Day 4 brought some creativity.
I knew I wanted to use my Fiber Optics Paint Box but I wasn’t sure for what. I tried several shawls – Now In A Minute, Lintilla and Baktus – but none were right for just 450 yards.
I had 2 requirements – garter stitch (I love how it looks with a gradient yarn), and a sunburst shape. I couldn’t find anything that fit so I made something up. I’m still not sure what I want to do with the edge but I have a ways to go. The pic above shows 3 of the 15 colors in the paint box.
All those mini skeins do have a downfall though – lots of ball winding. Cute little mini balls.
But it doesn’t mean lots of weaving in of ends! Enter the Double Knot – or Magic Knot. I found this on the Fiber Optics blog and it really does work! I’ve woven in exactly zero ends so far. Can you spot the knots? I can’t. Watch the video. I can’t believe I’d never heard of this technique before.
I’ll catch you on the purl side.
Dude, that’s amazing! AWESOME!
Ah, this answers my question about the shawl on flickr.
Thanks for this video link. I definitely need to try this in the future!
That join is genius! I’ve never seen it before either. I’m using it next time
I am in love with your paintbox yarns. The start of the shawl is beautiful. I’m going to enjoy watching this one progress.