To better understand fairisle and to get inspired to use this technique, try the following exercise. What you should know:
Set your carriage for Fairisle (slip)
Select needles for Fairisle
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Cast on 30 stitches. Use any method you'd like, add some weight and knit a few rows. Create a "to-scale" cheat sheet if you'd like. The following lesson will be following this punchcard diagram.
Remember - you are selecting and pulling to "D" position, the needles that are going to knit.
