Dreams Come Out In Flowers 夢想綻放如花 by Hua Gau

Dreams Come Out In Flowers 夢想綻放如花

by Hua Gau
Knitting
July 2022
26 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
US 00 - 1.75 mm
US 1 - 2.25 mm
1269 yards (1160 m)
78cm x 92.5cm(30.5 inches X 36.5 inches)
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

If you can knit and purl, you can double knit, too.

About the baby blanket:

  1. This is a reversible baby blanket in Double-Knitting, one size only, approximately 78cm x 92.5cm(30.5 inches X 36.5 inches). The blanket contains 21 different sizes of flowers.
  2. Gauge: 26 stitches x 38 rows in double-knitting = 10cm x 10cm (4 inches).
  3. Yarn: Merino cone yarn, yarn count: 2/32 3-ply. I twisted 2 strands together with an electric yarn twister, so the yarn count: 2/32 6-ply.

What you need:

  1. Yarn weight: the closest to my cone yarn is No:2 Fine-Sport, 50 g (1.76 oz) / 150 m (164 yd), gauge is 26 stitches x 37 rows in double-knitting = 10cm x 10cm (4 inches).
  2. Yarn yardage: Approximately 1,160m (1,269yards) each of two contrasting colors.
  3. Needles: Circular needles 100 cm (40 inches) in 1.75mm(US00) and 2,25mm(US1).
  4. Markers, tapestry needle, scissors and glue to integrate 4 sheets of the chart.
  5. Optional suggestion: Bookstand and soft magnet sheet, to help read the charts when knitting. This is a large project, to finish the entire blanket, you will have to knit over 146,000 stitches, it’s a long hour of work. For the sake of protecting your neck, suggest using the bookstand and soft magnet sheet to help read the chart when knitting, you will learn how to use the tools mentioned above in the pattern.
  6. If you are not familiar with double-knitting, please review the tutorial video below before you get started, and practice the techniquel.

6.1 Continental style:
In the captioned video I recorded, I will show you how to double knit a small piece of fabric( 7 stitches x 10 rows), from cast on to bind-off.
Double Knitting Invisible Cast On, Fast Knit, Purl and Bind-Off https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGFSsV0ceD8

6.2 English style:
Two-Colour Alternating Invisible Cast On for Double-Knitting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5oi2fknnH0&ab_channe...
Double Knitting Demonstration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL2-SB9VFLI&ab_channe...
One-Needle Kitchener Bind-Off for Double-Knitting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upoeo5hwDFo&ab_channe...

6.3 Fixing Mistakes in DoubleKnitting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyKG4nTRwYk