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Figure 6-41E. The “shuttling” motion.

Figure 6-41G. Laying in the first core yarn with its
appropriate surface pair.

sive surface pairs. If you choose the first match well,
and avoid crossing leads, then all will lead fair.
This leaves the heart yarn to deal with: You
are going to break it off at the seizing by bending it
sharply up and down several times. Find some space
between the sets of tucking strands where there’s a
bit of room. Grasp the heart yarn a few inches from
the thimble. Apply some tension, and while main-
taining that tension, move the yarn sharply and rap-
Figure 6-41F. The surface yarns unlaid in pairs.
idly up and down. Get as much range of motion as
you can. It should break off after a few cycles.
Now it’s time for the first tuck. As shown in Fig-
out all the other surface yarns in pairs. If it’s an odd ure 6-41H, enter the spike under the standing part’s
number, lay your random pair back up, shift over #1 pair (just to the left of center, corresponding to
a half-step, then lay out all the pairs. Bend each the end’s #1 strand) and roll the spike back a full
pair slightly outward from the seizing, just enough turn. Next, take your #1 strand—remember, it’s just
so they won’t tangle with one another (see Figure to the right of center at the seizing—and bend it to
6-41F). Watch out for sharp ends. the right and completely around the standing part,
Now lay out a yarn from the interior group. following the path of the spike. Pull on the strand as
You’ll want to match it with the pair of surface yarns you pass it (Figure 6-41I) so that it lies flat against
to which it will lead most cleanly (see Figure 6-41G). the standing part, prebending it so it will be fair
Ideally, the pair of surface yarns will be offset slightly when rolled home.
clockwise from the single yarn. Lay the single yarn in To tuck, pass the wire through the space
with this pair, twisting clockwise. Lay out successive the spike makes, passing from tip to handle (Fig-
yarns from the bundle and lay them in with succes- ure 6-41J).

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