Posted by Nancy on November 26, 19101 at 16:02:07:
In Reply to: CHanging colors posted by brittany on November 22, 19101 at 19:36:53:
Dear Brittany,
Thank you for posting a question on our free beginning knitting bulletin board. We do have a
video that shows you how to add a color to your work. This video sits in the Video Knitting
Club, which is accessible to club members for $35.00 per year. I will be happy to explain this
to you but if words don't paint the picture for you I suggest signing up as a Video Club
member. There are many more videos included in the club that I am sure you will find helpful.
The technique to create stripes depends on how wide you want the stripes. It is easiest if you
want the stripes to be an even number, such as 2 or 4 or 6 rows per color. When adding a new
color make sure you have a 3 to 4 inch tail that you can weave into the fabric after you are
finished knitting. The new color tail is held in the opposite hand from which you knit. Continue
to hold the tail until you have knit 4 or 5 stitches. Tie a half knot with the tail and the other color
to hold the new yarn on the edge temporarily until you are ready to weave in the tails. When
you return to the same edge that your previous color strand in hanging from, make sure the two
colors twist around each other once. This keeps the edge of the scarf neat.
If you want one color or odd number rows per color, you need to work with circular needles.
This way you can knit two right side rows one after the other, by sliding your stitches to the
other side of the needles. Knit row one (right side row) in color A, then while on the same side
of your work, slide the knitting left, back to the right side and knit row two (another right side
row) in color B. Repeat this action for the wrong side rows.
Hope you find this helpful
Nancy
Common Threads
: I am making a simple scarf to keep me warm during the cilly winter months and I want to make it striped. Ive already got one color cast on and the size I want. I wish to know how to make another color stripe and how to alternate between the two colors etc. Please help me! EEP!