Is there a particular part of the pattern you posted that is a problem? Looks like it begins with the yarn at the outer edge having completed a WS row perhaps on the left side of the bib? Cut the yarn and reattach to the neck edge then knit across the row to the outer edge. #1: Knit across to the neck edge and decrease at the end of row (the neck edge).
#2 Knit back on the WS row.
Repeat the last 2 rows a total of 4 times, i.e. 3 times more.
Knit 4 rows.
Is that enough to get you started or is there a different question? Just let us know. A marker on the RS of the bib will be a help. Cute pattern!
Yes, my question is, that attaching the new yarn, does not always look very neat. It seems much looser a join, making that edge not as neat.
Just wondering if there was a trick (keep new yarn quite tight for a couple of rows?) to making that join seamless.
You can always tighten up and neaten that join by slight tugs on the yarn tail. I wait till several rows after the join to do this and then weave in the tail. The methods in this article from knitty are useful although there are many more favorites out there. Just be sure to leave a long enough tail and weave in for a good length of the knit fabric.
This is going to be an adorable bib!
Continuing the discussion from Advice needed - Sigge’s Bib - Petite Knits:
Apologies, pressed the submit in error
Basically, I have no problem attaching new yarn, I just wanted to find out if there was a neater way of attaching the yarn as mine looked a little loose at the edge and not very neat/seamless .
It seems open to this as there is not an existing yarn to anchor it . Any ideas welcome! Thank you
I anchor the tail in my hand as i join the yarn and the first few stitches, then on the return row i tend to stop maybe 6 sts before the end and snug up the loose stitches, anchor the tail in my hand again before i work the last sts. But generally the tail will still need a little snug up before weaving in. I use a sort of duplicate stitch on the wrong side weave in method which is neat.
Another option is to weave in the tail as you go. This gives immediate anchoring and securing so this stitch doesn’t get loose and you don’t have to go back to weave in the tail later, it’s done. You might prefer this. It does make those few stitches a bit bulkier, it’s a little noticable on the right side whereas weaving in later is not noticable on the right side and doesn’t change the size of the stitches. It’s personal preference though. I do whichever I fancy at the time depending on the project.
That’s so helpful, thank you. It’s such a small thing, but it matters!
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Thank you, it’s interesting that I thought that’s what I was doing, but worth taking the time to check!
It’s always the little things in knitting that seem to matter ![]()
When I am desperate, I sometimes start with a slip knot on my right needle. Then knit across, purl back but don’t purl the slip knot. When ready to weave in ends, undo the slip knot, adjust its adjacent stitch, and hope for the best!
Thank you!
