Thursday, March 2, 2017

Half Way Through My Smile Direct Club Treatment Now!

I'd like to give a quick update on my Smile Direct Club experience. I'm finally on my 11th tray. The journey has been smooth so far and I did not experience anything surprising with my teeth and how they are moving.

Since the 8th treatment, I did notice there is a gap on my lower teeth. I double checked my treatment plan, even though it doesn't show very clearly on the right side picture, I do notice a very minimal gap on the left side chart. 
I'm not very much concerned at the moment as I think my teeth should move back in place in the future. But as you can tell, my bottom teeth has became more straighter and the over crowding area isn't as noticeable as before. 
My top stick-out tooth is still sticking out quite a bit, but I can tell it is not as much as before as well. You can barely see it now even when I get a big smile on my face. 
This is the treatment plan I've received: what to expect on the 11th tray

You can see my bottom teeth is straighter now and my top stick-out tooth is less noticeable

If I smile naturally, you can see an improvement from when I first started.
Again, this was right before the first tray, a close up on my messy teeth


I've been charged monthly so far, and I usually receive my trays every 2-3 months. But right now I'm on my 11th tray and I only have up to the 12th tray. I've emailed the customer representative about this and this is what they've replied: 
Your second phase of aligners won't be arriving from our manufacturing facility until you've switched into your 12th aligner.

If you're adhering to the wear schedule that was prescribed to you in your treatment plan, you'll only be wearing your aligner 12 for an additional week or two before your aligner 13 arrives. This is designed to allow your teeth a little extra time to stabilize before moving into the second phase of treatment.

Will update again after a few trays. I hope this works as planned. :)
Thank you for reading!

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Japanese Beauty Products that I love in 2017

Hello everyone! It's been awhile since I've updated. I'm finally back to reality after traveling to Asia and I would like to share with you some of the things that I've encountered, some products that I've purchased and used and loved, and some of my travel experience.

So this post I'll be talking about the beauty products that I've found in Japan. I actually went to Japan twice during my trip to Asia in December. I went to Osaka with my family, then I went to Okinawa with my friends for a wedding.
I've always loved Japan. I love their culture, their products, their FOOD (OMG!), their politeness, their cleaniness, and their high standard of living (not in terms of money, but in terms of the way they want to live their life). Long time before Korean beauty products and dramas became a trend in Asia, I have always admired EVERYTHING in Japan.

So here are some Japanese beauty products that works really well with my skin. I purchased some of these during my trip this time, I've also purchased some of them in my previous trips or have asked my parents to get me these items when they travel to Japan (they generally go to Japan 3-4 times a year). Most of these items I've seen it in America, or on Amazon. Of course they will be more expensive comparing to getting them from Japan. But if you are planning to visit Japan and you are not sure what you want to try, you may consider these.


Facial Cleansers

Hada Labo Make Up Cleansing Oil

I love this brand because they are affordable. I've been using this cleansing oil for years. These comes in refill pack and which helps save the world by creating less waste for bottles and it's easy to carry when you are trying to buy a lot in Japan. I used to use Shu Uemura's cleansing oils which are very good too, but they are way too expensive. The Hada Labo cleansing oil is so much cheaper and it does a good job in removing face and eye make up. It may take a bit longer to remove waterproofed mascaras though, so I usually gently put a finger on top of my eyelashes with these cleansing oil on my finger, and let it stay for 30 seconds before washing them off. However, there is no problem in removing my waterproof eyeliner
If you are looking for a better make up cleanser for waterproofed eye makeup, I would recommend you another product from Korea instead. [Will post that in the future so stay tuned!]
Please note that I do follow the Korean beauty routine of doing double cleansing (which I didn't even know it was a Korean thing until I start hearing other vloggers talk about it). I will use a water based cleanser to wash my face again after using this cleansing oil to get a more deeper cleansing result.

Ishizawa Keana Baking Soda Face Wash Foam &
Ishizawa Keana Baking Soda Scrub Wash (Powder)





If you're like me, always struggling with clogged pores and blackheads, I would highly recommend to you. These face wash and exfoliator are just wonderful. They contain baking soda in it to help cleanse your pores and dig the dirt out in a non-abrasive way. Of course, you may always use a even more natural ingredient (i.e. the real baking soda that you can buy from grocery stores). 
These has been very popular in Asia right now and I've been seeing them in the stores in Hong Kong. I do see my pores being improved after using it for a month. I use the face wash every night, and the powder 2-3 times a week depending on how dirty I feel my pores are. They also sell these at Japanese drugstore. 
These can be found on Amazon USA website as well.

