How to Use Ladder Back Jacquard in Your Knitting / Stranded Knitting

[@FiberFiddle]

Ok, I'm convinced. Gonna take out the toddler's sweater yoke and start over like this. What an improvement on float catching!

[@galleylama300]

Your comment saying the jaquard is like double knitting was like turning on a light bulb for me! Thank you!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Yay, this makes me so happy, Galleylama! And you are so welcome! ❤️

[@has8167]

I must say, that is totally cool. It never ceases to amaze me, it looks so difficult when looking at a finished pattern, not of my own, then to be able to watch the technique as it is broken down, as, in this video, (mouth drops open) I am like whaaaat????, so that's how it's done, neat and a simple technique to boot. I want to thank you for your kind and generous youtube tutorials, I have learned much from watching them. I am able to understand your spoken instructions as well as the instructional parts while you are knitting and talking, hope that makes sense. Thank you

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are so kind. Thank you. 🧶

[@kenandyamy]

Wow! I've been knitting over 50 years but never heard of ladderback jacquard! Like magic!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Wonderful, Linda! I love learning new things, it's definitely the best! ❤️

[@mbyemini]

I have never met a more concise and clear teacher of knitting techniques than you, Suzanne. Amazing teacher. Thanks so much!!

[@vrisaydaboggess9269]

Suzanne...thank you so very much for teaching this technique. I never thought I would use it, but I am knitting the Yoke Meditation #1 pullover and using black as my main color. I started by catching the floats as normal, but noticed that the black was still showing through on the right side. I decided to use the Ladder back jacquard method that you taught in this video. Voila! Amazing. You cannot see the float at all. Thank you so much for your great instructions.

[@atmaae]

magnificent!!!!!! this thought me so much about a technique i had only just heard of and your video was so clear, understandable, and easy to follow! thank you for this!

[@joycevally7878]

Suzanne, this video is the best I've seen for this method of stranding! Just perfect!!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Wow, thank you, Joyce! ❤️

[@xxindigoAphrodithexx]

This channel is a treasure trove of techniques

[@SuzanneBryan]

Wonderful to hear, Goofy, thank you! ❤️ I love that you are watching so many of my videos, and your feedback is music to my ears!

[@paulajward]

I heard of this technique for the first time today in a knitting group and, voila! A how-to video appears. Thanks so much for your excellent tutorials.

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are so welcome!

[@notaclue822]

Your cell phone spies on you.

[@valgill2474]

What an excellent explanation of what ladder back jacquard is and how to do it. This is one of the best videos on this technique that I have found. Thank you.

[@muppelmuh1445]

Suzanne, you are my knitting hero! I never heard about this technique and this opens so so many design possibilities that aren't possible in just stranded knitting! I thank you so much for explaining this so well and in detail! And now I will cast on a swatch and learn this!

[@bobbieistutu]

Wow! This is amazing! The little symbols in the pattern are all new to me… hopefully I can find a book or how to chart with explanation. Your teaching skills are wonderful!❤

[@SuzanneBryan]

go to the Craftyarncouncil to see commonly used symbols.

[@a.leehilliard4716]

Thanks so much. The other tutorials online are impossible to understand. You made it so easy!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Glad it helped! Happy Holidays.

[@marinamarchese9876]

Thank you so very much. You have made it so easy to follow. Cant wait to try it out. Kudos for the instructions.

[@SuzanneBryan]

I'm so glad you found it easy to follow!

[@andreamiller6200]

This tutorial is beyond excellent! It needs to be the standard for how to work ladderback jacquard. I have been aware of this technique but never put two and two together that it is a form of double knitting that creates a mesh on the back face of the fabric. So illuminating, and it makes eminent success how you have taught it here!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@cathybattin3809]

I’m so amazed. I do a lot of double knitting so I really like this technique. Thank you

[@kathysviolindiaryadultbegi3378]

This will be in mind from now on! Thanks, your instruction and voice are very enjoyable.

[@p_dawg6698]

This is amazing! Thank you so much, Suzanne, for such a clear video tutorial!

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are so welcome, P_dawg, thank you you watching! 😊

[@JanetBrady-ng9ku]

I have been addicted to stranded knitting for a couple of years. I think this technique may be life changing for me. I can’t wait to try it on my next stranded project and then to tackle an intarsia design using it.

