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Double Intarsia
Double Intarsia
Double intarsia is knitted on Lock setting B II.
The needles are in Working Position**, and the needles intended for knitting the second yarn are pushed to Advanced
Working Position***, and the yarn laid by hand.
O ur example
(You have cast on at least 26 stitches and knitted a few
rows stocking stitch.)
- Push the centre 7 needles to Advanced Working
Position***.
- Place a second yarn into these needles.
Note:
Ensure that all latches are open, and that
there is yarn in every needle in Advanced Working
Position***.
- At left, hold the yarn you have placed over the
needles loosely in your hand, slightly forward level
with the edge of the table.
Note:
Never pull the yarn down vertically.
- Move the lock across the needles.
Continue by pushing 11 needles to Advanced Working
Position * * * for the next row of squares and placing
the second trimming colour over four of these
needles.
- Wind the yarn anti-clockwise round the first needle
at left in Advanced Working Position * * *, and only
then place the yarn over the needles.
(If the lock is at right, wind the trimming yarn clockwise
round the first needle at right in Advanced Working
Position***.)
This pattern motif will give a relief effect since twice as
many rows have been knitted for the motif as have
been for the background at right and left of it.
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