Toner

Labo Labo Super Pores Lotion
OMG, you won't believe me, but I am actually a super lazy bug when it comes to beauty and skincare. But growing older isn't fun and your age reflects how much time you actually need to spend on skincare routine. My mom used to give me a lot of different products to try but I will always say "Nah... I don't need it". But now I'm craving her to give me more to try. 
Since blackheads and big pores has been my problem, I've done some researched and decided to try this toner as well. And to my surprise, it actually works! I actually see my pores become smaller and cleaner after using this.
So after I've cleansed my face, exfoliated, then I will apply a few drops of these on a cotton pad and gently swipe through my face from the bottom to the top. At times, if I over poured an extra few drops on my cotton pad, I will put it around my nose for a minute and let them soak because that's my most problematic area with blackheads. 
These can also be found on Amazon USA website as well.

Moisturizer

 Hada Labo 3 in 1 Intense Moisturizing Perfect Gel
This is one of the best moisturizer that I use in a drugstore price. I used to use Clinque's Moisture Surge but it cost me a fortune to purchase those (even though they are very good!). I found these moisturizes my skin very well especially under California's super dry weather.
Like the cleansing oil, they sell these "Refill" version in Japan so you won't need to purchase the container again and throw them away like a waste. I have used this for about 2-3 years now and I've always just purchased the refill packs. They cost about 100-200yen cheaper than the container version, but it is so much easier to carry and space saving (especially you want to be able to put more into your luggage without being overweight!)
They do carry these in some Japanese beauty store or supermarkets and it's not difficult to find.
I've also used other of their products (emulsion and beauty water) but I like this one the best.

Eyes

Namerakahonpo Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream

This was recommended by a friend of my mom saying that these have anti-wrinkle function. Now some of you may say (like what I used to say), I'm still young and I don't have wrinkles so why should I care? To be honest, I was like that too. But after doing some research on Korean beauty, I decide to give more nurturing to my eyes so I bought these. To my surprise, they are not too "creamy" and oily, but it does moisturize around my eyes very well. I don't use a lot each time, just a tiny bead for both eyes and apply it with my ring finger.  It also seems like a big tube when you're using so little each time.Almost forgot to mention, they are also very cheap drugstore brand.
You may find them on Rakuten.

KAO Megurhythm Hot Steam Eye Mask


These eye masks can be life savers for a lot of people (not just ladies). If you've ever woke up with swollen eyes, this is what you need to get. These heated eye mask will become warm once you open the package for about 10-15 minutes. It's designed in a way that you can hold it with your ears so it gets hold in one place. They are not only great for the morning to help you feel refreshed with your swollen eyes, but also great for night before you go to bed to help circulation. It comes in different scents and this I have here is the Lavender scent to help you sleep better.
You may find these on Amazon.



Sunscreen
Shiseido Anessa SPF 50+

With the abrasive sun in California, it is a MUST to wear sunscreen whether it's sunny or not. I've been using this for many years since I was in college and I found them really protects my skin from going tan and hurting from the sun. These are waterproof sunscreen it can prevent melting from sweating. However, you must use a oil base cleanser to wash your face to remove it.
Please note that the version I got here might be a little older [because I've been using it for so many years]. There are newer versions out there with whitening and higher SPFs. You may take a look at what may serve you the best. 


So here you are, some of the Japanese beauty products that I love using in 2017. I'm hoping to do a recommendation on different facial masks, and also other Japanese products that I've got in the future. If you are interested, please stay tuned! 
Thank you for reading!

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Smile Direct Club Review - 1/3 through the treatment

It's been awhile since I've updated my progress with my treatment with Smile Direct Club (aka Smile Care Club). I am currently on my 7th tray since I've started in late July.


