Stranded colorwork without floats in 3 minutes - THE KNITTING MAN'S TINY SHORTS

Stranded colorwork without floats in 3 minutes - THE KNITTING MAN'S TINY SHORTS - Look mum NO FLOATS

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The Knitting Man's Tiny Shorts, How to knit stranded colorwork NO FLOATS METHOD - in just 3 minutes - colourwork fairisle techniques tutorial
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@nl2766 Жыл бұрын

Wow! That blue and white work is beautiful. It's like a tapestry.

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@sharishaw32 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. It's wonderful to see someone who knits like me, without 2 hands or continental or combination. Just passing yarns. I was starting to feel so frustrated as I tried various methods to work 2 yarns, but I've knitted English for over 50 years and I don't think I have the dexterity to change. It was making me feel discouraged. Thanks for the close up of how to trap floats. Your work is beautiful!

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

Hi Shari Thank you so much for your lovely comments . We are glad to be of help. Feeling a little discouraged ourselves at the minute so thanks for your lovely comment, it has cheered us up! Jo

@dianelakata1308 Жыл бұрын

I’m also a very longtime knitter - continental style - and have tried many ways of color work knitting and seem to be unable to achieve the dexterity for manipulating the 2 yarns. I will try again! Will be similar for double sided knitting, which also facilitates me.

@rosemaryprice7431 5 ай бұрын

Wow ! Thankyou so much ..I have managed to work colour yarn into my knitting for few rows on latest jumper project by holding the yarn not in use across the back of the stitches and sort of knitting over them…but it is hard work very confusing (especially as I have 2 dk threads in one strand to match the other) the threads keep twisting up and I’m reversing he order all the time…..Your method looks so much easier and more organised ..can’t wait to try it ! Love your work You are firmly in my favourites for this ! I’m and English knitter who has recently converted to continental which is much faster but sometimes English is much better for the trickier manoeuvres so I tend to use both I have been an accasional knitter fo4 over 50 years so I encourage your previous commenter to give it a go ..took me about a week to feel comfortable with it . Happy knitting

@rosemaryprice7431 5 ай бұрын

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@suesharp7677 Жыл бұрын

thankyou you have explained it so well

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@inalill4573 10 ай бұрын

Thank you

@theknittingman6443 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome

@monikahodkinson7333 Жыл бұрын

Oh WOW. This is so easy. Thank you so much.

@alexanderpritchyk3490 5 ай бұрын

Now I can pretty much do any desighn of stranded knitting for my seasonal sweaters like haloween thank you for the faster way I appreciate it 😊

@theknittingman6443 5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@dreamcreate116 11 ай бұрын

Thanks to you I have mastered this option using continental knitting. A superior technique and I am soooooo grateful that you have kindly taught us.

@theknittingman6443 11 ай бұрын

You're welcome

@jeannehuman715 10 ай бұрын

Thanks you. So well demonstrated and explained. No messing around. A well-prepared demo.

@theknittingman6443 10 ай бұрын

You are welcome! Thanks

@kelleymaxwell3875 9 ай бұрын

Oh wow!!! Thank you for showing an easier way to carry floats! I've been wanting to work with two colors, but have had to resort to mosaic knitting (slip stitch method) because everything else looked so complicated. I'm so going to try this out :)

@theknittingman6443 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@theknittingchick 9 ай бұрын

This is exactly how I knit my ends in. It works perfectly. 😊

@theknittingman6443 9 ай бұрын

Yes that's how I started using this tecnique - and never looked back

@JULESBUMSTEAD Жыл бұрын

hi. many thanks for taking the time to reply. much appreciated. i have now sussed it out after putting it on slow mo lol. i live near ipswich . but my bumsteads are orginally from wisbeach then lancashire then wales then cornwall then dad moved to essex as a young man . not many of us about lol . ive known for a while there were bumsteads in ipswich. i really ought to make contact you never know could be related lol keep the great work up its really helped me

@carold9744 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much. I love this technique. So much easier.

