Ok, I'm making some good progress. I'm making the baby blanket from SnB using a really sweet Merino multi-coloured yarn, for my expected niece or nephew. I'm enjoying my Denise needles - they're so cool! But of course I have questions:
- SnB says that some people knit in the round to avoid having to perl. Does this only work for tubular things? Or is there some magical way to use circular needles to make a flat thing in stocking stitch, without perling?
- What does the word "baby" mean on yarn? Does it mean washable? Soft? Or is it just a meaningless term of endearment?
- I was tempted to mess with a pattern, to change it from 2 strands held together, to a single strand. I realise this would change the stitches per inch, but I figured I'd just work out how many stitches I should do, instead (I'm fine with ratios and math and all that). And I realise this would mean the finished object look different. But would it be thinner? Thicker? The same?
- If I'm doing intarsia or other yarn mixing, does all the yarn need to be the same? I guess it should all be the same thickness? Does it need to be the same material, too?
- Do you often mix two different colours, for doing two-strands-together knitting?
I think that's it, although I'll no doubt think of more ...