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How would you knit this design? Harlan Messinger 01-21-2007
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Posted by Aud on January 23, 2007, 1:31 pm

> I've put a design up at
>
> http://www.gavelcade.com/weave1.gif
>
> In some of the rows, there are gaps of more than five stitches between
> where one color leaves off and where it picks up again, so
> theoretically Fair Isle will leave strands floating for too long. But
> this seems too elaborate for intarsia. How do you work a design like
> this?

I took the liberty to try your pattern, I hope you don't mind!
I made an earwarmer from some leftover yarns, not all colores in the
same yarn so the quality is NOT the best.

There is, as you know, much multicoloured knitting in Norwegian
patterns, but often with only two coloures at the same time.

I have also knitted a lot with 3 coloures (I normally knit with first
yarn over left forfinger, under the middle, over ringfinger, under the
little finger. Yarn nr2: Over the two first fingers at left hand and
then under middle, over OR round little finger. Yarn nr. 3 follows the
work, sitting over right hand's middle finger, or around it. It depends
of yarn type and need for tightness) You have to practice a bit to get
it even.

This time it was four colours, that was the FIRST challenge(!) I found
it very difficult to get stitches even!!

As wooly said: Because the stitches are broader than they are high, the
pattern will be "lower" than the chart shows. BUT I was not able to...
(and I tried HARD) knit without draw the work together sideways.
It's partly due to lack of practice with so many yarns at a time, AND
also because there are so many vertical stripes (SECOND challenge). Then
it's very difficult not to get sort of "plissé folds".

I started to "weave yarns" after 4 stitches at the backside(THIRD
challenge). But since no fingers (as in arms) will "hitch" in the yarn,
I started to let the yarn float free.
I know the opinions are different about how long floatings you can have.
I will say it depends of what sort of yarn (thin yarn make shorter
floatings)
and what you are knitting. (compare gloves and a hat)
I think "free float" functioned OK here.

You will see all this at the pictures, and that neither the "right"
side, nor the back is especially nice, but it vas an interesting
attempt!

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2567362090036813328osNZfl

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2421191840036813328RXqQLC

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AUD ;-))
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Posted by Richard Eney on January 23, 2007, 9:32 pm
>I've put a design up at
>
>http://www.gavelcade.com/weave1.gif
>
>In some of the rows, there are gaps of more than five stitches between
>where one color leaves off and where it picks up again, so theoretically
> Fair Isle will leave strands floating for too long. But this seems too
>elaborate for intarsia. How do you work a design like this?

It's possible to strand four or more colors in a row, but it does make
the piece extra thick.

Now that I've looked at it again, I think I'd do it in my typical weird
way, by picking a background color and then mentally dividing the rest
into segments and work each segment as though it were separate from the
others. I'd use a length of yarn for each of the other colors within
the segment; however, because there would be such a wide gap between two
single stitches of the same color, I'd start at the bottom with the middle
of the length of yarn, and use the first end for the first column and the
second end of the length for the second column of that color.

It's a technique I used in the past to knit block letters into a piece.
I'd have to try it with your design to test whether it would work well,
since your design is practically all separate strands with relatively
little "background" to hold it together.

=Tamar

Posted by Mirjam Bruck-Cohen on January 28, 2007, 1:56 am
Tamar you seem to work very much like me ,,, i would do the sepration
thing as well if the colors are separated ,,
But i have another problem to solve working in the round with colors ,
Each work needs pre planning , sometimes i use Dps and work seprately
on segments ,,, planning is good brain excercize ,,,,, :>:>:>
mirjam


>>I've put a design up at
>>
>>http://www.gavelcade.com/weave1.gif
>>
>>In some of the rows, there are gaps of more than five stitches between
>>where one color leaves off and where it picks up again, so theoretically
>> Fair Isle will leave strands floating for too long. But this seems too
>>elaborate for intarsia. How do you work a design like this?
>
>It's possible to strand four or more colors in a row, but it does make
>the piece extra thick.
>
>Now that I've looked at it again, I think I'd do it in my typical weird
>way, by picking a background color and then mentally dividing the rest
>into segments and work each segment as though it were separate from the
>others. I'd use a length of yarn for each of the other colors within
>the segment; however, because there would be such a wide gap between two
>single stitches of the same color, I'd start at the bottom with the middle
>of the length of yarn, and use the first end for the first column and the
>second end of the length for the second column of that color.
>
>It's a technique I used in the past to knit block letters into a piece.
>I'd have to try it with your design to test whether it would work well,
>since your design is practically all separate strands with relatively
>little "background" to hold it together.
>
>=Tamar


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