Meet Vicki Square (and learn a new yarn joining method)

re: Meet Vicki Square (and learn a new yarn joining method)

dBetty Zima — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:49:37 GMT

I want to know how to knit the way Vicki does when she goes from one color to another in a line of knitting. She performed it well on Series 5, the 502 program, but I need to see it written down before I can master and it. It isn't the splicing method. Yes, I am an old lady of 77, almost 78, and even though I taught school, I find learning complex methods require my extreme attention. Thanks, Betty Z.

re: Meet Vicki Square (and learn a new yarn joining method)

Kathleen Cubley — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:06:51 GMT

Hi KathyAnneW. Go to Youtube.com and put something like "continental purling" in the search box. I think you'll probably find tons of videos that'll help you master the purl stitch in the continental method.

Good luck,

Kathleen

re: Meet Vicki Square (and learn a new yarn joining method)

KathyAnneW — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:40:59 GMT

Hi, Kathleen,

Despite that I've been a knitter for YEARS, yesterday I checked out the link to Vicki Square's DVDs, along with the several videos there, and learned that Vicki talks about teaching the Continental method. I'm wondering if that teaching also includes teaching about purling via the Continental method? In the past, I have quite successfully taught myself how to knit continental-wise, but I find it difficult to purl that way, so I give up and return to throwing!

Thanks for your input!

re: Meet Vicki Square (and learn a new yarn joining method)

McKennaO — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:58:56 GMT

Ron@3 wrote:

"Now I cannot use wool and would like to know a way to unite acrylic and cotton yarns."

Search for videos on the "Russian Join", and Vicky Square may well have included this technique in her DVD.

Although it will not render the flawless finish of a well-done splice, once mastered it's a close second and suited to all fibres types as well as all but the most excruciatingly fine yarns. This technique is frequently employed in knitted lace, when only adding a new skein at the beginning of a row will waste a lot of otherwise wonderful yarn and often defeats the intended colourway.

Best.

re: Meet Vicki Square (and learn a new yarn joining method)

McKennaO — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:45:52 GMT

Kathleen wrote:

"This splicing method works on wool, llama, or alpaca yarns—basically on any yarn that will felt a little bit. So some of the blends will work, too. If you're working with a blend, you'll have to try splicing it to see if it'll work well."

I've found a minimum of 70% animal fibre a good rule of thumb when it comes to splicing (and felting).

Best.

re: Meet Vicki Square (and learn a new yarn joining method)

Ron@3 — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:46:06 GMT

Does this spliced yarn technique work on all types of yarn? My mother taught me to join yarn that way when I was just learning, but it only seems to work with wool. Now I cannot use wool and would like to know a way to unite acrylic and cotton yarns. Perhaps Vicki's method with the water works better.

Love all the videos. I am definitely a visual learner.

re: Meet Vicki Square (and learn a new yarn joining method)

Jenny.harding — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:29:34 GMT

I grew up in Fort Collins, and still live here. Crocheting and knitting have been part of my life since I was very little when grandma taught me. In home ec class at Fort Collins High School (this was 1981) I remember a beautiful woman with long black hair came to our class to demonstrate knitting techniques, and I couldn't belive how fast she could knit with the working yarn in her left hand. That was Vicki Square! I still haven't mastered continental knitting, but I will never forget that classroom visit.

Thank you Vicki!