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In this video we're going to talk about Alternating Hand-Dyed Yarns.
And when I say that, I mean alternating two different balls of the same color of yarn
to prevent color pooling.
And this question comes up all the time, and I always tell people it's just like working
stripes, but I need a video on it to send people to, and so I'm happy to answer this
question.
When you're working with hand-dyed yarn, it's kind of normal practice to have two balls
of yarn going at once and alternate every two rows or every two rounds to break up the
way the color looks, because color pooling...usually what happens, this always happens, is you'll
have a yarn hand-dyed that has different colors going on or different tones of the same color.
You'll be knitting along and it will be all dispersed really nicely and then suddenly
it's a dark blob and a big light blob and it looks really different from the rest of
the work, and you can avoid that just by having two balls of yarn going at the same time.
And this video is sponsored by Knitter's Pride.
I'm using two different sets of their needles here, but the one that we're really going
to talk about are the Nova Platina 16-inch circulars.
And I have kind of this little hat going.
You can see how nice this needle set is.
You have all of the sizes that you need for most of the hat knitting that you're going
to do.
It comes in this awesome case.
I'm gonna give you a close-up of my needles as you can see the nice sharp point.
These are great hat-knitting needles.
I swear by the 16-inch circular sets, and so we'll get to those in a moment and I'll
show you how those work.
But first let's take a look at...I'm gonna demonstrate both on flat and in the round.
So let's take a look at the flat piece I have.
This little bit of knitting that I have here is the same stitch pattern used in the one-row
scarf, so if you're interested in that I'll give you a link here in the upper right-hand
corner.
And I have two balls of yarn going, and the thing that I wanna demonstrate is how I'm
working the two balls of yarn so that I end up with a nice edge here where it looks really
even and consistent.
It doesn't look all that much different from the other side, because I'm wrapping it the
same way each time.
So I have the yarn ball that I've just finished with, the stitch that I just worked, and what
I'm going to do is take the other color from underneath, like this.
That's the way I'm going to wrap it every time.
And when I switch back to the yellow or the other ball of yarn, I'm gonna go from underneath
and pull it forward to use it.
That's the wrapping that I do.
And so you pull it from underneath.
If you mess it up once it's not gonna be that big of a deal.
But if you get it in your head the exact way that you're going to wrap the yarn each time,
that's how it's done.
And this pattern is, if you're curious is Knit two, knit through the back loop, purl
one.
And I happen to be using Knitter's Pride bamboo double pointed needles, which are my favorite
double pointed needles for larger-gauge knitting.
I can take this old chord that I was using and give it a little tag if there's some looseness
and this edge will be fine.
That's how it's done.
Always reach from underneath to pull the new color up.
And when we're looking at in the round.
I have this...You know, I just cast this on for demonstration and now it's looking like
the cutest kids hat.
I think I'm gonna finish it.
I know someone's gonna ask.
This is Twisted Owl Chunky, it's merino nylon and the color way is paisley.
And the Knitter's Pride needles that I'm using here are the Platina set that I showed you.
I'll give you a link to more information about the Platinas in the video description field.
They have a nice, long taper and a sharp point.
And you can pick the needle size you need for any project.
I'm using this chunky yarn, so I'm using a pretty big needle size.
And you pick the needle size you need and you just attach it to the chord using the
key that comes in your kit.
And just a hand tightening you end up with this amazing, smooth join.
These are great needles.
If you're looking to invest in a set of 16-inch circulars, you cannot go wrong with these
Platinas.
So now I have this row cuff kid's hat that I definitely have to finish because it's so
cute.
But the point of the video is you see how nicely the colors are distributed through
there.
There is no color pooling because I'm alternating these two balls of yarn.
And what I get on the inside of the hat is this here.
Just the wrap worked the same way each time, just runs up the inside of the hat at the
beginning of the round.
And I'm gonna show you how I deal with that now, how I get that nice wrap each time.
You can change every round when you're working in the round or every two rounds.
I usually change every two rounds.
So I'm here at the beginning of my round I just slipped my marker.
I'm ready to use the other color of yarn and this is how I do it every time.
It's the same way as when I'm working flat.
I have the old color on top.
I grab the new color from underneath and forward.
And that gives me the nice little twist that I have going on.
And I work the first stitch, tighten it up, stretch the work a little.
You wanna make sure that you have nice tension on this but it's not, you know, bunching up.
So give it a tug, but not too tight, and then just keep knitting.
Then when I finish this round I'll work one more round and switch back to the other color,
and I'll go from under and pull that color up to use it the same way.
So, really, you have two balls of yarn going, but the most important thing is to always
wrap the old color around the new color the same way each time, so that carrying the two
colors together and the place where you carry the two colors together at the beginning of
your row or your round doesn't become a distraction to the rest of the work, it's just a tidy
little thing going up in the work.
Anyway, many thanks to Knitter's Pride and their 16-inch Nova Platina Circular set for
sponsoring this video.
Good luck.
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