Intarsia Knitting for Machine Knitters

There is nothing more exciting than the dramatic look of an intarsia sweater. Expand your machine knitting skills into a powerful visual journey of sweaters that contain inlaid designs of pictures, geometrics, or any type of graphic. Leslye Solomon shares her extensive knowledge of intarsia knitting through the ease of video. Includes information about equipment needed, how to make a tension swatch, how to place the yarn in the needles following a design on a grid, how to combine textures and colors, how to fix problems and mistakes, how to control yarn tension, how to cross yarns to avoid holes, and more. Know what equipment is needed Prepare your brand of machine for intarsia Make a tension swatch for intarsia knitting Place the yarns properly on needles following a design on a grid Use many colors and textures in one sweater Avoid or fix many common problems and mistakes Use techniques to control yarn tension Change and cross the yarns properly to avoid holes and other problems A special bonus section will show you a new and exciting method for beading using the intarsia method of machine knitting.