First Lace Shawl
I am working on my first lace shawl. Here is a picture of what it will look like finished-I am only one ball in so far. The pattern is N1090 from Naturally and I am using their new yarn Dawn-a wool and silk blend.I have a question for all of you experts-where do you join a new ball? Do you do it at the end or in the middle of the row?
posted by Julie at 5:29 PM
7 Comments:
I always join at an end. It is easier to keep track of the ends to weave and much less noticable in my work.
I LOVE that pattern, I haven't been able to find anyone who has it for sale, where did you get it?
I don't think it matters where you join, it might be easier at the end or start of a row. If you join in the middle of a row just join it in a good spot where the join can be woven in and hidden. Not where there are yarn overs, but where there is a section of knitting. If that makes sense.
Depending on the yarn you might be able to rub the ends together with some spit (or water, if you prefer) and felt them together.
I try to join where there's a solid patch of knitting. If a spit join doesn't work, I use a Russian join. I learned how on line. Here's a link to a site which shows how:
http://www.knittinganyway.com/freethings/russianjoin.htm
Hattie-Naturally yarns are distributed by Fiber Trends in the US-try their website for a store near you.
I usually try to join the yarn in a solid patch in the middle, and I use the grafting process shown in the Myrna Stahman book on Faroese shawls (available from Schoolhouse Press). This works well on two-ply yarn.
I used to be a stickler for joining a new strand at the edge, but since learning the Russian Join, I do it where ever the yarn ends. It is virtually undetectable.
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