Jogless Fair Isle

[@juliehertel21]

Brilliant! I love this. My colorwork looks so much better, and you explained the WHY so well. Patty, you are a fabulous teacher - because that's what you are doing. Teaching, not just demonstrating. Understanding why as well as how makes us better knitters. Thank you.

[@juliedustin5829]

Thank you! It took me a little but to get the hang of it. But I got it now. I think having the chart up the whole time would help us visual learners. I had my phone going and my tablet going with my phone a few seconds behind so I could see her chart while she was knitting. Maybe just me but it helped this brain of mine.

[@the.alyelle]

I've used so many techniques over the years to try and reduce the jog in fair isle, and none ever gave me a truly neat finish. This one is WONDERFUL - I tested it on a last-minute Christmas ornament today and couldn't be happier!! Thank you so much for sharing with us, the technique is so clever and your instructions/demonstration are perfect

[@stephaniewilliams8687]

Thank you! This is worth the work. I can’t ignore the jog. Awesome! Happy Knitting 🧶

[@fritzifrey2908]

I think you are a very, very good teacher. Not only do you show and explain how to do it properly, but also why and how other solutions work and whether these other solutions lead to good or less good results. I saw your demonstration with knitting needles and wool thicker than an adult's fingers for the first time here. I am an experienced knitter and am still learning. You now have a new subscriber. 🤩🤩

[@lennypearl]

Wow! I've done a lot of stranded knitting for socks, and this would have been an excellent technique to try... so I will for my next project! I have to say, however, fading into those JUMBO needles out of nowhere at 6:42 to show the brioche-like column was comedy gold!

[@ShantiThirumalai]

This was fantastic. It took me a few tries before I got it, and I can't imagine knitting fair isle in the round (or stripes in the round) any other way. Thank you!

[@laurasharp7955]

Wow, there's certainly some very smart knitters out there. Thanks for sharing😊

[@brittas211]

Thank you so much!!! I love to knit Fair Isle but the little irregularity gave me a headache and the none of my book on Fair Isle mentions this issue. From now on Fair Isle kitting will by my pride and joy.

[@hellosunshine71]

You have an excellent teaching ability. Thank you for making your content easy to listen to, understandable, and efficient. THANK YOU!

[@patbwatchin]

Thanks!

[@AnneRatchford]

Oh my goodness! This was exactly the tip I needed. I just started learning to knit fair isle in the round, and I’ve been spending a lot of time ripping it out. Your explanations for why and how are clear and engaging. Fantastic video! I’ve just subscribed, and bought your book so I can access more of your knitting wisdom! 😊

[@amandacecchi9617]

I tried it with more than 2 colors. First attempt was not great; figured out I wasn't lifting up the correct strand from the stitch below in some rounds. I'm happy the way the fabric looks after correcting and am amazed there is no ridge formed at the last stitch in the round. Thank you for the tutorial!

[@ThundermansThunder]

I am just trying colorwork for the first time, and it is on a pair of socks. My first attempt has been quite frustrating and confusing. I was aware of the reason for the jog, but I am not really pleased with other work arounds that leave a visible jog, because it still harshly assaults my eyes, just as it does yours. Thank you, SO MUCH for this truly invisible solution! It is pure gold! This is my first time ever viewing your channel, but it will not be my last, as I just subscribed!

[@marjoriebell198]

Once again, another genius solution from our Patty! Absolutely love it!

[@TheSuzberry]

Learning something new is always cool. Thanks.

[@coolsteven2]

Life saver! Going to save this for later! Edit: Days later. It looks fantastic! I'm saving this for all my projects!!

[@terryannsweeney4428]

You are an amazing instructor and teacher! I would consider myself an intermediate beginner… I have not tried fair isle, but it is on my list. I am learning as much as I can before I start! Thank you so much for this informative tutorial. You have a new subscriber here !😊

[@linelladevlin7701]

Well I tried your jogless system and it works! I think u must be a genius. Ty for this.