[@sherylm2442]

Wow, this is ingenious! I am so happy I stumbled across this tutorial; I have done my share of stranded knitting and catching the floats and there are always those areas that just aren't right, but now I have this new technique in my arsenal. Thank you Suzanne!

[@d-signed3718]

Thank you so much! Finally an explanation of this technique that is thorough and understandable. Best wishes from Belgium

[@SuzanneBryan]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ACreativeBone-wr4cz]

oh that is SO clever!! Thank you so much Suzanne

[@areeratjaruthawaithanut2111]

i like watching your video Teaching techniques. Thank you for publishing. I like your work very much. 👌👍

[@SuzanneBryan]

I appreciate you watching my videos and for your very kind feedback. Thank you, Areerat! ❤️

[@marchair]

Brilliant! How on earth did you know this technique was next on my list to master?! Thanks tremendously for a lovely, clear demonstration.

[@SuzanneBryan]

You're very welcome!

[@tinejensen478]

It's such a genius way to avoid loooong floats! How much more yarn does it requires?

[@thessie86]

That is knitting technique at its finest. Absolutely briliant!!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Thank you so much much, Tee! ❤️

[@lesleyoliver5582]

Thank you. I didn’t know this existed. Well explained. Stay safe and well. Thanks from Australia 🐨🐨🦘🦘

[@SuzanneBryan]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@berglettemom6045]

I’ve been knitting for at least 35 years or more, most of it stranded Norwegian style knitting, and I have never heard of this method! It’s sooooo amazing. I would really like to try this myself. It would be helpful for me to have a written pattern that would walk me through the steps of the ladderback jacquard. Maybe I will finally be able to try the reindeer mittens I’ve been avoiding, precisely because of the long floats. Thank you for teaching this method!

[@SuzanneBryan]

I can work on that. Putting it on my todo list.

[@lazyorbit86]

i am never doing catching floats again now that I know this technique! thank you for this video!

[@dreamworld180]

Thank you Suzanne, I will have to try this!! It's always been so frustrating to carry a contrasting color over long expanses of the main color and see it peeking through on the right side of the work. Great to know there's a way around it!

[@SuzanneBryan]

You can do it!

[@evelynwald9132]

This was very fascinating to learn about and I definitely could have used it in a sock pattern. This video showed up after I finally "mastered" your technique to carry floats as I like to do color work with a dominate color in my left hand and the background in the right. I was having fun watching the yarns disappear when I needed to create a float. Thanks for your concise and easy to follow videos.❤

[@susanking2708]

This technique saved the day. I’d already frogged one hat because where I’d caught the floats showed through! Thank you so much!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Excellent! Have you subscribed to my channel? If not, that is the best way to thank me. Happy knitting.

[@susanking2708]

@@SuzanneBryan I am a subscriber. Thank you again!

[@SuzanneBryan]

😀

[@brittaschonfeldt2602]

Thank you so much for all of your Videos! They are the best I've ever seen to learn a new technic in knitting! Best wishes from Bavaria from Britta

[@SuzanneBryan]

Thank you so much!

[@michelleskelly4384]

This is amazing! I've never done colour work as it seemed too complicated but now I'm feeling more confident to try ❤

[@malgorzatasenderek6981]

This is FANTASTIC and life changing! Thank you for this very informative tutorial ❤

[@SuzanneBryan]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gardenlove2782]

This technique was a game changer on my ongoing project! No matter how careful I was, the floats got tight - but with the ladder back technique I was able to manually adjust the floats easily, plus no show-through of the contrasting color! Thank you Suzanne.

[@E_LithaBeth]

I think i like the look of the purl ladder (circular knitted) better than the knit ladder (flat, back and forth knitted). It has more the look of the other stranded floats. Thank you for another beautiful explanation, Susan. You are the very best!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Thank you.

[@harrietyarmill2873]

I have never heard of this amazing technique! I look forward to trying it out. I believe it would work to create lining at the same time as a regular mitten. Thank you for this wonderful video.

