I do that too! I thiught it was unconventional, but it seems many knitters do that. To make sure I have enough slack, when I knit the stitch at the end if the float, I knit it with my finger behind the needle. It gives enough slack to catch it without pulling on the next round.
This is perfect. I am about to cast on the Alpine Bloom tee and I'm going to change the yoke from stranded colourwork to mosaic knitting. There are only a few really long floats in the pattern so this will work perfectly to catch the few I have. Thank you for posting this. 😎
Interesting. I will have to give this a try. Did I hear correctly that you can catch them in the same spot vs staggering them? Also, does even more length need to be factored in to float in order to accommodate it being caught on the next row? I would think going up a row with that catch would make it a tiny bit tighter.
Yes I like to catch them in the same spot, just for convenience sake, but it’s up to you! I make my floats quite long so that I have lots of wriggle room. By dipping down one row doesn’t seem to eat up a lot of extra, though. Try it and have fun!
Floats should be staggered rather than stacked on top of each other - it creates a more uniform fabric tension and decreases the likelihood of the pickup points being detectable on the RS of the work. You CAN stack floats, but it's best practice Not to do so.
I do that too! I thiught it was unconventional, but it seems many knitters do that. To make sure I have enough slack, when I knit the stitch at the end if the float, I knit it with my finger behind the needle. It gives enough slack to catch it without pulling on the next round.
Brilliant way to catch floats - so much easier for me
Exactly what I’ve been looking for! Thank you for this tutorial, it’s super helpful!
Wonderful! It's a game changing way to do colour work, let me tell you lol! Happy Knitting!
This is a game changer!! Thank you so much for the tutorial and I agree that it has to make things quicker!!
Excellent tutorial, thank you.
You're welcome! Happy Knitting!
Aaaah. It all makes sense now. Thanks for this tutorial!
You're very welcome! It has revolutionized how I do colour work! J
What a great idea! Why I have not heard this elsewhere is amazing. Cant wait to try this next project I do colorwork!
This is perfect. I am about to cast on the Alpine Bloom tee and I'm going to change the yoke from stranded colourwork to mosaic knitting. There are only a few really long floats in the pattern so this will work perfectly to catch the few I have. Thank you for posting this. 😎
This is wonderful. Thank you for the post. My floats always show and I think this will be my new way of doing them.
Great! Have fun!
Interesting. I will have to give this a try. Did I hear correctly that you can catch them in the same spot vs staggering them? Also, does even more length need to be factored in to float in order to accommodate it being caught on the next row? I would think going up a row with that catch would make it a tiny bit tighter.
Yes I like to catch them in the same spot, just for convenience sake, but it’s up to you! I make my floats quite long so that I have lots of wriggle room. By dipping down one row doesn’t seem to eat up a lot of extra, though. Try it and have fun!
Floats should be staggered rather than stacked on top of each other - it creates a more uniform fabric tension and decreases the likelihood of the pickup points being detectable on the RS of the work. You CAN stack floats, but it's best practice Not to do so.
Good idea but will that make the final work look puckered or bumpy? Do you purposely make your floats very loose?
No it works great! I make my floats quite loose. :)
@@uptownyarns7943 OK, makes sense. Will do. Thanks again for the tutorial.
It is a pity that you use dark wool and needles