[@mmunoz5527]

Thank you so much, Patty. I am so happy with this technique, I am completing a colorwork sweater that has sat in my knitting basket for two years because I hated the other techniques I tried for obfuscating that horrid jog. Your solution really works for me.

This is the best description and tutorial! Thank you.

[@BeeBee123ist]

Brilliant as usual Patty ❤

[@heidrunringbeck3830]

Thank you!!! You are a GENIUS!!! Now it‘s really fun to knit colourwork. I was always dissatisfied by the result of my knitting and I tried several ways, but this one is perfect. 👏👏👏

[@rdzabrm]

Thank you for another ingenious technique.

[@brendak3357]

Your in-depth examination, resolution and explanations are SO appreciated. I made a (another) note on the inside cover of my copy of Bag of Tricks to refer to. Thank you!

[@iselind5157]

This is genius! Thanks so much for the video tutorial. I've had a project in time-out for easily 15 years because I hated the way the "jogless jog" looked. This has inspired me to bring it out of WIP jail!

[@gohr13]

Great! I am knitting a very colorful yoke with constant color changes. This is just what I needed. ❤

[@songindarkness]

This is amazing! I can’t believe how this works. It’s so clever. Looking forward to putting it into practice and not having the unsightly jog!

[@JimDon-xj5qp]

Terrific. I've been looking for work-around for fair isle, and this looks like a good trick. A trick that I've used in the past (I do a lot of colorwork) is to P the first and last st of each row. The purl conceals the jog a bit better than knitting, and the result is that it looks "purposeful" as a seam. I do this on the right side and left side of my sweater projects.

[@JimDon-xj5qp]

I failed to mention that you can carry the Purls down the inside of the sleeve, as well. This works really well if you pick up stitches at the armscye, and knit to the cuff. The effect is that it looks like a design detail, purposely designed into the project.

[@wcwright44]

Thanks once again for a terrific share!

[@kimannle5335]

amazing trick, this made me want to do colorwork again... thank you Patty!

[@Cedardale_craft]

Really interesting. I don't entirely understand why your trick doesnt end with a raised row/braid but it's brilliant.

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

Because I knit it twice. Don't skip step 1, where you knit the last stitch a second time.

[@lauramenegatti1159]

Grazie from Italy! Many many thanks. This Is what I was searching for. Magic!

[@sylvialarson1506]

Thank you sooooo much for this video! You are a knitting genius!

[@caresrg]

This is an amazing technique, and I can't wait to use it! What is the app you're using to track where you are in-pattern?

[@dlindsay913]

Just learning about fair-isle. Thank you for this wonderful tutorial! I was looking for a link to your book of tricks. Will search for it.

[@amberschiwi]

Ms Lyons - you are a genius. Although I am not much of a stranded colourwork knitter [yet?] - my drugs are double knitting and double knitted brioche - I will keep this technique in mind, should I come across a jog somewhere. Also I will share the link with other knit nuts, who might benefit from it 🎉

[@cityhomecountryhome]

Of course. Thank you! Love your content and so grateful you’re willing to share.

[@anaarturi2639]

Paty eres extraordinaria, gracias gracias gracias, era llo que andaba buscando.. 👏👏🎉🎉Qué Dios bendiga tus manos.. 🌹🌹

[@TheresaCrisanti]

How should I handle a row that has a M1L at the end of a repeat?

[@Redvixen511]

Thank you, so easy and brilliant

[@lenorerhodes8110]

Awesome, thank you. ❤️🌺

[@jand7782]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@idratherbewithmycatrightnow]

What a wonderful video, life saver for my hat ☺️ wish I had found this before my mittens 😭

[@maijap.4394]

Hi Patty! How does this method work IF you’ve worked 3 rounds of pattern doing your method with two colors (navy and cream) and then the 3rd round ++ is a switch of ENTIRELY different colors (mustard and burgundy) so you’re dealing with a jog plus dropping two colours and adding two new at the startof a round? How do you approach the end of round 2 and transition, capture the right yarns and keep going?

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

Exactly the same way. There's no change to the 2 steps.

