- Are you ready to play with color
on your ten stitch on purpose? (laughs)
I don't mean just making a scrap-ghan style
or letting the yarn color do the work for you,
but I mean intentionally making the color change.
We've got some charts for you.
I'm gonna show you at the end, so stay tuned for that.
But first, we're going to learn how to knit it on the loom,
so stay tuned and we'll get right to it.
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Okay, are you ready to get started in looking at this yarn?
I know, you wanna get right into making that change.
I want to tell you first,
be sure and check down in the description below,
and click on that link to go to the blog
and get the color charts that you want.
There's also a downloadable free chart that's blank,
so that you can use a rectangle or a square.
And there's actually two different ones,
a larger one and a smaller one.
And you can colorize your own.
I recommend colored pencils,
so you can have a bigger variety of colors
to sort of match-ish your yarn.
And you might wanna make a little key
that says this color is this particular yarn
and all that kind of stuff.
So you can do that on your own.
All right, we're gonna jump in,
and I'm gonna dive right into where I will color change.
So just watch the video through the whole thing,
and then when you're ready
to actually color change on your project,
then come back after you've made all your plans.
All right, let's get started.
Looking at this gauge swatch square,
this just shows you where you've cast on...
Done your two corners...joined...
the third corner...joined...
fourth corner...and made your last join,
and it gets you this square, or your initial rectangle.
And then this is where you're going
to want to start your color.
So this little line right here
on our charts is going to be red.
And it will appear kind of bold on there,
so you can see this is where you need to start.
So if you are working where you want the right side
to look nice and you like how the ridge is showing here,
then you will start with it directly
on your first knit row of your corner,
you're gonna start knitting there with your new color.
If you like the wrong side more,
then you're gonna start one below,
which is the row right before you begin the corner.
So that is where you actually make your color change.
As we're working,
the corner's gonna start developing this direction,
and so the first stitch is actually gonna fall
on this side of the chart.
All right, let's move on.
Here's an actual sample to show you
instead of just the chart.
But we've got it ready for the next color.
And I wanna explain the right side versus the wrong side.
So this is the right side
that has a little bit more of a ridge on it.
This is, by the way, this is the old wrap method.
And then on the sample down here,
this is the a little bit lessened on the wrap.
So the back side is going to have no ridge back here,
and the other one will kind of fill in this little gap.
So whichever side you wanna do the color change on,
you need to pick it now.
So if you are about to start the corner
and you're on the wrong side row,
which is actually purling back on the loom,
when you're purling back, before you start the corner,
you actually will start over here,
and then work your way purling in the new color.
So if you want the new color
to show correctly on the right side,
and not have these little weird bumps on it,
then you're gonna wanna do it how I'm gonna show you here.
All right, so let's begin.
You're actually gonna be on this left side over here,
and if you're left-handed,
you're gonna be working in the opposite direction
as I am showing here.
All right, so the first part is I wanna show you
if you've got slip stitches on the ends,
you're going to work it the way I'm working it here.
Otherwise, just start knitting on the first stitch here.
So I'm gonna go through the back with a tapestry needle.
I've threaded on my new color.
And I'm going to just add
a little extra measure of security,
so it's easier for me when I wanna weave in my tail.
So I'm just going through the back
of the stitch on the first peg.
That's all I'm doing in this case.
I'm gonna leave a nice, long tail.
In fact, you can go and wind it around another peg
or this anchor peg here.
And then just work your row
as you normally would for a corner.
I'm gonna begin by knitting across eight.
So I've slipped the first stitch, not working it.
And then I'm gonna knit eight.
And I will wrap that last peg,
and then continue working all the way back.
And then when I purl, I'll end up knitting this peg,
and then that peg will get the new color on it.
So as I work on here, I'm gonna check for just a minute,
and tell you that I'm not gonna show you
the whole corner here, okay?
Here, let me just wrap that,
and I'll start purling back and chatting.
If you want to see the tutorial on the corner, the full one,
click on the video where it has a little i icon,
and you'll go to that video,
and go in the description at the timestamps,
and then jump to the corner section for a slower video.
This video is not for that purpose.
I'm going to stop the video here,
and you don't need to pause in this case,
but I'm gonna stop the video for a moment,
and continue knitting my corner
and then a straightaway section (join),
so you can see what this color change looks like.
I'd really like for you to see that.
And then I'm gonna show you all the different charts
and options that are available for you.
All right, now you can see me doing this turning peg here,
this slip stitch, that we didn't do anything with before.
That gets knit on that purl row.
And now we're gonna begin the next row by knitting seven.
So I'm gonna continue doing this,
and I'll see you in a moment with the results.
See you soon.
I didn't quite get to a join area.
I actually stopped and I thought,
you know what, I have a better way to show you.
So I want you to see first of all,
you see how this corner turned out.
I have a little bit of this little hiccup
where the other slip stitch was.
So it's just a little bit of gray.
It's not really that big of a deal.
But my yarn is in a good position here.
It's all trapped in for me to weave in the tail.
And I have a video on weaving in tails
in garter stitch right up here.
Click that I icon, and you can see how to do that.
And I wanna talk about this corner here
if you're changing color in purl.
And what does this look like on the wrong side?
She was talking about, what was Kristen talking about?
Well, when I'm changing it,
to show correctly on the right side,
this is what it'll look like.
See how clean that is?
Now the wrong side looks like this.
So it has a little color pop of the new color
coming in below this one here.
If you change on the purl row before you did the corner,
then you would have that little pop of color
on this side over here.
So it's gonna happen on one side or the other.
You just need to make that decision.
Also, I wanna show you I'm actually on the row
right before I would head back in the corner.
