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Smocking

The finished smocking piece has a pronounced texture.

Sewing smali beads on top of tho smocking stitches makes the piece particularly attractivo.

Smocking on a stockinette stitch background

In 2 x 2 ribbing, catch only the outer knit stitch with the needle each time.

Smocking Stretched-out Sweaters

If a s\\ oater worked in ribbing or shakcr knitnng has gcxtcn Mretched out and too wicie lx.vau.si* ii was wom and washed lrc<|uc'ntl\ you can get ii Kuk into sIia|X* with smixk mg. Depending on the desired width of the sweater. you can snxx k the whole sweater, just the niidcfle or the sides. or even jus* indivicłual wrtical strips.

In shakcr knitting. larger intcrvul$ between the smocking stitches are morę attractiw. Herc again. the width of the knitted piece will be reduced by about 25⁰>‘.

You can even smock crosswise ribs: For this pattern, you alter-nately work 4 rows of stockinette stitch in turquoise as well as 1 row of knit stitches on the right side of the work and 3 rows of reverse stockinette stitch in dark blue. Smock the knitted piece after you have blocked it: At intervals of 1S-20 stitches, sew 2 dark blue ribs together and shift the smocking on the ribs above the first two.

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