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6. Intarsia Charts

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6. Intarsia Charts

Intarsia Moon

Intarsia moon

Intarsia is a way of creating color designs made of big blocks of color. It is usually knit flat. In this chapter you will practice Intarsia on a simple moon chart, below.

To decorate the blocks of color with small details, see Duplicate Stitch, the next chapter.

Intarsia Moon Chart


How to Make a Bobbin

How To Hand-Wind A Center-Pull Ball or Bobbin
How To Hand-Wind A Center-Pull Ball or Bobbin


Designing in Intarsia

Picture Knits by Betty BarndenA great book to use as a reference for designing projects with Intarsia motifs is Picture Knits by Betty Barnden.

It includes over 50 designs of flowers, animals, birds, children’s designs, and alphabets. She also includes detailed instructions and illustrations about the techniques, plus easy projects to which to add your designs.



Patterns for Practice

Here are two awesome Intarsia patterns for you to try:

Rainbows in the Windows Intarsia Wall Hangings
Rainbows in the Windows Wall Hangings
Citrus fruit Intarsia potholder
Citrus Fruit Intarsia Potholder



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