![]() ![]() The braid below has a very similar overall pattern to the one in the first photo, though with two contrast loops instead of one: 7 rows (one repeat) of All-But-2-Dark-Up, then 11 rows of All-Dark-Up. In the video, I show how to find your place by examining your loops if you happen to forget what row you are on. With square and flat braid pickup, after you get used to the idea of choosing whether or not to turn loops, the braiding process is mostly about counting your rows as you braid. (All pattern set-ups and pick-up charts follow the flat pick-up instructions below). In braiding it, you break it into 2 easily digestible chunks: 9 rows of All-Dark-Up (remember, this is pick-up, so those 9 “all-dark-up” rows probably won’t all have the same sequence of turns) then one repeat (7 rows) of All-But-1-Dark-Up. The overall pattern in this braid has a 16-row repeat made with different loop-turning moves in different rows. The overall, larger pattern does not have an automatic loop-turning sequence to every row: Here’s where my artificial distinction between “real” pick-up patterns and switching between automatic patterns breaks down! Combo patterns are actually ‘real’ pick-up. ![]() See Pick-up 101 and Rock Your Square Braid for pick-up patterning terms and techniques.Įven though you can only use pickup on one side of the braid when making a flat braid (more on this below), the pattern displays across a wider area than a square braid, so it can be very striking. ![]() Previous info not covered here can be learned in these tutorials: Start Here (5 loops), and Continue Here (7 loops) teach how to make square and flat loop braids, and Bicolor Loop Magic shows how to set up and braid with bicolor loops. Plus, I finally have some concrete, sure-fire (I hope!) tips on how to get flat braids to come out “fully flat” instead of the “3/4-flat” result that is so common – especially with 5-loop braids. ![]() However it also includes instructions for some great “regular” flat braid bicolor patterns that don’t require pickup moves – jump to them further down page. This 3rd Pick-up installment is on flat braid pattern-switching with bicolor loops. ![]()
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