Thank you for doing this with large needles and yarn and doing it slowly step by step. Thanks to you, I finally understand how to catch floats on the purl side.
Good to hear. For the life of me, I’ve never understood why there’s hardly a video on the subject and that is why I made one. That said, it pleases me beyond words when I learn that my video helped a fellow knitter‼️😌🧶
THANK YOU 🙏🏻 I have been searching for videos on exactly this situation. Yours is the easiest to follow and nicely succinct. I really appreciate the thought you obviously put into creating a great tutorial video.
Thank you so much - tackling stranded knitting but have to do a flap with the stranded patterning in purl......and couldnt work out out to trap floats - watching you do it makes me wonder why I couldn't work it out, so obvious really, thankyou so much.
THANK YOU !!! I just began with fair isle, and for the life of me couldn't master the purl floaters, you are a delight to learn from! Great job with the description, colors, camera and directions. Especially the " oh, I changed my mind " part, :) that makes it so easy to remember.
Teresa Ashley Hi Teresa! What a lovely comment to read first thing on a Monday morning. I’m so happy to hear my video helped you master the technique. Thank you so much for tuning into my channel! 😉
thank you so much for the clear easy to follow video…this is one of only a few videos that use the large needles/yarn…it makes is much easier to learn when the bigger sized…
thanks for making this video, the clear directions and easy to see needles and yarn certainly take the frustration out of trying to learn a new technique.
Thanks Debra! This biggest reason that I did that video is because there were none out there on the subject and I never understood why. Either way, I’m glad you found me and are now able to trap those floats on the purl side! 🧶 🥰
Margarett Maxwell Thank you Margaret, I'm glad you found me too! I have to say that I was amazed at how few videos there were with regard to trapping floats on the purl side. That's what motivated me to make the video in the first place. It always makes my day when someone like you comments on my video and for that I say thank you!
Thank you Paula and you are right. I've always been shocked that there aren't more videos on stranding the purl side. I have to believe that not everyone does color work in the round. Btw, go to my website and check out my video on how to knit (or purl) in your ends as you go. The technique is very similar to this. It will save you tons of time once you master it! Shoot me a message if you have trouble locating the video on my site.
This is a great video! I am doing a face cloth that has purl side floats. I like how you mad,e it look so easy. I also love the big needles. What kind are they?
So based on what I’ve seen from other videos, for strand knitting , on the right side (knit side) of your work, you hold your background color in your right hand, and your dominant color in your left. So on the purl side, do you reverse it , i.e., dominant color on right and background on left?
I apologize for the delay in addressing your very good question. The short answer is yes, I do switch the hand from time to time when working the purl side. What dictates when I do? Yarn color and my own good judgment. In other words, maintain the hand for an inch or so. If it appears that there’s a significant difference, I back out the stitches and switch yarn position. For the most part, the only time that it was necessary to switch was when there was a great color contrast. I hope that I answered your question?
Problem: I’m knitting in the round, making a hat, about 1/3 is purl, & 2/3 is knit. I wanted to use one color for purl design and second color for knit, but can’t figure out how to carry 2nd while purling. In your video you have purl side facing you, but I don’t. I hope you can picture it because it’s hard to explain. I have the yarn in front while purling so it’s not in back to catch a float and I can’t figure out how to do that. I appreciate any help you can give me thanks ahead.
Thank you for doing this with large needles and yarn and doing it slowly step by step. Thanks to you, I finally understand how to catch floats on the purl side.
Good to hear. For the life of me, I’ve never understood why there’s hardly a video on the subject and that is why I made one. That said, it pleases me beyond words when I learn that my video helped a fellow knitter‼️😌🧶
I have been searching high and low for trapping on the purl side. You are awesome. I love the way you teach slow clear and precise! THANKS(:
Thank you Nancy, you explained this very clearly. Greetings from Holland!
Thank you Sabrina, I appreciate your thoughtful comment. Holland is the land of tulips and I love tulips 🌷
Thank you thank you, Nancy!! The clearest stranded on the purl side video and now I can go on...happily and awkwardly!
Thank you Mona, I really appreciate your comments ; - )
THANK YOU 🙏🏻 I have been searching for videos on exactly this situation. Yours is the easiest to follow and nicely succinct. I really appreciate the thought you obviously put into creating a great tutorial video.
Thank you for making my day ❤️
This was the most clear explination. Good visual. I'm knitting aa afghan different color each row. This way I can weave in the ends as I go. Thank you
kathy scott Thank you Kathy. So happy to hear that my video helped you out. I have no doubt your Afghan will be gorgeous. 🧶🧶🧶
Hello and a huge thank you for having demystified this technique. Your video is clear, precise and visually really helpful. Again thank you kindly;)
+Joanne B. Thank you Joanne ; - )
Thank you so much - tackling stranded knitting but have to do a flap with the stranded patterning in purl......and couldnt work out out to trap floats - watching you do it makes me wonder why I couldn't work it out, so obvious really, thankyou so much.
loved the fact that you got straight to the point, clearly and quickly. Thanks for your help.
Thanks for this video, it was just what I was looking for. I love how you got straight to the point. Thanks for the help.
THANK YOU !!! I just began with fair isle, and for the life of me couldn't master the purl floaters, you are a delight to learn from! Great job with the description, colors, camera and directions. Especially the " oh, I changed my mind " part, :) that makes it so easy to remember.
