eeek! my first intarsia project...help!

[sewinhotmama23]

ok, IM making DD a poncho and want to incorporate a simply star on the back ad Ive found a pattern, have worked my pattern for the poncho to the point where I want to start the chart for the star...do I simply start carrying my second color along on the first stich and leave enogh tail to weave in later???

Did that make sense?

[Ingrid]

Are you working back and forth? You'll run into trouble if you try to knit it in the round.

There is a thread on intarsia in the round recently, so if you want to check that out, there are some hints.

Otherwise, if you're working back and forth, you'll work with your main color up to the star, then knit with your contrasting color, and start a new ball of main color for the other side of the