Dyelots
Patons recommends purchasing enough yarn to complete your garment. Be sure to check the ball bands to ensure all yarn is from the same dyelot, which is printed on the ball band. Retaining the ball bands is recommended in case you need more, have an enquiry and care instructions.

Knots
Never knit a knot into your work. All yarn joins should be made at the beginning of a row, leaving at least 10cm of yarn to sew neatly into the seam when making up.

Knitting with Multicolored Yarns
When using multi-colored yarns, Patons usually suggests working with 2 balls - work 2 rows from 1 ball, then 2 rows from the other ball. This avoids obvious patches of colour in your work.

However, the new Patons Shadow Tweed yarn has a very long print repeat. The best method with this yarn is to work from 1 ball only. When joining in a new ball, select a colour tone similar to that just finished from the previous ball.

Tension
Accurate tension is crucial for successful knitting projects. Patons strongly recommends knitting a tension square - prior to beginning your garment. Patons patterns explain how to knit the tension square at the beginning of the instructions. This small exercise will confirm your tension matches that in the instruction and that your finished garment will be the correct measurement.

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