Sort of free handing a balaclava and want to add knit ribbing, does anyone combine knit and Tunisian crochet and have suggestions?
I am freehanding a balaclava and have done the hood portion in Tunisian crochet. For that stretch classic with knit ribbing, I’d like to knit the front/face edge and neck portion (see yellow areas) in 1x1 or 2x2 rib. I already knit but haven’t tried putting them together.
I crocheted the hood in DK yarn with a 6mm hook. I also did a bit of swatching for the neck doing a couple of rows of Tunisian simple stitch (TSS) as a mock bit of hood and knitting off the other end of the TSS cast on. I found it to be really holey even with 4mm needles. I don’t mind if the knit portion is thinner but I would like the stitches to not seem super wide/holey or the transition really holey.
Has anyone else worked something like this? I would love any suggestions (particularly about finding the right hook/needle combination 😅)!
Thanks in advance ! :)