[@knitterknerdette]

Thank you for this technique. I have been pulling my hair out trying to achieve jogless rows in the round in double knitting. This works on both sides by using the same technique with purls!

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

Oooh. Cool!!

[@hanhvuong8898]

What a precious video.😊

[@katiehendrychs8434]

How would you treat a row that begins or ends with an increase?

[@matthewflorentz9160]

That's an awesome cartigen your wearing , you look amazing!💐

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

Thanks. It's the Saugerties Cardigan - pattylyons.com/product/saugerties-cardigan/

[@inalill4573]

That was the best thing I ever saw, thanks !!

[@AvellaReid]

This has been very helpful

[@lauralamb4464]

Fabulous . Thank you !

[@markinsko1626]

Hi Patty. Not sure if you're keeping an eye on the comments but I wanted to ask you if this method works with a three-color pattern. Have you tried it?

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

@didericavanthes5503 9 months ago And how does it work when you use more than two colors? 1 reply @PattyLyonsKnitting 9 months ago The same. Just follow the steps. Reply

[@markinsko1626]

Thank you!@@PattyLyonsKnitting

[@kcdesignsetc]

This is amazing! Thank you!!!

[@helenaryan9450]

What I do is at the end of each round I knit the last stitch using the colour of the stitch above, i.e. whatever colour the last stitch the following round is. It seems to work fine, at least when knitting top down.

[@ExtraTerrestrialDust]

I'm trying the same because my thinking is that you then always knit two together of the same colour which seems neater.

[@ExtraTerrestrialDust]

Question: When you work the last stitch of a row, why do you not work the knit-together and the work-again stitch with the colour of the *last* stitch in the *this* row? My thinking is that would guarantee always knitting two together of the same colour giving a (slightly) nicer result

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

Try it and you'll see why. You are not knitting two together, but working into the row below. Try them both so you understand the mechanics of what happens. That would not make the pattern continous. It would be the exact same result of the jog.

[@ExtraTerrestrialDust]

@@PattyLyonsKnitting That was fast, Thanks :) It’s possible I’m just not being clear (what I mean by knit-together is the bit where you pull of the stitch from the the row below and then knit that and current stitch as one), only difference from yours is which colour I choose. But I’m trying it out and seeing what difference it makes. Thanks for the great tip!

[@lauramenegatti1159]

Help, please ..so I transfer the last stitch, work twice every other round? The next round I pick up and k2tog...and so on or do I have to transfer to LHN every round? Thanks

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

You do that every round. Try watching again from 8:57 time stamp. I do it step by step.

[@artgoyle]

This is very confusing and my knit work gets bulky so I'll change back to a pattern that shifts. At 11:50 you say you make the first stitch of row 13 (before moving the marker), but then at 12:40 you start row 13 (again).

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

Try really listening to those steps again (8:57), and don't skip around, but watch the video in order. We never MOVE the marker. The marker stays consistent throughout. What am I doing at 11:45? I'm FINISHING round 12 by working into the row below on the last stitch (STEP 2). Then what happens next, time to return to step 1? Transferring that just worked stitch back to the left hand needle and working it again with the color of the first stitch of round 13 (STEP 1), THEN work round 13. Try watching it again w/o skipping. Jot down those 2 simple steps and just repeat them every single round. Not confusing at all, just 2 simple steps.

[@maryholton162]

Love your videos!

[@barbaracommeau2212]

I am working a pattern that has 2 rows of plain knitting between colorwork sections. Should I continue to do this process or start my first colorwork section as a “new” row?

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

This is for stranded patterns not solid knitting. If you are wanting to work a jogless stripe that's this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4aZfpZ_Z69no9k

[@onthegoification]

Question please - why did you not pick up from the row below at the end of row 11. Or did you do that before you started the video - this is the part I’m struggling with and am determined to get it right!

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

All the steps are in the video. You set up and then the steps are the same over and over and over. Every round. Just follow the steps in the video.

