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Review Guagliumi's charts on page 8: formation of slip stitch.
 
Review Guagliumi's charts on page 8: formation of slip stitch.
 
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===Swatch 1: casting on/off with ravel cord===
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#Open cast on with Waste Yarn (WY). 10 stitches on chunky machine, 15 stitches on standard. Hang comb and weights. Knit 10 rows
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===Swatch 1: Slip Stitch & Fairisle===
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#Thread ravel cord and knit 1 row with it.
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#Switch to Main Color (MC). Leave a tail at beginning, 3x the width of knitting. Knit 20 rows. Leave tail at end.
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#Switch to ravel cord. Knit 1 row.
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#Switch to WY. Knit 20 rows.
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#Switch to ravel cord. Knit 1 row.
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#Switch to MC. Leave tail. Knit 20 rows. Leave tail.
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#Switch to ravel cord. Knit 1 row.
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#Switch to WY. Knit 10 rows.
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#Remove knitting from machine. 
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#Cut swatch in half, through the mid point of the middle waste yarn section. Each participant takes one half, and does back stitch bind off for both the top and bottom edges.
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===Swatch 2: Fairisle on the 930===
 
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Use a light color solid yarn for your main yarn (MC).
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Use light color solid yarns for Main Color (MC) and Contrast Color (CC) yarn.
EON cast on, across 60 stitches.
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Hang comb and weights.
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knit 5-6 rows.
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Carriage on Left.
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#Using needle pusher, select eon starting 30L. Select both end needles. (Move selected needles to D).
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#Put carriage in part. Knit 1 row.
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#Using needle pusher, select eon starting 30L. Select both end needles.
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#Knit 1 row.
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#Put carriage in plain. Knit 2 rows.
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#Select needles with pusher again, starting at 29L this time. Select both end needles. Knit 1 row.
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#Select needles with pusher again, starting at 29L. Select both end needles. Knit 1 row.
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#Put carriage in plain. Knit 2 rows.
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#Repeat 1-9.
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Examine the emerging pattern and note the floats.
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#EON cast on, across 60 stitches.
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Next, we'll do the same thing, this time using 2 different colors of yarn: main color (MC) and contrast color (CC). We'll switch colors every 2 rows.
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#Hang comb and weights.
#Knit 2 rows in MC.
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#Switch to CC.
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#Using needle pusher, select eon starting 30L. Select both end needles. (Move selected needles to D).
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#Put carriage in part. Knit 1 row.
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#Using needle pusher, select eon starting 30L. Select both end needles.
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#Knit 1 row.
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#Put carriage in plain. Switch to MC. Knit 2 rows. Switch to CC.
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#Select needles with pusher again, starting at 29L this time. Select both end needles. Knit 1 row.
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#Select needles with pusher again, starting at 29L. Select both end needles. Knit 1 row.
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#Put carriage in plain.
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#Repeat 1-10.
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When you're finished, knit 10 rows in MC, and remove knitting from the machine.
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#Knit 5-6 rows.
Examine both sides of the swatch.
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===Swatch 2: casting on/off with ravel cord===
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#Carriage on Left.
=====E wrap cast on=====
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=====Ravel cord cast on/off, back stitch bind off.=====
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#Follow instructions on page 22 of KH-930 Manual for programming a fairisle pattern into the machine.  
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===Swatch 3: Shaping===
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Cast on EON, 60 stitches.
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=====increasing stitches=====
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on carriage side:
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*1 stitch: add one needle
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===Swatch 3: Drop Stitch on the 230===
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Cast on EON, 41 stitches. Use needles 21L to 20R
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*multiple stitches: e wrap
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#Knit 4 rows. Transfer stitch at needles 1L, 11L, 10R. Leave empty needles in B position.
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=====decreasing stitches=====
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#Knit 10 rows. Drop stitches at 1L, 11L, 10R. Latch up all 3 as ribs. Hang top stitch back on needle. Knit 2 rows.
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opposite the carriage:
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#Transfer same stitches again. Leave 1L in work. Move needles 11L and 10R to A position. Knit 6 rows.
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*1 stitch: transfer to next needle
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#Drop stitch on 1L. Leave 1L in work.
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*multiple stitches: crotchet off
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#Knit 2 more rows. Run tapestry needle with yarn through all stitches and remove work from machine.
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always move empty needles to A position
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#Use latch tool to crochet up ladders with contrast color.
    
== Class 2 Homework ==
 
== Class 2 Homework ==
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