@lolainma3218 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@clearwater7000 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!❤

@theknittingman6443 11 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

@justhearmeout3959 2 ай бұрын

Omg funny story. I figured this out by accident with my tail, like 3 weeks into learning how to knit, and I could never figure out how I did it 😅 Thank you this was so helpful ❤❤❤

@shelbywoo3229 6 ай бұрын

This is incredibly helpful, thank you!

@theresafedoriw5003 2 ай бұрын

So very neat or tidy! Thank you!

@stefanie_b_aus_k Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I'm a continental knitter. Greetings from Germany.

@Lamara5292 4 ай бұрын

Wow, you made it look so easy.

@asumanpektas3570 6 ай бұрын

Ooooooooo wonderful

@nellerbrook Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Thank you so much!

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

Hi Nancy You're very welcome! thanks Gary

@ladybridey8559 10 ай бұрын

Simply beautiful! I am going to try this!

@theknittingman6443 10 ай бұрын

Have fun!

@filukkasunivers2389 3 ай бұрын

wauw that blanket and shirt in the back......im just a beginner, winging my first sweater. trying to learn. I got a loooooong way to go

@mixedandknot5911 6 ай бұрын

Patterns make our knitting lives so much easier. I started knitting the Aran cable sweater and it took me a lot of swatches to get the right size and the look from Rory Gilmore's Netflix videos. I broke it down by cable and reading lots of books on aran sweaters. I have the front panel almost finished and I must say it looks fab-u-lous, but not easy. Next I am going to purchase this pattern and knit it.

@christinejordan7721 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! I have watched this video many many times and will need to many many more until I get it. 'm a continental knitter and wrapping my mind around this method is slow but I will succeed! I signed up for your Charlie Brown scarf class and have just completed the first line of the chart. Love learning new things!

@maggiepatterson7949 10 ай бұрын

The green goes from front to back between the needles which was not mentioned. i need to hear the small details since when i just watch i do not always notice them.

@theknittingman6443 10 ай бұрын

I have done a new one whih I hope will be clearer thanks Gary

@TansyBlue 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this concise and clear video! 💖

@theknittingman6443 6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@vretnamkosan2202 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing! Thank you!

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

No worries

@tallcedars2310 Жыл бұрын

Lovely, thank you🥰

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

@EliseCharlotte 9 ай бұрын

Very helpful video! Thank you!

@theknittingman6443 9 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@ravenlunatic1177 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for sharing. Cheers from FL😺

@theknittingman6443 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@tamannarahman2776 8 ай бұрын

wow, thanks! I am just learning colorwork and this is such a tidier method

@theknittingman6443 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@mixedandknot5911 9 ай бұрын

Lovely! I catch the float the same way you do on the first step, but not the second. Thank for this wonderful technique.

@theknittingman6443 9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@sanny511 4 ай бұрын

Must use up a lot of yarn!

@elinabello19 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! This was short, concise, and to the point. I've subscribed!

@theknittingman6443 9 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@nicolelafontaine1720 Жыл бұрын

Good reminder. Thanks !

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nicole, Jo has been working on building our facebook and tiktok. She asked me for a little video for facebook and this is the result. It has really brought a whole new audience in and it has only been live for a couple of hours.

@nicolelafontaine1720 Жыл бұрын

@@theknittingman6443 GREAT !

@ChemCath Жыл бұрын

I’m going to try that!

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

Hopefully it will work for you too

@elizabethbare4208 8 ай бұрын

This is how I do my floats. I was wondering if I was doing it wrong but apparently not :-) it’s so useful and neat

@theknittingman6443 8 ай бұрын

Great minds... - thanks

@aiachatice Жыл бұрын

excelente explicação, muito obrigada! também sempre tricotei ao estilo inglês, foi como me ensinaram a tricotar, e era difícil adaptar-me a outro modo de tricotar, tal como Shari Shaw disse no comentário anterior. Fiquei muito contente por ter encontrado a sua página de You Tube. Obrigada

@sewcrazy423 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! My speed, abysmally slow as it is has improved greatly. I might yet finish this darn scarf by Christmas!!!!

@theknittingman6443 7 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@RomiW 8 ай бұрын

Thanks❤😊

@theknittingman6443 8 ай бұрын

You are very welcome

@humblebeginnings5131 8 ай бұрын

Genius! Doing fair isle for the second time now and I hate having long floats and wondered if this was even possible. Thank you so much. Amazing work!

