Where does the time go?!? Well, May went to preparing for TNNA. But April and June are both months with Camp Stitches and my entrelac class. One of the questions that came up last April was how to deal with "bloody toes". Now this may sound a bit gruesome, but it is a term used to describe the bleeding through of the color of the previous tier at the point of the join.
Bloody toes are a "natural" occurance when working with entrelac. It is the result of joining two pieces of knitting perpendicular to one another. When it is most noticeable is when the underlying color is significantly "stronger" than the top color. Although the color "bleed" can be minimized with practice of specific knitting techniques, that along will not completely solve the problem.
I wish I could take credit for the solution, but alas, it was Joan Schouder who I believe is credited with the idea. At the point you are going to begin a new tier, work one round of knitting all the way around the tier in the new color by knitting the "live" stitches and picking up the appropriate stitches along the selvedge edges. By doing this you will need to keep closer track of your knitting, because the color of the yarn will not provide any clues. However, when you go to join the "live" stitches to the current tier, they will be the same color. No "bloody toes"!
Thanks Joan!
Bloody toes are a "natural" occurance when working with entrelac. It is the result of joining two pieces of knitting perpendicular to one another. When it is most noticeable is when the underlying color is significantly "stronger" than the top color. Although the color "bleed" can be minimized with practice of specific knitting techniques, that along will not completely solve the problem.
I wish I could take credit for the solution, but alas, it was Joan Schouder who I believe is credited with the idea. At the point you are going to begin a new tier, work one round of knitting all the way around the tier in the new color by knitting the "live" stitches and picking up the appropriate stitches along the selvedge edges. By doing this you will need to keep closer track of your knitting, because the color of the yarn will not provide any clues. However, when you go to join the "live" stitches to the current tier, they will be the same color. No "bloody toes"!
Thanks Joan!
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