[@andreabird7375]

This is fabulous! And perfect timing as I'm knitting the Badger and bloom. Thank you❤ I do have a question; what about, in the round, top down, textured yokes, single colour throughout. Is it necessary to worry about a jog? Hopefully this is not a silly question as Im really not that experienced of a knitter. Much appreciated!

[@cityhomecountryhome]

This is amazing. Can I ask, does it affect “color dominance at all by crossing the working yarn under every time or does blocking solve Thai issue?

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

It didn't for me because I'm still using the same hand for the same color, so that's they key.

[@dccd673]

If someone decides to add the same colour every end of the charted pattern, then is it still necessary to do this?

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

Do you mean putting a break of a few solid stitches between free standing motifs? Try it and see if the jog bugs you.

[@camillaklette1723]

I’ve tried this but I still get that braid at the end of the round - what am I doing wrong? Do I continue the thechnique troughout even when there are many rows of the same color?

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

I'm afraid I can't tell you want is going wrong without seeing you knit. If you are getting a lifted braid it sounds like you are skipping a step. The steps I lay out starting at time stamp 8:57 have to be done every round. No skipping a round.

[@UlliSchultz]

This video is really great. Thank you very much for that, I feel like I've already scoured the entire internet looking for exactly this tip. I just have one small question: the last stitch and the first stitch are always way too loose. Can you help me with this problem? I have already increased the tension in this area to the maximum but the stitches still hang. Thank you

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

If you are getting loose stitches, notice the little snug up I give to the working yarn after I knit the last st of the round a second time, and the start the next round. You can see me do it at 10:45 and 11:25.

[@UlliSchultz]

It worked🎉 You are brilliant!

[@marinoni8864]

I would love so very much to understand what you are teaching at 9:00 minutes. A version without text would help me more…

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

I'm afraid I don't understand. What does that mean?

[@linehougaardbrodersen300]

Love this video! But I'm having a hard time translating it into continental knitting. How and when should I cross the yarns then?

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

Do you mean one handed continental. Continental is not a different structure. It just means your holding the yarn in your left hand. Notice I'm knitting continental with my blue (left hand) and English / throwing with my white (right hand). Try watching again. it has nothing to do with what hand you are holding your yarn in. The color you need to work is what you are paying attention to. If that last stitch was blue and not white, I'd be knitting it with my left hand.

[@linehougaardbrodersen300]

Thanks so much! I found out how to cross the yarns and it works like a charm now ❤ Very beautiful result once you get the hang of it @@PattyLyonsKnitting

[@hyacinth2743]

Hi Patty! Thank you so so much for this incredible trick, you’ve saved my fair isle sweaters! I have a quick question though. I am currently working on a fair isle sweater that has a couple of rows of fair isle at the bottom hem and after that there is a portion of just plain knitting in just one colour (without any colourwork that is) up until the yoke. The fair isle colourwork starts again at the yoke. So basically it looks like this: fair isle pattern, no pattern, fair isle pattern again. Do I continue to use your trick during the plain patternless part or do I just knit normally the way one would in the round? And then go back to your trick once I reach the yoke?

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

You'd do this trick through your fair isle. Then work one round of your main color, and on the second round ONLY do this trick, your marker will move by one stitch - kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4aZfpZ_Z69no9kfeature=shared, then return to this trick when you are back at fair isle.

[@clasinajput2025]

Hi Patty😊 Thank you for this tutorial. I just subscribed to your channel.😊 I've clearly missed an important observation. I've watched this video 3 times, and I'm still not clear on something. I understand step 1 and 2 individually. The question(s) I have is this: Is step 1 and 2 alternated though out the entire fair isle knitting or is step one, the set up row, done only once at the beginning first round, followed by step 2 throughout? My apologies, if this has already been asked and answered. I'm really trying to up my knitting game and this will do it once I fully comprehend it. Thank you😊

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

Try watching the full video (not just the how) so you understand WHY you are doing step 1 & 2. A set up is only done once. You have to work one full round of the Fair Isle (your set up) before you can do step 1 & 2.

