hello! I love your projects. Unfortunately, I'm horrible at knitting and crocheting (I'm more of an idea person when it comes to that sort of thing). Luckily, my little sister is a crafty one and I've been not so subtly leaving hints around the house that I would like her to make me those Interrupt Gauntlets. She was wondering if you could suggest a good video or source to teach her the Channel Island Cast On since she's never used it before.
You absolutely do not have to use the Channel Island cast on. ;) I just used it to give the gauntlets a bit of a decorative edge. So she should feel free to go with her normal cast on method, so long as it produces a stretchy edge (like, long-tail or knitted is fine, just not as pretty). Same goes for the Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off I suggested, though I have tried the traditional bind off with this pattern and the thumb ended up way too tight, so I strongly suggest the stretchy bind off for the thumb at least. ;)
As to sources… Both cast on and bind off methods are described in this fantastic book I recently got called Cast On Bind Off by Leslie Ann Bestor. I’ve been going through that book and trying all the different methods, best $10 I ever spent.
I generally search YouTube for knitting videos these days, there are hundreds of them. YouTube has been a goldmine for knitters.
Channel Island (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPbJGGz8k8Q
Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abBhe-JYmgI
Glad to hear you’re enjoying the projects! If you haven’t seen the entries, Elinskan is making the Gauntlets as a double-knitted project, if your sister is so inclined.
http://elinskan.tumblr.com/post/59995127234/working-on-a-double-knitted-version-of
http://elinskan.tumblr.com/post/60376994227/all-done-the-gusset-turned-out-fine-on-the-mc
