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NEW LOOKS WITH LATVIAN BRAIDS

LATVIAN BRAIDS are horizontal braids which are a beautiful way to embellish the edges of knitwear, or to separate different patterns or motifs. They are made by simply twisting the yarns at the front of the piece and then purling a stitch.

The key is to always twist your yarns before each stitch

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