I decided last night to cast on Dew in the Tapestry yarn that I already have - its going pretty well and Ive done 1.5 repeats but my it is a very slippy yarn (Ive been doing it on metal needles as the bamboo 5mm ones havent arrived and am having trouble keeping it under control):o Going great guns and its looking good then oh whats this ...a knot and its lost its nice varigated effect at the join - its just a swap from one colour to the other:( I undo the knot and knit both ends in to find the join is at a place where I need to drop stitches so its not a nice join now:( Im not even sure if the knot joined the right bits of yarn together - and you know how anal I am about those things:hihi:

Some of you have used Tapestry before - Im guessing there is a repeat in the colour stripes - could this knot have mucked up the pattern? Another Q when you join a new ball in do you find the right place in the next ball - or just join it?

I think you should complain to the manufacturer. Someone once told me to do that. If we don't complain and accept knots, then they get away with it! We have a right to knot free yarn!! :rant:

Sos, can't help you with the stripey bit! :suspect: :hihi:

...Some of you have used Tapestry before - Im guessing there is a repeat in the colour stripes - could this knot have mucked up the pattern? Another Q when you join a new ball in do you find the right place in the next ball - or just join it?
Here's (http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f40/ppn_2204/Tapestry.jpg) the pattern repeat on my semi-frogged bit of Tapestry knitting. It's a wide piece, so the stripes are very noticeable.

I haven't had to join in a new ball, but I'd be tempted to find the right place in the yarn, depending on what the colour repeats looked like in the pattern I was knitting.

I've made the Dew scarf in Tapestry, and had a knot in one of the balls. I joined the yarn in as usual at the end of the row, and it didn't mess the stripes at all. Dew is quite a textured pattern; change in colour is less noticeable than in stockinette stitch. It should look absolutely fine! :thumbsup:

I've made the Dew scarf in Tapestry, and had a knot in one of the balls. I joined the yarn in as usual at the end of the row, and it didn't mess the stripes at all. Dew is quite a textured pattern; change in colour is less noticeable than in stockinette stitch. It should look absolutely fine! :thumbsup:

Did you knit it for JLP btw?? :suspect: Im wondering whether to tink back as the join was mid row and redo it at the end. BTW I cant decide which is the right side - Ill pop some piccies up later for a straw poll:D

The 2nd one i'm doing in Tapestry doesn't seem as good as the first. It seems thinner than the first lot. I had a knot in it too and it just didn't look right so i've undone it all again:rolleyes:

The 2nd one i'm doing in Tapestry doesn't seem as good as the first. It seems thinner than the first lot. I had a knot in it too and it just didn't look right so i've undone it all again:rolleyes:

:( Jules how did you join the yarn btw - I tried felting and it didnt want to go?

I just carried on as i usually do, but like I said, I've undone the whole thing now cos I wasn't happy with it

I just carried on as i usually do, but like I said, I've undone the whole thing now cos I wasn't happy with it

How do you normally join your yarn:D

Hello!
I haven't posted on here in a while but still read and catch up on the knitting world!! Thought I'd share this with you, I've been working on a project that uses tapestry, and lo and behold, I came to a knot, so decided to check the rest of the ball and there were 2 more knots!! :o And where one knot was, the colours blatantly didn't match so had to scrap that ball and use another, which again had another knot in!! :rant:

Hello!
I haven't posted on here in a while but still read and catch up on the knitting world!! Thought I'd share this with you, I've been working on a project that uses tapestry, and lo and behold, I came to a knot, so decided to check the rest of the ball and there were 2 more knots!! :o And where one knot was, the colours blatantly didn't match so had to scrap that ball and use another, which again had another knot in!! :rant:

Did YOU complain to the manufacturer? :o

Hello!
I haven't posted on here in a while but still read and catch up on the knitting world!! Thought I'd share this with you, I've been working on a project that uses tapestry, and lo and behold, I came to a knot, so decided to check the rest of the ball and there were 2 more knots!! :o And where one knot was, the colours blatantly didn't match so had to scrap that ball and use another, which again had another knot in!! :rant:
That really isn't good enough. Knots are an irritant anyway, but in a self-patterning yarn they're incredibly annoying.

I haven't come across a knot in my Tapestry yet (about half way through the first ball), but I shall see what happens and report back as the Branching Out progresses. I wonder if it could be a batch problem? Have you all bought your Tapestry fairly recently and in and around Sheffield? It could be worth investigating with the manufacturer.

I bought both mine from JL in Sheffiled, one lot (the first branching out) before Christmas and the other 2 weeks ago:rolleyes:

Mine was JLP Sheffield Pot Pourri lot number 010B1

I too have been using Pot Pourri purchased from JL. I have emailed the manufacturors but yet to receive a response. Like you said it could be a faulty batch, but still it is very disappointing to finds knots!!

Purchased in January too.

Yup mine was bought in January:( Rowan seem to be especially bad at having knots:suspect:

I bought mine well before Christmas (October, I think, though it might be earlier) in Nottingham John Lewis. It'll be interesting to see whether I get any knots :suspect: .

I did read somewhere a while ago that yarn manufacturers believe that up to 3 joins in a ball of yarn is acceptable - I shall go and have a look around for where I might have seen it.