I hope you don’t mind a thumbs-up and a little fan note 3 years after the fact! Thanks, Norman, for this video, which is what I’m working on now. I do so love your work. ❤️❤️
The pattern I'm following had a method of creating "jogless" stripes that was still giving me jogs and a noticeable seam, but I knew you would have a better solution for me to try. Thank you for the clear explanations and the comparison of all of the techniques at the end!!
Thank you so much for your videos! I'm a self-taught knitter and when my son naps on me I've been going through your videos to fill in gaps in my knowledge! As a person with a masters degree in teaching, you are a wonderful teacher, clear and patient. I especially appreciate that you explain why and show other methods and their results. Amazing job, and thank you again for making nap time educational and fun for this mom.
Your demo of using lifted stitches to smooth the transition between colors was precisely what I needed for a current project. Of course, now I am eager to try out that helix technique! Thank you for providing such clear examples and explanations.
Norman, I really appreciate how you show several methods to accomplish a technique and clearly explain the theory behind it. That helps me to decide what method I want to use, and I better understand why something turns out the way it does. I’ve learned a lot from your videos. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful, Noah! And yeah..i show these different methods because that's how I approach knitting in general - so I can pick the right technique for the right project.
Norman, your directions are so clear and easy to follow, I'm a grandma that knits from time to time and only easy knits and purls, but now with all your tutorials and "new" techniques for me, I'm really enjoying this beautiful hobby Thank you so much for being such a kind soul ❤
I'm still a newbie knitter and tried stripey socks, and I didn't like the jogs that changing colors was leaving. I will be doing the frist technique you showed. It looks to be the easiest of them all and I like how it looks. Thank you!
Thank you Norman. I've just started trying to knit stripes and I don't like the look of that jog. I will try this knit two together method now. I always come here 1st for solutions to my knitting problems
I've been going along with my beginner skills for a while now. It's time to refine technique so that the products off my needles look more tidy, and I don't have to be embarrassed giving them as gifts. 👍🏻😉
you should never have to be embarassed for your generosity and gifting your love and time. Still, working to improive your skill is never a bad idea either :)
Love the way you explain every think and make it look so easy !!! I really that you show several methods for almost every problem we phase THANK YOU very much Norman 👌😄 😄
Norman, you are a wonderful role mottle for knitters and knitters to be. I have a saying I introduce new knitters to whether or not I’m teaching them or we are just knitting together. It has become my one rule when anyone is learning something new. “Don’t say anything about yourself that you wouldn’t say about your best friend.” It is amazing how that little rule changes the atmosphere of learning something new. You reminded me of that when you make comments about how long it took you to learn a knitting technique or if you felt a little difference between the pattern and your knitting. Somethings are worth the time and energy to get the knitting perfect and others you don’t worry about. I foster bottle baby puppies. I sometimes have time to make a puppy a sweater. That puppy isn’t going to notice a jig in a stripe. All they care about is being warm, well feed and as close to me as possible. Keep being you. I always learn something beneficial and you make me happy to be a knitter.
Thanks so much for these tips. I am working on a beanie that uses the slip 1st st in 2nd but I will try your 1st tip (K1 tog r loop) next. It’s awesome to learn new options 🥰👍🏽
5:28 thankyou so much for these clear tutorials! I've knitted my entire life but have just started to knit beanies for charities & am am knitting in the round for the first time (circular needle or 5 needles) watching a live demonstration is much better than trying to follow a diagram. I really appreciate all your hard work ❤
I'm venturing out in my knitting and decided to add stripes to my pullover. With your help I feel I can do anything! Thank you for your clear instructions. I think the k2t will be best for me.
Thank you so much of explaining the different ways of doing jogless stripes.I really enjoy listening to your instructions. They are very easy to follow. I love your tutorials.
Norman your videos are the best. Every single one I’ve watched has been helpful in one way or another. Thank you so much for taking the time to help other knitters.
Hi Norman, thank you sooo much for the way you have explained how to do this. I’ve decided to take the plunge and do the blue and white version as it looks easy. Thank you very much for giving up your time to make this video, you are very much appreciated.❤
Thank you for the clear explanation video. I was trying to work helical stripes and was so frustrated. not turning out right. I didn’t know to slip 3 stitches without working them! Was knitting those 3 stitches too, and got a jog. Thanks for sharing. Going to try again.
