Actually not so bad. It won’t be as pretty as the front but there are ways of weaving in ends that are pretty neat. Just weave in so that you check there aren’t little holes showing on the front.
https://www.anniescatalog.com/knit/content.html?content_id=680&type_id=S&scat_id=373
Keep on Truckin cardigan knit
You might find help in one of these videos also.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=intarsia+knitting+weaving+in+ends+
Thanks so much I’m actually doing really well , now that I’m past the tires . It’s coming out really cute I won’t have much weaving after the tires You’ve all been so helpful Thank you I’ll send a picture when I’m done
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I don’t see the way I weave in on the link given and I don’t know a name for it. I do a kind of duplicate stitch but staying on the wrong side of the fabric, the reverse stocking stitch side. I follow the direction of travel of the purl bumps and this is stretchy and basically invisible if it’s done within the same colour block.
I have 2 tips for tail ends.
- If you have to introduce a new ball/length because you run out of yarn, do this mid row, in the the middle-of-the-road your intarsia colour block. Avoid adding a new ball at the edge of the intarsia. Get past the intarsia join, go a few stitches at least, then change to the new ball, leaving the old one with a good tail, and the new with a good tail. This way you don’t mess up your neat intarsia twist or risk a hole there, it avoids having to think about the intarsia and the ball change all at once and it gives you some space to weave in the ends.
- Don’t be tempted to cut the tail end too close to the fabric before washing. It can be tempting to cut to make it neat but a very short tail has the risk of popping through to the right sidenwhen you wash the sweater which is worse then having a longer tail on the inside. You can of course pull the tail back through but it may happen again. Once the sweater is washed it’s safer to cut the tail a bit shorter.
I’m glad to hear it’s going well now!
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