I was so lucky to win a contest on Hannah’s blog. The fabulous prize arrived yesterday. It is a most gorgeous keychain. I just love it. It’s so beautiful! I plan to attach it to my knitting bag so I’ll be able to admire it often. Thank you so much Hannah!
Yesterday I finished the first skein of yarn for the vest. I’m going to try spit splicing* the skeins together. I’ve never done this before and I hope it works for me. Do you spit splice skeins together? Have you ever run into a problem? I’ve always worried that it will suddenly let go when I’m wearing the item. Maybe I can get over that.
* I won’t be using spit. I’ll use water.
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I don’t think I’ve ever spit spliced. Might have tried it a couple times and couldn’t get it to work. I use a Russian join I think, where you use a needle and thread each end into the other.
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I use it all the time and never had a problem. I always check it by trying to pull it apart before proceeding with my project. If it isn’t a good join, I continue until it is. Sometimes it’s too wet and others, too dry but it makes a great join.
And I use water, too. 😉
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I use the Russian join. It’s my FAVORITE method!
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I’ve heard of it, but haven’t tried it. Can’t wait to hear how it goes for you:)
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This sounds interesting!
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I have successfully spit spliced in the past. It worked pretty well actually. Adequate moisture and plenty of friction.
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Use it all the time, no problem yet. And I do use spit, never seem to have water to hand when I need it. LOL Lovely key chain!!
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That’s a pretty keychain. I use the spit splice method and yeah, I use my spit. I really rub it a lot and double check to make sure it’s all felted in that area and tug on it.
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Congratulations on your win – that is lovely! I have tried spit splicing, and it worked out ok. But I made sure there was a pretty long overlap of the yarns that I knitted into the fabric just for a little extra insurance.
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I only ever use magic knot as I feel reluctant using spit splicing. I’ve just seen the Russian join on YouTube and it looks interesting.
Congratulations on your win.
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Hey, congrats on the win, what fun!!
I have spit spliced, and it works fine if you are using fiber that can felt. It’s not as effective on superwash or other non-felting yarn. As someone already said, use a fairly long section so it is knit together, too, and you should be fine.
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Isn’t that a beautiful gift?
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That is a beautiful key chain. Really reminds one of the sea.
lol. Yes, I spit splice. With water. It works very well on natural fibers. Mine has held so far. Just dont make the overlap in the splice to short. 🙂
Your vest of looking very soft and easy to wear.
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That’s exciting to win something so beautiful – yea! I’ve never done spit splicing but I remember reading somewhere that it is best to use your spit because it has something in it that helps bind the wool together better than just water (????). I have no idea if this is true.
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Yes, I always splice my yarn if it is wool (except for color stranded knitting). Yay, a vest!
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