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Avoiding Color Blips When Knitting Stripes HD version
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How to knit stripes in textured fabric without getting blips of color.
This video explains why blips of color interrupt the transition from one color to another, when working with textured fabrics like ribbing and garter stitch. In addition, the video demonstrates how to control which side of the fabric the blips appear on, and how to take advantage of this characteristic to use it as a design feature.
To jump to a specific point in the video, click on the adjacent link:
When do color blips appear: 0:16
Three parts of a stitch/blips in purl bumps: 1:28
Changing colors in knits vs purls: 2:28
Changing colors when switching from ribbing to stockinette (no blips): 3:25
Changing colors when switching from stockinette to ribbing (with blips) 4:31
Stockinette to ribbing color change without color blips: 5:25
Stripes in ribbing without color blips: 6:19
Controlling color blips in garter stitch: 8:36
Reversible blanket with stripes in knit garter and purl garter: 11:24
Shawl with RS garter stripes: 12:22
Using blips as a design element: 12:55
Wrapping it up: 14:34
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OMG! This is why you always knit across after ribbing!
You dissected the knitting and ribbing stitches completely!
I finally understood the anatomy of knitting!!! You’re the best knit biology teacher ever, Thank you!
I'm so glad others appreciate the knitting dissection! :-) I like to know why and how something works. It really opens up the creative possibilities, doesn't it?
I had a pattern for a childs ribbed fscarf and hat that started out knit 1 purl 1 knit 3 and i think purl 2 aross and at 1 end i endeed up having to knit 1but that was eery other row i have lost that book but i have been 20 something grandchildren and 3 great grand and only 4 plus at greatgrand live here in Florida so i always sent them hats and scarfs in the winter cause they lie in Michigan, South Carolina,0 and New york.i beame real ill and lost my pattern my someare asking for some lcould you put some on your videos please.
Or mail me a hat and 0scarf patterns that you may I mail me a child's hat and scarf pattern please.
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Pauline, I would suggest that you join Ravelry.com. There is a large database of patterns of all sorts. You can search for patterns based on the yarn weight you would like to use, whether the patterns have color work or cables, as well as many other attributes. Many of the patterns are downloadable right from Ravelry (some are free, some cost money). In addition to finding patterns, there are also forums where you can get help on specific patterns, if you have questions.
1:34 anatomy of each stich.
3:44 change color yarn
8:37 garter stitch reversible
Very good explanation. Thank you!
Fascinating. I don't usually think about the technical aspects of knitting, but this was both interesting and helpful. Thank you.
Love your teaching. I’ve knit most of my 72 years, taught by my mother. I wasn’t home to learn the fine finishing techniques. Thank you.
That was extremely helpful. I love being able to finally understand why we get color blips. Thank you so much for this very informative video.
Just when I needed it, the TH-cam algorithm sent you to me. Thanks for the tips!
Thank you for the explanation. I'm a beginner and want to start my first "bigger" project. But I will knit the color change in the ribbing just like you did in the video. I really like all these small things you can find on youtube. You are just making a cap because you don't want a scarf as a beginner and you look like a pro. Because you saw close the round this way video and make jogless jog that way and so on.
This one was actually very interested and opened my knitting brain up to a deeper level of yarn control. Thanks!
Great video! This is what makes knitting projects look that much better. Thank you!
Rox, you are the absolute coolest. I'm a big fan of how you teach knitting very technically, explaining all the why's and not just the how's. Thank you for making all your videos free and available for the knitting community to learn from! I know I've learned so much and feel much more confident tackling knitting problems thanks to you. Your podcasts are so enjoyable too!
I'm knitting a striped scarf and really didn't like the color blips. Once again you came to the rescue! Amazing how simple and yet extremely effective. Thank you!!
You are so welcome!
What a great description of why it happens and how to use it to one's advantage. Thanks. Very clear, but will have to watch a couple more times to incorporate!
The first step is just being aware that you *can* use it to your advantage. The next step is to experiment, and try different things. Swatching *can* be fun, when you're playing! :-)
Thanks for sharing. I was tired of the old style with blips but now I have learn in your video. 🙏🙏🙏
You explained everything in this video really wellI’ll be using this information for my first sock project. Thank you!