@theknittingman6443 8 ай бұрын

You are very welcome

@anab1172 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@renabritnell5497 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful demonstration, I have not attempted colorwork yet as I did not like all the floats on the back. Subscribed, and look forward to seeing your other videos, and to trying this method of carrying the yarn.

@theknittingman6443 10 ай бұрын

Welcome! I hope you enjoy catching up on our other videos

@cynthiaryan2901 11 ай бұрын

Can you please show how to do this knitting Continental? Thank you.

@theknittingman6443 11 ай бұрын

Sorry I only knit English but there are videos on you tube for Continental - Thank you for watching though

@galynnzitnik4600 4 ай бұрын

I would love to see you doing this technique but on a purl row. thanks!

@theknittingman6443 4 ай бұрын

it's out there somewhere - but I will do it again for you - keep watching

@lince15 Жыл бұрын

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@merrymaker1031 3 ай бұрын

very good, but what about the same thing in purl stitch

@sanny511 4 ай бұрын

This is the Philosopher's wool technique of catching floats.

@valoriec Жыл бұрын

My only problem with catching floats is that sometimes the float catches show through to the front side. Thank you for this! :)

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

Hi Valorie, Yes the carrying yarn can show through, I think it depends on the yarn weight to needle width ratio. Thanks Gary

@LeslieChis 6 ай бұрын

Hello! I just found your channel and I have a question regarding the catching of the second color. Do you find that when you catch every other stitch with the contrast color that the contrast color is seen more easily on the front? For example if my main color is blue and I catch my yellow yarn every other stitch as you have shown it seems that the yellow is seen on the front of the work peeking through the blue. Do you find this? Thank you for your podcasts!

@angelaokla7782 2 ай бұрын

So it's the same on both knit and Purl rows?

@kikizag Ай бұрын

And then in the next row what color are you gonna carry? Is the same process the whole project?

@michelechorman3433 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I just subscribed and looking forward to seeing your videos. Can you use this method row after row? I am knitting a pattern called Alaska hat and towards the crown the darker yarn is floated behind a lighter yarn. I could use the ladder back method however this looks a bit easier. This dark behind lighter goes on for many rows.

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

Hi Michele yes you can use this method but the carrying yarn might show through depending on the needle widths and yarn weight. Thanks Gary

@emilyolson449 9 ай бұрын

How do you carry colors in the loop for fair isle knitting while maintaining the stretchiness? And is there a way to carry colors with cables?

@theknittingman6443 9 ай бұрын

Yes you do lose some stretchiness but you need to keep the tension loose on the carrying colour .

@vikatexas562 Жыл бұрын

Love it! Thank you very much. Silly question, how do i knit the purl side?

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

Hi I do demonstrate it somewhere in my videos I think it is in episode 2 or 3 Thanks Gary

@littlestellarbeam 6 ай бұрын

This is a great technique! What about for the purl side? Looking into all sorts of approaches for a flat knit project I'm about to commence and so far Portuguese style would result in least tangled mess of yarn BUT I knit English style and fear my tension would be affected by switching to a style I've never really used... and I've only found the method of carrying floats on the purl side (as that's how in the round is knitted in that style as the stitch is simpler)

@theknittingman6443 6 ай бұрын

Hello we have loads more tutorials on KZfaq and Mrs Smith has a Tiktok called the knitting widow with more!

@kikkom2548 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for showing the technique. But it looks to me that on the right side, I can see tiny dots of green on the orange fabric. Why is that? Any way to avoid green to peek ?

@theknittingman6443 5 ай бұрын

I rather like the carrying colour grinning through although you wont see them once it is blocked. Yes you can use thicker yarn or thicker needles but then of course the finished fabric will have less drape.

@bs3009 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Very clear. I suppose this method can be used to weave in ends. Right ?

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

Yes, correct

@judisiver3988 Жыл бұрын

Could you show how to do this in continental? I’ve tried this for a couple of hours and had success twice.

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

Hello Judi Sorry I don't knit Continental, only English!. I suspect there will be someone on KZfaq who does. Sorry I can't help Gary

@dianelakata1308 Жыл бұрын

How would you carry the orange (dominant color) if there were a span of the green? Great video.

