Anyone knitted purlsoho cowl - my join is not working

[Sheilago]

I’m knitting this pattern - https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/two-color-cotton-cowl as part of my sister’s Christmas gift, using Drops baby merino rather than cotton. It’s going ok, barring a couple of mistakes that are very difficult to fix, but try as I might I can’t get the bit where the rounds join to be neat. I’m making sure that the yarns are twisted together when I change from one colour to another and knitting tightly, but it’s such a mess that I think I’ll have to just sew a seam effectively. I’ve already sewn a little of it up. I just wondered if anyone had done something similar . I’ve looked on Ravelry, but no one mentions having difficulty with the join.
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[Greybird]

I can't help with that pattern - I'm a machine knitter only - but I would have thought that a mattress stitch seam would work better - would be almost invisible.

[BrendaP]

You are knitting in the round which is a spiral, not separate circles.  That means that there will always be a jog where the end of round comes.  It doesn't usually show when using a single colour but it does with stripes etc.

[Celia]

I assume you have checked out the videos on their website but I think the problem is where you are trying to do fisherman’s rib and that involves knitting into the stitch below and that makes crossing the yarns difficult.

I am now fascinated and might try a small sample

[Sheilago]

Yes @Celia , I think that’s the problem, but no one else mentions it or shows the ugly join in their project notes on Ravelry .

I can’t see a video that demonstrates how to do it either.

[LeilaMay]

Would this help?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzCL2LHau90

[Sheilago]

Thanks @LeilaMay . I’ll think about that. I wondered if there was some little trick, but it’s complicated by the fact that this changes colour every row and  is being knitted in fisherman’s rib, where in one row you knit into the stitch below and on the next you purl into the row below. I’m not sure how you’d pick up the row below.

[Sheilago]

Made a stupid mistake in a row and just couldn’t fix it, so had to rip it all back to the border start
I might try an easier pattern given that I need it done by Christmas. However I’d like to sort this issue out as I would like to knit one for myself.

[Sheilago]

Started this pattern last night https://www.purlsoho.com/create/2020/09/26/two-color-mistake-rib-cowl/

It’s much quicker and easier and given that I want it ready for Christmas, is a better option. I quite like the herringbone effect .I’m just using the rolled border from the fisherman’s rib pattern that I ripped back. That , at least, saved me redoing the casting on!

I’ll have another try at the fisherman’s rib cowl after Christmas when I’ve got more time. I’ve already bought enough merino wool to knit one for myself, so I’ll give it a go and since it will be for me, the occasional mistake won’t matter so much.

[Celia]

That also looks nice, I will try the first one too but am a bit busy with Christmas knitting myself at the moment, do tell us when you are starting again @Sheilago