This was not new information to me until you got to reversing mid row from knit garter to purl garter. I really loved the two tone green baby blanket, I’m definitely going to give that a try. And the very last segment using the purls as design elements was great also. Thanks, as always, for the new ideas!
Thank you! This was great. I love it that you call them "blips". Seems very appropriate.
This is very helpful and you explain everything so clearly. Thx so much for sharing!
Thanks Rox. Love the decorative technique, and, particularly, the baby blanket pattern.
Thank you! I was finishing a project and the blips were driving me crazy. Now I know what to do.
Omg, for some reason I got so so happy when seeing this video, it was just exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!
You are so welcome!
You are a great teacher!! Merry Christmas. Looking forward to more videos.
Thank you! I hope your holidays are wonderful, and full of knitting!
Brilliant video! Thank you. I love your dissections!
Very clear explanation of the whys and hows of colour blips. Our knitting can't help but get better if we *really* learn to read our knitting. Thank-you Rox!
For other viewers: To see some excellent examples of using purl colour blips as a design element, look up "Bohus knitting" (for pretty pictures) or "Poems of Color: Knitting in the Bohus Tradition" (book, for actual knitting patterns).
Thank you! Excellent suggestions for further reading. :-)
Great video -very clear and HELPFUL!!!'😄
So interesting! Love all the analysis.
I'm glad you got to see the HD version. So mad that it uploaded in low res, the first time around.
Thanks for the great explanation in your video.
Thank you! Your videos are so informative. I would like to do a swatch to try the different blip variations in garter stitch. I think the effect is really nice.
Really good video! Thank you sooo much
This is very enlightening. Thanks!
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Another very useful video. Thanks
Dear madam Rexonne Richardson your video cames so many times but sorry I don’t bother to watch. How fool I am. Your video is a valuable one. Thanks. I thank again-- how smartly & skilfully u played with the yarn. Your blanket is a nice 👍 play to learn to knitting 🧶 lovers.
Great video! Thanks for sharing
Ty so much, now I know why I made a mistake when changed color 😉✌🏼👍🏼
came for the technique, stayed for the deep knitting wisdom :)
Great video!
It wasn’t the point of this video, but as a beginner knitter this really helped me visualize how knitted fabric is created. And I got to up my color changing game along the way. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much .very informative video 💓💓👏👏
I'm so glad you liked it! :-)
Thank you for this tutorial.
You are very welcome! :-)
Thanks! Very helpful!
🥲 I wish I saw this video sooner! I added stripes to the ripple crop top worsted (3x3 ribbing) and ended up with the color blips . Oh well, now I know for next time. Thanks for the video !!
Thx a lot I tried it and it worked
Makes me want to knit more
Great explanation ❣️Thank you 🙋
Great information !
Thank you:D
Thank you!
most interesting!
I am knitting a scarf in the seed stitch. I want to change colors. How do I avoid the purl blips? I am going to continue to use seed stitch throughout.
Nice
PLEASE SHOW HOW TO WORK THIS GARTER STITCH BY JOINING YARN ON THE DIFFERENT END,!!!
Awesome information. Thanks so much!
You're very welcome! :-)
I like this video very much. I understood some of them. I want to work on the pattern which has cable stitch, garter stitch an ribbing stitch. I want to add different color to border and the cable stitch across the pattern. I need to know how can I do that and not have the color bumps. How can I communicate with you for that? Hope to hear from you. Thank you.
Thank you for the text
I don't always say everything I intend to say on the recording, and some of my viewers are from other countries, so I try to make it easy on them!
That's smart! The knit stitches get hest hidden!
Thank you, great video. I was wondering about color jogs with self-striping yarn worked in the round. Is there a way to fix those?
Typically, the place where the color changes is different for each color, so there's no obvious vertical line of jogs, which means the changes aren't as noticeable when you work in stockinette. If you're working texture while working in self-striping yarn, I think you're out of luck, unless you micro manage the color changes by cutting bits out, but that defeats the purpose of using self-striping yarns. Some yarns aren't a good match for some projects, if you're looking for a specific result.
I am getting ready to cast on a lap throw for a friend getting ready to go through chemo. I am planning on stash busting and using the bright colors. Would it look ok to work the color changes from opposite sides so that the blips work as part of the design or would that be too "busy" looking? I love your videos . I'm a looooong time knitter, but always learn new tricks from you.
