Comments on: Putting a design in your knitwear http://knittingboardchat.com/blog/archives/135 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:29:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Faith http://knittingboardchat.com/blog/archives/135#comment-240 Faith Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:59:33 +0000 http://knittingboardchat.com/blog/archives/135#comment-240 Oh, thank you, I've been wondering exactly how to do this!!! One question, when you want to add the new color for the design, do you just tie it in a stitch or 2 before you want it? And, do you tie it off once you get to the end of the pattern and then tie it on again when you come to the design again, or just carry it along until you come to the design again. If you do carry it along, where do you carry it, along the edge, or buried inside? Okay, I guess that was way more than one question!!! Thanks!! Oh, thank you, I’ve been wondering exactly how to do this!!! One question, when you want to add the new color for the design, do you just tie it in a stitch or 2 before you want it? And, do you tie it off once you get to the end of the pattern and then tie it on again when you come to the design again, or just carry it along until you come to the design again. If you do carry it along, where do you carry it, along the edge, or buried inside? Okay, I guess that was way more than one question!!! Thanks!!

]]> By: Pat http://knittingboardchat.com/blog/archives/135#comment-241 Pat Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:33:49 +0000 http://knittingboardchat.com/blog/archives/135#comment-241 That's actually a great question. I forgot to talk about that. Yes you can just tie on a new color right before you need it. You can tie it off when you are done with the weave if you are not going to use it again for a few rows. But if you plan on using it in the next row you can just lay it aside and use your other color and then come back to it. You can see in these photos that you just bring the brown yarn right across the orange design and then continue your weaving. One thing to remember, the area between your pins is the inside layer that no one will see so you can lay yarn across and tie on other colors and it stays hidden. Also this works best with thicker yarn. That’s actually a great question. I forgot to talk about that. Yes you can just tie on a new color right before you need it. You can tie it off when you are done with the weave if you are not going to use it again for a few rows.

But if you plan on using it in the next row you can just lay it aside and use your other color and then come back to it. You can see in these photos that you just bring the brown yarn right across the orange design and then
continue your weaving.

One thing to remember, the area between your pins is the inside layer that no one will see so you can lay yarn across and tie on other colors and it stays hidden. Also this works best with thicker yarn.

]]> By: Pat http://knittingboardchat.com/blog/archives/135#comment-245 Pat Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:37:57 +0000 http://knittingboardchat.com/blog/archives/135#comment-245 Hi, one other thought about doing the yarn carried across the design-- Be aware that this limits the stretch in the design area. If you are doing a design in a blanket or shawl etc., you may want the entire knitted piece to be very stretchy. If so, you would want to tie on and knot all your sections. You would tie on at beginning of each color change, and knot and cut. then tie on the main color again. Just do the knots in between the rows of needles and they won't show. When we do the fleur de lis, for example, we drag the main color. so this would be limited in stretch. Pat Hi, one other thought about doing the yarn carried across the design– Be aware that this limits the stretch in the design area. If you are doing a design in a blanket or shawl etc., you may want the entire knitted piece to be very stretchy. If so, you would want to tie on and knot all your sections. You would tie on at beginning of each color change, and knot and cut. then tie on the main color again. Just do the knots in between the rows of needles and they won’t show. When we do the fleur de lis, for example, we drag the main color. so this would be limited in stretch.
Pat

]]> By: Faith http://knittingboardchat.com/blog/archives/135#comment-246 Faith Thu, 18 Jan 2007 03:35:52 +0000 http://knittingboardchat.com/blog/archives/135#comment-246 Thanks so much for the help. Thanks so much for the help.

]]> By: Dulce http://knittingboardchat.com/blog/archives/135#comment-283 Dulce Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:32:37 +0000 http://knittingboardchat.com/blog/archives/135#comment-283 Parabens.....seu blog esta lindo.....os trabalhos estao maravilhosos bjs Dulce Parabens…..seu blog esta lindo…..os trabalhos estao maravilhosos
bjs
Dulce

]]> By: Lenice http://knittingboardchat.com/blog/archives/135#comment-4459 Lenice Sat, 21 Jul 2007 02:25:58 +0000 http://knittingboardchat.com/blog/archives/135#comment-4459 Hi, I loved yr workies. I'll try make hat and baby booties. Congratulations. bjs (kisses) Lenice Hi,
I loved yr workies.
I’ll try make hat and baby booties.
Congratulations.
bjs (kisses)
Lenice

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