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

Hi Diane - in exactly the same way - thanks Gary

@BMXPM Жыл бұрын

If you catch all floats in two colour stranded knitting wouldn't that be Twined knitting?

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

Yes it would - thanks Gary

@danadunham1660 Жыл бұрын

I’m new to color work so I wonder how this technique affects the fabric produced versus carrying floats. Is the fabric denser?

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

Hi Dana yes firmer Thanks Gary

@jvallas 11 ай бұрын

Great technique! If you were to switch colors in the middle of the row, is there something we'd need to know to switch positions of the yarn? And is the purl side done similarly?

@theknittingman6443 11 ай бұрын

Yes in one of my other videos I do a close up of my hands and the yarn does switch when I change colour, I also show the purling in another video and it's a bit different. Thank you

@jvallas 11 ай бұрын

@@theknittingman6443 Thanks!

@tallcedars2310 11 ай бұрын

You have asked what we would like to see, and here I am popping in a year later with a question that recently came to mind. It's about stretch. As a suggestion, could you do a comparison between your no-float knitting and float knitting. For me, floats are not something I would like to continue with, and for socks, stretch is required. Once these socks are completed, I will be using your no-float method on the next pair, very exciting!

@theknittingman6443 11 ай бұрын

Hi - yes there is definitely less stretch when I use this method but I don't knit socks. If I did I would probably make sure that there is no tension at all on the carrying yarn. I hope this helps. Gary

@tallcedars2310 11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. I will pay great attention to the carrying yarn. Socks are a small project I can learn by🌻 @@theknittingman6443

@tobias.willbir 10 ай бұрын

Hi Knitting Man, I'm starting on my first non-intarsia piece of colourwork and I was just wondering if/how you would do this with three colours? Thanks :))

@theknittingman6443 10 ай бұрын

Hi It's the same method (you carry both carrying yarns together) but the fabric can a bit thick and the yarns get in more tangles so I generally use intarsia if I want more than 2 colours in a row.

@tobias.willbir 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I used the method and made my first colourwork vest - I get to gift it at the start of November :))

@guittasleiman5326 5 ай бұрын

Can you show us how to do the back side plz thank you

@theknittingman6443 5 ай бұрын

Hello there is a pearl side short vide😊

@mixedandknot5911 9 ай бұрын

I need to knit an aran sweater for my daughter without a pattern. Any suggestions or advice you can pass on to me, please do not hesitate to do so. I am going to start knitting the sweater in two weeks when I receive the DK merino yarn.

@theknittingman6443 9 ай бұрын

Hi when you say Aran do you mean cable because if so I m probably not the best person to ask because I havnt done if for years since I got into colourwork, thanks Gary

@sharonford2295 29 күн бұрын

What an I doing wrong? Mine keeps knitting the carry color?

@sarahrobertson3571 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing, I’ve been dragging my heels doing colour work as it’s always seemed so difficult. Do you do the same technique for the back side of the work too?😊

@theknittingman6443 5 ай бұрын

Hello we have a short on the pearlside x

@sarahrobertson3571 5 ай бұрын

Can you tell me what the video title is please.

@anab1172 Жыл бұрын

Does this work with 2 or three colors

@theknittingman6443 Жыл бұрын

I have done it with both 2 and 3 colours - but my yarn management is a bit messy and with 3 and I got tired of trying to untangle the mess of yarns - so I pretty much only use 2 now

@donnawanschura4609 8 ай бұрын

Does this only work with two colors?

@theknittingman6443 8 ай бұрын

It will work with 3 but the yarn management gets a bit tricky - nasty tangles!

@lillianbarker4292 4 ай бұрын

How about the pearl side?

@theknittingman6443 4 ай бұрын

Hello there is a pearl side short on our channel many thanks jo

@daveburrows9876 3 ай бұрын

I just don't see a good way to do this. I really don't like seeing the glimpses of the carried yarn between the stitches from the front. Also, working on the back of the fabric presents it's own set of challenges. I carry one color in each hand. This method would slow me down so much that I'd have a hard time continuing.