Friday, September 20, 2013
Monday, September 9, 2013
KAL- update!
I just passed my own halfway point and wanted to share a quick tip about joining the next skein. Keep in mind that every 4th stitch (the purls) you will be dropping so you need to be careful WHERE you join your new yarn strand.
I try to join mine on the right side (majority knit stitches) on the second-to-last stitch. This means my pattern is not interrupted during the ribbing nor when adding stitches and the new strand in anchored in place on the return row (wrong side). It also lets me use the edge to hide the strands when I weave them in! I am willing to lose a little bit of yarn to make sure I hit this spot but I make sure to keep that in mind for balancing the amount of yarn needed on the decrease side.
How is everyone else doing on their knit along?
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| New yarn strand joined- view from the back (wrong) side. |
I try to join mine on the right side (majority knit stitches) on the second-to-last stitch. This means my pattern is not interrupted during the ribbing nor when adding stitches and the new strand in anchored in place on the return row (wrong side). It also lets me use the edge to hide the strands when I weave them in! I am willing to lose a little bit of yarn to make sure I hit this spot but I make sure to keep that in mind for balancing the amount of yarn needed on the decrease side.
How is everyone else doing on their knit along?
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