First of all, the "Feeling" of the difference is actually bigger than what you see at this point. I constantly feel my teeth move, even after taking off the trays for an hour for meals. I feel more of the shift of my teeth especially when I change trays every 3 weeks. This constant shift did not give me much pain or discomfort honestly as I already got used to wearing the trays (in fact, I sometimes feel uncomfortable when I'm not wearing them).
As you've noticed, I have a big stick-out tooth on my upper teeth. I used to not be able to feel the back of that tooth before my treatment. The teeth next to that stick-out teeth are so crowded that it did not create any gap at the back. (You may see it better through my treatment plan in my earlier posts). But now, I am starting to feel the space between the teeth and I could actually feel the back of that stick-out tooth. It feels good to know that I could finally brush a little bit of that tooth. And flossing has been so much easier.
If you look closely, you may also see the tooth next to my stick-out tooth are straighter than before.
I also noticed that the bottom teeth are becoming less crowded as I can see bigger gaps between the front bottom teeth. Food tends to get trapped more easily in those wider gaps though.

I review the treatment plan that they gave me at the beginning of the treatment and it does seem my treatment is going on track without any delays.
So far, I encounter no trouble inserting or moving on to the next trays. The transition is always smooth.
There would be some discomfort at first. And some of the times, there would be minor issues, for example, one tiny part of the tray would be too sharp that hurts my gum a little bit. I usually get used to it after a 3-4 days and forget about it. I also find it helpful to smooth out the edges a little bit (but they usually don't help much).
However, compare to the constant pain and discomfort that traditional braces has given me, the discomfort I'm feeling through this treatment is minimal and very much bearable.

Here are a few things that I've learned so far and I hope this will help as you may consider going through this journey as well:

1) I always carry my toothbrush and toothpaste with me, but so far I had actually never used it due to my job nature. What I find useful is FLOSSING and MOUTHWASH! I floss every single time after I eat and I only brush my teeth in the morning and night. I've went to the dentist last month and we found not cavity and in fact, the health of my gums actually got improved. SO FLOSS regardless!
Side Note: I also drink sweet drinks on top of water while wearing the trays. Can't resist!

2) After wearing the first few trays, the dirt actually get piled up quite easily even brushing the trays with soap doesn't remove the stains. So after brushing gently with soap, I would soak these trays into Retainer Brite for 15 minutes during my shower. They make the trays looking like 90% brand new (There would still be some stains sometimes but it hardly noticeable). I've also tried it without brushing and soap but the stains are more visible. I normally use Retainer Brite every day or every other day. I purchased these on Amazon.


3) As you may see, my teeth are kind of yellow since I drink a lot of tea and coffee. And I mostly drink it with my trays on. So I purchased the Sonicare Flexcare Whitening Toothbrush on Black Friday at Costco, and I loved it! I've used Sonicare Toothbrush since 8 years ago and have been using the same one since (I'm surprised at how long it lasted for me too since my mom had changed 3-4 toothbrushes already during the same period of time). But it finally starting to die recently so I just wanted to try something new. The whitening function was out of my expectation which actually made my teeth whiter than before. I've used it for about 2 weeks so far. I will update how I feel about it again in the near future after a longer use.
I intend to use the whitening gels that came with the SDC treatment towards the end of my treatment.

4) One of the best thing about wearing these trays is that my husband no longer complains I'm grinding my teeth during my sleep. I know I grind my teeth real hard during my sleep because my jaw is always very tense. I even bite my teeth hard sometimes when I'm working. My husband said he did not hear my grind my teeth anymore since I've started my treatment. I guess I'll be wearing a mouth guard or retainer for the rest of my life. LOL

So here are my thoughts so far. I will update again maybe when I'm half way through my treatment.
Thanks for reading. Happy Holidays!


Disclaimer: I am not associated with any brands I've mentioned above. None of these companies paid me to write this review.

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Smile Direct Club - First Tray Finally Received!


So after a very long wait (basically a month), I have finally received my first three trays. I honestly do not understand why the wait has to be this long. I was prompted that my second payment will be processed shortly the day I've received these trays. I almost forgot I was going to go through this treatment.

Oh well, for those who wondered if I was still wearing my starter trays until I've received my first one, the answer is NO. Not for the reason that they are uncomfortable, nor I was lazy. It was simply because it broke after wearing them for 10 days. There was a crack on the upper tray where my crowded tooth sticks out. I contacted SCC's customer representative online (through live chat), this was really interesting. The person told me that I did not have to wear the starter tray anymore if they broke because it was just to confirm fit and it would not move my teeth. But I've experienced a different bite after wearing them for 1 night. I've talked to another experienced representative expert through email before and he told me that it is completely normal that I will feel my teeth moved. 


