get_knitted | Check-In Post March 28th 2023

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hello!!!! new to this comm :D does anyone have any advice on multi-ball intarsia? i'm currently trying to knit a scarf with vertical stripes of 5 different colors joined using intarsia but dealing with the yarn twisting and tangling is an enormous pain

When I've had multiple balls joined to a project, I've had them in a basket on its side and paused regularly to rearrange. Kept them stable so there wasn't the added problem of the skeins falling off the couch or being sat on by the dog.

yeahhhh i've started + frogged + restarted a few times now, and untangling regularly definitely is the Right Way but i'm lazy and i don't want to keep doing that over and over :"( plus, yes, having the yarn out and about has presented separate issues with my cat going "oh, For Me? :3" so a basket or container is a really good idea

Hello and welcome!

I've worked in two colours before, but I'm a tight knitter so not great at it. Working with five colours would be... Yikes! I can easily understand the twisting and tangling must be a nightmare. I think I'd put each ball in a separate bag with the handles tied so they wouldn't bounce around and tangle together, then just try to set them out in a row and move them as necessary each row. Fiddly, but maybe it would save having to keep getting them untangled.

smallhobbit knits picture sweaters so she might have some better ideas. I cheat and stitch the pictures on afterwards, that wouldn't help you though. I do love the idea of your stripy scarf though! What colours are you using?

yeah it's realll tangly :"( i'm trying to do a 1x1 rib instead of stockinette or garter which means that it's not joining right either i don't think? aughh. i'm experimenting with some scrap yarn now to see if it will look really dumb to do all the stripes separate and then seamlessly join afterwards...
i'm making my SO this scarf from an anime he likes (yuru camp)!! so in theory not a complicated project but it's proving a real pain

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/V4cAAOSwLXhj~SuF/s-l500.jpg

That scarf looks really amazing, I hope you can figure out how to recreate it.

I had a thought... If you could get a plastic container and punch 5 holes in the lid to thread the different balls through, that might help? Not sure it would work, but it's an idea.

If you did 2 x 2 rib and changed colours between two knit stitches (or purl on the reverse) you might get a better join.

yes it's very cute!! i'm excited. that's a good thought, definitely some sort of Yarn Container needs to happen

i did a little test swatch and unfortunately a 2x2 rib is not the look i want :( i think you're right on the join being more secure that way, though. hrmm.

I hope you can find a container that works to keep your warn under control.

I thought that might be the case. You may need to experiment a bit until you find a joining method that works. I think it's trickier when it's the same number of stitches in each colour on every row. You don't want to end up with gaps. *wanders off to think*

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