I ' m trying it for the first time and it ' s GREAAAAAAAT ! Easy tension and noshow strands ! I ' m making The Dudedude sweater , and so far have worked the greek key pattern on one sleeve . So it ' s still early days yet . I find it pretty easy to keep track of the ladderback stitches , because the pattern is quite simple . I might have a bit more trouble with the more complex colourwork , but I think it ' ll be ok . I also started out knitting them , but think they look prettier if you purl them , so switched to thatSo far I ' ve noticed it seems quite bulky and my stranding also seems to be a lot looser than normal , which is the opposite of what I expected ! But I think it ' s not all due to the ladderback it ' s a combination of bulky yarn , colourwork in 1 x 1 rib , and a first go at the ladderback technique .