Knitting stripes

[snakeling]

I want to start a scarf, that I would knit in 1x1 ribbing. I mean to do stripes in two colours, 6 rows of one (red), 2 of the other (yellow).

I'm going to weave the red yarn on the side of the yellow stripes, but I'm unsure what to do about the yellow yarn. I started weaving it on the side, but it definitely shows. Is there a trick to hide it, or should I cut the ends every time?

Comments

[pinesandmaples]

You could carry the red up and pretend you don't see it. I doubt that will work, ja?

You'll have to swatch with this technique, but try knitting in the ends of the red yarn. It makes the cut much less painful because you don't have any ends to weave in. In a 1x1 rib, I'm not sure how invisible the technique would be.

[snakeling]

Yeah, it's really obvious and awful-looking :S

Hmmm, knitting in the ends... *ponders*

[pinesandmaples]

I knit a pair of striped socks with two different colors of fingering weight yarn (for someone I really loved). Knitting in the ends made the prospect of finishing them much more pleasant.

Also, if you do the tube thing (as several other commenters have mentioned), look up the technique to do a jogless jog or jogless stripes. (Same technique, two different names.)