Short floats
Knitting - Basic Techniques
When the pattern is small, there are short f loats (strands being carried across the reverse side), and the pattern continues widthwise, the yarn can be carried loosely across the wrong side. IMPORTANT: When changing the yarn, always keep the main color below and the contrast color above. | |
Entwining the contrast color into the edge stitch, knit the 2 edge stitches with the main color. Holding the main color below, and the contrast color above, knit the next 2 stitches with the contrast color. | |
With the main color below, and the contrast color above, knit 1 with the main color; continue from chart across. | |
When working the first stitch with the main color, work with the contrast color held above the main color. | |
With the main color below and the contrast color above, knit 2 stitches with the contrast color. | |
With the main color below and the contrast color above, purl 1 stitch with the main color. |