Color Change - Dishcloth

How-to Questions
1

I’m about to start this pattern HERE and was wondering how I change back and forth between the colors.

This is my first project that requires two colors. I watched the videos here but wasn’t sure what method to use and it doesn’t specify.

Also when it doesn’t specify how do you know which one to use?

Thanks,
Jessica

2

hi Jessica, maybe this will help. If you notice the colors change on one side of your dishcloth. You just work back and forth in one color then drop that color and pick up the other one. row 1 and 2 MC, then drop MC and pick up CC for row 3 and 4. Hope this helps. Ellie

3

It sorta makes sense but wouldn’t there be a line of color over a couple of rows where I carry the yarn to that row? Also I have seen, from posts on here, that the best way to start a new color is to simply start knitting with that new color and leave a tail to be weaved in later. Is that correct?

4

I don’t think you would want to cut those threads. You could cross the dropped color between the first 2 sts and carry it up like that

5

The color changes in the pattern are caused by slipping stitches rather than carrying yarn across the back. You will have to bring the yarn up on the side, but that won’t be a big deal.

You’re only working with one color on each row, slipping stitches of the other color.

The MC is your background color, the CC is whatever other color you want to use. So when the row starts with "using MC or CC, that’s the strand you knit with. The other one will be hanging at the beginning of the row, waiting it’s turn.