Norman, you are a super-star! I have always hated jogs and have refused point-blank to knit stripes - but now,, thanks to you, I can pick up the one project I have been dying to knit AND bring your methods to life in many many more! Thank you, danke schön, vielen dank! :D
Hey Celina. So happy to hear that. I always try to do full rounded videos because when I tried to learn how to knit it always annoyed me that instructors cut off the details :P
@@NimbleNeedles I totally agree. I learned to knit 2 years ago, and i'm addicted to where I knit 12 hrs a day(on sick leave right now). I watch a lot of tutorials and yours IS THE BEST by far. In the last few weeks I have been binge watching your tutorials and I've learned more in the past few weeks then I have over the past 2 years. There are some good teachers out there that I have learned some good tips from, but by far you are the greatest because you give visual explanations. You rock and you need more subscribers. I'm heading over to a few knit groups to plug your channel. YOU ARE THE GREATEST TEACHER EVER!
@@celinacyr9175 Oh wow! That's a lot of praise. Not sure I can live up to that, but I'll take it *grin*. Really made my day! Also, thank you for spreading the word. I'm trying to grow my channel, but it's haaard! :(
This BY FAR, the BEST video on how to handle jogless stripes. You made your video very simple for everyone without all the complication of juggling the yarn, bouncing back & forth while talking, etc.. You were straight to the point with an fashioned 'simple stupid' method... lol. Now the world can knit and move on. Great job!
What a fantastic video!!! I can learn from you now! Thank you for showing the technique twice and slowing down so my eyes can follow what you are doing. I am so excited to learn new techniques from you!!
Thank you Norman for making my knitting neater. The joining in the rond for two colours always annoyed me because of the jog. Thanks to your tutorial I can do it now without a jog. I never knew how to do it, but now at age 75 I have learnt something very useful. As I knit many socks and sometimes have a lot of little balls of wool left , I want to make use of those remnants by knitting stripes but the jogs have kept me off. Now I can do it. Thanks!👍
Thanks again Norman, this is just what I needed as I was struggling with a pattern for continuous rounds for my grandson. Your videos are so so helpful 👍
I appreciate the in depth and the synthesis of your videos, it works wonderfully for how my mind works. At the end of your videos I have a clear knowledge about my choices and I love it a lot,
Thank you so much for all your videos! I’ve been binge watching them since I found your channel! I’m a solo knitter ( the only person I know that knits) which makes it hard to learn the things an experienced knitter knows. Now I watch everything you put out and I have learned SO MUCH! I love that you get right to the point, have great camera angles, and give so many different techniques! I love your channel. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Norman, like the very first of your videos that I've seen (intarsia in the round), this one is clear and simple, but still thorough. For me anyway, you provide just the right amount of technical detail without making me crazy. And you are very pleasant to listen to.
Best explanation I have seen for helix knitting! I needed an update to make sure I'm doing it correctly (doing a white and red stocking cap for christmas, like your colours!) and I got the best refresher lesson ever!! Thank you Norman ^_^ I hope you have a wonderful break, love from summery (rainy atm) New Zealand ❤
I just love the double helix knitting - will be using this in my next pair of socks or gloves (or both) and I am very happy with knit together right leg of lower stitch. Thank you so very much. These are the type of things which will really improve my work.
Your way of explainin and also showing each step always so clearly and in detail helps meee tremendously to improve my knitting :) thank you so so much for how much effort you put into this channel 💚
You have the best knitter’s techniques resource I’ve found on TH-cam. Thank you Norman; you’re an excellent teacher doing beautifully produced instruction videos! Can anyone recommend a good resource regarding flat knitting of stripes. I’m knitting a child’s striped sweater in 4 colours, but I don’t know what to do on the edges where the yarn has to travel up the side for many rows.
i m planning to do a video on that..but don't know when yet. If it's seamed, you can just hide the floats in the seam and you don't really need a special technique. If it isn't and the stripes are not too big, you can catch the non-active colors every second row. If the stripes are bigger, I would cut the yarn and weave in. childrens sweaters wille xperience quiet a lot of wear and tear plus end up in the washing machine often.
