Catching Floats As You Go 

Your “cheating continental” is actually just the Norwegian knit stitch. Also called “picking”. It’s very ergonomic. I’ve had much much less hand pain since it became my main mode of knitting

This is the BEST video on catching floats.

You've saved my project from the "never gonna finish" pile. Thank you! :)

OH. MY. GOSH. you just saved me HOURS of frustration!!!!! And I can happily look forward to knitting my scandinavian type mittens THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!

I have saved your video just as a reminder. I was having issues on a hat and your method helped me immensely.

Can I just say you are a brilliant teacher! Thank you for taking the time to create your tutorials and sharing your knowledge. You have a clear and fun way of teaching to your viewers!

A big thank you! Doing stranded colorwork instead of tangled colors. I really like that it is part of the knitting movement. No dangling needles to cross over threads any more! I now enjoy knitting a lovely sock pattern, before it felt a bit like a chore.

I watched several videos to learn how to catch floats and this has been the best one for me. Thank you so much! Also, I'm a continental knitter and I'm learning to flick the yarn with the right hand which is very difficult haha

7:00 for catching floats from the right. A memo for myself. Thanks for this video!

Omgosh, you have a Frenchie too! Your color work floats look perfectly and professionally done. Your tutorial is the only one that I’ve seen so far that is the best info. Definitely a triple thumbs up!

Another knitter rescued from puckers! Thanks!

I knitted a hat with andean alpaca and a fair Isle design. It didn't have real long floats. I've avoided those, but now I won't be afraid of them.

What kind of wizardry is this lol. Really blowing my mind. I’m dying to give this a try

The very best and most easily understood tutorial for stranded colorwork I have ever found! But then, all your tutorials are awesome! Thanks a million!!!😍😘

Brilliant, thank you. I typically have always knit English style. I recently taught myself how to do stranded colour work and I discovered that it was easier, faster and produced fewer tangles to knit with one colour in each hand and so a by-product of that discovery is that I am getting much better at Continental knitting now too. But I had no idea how to catch my floats using two handed knitting. So, this tutorial is a huge help. You're amazing! Thank you.

thank you so much for saving my christmas knitting!!

HUGE THUMBS UP for this wonderful tip, which you presented so clearly. I’m an experienced knitter but new to color work. I decided to get really familiar with stranded color work by joining Arne & Carlos’ 2020 Advent calendar KAL (Christmas balls; color work in the round on DPNs). I’ve seen videos by others who make catching floats look easy but I found the techniques impossible to master. Your way makes sense to me, I can do it, and the results are terrific. Knit on! Thank you ❤️

WOW! I have been knitting for years but have never used your method for colorwork. I love it!!!!!! Thank you so much for posting.

YOU have the answer I've been looking for! I haven't mastered the actual knitting step of my right hand floats, but I will persist. Thank you!!!

Definitely worth the learning curve. Great video!

I just started knitting the ombré hat, and do a lot of 'untangling'. I will definitely save this video and master this technique. Thank you! ❤

This is the most helpful video that I've watched so far. Thank you so much!

I did my first stranded projected without researching first and it definitely was tight 😅 This video was very informative! I might try that failed pattern again in the future. :)

I like how she explain and show it so well, this was a very good tip. Haha sorry for my bad english.

Thanks so much!!! I've never been able to do this, I'm going to try it again with your slow explanation!!

Thank you than k you thank you!! By far the most informative video on stranded colour work & no histrionics!

Oh my gosh! I’ve been totally confused watching other videos but this time I could see it better and understand what’s being done. Thank you! I will practice this and maybe rip out my hansdatter slippers and start over.

This is a brilliant idea, I' m very happy now!! Thank you so much, the bests hugs from Brazil!! 😊🎉❤

Great tutorial! Thank you and Happy Holidays! 🎄 🕎 ❤

Thank you for a very clear video and explanation👍. Well done👏

Beautifully done.

