[Aster]

I'm making a santa stocking and instead of following the directions and doing the patterned part of the sock on straight needles, i figured it would be fun to do it on double points and work in the round. I prefer straight knitting, and working in the round means i dont have to perl.

Now i'm running into problems bc i'm not really sure how to change colours while working in the round. Should i carry the yarn colours i'm not using all the way around? Or cut them every row? Or rip it all out and do it the way i'm 'supposed' to?

 

[Knittin' in the Shade]

are the colors evenly scattered thorugh the round, or is it kind of a single motif? If it's a single motif, it's easiest to do it with straight back and forth knitting, its' called intarsia. It's a PITB to do intarsia in the round, cuase when you get to the ycolor change on the next row, the yarn won't be where you need it to be. You'll have to break the yarn (and then weave in ALL those ends) which is really a pain. Definitely do it straight back and forth if it's a singel motif! If it's a stranded/fair isle type, with color changes every few stitches across the entire row, then do it in the round, and loosely carry the unused color in teh back, and then just knit with it when you need it. make sure that you consistently pick one color from teh top and the other from the bottom, otherwise you'll get a tangled mess of yarn, LOL.

 

[Aster]

Well, my pattern has blocks of colours, so i guess i'll be ripping stitches and starting over again. Oh well, it's good practice i guess, and i learned something new. Thank goodness i'm not too far into it yet.

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It's a PITB to do intarsia in the round, cuase when you get to the ycolor change on the next row, the yarn won't be where you need it to be.

That's exactly the problem i was having. LOL!!