Stranded Colorwork: Parallel and Rotating Floats // Technique Tuesday

This is the second video in a series on stranded colorwork. This video explains how the way you float the strands of stranded colorwork affects the result of the pattern on the right side of the work. Two methods are discussed: parallel floats and rotating floats. Support me by buying me a coffee on Ko-Fi! https://www.ko-fi.com/roxannerichardson To jump right to a specific point in the video, click on the adjacent timestamped link: Introduction 0:00 Parallel floats: 0:47 How to knit parallel floats: 3:45 Rotating floats: 5:47 How to knit rotating floats: 6:59 Dealing with the twisted strands: 9:09 Comparing parallel floats to rotating floats: 11:02 How to check for tension issues: 12:54 Which way is better? Parallel or rotated? 13:51 Keep track of your dominant yarn in parallel floats: 18:55 Ravelry Group *Rox Rocks*: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/rox-rocks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoxKnits Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoxMpls