Mosaic Intarsia Knitting “The Dragonfruit Coaster” (Part 2) Free Pattern and Tutorial (QUOE TIPS)
By Quayln Stark / QUOE
This video tutorial and written pattern are the second in a series of four that cover every special technique used to create The Dragonfruit Coaster.If you missed part 1, be sure to click HERE to get caught up. Part three goes over picking up stitches in the round, and part four details adding fringe. If you would like to follow this pattern exactly, work through row 14 using regular Mosaic techniques before starting the Mosaic Intarsia section.
With all that being said, here’s what you need to start!
Materials
- Takumi Bamboo Needles 9″ Size 7 (4.5mm) – (Art. No 3011-7)
- Thread Clipper “Kuroha”- (Art No. 415)
- Pattern Chart Marker Set- (Art No. 3164)
- Knitting Bobbins (Art No. 332)
- 3 skeins of worsted weight wool in contrasting colors.
Tutorial
The first post in this series goes over the chart and written pattern in detail, but for added help and clarity, below is the written pattern from rows 15-33 with color C, the intarsia section, italicized and in bold.
Row 15: In B and C, k2, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k9, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k2.
Row 17: In A, k5, s1, k1, s1, k7, s1, k1, s1, k5.
Row 19: In B and C, k2, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k5, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k2.
Row 21: In A, k5, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k3, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k5.
Row 23: In B and C, k2, s1, k3, (s1, k1) five times, s1, k3, s1, k2.
Row 25: In A, k5, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k3, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k5..
Row 27: In B and C, k2, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k5, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k2.
Row 29: In A, k5, s1, k1, s1, k7, s1, k1, s1, k5.
Row 31: In B and C, k2, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k9, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k2.
Once row 32 is completed, you can cut color C and work through the rest of the pattern using the previously established mosaic knitting pattern. When that is complete, you are ready to add a border to your work! Be sure to come back here next week to learn how to do that using a super simple and unusual technique!
For more information on Intarsia, I recommend Anne Berk’s book “Annetarsia Knits“.
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