Intarsia with a Manual Machine

Knitting intarsia on a manual machine is completely do-able! You don't need an intarsia carriage. It's a matter of taking charge of your carriage and needle
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Intarsia Carriage

The ability to knit multiple colors across a row without long floats make intarsia a very versatile technique.
Some knitting machines have built in
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Yarn Bobbins for Intarsia

Control those strands when knitting in intarsia. 2 quick (and inexpensive) ways to make your own yarn bobbins.
Hybrid Intarsia - Method 1

Knit multiple colors in a row without an intarsia carriage. Combine hand manipulated stitches and the speed of the knitting machine to create beautiful
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Hybrid Intarsia - Method 2

For machines without an intarsia carriage, use the hold setting to knit more than 1 color across a row with minimal or no floats.
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Built-in Intarsia

Having the intarsia feature built-in (no extra carriage needed) is such a time saver. Watch how it's done on a manual Taitexma TH160 Mid-Gauge machine.