn completely made in North America from Bison down and nylon.
Clara will discuss why this tough animal makes deliciously soft yarn as well as
the best uses for bison yarn. Also featured on this segment is Louet's Eastport
Alpaca.
Sponsored by Buffalo Wool
Company.
Watch the entire Yarn Spotlight, now available under the "video" tab on KnittingDailyTV.com:
Quick Tip:
Lastly on episode 903 Eunny teaches viewers how to make
an invisible seam so your reversible fabrics can stay that way.
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