Forum - Newbies - Odd amount of strings on alpha keychain with different background and leading string colour.

Ruffles10

Skiller

2 weeks, 4 days ago by Ruffles10

I know how to do an alpha keychain with odd amount of strings but I want to do a different background colour than my leading string. The first row is the colour of my leading string. I’m confused on how to that without the first row being 👍 the colour of my background string😞

EggMan

Bracelet King

2 weeks, 4 days ago by EggMan

You mean you need to change the color of the string you're working with after the first row? Or that your base strings are a different color from your background color? If it's the latter, I usually make one of the pairs of strings for the loop the color that I need for the background, and then do the usual method for odd number of base strings with that pair. Please feel free to ask further questions! I would much like to make sure I answered the question that you meant.

Ruffles10

Skiller

2 weeks, 4 days ago by Ruffles10

Yes, I mean that my base strings are a different colour than my background string. With the pattern being an odd amount of strings I am a bit confused how I would do the first row as my background string (orange). Are you suggesting that I put one orange larks head knot at the very end next to my base strings (black) and use that to lead my keychain? Thanks!

just_mere

Bracelet King

2 weeks, 4 days ago by just_mere

What I usually do is if I have an uneven number (let’s say 19), i make a lark’s head knot for the final two (so it would be 20), and as I’m going through the pattern, I use one of the lark’s head knot strings and just lead it through the pattern, like how you would do with ending a color in a clean back/flat alpha technique. This leaves the odd number of strings, and you can get rid of the other one that would make it even through knitting it into the pattern and eventually just dropping it and cutting it off the back. Then I just do my leading/background string as usual. If that doesn’t make sense I can try and explain it differently 😂

Ruffles10 Skiller	2 weeks, 4 days ago by Ruffles10 I know how to do an alpha keychain with odd amount of strings but I want to do a different background colour than my leading string. The first row is the colour of my leading string. I’m confused on how to that without the first row being 👍 the colour of my background string😞
EggMan Bracelet King	2 weeks, 4 days ago by EggMan You mean you need to change the color of the string you're working with after the first row? Or that your base strings are a different color from your background color? If it's the latter, I usually make one of the pairs of strings for the loop the color that I need for the background, and then do the usual method for odd number of base strings with that pair. Please feel free to ask further questions! I would much like to make sure I answered the question that you meant.
Ruffles10 Skiller	2 weeks, 4 days ago by Ruffles10 Yes, I mean that my base strings are a different colour than my background string. With the pattern being an odd amount of strings I am a bit confused how I would do the first row as my background string (orange). Are you suggesting that I put one orange larks head knot at the very end next to my base strings (black) and use that to lead my keychain? Thanks!
just_mere Bracelet King	2 weeks, 4 days ago by just_mere What I usually do is if I have an uneven number (let’s say 19), i make a lark’s head knot for the final two (so it would be 20), and as I’m going through the pattern, I use one of the lark’s head knot strings and just lead it through the pattern, like how you would do with ending a color in a clean back/flat alpha technique. This leaves the odd number of strings, and you can get rid of the other one that would make it even through knitting it into the pattern and eventually just dropping it and cutting it off the back. Then I just do my leading/background string as usual. If that doesn’t make sense I can try and explain it differently 😂

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Odd amount of strings on alpha keychain with different background and leading string colour.