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Introduction to stranded colour work tutorial – Activity 3

Stranded knitting in the round showing the public side and the floats on the private side.

Activity 3: Catch floats on the knit side of the work

You should have already completed Activity 2: Knit stranded colour work in the round and have competed 2 rounds of your motif.

In this activity you will learn how to catch (trap) floats when you are knitting on the public side of stranded colour work. Catching floats helps maintain an even tension. Shorter floats are also less likely to catch in fingers.

The instructions for this activity are on page 9 and 10 of the handout.

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Introduction to stranded colour work tutorial – Activity 4

Stranded knitting being worked in the round on circular needles using the magic loop. Three rounds of vertical stripe rib are followed by eight rounds of colour work. Stitch markers show the start of pattern repeats.

Activity 4: Knit stranded colour work when knitting flat

You should have completed Activity 3: Catch floats on the knit side of the work and have knit 5 rounds of the motif.

Not all stranded colour work projects are knit in the round, and even those that are sometimes have elements that have to be worked “flat” (backwards and forwards).

Knitting on the private site of the fabric differs in how you handle floats and, of course, managing your yarn is subtly different when you are using purl stitches. This activity gives you practice in working on the private site of stranded colour work.

The instructions for this activity are on page 11 of the handout.

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Introduction to stranded colour work tutorial – Activity 1

Activity 1: Vertical stripe rib

Before you start, please make sure that you have done everything in Activity 0. For instance, have you downloaded the handout and have the yarn and tools listed in Activity 0.

Instructions for this activity are on page 6 of the handout. You do not need to swatch for this project because its size does not matter. Instead, you can treat the entire project as a swatch to practice. Then make another one if you want to have a “showcase” to show others.

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Introduction to stranded colour work tutorial – Activity 7

Stranded knitting showing how steeks have been cast on for armholes and stitches have been placed on a holder.

Activity 7: Start steeks for armholes

You should have completed Activity 6: Knit in the round to the armholes and completed round 14 of the chart.

A steek lets you keep knitting in the round, even when there will be an opening in the finished item. You already have one steek at the beginning of each round that will form the opening at the front of the waistcoat. In this activity you will create two more for the armholes.

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