After telling the representative that, her response was "Interesting". I mean, she just literally replied "Interesting". I was so surprised the way she didn't know what she was doing.  So I asked her if the first trays that I will be made by the same materials and if they would break so easily like the starter ones. She said the material are basically the same. So I was concerned whether I need to keep wearing this broken one and when would they send me the first tray. She said I did not need to wear them until the first tray. But my treatment plan says that I need to wear the starter trays for 3 weeks?

Being so confused, I just told her that she and her other fellow coworkers must get more training on how to reply their customers. Obviously, I feel like they have a lack of coherent answers and I do not know who to trust. Then she said "okay" and logged off on me, in other words, she closed my chat without even saying any goodbye. This is just very polite as a customer service. :(

Anyways, I've read other comments saying that it is not necessary to keep wearing the starter trays. If you continue to wear them, you can keep your teeth in the same position without moving and get yourself ready for the real trays. 

I was excited to see my first tray and I was happy to see that they are made with a harder and thicker material than the starter tray. They are also much tighter which mean my teeth are going to shift. Knowing that this will be a long battle (14 months long), I need to get myself ready for it. So I'd like to share my gear that I bring with me each day to work.

Bought a pouch from Daiso. 1 travel size bottle of Scope. 1 travel size toothpaste (which I don't think I would actually use). 1 travel toothbrush (you can fold it and make it shorter and handy). Several pieces of flossing toothpick. The travel size case that they give you. And one small bowl.

Due to work, I am always on the road and won't be able to find a bathroom very often. I figured I won't be able to brush my teeth between meals all the time. So I floss my teeth and rinse my mouth with scope instead. It actually does pretty well. And I brush my teeth the first thing I go home and make sure I rinse my trays with mild soap. I figured brushing them might be too harsh for it because I did that with my starter tray and it broke.

Another tip is to be very gentle when you put them on and off. Make sure you are not using brutal force to take them out and you're not biting down when trying to fit it in.
The small bowl I carry with me is to put them in and rinse them with water when I'm on the road so I can put them back on after my meal in the car.

When they mailed me these 3 sets of trays, they also gave me another pack of teeth whitening gel (5 tubes in total) and 2 new chewies and a new outie. I hope they will keep sending these as they send me new trays.
I'm also using the colgate whitening pen every 2 nights before I sleep to try to whiten my teeth. I am saving those whitening gels towards the end of my treatment.

Will keep updating after I'm done with my first tray. Thank you for reading.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Smile Direct Club - Treatment Plan Received

After wearing the starter trays for a week, I finally received my treatment plan.
I received a pdf file which you can "play" like a video. It starts with the starter tray and continues to move through each tray until the final result.
At first, I was looking at it through my phone so I didn't doodle around the file. I immediately "live chat" one of the representatives expressing my concerns with my top teeth.
As you may tell from the front view, the "stick out" tooth on the top did get straightened but it seems it's still sticking out a little. My concern is I won't be able to brush the back part of my tooth, then I  will completely lost all the purpose of going through this treatment.
After talking to 2 representatives, requesting for a "side view" of the treatment plan, I was informed that I cannot view the treatment side ways. If I need further assistance I will have to call their customer care specialist.

So I called them and immediately was informed that I can doodle the pdf file to look at the side-view of the treatment, and so as the top and bottom view. I was more relieved afterwards that the stick-out tooth doesn't really stick that much and it does align better with my other tooth. But it would still be tilted sideways.
The helpful customer representative said he could consult the doctors there to see if there is anything they are do to fix that, but unfortunately, they couldn't do anything with it. It would require traditional treatment and I'll be looking at $5000 cost for the treatment (which I would not prefer to pay and this was the reason for trying SCC).

This customer representative was actually very helpful and answered all my questions and my concerns. I told him I was having trouble with the views since I was looking at the treatment plan through my phone, he even recorded a video of all the views through his computer and send it to my email immediately.


After thinking this through for the night, I decide to give it a try even though that tooth would still be tilted. The bottom one looks great though. And I hope the stick-out tooth would not be so visible anymore and that I would be able to brush the back of it because right now I am not able to brush the back of that at all.

My other concern would be the bite though. After wearing my starter tray and my teeth have been moved, my bite is very different now that I can't grind anything with my molars. It definitely feels different but I would see how the treatment goes and express my concern maybe in the middle of the treatment if it is still not corrected.

