I don't have a pattern to work from... just a technique and set of guidelines. So I figure I should practice before beginning the final work.
I started with a couple of swatches... a standard knit and a twined knit.
I chose a yarn I don't care too much about.... the Twined technique will unwind standard-spun yarns... so I wanted to make sure that I wouldn't care if the test yarn got ruined while I was learning how to do the technique.
The twined swatch is noticeably thicker than the standard. Also there are slightly more stitches per inch on the twined swatch.
I think the back is interesting. You can see the twisting of the strands. It reminds of color-work, though I haven't done much.
The twined technique uses two strands and recommended knitting with both the inside and outside strand from a center-pull ball.
I did not care for the twisting of the strands. My sample yarn is a very slippery acrylic, so the cake did not stay together well. Certainly this is a contributing factor, but I've decided to start knitting the final project using two balls.
While my twined swatch doesn't look great, I feel I have a good handle on the technique.
Next steps are to keep spinning yarn and swatch with the actual yarn to determine needle size.
Happy Fiber Arts Friday!
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