How to trap/catch floats in stranded knitting on the knit and the purl side
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 Published On Dec 14, 2023

You might want to trap floats when the pattern has a long run of one color.
The technique is used at the center of the run every 4 to 6 stitches.
I will show you the techniques by knitting flat.
B) and C) on the knit side are able to be used for knitting in the round as well.

0:00 Start
0:11 A) Connect the edge stitch (knit side)
1:18 B) Trap the dominant color (knit side)
1:54 C) Trap the background color (knit side)
2:33 A) Connect the edge stitch (purl side)
3:50 B) Trap the background color (purl side)
4:26 C) Trap the dominant color (purl side)
5:20 How to conceal the wrap that was attached on the purl side

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