{"id":17796,"date":"2019-06-04T05:44:25","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T05:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/?p=17796"},"modified":"2019-06-04T05:44:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T05:44:25","slug":"how-to-work-vertical-colour-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/?p=17796","title":{"rendered":"How to work vertical colour changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_17798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17798\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17798\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/?attachment_id=17798\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/colour-blocks.jpg?fit=965%2C790\" data-orig-size=\"965,790\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"colour blocks\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 F H Powell 2019&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/colour-blocks.jpg?fit=798%2C653\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/colour-blocks.jpg?resize=300%2C246\" alt=\"vertical coour changes\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/colour-blocks.jpg?resize=300%2C246 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/colour-blocks.jpg?resize=768%2C629 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/colour-blocks.jpg?resize=800%2C655 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/colour-blocks.jpg?w=965 965w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 F H Powell 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When changing colours it is advisable to twist the two yarns before working the next colour. In vertical colour <!--more-->changes (which appear at the same place in every row, gaps can appear if the two colours are not twisted. The easiest way of working across a row where frequent colour changes are encountered is by wrapping the new colour around the old colour before making the next stitch. This simple \u2018knot\u2019, shown below, can be gently pulled up very close to the next stitch to be worked and will stop the stitches parting along rows of vertical colour changes:<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17797\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/?attachment_id=17797\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/twisting-yarns.jpg?fit=974%2C320\" data-orig-size=\"974,320\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"twisting yarns\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/twisting-yarns.jpg?fit=798%2C262\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/twisting-yarns.jpg?resize=768%2C252\" alt=\"how to twist yarn\" width=\"768\" height=\"252\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-17797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/twisting-yarns.jpg?resize=768%2C252 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/twisting-yarns.jpg?resize=300%2C99 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/twisting-yarns.jpg?resize=800%2C263 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/twisting-yarns.jpg?w=974 974w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The back of the work will look like this:<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17803\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/?attachment_id=17803\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/back-of-work.jpg?fit=564%2C424\" data-orig-size=\"564,424\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"back of work\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/back-of-work.jpg?fit=564%2C424\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/back-of-work.jpg?resize=300%2C226\" alt=\"back of knitting\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/back-of-work.jpg?resize=300%2C226 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/back-of-work.jpg?w=564 564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If the colour changes are worked in blocks of colour, rather than two colours being carried across the row, the yarns need only be twisted at each colour change on the right side rows. The example below used 3 separate balls of yarn to work each row in the areas with blocks of colour:<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14913\" style=\"width: 184px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14913\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/?attachment_id=14913\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Mondrian.jpg?fit=372%2C608\" data-orig-size=\"372,608\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mondrian\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 F H Powell 2016&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Mondrian.jpg?fit=372%2C608\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Mondrian.jpg?resize=184%2C300\" alt=\"miniature knitting\" width=\"184\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Mondrian.jpg?resize=184%2C300 184w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Mondrian.jpg?w=372 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 F H Powell 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When changing colours it is advisable to twist the two yarns before working&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17798,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13],"tags":[91],"class_list":["post-17796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-knitting-and-crochet-tips","tag-hints-and-tips"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/colour-blocks.jpg?fit=965%2C790","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Q29Z-4D2","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17796"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17806,"href":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17796\/revisions\/17806"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}