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Special Techniąues

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Reading Patterns

You usually work from a multieolor pal tern chart l<»r jaccjunrd patrems. Sometimcs the diiferent colors are ako idenritied with symbol*. Every k*x represents I stitch. Patiem charts in colors are easier to tollow. It you arc workiny trom a complicatcd patiem shown with symbols, ir miylu lv a yood idea to transfer ii to yraph paper and color it in.

In ałmost all cases, the p.mern chart show> everv row. Pay attention i.) the row numbco. The tiumber-lor the rows on the riyht >ide of rhe work are on the riyht side. the ones lor the rows on the wrony side ot the work are on the leń.

Yuii rcad a panem chan the same way as you knit, from kitlom to top. The rows on the nyht side ot the work read from riyht to lott, lhose on the wrony side of the work from leń to riyht. Ifonly the rows on the riyht skic of the work are shown, the stitchcs urc worked in the same colors on the wrony side of rhe work.

In order to kccp your place, put a marker above the row you are workiny on. Tht> way you can check the patiem ayain tor rhe rows you have alrcady worked. If you put the marker undemearh the row you will he workiny “blind" and won t be ablc to compare the stitches on rhe needle with the patiem.

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O - Ochrę E) = Black 0 Ru»t

On ihc riyht tinr the patiem charts for ihese kwiteJ jmsces. Same /wite itll lite mim in colon, sonie use symhoh- The panem charts shou the mus on Imh siclcs uf tlu uork.

Weaving in Yarn Ends

II you chungc colors at the beginning of a row, >uch as for sweaters with narrow stripes. you can wea\ e the yarn ends in. Just make surę that the tetision of the kniuing yarn remains constant. Olherwise, the stitche.s could easily puli out ofshape.

l-irst work the sehedge siitches with the olei and the new yarn.

and then I stitc h just with the new yarn. Then puli up both yarn ends and cut them to a lenglli of about T. \ow work H to 10 siiu hes plaeing the yarn ends altcrnulcly over and under the workiny yarn Don t cut the yarn ends too short.

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