[@meytreillac]

I have watched the full video multiple times and I still don't understand. Do you do row 1 just once after the full round of Fair Isle and then continue in row 2. I have followed your instructions but something is not right for me. I am developing a ladder.

[@jeroenkeijser7492]

Looks great. Why don't you get two times the first colour stitch? Doesn’t the k2tog put the first colour on top?

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

Give it a try. It's not a knit 2tog. It's working into the row below.

[@Korsi_]

If I was to start my fair isle pattern after ribbing in a separate color (black rib, red and maroon fair isle), would it be recommended to do this jogless join with the ribbing as well by knitting the last black stitch of the ribbing twice (once with black, once with red) to begin the fair isle?

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

I would not start fair isle directly from rib. I would have at least one round of a solid color stockinette first.

[@Korsi_]

@PattyLyonsKnitting Thank you for the advice! I'll do a stockinette round in black I think to transition from the rib to fair aisle in red and maroon. I presume the process would with the same aa in the video from that point on? I appreciate the pointers!

[@shirleydotts8472]

I'm currently working on a Fair Isle project so I was glad I came across this tutorial. The instructions were very clear and helpful. I have a question, however -- that is, the project I'm working on has three rows of one color in one section. Do I continue doing this jogless method even when the row has no color change or do I just do it in sections where there are two or more colors? I would appreciate any assistance you can give me. Thank you!

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

Do you mean you have a three row stripe between stranded sections? For that you'll want to use the two row jogless stripe join. Knit your first full round of the solid color, do this jog on the 2nd round, - kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4aZfpZ_Z69no9k

[@shirleydotts8472]

@@PattyLyonsKnitting No, it's not a stripe pattern. It's part of the Fair Isle design but three of the rows are one color. So there are a few rows with two colors and then three rows with one color then several rows with two colors again. I'm not sure if the jogless method moves the stitches so that I'm required to continue the jogless method even when I'm knitting the three rows with one color. I hope that makes sense.

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

@@shirleydotts8472 Yes, one color is a stripe. That's why I asked - Do you mean you have a three row stripe between stranded sections? If there are three rows that are one color, that is a three row stripe. Try reading my comment again and check out the video I'm linking to.

[@didericavanthes5503]

And how does it work when you use more than two colors?

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

The same. Just follow the steps.

[@tonyadb04]

I’m trying to do your method of knitting colorworks in the round where on the last st of the rnd I p/u the st below, knit that st with the one already on the needle, slide the st back to the left needle then knit 1 more st but with the color of the 1st st on the next rnd. It’s gone horribly wrong for me. It’s done some kind of laddering all the way up. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 😭 Could you please tell me what I’m doing wrong?? 🙏🏻

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

Sounds like you're either not crossing the working yarn under the other one when you knit the last stitch a second time, or your not snugging up the old color after you do it. Just watch your tension after you knit that st again.

[@tonyadb04]

@@PattyLyonsKnitting , I am making sure I cross the yarns. So, it may be my tension?

[@tonyadb04]

Does the tension need to be tight?

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

watch me do it around 10:30. Notice the little snug I giive to the yarn once I knit it a second time? @@tonyadb04

[@tonyadb04]

@@PattyLyonsKnitting thank you.

[@superspicyspinalfluid6190]

The first time i tried it, it went great, but now i'm ending up with holes. What have I done wrong?!

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

Sadly, I can't watch you knit, so I have no idea. If you've done it and it worked great, the best thing for you to do is REALLY pay attention to your knitting and try to figure out what you've changed. Review the video to make sure you're not forgetting anything.

[@AnnKingstone]

I love you! Thank you! ❤

[@leneprior9392]

Fabulous!!!

[@topcat5248]

Is this technique & the associated cast on /off in your Knitting Bag of Tricks book? Thank you.

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

The jogless cast on and bind off are in the book, but I hadn't unvented the jogless fair isle trick yet when i wrote the book.

[@topcat5248]

@@PattyLyonsKnitting Thank you. I have ordered your book and look forward to doing the cast on and bind off from it.