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are so welcome, Harriet! I appreciate your kind words! ❤️

[@lauralaney5459]

Thank you so much for this! I’ve been wanting to learn this technique but could not find a video that did a clear job of explaining it. I’ve got a stranded color work sweater I’ve been wanting to modify to incorporate a third color and I’m hoping this will be my solution for dealing with the floats. I need to swatch.....

[@SuzanneBryan]

Excellent. Let me know.

[@deannamargeson2070]

I watched all LBJ you tube videos. Yours is, hands down, the very BEST. Thank you for sharing this excellent tutorial. I tried it out with the ALASKA HAT PATTERN and my long floats were much more manageable. So glad to have this technique in my tool box.

[@SuzanneBryan]

This is so awesome to hear, Deanna, thank you! ❤️

[@evamatus]

Thousand like💞 typed ladder Jacquard.to KZbin search...and voilà la.... Suzanne have it...no need to search further... Thank you very much again, and again......

[@SuzanneBryan]

Happy Holidays.

[@ShortCircuitMom]

Wow! I recently heard about this technique and now need it in a sweater. This was excellent instruction as well as explanation on reading the knitting and keeping the yarn loose to prevent dimples.

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are very welcome.

[@michelechorman3433]

So grateful you posted this instruction video. I am working on the Alaska hat, I’ve made a few but this technique is so useful for the upper crown!! Your instructions are so clear, as is the great videoing. Really good!! Than you!

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are very welcome, Michele! Thank you for the great feedback, I appreciate you! ❤️

[@donnal5610]

This is such an interesting technique. Thank you for the clear instructions!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@the_dapper_scrapper]

Super clear explanation of a rather complicated technique. Thank You!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Glad you enjoyed it, J S! ❤️

[@jennifercox8115]

Fantastic! Thank you for this wonderful explanation. I'll be using this technique in my next project.

[@marypfeffer997]

I've never heard of this until someone brought it up in FB, so I was curious. This is totally cool!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Thank you, Mary! ❤️

[@diannelane801]

Just to be clear at time stamp 7:13 after set up orange ladder back stitch, did you do an extra yellow stitch? 2 instead of 1 after the ladderback orange set up? Also at time stamp 19:50 did you miss closing off the yellow ladderback row with a SSK? I may be wrong but have watched a few times to and want to make sure I understand the method.

[@tubabelle]

I noticed the same in both those spots.

[@AR........]

i used this to help with my first colorwork project bc i was knitting with size 5 (its what i had on hand 🤷🏼‍♂️) and it helped so much to keep the huge floats under control

[@SuzanneBryan]

Wonderful!

[@suzybaldwin6936]

When working flat, how do you do the purl row please?

[@cnotta]

Great video instruction. Question - it looks like for the round you knit the ladder, but in the flat version you purled the ladder, am I understanding that correctly?

[@SuzanneBryan]

It can be done both ways. Give it at try and see which you prefer.

[@kmcg6444]

Kind of like double knitting. I love it! And how very helpful to have it charted right in!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Glad it was helpful! 🧶

[@darlenetaylor278]

I am so excited about this tutorial. THANK YOU. Have you done a video on how to use the Ladder Back Jacquard on the purl side of our knitting when knitting flat? In this video you show the knit side of flat knitting but not the purl side and it's not intuitive to me. Thanks.

[@SuzanneBryan]

I don't have a video of it worked flat, but it is very easy to do. You would need to anchor the contrast color yarn at each edge of the fabric. I do it like intarsia at the edges. I am adding this to my video todo list. Thank you.

[@darlenetaylor278]

@@SuzanneBryan Thanks very much

[@annewebbpots]

Fascinating. Thank you again for your wonderfully clear explanation. (I love your choice of colours on this project)

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are so welcome, Anne! And thanks so much for watching and sharing your experience! ❤️

Thx for doing a tutorial. So many great things in knitting to learn.

[@SuzanneBryan]

Thanks for watching!

[@birgitedmayr9145]

Thank you ! Such a clever technique and so well explained . Thanks, from South Africa.

[@SuzanneBryan]

Thank you!

[@sdra2262]

Wonderful explanation! Now I feel confident to try this too.

[@SuzanneBryan]

You can do it!

[@ju7265]

thank you thank you thank you for this tutorial!!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Wonderful!

