stupid question number 2

Most knitters would tell you that "weaving in" is unnecessary unless you're carrying the yarn for many stitches - 6 or more, usually. If you're going to full the FO I wouldn't worry about it at all!

Basically, you're doing intarsia? If you want to carry unused yarn to be used further down the row, and you have a span of more than 3 stitches, you wrap the unused yarn around the yarn you are using, every

3 stitches or so, to avoid a hanging loop. It's kind of like a yarn over, only you wrap the unused thread over the yarn you're working with instead of the needle.

Hesirsa

Madela> In two-color work, when you span more than 3 stiches, the pattern

yes, this is what I'm doing:

you knit more than one coaster at a time, it does seem wise to dothe wrapping thing. You cut them apart after you felt them, so thelongest areas of carryover would be cut through, so it depends on howwell they felt whether that would show. I'm thinking of making thecoaster 2 thick, sewing them back to back, so the carried over yarndoesn't show. I used the yarn they recommended, and it will be a verycheap project.Madelaine

Very nice coasters! I agree with your idea of making them double. Will you sew the sides together before felting? I'd like to see your finished result.

Higs, Katherine

If you're going to sew them together back to back, there is no need to wrap the stitches at all, because any potential hanging loop will be kept in place by the second layer. Felting should keep the strands in place anyway. All you have to do is keep them loose enough so that the piece doesn't pucker.

=Tamar

I hadn't thought of doing that, but that makes a lot of sense. I think I will, I just have to finish them! Madelaine