Norman, thank you so much for all your outstanding videos and the time you put into them. Your effort is helpful for a new knitter like me and inspirational looking to the future. I watched this video to help with a striped cowl. It has six sections and six colors, each section has two colors. Section A has C! and C2, Section B has C2 and C3, and so on. Each stripe is four rows. My question is, do I cut the yarn when I change colors leaving a tail that then gets woven in? The directions don't say specifically, but it does say to "Weave in all ends prior to closing tube" Mostly, I just wanted to express my gratitude.
up to you, really. Often, carrying the yarn over can be visible and if done incorrectly might pucker or you catch the floats when putting things on. Then again, weaving in ends comes with its own problems.
You have really contributed am enormous amount of generational knowledge in one channel. Thank you for this generous gift.
Thank you for sharing this information! It is so much appreciated!!! I would never be able to knit without generous people like you! Blessings on you.
My youngest son requested a "Gru" scarf (from the Minions movie). This tutorial is just what I needed to learn to have the scarf turn out correctly.
I hope you don’t mind a thumbs-up and a little fan note 3 years after the fact! Thanks, Norman, for this video, which is what I’m working on now. I do so love your work. ❤️❤️
of course I don't mind :) the good part about knitting videos is that they rarely become outdated :)
The pattern I'm following had a method of creating "jogless" stripes that was still giving me jogs and a noticeable seam, but I knew you would have a better solution for me to try. Thank you for the clear explanations and the comparison of all of the techniques at the end!!
I hope you that one of these days, you'll show us a video about stranded colorwork.
i definitely plan to!
Simply love your step by step tutorials. TQ so much
You are so welcome, Mell! 😊
Thank you so much for your videos! I'm a self-taught knitter and when my son naps on me I've been going through your videos to fill in gaps in my knowledge! As a person with a masters degree in teaching, you are a wonderful teacher, clear and patient. I especially appreciate that you explain why and show other methods and their results. Amazing job, and thank you again for making nap time educational and fun for this mom.
my pleasure. thank you for this lovely and validating feedback
Clever stuff! your time and expertise are appreciated! Thank you.
I watched several videos and got totally stressed! Then I found this one and am now knitting happily! 😊
Your demo of using lifted stitches to smooth the transition between colors was precisely what I needed for a current project. Of course, now I am eager to try out that helix technique! Thank you for providing such clear examples and explanations.
I always look for your tutorials when I have questions! Thank you !
Norman, I really appreciate how you show several methods to accomplish a technique and clearly explain the theory behind it. That helps me to decide what method I want to use, and I better understand why something turns out the way it does. I’ve learned a lot from your videos. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful, Noah! And yeah..i show these different methods because that's how I approach knitting in general - so I can pick the right technique for the right project.
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Norman, your directions are so clear and easy to follow, I'm a grandma that knits from time to time and only easy knits and purls, but now with all your tutorials and "new" techniques for me, I'm really enjoying this beautiful hobby
Thank you so much for being such a kind soul ❤
Thank you Norman for such a simple way to avoid the jog in stripes. I didn't know there was way to avoid it.
Thank you! I had no idea there were four methods to solve the problem of the jog in stripes. Amazing.
Thank you for showing these great techniques.
I'm still a newbie knitter and tried stripey socks, and I didn't like the jogs that changing colors was leaving. I will be doing the frist technique you showed. It looks to be the easiest of them all and I like how it looks. Thank you!
Thank you Norman. I've just started trying to knit stripes and I don't like the look of that jog. I will try this knit two together method now. I always come here 1st for solutions to my knitting problems
Wonderful! But just to make sure...it's not a real k2tog! :)
I've been going along with my beginner skills for a while now. It's time to refine technique so that the products off my needles look more tidy, and I don't have to be embarrassed giving them as gifts. 👍🏻😉
you should never have to be embarassed for your generosity and gifting your love and time. Still, working to improive your skill is never a bad idea either :)
Love the way you explain every think and make it look so easy !!! I really that you show several methods for almost every problem we phase THANK YOU very much Norman 👌😄 😄
You are so welcome!
So helpful. It's great to see so many options and great examples.