[@lkogirl9869]

It's such a great technique!! Again, Thankyou fron the bottom of my heart for a wonderful tutorial.

[@SuzanneBryan]

Thank you so much!

[@TheSuzberry]

You are amazing. Thanks for clear instructions, patiently presented.

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are welcome!

[@Casey-ql5xg]

Wow, that is so cool!! Great video as well, very well done and clear instruction. Thanks!!

[@SuzanneBryan]

You're very welcome!

[@jeant763]

Suzanne, thanks for showing me this technique. Will try it out hopefully soon.

[@SuzanneBryan]

Have fun!

[@r.mensch5317]

Thank you, Suzanne, for another brilliant tutorial. In essence, it seems that this technique can replace intarsia. Is that correct? Thanks again! I so appreciate you helping me improve my knitting knowledge and skills!

[@YarnOverHereAB]

Thank you so much for this great explanation! I'm going to try this today on a sweater

[@SuzanneBryan]

That's so wonderful, Sacha! I'm sure your sweater will be lovely! ❤️

[@marybooth3849]

Suzanne, I really appreciate your tutorials. Thank you so much!

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are so welcome!

[@isarose3136]

Very nice tutorial and very well explained and demonstrated. Thank you very much!

[@SuzanneBryan]

You're very welcome!

[@woolleyally]

Just discovered this technique - thank you for such a comprehensive explanation. 💜

[@polwigle]

Came because I recognized that exact leaf, stayed to learn the technique! I'll have to check out the pattern!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Cool!

[@PaulaSimoes67]

Thank you so much. Love from Lisbon! ❤you are amazingly kind❤

[@ЕленаКривенко-о2м]

Thank you , Suzanne!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Thank you too, Елена!

[@TheDollyce]

Very clear video! And is the reason for using Ladder Back Jaquard rather than regular stranded knitting because it prevents the orange from showing through in the field of yellow, where catching floats in stranded might occur? The basic benefit for Ladder Back Jaquard is ________?

[@SuzanneBryan]

Exactly. It is for placing motifs in an otherwise solid background without a bunch of blips showing through to the front where you have caught the strands. Thank you for a great question.

[@chevienvanexem3309]

Wow, I love this technique. I can't wait to try it out. Thank you for sharing. 😊 Take care 🤗

[@SuzanneBryan]

Have fun!

[@joyfulnoise6556]

What a game changer this is going to be for me! I love doing colorwork, but hate that catching floats made the unused color visibility on the front. Thank you so much for this!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Great!

[@joyfulnoise6556]

@@SuzanneBryan I am currently working on a pair of fingerless mitts. I'm loving it so far.

[@SuzanneBryan]

😀

[@ElHawk30]

What a brilliant technique! Great video, thank you x

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are so welcome; I appreciate your kind words!

[@colleen2503]

I’m fascinated!!! I’m thinking about using this method on my Alaska sweater. What confuses me is that the Ladderback stitch adds stitches to your design until the end when you do the SSK. How do you account for that in the sizing? I shall watch this video several times before attempting!

[@brendanaylor2599]

Great video! I am going to try this on my next project. Thanks so much !!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Have fun! 🧶

[@momgrandma5496]

I’m having to create a new file in my brain for all of these new techniques. I’ll give it a try.

[@SuzanneBryan]

Awesome! You never know when it might come in handy.

[@melaniematt1613]

I have recently seen several references to this technique...thanks for your clear instructions...just two questions..how do you decide when to use ladder back if there's no reference to it in the pattern and could you show us how the technique is worked flat?

[@SuzanneBryan]

Yes, exactly

[@annelberson7093]

Very excited to try! In the chart, it appears the right column of ladders switch from orange to yellow in row 34. I haven’t tried this technique yet, but I’m curious how to smoothly make that change. Great video!

[@tricothon]

Fantastic technique, thank you!! I see you made a knit column on your pocket whereas we see a purl column in the back of your mitten, any tips on what to choose?

[@SuzanneBryan]

I am always evolving in my knitting. At this point, I prefer to work the second layer as a knit, so when you look at it from the WS it looks like a purl. Rather than working it the same as double knitting, which would show knits on both sides.

[@lalitasaki]

So Brilliant !! I have to try this !!

