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Spccial Techniąues

...the needle from right to left into both threads—i.e., paris of the stitch—and purl them together.

Shortened Rows with Stitches Passed Over

A completcly difiercnt way ot work-Ing shortened rows is passiny stitches twer. Herc uyain, you tum ar rhe point wherc the shortened row is supposed to end.

But now you dont work with a yam over, bur rather place the workiny yam at the front of the work. Thcn insert the necdlc tnto the stitch front nyhr to left, and slip the stitch nnto the right needle wlthout knitting it. Now puli rhe workiny yam from liont to h.ick ovor the nyhr needle and conrinue knittiny nortnully. Tw«» parts of the stitch of the previous row will now k* on the needle. Of course these l paris of the stitch count as only 1 srirch, a> rhey arc worked together in the next row. On the nyhł side ot rhe work. you will only sec 1 stitch herc; m all other rows. rhere are 2 stitches in hciylu.

Y(*( om set (Iw slwrreneJ mu's ivr» clearły m t/ie differenl colors. Therc is altom nuN 1 srrtc/i iii ufirre or l>urplc at the left eiui of ihe.se n>us.

Shortened Rows on the

work. Put the yarn to the front of the work. Insert the needle into the first stitch from right to left and...

2 On the next wrong side row.

work to the stitch that was passed over lat this turning stitch, there are 2 threads on the needle), insert...

T/ic single-co/or samplc uun uorkcd t/ie e.xuct suine um as iłu wultu.(iUrr one, No tranaiion is cudem bettwen the shnncncd mus and the “normal" on es.

Left Side

...slip the stitch onto the right needle. Put the yarn over the right needle from front to back. and don’t puli it too tight. Knit back along the row.

3 On the right side of the work, only 1 stitch can be seen at the end of the shortened rows.

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