#Stranded Knitting

90 seconds of something I usually need at least 4 minutes to explain, but you should get the basics from this. #strandedknitting #paulkleesweater #berrocoyarn

I’ll start! Don’t worry about holding yarn in both hands right away! Focus on tension by dropping the strand you’re not using and stick to your usual knitting style. I’ve made plenty of sweaters this way and eventually transitioned to holding one strand in each hand, but there’s no rush to learn a new knitting method just to do stranded colourwork. The key is to stretch out the stitches you’ve just knit before switching colours. This keeps the float at the back loose enough for stretch! 🧶✨ Hope that was helpful! And I hope there will be many more great tips in the comments! Music from #Uppbeat, https://uppbeat.io/t/justin-lee/wanderlust. License code: CNZVVAMAKM9XV5LZ

✨ Long floats in stranded knitting can feel tricky, but there’s a little magic called ladder back jacquard that makes everything so much smoother. 🧶💫 Would you like me to do a demo of this helpful technique? I’ll pop a poll at the end of this reel so you can let me know ⬇️ My WIP is the Kettle Cove Vest by @jennifer.brou and I am using @29bridgesstudio new non-superwash base, Bloom in Pink Peppercorn, Taupe, and Ochre #StrandedKnitting #ColorworkKnitting #Knitspiration #KnittersOfInstagram #KnitTok #fiberartistsofinstagram #indiedyers #29bridgesstudio #kettlecovevest

Hi everyone! Thank you SO much for all the love on yesterday’s post—those float compliments totally made my day! 🥰 I had a bunch of you ask for a peek into my colorwork technique, so here’s a little breakdown of my style for stranded knitting: I hold both yarns in my right hand, one pinched between my index and thumb, and the other tucked between my third and fourth fingers. I use bamboo needles to help the yarn ‘stick’ a bit, which gives me more control when I lift my right hand to wrap the working yarn around. It’s a bit of a dance, and after years of practice, it’s become a pretty fluid movement. If you’re trying this, don’t feel like you have to do it exactly the same way! Everyone’s hands move a little differently, so experiment and find what feels comfortable for you. Remember, there’s no ‘right’ way to knit—only your way! 😉 And when all else fails? Block that beauty, and it’ll smooth right out. 💪🧶 Happy knitting! 💖✨ #knitstagram #howiknit #colorwork #strandedknitting #knitlove

How to catch your contrast color floats in stranded colorwork knitting. For full tutorials, head to Pacificknitco.com.

Just a little real-time of the way I knit two-color stranded colorwork. I wouldn’t call myself a fast knitter 😅. Took this vid while test knitting on the #CircoBag pattern for @gingko.be! It’s so cute y’all. Go make it because it’s super fun! Also have been obsessed with this new Selena Gomez/benny blanco/Gracie Abrams song. 😆 Kind of excited for the rest of the album. Also, also, I miss these nails 🥲 #BIPOCMakers #CantoneseMakersOfIG #AsianKnittersOfInstagram #TinaTseKnits #TestKnit #ColorworkKnitting #KnitBag

I’ve been absolutely loving working on this new design recently with @kokonyarn and their @kokonbleu yarns. It’s inspired by my summer holiday last year to Crete and has so many happy memories attached to it! The eagle-eyed amongst tonight be able to spot that this is a construction I’ve used before in my Folklore Tee - a really great way to add colourwork to parts of a design but still being able to work it in the round. Stay tuned for more sneak peeks - just wait til you see the neckline! 😍

Ya girl 100% didn’t set the camera up right when filming so I hope this is okay with everyone! #knitting #tutorial #doubleknitting

😅😅😅 (Plus a little sneak peak of the Forests of Arda Cardigan, which is being tech edited, but will hopefully be ready for testing in January.) Now, will someone please convince me not to cast on a blanket?! 😂 #steeking #forestsofarda #lordoftherings #cableknitting #strandedcolorwork #knitspiration

🍂🌙✨ this is how I hold my yarns when doing colourwork knitting with two strands. How do you knit colourwork? Pattern is a new design that is currently on my needles. Yarn is plotulopi from istex lopi. I think it matches the tundra fall colours perfectly!

One of our Season 9 stars @hazel_tindall_ has officially been crowned the fastest knitter in the world - twice! 👑👑 To learn Shetland colorwork and lace from Hazel and SO MANY MORE life-changing things from our Season 9 Stars comment MASTERCLASS and we’ll hook you up!

Help someone told me to google other ways of knitting last week 🫠 Pattern is nocturnal on saskie.co and on ravelry. Yarn kits are available at @monttricot.