Hold 2 strand together

Hello, I am new at knitting and I would love to knit an afghan.

The note on my pattern tells me to hold 2 strands of yarn togeather. So I am thinking I need to work with 2 balls of yarn. It is all one color.

Thank you so so much for taking the time to read this.

God bless you and your's.

Lois

YOUR ANSWER

Usually that is exactly what it means. Does the afghan pictured on the pattern look like it is made out of thick wool?

Working with 2 balls at the same time (knitting them together) is used when the yarn needs to be thicker for the pattern.

Using 2 x 4 ply is like knitting with 8 ply, using 2 x 8 ply is like knitting with 16 ply and so on.