It might work well, or it might not. I would suggest swatching your idea, to see how it works. You can learn *about* things from watching videos, but you really learn and understand the concepts when you experiment and try them for yourself.
Thank you for the wonderful tips. Loved the shal.Would you please share the pattern for it?
You can find it on Ravelry. It's called "Lefty" by Martina Behm.
@@RoxanneRichardson Thank you so much!!!
Helpful as always, thank you! Quick ? though; am working a flat 1x1 rib with a 2 row colour change (ie 2 rows red, 2 rows white). If I add 1 row knit/purl then I’ll end up with multiple ends to weave in; won’t end up on same start/end point consistently...is there an easier way to get the same result without the extra tails to deal with? Much thanks!!!...and of course, happy knitting 🧶💝
If you're knitting on a circular needle, slide the sts to the other end of the circ and pick up the working yarn of the color you want to use where it's hanging. e.g Row 1 (RS) k1p1 in color A. Row 2 (WS) k1p1 in color B. Row 3 (RS) knit color B; Rows 4&5 rib in color B. Do not turn work. Slide sts to end where color A is hanging. Work a RS knit row in color A, then work 2 rows in rib. Color B will be waiting at that end, but you will have to do a WS purl row for that color change.
@@RoxanneRichardson Brilliant!! This is why you’re the professional and I’m a work in progress😉 So simple now that I look at it, absolutely wonderful!! Thanks ever so much💖
Need some help. Doing a sweater that has knitting and purls and 4 cables stitches( 9 plus 2) where I change colours every six rows. Will the method of knitting/ purling a row every time I change colours work? There are four rows repeats.Thanks
I would try it on a swatch and see if you like the results.
This was very helpful- but after you knit or purl between color changes, then resume your pattern- what about the change in length- like for a hat?
Chlexie L. You don’t change the number of rows so it doesn’t have any effect on length.
Thank you is this method valid on circular needles
The point is that if you change color while simultaneously working RS purls (which are worked as knits on the WS, when working flat) will cause blips. If you're not working purls while knitting in the round, you won't get blips.
If I was attaching a double brim and I wanted the main part of the hat in a different color, would I change color when I'm knitting the brim together or would I change color on the next row?
You can do either. From the RS, you are knitting, so either color will look fine. from the WS, you're going to have blips at the color change, whether you change the color while you are joining or when you are working the next round, because the join will present as purl bumps on the WS.
Ok, if I understood,
When I want to make stripes on the right side and with purl stitch, I need to knit it before ?
So the row before purl will be knit, and the next will be purl to don't have the famous color blibs ?
Thank's for your video and have a nice day :)
Sorry, I'm french and my English is not really good :/
If the RS is purls for the entire piece, working a RS knit row in the new color might disrupt the flow of the fabric, even though the stripes look fine. I suggest knitting a small swatch and trying it out to see how you like the result.
Question I am using a variegated yarn that knits up in colour blocks, I am using Garter stitch only and sometimes the new colour shows up a blip on the Front of the work (RS) row. Would I purl to avoid this from happening on the WS row?
You're saying that when you're on a WS row, that the yarn color changes mid-row, which then causes blips on the RS? That's just like if you actually changed to a new color on the WS row. I wouldn't purl, because then you'd end up with not-garter stitch in those sections. Your choices are to live with the blips; or cut the yarn so that you can force the change to occur on a RS; or choose a different stitch pattern.
Thank you for such a quick reply. I have started the shawl and the colour changes are happening on both sides and the blips look part of the design so will not worry about them. I thought they would look messy but they don't.
Hi Roxanne, Would the ribbing technic you demonstrated (to avoid blips) work while knitting in the round?
The point is that at the color change the RS is worked as knits. When working flat, if you are on a WS row, you'd have to purl across to get RS knits. If you're on a RS row, you have to knit across. Therefore, if you are working in the round, with the RS *always* facing, you will knit across all the sts at the color change, just as if you were working flat on a RS row.
@@RoxanneRichardson Thank you!
I've searched high and low for an answer to the colour blips in ribbing even when joining on RS - you've finally answered it so thank you 🙌
One question regarding picking up the ribbing pattern after you've just knit across. Do you skip one row of ribbing instruction (aka because you knit that row instead) or do you just carry on with the pattern as if you hadn't just knit a row and go straight onto the ribbing instruction you would have done?
