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Changing Colors - Knitwise

Changing yarn can be very easy, but it can result in a hole in your fabric if not done correctly. To avoid this, you must twist your yarn together at the color change.

Close-up of knitting with pink and blue yarn on needles.

First

1

Knit the required number of stitches of the first color until you reach your color change.  


Close-up of knitting needles with pink and blue yarn.

Next

2

  • Insert the needle in the stitch as if to knit, drop the working yarn and bring up the new yarn over it.
  • Continue working with the new yarn.

Knitting project with pink and blue yarn on a needle.

Next

3

The front of your knitting should look like this.


Changing Colors - Purlwise

Two-color knitting project on wooden needles.

First

1

Purl the required number of stitches of the first color until you reach your color change. 

Two-color knitting project on wooden needles.

Next

2

Insert the needle in the stitch as if to purl, drop the working yarn 

Next

3

  •  Bring up the new yarn over it the old working yarn.  This will twist the yarn together.
  • Then, continue knitting with the new yarn. 

Finished

4

The back of your work should look like this

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