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Okay...so it has begun! Colors look different in the scan (and I chose to use Wool-Ease):

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's the question though, I've got 5 skeins dangling from this. Is it possible to create smaller sized balls instead of all this mess?This is the right front panel of:
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Jenn

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"Jenn Vanderslice" wrote

Here's the question though, I've got 5 skeins dangling from this. Is it

Check into knitting bobbins. They let you wind yarn into smaller, more manageable, bunches. A few examples:

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luck!Peggy

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Peggy

Looks good - so far :)

yep - there's many ways. . . the most 'normal' way is to create 'bobbins' which can be simply the yarn wound into a figure 8 and tied off (so you can pull more out when you need it), or a plastic, flat bobbin, or a wooden spool bobbin. . .or use one of the cardboard ones they sell to store floss on (cross stitch supplies) or make something like it :) - and that's just the ones off the top of my head. . .

the catch is figuring out how much is enough but not too much - unless you don't mind weaving in even more ends (or having possible 'waste') - but otherwise - you have to mess with full skeins which weigh a bit and get in the way more.

Sonya

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Sonya Cirillo

Thanks Peggy! I'll make a trip to AC Moore tomorrow or this weekend and get some. Another question: Is there anyway to guess how much yarn you'll need with a drawing or chart? It seems like there is more yarn being carried across the back then actually knitted. Since I've never done any multi-color knitting before, would it be unreasonable to have a bobbin for each leaf? Or would that create too many ends?

Thanks, Jenn

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Jenn Vanderslice

Thanks Sonya...

It's the tangled mess that I have to deal with at the end of each row that's the problem. Wouldn't have been so bad if I hadn't had to 1.5 rows already because the stitches were too tight...

/J

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Jenn Vanderslice

Hi Jenn,

Yes, like Penny & Sonya both said, bobbins are the way to go. I have two different sizes and used them all the time when doing a craft pattern. Just make sure you carry the one color along at least one stitch so there is no hole left.

Looks great so far.

Hugs,

Nora

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norabalcer

Yup! Learned that *hole* lesson the hard way! LOL Thanks Nora ;-)

Just a note: About 2 years ago, I was sitting at my son's karate class and watched a woman knit a sweater. She was incredible! The sweater was one color, but I remember her telling me about how you carry another color in the back so there are no loose pieces. Wish I had paid more attention because I had to teach myself to do it last night. At the time, I thought, "No way in h*ll I'm ever going to need that info!" ;-)

/J

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Jenn Vanderslice

Hi Jenn,

I know you asked Penny, but when I did sweaters I would have done a bobbin for each leaf or whatever design it was, the only color I would carry across is the main thread.

Hugs,

Nora

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norabalcer

An article that might help:

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Peggy

I really don't have an answer for this. Perhaps somebody else will. I usually just fill up my bobbin until I can't fill it up anymore and go from there.

I don't see why not.

Or would that create too

That's up to you. If you don't mind weaving in all the ends later, then go for it. I'm sure others have more insight/answers than me.

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Peggy

Yes. I find that it's a little trickier to weave in the beginning, so, although I try to weave it in before the first stitch, sometimes I just leave it for later. Weaving in the ends, when you're done with a particular strand, is easy. However, if there are only a few stitches between leaves, maybe five or so, I'd carry the thread. There's a limit to how many bobbins I want to deal with, and for me it comes out smoother that way.

=Tamar

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Richard Eney

Jenn you can make your own `bobins in many ways , Cut it from cardboard , split a Clothline peg into 2 ,use old empty sewing thread spools etc... mirjam

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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen

If the color changes are up to 6-7 stiches i do carry the other thread with me , and avoid `danglings` , by sort of catching /weaving it once under the back side of the yarn being knited and once under the yarn being knitted. That is the time to use both the throwing system [for obe color] and the pick up system [ for color 2 ] mirjam

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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen

You can make knitting bobbins out of butterfly-shaped pieces of cardboad. Wrap the yarn around the "waist" of the butterfly.

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B Vaugha

Woohoo, Jenn! Way to go! I like using bobbins when I can, as it really helps. But you need to be careful with the amount of wool you wind off. Good luck and keep us posted!

Kather> Okay...so it has begun! Colors look different in the scan (and I

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Katherine

Count the number of stitches in the section. Then you need one "wind" around the needle for each stitch. ALlow about an extra two inches for ends to darn in, and that should work. It does for me, anyhow.

HTH Kather> Thanks Peggy! I'll make a trip to AC Moore tomorrow or this weekend > and get some.

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Katherine

Thanks everyone for your help again. I bought the bobbins yesterday. It's amazing how $1.75 (American) can save you heaps of aggravation!

Later today, I'll try to scan the panel I'm working on. I seem to be having trouble with tension AND twisting my stitches when I frog (which I do often). Don't know if there is an easy cure for either of those problems except maybe practice, practice, practice..... ;-)

/J

Jenn Vanderslice wrote:

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Jenn Vanderslice

Hi, Mark, I never stop wondering how "like" we all are in how to do things! I think you have found out this by your own experiance... I do exactly as you! AUD ;-)

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Aud

Mark i agree with you method , in fact have done it for ages [over 50 years] i only was sad toread that you `attack the stiches` ,,,,????? poor things why do you punish for your mistake ,, stiches are gentle creatures , who should be treated with love and care :>:>:>:>:>:>

mirjam

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