There are several tricks for hiding the jog in Fair Isle and stranded colorwork when dealing with a motif with at least one stitch of main color separating it from its neighbor—like diamonds or leaves. Some knitters shift the beginning of the round backwards or forwards around the motif. Meg Swansen perfected this trick—even adding a decrease and paired increase to make the nesting motifs stack perfectly. Other knitters keep the end-of-round marker in place and adjust the chart itself by shifting the portion of a motif that is split by the marker up or down so it visually lines up. This involves rewriting your chart which just seems like a lot of work.
I have found that the method from Patty Lions has worked the best for me, see her video below to learn more.
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Ask Patty: Jogless Stranded Colorwork – Modern Daily Knitting
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