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 ===Swatch 1: Slip Stitch & Fairisle===
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+Use a light color solid yarn for your main yarn (MC).
+EON cast on, across 60 stitches.
+Hang comb and weights.
+knit 5-6 rows.
+Carriage on Left.
+#Using needle pusher, select eon starting 30L. Select both end needles. (Move selected needles to D).
+#Put carriage in part. Knit 1 row.
+#Using needle pusher, select eon starting 30L. Select both end needles.
+#Knit 1 row.
+#Put carriage in plain. Knit 2 rows.
+#Select needles with pusher again, starting at 29L this time. Select both end needles. Knit 1 row.
+#Select needles with pusher again, starting at 29L. Select both end needles. Knit 1 row.
+#Put carriage in plain. Knit 2 rows.
+#Repeat 1-9.
+Examine the emerging pattern and note the floats.
+Next, we'll do the same thing, this time using 2 different colors of yarn: main color (MC) and contrast color (CC). We'll switch colors every 2 rows.
+#Knit 2 rows in MC.
+#Switch to CC.
+#Using needle pusher, select eon starting 30L. Select both end needles. (Move selected needles to D).
+#Put carriage in part. Knit 1 row.
+#Using needle pusher, select eon starting 30L. Select both end needles.
+#Knit 1 row.
+#Put carriage in plain. Switch to MC. Knit 2 rows. Switch to CC.
+#Select needles with pusher again, starting at 29L this time. Select both end needles. Knit 1 row.
+#Select needles with pusher again, starting at 29L. Select both end needles. Knit 1 row.
+#Put carriage in plain.
+#Repeat 1-10.
+When you're finished, knit 10 rows in MC, and remove knitting from the machine.
+Examine both sides of the swatch.
 ===Swatch 2: casting on/off===
 =====E wrap cast on=====