This method works best when the last stitch of skein one, and the first stitch of skein two are knit stitches (this will make more sense after you watch the video).
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Don’t worry, this will improve with practice! The video below walks you through alternating yarns while knitting flat and in the round, and has has a few tips on how to prevent tension issues from happening.Īlternating skeins in the round using the 'yarn forward' technique. The only downside is some potential tension issues that can occur if you pull the yarn up too tightly from the back of the work. This is a great 'all purpose' method that can be used for lace, cabled, textured, stockinette, garter and slipped-stitch patterns. Basic method for alternating skeins when knitting flat and in the round Now you are ready to to alternate skeins! Below are a few of our favourite methods. If you are knitting in the round, follow the steps shown in the video below. If you are knitting flat, simply start the next row using your second yarn. I usually knit the neck/neck band or, if it’s a bottom-up sweater, the hem, then the short rows and then I start alternating skeins. It's impossible to alternate skeins while working short rows. If you are knitting a top-down sweater that has short row shaping across the neck or shoulders, make sure you work all the short rows first before attaching the second skein. You don't need to alternate skeins right from the start: it's totally fine to work a few rows of your pattern using one skein. When you alternate skeins, you are blending two skeins together which evens out any variation in colour between the yarns, breaks up colour pooling and evenly distributes the colour across the fabric. When it comes to hand-dyed yarns, it is highly recommended that, for larger projects like tops and sweaters, you alternate skeins (see our post 'Should I Alternate Skeins? Yes, And Here's Why.'). For this post, we are talking about alternating skeins of hand-dyed yarn that are from the same colourway.
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Sweater-knitting season is in full swing here in Australia, so we thought it was a great time to talk about different methods used to alternate skeins during a project. We hope you love our new yarn and can't wait for you to try it! Here's a few more suggestions (images are linked to the pattern pages).Ĭurly is now available! You can find a ton of colours dyed up and ready to go click here to see them all. I'm currently knitting the Balloon Cardigan by Petite Knits using Curly (see pic above) and it's knitting up beautifully. Simple colourwork stripes would certainly work well, too. Stitch patterns like lace and cables would get lost under all the lovely texture. We recommend searching for patterns that are knit using simple stockinette, garter or rib stitch. So far the biggest question has been: 'What can we make with it?'. Yardage is 246 yards / 225 metres in 100g, so it's ideal for DK-weight or light-worsted projects. It's super soft (like a cuddly teddy bear) and knits up into a fun, bubbly texture that is surprisingly light and, as mentioned, very soft.Ĭurly has been spun using 100% superwash merino, making it perfect for lots of projects including sweaters, hats, shawls, baby and kids' clothes. This gorgeous yarn base is a DK-weight bouclé that is brimming with curly texture. We are super excited to be releasing our newest yarn, Curly.
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