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	/ Hairy yams are sometimes
■	drflkuft to unraueł, the hairs
	become tangled into several
W m *	stitches. Use a pair of sharp
	scissors to carefully cut the
	tangled hairs. Be careful not
	to cut the yam completeły. If
	the yam is too damaged to
	re-use. cut it off and rejoin
*	new yam at the beginning of
jfry	the row. / If you snag a stitch in your
	knitted piece, a loop of yam
	is pulled out drawing up
	several stitches tightfy. Using a
	tapestry needle, ease the
	extra yam back through the
	distorted stitches, one by one, starting with the stitch
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| KNIT PERFECT

Here is some useful łnformation and handy tips to improve the appearance of your knitting.

Joining a new bali

When you run out of yam and need to start a new bali in the same colour or need to change to another colour always start a new bali of yarn at the beginning of a row. at a seam edge where the ends can be woven in without showing on the front Simply drop the old yam. wrap the new yam around the needle and work a few stitches. Tie the two ends secunely together at the beginning of the row so neither one will work its way free and unravel your stitches.When you’ve finished the piece, undo the knot and weave one end up the edge for a couple of inches. and then double back over a few stitches to secure the end.

Slip stitches

Slipping stitches from one needle to another is part of many of the techniques already deseń bed and it is important to slip them correctly.

To slip a stitch. you pass it from one needle to the other without working into it In the instructions you will usually be told how to slip the stitch. knitwise (kwise) or purłwise (pwise).To slip knitwise (sl I kwise). insert the right-hand needle as if to knit and puli the stitch off the left-hand needle.This will twist the stitch as if you have worked it.To slip purłwise (sl I pwise). insert the right-

Stopping knitting

When you wish to stop knitting always fmish the complete row. Finishing in the middle of a row will stretch the stitches and they may slide off the needle.

If you need to put your knitting aside for several weeks or even months and do not have time to finish the piece beforehand mark on the pattem or

Make surę you haven‘t pulled it too tightly and distorted the edge. Weave the other end down the edge using the same method. Use this method when knitting stripes and changing colours at the beginning of a row.

If you are coming to the end of a bali. to see if you have enough yam to work one morę row. lay the knitting fiat and measure the yam four times across the width.This will be sufficient to work one row of stockinette (stocking) stitch; textured and cabled fabric will need morę yarn. When in doubt, join in a new bali of yam to avoid running out of yam halfway through and having to unravel stitches.

hand needle as if to purl and puli the needle off the left-hand needle.The stitch will not be twisted.

Slipping either knitwise or purłwise makes a difference to the appearance of your work. In decreasing you always slip the stitch knitwise on a knit row and purłwise on a purl row. otherwise. when it is pulled over the other stitches in the decrease, it will appear to be twisted. When instructed to slip a stitch at the beginning of a row. to form a neat edge. slip knitwise on knit rows and purłwise on purl rows.

make a notę of where you have got to. If you are working in a regular pattem like stockinette (stocking) stitch. when re-starting again it is worth unravelling a couple of rows and re-knitting them as stitches left over time on the needles can get stretched and leave an unsightly ridge where you stopped.