Ladderback Jacquard knitting tutorial for stranded knitting

[@MORDOU]

this is a great tutorial!! i have never heard of this before but it seems like it will be extremely helpful, ive been wanting to try some colourwork for a while now! thank you for making this, i love your videos! 🤍

[@starcrossedknits]

so happy if this inspires some other people to try this technique out!!

[@torieburmeister3741]

I looove your tutorials

[@starcrossedknits]

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[@jesslovesbirds]

This is so helpful, Tamara! Thanks for your clear instructions.

[@starcrossedknits]

Aw thanks so much Jess!! Just trying to spread the word about this technique I love!

[@eleldel10684]

So well explained! Thank you!

[@alokambedkar8975]

I am from India ❤ I love your tutorial . I' m your huge fan because your crochet designs are very very nice ❤❤

[@starcrossedknits]

@@alokambedkar8975 thank you so much, i’m glad the tutorial was helpful too!! 🥰

[@lanastraea]

I've watched half a dozen other videos explaining this technique, and I found yours to be the clearest and most succinct. Thank you!

[@starcrossedknits]

@@lanastraea Thanks so much for the kind feedback!! Usually I only make tutorials when I can’t find one that has *everything* I want, so it’s nice to hear it stood out from the other ones you watched!

[@carynpalliser8606]

So helpful and inspiring🎉 Thank you so much for all your lovely romantic designs ❤

[@evaromain3199]

Thank you so much for the first ever seen very clear tutorial. Very well explained. I have to try it soon, with theses beautiful tarot patterns. By the way, the unicorn jacket is lovely, you are a magician. ❤From France.

[@starcrossedknits]

@@evaromain3199 thank you so very much 🥹🤍

[@AliceGuerrant]

Agreed, this is incredibly helpful! ❤

[@pamelawheary2155]

You are amazing. This is sooo clever! Thank you for sharing this wonderful technique!!! 😻

[@starcrossedknits]

@@pamelawheary2155 i’m so glad this was helpful!! i didn’t invent it though, just thought it was a great technique to share!

[@wroeclark8651]

Ooooh!! Thanks so much for this! I can't wait to try it!!

[@AftonGroveKnitter]

Thank you! You made this technique really clear!

[@easternsecrecy9777]

I can't wait to try this technique with your Tarot card pattern. I love it!

[@starcrossedknits]

thank you so much!! 🥰

[@malgorzatasenderek6981]

Thank you for this tutorial ❤ I learnt a lot! This technique is a game changer 💪

[@starcrossedknits]

@@malgorzatasenderek6981 I’m so glad it was helpful!! my favorite colorwork technique by far, so I’m really happy to share it with others 🥰

[@tracalinajohnston5413]

Amazing tutorial! You have skills! Thank you for this video😊

[@starcrossedknits]

Aw thanks so much, so happy if it could help!

[@polkadotgum]

THANK YOU!!!

[@valeriaswanne]

I'm doing the Apollo 11 sweater and the pattern is super vague (3 paragraphs and a picture!) so I I'll be using this technique, even though it's not written 😅

[@starcrossedknits]

@@valeriaswanne wow that is bare bones haha. i’d probably do intarsia for that one since there’s just a few big areas of different colors, assuming it’s knit flat (idk what the back looks like though)

[@valeriaswanne]

@starcrossedknits It is knit flat, and the back is blank. Intarsia DOES seem to be the better option!

[@bmtndog318]

What a cute sweater and bag. Love your designs and I love the video! I really want to try these patterns out! They look really interesting and fun! Did you line your bag?

[@starcrossedknits]

thanks so much! i did line my bag, i just used some spare cotton fabric and whip-stitched it to the inner top hem of the bag

[@patrickmcfarlane4279]

Great tutorial! What's the point of changing the color of the LBJ ladder if you can still knit the next stitches in the same color?

[@patrickmcfarlane4279]

Or maybe a better question would be how do you choose which color to make the jacquard stitches? Particularly in a pattern with a lot of color changes, where one isn't necessarily the main color

[@starcrossedknits]

@@patrickmcfarlane4279 you’ll want to add a ladder where there’s a large span of the same color in a row, especially if there are multiple rows of it. otherwise if there are only short gaps, you can just catch your floats the regular way and they likely won’t show through too badly. if you go from a large span of color A, then the next row it’s a large span of color B, then the next is large span of color A again, you can switch the ladder color because it’ll always be helpful to keep it in that place and it’s not much effort since you’re not having to constantly start new ladders and resolve old ones. i hope that makes sense??

[@AftonGroveKnitter]

When using this method, does it use extra yarn?

[@starcrossedknits]

hmm probably a little more? I haven't done the same project both styles to compare the yarn amounts, you could do a swatch and compare, that would be interesting to know!

[@nickiethesaint316]

Is there a pattern for the bag? Also I love the way you pronounce your name. My cousin is the only other person I know who says it that way. ❤

[@starcrossedknits]

i haven't released it yet but i want to sometime later this month or in july, i just got sidetracked with getting out some other patterns first! and aw i love that your cousin says it this way too, it seems like the less common pronunciation! i was named after my grandmother ♥

[@nickiethesaint316]

❤❤❤

[@kad40]

The best LBJ tutorial I found yet!! I love your tarot card designs. Are the patterns gender neutral? Also, are the bust sizes in your chart the finished size? Thanks

[@starcrossedknits]

Aw I'm so glad! Yep the bust sizes in the chart are the finished size. The sweater doesn't have any bust shaping for instance, but I haven't designed mens' sweaters before so I'm not 100% sure on what qualifies something as gender neutral or not.. I would check against the sizing chart, and if you want to adjust I'm happy to help advise (eg for broader shoulders, larger biceps, longer arms, whatever)!