Sweat Shop Paris by Martena Duss

Author:Martena Duss
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
Published: 2011-11-06T04:00:00+00:00

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What you need:

– knitting needles

– yarn in any color and texture

TIP: A perfect way to use any leftover yarn, changing the yarn can be used for different effects: use fluffy yarn for clouds; metallic yarn for cars; crepe yarn to create hair.

FAIR ISLE TECHNIQUE: This knitting technique is named after a tiny island off northern Scotland and is used to create multicolored patterns. In this technique the inactive yarn is carried as a loose horizontal strand on the back of your piece while the active color yarn is in use. When using this method, called “stranding,” don’t leave the inactive color at the back for more than five stitches. Long strands have a tendency to snag.

INTARSIA: Unlike the Fair Isle technique, the inactive yarn is simply left hanging in the back of your knitting and is carried vertically up to the next row when it is needed again. This allows you to create larger patterns and solid-colored shapes and features. The hanging ends are woven into the back of the piece at the end.

For both techniques, make sure to leave the hanging ends or loose strands in the back of your piece. A simple Stockinette stitch is advised, since complex stitch combinations distract from color changes and patterns.

1 Start your knitting adventure by choosing an image or by making a sketch of your own.

2 Make a knitting sample to work out how many stitches a row will have and draw a grid of your knitting sample.

3 Trace outlines of the sketch or image onto the grid.

4 Color the different features. Keep in mind that some of the details will be simplified.

5 Taking your colored grid as a guide, start knitting the pattern from the bottom right of the grid. Use the Fair Isle or intarsia technique, depending on your design. Little details can be added at the end with embroidery.

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