[@SuzanneBryan]

You should, HG! Thanks so much for watching! 😊

[@melaniematt1613]

Have recently seen several references to, but no explanation of this technique. Thanks for your clear instructions. Have 2 questions ...one..how do you decide where to use this if it's not mentioned in the pattern and two...could you show us how to work ladder back flat?

[@SuzanneBryan]

I will add ladderback flat to my video list. You would use this where you have a motif that is surrounded by a solid fabric and you don't want to strand.

[@walterw9829]

Excellent tutorial. Can't wait to use it.

[@SuzanneBryan]

Have fun!

[@pramilahc1391]

Did you make a mistake in the first round of making too many yellow stitches? There were two and when you returned to the 29th round there was only one.

[@SuzanneBryan]

I just moved one.

[@laurastrom9857]

You are such a wonderful teacher, thank you. Question: other tutorials dictate PURLing the lifted stitch and subsequent jacquard ladder. Is there some advantage to that? It appears that on the wrong side the ladders are knit stitches, prettier? Would love to hear your take on this.

[@microchiroptera4520]

Very helpful. I wish I had known about this earlier

[@SuzanneBryan]

Never to late to learn new tricks

[@elizabethgrylls978]

Fascinating! Thank you for showing this technique.

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are so welcome, Elizabeth! 😊

[@spudsmith]

Hi Suzanne, How would I work this technique flat? I can't seem to find any advice online about that. Thanks!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Great suggestion! I am adding this to my video todo list. You would need to anchor the second color at each edge, similar to working stranded knitting flat. So the ladder back jacquard would go all away across the back of the fabric. Happy Holidays.

[@spudsmith]

@@SuzanneBryan Ok great stuff, thanks so much and Happy Holidays!

[@verahunt2993]

I, too, would love to see a video on knitting LBJ flat as it is what is needed on my current project. In addition, I'm wondering if you could address how to fix mistakes, including the one where the layers are linked because you crossed over. I've done that, but I can't seem to fix it without ripping out. I also get confused on what to do when I'm knitting in the same color as the upcoming ladderback stitch. And one last thing. I'm curious to know how you would learn about this technique before the internet and videos. I have a lot of knitting books, but I've not found this technique in any of them.

[@SuzanneBryan]

It is a technique that has crossed over from machine knitting. It really is s subset within double knitting. I am adding this to my video todo list. Thank you. 🧶

[@paulaknit]

Really love the technique. I just bought the hat pattern to try it out. If I made a top in pieces and only did a large design on the front could I only use LBJ for that section only. I'm thinking the answer is yes ( just wanted your stamp of approval).

[@SuzanneBryan]

Yep, you got it. I use this techniques to add insets on pockets too. 🧶

[@visuallyoriented]

Such a clear explanation, thank you! And great taste on the Animal Crossing pattern :)

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are so welcome, VO! 😊 And many thanks!

[@ColoradoKnitter]

Your video was fantastic. Can you transition ladder back jacquard to normal stranded knitting when the strands don’t get as long?

[@SuzanneBryan]

Yes, you can easily move in and out of the ladder back jacquard. Great question. 🧶

[@louannahendricks1598]

WOW! This is so neat. Is this a new technique? I have never seen this before. I need to make that cap of Ron’s.

[@SuzanneBryan]

Not new, but rather obscure.

[@notaclue822]

Thank you for the video. It was great as usual. I'm wonder8ng though how you place the columns when it's not written into the pattern. Can it shift around?

[@SuzanneBryan]

You can decide for yourself.

[@karengynes9169]

How do you recommend to sew in the ends of the colour on the back, as you won’t have anything to sew into.

[@mayf122]

Thank you, this video is very informative. I can't wait to try this!

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are so welcome!

[@angko-pe]

This is ingenious!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Thank you

[@karenbochinski]

Brand new technique for me thanks

[@SuzanneBryan]

My pleasure 😊

[@saramyers8965]

Can you do this technique with more than two colored yarns?

[@SuzanneBryan]

Absolutely, Sara!

[@katibere1966]

This is AMAZING!!! I just finished the front panel for my very first knit summer top with a picture on the front panel!!! I had to frog it and start again because the picture was bunching up😢

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are so welcome!