Most Fairisle patterns are worked
from a chart, which can take a bit of getting used to. Start with a simple
motif in two colour.
A chart will give a single pattern repeat of the complete
design on a squared grid. The colours will be represented by either colours or symbols.
Work from the
bottom to the top. Horizontally,
each square represents a stitch and vertically each square represents a row.
For a stocking stitch pattern:
Knit rows – work from right to left
Purl rows – work from left to right
When you have completed one row, follow the row that is
immediately above the last. Keep a pencil or
a row counter nearby and mark off the rows as you complete them.
Often, only one repeat of the pattern is shown and you will
have to repeat this pattern across the row. There will be bold vertical lines
to show the area that is to be repeated. The stitches at either side of these
lines show the edge stitches to be worked
at the beginning and the end of the work.
Follow the pattern exactly. If you have gone wrong, don’t
continue in the hope it will work
out. It won’t. Undo the incorrect
stitches and correct the mistakes.
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