Thank you, I just looked this video up for a reminder so I can do a neat contrast toe on my first sock
Thanks Norman! You explain things so well.
Norman, you are a wonderful role mottle for knitters and knitters to be. I have a saying I introduce new knitters to whether or not I’m teaching them or we are just knitting together. It has become my one rule when anyone is learning something new. “Don’t say anything about yourself that you wouldn’t say about your best friend.” It is amazing how that little rule changes the atmosphere of learning something new. You reminded me of that when you make comments about how long it took you to learn a knitting technique or if you felt a little difference between the pattern and your knitting. Somethings are worth the time and energy to get the knitting perfect and others you don’t worry about. I foster bottle baby puppies. I sometimes have time to make a puppy a sweater. That puppy isn’t going to notice a jig in a stripe. All they care about is being warm, well feed and as close to me as possible.
Keep being you. I always learn something beneficial and you make me happy to be a knitter.
Thank you, Norman, for a well thought out video especially your last part of the video comparing the results and use cases. Excellent as usual!
Thanks for helping me to be a better knitter!
I’ve learned so much from you and your tutorials ♥️♥️ can’t thank you enough for your work.
Happy to help Sofia! and one thank you is plenty *smirk*
thank you. your content is so great, I've learned a lot from you.
Thank you for giving us so many options for this!
Norman, you are so clear in your instructions. Thank you!
Thank you for the very clear explanation!
Thanks so much for these tips. I am working on a beanie that uses the slip 1st st in 2nd but I will try your 1st tip
(K1 tog r loop) next. It’s awesome to learn new options 🥰👍🏽
It sure is! Check what looks better for you and stick with that!
5:28 thankyou so much for these clear tutorials! I've knitted my entire life but have just started to knit beanies for charities & am am knitting in the round for the first time (circular needle or 5 needles) watching a live demonstration is much better than trying to follow a diagram. I really appreciate all your hard work ❤
I'm venturing out in my knitting and decided to add stripes to my pullover. With your help I feel I can do anything! Thank you for your clear instructions. I think the k2t will be best for me.
This channel is an absolutely amazing resource. I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us ❤ Thank you so much
Love the “why” and not just how
Thank you! I am in the process of making a Harry Potter scarf and your video has helped a great deal with I change colors. I have subscribed!
Thank you for your generous sharing of your knowledge of knitting techniques.
You're simply a treasure, Norman.
Awesome methods, you've just saved a sweater :)
Helix looks so cool, I'm going to try out a swatch-sock!
i'll soon publish a dedicated video on helix knitting!
Thank you so much of explaining the different ways of doing jogless stripes.I really enjoy listening to your instructions. They are very easy to follow. I love your tutorials.
Glad you like them, Belinda!
Hallo from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I’m knitting striped socks for the first time and this tutorial has definitely boosted my confidence. Danke Schön❤️
awesome! have fun knitting them. stripes are fun! (but look into weaving in ends as you go to avoid having to weav ein too many tails :P)
I enjoy your videos very much, they are very instructive and easy to understand.
I'm impressed with you! You are my new favorite teacher!
I appreciate your videos so, so much because you are so thorough and clear. Thank you lots!
Thank you for this tutorial, Norman! This will save me when knitting Scottish shrugs for gifts. ❤
Every tutorial of yours that I have seen has brought so much insight and art to my knitting! I treasure all the knowledge that you impart.
Thanku dear dear Norman
Where have you been all my life!! God bless you sweetheart
well, I have always been here...more or less :P just not online ^^
Love this mix of theory, demo
and comparison of techniques. Well done and danke schön
Glad you liked it!
Norman your videos are the best. Every single one I’ve watched has been helpful in one way or another. Thank you so much for taking the time to help other knitters.
Wow, thanks
Hi Norman, thank you sooo much for the way you have explained how to do this. I’ve decided to take the plunge and do the blue and white version as it looks easy. Thank you very much for giving up your time to make this video, you are very much appreciated.❤
Thank you for the clear explanation video. I was trying to work helical stripes and was so frustrated. not turning out right. I didn’t know to slip 3 stitches without working them! Was knitting those 3 stitches too, and got a jog. Thanks for sharing. Going to try again.
