Dualola by Laura Nelkin

Dualola

Knitting
November 2023
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in 4” [10 cm] in St st, blocked
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
80 - 115 yards (73 - 105 m)
Headband- 1 (2, 3) Finished Measurements Approx. 3.25 inches [8 cm] wide x 19 (21, 23) inches [48 (53, 58) cm] around, unstretched Mitts- 1 (2, 3) Palm circumference: 6.5 (7.25, 8) inches [17, (18.5, 20) cm] Choose the size closest to your palm circumfe
English
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Who wants to Dualola? I do! You do! November Lola’s Choice Kit is all about Embellishing your knits! You know Lola - she’s always got a trick or two up her sleeve. And this pattern set is no different.

November’s Lola’s Choice is SOLD OUT, and if you sign up NOW you’ll start with January 2024 as your first kit! What a great gift to yourself or a knitting buddy!

The kit includes:

  • 1 skein of BC Garn, Loch Lomond GOTS yarn
  • Size 18 tapestry and crewel needles
  • 5 grams of Size 6 Matsuno seed beads
  • Dental floss threader
  • a 4” x 5” piece of self-adhesive washaway stabilizer
  • 8 yards of Feederbrook Farms Entropy Sport for embroidering
  • PDF Download for Dualola that includes links to detailed video tutorials

The knitting in this pattern is easy-breezy, so you can hurry up and get to the fun stuff: beaded embroidery. With straightforward instructions, info-packed videos, and quick-to-knit pieces, you’ll be jazzing up your knits in no time. And the yarn, I just know that some of you are going to fall in LOVE with Loch Lomond. It’s the perfectly woolly, tweedy, and sturdy (while still being soft), organic, DK-weight yarn.

The headband’s got a twist that’ll complement your eyes with an integrated braided edge that will warm your ears. And the mitts practically knit themselves - with a thumb that’s a total afterthought (but in the best way possible).

Now, for the two ways you can embroider your beads: The first option is all about free-form fun on your knits — just eyeball it and go. The second involves a washaway stabilizer (basically, you trace and stick it onto your knit before you go wild with the embellishment). I’m hoping all you creative souls out there bring your A-game and make these knits your own! I can’t wait to see what you do!

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