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Mary G
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Posted: Jan 26 2007 at 7:56am | IP Logged Quote Mary G
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Another way is to drop the old, start the new and then after a few stitches, go back and overhand knot the two strands together -- you'll then go back with a yarn needle (big eye, blunt tip) and hide the ends in the back of the work (going in opposite directions).


Ok, this is where I get lost. When you say, "start the new" ... exactly how do I do that? Just knot them together and then tuck the ends in later, as you explained below?


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Just pick up the new yarn, hold like you did the old and start knitting -- after a few stitches knot the old to the new (but if you do it right away you can't get the knot up close to the knitting and then you'd have to go back, and reknot it anyway.....

In other words, treat the new yarn EXACTLY as the old -- just leave a 4 or 5 inch tail for ease in knotting and hiding later....

Better?

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Posted: Jan 26 2007 at 1:53pm | IP Logged Quote Sarah
WOW! I've been away for a day and came back to see tons of great info!! I don't feel so lost anymore. I'm going to try to find the forementioned book(s) and get more yarn this weekend. Hope I can get out!

Thanks all!!!!



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Posted: Jan 29 2007 at 11:04pm | IP Logged Quote Karen E.
Mary G wrote:

Just pick up the new yarn, hold like you did the old and start knitting -- after a few stitches knot the old to the new (but if you do it right away you can't get the knot up close to the knitting and then you'd have to go back, and reknot it anyway.....

In other words, treat the new yarn EXACTLY as the old -- just leave a 4 or 5 inch tail for ease in knotting and hiding later....

Better?


Yes! I did it! It worked!

Thank you, Mary.

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