Norman, you are a super-star! I have always hated jogs and have refused point-blank to knit stripes - but now,, thanks to you, I can pick up the one project I have been dying to knit AND bring your methods to life in many many more! Thank you, danke schön, vielen dank! :D
gern geschehen, megan!
Omg, I just love your tutorials ! You go above and beyond in your explanations and is very helpful. Thank you so much!!
Hey Celina. So happy to hear that. I always try to do full rounded videos because when I tried to learn how to knit it always annoyed me that instructors cut off the details :P
@@NimbleNeedles I totally agree. I learned to knit 2 years ago, and i'm addicted to where I knit 12 hrs a day(on sick leave right now). I watch a lot of tutorials and yours IS THE BEST by far. In the last few weeks I have been binge watching your tutorials and I've learned more in the past few weeks then I have over the past 2 years. There are some good teachers out there that I have learned some good tips from, but by far you are the greatest because you give visual explanations. You rock and you need more subscribers. I'm heading over to a few knit groups to plug your channel. YOU ARE THE GREATEST TEACHER EVER!
@@celinacyr9175 Oh wow! That's a lot of praise. Not sure I can live up to that, but I'll take it *grin*. Really made my day! Also, thank you for spreading the word. I'm trying to grow my channel, but it's haaard! :(
you make the best knit tutorials
Boy, are your stitches neat! Maybe I'll get there one day.
I am sure you will...it's not like I started like that either, eh? :)
I found this incredibly useful! Thank you so much for the clear demonstation in good easy to follow pace!
You’re just amazing! You’re teaching me stuff I didn’t know I needed and now I cannot live without! Thank you so so much, Norman!
haha...well you are very welcome, patrick!
Thank you Norman. I'm attempting mt first sweater ..and first stripes. You taught me a valuable skill
Brilliant lesson and I watch and rewatch your videos as I progress in my knitting journey.
I didn't realize it is possible to knit jogless stripes as, for example, in 4:51. 😍
Great - learned something new again! Thank you Norman.
My pleasure, Ruth.
Great video. I like the first method best.
first is always the best, haha!
This BY FAR, the BEST video on how to handle jogless stripes. You made your video very simple for everyone without all the complication of juggling the yarn, bouncing back & forth while talking, etc.. You were straight to the point with an fashioned 'simple stupid' method... lol. Now the world can knit and move on. Great job!
thank you for sharing your feedback, judy. much appreciated. and, of course, happy to have helped you :)
What a fantastic video!!! I can learn from you now! Thank you for showing the technique twice and slowing down so my eyes can follow what you are doing. I am so excited to learn new techniques from you!!
Heh. Thank you for sharing your feedback leslie. Now go forth and knit something with stripes *Grin*
Thank you! You are a knitting genius and I appreciate you sharing your knowledge!
Thank you Norman for making my knitting neater. The joining in the rond for two colours always annoyed me because of the jog. Thanks to your tutorial I can do it now without a jog. I never knew how to do it, but now at age 75 I have learnt something very useful. As I knit many socks and sometimes have a lot of little balls of wool left , I want to make use of those remnants by knitting stripes but the jogs have kept me off. Now I can do it. Thanks!👍
Watching this again! Love coming back to your videos again and learn something new from them! They're so full of helpful information 🧡
Thanks again Norman, this is just what I needed as I was struggling with a pattern for continuous rounds for my grandson. Your videos are so so helpful 👍
Always happy to hear I was able to help a fellow knitter along, farida!
@@NimbleNeedles just tried this and feeling proud of myself 😊 the stripes are so smooth and jogless thanks for another great tutorial
Thank you for your teaching these great techniques. Learned a lot today 🧐🤗...thanks again!
I appreciate the in depth and the synthesis of your videos, it works wonderfully for how my mind works. At the end of your videos I have a clear knowledge about my choices and I love it a lot,
I am so happy to hear that! Thx for sharing your lovely feedback with me :)
Brilliantly helpful! Now my socks can have helix stripes!