And I wanted you to see that I've now knitted
over the original color, and then the wrap color.
And so it's gonna do the same thing on both sides.
So now those are knitted over, and I'm ready to purl back.
So I would continue purling back in this color,
and then work my join section.
Now if you're wanting to change back
and you were doing the whole
wrong side color change on a purl row,
this is the row that you would do that on
if you were changing it back to gray or another color,
and you just wanted a pop of color on the corner row.
One of the charts that we're about to look at
actually has a cool design that's like that.
So if you are interested, stay tuned.
All right, let's look at all the fun color charts.
Our first color chart is stripes in the round,
and it's just simply alternating stripes.
It begins with a larger section of the color
just where that beginning gauge swatch was
that we talked about in order to do the rounds.
Again, click on that link up there
and find the video showing what a gauge swatch is.
So we've got your beginning section doing the two corners
going down to the third corner, over to the fourth, and up.
And then this is where you begin.
And so this little part here
is where the color change happens.
So that's really fun with the stripes.
This next color chart is one of my favorites.
It's the square gradient,
and I love that it incorporates
five different colors of purple.
Right here in the very middle,
you can see there's a very dark purple or eggplant color,
and then just a little bit lighter with two rounds
of little bit lighter purple,
and then we get into a little bit lighter,
and a little bit lighter, and the very lightest.
You could even do a white here, or cream or something
if you don't have enough for all of them.
And the beginning is a little different
in that it's got, of course, your cast on,
and then the two corners, and go around,
corner, corner, corner,
and this is where that sort of immediate square
would be for your gauge swatch.
But it actually incorporates one more round here
to give it a nice, big thick square, okay?
I really like that.
And then it color changes.
The first color change here.
And we're changing on the corner.
And so you've got two rounds of purple.
And then when we go up to the next lighter color,
it's actually three rounds of purple.
And then the next two colors after that also have three.
Now you can translate that to your size
with the blank one as well, and do your own square gradient.
But this should give you an idea of how to start your own.
This one is rainbow rounds.
It's so fun, and brilliant, and vibrant.
You can use any kinda colors here.
This is just giving you an idea.
You could even take this and look at a color chart
and how to change the different colors, or tone these down,
and maybe you do muted tones, or pastels, or whatever.
It doesn't have to be this bright.
So this one actually starts with the beginning cast on,
just one color pop.
And then it changes immediately on that very first corner.
You're gonna go around all the way to the end,
which is normally where you would
have your gauge swatch here,
and then we change into the yellow,
and then you change into the green,
and then they just change every single row.
So the unique part in the very beginning
is just this first color pop of red,
and your little first cast on ridges.
Now you can, of course,
put this in a rectangular blanket as well.
We're just showing it in this square.
This next chart is called quarters,
and it's just dividing the quarters of this up.
It's not, obviously, in squares.
It's in triangles.
Now it is just slightly offset a little bit,
but you really don't notice that much.
We're gonna zoom in here and I'll show you.
It's four colors.
We're starting with this color here in red,
and it's just on that beginning cast on
and beginning ridges.
And then the very first corner,
you're gonna go ahead and change into your second color.
The third color is incorporated in the second corner.
And then you continue it when you do your first join.
Then you change it to the fourth color on the third corner,
and continue in a join.
Then change to the first color again in the next corner.
So you are still changing on corners,
and we're gonna go up here and then change again.
So that is how that would be done.
And then you just kinda keep it ongoing.
The last one is contrast corners.
So you're just talking about a main color blanket,
and then you've got every single corner
is going to have a pop of color.
So you can make it more subdued, or a color pop,
or even maybe you do a rainbow throughout here,
or make this one color here, and this one color here.
Or maybe you do a combination of the mitered,
or I'm sorry, the quarters and the contrast corners.
Maybe this is a way you divide the colors up,
and maybe you want it to be like a big hourglass.
And make this one white,
and maybe this whole thing is black,
these parts that join,
because it's got this middle part here that's an hourglass.
And then maybe this is the same color as that,
or two different colors.
So you can plan it however you like,
and you'll have the blank ones to support that.
So as promised, here is your blank chart.
This one has 12 rounds on it.
And if you zoom in, on your PDF you'll be able
to see it a little clearer than here,
but there are red lines showing
where you start your next color change,
and really where the rounds begin,
so if you're trying to understand how the rounds turn out.
And we've also got that on the rectangular version,
so same thing, both have 12 rounds.
But we've upped it again for you, and have 24 rounds.
So you have more room for colorizing a chart,
and making it really your own.
I really can't wait to see these and what you make.
All right, well, what did you think of that?
Tell me down in the comments below
which style is your favorite.
Are you excited to get that free PDF download
and design your own?
I can't wait to see which one is your favorite.
And I'll tell you, mine is really designing its own.
But I do love how Joann did that gradient one,
because it really just kinda takes some guesswork out,
and you could just go shopping at the store
and sort of put your skeins together
and go, ooh, this is the ones I want,
and then use the calculator.
So click on the icon right over here, the i,
and go look at that yardage calculator for the ten stitch,
because you're gonna wanna know how to calculate those out
and get all the perfect rounds.
So be sure and use them all in cohesion together.
So I hope you enjoyed this ten stitch series.
We will add some more in in the future.
We do have plans for them.
And check out the playlist.
We have a loom knit playlist and a needle knit playlist
for all the ten stitch videos.
And including the loom knit playlist
also has other people who've been teaching them, too.
So don't be afraid to go over there to those videos
and check 'em out as well.
Be sure and click on that link on the blog
to find all the information you need for the PDFs,
and we will catch you there.
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