To achieve a patterned fabric you may knit with two strands, one dark and one light. Carry the unused strand in back of the pattern stitches, and the technique is called "stranded" or "Fair Isle" knitting.
Or, you may knit with one strand of self-striping yarn. The alternating light and dark stretches of yarn make a pattern, sometimes called "domino" knitting.
Shown below are lengths of roving ready to be spun into self-striping yarn. Upon knitting, a characteristic right-angled pattern emerges.
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| Stranded knitting, bottom swatch shows strands carried on back side |
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| Self-striping yarn knit into domino swatches |
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| Roving laid out in order for spinning self-striping yarn |
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| Roving and knitted sample are placed side-by-side for comparison |
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