tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post5131270615776028392..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: Almost TimeK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-80254972993542186682012-12-29T23:13:07.205-05:002012-12-29T23:13:07.205-05:00That's so bizarre! I wonder if that might happ...That's so bizarre! I wonder if that might happen to me too. The idea of knitting the project inside out is very intriguing. I'm trying to understand how you do that. Do you just turn the fabric inside out but still knit everything (presuming you're knitting in the round)?K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-74148473329616446832012-12-29T19:07:37.179-05:002012-12-29T19:07:37.179-05:00I took a fair-isle / stranded knitting class (as I...I took a fair-isle / stranded knitting class (as I understand it the method is the same, but fair-isle is a fairly specific style of colorwork design, we focused on practical technique not design rules) and the instructor recommended just diving in - holding one color in the left hand and one color in the right hand no matter what style knitting you were already used to. It worked for me, though oddly enough, now I can only knit continental if I hold a strand of yarn in my right hand too. I still knit english/throwing 99% of the time. The other tip is to knit the object inside out so that the floats must go around the exterior of the object instead of the interior; this helps keep the floats from tightening up significantly more than the perimeter of your work.anotheryarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924336268700259079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-80292261512006734352012-12-20T20:44:16.850-05:002012-12-20T20:44:16.850-05:00Another good suggestion! The Ravelry peeps are pre...Another good suggestion! The Ravelry peeps are pretty on top of this sort of thing, usually, I've found.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-64094232620315308292012-12-20T20:43:35.253-05:002012-12-20T20:43:35.253-05:00This is excellent advice. I'm moving closer to...This is excellent advice. I'm moving closer to taking the plunge :-) Thanks!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-14211246516416915232012-12-20T19:19:00.298-05:002012-12-20T19:19:00.298-05:00hehe - I knit English until I was about 13, and th...hehe - I knit English until I was about 13, and then my mom MADE me switch to Continental. I fought her at the time, but as usual, she was right! I'm so glad I can do both!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-15419934798259103072012-12-20T11:20:11.333-05:002012-12-20T11:20:11.333-05:00Ha! If it makes you feel better, I got that expres...Ha! If it makes you feel better, I got that expression from the Rav forums, employed by many a knitter older than myself :) Just depends which area of the internet you waste time on, lol.ms. modistehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538521450859920972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-25920784665914493832012-12-20T11:19:21.298-05:002012-12-20T11:19:21.298-05:00materfamilias is totally right. Another sneaky tri...materfamilias is totally right. Another sneaky trick, if you're having trouble eyeballing it, is to take a peek at the tags on the Ravelry pattern page. That's how I confirmed my suspicion that the red sweater was a mix of both. (This of course depends on whether the designer tagged it effectively!)ms. modistehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538521450859920972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-27628447708738517322012-12-20T04:06:06.245-05:002012-12-20T04:06:06.245-05:00Color knitting is fun! The one thing to mind is to...Color knitting is fun! The one thing to mind is to keep the floats not to tight, everything else will block out. <br /><br />The third FO I made was 'Neepheid' by Kate Davies, and honestly, it was very doable. I just took it slow. <br /><br />Preperation for continental knitting (I knit English style, although here it's called 'german') was no more than 5 rows of 30 stitches of a (later abandoned) dishcloth. <br /><br />I only ran into trouble when some mods left me with five different colors at the same time in the crown and even that was not difficult in the way that a nice rolling lapel is difficult. <br /><br />It took patience more than deep technical skills. <br /><br />Also: Don't judge before blocking. Blocking and colorwork are magic together. Rosesredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09350934564131264621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-72070671859697614812012-12-19T21:23:22.703-05:002012-12-19T21:23:22.703-05:00OK, now you have crossed the line! I am NOT doing ...OK, now you have crossed the line! I am NOT doing that for at least another year. :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-63387002945517171902012-12-19T21:22:29.865-05:002012-12-19T21:22:29.865-05:00Gotcha. Very good explanation.Gotcha. Very good explanation.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-20142253637851172542012-12-19T20:24:27.610-05:002012-12-19T20:24:27.610-05:00you can easily recognize intarsia just because it&...you can easily recognize intarsia just because it's in bigger blocks of colour too far away from other blocks of the same colour -- that is, it's too far for the strands to carry, reasonably, in the back. <br />That bottom pattern will be something like your feather-and fan, just done in simple stripes -- the feather-and-fan-ish pattern will pull the stripes into those neat scallops. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-29792353384459572562012-12-19T20:21:38.888-05:002012-12-19T20:21:38.888-05:00There you go -- good attitude! ;-)
