How to join a new color - When knitting intarsia or other colorwork projects

[@dshtjhmngg]

Thanks a lot for you Channel. It will help me a lot for improve my Knitting Skills.

[@twitis]

It took me over half an hour of googling and YouTubing before I found this video, I just wanted to know how to start of knitting a new colour, thank you!

[@Terri-SavedByTheTruth]

Not only do you make very useful videos for both new and not-so-new knitters, but your videos are perfect! They're to the point, well-lit and well-spoken. Thanks!! (PS. I lived in Heidelberg for 4 yrs in the early 1990's on the US Army post there with my family. I miss it so much! Germany is a beautiful, beautiful country!)

[@nimbleneedlestwo]

Ha..and I miss being able to visit the US :( thx for sharing your lovely feedback with me. it was well received.

[@Ravenwood71]

I can’t wait to use this!! I’m knitting another intarsia stocking for my niece and this method is going to be AMAZING!! Thank you!

[@helgagroenewald9544]

Hi Norman, thank you so much for your videos, which are concise, clear and to the point! I am knitting a baby blanket for my grandchild (due in December) it’s grey with white fluffy sheep and was struggling in finding as ‘good’ way to join the fluffy wool so as not to leave holes, and your method worked! I have noticed that I sometimes have a little ‘hole’ at the end of some of my sheep, where the white fluffy wool joins the grey. If you have a suggestion for this please let me know, thank you! Helga from Cape Town, South Africa

[@nimbleneedlestwo]

hm...you'd probably have to carry to yarn over on the backside for a couple of more stitches, and then tighten up when weaving in.

[@theastewart6721]

Great technique Norman! Everything looks nice and even! Thanks for sharing!😊

[@nimbleneedlestwo]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@theastewart6721]

❤️💔

[@mixedandknot5911]

Easy peasy, done. Hooray!

[@virost1164]

I am going to try my first intarsia project, and it is a huge poncho, Lion brand L500030B pattern. Your yarn color change tips sound really good and I hope mine looks half as good as yours when I do my poncho!

[@angko-pe]

Great method. Thanks 😊

[@nimbleneedlestwo]

You're welcome!

[@karendavis7278]

Love this method. Thanks

[@nimbleneedlestwo]

Me too..it's really my favorite way for slippery yarns and intarisa projects

[@viviantruong8708]

Very helpful tutorial. I have a request: if possible, could you please show how to make a gauge. Thank you, Norman.

[@nimbleneedlestwo]

you mean a gauge swatch for a pattern?..hm..that's already on my list of ideas. let's see if I can move it forward a bit in my schedule.

[@viviantruong8708]

Yes, that’s it. Thank you, Norman.

[@nicolelafontaine1720]

Thanks for another lesson

[@nimbleneedlestwo]

My pleasure, Nicole

[@thizizliz]

Great tips. Thank you so very much.

[@nimbleneedlestwo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sheepwithcorpsepaint8710]

Can I use this method when I’m running out of yarn and I want to join in a new ball?

[@nimbleneedlestwo]

possibly, but there are better ways for these cases.

[@bajanviewer]

Thank you so much!

[@nimbleneedlestwo]

You're welcome!

[@yarnmotivated]

Bookmarked, thank you.

[@nimbleneedlestwo]

heh. thank you!

[@lauragibson855]

I am working on an intarsia project with bulky yarn and when I trap the new yarn one stitch before, it leaves a visible bar of the new colour in the stitch. Is it just a matter of tightening the yarn enough to hide the bar before weaving in the end? Will my stitch be less secure if I just twist and don’t trap? Thanks!

[@nimbleneedlestwo]

well...i guess each yarn and project behaves slightly different. However, if you see it through...you might knit with the wrong gauge and you might see other stuff peeking through as well. Knit a swatch and see if traditional weaving in works better.

[@JennySimon206]

That is how to change color to crochet sort of. At the last pull through of the last stitch u grab the new yarn and pull thru. I've not seen the twisting thing. I just tie them together with overhand knot but just one overhand so sort of twisting it. Interesting. I don't like the overlap technique where the stitches are bigger than the other ones.

[@nimbleneedlestwo]

yeah, I never reay like that either. I mean, depends on the yarn and project..but typically no tmy favorite :(