It is the letter B. I’d like to use it to make a front for a pillow form and then just knit a back piece. I figured I’d make some button holes so I can slip off the pillowcase to be able to wash it. Oh yesh, it is being made for my dogchild, Benjamin.
I would like to do the knitted border and the letter B in one color and the background in another.
I know I’ll start out using the main color (MC for the border and letter B). But how many bobbins am I going to need and when do I start using them?
Once I hit row 5, the letter B begins. Would I have 5 bobbins at that point, one for the first edge, one for the middle, one for the letter B, one for the middle, and one for the 2nd edge?
What happens when I get to the holes in the letter B? Do I need another bobbin for this?
Sounds like you’re on the right track. You will need 5 strands for when you start the letter. When you get to the ‘holes’ in the B, you should use another strand for the hole and one for the second side of the B. You probably can get away without using bobbins for the holes since they’re small.
I find that bobbins get tangled around each other, and have started to just use long strands for each color. They get somewhat tangled, too, but it’s easy to just pull each strand out of the tangle if it doesn’t get too bad.