Me again…
My next project is actually going to be the first thing I’m knitting for myself!! And I’m hoping to finish it before the Christmas season. This is the design which is free https://www.garnstudio.com/pattern.php?id=12486&cid=19.
Now silly I’m the round knitting means a jog for fair isle ugh. I don’t know whether to just embrace it or try a way to reduce this jog. I am trying Patty’s way (https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/community/ask-patty-jogless-stranded-colorwork/) and with more practice I can see it working but experiencing gaps and bigger stitches. But just wondering if there’s any other tips??
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That is a perfect holiday sweater! So you’ve tried slipping the last stitch worked back to the left needle and working it again with the color of the first stitch of the next round? Patti Lyons also mentions the helpful effect of blocking but it you don’t want to wait until then, try her other suggestion. Slightly tug the stitch and maybe some neighbors with a tapestry needle to even out the big stitches.
This is going to be a classic that you will love.
Ooh, this looks lovely, and about time you made something for yourself!
The beginning of the round is mid back, no one is looking at it, especially at xmas, too focused on gifts and food!
My most recent sweater I’ve used the same method for jog avoidance and it worked so well, i only struggled if i had to tink back some as i had to remember what to do with the stitches.
I think your tension will probably improve in that stitch as you become more familiar with the technique, plus no one will notice, plus the redistribution of the extra yarn helps too if the slight change in tension does bother you. I worked up the column of mine with a tapestry needle and any particularly bothersome ones i shifted the yarn across to the next sts, if it seems a lot you just keep moving it, maybe sharing amongst 7 sts and they will all look even.
Do keep sharing your progress, it’s so lovely to see what you’re making.
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