Three-Color Stranded Knitting 

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Thank you, Yung! I'm glad you found this helpful. Thank you for watching and happy knitting to you! - Clubkidknitter / Earl

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Thank you so much for your comment and feedback. I really appreciate it. I'm so glad you found it helpful. Thank you again for watching and happy knitting! - Clubkidknitter / Earl

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Thank you for your kind words! I'm elated that you find my videos helpful! Happy knitting and thanks again for watching! - Clubkidknitter/Earl

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Thank you so much! I'm glad it was helpful! 😊

@@Clubkidknitter life saver! I wouldn't have been able to continue on without your video! My first 20 rounds were 2 colors and then they sneakily threw in 3 colors on just 2 rounds at the end of my sweater yoke! 😊.Grateful for your help. Have a great day!

@irishflutegirl9022 My absolute pleasure. I'm always glad to hear that my videos are useful. It's exactly why I make them. You are inspiring in what I do with videos. Thank you for taking time to share your feedback and thank you for watching! Happy knitting! - Clubkidknitter/Earl

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You're most welcome and I'm glad this was helpful! Thanks for watching and for the feedback. Happy knitting! - Clubkidknitter / Earl

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Thank you so much, Pamela! That is very kind of you to say! Happy knitting!

Thank you so much for your comment! 😊 To answer your question, when you turn your work, just make sure those three working yarns remain in their respective positions (top, middle, bottom) and the same yarn-dominance will be maintained on the purl side as in the knit side! Thanks for watching and again taking the time for your comment and question! Happy knitting! - Clubkidknitter/Earl

You're welcome Marilou!

Thank you Culinary Gurly! I'm glad they were helpful. Happy Knitting! - Clubkidknitter/Earl

Excellent question! I float it vertically and pick up with it in the next round it's called-for. If I don't need it for another, say 10 or 15 rounds, I detach it and then reattach it. Either method works. Thanks for watching, and happy knitting!

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Thank you!

Kate F Thank you Kate!

Thank you! :)

Hi, Dorothy! Thank you for your message and for being a subscriber. I believe I might have one on my channel called, "Fair Isle Knitting in the Round." It's for a gray and hot pink hat with a repeating argyle design. Take a look at that, if you haven't already, and let me know if that's what you meant by "repeating pattern." If it's not, I'm absolutely delighted to make something. I'm presently working on a mini series for Latvian mittens where I discuss and demonstrate a different knitting technique I discovered this summer about "rotating floats." I'd be happy to make a video on your topic if it's not addressed in that video I mentioned. Also, you may email me with any additional details about the video you'd like me to create at Clubkidknitter@gmail.com. Thank you for watching, and thank you for your comment! Happy knitting! 😊 - Clubkidknitter / Earl

@@Clubkidknitter thanks so much for your reply,you rock! Happy knitting and happy Friday and September!

You're welcome. :)

@keith.paulahyde5537 I would twist the yarn of the long float around the yarn of one of the other two you are going to make a stitch with. That's probably the easiest way I've used in that very situation.

Thank you Lene! I'm glad you found it beneficial. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. - Clubkidknitter / Earl

Thank you! 😊

Thank you so much for the feedback, Renee! Great question about the 5 stitch float or longer. What I do is make that float looser than normal. On the very next round, I insert my right needle into the stitch that sits somewhere in the middle above that long float, and then continue with the right needle going below that long float and then pull my working yarn through to complete the stitch. By doing so, you effectively trap that float (just in the round above it). It's important to make that particular long float much looser so that "gathering" doesn't occur. Also, if it's longer than say 10 or so stitches, simply do that twice or more above that particular float, spaced along..Hope that helps! Also, check out my video on Tension Tips for stranded knitting. Thank you again for watching and commenting! Happy knitting! - Clubkidknitter/Earl

@@Clubkidknitter Thank you so much! I will do that!

Hello! I love your tutorials. Is there any way you could do a video showing how to do this method your speaking about in this comment? I’m working with three colors and following your video with how I hole the 3 yarns but catching floats at the same time is killing me! Lol. I would love to try it this way. Even a pic or two of how you do this? Thanks so much for all of your help. Hope your doing well! 😊

@@alalonde2869 Absolutely!

@@Clubkidknitter Thank you!🙂

There's really only one true dominant color and it's always the one that is in the left-most position of the left hand, Continental. If you are a two-handed knitter and hold two colors in each hand, again, the second most left color in the left hand is dominant. The reason it's dominant is because it sits the lowest or furthest from the top of the needle relative to all of the other colors. That being the case, those happen to be the longest stitches, compared to the other three, hence they are the most prominent and therefore, dominant. Once you establish a position for all four yarns, they should remain in those specific positions for the entirety of the knit. If you switch them during, your design will look wonky. I hope this makes sense. 😀

@@Clubkidknitter can I send you an email? Thank you for answered me back. 😌

@@Clubkidknitter I wish you could make a video explaining this using 4 colors or more. There’s Not any information on internet about it. 😩😩 I love your tutorials are very details and well explained ❣️

Thank you so much! I use Microsoft Excel because of its features and flexibility!

