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Double Increase
The double increase can be used to create a decorative column of raised stitches.
Afghan seam
General info
This decorative seam technique can be used on both crochet pieces and knit pieces. It is accomplished by working loops at the edge of two pieces together using a crochet hook. The loops can be created using one of the following methods:
Steeks
Steeks are areas of knitting that need to be cut to form openings in the knitted fabric. They are usually done in circular knitting so that the knitting can be completed without slowing down for shaping or reverting to back and forth knitting.
Color Knitting – Intarsia
Intarsia is used when you are making blocks of color over several rows. It is good for representative (picture) knitting, as well as geometric shapes which don’t repeat on a small scale, such as argyle sock diamonds.
Color Knitting – Mosaic
Mosaic is used for special kinds of repeating patterns and takes two passes to complete a row.