Knitting from a chart - Disney Characters

[dylansmumplusone]

hello! i've recently discovered that i can knit characters using a chart and have found a couple online here and here.

i'm just wondering, what is the best type of stitch to use with this? i was thinking it might show up best with stockinette st but might be a lot easier with garter stitch. i'm reasonably comfortable with carrying the yarn across the wrong side - and then what are my options to cover that up (assuming i'm making a blanket)? Could I just sew fabric on the back?

i'm very excited about this but really have no idea what i'm doing!

Stocking st would give your character clearer definition and would be the best stitch to use. Intarsia (that's what it's called) is a lot easier than it looks so I would give it a try. And yes, you can sew fabric onto the back to hide the carrying yarn.

What rantingwageslave said! Also the charts you have found seem to have quite large areas of colour, so it would be a good idea to wind up little balls of wool for each separate area before you start knitting. This will mean you won't have too many pieces of carrying yarn on the wrong side.

okay so i can use intarsia (i've just been practicing on a small sample) for the detailed bits around the face but use separate little balls for the big bits (like around the ears etc of mickey mouse)?

also the other thing i'm worried about is that if I use stocking stitch it will curl all around. is there anything i can do to make it lay more flat?

Yes you could knit a moss stitch edging that would make it lie flat.

And yes, small amounts of wool on bobbins for the smaller areas of colour.

dont forget to twist the two colours when changing otherwise you get a hole. i have just discovered that you can sew on detail and make it look knitted by following the line the wool takes ie through and around the existing stitches rather than just doing a straight line ignoring how the knitting goes. much easier if you are doing a narrow line of colour. i dont cover up the back, if you catch the wool you are carrying along the back every other stitch or so it doesnt hang all loose and you are less likely to get it too tight ime

chamaeleon how do you mean catch the wool every other stitch? by twisting it?