I would treat it as a row of ribbing. If your pattern is telling you to knit a certain number of rows or rounds for the ribbing, it's expecting a certain length to come out of it, however, you are allowed to modify that in any way that makes you happy and improves your result. But again, if it says to knit 16 rows/rnds of ribbing, then work 16 rnds, whether or not all of those rnds are actually ribbed.
Thanks for being so speedy to reply 🙂
My pattern doesn't specify a number of rows. Its just that there are 2 alternating rows in the rib pattern (row 1: k1, p1, k1, p2; row 2:p3, k2) so do I treat the all knit row as a row 1 for example and go straight onto row 2 or do I still do the row 1 that follows on from the row 2 before the all knit row to keep consistency of alternation?
Hopefully that makes sense
@@user-pl5gt7nt6g You're going to need to swatch this out to see how it looks when you throw in a knit row. My instinct is to keep one of those as a RS row (let's say it's the row 1 patt), and in that case if you are changing colors on a RS row, you will substitute the all knit with the row 1 instructions, and then on the WS row, work the row 2 instructions. I recommend swatching this because I don't know how making that substitution will affect the interplay of the knits and purls in this particular situation. (I'd have to swatch it myself to see). Do the swatch over, say, 20 sts, and work enough row repeats in a solid color to see what it "should" look like, then work the same number of repeats with your color changes without making any changes to the stitch pattern, and then work the repeats a third time using this trick of avoiding the blips to see if you think it's an improvement or not.
Thank you so much!
ooooh... just realised i want a portuguese style knitted striped sweater... my stripes get a neat perforated edge!
Dear Madam I like to know from u -- what will be when changing colour in brioche stitch. Pl let me know as I am going to start a cowl changing colour.
I rarely knit brioche, so I'm afraid I can't help with that.
Can i use this technique in circular knitting to hide the wrong color purl stitches on the inside?
Yes. Since the RS will always be facing, you need to make sure that when you change colors, you are not purling while you do that.
Thank you so much! Your video is very helpful
Is the shawl pattern available?
That scarf pattern is called Leftie by Martina Behm. It's on Ravelry.
What is your style of knitting, continental?
Yes. I hold the yarn in my left hand while I knit, so that, by definition, is Continental. There are lots of ways to knit with the yarn in the left hand, though. Many knitters hold their left index finger very close to the needle, while I extend mine away from the needle. How I position my index finger is dependent, in part, on how I hold the needles. Lots of ways to knit! :-)
Thank you. BTW I really enjoy your videos.
So the only way to do stripes without blips on either side of a scarf is to double knit?
Or knit it in the round. If there is a purl bump showing, there will be a blip.
V dry godd my lady thank
An actual demonstration showing the steps while you knit or purl for each row during a color change for each of the 4 examples would be great for visual learners (like me). I kind of understand the idea of the different examples you made ahead of time to use in the video but I get confused as to the timing of the actual steps. Seeing you do it while you explain verbally would be very appreciated. Thank you for an informative video, but it's like listening to a lecture w/o watching the actual process that takes place.
The point of the video was to demonstrate how to avoid color blips. The bit at the end about *using* the color blips was meant to be informational, not step-by-step instructional. At 15 minutes, I was pushing the length, as it was. The best way to understand how to use color blips (which I had never really spent any time pursuing prior to making this video) is to get out some yarn and needles, and try it. You'll learn a lot about how stitches interact with each other from row to row, as well as how that plays out when you change colors and stitch patterns.
You are a great instructor but I am visual learner and I don't get this very well ... over my visual head!
Knitting is a hands-on activity. Often, if you can't understand something by reading about it or watching it, you will get the visual information you need by actually doing it. Knit up a swatch, and watch what happens on your needles when you change colors.
great suggestion, thanx I have made at least 6 king size blankets like this but I think I always changed yarns on the right side, no blips, and only did in garter or st st in round, so I am pretty sure it was controlled. Am I right? I gave them away as gifts so can't remember. Nevertheless thanx for reply, I will swatch but then will I remember what I did? Will have to swatch and make notes I think. Want to use up lots of stash so it will entail mid row changes, that's why I am interested.
I am so sorry you have made me toldally confused you talk to fast for me
You can click on the settings gear at the bottom of the video window and slow down the playback, if it's too fast.
Oh my God just skip to 7:01 where she gets to what were here for. So frustrating