and if you make...There you go -- good attitude! ;-)<br />and if you make a cardigan, knitting in the round, you can look forward to steeking . . . or is that eek-ing . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-9126557370219244282012-12-19T18:50:18.051-05:002012-12-19T18:50:18.051-05:00How do you know, by looking, the way that the colo...How do you know, by looking, the way that the colour work is done? I've tried to figure that out in my (admittedly) brief amount of research. Based on what you've said, I am inclined to do the bird sweater first. I can tell, just by looking, that the red sweater is complicated!<br /><br />I'm not interested in going insane in the pursuit of fair isle :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-35876470163880403082012-12-19T18:47:14.435-05:002012-12-19T18:47:14.435-05:00OK, you youngsters are all about the acronyms! I h...OK, you youngsters are all about the acronyms! I had to look that up in the urban dictionary :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-63566846834412493422012-12-19T18:46:25.039-05:002012-12-19T18:46:25.039-05:00Never apologize for comments! You always provide s...Never apologize for comments! You always provide such good information and a unique perspective.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-10969673665298494272012-12-19T18:45:02.693-05:002012-12-19T18:45:02.693-05:00Oh, thank you for this information! So helpful.Oh, thank you for this information! So helpful.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-26079619924371833912012-12-19T18:43:08.057-05:002012-12-19T18:43:08.057-05:00Oh no! I will not see it. I will not see it. :-)Oh no! I will not see it. I will not see it. :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-88190462700618337242012-12-19T18:42:22.249-05:002012-12-19T18:42:22.249-05:00OK, let's make it a little goal for 2013. No p...OK, let's make it a little goal for 2013. No pressure!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-54672408008865335312012-12-19T18:41:46.674-05:002012-12-19T18:41:46.674-05:00You know, I bought a video (online) to learn Conti...You know, I bought a video (online) to learn Continental. I've read the books. I tried (not so consistently, in truth). I suppose that just knitting Continentally will be easier than knitting and purling (presuming I do a knit in the round sweater). But you have just the right attitude. I should be able to sort it out one way or another. I mean, I finished that Bettie's Pullover :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-4233668209635069442012-12-19T18:39:13.072-05:002012-12-19T18:39:13.072-05:00Thanks so much for this input! And my skills are n...Thanks so much for this input! And my skills are no more advanced, I'm sure.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-37656712258155095292012-12-19T18:38:27.920-05:002012-12-19T18:38:27.920-05:00I'm sure you're doing it just right!I'm sure you're doing it just right!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-84731162068348997302012-12-19T18:36:52.793-05:002012-12-19T18:36:52.793-05:00I am not surprised since we seem to be on the same...I am not surprised since we seem to be on the same knitting wavelength! Wrist warmers are a smart way to start. Why do I suppose I'll start with a sweater??K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-80541627296030508732012-12-19T16:55:12.532-05:002012-12-19T16:55:12.532-05:00(I should amend my previous post to say that it...(I should amend my previous post to say that it's not "because" I'm not a thrower that I don't find it difficult to hold both yarns on the same finger - I'm sure throwers may also do this with ease. I only meant it was something particular to flicking that made it feel easy for me. <br /><br />Apologies for the excessive commenting, just felt the need to clarify as I loathe when knitting technique discussions degenerate into which technique is better or more correct... so I didn't want to seem like that was what I was implying!)ms. modistehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538521450859920972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-58456166733052743532012-12-19T15:35:39.807-05:002012-12-19T15:35:39.807-05:00(As an aside - what puts me off colour work more t...(As an aside - what puts me off colour work more than anything else is not the knitting but the way the balls of yarn tend to tangle around each other... ugh. But YMMV! lol.)ms. modistehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538521450859920972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-16490212996023468252012-12-19T15:34:53.300-05:002012-12-19T15:34:53.300-05:00In response to your question about the last one - ...In response to your question about the last one - it's not intarsia, but the first one is! The second one looks to be both intarsia and fair isle. The third looks like just regular stripes, pushed into that wavy appearance by the lace pattern.<br /><br />Intarsia is probably the easiest kind of colourwork to start with, in my opinion. What differentiates it is that no yarn is "carried" as you work. You work one colour until you need to switch, and then you drop it and start with the other. This means that, so long as you get the join right, it'll behave like regular knitting otherwise. Fair Isle is a little harder because you have to carry the other colour(s) behind the stitches as you work, which means you have to be very careful about your tension (of the carried strands in particular). Also, because it's not recommended to carry a strand for more than about 5-7 stitches (though you can "anchor" it if need be), fair isle tends to switch colours more frequently which will mean you'll need to worry more about how you hold your yarns.<br /><br />I knit english, and what I do is just hold both colours on the same finger. Because I'm a flicker rather than a thrower, I don't find it difficult to work this way. (My "flicking" actually involves a picking action with the needle, similar to continental. I only recently realized this. I really should make a video.) However, the last big colourwork project I did - doubleknitting - involved changing yarn colours basically every 1-2 stitches and I nearly went mental. I've been trying to learn continental for that purpose but honestly I don't think I care enough to do doubleknitting again so... yeah. I'm okay at continental but I just prefer flicking - it's super fast so I have no real motivation to change.<br /><br />I say go for it! Any of those patterns would be easy to achieve. I think the third would be the easiest and the second would be the most challenging. The first would probably be the best introduction to colour work (and is so pretty!). But all of them are achievable.ms. modistehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538521450859920972noreply@blogger.com