This is brilliant Norman! Thank you for your wonderful tutorials 😊
Thank you so much for all your videos! I’ve been binge watching them since I found your channel! I’m a solo knitter ( the only person I know that knits) which makes it hard to learn the things an experienced knitter knows. Now I watch everything you put out and I have learned SO MUCH! I love that you get right to the point, have great camera angles, and give so many different techniques! I love your channel. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Glad I can be there for you ❤️
Norman, like the very first of your videos that I've seen (intarsia in the round), this one is clear and simple, but still thorough. For me anyway, you provide just the right amount of technical detail without making me crazy. And you are very pleasant to listen to.
Also, even if I already know how to do it, if you have a video I'll watch it because I often learn something new anyway.
happy to hear that my videos work for you. I always try to squeeze in a little something for the experienced knitters as well :)
This video was very helpful as I'm starting a striped sweater in the round this week. Great video. Thanks 😊
Best explanation I have seen for helix knitting! I needed an update to make sure I'm doing it correctly (doing a white and red stocking cap for christmas, like your colours!) and I got the best refresher lesson ever!! Thank you Norman ^_^ I hope you have a wonderful break, love from summery (rainy atm) New Zealand ❤
awesome. I wanted to knit some stockinette stitch but I'm just drowning in tasks here >.<
germany is very snowy right now and i love it!
Thank you Norman 🙏 knitting stripes have been a head itch for me 😁 You make such good tutorials ❤️
I just love the double helix knitting - will be using this in my next pair of socks or gloves (or both) and I am very happy with knit together right leg of lower stitch. Thank you so very much. These are the type of things which will really improve my work.
i sure hope they will, eileen!
Hi Norman, I really enjoy all of your tutorials. I have learnt how to knit and really enjoy it, thanks to you :)
Thank you very much for creating this tutorial.
Thank you so much. Very clear and easy to follow!
Your way of explainin and also showing each step always so clearly and in detail helps meee tremendously to improve my knitting :) thank you so so much for how much effort you put into this channel 💚
Thank you so much 😊
Thank you so much for sharing this information, I've found it incredibly helpful!
Many thanks for your tutorials! You really give a clear explanations. They have been very helpful! Thank you so much
Thank you Norman. I enjoy watching and learning from your videos.
Glad to hear it Rose!
Thank you thank you - just what I was looking for🙏
Your videos are always SO helpful and clearly organized. Thank you very much! :D
Awww! Thank you so much. Makes me so happy to hear that ☺️
Love you, Norman! You are the best! TY so much!
You have the best knitter’s techniques resource I’ve found on TH-cam. Thank you Norman; you’re an excellent teacher doing beautifully produced instruction videos!
Can anyone recommend a good resource regarding flat knitting of stripes. I’m knitting a child’s striped sweater in 4 colours, but I don’t know what to do on the edges where the yarn has to travel up the side for many rows.
i m planning to do a video on that..but don't know when yet.
If it's seamed, you can just hide the floats in the seam and you don't really need a special technique. If it isn't and the stripes are not too big, you can catch the non-active colors every second row. If the stripes are bigger, I would cut the yarn and weave in. childrens sweaters wille xperience quiet a lot of wear and tear plus end up in the washing machine often.
@@NimbleNeedles Thanks Norman. I have been leaving extra yarn so I can cut and weave in.
Great demonstration.
Thank you 🙏🏻 Excellent explanation.
Brilliant the second method!
i love your videos and wish many many times that i was your neighbor!!
Just found your channel and it is wunderbar.
Welcome aboard!
Excellent video, very clear and concise. Thank you for taking the time to produce such great videos.
Thank you!!!! This was so helpful xx Your tutorials are so clear & thorough.
It's my pleasure, natalie ❤
Norman, thank you so much for all your outstanding videos and the time you put into them. Your effort is helpful for a new knitter like me and inspirational looking to the future. I watched this video to help with a striped cowl. It has six sections and six colors, each section has two colors. Section A has C! and C2, Section B has C2 and C3, and so on. Each stripe is four rows. My question is, do I cut the yarn when I change colors leaving a tail that then gets woven in? The directions don't say specifically, but it does say to "Weave in all ends prior to closing tube" Mostly, I just wanted to express my gratitude.
up to you, really. Often, carrying the yarn over can be visible and if done incorrectly might pucker or you catch the floats when putting things on.
Then again, weaving in ends comes with its own problems.
@@NimbleNeedles Thank you for taking the time to respond.