Worked with only yarn per row. The colour effects are created by slipping stitches.

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Colourwork using techniques other than mosaic knitting

Various types of cables

Usually worked bottom up

Knitted from the bottom up

Worked on the bias.

Most start with a provisional cast on and are then joined when the desired length is reached.

Long shallow shawls: more like a scarf than a traditional shawl; makes limited yardage go further.. ☺

Patterns that work well with handspun yarn.

No Cast-on
No Bind-off

Techically you do cast on, but only a very small number of stitches (usually 3-5) but you end with just 1 and there is no sewing involved.