Of course this is not always possible, so below we’ve put together six ways to weave your ends into Stocking Stitch, Garter Stitch and Rib Stitch. That way it will be hidden, and if it pokes out, it will likely do so on the wrong side where no one can see it. Ideally, if there is a seam in your project, you should weave your ends into the seam. There are many different ways to weave in your ends, and every knitter has their favourite. To make your project neater, give it a finished look, and more comfortable to wear. To hide the ends so that they are invisible on the right or front side and don’t poke through. To make sure they are secure and prevent your project from unravelling. I use ProChem Dyes, and have only warm (red, mustard yellow, blue) & cold (magenta, sun yellow, turquoise) primaries, black, brown and navy.No matter how much we may dislike it, weaving in your yarn tails is always an inevitable step at the end of a project. Orange = 89mL 2% Sun Yellow + 35 mL 1% Magenta + 5 mL 1% Red (almost 2% DOS)īlack = 200 mL 2% Black (about 4% DOS… yup it’s black!) There should be no or very faint bleed into the washing water. I always wash out in hot water + Dawn to ensure the dye is fully absorbed. Water is usually clear within 20min of adding acid. Add the dye first, then swish to disperse, add the fibre, bring up to temp, then add acid and just about boil it for 1-2 hours. After an hour soak, off to the dye pot.įor the both the bright orange and black, I dyed in a pot of water. These guys leave the spinning oil in, so I always wash with Dawn in hot tap water before dyeing. I get most of my commercially spun yarn from Acme Fibres in Toronto, because they deliver pretty quickly and I usually try to support local if I can (relatively local - Northern Ontario is far from everything!). This yarn is a 17 micron merino 2 ply, commercial spun, 115 g skein. I extended the ribbed brim section to get a fold over, and made a 60 st x 25 row stockinette panel in the middle of the ribbing for the “Wolf Gang Ty” text. I used Andrea Rangel’s pattern for the Full Spectrum hat to knit the two-layered hat. Luckily his brother had the same hat, so I was able to copy the moose pattern and lettering. Oh well, just don’t tell anyone it’s not as hard as it looks )Īnd if you’re wondering what the heck this hat and pattern are all about… my cousin’s kid lost his special hunting hat and this is a re-make. I will keep this technique in my arsenal, definitely handy in situations like this.īut…I can’t help feeling like I cheated! Stranded colourwork is a tricky thing to learn, and this duplicate stitch was pretty easy. Otherwise you may get a bit of poke through of the main colour from underneath. I would definitely recommend a slightly thicker Duplicate Yarn than your main yarn, just to make sure you get good coverage of the stitch underneath. With some math, some diagrams to help spatially orient the stockinette text panel, and half a day of Netflix, I knit a whole bunch. Purl Soho has an excellent tutorial, so check that out if you’re interested. I never finished those mittens by the way hah. I tried catching the black every 6 stitches, and it was showing through the orange, so that was out too.Ī couple days later I remembered a cursed pair of mittens that called for some stitching to be done after the fabric was knit. What the heck should I do with the black strand for the 100 stitches I don’t need it for? I tried 2 colour ribbing…but it’s not stretchy like normal ribbing, so that was out. So, I started the lettering, and was like “oh crap”. First thought - hat, knit in the round, perfect for stranded colourwork. When I was asked to make this toque, it took a lot of thinking about how to do the colour work sections.
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