I’ve been working on one of my Christmas projects–a triangular garter stitch shawl (k5, YO, K to end) for my girlfriend–which is in a variegated yarn, and just today I noticed that there is one place with an unsightly spotch in the lightest color (it’s in an area between where I was knitting with two balls to avoid just such a dilemma. Boo.) I’m peeved that it pooled when I wasn’t watching. The colorway is this sort of ocean blue mix–see here: http://handpaintedyarn.com/images/hh_ibiza1.jpg
I didn’t notice it until today, so there’s maybe two inches of knitting above that point. The yarn I’m using will frog, but it’s a right bitch (sticks to itself), and it would also be a pain because of the two-ball factor. Also, because I’ve been so good about two-ball knitting and because the other colors are darker blue compared to nearly white, it really shows.
My question is this: is there a way to use a crochet hook or darning needle to somehow run a bit of the other colors through or over the splotch, just to break it up? Even for just a few of the stitches? Said splotch is approximately four rows high in garter stitch (maybe an inch X 1.5 inches), but I think it wouldn’t take much other color to blend it back in. Would that even work? Or do I just give it a miss; trust that the person I am making it for loves me and won’t care?
I found tutorials for duplicate stitch, but that looks like it only works for stockinette. I am also concerned about whether dup. stitch would mess with the finished project when blocked. (If it helps: The yarn is bulky weight and I’m knitting the pattern in garter stitch with size 13 28" circular needles.)
I will frog if I have to, but any assistance you could offer would be much appreciated.