And What the Knitter Has Sewn Together,
Let No Ladder Yarn Pull Asunder
Posted by: Loopy in Tips & Tutorials
I was so entranced with how slinky and drapey and “netty” the loosely knit ladder yarn for my stole was feeling, the end of the black skein kind of crept up on me. Only then did it occur to me … how in the heck do you keep the “old” end and the “new” end worked into the stitches when the stockinette stitching is so bloomin’ loose?
Why, one improvises, of course.
I don’t know what other folks do, but I just picked some sewing thread that blended (black), aligned a couple of inches of the tail over a couple of inches of the new skein’s beginning, and stitched several of the little “crossties” of the ladder/railroad yarn together. When I finished, it was darned near invisible and so far looks like it’s going to hold.
Feeling mighty proud of myself, today! It’s the small triumphs that get you through the day, right?
In non-knitting news, I’m also stocking up on all the things I need for one of my rare business trips and — at the prompting of a friend — I recalled what made my jaw drop when I popped open my suitcase in Orlando on another business trip a few years ago. (One of my girls had been helping Mommy cut tags off her new business trip clothes, and she had brought me a steak knife instead of scissors. When we were finished, she had — without my knowledge — lovingly tucked it in my suitcase for me in case I needed it again. It made it through two airports’ X-ray lines and one open-luggage check, untouched. Yikes! I’m still surprised that I’m not in federal chains. Needless to say, I left it behind in Orlando.)
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