Block Decisions

 

Arne & Carlos started a Quarantine Knit Along back in March or April and I knit the first 18 blocks and made them into a mat for under my computer.  The blocks kept coming, so I started again and knit all the blocks in different yarn and on smaller needles (and the first blocks were double knitted, these are not).  I started using five contrast yarns and a main colour cream.  I lined them up and worked through each colour on each block alternating the background colour of the block:  one was cream the background, contrast the motif, next one was contrast the background, cream the motif.  Hoping for a checkerboard pattern in the end.  Here are some of the blocks layed out together and the checkerboard pattern is not obvious.  So now I am wondering whether I should knit plain squares of each colour to put in between the blocks with motifs.  I don't think I have enough yarn to do that, and it's hand dyed yarn.  I'm thinking if I order some more from the dyer, not being exactly the same wouldn't matter, they would blend together anyway, or should I do plain cream squares in between?  Lots to consider.