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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
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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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