Changing Colors Part 2

To Change Colors Part 2
Here is a link to Part 1

 

Working with several colors at a time

 

 

 

There are several ways to deal with several strands. Here are a few that I have tried.

 

1. Cut a strand of needed color several yards long - maybe 5 yards. Work with these strands just hanging. When they get tangled they are short enough to pull through the mess. When I need more yarn I just tie an additional strand on.

 

2. Wind yarn onto bobbins (picture shown below), unravel yarn as needed.

 

3. Keep yarn in skeins and keep untwisting skeins as needed.

 

4. Wind long strands of yarn around fingers and place a rubber band around middle. Unravel as needed.




Wrong Side
I worked over the unused color in the top flower. Notice lower flowers unused color was carried.


Right Side
This sample was done with worsted weight yarn and an F hook. Stitches are tight so carried unused strands don't show through to the front.


Right and Wrong Side Views of color change projects.

 

 

 

 


Right Side View

 


Wrong Side View
A second ball of off white was added to avoid having to carry the strands across the heart. We carried the unused colors. We could have worked over them. Sometimes when you work over them the color shows through to the right side.


Right Side View

 


Wrong Side View
A second ball of black was added to avoid having to carry the strands across the middle. We carried the unused colors.


Right Side View

 


Wrong Side View
A second ball of green was added to avoid having to carry the strands across the middle. We carried the unused colors instead of working over them. 







 

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