[@DormantVelvetWalker]

Thank you so much for taking the time to record this tutorial. I have two questions: Is it possible to fix the "jogged" column of stitches retroactively by laddering down and re-knitting the column according to your technique? Did I understand this correctly that you are supposed to knit the first stitch of the next round twice - one time with the last stitch of the preceding round and then again once the next round starts? Or do I ommit the first stitch of the next round once I have applied your technique to the previous round?

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

I don't really think you can do it after the fact. Try reviewing the video after 8:57. Just follow the steps in the video. They are one the screen: Set up) knit one full fair isle 1) Move last stitch worked back to LH needle, work it a second time with the color from the first st of nex rnd 2) Slip marker and work the next round until the last st before the marker, work last stitch of round into the row below.

[@zackhilliard352]

Hello, this technique is amazing! I do have a question. If I have a pattern that has disjoint motifs, like snowflakes as well as continuous motifs, like zig zags, do I need to do this technique on every row, or will it look ok if I just work this in the sections where the motifs are continuous? Thank you!!

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

Swatch!

[@janegelberg2003]

Hi Patty, does this work for top down sweaters?

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

of course. Remember to think about the WHY of any trick. Could changing the direction you hold your knitting when you are finished change the process of knitting?

[@hollylawson1927]

Thank your the information. I found it to be the most helpful video. What if the next three rows are the same pattern, I understand you do the steps after the first round. Do you have to the do the steps for each round or since the next two rounds are the same, no need?? Thank you in advance for your time in answering this question. :)

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

Every round

[@hollylawson1927]

Thank You Patty!! :)@@PattyLyonsKnitting

[@hollylawson1927]

I have one more question :).. just to be clear... after the second row you pick up the stitch below and knit them together. Then what do to that last stitch for the next round? Start again with step 1 or keep continuing step 2 for the rest of the sweater? Again, thank you for your time and help! :) @@PattyLyonsKnitting

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

@@hollylawson1927 No need to guess or over interpret. Try watching the video again, cast on and try it. I'm not tricking you I promise. If a step was only to be done once it would be called a SET UP. If a pattern says to repeat step 1 & 2, it's not a trick, promise. Watch it again.

[@gikaman9730]

This is an amazing and brilliant video I have a question though ... why would we choose to re knit the last stitch with the color of the first stitch of the next round instead of the color of the last stitch of the next round... I'm afraid that there might be a weird jog if the pattern goes like this ⬛⬛⬜️⬜️l⬛⬛⬜️⬜️ ⬛⬜️⬜️⬛l⬛⬜️⬜️⬛ ⬜️⬜️⬛⬛l⬜️⬜️⬛⬛ ⬜️⬛⬛⬜️l⬜️⬛⬛⬜️ With the line being the stitch marker separating the first and last stitch

[@gikaman9730]

What I mean is that the column of the last stitches should follow a pattern of 2 black 2 white etc But by re knitting the last stitch with the color of the first stitch from next round it'll be 1 white 1 black 1 white 1 black

[@gikaman9730]

i.e. in round 1 when we knit the last white stitch we re knit it with black and at the end of the round two w pick up the previous row and we knit a white stitch on top of a black and white thus introducing a black detail in a column that should have two whites .... I might not be visualizing this correctly so sorry if I'm mistaken

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

Cast on and try it. Don’t forget it’s TWO steps. You are only mentioning one.

[@jenhobson.6903]

Awesome..!!

[@janegreen9340]

Genious!

[@LauraNelkin]

I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT!

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

😂😂😂

[@chiquitinablue2762]

Very confused beginner here 😢

[@PattyLyonsKnitting]

No worries. This is not a beginner video. If you are new to working in the round (and the principals) check out - pattylyons.com/product/circular-knitting-essentials/. Once you learn Fair Isle, then this video will make sense.

[@chiquitinablue2762]

@@PattyLyonsKnitting thank you so much, I have re watched the technique many times and I think I can do it, I’m starting a fair isle hat, wish me luck!

[@hedih2725]

☕️🧶👍

[@christydavis1749]

Brilliant!! Thank you Patty!!❤