Love Knitting for Babies - UK (2019-08)

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Intarsia feature

timeyouchangecolour,twisttheoldand

newcolourstogetheratthejoin.^3 This

preventsholesatthejoins.

Whereyouareonlyaddinga few

stitchesofa colourbeforerevertingtoa

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acrossthebackofthework^4 tosave

creatingextraendsbutmakesureyou

keep the stranded yarn fairly loose.

Thepatternwillprobablycomewith

a chart^5 toshowyouhowtowork

yourintarsiasection.Whenworkingin

rows,readthechartfrombottomtotop,

followingRSrowsfromrightto left, and

WS rows from left to right.

WhattoolsdoI need?

You’ll just need needles and your chosen

yarn.Youcanuseanyyarnforintarsia

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a slighthalowillhidethejoinsbetter.

(^6) Havingsaidthat,therearea lotof
patternsforintarsiathatusecottonyarn
and,whilethelackofstretchmeansit
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your pattern.
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Intarsia chart
Top Tip
Block yr
work wn y’re
find to event
a t stitcs
Whenworkingfroma chartreadtherows
from the bottom of the chart to the top
Whenworkingsmall
amountsofcolour,stranding
yarn across the back is ok
Theleftswatchisworkedinwool
(whichcomeswitha halo);the
swatchontherightiscotton
which has less of a halo
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