Thank you so much, Pamela for your comments and feedback. I'm glad you found this helpful. With regard to your question, is the pattern knitted in the round or flat? It sounds as if this is a 25-stitch repeat? Fair Isle patterns are often "offset" with the repeat. This has to do with where the actual pattern sets in relationship to the beginning and ending of a round. In other words, the beginning and the ending of a repeat section lies across the beginning and ending of the round. Across, rather than spot-on. I hope this helps, but if not, give me some other specifics and I may be able to help. Thank you again for watching my videos and happy knitting! - Clubkidknitter / Earl

@@Clubkidknitter Thanks very much for your reply, sorry for the delay in answering. It’s knitted flat. I still can’t work it out, there’s different start points for different sizes for my size it seems to be 31 for row 1, 12 stitches then the 16 pattern that is repeated 3 times to last 9 stitches, but the last stitch of the pattern repeat and the first of the 9 is out of sync. Row 1 is all just cream colour then it starts with pattern on row 2. For the sleeves it’s over even more stitches. If it’s right at the start, it’s wrong after the pattern repeat. I’ve tried searching reading patterns for colour work but haven’t found anything as yet on google or on RU-vid. So if it’s off set like you say are the stitches out of sync for the first 2 rows to set it up? Sorry I know I sound totally stupid I just don’t get it....🤨

@@pamelaturnbull6164 Is this a free pattern or a paid one? If it's free, let me know where I can download it. Even if it is a paid pattern, let me know the name of the pattern and I'll check it out, regardless. I'll see if I can figure it out and then get back to you. :)

@@Clubkidknitter it’s a paid one. I could take a screen shot and send. It’s a Wendy pattern number 5722 thanks very much. I’ve started the sleeves and progressing better 😁

Yes. You would want to catch floats longer than 4 stitches. This will not only help with regard to tension, it will prevent the floats from becoming snagged on jewelry, rings, etc. I just released a video in my Hexagonal Knitting Series, "Carrying & Catching Floats/Tension Tips." This may help you in that department. Happy knitting and thanks for watching and commenting! - Clubkidknitter/Earl

In this video (and for the infinity scarf), I'm using Caron Simply Soft 6-oz. The colorways are splendid. It's very soft. It's acrylic and used it on this project for a friend who is allergic to lanolin and has a sensitivity to wool/wool-blends. Thank you for watching and happy knitting! - Clubkidknitter/Earl

Thank you for your comment! I appreciate you taking the time. I'm glad you found it helpful. You are correct. The left yarn will be held in dominance because the float will always be under the other two. Essentially, they are stacked one above the other going from left to right. The right-most being on top. Thank you again for watching and Happy Knitting! -Clubkidknitter / Earl

Thank you 😊

Typically, this type of knitting is always done in the round (scarves, hats, socks, etc.). When knitting in the round, there is no opportunity to purl. I've not seen stranded knitting in this type knitted "flat." Thank you for watching and happy knitting! - Clubkidknitter

Thank you! :)

Marilou Abramshe Hi Marilou! That is an excellent question and I should have addressed that in this video. Let's say you carry the yellow for 7 stitches. Go ahead and do so. On the very next round, halfway into the section with that really long float, go in to knit your stitch as normal, while at the same time, passing the needle below the yellow bar to "catch" it. Complete the knit stitch. This will trap the really long yellow float. Keep in mind, when you make that really long yellow float, make it a little looser than normal. That way, when you catch it on the next round, you won't strangle the actual yellow stitch on either side of the float. I hope that makes sense. Thank you for that question and I'm going to make an appended section at the end of this video to address that. :)

I would very much like to see that catching technique for long floats. I am doing my first colorwork (Christmas stocking) that uses 4 colors in a row. Very frustrating! Thankyou - I am subscribing now :'l

Thank you Susan and you're quite welcome. With regard to your question, I carry the unused yarn and catch it at the beginning of every third round, I'm not using it. That way, if it's maybe 6 rounds, you don't end up with a vertical float longer than three rounds as that could become snagged on something. Great question, by the way. Thanks for watching and for your comment! Happy knitting! - Clubkidknitter/Earl

@@Clubkidknitter I've been finding it surprisingly difficult to find this issue addressed anywhere. All the three color tutorials I've seen have only been for three colors used in the same row, not what to do if the third color is not used every row. Maybe it's just a really obvious question, but not so obvious to me! thank you so much for your reply, that helps so much

Thank you Mickey! These are ones that I did in Excel. I actually posted these in the files section of a Facebook yarn group called "Knitting Worldwide." As far as the yarn I used with this scarf, it's Caron Simply Soft 6-oz. It comes in a HUGE color selection. Thank you for watching my videos and happy knitting! Clubkidknitter/Earl

@@Clubkidknitter Thanks for the reply. I joined the Facebookgroup and found your pattern :). I;m always hungry for new yarn, but first let me finish my other projects.

Thank you, so much, Diana! That bothers me, too and I am self-conscious about it. It's from some of my nerve medications for my neuropathy as well as Albuterol for my lung disease. I'm trying to control it more. :)

@@Clubkidknitter Understandable! Take care and keep on Knitting. Your work is wonderful!

@@knitordi Thank you, Diana and thank you for watching as well as feedback. :)