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Posted by arlene on November 2, 2008, 6:04 pm
Don't look at it as a problem. Look at it as a creative opportunity.
Arlene
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> I was making a cardigan for my daughter. All is done except button/
> buttonhole band (one piece around the neck) and I'm out of yarn!
> It was a bag of yarn from ebay, so no way I can find this exactly
> thing even partial skein (or is there hope?). My calculation was tight
> but optimistic, too optimistic...
> Somehow I lost track of number of skeins in the middle because we were
> moving. Now I turned over all the boxed yarn again and again. Seems
> like it WAS the last skein.
>
> What are the suggestions please?
>
> It's made in one color, cuffs, bottom and band should be done in 1x1
> rib knit.
> So far I came up with two possibilities:
> 1.I may add something completely different for the band and then do
> some simple embroidery thread along the rib knits. Hmmm... will
> probably look like I ran out of yarn at the end...
> 2. I may cut yarn somewhere at the end of the cuffs/bottom rib knit,
> pull out yarn from couple of rows of each, making them shorter, graft
> what's left and use pulled out yarn to finish the band. That leaves me
> with single color and same yarn all over, although band will be made
> with knots/joins (may be not the best place to join yarn a few
> times...), and technically challenging.
>
> Any other ideas????
>
> Yulia on the edge of despair...
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Posted by Edna on November 2, 2008, 7:10 pm
I often use a contrast FANCY yarn on my GD cardigans, scarves, or whatever.
I used a contrast on GS's jacket once and knitted a little car in the same
yarn, sewed it on the front...very cute.
Edna in Sydney
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>I was making a cardigan for my daughter. All is done except button/
> buttonhole band (one piece around the neck) and I'm out of yarn!
> It was a bag of yarn from ebay, so no way I can find this exactly
> thing even partial skein (or is there hope?). My calculation was tight
> but optimistic, too optimistic...
> Somehow I lost track of number of skeins in the middle because we were
> moving. Now I turned over all the boxed yarn again and again. Seems
> like it WAS the last skein.
> What are the suggestions please?
> It's made in one color, cuffs, bottom and band should be done in 1x1
> rib knit.
> So far I came up with two possibilities:
> 1.I may add something completely different for the band and then do
> some simple embroidery thread along the rib knits. Hmmm... will
> probably look like I ran out of yarn at the end...
> 2. I may cut yarn somewhere at the end of the cuffs/bottom rib knit,
> pull out yarn from couple of rows of each, making them shorter, graft
> what's left and use pulled out yarn to finish the band. That leaves me
> with single color and same yarn all over, although band will be made
> with knots/joins (may be not the best place to join yarn a few
> times...), and technically challenging.
> Any other ideas????
> Yulia on the edge of despair...
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Posted by on November 2, 2008, 11:28 pm
YULIA
If you look in the mags now it is very Contemporary to have 2
different colored sleeves ,,,
but i understand you don`t like it this idea ,,,
If have you knitted it from the bottom up i would advice unraveling a
bit of the top ,,, add another color and knit 2 rows of the new color
after one row of the original color ,, if it is a Raglan , do it in
the round !!!!
than do the same for the Sleeve ribbed end !!!
If you knitted top down you can make same idea at the bottom of the
sweater ,,
best of luck NOW you are using your creativity !!!!
mirjam
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Posted by LauraJ on November 4, 2008, 11:19 am
Oh I feel your pain! What if you skipped the button band altogether and
inserted a zipper? Or knit a little i-cord and tie it together at the top?
Here's one I just completed:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/3002313559_96ec102c39.jpg?v=0
LauraJ
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>I was making a cardigan for my daughter. All is done except button/
> buttonhole band (one piece around the neck) and I'm out of yarn!
> It was a bag of yarn from ebay, so no way I can find this exactly
> thing even partial skein (or is there hope?). My calculation was tight
> but optimistic, too optimistic...
> Somehow I lost track of number of skeins in the middle because we were
> moving. Now I turned over all the boxed yarn again and again. Seems
> like it WAS the last skein.
> What are the suggestions please?
> It's made in one color, cuffs, bottom and band should be done in 1x1
> rib knit.
> So far I came up with two possibilities:
> 1.I may add something completely different for the band and then do
> some simple embroidery thread along the rib knits. Hmmm... will
> probably look like I ran out of yarn at the end...
> 2. I may cut yarn somewhere at the end of the cuffs/bottom rib knit,
> pull out yarn from couple of rows of each, making them shorter, graft
> what's left and use pulled out yarn to finish the band. That leaves me
> with single color and same yarn all over, although band will be made
> with knots/joins (may be not the best place to join yarn a few
> times...), and technically challenging.
> Any other ideas????
> Yulia on the edge of despair...
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> buttonhole band (one piece around the neck) and I'm out of yarn!
> It was a bag of yarn from ebay, so no way I can find this exactly
> thing even partial skein (or is there hope?). My calculation was tight
> but optimistic, too optimistic...
> Somehow I lost track of number of skeins in the middle because we were
> moving. Now I turned over all the boxed yarn again and again. Seems
> like it WAS the last skein.
>
> What are the suggestions please?
>
> It's made in one color, cuffs, bottom and band should be done in 1x1
> rib knit.
> So far I came up with two possibilities:
> 1.I may add something completely different for the band and then do
> some simple embroidery thread along the rib knits. Hmmm... will
> probably look like I ran out of yarn at the end...
> 2. I may cut yarn somewhere at the end of the cuffs/bottom rib knit,
> pull out yarn from couple of rows of each, making them shorter, graft
> what's left and use pulled out yarn to finish the band. That leaves me
> with single color and same yarn all over, although band will be made
> with knots/joins (may be not the best place to join yarn a few
> times...), and technically challenging.
>
> Any other ideas????
>
> Yulia on the edge of despair...