More Genius Hour Research: Supplies and Casting On
This week, I was able to purchase the supplies I needed for my Genius Hour project. These supplies included: yarn, knitting needles, and a sewing needle. I already had a pair of scissors I can use.
I also did some further research into the different techniques I can use to create a pair of knitted mittens. I have found a very helpful YouTube instructional video on how to create a pair of mittens by combining four rectangular pieces of knit fabric. I have decided to use this technique for my Genius Hour project, with a simple knit stitch, as I am a beginner and this is one of the most basic techniques. Further, the yarn I have selected is thick, and this method of knitting mittens works best with thicker yarn.
I chose to work with thicker yarn because I like the style of mittens the thickness creates and, through my research, I learned it can be easier for beginners to work with thicker yarn and thicker needles. Further, you complete projects faster with thicker yarn, as it takes less "stitches" to fill up more space.
Further, I did some research on how to "cast on" to start my project. "Casting on" is a knitting term, which describes the method used to start a knitting project by looping the yarn onto the knitting needles.
I have practiced a few "cast-on" stitches, as I had never properly learned how to do this by myself, without the assistance of others. I am beginning to get the hang of it, after several attempts.
Next week, I will need to research how to "cast off" or "bind off", which is how you finish the edge of a knitted piece, and learn how to form the knitted rectangles into mittens. This, I will be able to learn from more instructional videos online.
YouTube has been a great resource to me in researching this topic, as I can see and hear the virtual "instructors" from multiple angles as they knit. Though diagrams and text can be helpful, being able to witness the yarn and needles in motion through video has been enormously beneficial in learning this tactile skill.
I also did some further research into the different techniques I can use to create a pair of knitted mittens. I have found a very helpful YouTube instructional video on how to create a pair of mittens by combining four rectangular pieces of knit fabric. I have decided to use this technique for my Genius Hour project, with a simple knit stitch, as I am a beginner and this is one of the most basic techniques. Further, the yarn I have selected is thick, and this method of knitting mittens works best with thicker yarn.
I chose to work with thicker yarn because I like the style of mittens the thickness creates and, through my research, I learned it can be easier for beginners to work with thicker yarn and thicker needles. Further, you complete projects faster with thicker yarn, as it takes less "stitches" to fill up more space.
Further, I did some research on how to "cast on" to start my project. "Casting on" is a knitting term, which describes the method used to start a knitting project by looping the yarn onto the knitting needles.
I have practiced a few "cast-on" stitches, as I had never properly learned how to do this by myself, without the assistance of others. I am beginning to get the hang of it, after several attempts.
Next week, I will need to research how to "cast off" or "bind off", which is how you finish the edge of a knitted piece, and learn how to form the knitted rectangles into mittens. This, I will be able to learn from more instructional videos online.
YouTube has been a great resource to me in researching this topic, as I can see and hear the virtual "instructors" from multiple angles as they knit. Though diagrams and text can be helpful, being able to witness the yarn and needles in motion through video has been enormously beneficial in learning this tactile skill.
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| J., Sarah. (2009, December 29). Checkerboard Pattern [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2Nnnwsg |
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