i wanted to make a beanie that has a color chart that is to be repeated 8 times. It just switches from main color to a second color in the chart. I was wondering if I should make “butterflies/bobbins” of the secondary color and if so how many? Or can I just carry the second color in the back?
The hat has 80 stitches around and the chart is 10 stitches repeated 8 times for 15 rows.
I’ve only made a blanket in the past that I had to make bobbins for each color change (it was plaid).
Would appreciate any thoughts/suggestions. Thanks:)
If this hat is knit back and forth, the bobbins for intarsia or carrying the colors as in Fair Isle will both work. If you knit it Fair Isle it’ll make a thicker, warmer beanie. If you’re knitting this in the round, it’s probably easier to do it Fair Isle although there are tricks for knitting intarsia in the round.
thanks so much for your help. i watched the video and also watched a video on fair isle in the round and by the look of the pattern that is the way I’m going to try this. thanks again!