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This craft was used for a set of “Poor Boy” items bought in every color by Audrey Hepburn and designed by Sonia Rykiel. The fashion house Missoni worked with a “flammata” form of this craft on Raschel machines to create colorful zigzag designs (10[1])popular in the 1960s. (10[1])Apocryphally, designs in this craft were used to identify dead fishermen in the Aran Islands. (10[2])Fair Isle is one (10[1])technique to incorporate colorwork (10[1])in this craft, (10[2])which can be done by hand using English or Continental methods. (-5[1])Linda Muir designed the guernseys made from this craft worn (10[1])in Robert Egger’s film (10[1])The Lighthouse. A purl is a basic stitch in this craft for creating patterns like stockinette and cable. For 10 points, jumpers and pullovers are often made in what craft by interlacing yarn loops with needles? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: knitting [accept knitwear or knits; prompt on fashion or making textiles, fabric, or clothing; reject “sewing” or “weaving”]
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