Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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A video showing you how the intarsia join is worked when you change colour on a diagonal.

The pattern mentioned in the video is the Watercolor Cowl, designed by Kaffe Fassett, from MDK Field Guide No. 16 Painterly.
To purchase the pattern book, visit: moderndailyknitting.com/shop/mdk-field-guide-no-16-painterly

Other tutorials in this series:
Intarsia Joins: youtu.be/QO-4ZpxFCf8
Weaving in Ends in Intarsia: youtu.be/YxX-Tl-rQ34
Felted Join: youtu.be/SQXUB62ctfY
Estimating Yarn Lengths for Intarsia: youtu.be/UtW824Ynwoc
Putting Your Yarn in the Right Place for Intarsia: youtu.be/QFP5FH37-l8

0:00 Introduction
0:36 Vertical v. Diagonal Intarsia Joins
1:25 Working Diagonal Intarsia Joins on the Right Side
2:18 Working Vertical Intarsia Joins on the Right Side
2:57 Review of Working Diagonal Intarsia Joins on the Right Side
3:24 Avoiding Over and Under Tightening Yarn
4:54 Working Diagonal Intarsia Joins on the Wrong Side
5:48 Looking at Looped Vertical and Diagonal Join on Wrong Side
6:23 Closer Look at the Appearance of the Diagonal Join
6:57 Review of Intarsia Joins