Knitting Jogless Alternating Two Round Stripes

In my opinion, knitting "in the round" is a misnomer. It's especially evident when you knit alternating two round stripes. Your stitches aren't neat stacks of rings, each two rounds tall. Instead, you get a very unsightly jog at the color change.

Before You Begin

There are a couple ways to neaten things up. The first is to knit helically with one ball of yarn for each round in the color pattern. Although the method completely eliminates the jog, it also makes your stripes slant like the stripes on a candy cane.

Instead, I like to twist my two yarns around each other when changing colors. Yes, the twist is visible on the wrong side of your knitting, but it's still neat and it greatly reduces the jog on the right side and allows your stripes to stack without being slanted.

Materials

• Cobasi by HiKoo Yarn
• addi FlexiFlip Needles

Thanks to Skacel for providing the yarn and needles used in this tutorial. These products are available locally at many yarn shops and online at Makers' Mercantile.

Alternating Two Round Stripes

Recommended Pattern

Ready to try this technique in a pattern? The 1 Sock, 2 Sock, Red Sock, Blue Sock Pattern has videos to help you learn more about:

• Longtail Thumb Cast On
• Which Way to Slip a Stitch (Knitwise or Purlwise)
• Alternating Two Round Stripes
• Afterthought Heels Made Easier and Neater
• Purl Side Kitchener Stitch

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