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Intarsia Patterns

For Attractive Color Changes

Jusr as ar rhe heginning of each rew. when you chanie color* the first tcw stitches in a new color have to be worked tight (aee also page -^l>). In spito oi this. che stitches ot the 2 arc&s of color will gencmlly havc 2 to 1 very loose stitches in l row, and 2 to J very tight smali stitches in the rows ahove and helów that row.

You can correct this uncven appearance of the stitches. although ii rcqnircs sonie timc and effort: Use

Puli the stitchos in the top row up in the direction of the color change in the sequence indicated, and then distribute the excess yarn over the smali stitches on the previous row.

If you are working a lot of smoli areas of different colors, yarn bobbins are very heipful.

a knitting necdle to puli each part of the large stitches, mdividually and one after the other, front the outside to the mside—i.e., towards rhc color change. At the point where the yarm cross, put the knitting necdle into the smali stitch underneath, and puli the excess yarn through to rhc hottom. Hołd the stitches you huve just corrcctcd in place with your thtimb. Slow distribute the excess yarn ovcr the first 2 stitches.

Ribbing with Areas of Color

lf the areas of color alrcady start ar the ribbing, the stitches have to he c.ist on appropriately. Since the first row in the ribbing patiem is sup-posed to bc a row on the wrong sidc of the work. the stitches have to bc cast on cxactly as the areas of color are supposcd to appear latec In this example. you srarr with rhe red yarn.

If the second piece is worked in rever>c—that is, if the red area fi on

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the Ich—start casting on with the naiural-color yarn.

Sewing in the Yarn Ends

In order for the starting stitches of cvcry area of color to havc the correct shape. the yarn ends must first be sewn in the direction in which you nurmafly would have continucd knitting with this yam:

Ii the area of color startej in a row on the right sidc of the work, or ended in a row on the wrong sidc ot the work, the yam ends on the hack are first pulled through the horizon-tal thread of the ncxt stitch to the lott, or tlirough the perpendiailar \-.im Crossing, and then sewn into the same area of color to the right.

If an area of color startej in a row on the wrong sidc of the work, or ended in a row on the right sidc oi the work. the yarn ends on the hack are first pulled through rhe yam carried on the back of the work to the right. and then sewn into the same area of color to the left.

The stitches before itop) and after (boltom) the correction.

If the areas of color already start at the ribbing, cast the stitches on in the same color sequence as that in which they are worked.

Here. the area of color started in a

right side row and ended in a wrong side row. First puli all the yarn ends through the yarn of the othor color to the left, and then sew them in.

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