Hello, first time poster and novice knitter here.
I’m embarking on a temperature scarf project knit in the round and I’ve run into some snags.
Before starting, I saw some beautiful examples and they are all done in multiple colours on linen stitch. The original posters all mentioned doing 1 row for the highest temperature and 1 row for the lowest, and from what I understand of linen stitch, you knit 2 rows (i.e. front and back) with one colour at a time.
How do I go about duplicating these patterns? If knitting flat, I presume I’ll have to keep cutting my yarn in order to keep working the rows if the highs and lows of the day are different colours. If knitting in the round, I’m also stuck! I did round 1 fine, but got stumped at round 2 - patterns call for {slip 1 wyif, K1}, but if I’m changing colours on round 2 wouldn’t that leave my unused colour hanging from the front?
Sorry for the long winded question, and thank you in advance if anyone is able to help a very confused novice!
In your case I’d put the yarn back after slipping the first stitch, knit the next stitch in the new colour but twist the two colours together so you don’t get a hole.
As for changing colours, it depends what colour you’ll be using next. If you knew you’d be using the colour you’ve just switched from, you could carry it across the back of the work (creating what are known as “floats”), ready to use again at the end of the round. If you’re going to use a different colour, then as you guessed correctly, you would need to cut the yarn and join the new colour.
Hi, thank you for the answer! So, in this case, I would slip the first stitch wyif, K1 with both colours, and then continue with slip 1 wyif with colour B?
So the way I set my colour scale up, is for instance, the following:
Round 1: colour A
Round 2: colour B
Round 3: colour A
Round 4: colour B
But sometimes, I might have a new colour for round 3 or 4, depending on what the temperature of the day was. Can I still float the colours I’m not using in the same way as I could while knitting flat?
The look I’m trying to understand/replicate is from this. The OP said it was knit in the round with 1 round per colour (instead of 2 rounds), and I really like the more subtle colour shift it has. Would that be the look I get with the method you just outlined?
Sorry for all the questions! I’ve started and restarted this project so many times now, it’s doing my head in. Thank you kindly for your time.
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Slip 1 wyif with colour 1, put the working end of colour 1 to the back again then knit the next stitch with colour 2. What I meant by twisting them together was to prevent a hole when changing colours. This video shows the technique I use for changing colours, but I never knit the tail in like she does (personal preference!).
You can float a third colour, too, I think you may end up cutting a colour on some rounds anyway to prevent tangles or getting a thicker fabric than you wanted, which might happen if you try to float 2 colours at the same time. You could try it on a test project with less stitches, first.
It’s a gorgeous looking scarf, in any case. I love the vintage feel of the linen stitch and colours combined.
Sorry for the belated reply! Managed to make a bit of a start on my project – thank you for the help, it seems to be working out so far.
Yes, that scarf is beautiful, isn’t it! My climate is a lot different to the one OP had, but I’m looking forward to seeing how this project will end up.
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