Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This video shows you how to catch floats in stranded colourwork when holding one yarn in each hand for even, consistent colourwork. See our video for holding both yarns in the right hand here: youtu.be/_kfXCQvEYRQ
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This video is part of our Confident Knitting series. The pattern featured in this video is the Variance Hat by Janette Budge which can be found, along with in-depth photo tutorials, in our book, Confident Knitting. You can purchase Confident Knitting at:
UK retailers: actechniques.co.uk/retailers
Modern Daily Knitting (USA): moderndailyknitting.com/shop/confident-knitting
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0:00 Introduction
0:32 What Is a Float?
1:33 Stranding Too Tightly
2:24 Stranding Too Loosely
3:11 How Often Should You Catch a Float?
4:40 Some Rules of Thumb
6:55 Catching In at the Same Spot
8:37 Holding One Yarn in Each Hand for Colourwork
9:35 Catching in the Pattern Colour Yarn Behind the Background Yarn
11:06 Catching the Background Colour Behind the Pattern Colour
This video shows you how to catch floats in stranded colourwork when holding one yarn in each hand for even, consistent colourwork. See our video for holding both yarns in the right hand here: youtu.be/_kfXCQvEYRQ
Get technique tutorials every fortnight, direct to your inbox, with our newsletter. Receive a free pattern and tutorial when you subscribe: eepurl.com/djlZCT
This video is part of our Confident Knitting series. The pattern featured in this video is the Variance Hat by Janette Budge which can be found, along with in-depth photo tutorials, in our book, Confident Knitting. You can purchase Confident Knitting at:
UK retailers: actechniques.co.uk/retailers
Modern Daily Knitting (USA): moderndailyknitting.com/shop/confident-knitting
Strickmich (EU): strickmich-shop.de/en/Books/?manufacturer=bb92ee57ee5f4b9b8dfb06e1129cb884&order=topseller&p=1
0:00 Introduction
0:32 What Is a Float?
1:33 Stranding Too Tightly
2:24 Stranding Too Loosely
3:11 How Often Should You Catch a Float?
4:40 Some Rules of Thumb
6:55 Catching In at the Same Spot
8:37 Holding One Yarn in Each Hand for Colourwork
9:35 Catching in the Pattern Colour Yarn Behind the Background Yarn
11:06 Catching the Background Colour Behind the Pattern Colour
