http://greendino.disqus.com/enSun, 10 Feb 2008 16:30:14 -0000http://greendinosaur.net/puck/2008/02/09/i-dont-like-life-when-things-get-dull/#comment-3036911truthfully, i just did a regular (for me, shotgun) cast on with the two colors. it probably could be stretchier, but it's working just fine. i'm almost done with the third stripe now - it's currently drying because someone spilled a giant cop of hot chocolate into my unzipped waterproof bag. i'm so glad it hit the acrylic instead of the wool i dyed.<br><br>exchequered is actually what got me thinking about double knitting - because the colors were even the same! but knitty almost always confuses me somehow. i'm bad at patterns, better with pictures, which is why the stitchdiva was helpful for me. :DpuckishSun, 10 Feb 2008 16:30:14 -0000http://greendinosaur.net/puck/2008/02/09/i-dont-like-life-when-things-get-dull/#comment-3036910Hey,<br>Your blog is on my Ravelry queue, and I can help with the double knitting thing. I felt like the instructions for double knitting on this pattern were the clearest: <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/PATTexchequered.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/PATTexchequ...</a><br>Also, I didn't do any kind of fancy cast on, I just did a one color cable cast on because it would be more stretchy.Kate PerrySun, 10 Feb 2008 12:58:50 -0000