The treatment will include 20 sets of trays and it would last 14 months in total, changing each set of trays for every 3 weeks.
The total treatment cost is $1500 included $100 discount that they automatically included for me so it comes out with $1400. 

I will keep updating. Wish me luck! :)

Friday, June 24, 2016

Smile Direct Club Process & Review

I know it's been a very very long time since I've updated my blog. But I've decided to update again with my process and review with Smile Direct Club.

Like many of you, I am very skeptical about this whole fix-your-teeth-without-an-orthodontist thing (and I am still very skeptical). I've been doing a lot of research before diving into this process. There are a lot of good and bad feedbacks. To summarize what I've read so far, the good goes to the result of the treatment, and the bad goes to the customer service. I'll be updating and keep you guys posted and hope this will also help you with your decision in doing this treatment or not.

MY TEETH BACKGROUND


I had done the tradition metal braces when I was 11. After the 2 years of painful treatment (while entering puberty), I decide to not wear my retainers because I hate how it bothers my sleep. I also hate how gross it is to have to take it out everytime before lunch and put it back on afterwards (I considered it NOT COOL and time-consuming at that time).
So as you may guess, my teeth moved around, and the worst thing is, it moved DRASTICALLY.

I had a complicated issue with my teeth because one of my tooth was hiding above my two front teeth and wouldn't come out. My orthodontist had to do a surgery and pull that tooth back to its place. That tooth that is not supposed to be there had gotten out of placement since I didn't wear my retainer. As you can see the picture below, my upper teeth has a huge crowding issue with that tooth step out of its zone.
Moreover, the wisdom teeth growing made crowding worse and that's why my bottom teeth starts shifting too (my bottom wisdom teeth was huge and lying flat but I got them removed last year).


SMILE DIRECT CLUB OR NOT?

I came across SDC through Groupon and since then keep seeing the ads on my facebook and google.
After some research, and looking at the prices of invisalign done at an orthodontist, I decided to order a kit and give it a try. 

The impression kit was $49 at Groupon at the time. 
I received it and immediately took the impressions. I've read the instructions on youtube and the booklet few times before I've done it. I was pretty sure I did a pretty good impression. The process was very uncomfortable though. I hated the texture of that putty and wanted to throw up during the process. I recommend you NOT to eat anything prior taking your impression kit.
I asked my husband to send the kit back the next day.
(Small incident here: Fedex would not allow me to send the package because obviously I've taken out all the base and catalyst and including that holder cup inside the box. My impression was moving around inside the box. BAD IDEA! The person asked my husband to purchase a bubble wrap and put it in before shipping).

I received an email saying that my impression kit was received and that the results will be available in the next few days.
Then it says my IMPRESSIONS WERE BAD. 
I emailed the customer service asking them to explain to me which part of the impressions were bad and if they could take pictures so I may understand what's going wrong.
They refuse to do so and just told me that the impression didn't capture my gumline. (But I was pretty sure I did bit all the way down).
After sending the email back and forth for about a month (I was also traveling), they suggested me to use the larger trays to take the impression for another $49 and promised that if this impression goes well, this $49 will go towards my treatment cost. I decide to give it another try.
And while I was waiting for my second impression kit, I received an email saying that my $49 can be refunded because they wanted me to consider SDC again. So I asked them for a refund. :)

Larger Trays

OMG! Doing the larger trays is SO MUCH MORE painful than the regular one. My mouth is actually very small while my teeth is kind of big. I can't even fit the tray inside my mouth with the putty in it.
With the time limit (they require you to mix the putty and put it into your mouth within 60 sec), I was having so much hard time. 
I was tearing the whole time when I was doing the impression, and wanted to throw up more times.
After doing this, the corner of my lips was bleeding for 2 weeks!
But this time I managed to take some pictures of the impression before sending them so I can let them know what I did if they say my impression was bad again.




After about 3 weeks, I got an email saying that my impression has been accepted and that my starter tray will be sent to me soon.

