Moonstruck Knits ¦ Aeryn sweater ¦ Tutorial Roosimine inlay ¦ Tutorial sewn tubular bind-off.

Hi there and welcome to this Moonstruck Knits video. I'm Natasja and today I'm going to show you how to work two techniques used in my Aran cardigan. The Rosamunde inlay technique and the tubular bind-off. For all the details about the yarn, yardage and other pattern information be sure to check my website or the Aran pattern page on Ravelry. The most eye-catching design element of Aran is the patterned fabric created using the Rosamunde inlay technique. This is a traditional Estonian technique that creates an embroidered effect by weaving contrasting yarn floats through the fabric as you knit. The inlay yarn doesn't form any stitches itself, instead it is woven through the fabric which is worked entirely in the main yarn. For Aran the inlay yarn is held double to create a dense richly filled effect. So now let's Now let's take a look at how it's done. I'll start by showing you how to work the inlay on the right side. The background fabric is worked in stockinette stitch, so on the right side you'll be knitting. With your main yarn, knit to the first inlay symbol on the chart. Bring the inlay yarn to the front of your work. Continue knitting with the main yarn for the number of stitches indicated by the chart. That is three stitches in this case. And then move the inlay yarn to the back. You've now created an inlay flow spanning three stitches. Let's do that again. Knit to the inlay symbol on the chart and bring the yarn to the front. As you can see I'm crossing the inlay yarn over the main yarn. You may come across tutorials where the inlay yarn is crossed under the main yarn instead. I prefer crossing it over because I find it makes fixing mistakes on the following row easier. But either way is fine, just make sure you're consistent and use the same method throughout your project. Inlay yarn to the front, crossing it over the main yarn. Knit the number of stitches indicated by the chart and the inlay yarn goes to the back. Picking up the main yarn from under the inlay yarn and knitting to the next symbol on the chart. So that's that for the right side. Now let's take a look at the wrong side. The chart shows the right side of the work so when you're working the wrong side rows you need to work the inlay in reverse. Start with the edge stitch which is a knit stitch and then purl to the inlay symbol. Bring the inlay yarn to the back, purl the number of stitches indicated by the chart and then bring the inlay yarn to the front again. This creates the inlay float on the right side of the work following the chart. On the wrong side you'll continue crossing the inlay yarn over the main yarn, just as you did on the right side. When working the inlay pay attention to your tension. You want the inlay yarn to be consistent throughout but don't pull it tight. If anything keep the inlay yarn slightly on the loose side. It needs enough slack to allow the knitted fabric to stretch without pulling or puckering. And that's all there is to the inlay technique. Now let's move on to the soon tubular bind off. The neckline and body ribbing of Aran are worked in one by one rib and the ribbing starts with an edge stitch followed by a knit stitch. This tutorial shows you how to work the soon tubular bind off when your ribbing starts with an edge stitch or a purl stitch followed by a knit stitch. For the bind off you'll need a yarn tail approximately three to four times the length The length of the edge you're binding off. Thread the yarn onto a tapestry needle and start with two setup steps. The first step, insert the tapestry needle into the first stitch knitwise, pull the yarn through and leave the stitch on the needle. Insert the tapestry needle into the second stitch purlwise and pull the yarn through. That is a very very long yarn tail. From here on you'll repeat the following four steps. Insert the tapestry needle purlwise into the first stitch and slip the stitch off the needle. Insert the tapestry needle knitwise into the second stitch approaching it from back to front. In other words bring the needle between the stitches from the back then enter the stitch knitwise. Leave the stitch on the knitting needle. Insert the tapestry needle So knitwise into the first stitch and slip the stitch off the needle. Insert the tapestry needle purlwise into the second stitch and leave it on the needle. From here on you start the sequence all over again, purlwise into the first stitch, slipping it off. And an easy way to remember this sequence is to chant to yourself knit on, knit off, purl on purl off. Continue repeating these four steps until all the stitches have been bound off. And that's it for Erin. I hope you found this tutorial helpful and that you'll enjoy making your own Erin cardigan. Happy knitting and who knows, we might cross paths again for another yarn filled adventure. Bye now!