Both yarns are a joy to knit. This was still too messy but a definite improvement. This left me lots and lots of ends to weave in during finishing but I much preferred working it this way. It works well for … This eliminates the 3-5 double stitches or loose join in points at the beginning of a row.
Hand-dyed colours are complex and the fabric they create displays a wonderful depth of colour that can't be matched by commercial yarn. There is also a technique called helix knitting. I am curious to see the new e-book and see how she sorts out patterned stitches with this method.Just one example: when knitting garter stitch in the round in the traditional way, by alternating rounds of knit and purl, a visible “seam” line forms at the beginning of the round, when you switch from knit to purl. If you have two skeins of yarn that appear to match identically, it may not be worth the effort to alternate them.
It’s magical. But now I’m embarking on a sweater with 9 hand-died skeins. It not only creates jogless knitting, but you don’t even have to worry about carrying up the various yarns as you go. Thank you for that. How to Alternate Skeins When Knitting in the Round. I knew this wasn’t a great choice though, so my first step was to knit up a small mixed swatch and photograph it. After the swatch convinced me that I definitely did need to alternate skeins, I got serious about research. Help!I have a project that requires 4 skeins. Another similar technique is Helix Knitting.
Helical Stripes have got a huge variety of uses, the basic concept is that you change the colour every round but to avoid a jog you only knit to 3 stitches before the previous colour change, slip those 3 stitches and then pick up the other colour. It is similar to knitting flat, you just pull the yarn up the inside of your work.The 3 skein method makes perfect sense when seeing it on the white board. Try alternating your skeins! It’s very similar to the alternating in a flat piece. But helical stripes, the same simple technique that lets you knit single-row stripes without a jog at the color change, also lets you change from knit to … The place you change the colour of your yarn keeps jogging back 3 stitches and one colour is 'chasing' the other one which means that you have no colour 'jog' or place where you have the yarn looping over itself. It’s very similar to the alternating in a flat piece. Now….to pick the pattern….This is much too fun! Since I was careful to maintain the same length for each of the skeins in order for the entire project, the gentle differences in color made intentional wide stripes.
If you are knitting your project in the round, work two rounds at a time in the first skein.