So I read a little about double knitting. I went into my craft room and pulled chunky-weight leftover yarn from my stash. I cast on, tried this whole "double knitting" thing, made some mistakes, ripped, saw that tension really DOES matter, and started over. This is what I was left with Sunday night:
Yeah, my gauge is off a little from color to color but I'm not worried. Either it'll all sort itself out after washing/blocking or it'll add character to what I hope will be a casual, boho/hobo chic scarf.
Progress is slow. It's like doing 1x1 ribbing because the yarns are going front-to-back with every stitch. Still, this renders a fabric that is stockinette on both sides and FLAT. I was thinking, "Hmm... Have I ever seen a flat stockinette scarf? No, because stockinette curls along the edges. But THIS. This is flat. And reversible!"
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It looks like it makes a really thick fabric. Perfect for winter!
Very thick. I'm using size 10 needles and there are only 20 stitches on each side (40 total on the needles).
I tried to knit a whole blanket in double knit once (it was in an old issue of Knitty) and it broke my knitting. I think I would opt to knit a tube with a seam stitch for a scarf. For a hat? Provisional cast on, long tube, then decrease each end, pushing one inside the other? I might try that.
The Harry Potter scarf I knit was a tube with a seamed top/bottom. It's nice and plushy but it isn't nearly as flat as this.
As for a hat, I saw a pattern like the one you suggested and I think that's the way I'd have to go because I have no idea how I'd decrease (k2tog, p2tog) when the stitches are staggered like this on the needles.
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