This is how I was taught in the 1940's and early 1950's. I carry my dominant color in my right hand, and the lesser color in my left. If the pattern changes, I change hands. My first stitch is above the carried color, second is below the carried color. That's how I was taught 70 years ago, right or wrong. No little fingers can get caught in this, however, it looks neat on the back, and it looks normal on the front.

This has been super helpful! Thanks so much for sharing

Excellent technique. Thanks a bunch!

That makes a lot of sense to me. I avoid color work because of floats. Now I will give it a try. Thak you again

Fantastic tutorial!

What a super helpful video; thank you

This is a game changer! Thank you so much Aurora. I might enjoy stranded knitting more after I get this process figured out.🥰

Amazing❤ I often feel sick to knit two colours but you fix my problem of catching the floats. Thanks for sharing this easy trick. I will try.

Such a clear video :) I love catching floats as I go!

This is a wonderful video for someone like me who has been completely intimidated by colorwork. I feel like I’m ready now😊

This has definitely gotten me excited to try color work outside of brioche!!

Excellent tutorial. Thanks so much.

Great tip and demonstration. Thanks.

Wow!! 👏👏🙌 Amazing tip and so clearly shown! Thank you!!

Wow! This is what I’ve been looking for. I’ve watched so many and none does it the way you do. I love it! Thank you so much 🙏🏼

Brilliant video, thank you it's really helped ❤

I’ve been looking for a clear demo of the philosophers wool stranded float catching technique. You nailed it. I’m so thankful to have found your vid. Wonderful!

Hi, I'm an experienced knitter and love colour work, Your method initially confused me with you knitting two together, thinking that it would show, BUT it doesn't, it looks lovely and neat, just like mine, though I twist my float every two stitches, and no matter how many colours I use, it still looks neat and carrying the colours along behind adds warmth too. Will have to try your method , 😉 that you

Thanks for sharing, very helpful info 🎄🎄❤️

Wow! If I knew how easy this is, I would try color work years ago. Thank you for making this so easy!❤️

Best tip ever! Thank you 🎉

Well done ! Appreciate your video ! You make it look so easy. Thank You !

Thank you so much!!! You are such a great teacher - watched others do this and this time I think I understand it!!!

I don't like floats. I was taught to 'lock' the yarn (my grandmother didn't say 'catch') any time the float was 2 stitches. Lock the 2nd stitch. The back of my colorwork is (I think) beautiful! It never needs lining, even for tiny little fingers. I was taught to carry my dominant color in my right hand, even if it changed every row. I can do 3 colors this way if I use one of those double yarn-carrier finger loop thingies. ONLY the dominant color goes in my right hand, though. When there are stretches of other colors, I have to switch hands for that color, so I can 'lock' the other colors. I saw how you did it, and I'll see if an old dog can learn a new trick.

Love your technique of catching floats will keep doing this in my stranded colourwork

Love, love, love this method. So simple, and my colorwork looks great now. Thank you so much for making this video!

great simple visual demonstration and explanation for me to practice. Thank you Aurora

One of the things I love about knitting is that there are multiple ways to get you to the same end point. I had just learned how to catch the floats, but loved the way you did it. It’s so much easier to do and remember. Thanks for sharing. PS: I am a Continental knitter and had to do the reverse of you, learn how to knit the English way. I am not as fluid as I am with continental, but knitting with a yarn coming from each hand helped keep my yarns from tangling as well as helping to keep a better tension when doing Fair isle.

Just what I needed! I am a continental knitter and only with your help I now realized how to do this. 👍🌞

This is a different way of catching the floats. I'm going to practice! Thank you

Brilliant!! Thank you!

Wow! This was terrific! Thank you for an excellent demo on two-color work. I am going to practice this technique.

I have been struggling with my floats. I have watched several videos but none of them helped my knitting look better. And then I found you ☺️ My floats are hidden and my knitting looks so nice. Thanks so much for your video help.

This video is soooo good!! Thank you so much! 💚

😍😁I am so so glad I stumbled on this video of yours!! I have struggled with floats forever and even though I’ve not been able to knit the continental way, I do crochet, and your explanation has made this so easy for me to do! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!😍

Thank you for this amazing video!! Your explanation and demo are the best I have seen. I have just started Fair Isle knitting and felt like I needed more info regarding avoiding twisting, picking up floaters, etc. I appreciate this so very much!!

