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Sallac Knitters

April 21, 2011 by Mary Jane 9 Comments


These gentlemen are fantastic knitters, creating amazing chullos. They knit with the yarn tensioned around their necks. Their circular intarsia is usually all purled from the inside, first heading left, like we do, and when they reach the end of the round,

they wrap the working yarns around a cord, and work the next round in reverse….

Note the pincer technique.

But look here! This fellow is knitting back, just like we do! He’s a maverick, the only one who does this.
So you see, different styles exist even within the same village.

Gorgeous alpaca, naturally dyed.


This beauty is acrylic.

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  1. torirot says

    April 22, 2011 at 4:09 am

    Just wow! Amazing work!

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  2. magnusmog says

    April 22, 2011 at 4:47 am

    I’m bright acrylic greenm with envy!

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  3. lauren says

    April 22, 2011 at 10:48 am

    What an interesting technique! It’s like intarsia in the round but … also back and forth? Thanks for getting so many detailed shots of their work.

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  4. bridget says

    April 22, 2011 at 10:56 am

    This report is wonderful beyond words! (As she goes on to use more words!) The men knitting such amazing hats?… their techniques, your observations, descriptions and photos. Amazing.

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  5. Julie Nardi says

    April 22, 2011 at 11:49 am

    FABULOUS!!!! Yaomogaochuwah!

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  6. Nancy Pendleton says

    April 23, 2011 at 12:37 pm

    Just amazing……..

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  7. misa says

    April 24, 2011 at 12:02 am

    Wow, absolutely staggering. I still don’t quite have a grasp of how they purl from the inside, I’m going to have to see it done someday.

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  8. Linnea says

    April 28, 2011 at 8:00 pm

    LOVE the tassle on top of the hat!!!!!!!

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  9. Cristina says

    April 30, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    Gorgeous. No longer will I be ashamed of my own pincer technique. I taught myself to knit and that’s the way I do it. Maybe it’s because Cancer is my sign?

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