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May 2, 2018
I’m working on a pair of fingerless mittens to improve my stranded / colorwork technique (while getting a jump on making gifts for Xmas!).
I’m using Malabrigo sock in Azul Profundo and Cascade Heritage in white on US0 9”- circulars.
Being diligent about making sure yarns are held for the desired color dominance, and I am trapping floats on the following row to see if that reduces puckering. Beautiful design as always from Erica Heusser. Look at the detail of the bird wing ❤️
Almost at the top - twisted rib and then will use the invisible rib bind-off! Love that bind-off - one of my faves and so clever!
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May 6, 2018
Massdrop_TGorgeous!
myrna_myrn
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May 9, 2018
Massdrop_TReally beautiful work! I am going to have to look up that technique of trapping floats on the following row--does it also help with floats peeking through to the front, because I don't see any hints of that in your mitts.
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May 9, 2018
myrna_myrnIf you stretch the mitten, you can still see the opposite color peeking through, but I *think* it's not as pronounced as when you trap on the row itself. Well, actually, I'm not sure if it's truly better or if I have just convinced myself it is!
Trapping on the following row is definitely less prone to the situation when you trap the float in the same column on multiple rows. I have done that so many times unintentionally - and then you DEFINITELY see the other color. So annoying!
So here is my take of the Pro's of trapping on the row itself: * Floats seem "tidier" on the back. It's the WS, so maybe no one will ever look at it, but I will - ha ha - so I still notice it. * Easier to keep track of the floats bc you force yourself to trap them as you go along.
Con's: * I think I knit more tightly when I trap on the row itself. The mittens seem less stretchy. This might actually be a plus if you want the knitting to be snugger. * When I trap on the row itself, even when the float is "loose," there is still a pucker on the RS. It's more apparent on the lighter color (which usually for me is the CC). Darker color looks ok. For all I know, there's pucker on the darker color, but I just don't notice it bc the yarn is dark.
Pro's of trapping on the following row: * Seems to have less pucker / tension appearing on the RS (but strangely my overall knitting seems a little less consistent) * Less susceptible to trapping in the same column on successive rows
Con's of trapping on the following row: * I'm used to trapping on the row itself, so when I am supposed to trap on the following row, sometimes I FORGET and then i have knit many rows before I realize it and have super long floats. Boo! I've never ripped back to catch floats I missed, so I just end up tying it down at the end. Totally defeats the purpose of catching the floats in the first place! * Trapped floats look a big jumble
Whoa - I wrote a novel. People's preference might be different if you carry both yarns two-handed (English and Continental) vs always using the same hand. Let me know if this makes sense! Better techniques and feedback always welcome!
(Oh yeah - full confession, I trapped floats on the FOLLOWING ROW in the bottom 1/2 of this mitten and then went to trapping floats on the row itself on the top 1/2 because I wanted the mitten to be a little tighter around the hand. You can see the pucker(or rather, the divot) near the armpit of the birdwing. There... I've confessed. I feel better now!)
VeeJay
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Aug 9, 2018
Massdrop_TBeautiful!
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