ɪnðə "bɹˈuːtfˈoːɹs" ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ, ðə nˈɪɾɚ kæn pɹədˈuːs ˌɛni sˈɔːɹt ʌv plˈeɪɾɪŋ baɪ ɹᵻmˈuːvɪŋ ðə stˈɪtʃ təbi nˈɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə lˈɛfthˈænd nˈiːdəl, twˈɪstɪŋ ɪɾ æz dɪzˈaɪɚd, ðˈɛn ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ ɪt tə ðə lˈɛfthˈænd nˈiːdəl ænd nˈɪɾɪŋ ɪt.
In the "brute-force" approach, the knitter can produce any sort of plaiting by removing the stitch to be knitted from the left-hand needle, twisting it as desired, then returning it to the left-hand needle and knitting it.