In the round: jogless jog or don't twist or ...

The beginning of the round doesn't really move over. You start each round in the same place, but by lifting the first stitch of the round before the color change and dropping that stitch in front of the CC stitch you present the illusion of no break in the pattern. It works, really. Find a copy of Meg Swanson's Dubblemussa pattern (with photos) and have a look at the "standard" ITR cap and the "jogless color change cap" and you'll see.

If you're dropping a color but will be going back to it, of course you can just carry it up the work. If you're carrying it for more than an inch vertically you should plan to twist it in occasionally. But then again, if you're carrying for more than an inch you may want to break the yarn and join it in later to avoid bulk at the beginning of the round.

When I'm working stripes I bring the new yarn up from below and drop the old yarn over top. Next time I change the "old" yarn becomes the "new" yarn and is brought up from below while the working yarn drops over it. On the next round after a color change I tidy my join and use the jogless change to eliminate the jog.

Really. Stop trying to reinvent the wheel and give Meg's jogless color change a try. It works for stripes and for FI both. Especially useful for FI as it makes it appear as though the piece has no color changes or beginning of rounds at all. It sounds as if you haven't actually sat down and done hte knitting to test it yourself, merely examined written reports and decided it won't work.

Megs pattern does work , why I don't know , but it works. I couldn't get your link to open ( might be my computer though) but if you have found a way you like better cool , I love that about knitting , you can invent or unvent and be happy and there are really no rules , except that you enjoy what you are doing. Coggie

It seemed like a reasonable conclusion--the people who describe how it works add, "Hey it does cause this other problem", and I didn't see any reason not to believe them. From what you're saying, though, either they misdescribed the situation or I misunderstood.

Sorry Herlan i must have missed the original , Are you knitting or crocheting in the round ? If you Crochet a sweater or any other item in the round , anything BUT a moebious i advice [ after more than 50 years crochet] that you turn the rows to avoid any leaning ,, Since you write that you pull a stich up it sonds like crochet ???? As i wrote above i am changing collors [ or rather adding colors to a Crochet Moebious ,,,,I do make 2 DC together with both threads ,,,with a little pulling and smoothing , the 2 threads together , there isn`t such a `big` disturbance in the smoothness ,,, If the change is done in knitting , do the change on one stitch before last onne ,,, the little Jump will get lost unless you are looking with binaculars .... I will have a look later , but i must admit , i am not such a perfectionist that it realy disturbs me , most people don`t look at every stitch anyway , and life isn`t perfect anyway. mirjam

Harlan , we are knitters and crocheters from all over the world ,some of us learned one method , some learned a second method ,,, we also share knowledge and experiences ,,, My greatest experience is that we all have to try , try try and see what works for EACH of us personaly ,,, with open eyes and ears to other`s experiences ,,, When i taught in groups i woulds show all my way , tell them it was my `home grown` way and that they are free to seek their own,,, there were usually one or two who went their own way , by trial ,,,,,,,and not always error ,,, Wooly is right ,, you should practic e a bit before judging ,,,, ps different wools MIGHT cause different problems and need different solutions ,,,, try and see ... mirjam

I just think you need to sit down and try it for yourself before you dismiss it out of hand based on a few reports of failure. It works for stripes, it works for FI/colorwork too. I can't twist your arm...