Intro to Stranded Colorwork // Technique Tuesday

This video is the first in a series on techniques for knitting stranded colorwork. In this video, I show examples of stranded colorwork, and explain the two greatest challenges for working stranded colorwork: managing two colors at the same time, and maintaining even tension. Support me by buying me a coffee on Ko-Fi! https://www.ko-fi.com/roxannerichardson Link to my Interweave Knits article on stranded colorwork tension: https://www.interweave.com/article/knitting/stockinette-stranded-colorwork/ To jump right to a specific point in the video, click on the adjacent timestamped link: Introduction 0:00 Examples of stranded colorwork: 0:35 Managing two colors at the same time: 3:20 Method 1: drop and pick up: 3:56 Method 2: both colors in same hand: 4:52 Method 3: one color in each hand: 6:38 Managing tension: 9:06 How stranded colorwork can affect overall tension: 11:43 Ravelry Group *Rox Rocks*: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/rox-rocks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoxKnits Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoxMpls