{"id":1842,"date":"2014-09-16T16:06:46","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T16:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annetarsia.com\/?p=1842"},"modified":"2014-09-16T16:06:59","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T16:06:59","slug":"annetarsia-challenge-switching-knitting-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartonriveryarn.com\/annetarsia\/2014\/09\/annetarsia-challenge-switching-knitting-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"Annetarsia challenge – switching knitting direction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Knitters? Blindly follow patterns? What is the fun in that? Especially Annetarsia patterns, as I expect people to use them as a springboard for their own inspirations. So, I was thrilled to get my first inquiry about how to turn the Kelly sweater from Annetarsia knits from being knit from the hem up, to knitting from the top down.<\/p>\n

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All you need to do is turn the chart upside down.\u00a0 Excuse the quality of the images, as I just took\u00a0 snapshots of the page from the book.\u00a0 Here is the chart, as presented…<\/p>\n

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Kelly sweater: train chart, to be worked from bottom up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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To work in the opposite direction, just turn the chart upside down…<\/p>\n

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Kelly sweater: train chart, to be worked from top down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Now, since Annetarsia is all about the easiest way to knit a motif, the charts in the book will be easiest to knit if done as presented in the book.\u00a0 When you turn charts upside-down you might find that a new yarn supply will need to be added on the WS instead of the RS, or something else that you don’t like.\u00a0 So, change it!\u00a0 The charts are suggestions, and you can change them in any way you wish to make it more fun for you to knit.<\/p>\n

To see charts that were designed to be worked from the top down, see the Namanu shawl section, where all of the charts are up-side down.<\/p>\n

Before sailing off on your own, I recommend swatching and turning the swatch into something fun.\u00a0 A train band swatch would be a very cute headband!\u00a0 This will give you confidence that knitting your motif will be fun and successful.<\/p>\n

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