Teresa Ashley Hi Teresa! What a lovely comment to read first thing on a Monday morning. I’m so happy to hear my video helped you master the technique. Thank you so much for tuning into my channel! 😉
thank you so much for the clear easy to follow video…this is one of only a few videos that use the large needles/yarn…it makes is much easier to learn when the bigger sized…
thanks for making this video, the clear directions and easy to see needles and yarn certainly take the frustration out of trying to learn a new technique.
Thank you, I'm happy to hear my video helped you out. Good luck and thanks for watching ; - )
Thank you! This saved me. I couldn’t get the wrong side floats.
Thanks Debra! This biggest reason that I did that video is because there were none out there on the subject and I never understood why. Either way, I’m glad you found me and are now able to trap those floats on the purl side! 🧶 🥰
Thank you so much for this video! Super Helpful and concise so its easy to rewatch when needing to reference during a project.
Thank you Rebecca. I’m glad my video helped you and I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Happy knitting 🧶
Thank goodness I found you. I'm knitting my first Fair Isle and it is a cardigan. So I have to go back and forth instead of round and round.
Margarett Maxwell Thank you Margaret, I'm glad you found me too! I have to say that I was amazed at how few videos there were with regard to trapping floats on the purl side. That's what motivated me to make the video in the first place. It always makes my day when someone like you comments on my video and for that I say thank you!
Thank you so much! This helped me immensely!♥️
I am so happy that I helped you out. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment on my video!
Thank you for your kind remarks and I'm glad you appreciate my big needles and yarn : - )
Thank you for the thoughtful post and I'm happy to hear that my video has helped you....Good luck with all your projects.
Thanks so much! I finally get it...and as someone else stated earlier--I, too, love that you get straight to the point. Thanks again
Thank goodness I found you been trying to learn how to do this but there’s nobody else on you tube 🥰 You have just brought my stress levels right down
Thank you Paula and you are right. I've always been shocked that there aren't more videos on stranding the purl side. I have to believe that not everyone does color work in the round. Btw, go to my website and check out my video on how to knit (or purl) in your ends as you go. The technique is very similar to this. It will save you tons of time once you master it! Shoot me a message if you have trouble locating the video on my site.
Nancy could you do a video showing us how to use three strands of yarn for knit and purl 🤭😬😃
This was explain very clearly. Thank you!
Thank you so much❣️🧶😎
So helpful! Couldn't figure this out or find another tutorial. Thanks!!
Hello and thank you very much! for such a clear and concise video/explaination!
Very helpful. Great video. I wish I would've found it 8 hours ago, which is about how long I've been going crazy trying to figure this out.
Thank you Donna - I'm glad you found my video to be helpful. Happy knitting ;-)
I like your videos so much I learn so much thank you soooo much.
Thank you. I make the videos for people like you so I'm thrilled that you find them helpful ; - )
This was a life saver, thank you so much!
That's funny! Glad you landed on my videos and were able to figure it out ; - )
I'm glad my video helped you. Thank you for your kind remarks ; )
Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.
That's great Julia and thanks for watching ; - )
So helpful and clear. Thank you!
Thank you Susan!
Thank you.
Awesome! Thank you!
very helpful! thank you so much!
+hanapad knits Thank you very much. I'm happy to hear that my video helped you out....Good luck : - )
Thank you!!!!
Thank you !!!! 🥰
You are welcome. Happy knitting ‼️☺️🧶
Thank you ; -)
This is a great video! I am doing a face cloth that has purl side floats. I like how you mad,e it look so easy. I also love the big needles. What kind are they?
Glad you like my video. The needles I'm using are size 17, 16 inch length Addi Turbo circulars.
If you consider true fair isle to be in the round what do you think of Designers Marie Wallin, or Alice Starmore who have patterns that are knit flat?
So based on what I’ve seen from other videos, for strand knitting , on the right side (knit side) of your work, you hold your background color in your right hand, and your dominant color in your left. So on the purl side, do you reverse it , i.e., dominant color on right and background on left?
I apologize for the delay in addressing your very good question. The short answer is yes, I do switch the hand from time to time when working the purl side. What dictates when I do? Yarn color and my own good judgment. In other words, maintain the hand for an inch or so. If it appears that there’s a significant difference, I back out the stitches and switch yarn position. For the most part, the only time that it was necessary to switch was when there was a great color contrast. I hope that I answered your question?
Problem: I’m knitting in the round, making a hat, about 1/3 is purl, & 2/3 is knit. I wanted to use one color for purl design and second color for knit, but can’t figure out how to carry 2nd while purling. In your video you have purl side facing you, but I don’t. I hope you can picture it because it’s hard to explain. I have the yarn in front while purling so it’s not in back to catch a float and I can’t figure out how to do that. I appreciate any help you can give me thanks ahead.
Jules JustMe Hi Jules! Could you email me a picture with the pattern? Wynnknit @gmail.com. Hopefully I’ll be able to help you out.
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Thanks, Ashley, for doing that!
@@WynnKnit thank YOU for this amazing tutorial
@@AshleyMonzDo you know what surprised me? There are few to no videos on working floats on the purl side! Go figure 🤷🏻♀️
@@WynnKnit it is insane! Most are showing it poorly or just in the right side... Im so thankful yours is still up🥹
@@AshleyMonz No worries there. Now that my arm is almost healed, I’ll be adding more videos to the collection.