You made this look A LOT easier than other tutorials. Thank you!

Definitely want to learn how to do this!

This is so brilliant, I'm literally squeaking of joy :))) thank you!!!

This really helps me with my tension, it really improved, thank you so much😍

I can't believe this is the first time I've ever seen the k2tog trick! I've always just caught them with the yarn, but that doesn't really secure it, and it often shows through. I wish I'd seen this a long time ago, but I'm glad I finally found it.

I love this technique, thanks for sharing. I definitely going to have to practice this.

this was really helpful thank you so much 😊

You are truly amazing and explained this so well, I made my first colour change hat after watching your video, and your explanation made me really believe I could try it, thank you x

So scary!!! But I'm going to give it a go! Brilliant tutorial, thank you so much!

You explained it so well and you're video is such a great help.I recently started fair Isle knitting and thank you Aurora, you made it so much more fun this new hobby🤗👍

Thank you so much for the tutorial. ❤

Mercy, this is incredibly easier than what I've been doing. And I only caught your video by accident. Thank you so very much.

Thank you, thank you! Your explanation is so clearly understandable! I am working on my first Fair Isle cardigan this will be so helpful. Just subscribed!!!!

Thank you so much for an amazing tutorial video. I have decided to undo a grey and black paw print cushion cover and use your technique.

Wow what a clear cut explanation, wonderful teaching, your work is wonderful 🎉

Thank you so much for this! I’ve watched so many videos about this and nothing was working. Your technique works like a dream. Again, thank you!

Thank you so much for teaching in this well explained video 🙏❤️👌🙏

Wow!!! This is amazing!!! Thank you for explaining every step and showing it slowly!!! I have been trying to learn this technique, but I was failing miserably 😅. This video has been so helpful!!!!

Wow! An amazing tutorial - thank you. you explained it so clearly. I have been wanting to knit colour but didn't like the long floats at the back - especially for baby clothes - your demonstration is amazing and so clear, I am so excited to get started. THANK YOU.

❤ I am just learning how to do color work… This is the absolute best tutorial I have ever seen! I have tried several other ways and they are so tedious, thank you ☺️ thank you 😊 thank you 🙏🏻

Great video and easy to follow thank you!!😊

Thank you so much! I’m so glad to have come across this amazing tutorial!! A few days ago I begun my first stranded work but it just went all bubbly and puckered. Tried searching for what might be the cause and there the solution was in your video :) I’m a continental knitter so had to learn to hold one yarn in the right hand. It’s a bit tricky to learn to hold on to it but the result is wonderful in comparison to before. I’m looking forward to (maybe not so much the frogging) starting over with the project and enjoying the much improved progress.

By far, this has been the best technique for me to do colorwork. I tried the ladder jacquard and I wondered: Who would want to torture herself with this method? After three attempts and getting into the third row with the ladder getting so confusing with actual stitches, I tried the e-cast. The floats were coming loose. There was another method similar to this, but a bit fussy. This has been so simple and clear. And while I disagree that I “have to” learn how to throw and hold yarns in two hands, this method has been supremely helpful!!! Thank you!!

Thank you for your tips for knitting Fair Ilse. I vind it much easier and all the floads are staying in place. Less work.

Well explained thanks

That is a very good video! Thank you

GENIOUS! BRILIANT! thank you so much!

This has to be by far the best video I have ever seen on this technique!!! Thank you so much!!!

Great tutorial, wonderfull haircut😊

Sooooo helpful, thank you!!!!

I just found this and it’s fabulous. I’m working on a Harry Potter scarf and my floats were all over the place. Much neater and easier. Thank you!

you are freaking brilliant! best video on youtube

Thanks so much for the tutorial. It's been a hot minute since I've done colorwork with float-catching, and I'm also trying to work on my continental-English throwing style combo as well, so thanks for confirming I am doing everything right...plus the reminder on how to catch floats from the right hand.