Knitting Tip: Better Striped Edges

I may not normally write about knitting, but I enjoy it and I want to share a technique I figured out by myself.

This is good for when you're transitioning between one color to another, each color is on a different row, and the first color ends with a WS row.

I would recommend it for projects where each color is used once and there are ends to weave in at the transitions, or where you're alternating between colors every 2 or 4 rows.

I don't have photos at the moment, but can try to add some later if there's demand.

First, knit along the WS with Color A, in pattern, stopping just before the last stitch. Bring the yarn in front of the WS.

With Color B's tail in front of the WS, bring Color B around to the appropriate position for the last stitch in pattern. (So if you knit the last stitch, bring it over the top of the work so that it's ready to knit; if you purl the last stitch, leave it atop the WS.)

Knit/purl that last stitch with Color B in pattern, then turn the work so that the RS is facing you. Slip the first stitch (the only stitch with Color B on the needles), then continue in pattern in Color B.

Depending on whether that one stitch is knit or purl, you may see a little of the other color peeking through, but for my money it's a more aesthetically pleasing transition than choosing to not slip the first stitch of every row on a pattern of this type.

I assume others have figured this out too, but I've never seen it documented in any patterns or books. If it has an official name, please let me know!