Starter Trays

When I received my starter trays, I was very excited to try them on. But I was also very confused because it did not come with any instructions. This is what it came with:
1. Starter Trays (1 for upper teeth, 1 for lower teeth)
2. 1x Outie tool
3. 2x Chewies
4. Whitening gel
5. 1x Case

I googled and found a pdf file of instructions regarding starter trays. So I read through it and followed this instructions instead. Meanwhile, I emailed SDC customer service and asked them how to use these things. The next morning I also called them to "confirm" that my starter tray fits. But it seems like they no longer require customers to call them anymore because that person did not even bother to take my name or phont number when I said I want to confrim.
https://smiledirectclub.com/static/lib/downloads/pdf/sdc-starter-tray-guide.pdf


First Day Wearing My Starter Tray. Very Excited

After Wearing the starter tray for a day. This is how bad my teeth looks. Let's hope to see a huge difference after the treatment



Thoughts so far:

I'm wearing my starter trays for a day now. Here are some of my thoughts:
- It fits perfectly. I didn't have trouble putting them in. They did not wiggle. 
They do have like 0.1mm space between my teeth and the aligner but the 
customer service representative assured that this was normal.

- I actually had a hard time taking my upper trays off my teeth. 
I can't do it without my outie tool. I think it was because of the shape of my bumped out tooth

- After wearing them several hours, I can already feel my teeth moved. 
My bite is different and they are not aligned.

- Talking with these trays are tiring and difficult. I am not pronouncing words right.
The worse thing is I had to teach so I tend to speak a lot. 
Moving my jaw was very tiring because I am so conscious about these trays being in my teeth 
and I need to project words clearly.
I had to massage my jaws after the day.

- I am still trying to figure out how am I going to take these trays out of my home 
and brush my teeth after meals.
I commute to work and I work at multiple locations. I usually have lunch in my car while I'm driving. 
I can't imaging brushing my teeth in my car at this moment.
I may have to find a bathroom everytime before I go to my next appointment, 
but this is going to be very hectic. 


I will be updating once an awhile with my progress in this treatment. 
As of today, I still did not receive my treatment plan.
Please feel free to leave a comment and let me know what you think about 
SDC and let's help each other out here! Feel free to ask me any questions as well.
:)

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Double sided Two Tone Scarf [Knitting Tutorial]

Double Sided Two Tone Scarf
I've been wanting to do a tutorial on double sided knitting scarf for a long time. The picture above is a scarf that I made for my husband few years ago. I do not take any credit on the method I use because in fact I learned this technique through www.knittinghelp.com. They have a lot of great tutorials there. This pattern does not look as boring as the other ones if you are just a beginner and ready to advance so no one knows you are just doing purl and knit. And yes, this pattern only requires you to purl and knit. Isn't that awesome? The tricky part is to change colors frequently. This scarf is thick so it is very suitable for super cold weather.


The pattern I have here is as little different from above but I believe it will still look great. I am knitting it while doing this tutorial so I don't have a finished picture yet. Hopefully I'll get it finish it soon and put up a picture here soon.

Download Pattern Here



Keep in mind, each block equals to 2 stitches [Color A: Knit; Color B: Purl]

st = stitch
K = knit
P = purl
A = Color A
B = Color B

*When knitting or purling one color strand, you will always bring the other color strand together but just knit/purl with the color you want.

Cast On: 21 st with both color strands together. [This will create 42 stitches in total]
Make sure when you cast on with both strands, the color pattern remains the same throughout [i.e. Color A, Color B, Color A, Color B...etc]

Long Tail Cast On: Make sure the color strands pattern goes consistently

Row 1: Knit both colors together, *K1 (with A), P1 (with B), repeat from * for 18 times, Purl the last stitch with both colors together. [You will basically always knit/purl the first and last stitch together]
This is how I did my knitting.

Row 2: Slip St. Begin the first row of your pattern chart. *[K1 (with B), P1 (with A)], repeat from * for 8 more times, K1 (with A), P1 (with B), repeat from * again for the rest of the row until the last stitch. Purl the last stitch with both colors again.

Row 3: Repeat Row 2 except switch the colors from A to B, B to A.

Row 4: Slip St. Begin the 3rd row of your pattern chart. i.e. *[K1 (with B, P1 (with A)], repeat from * 7 more times, K1 (with A), P1 (with B), do * once, K1 (with A), P1 (with B), repeat * again for the rest of the row until the last stitch. Purl the last stitch with both colors together.

Row 5: Repeat Row 4 but switch the colors instead.


Please also visit THIS PAGE to see a tutorial that Knittinghelp.com did for double knitting.



The rest of it should make sense by following the chart. Please feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions. Hope you have fun knitting this two color scarf! :)