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The closest knitting gets to painting. You can create pictures in your knitting by using multiple pieces of yarn for each colored section in your design.
The closest knitting gets to painting. You can create pictures in your knitting by using multiple pieces of yarn for each colored section in your design.
Mary Scott Huff LectureMary Scott Huff, author of The New Stranded Colorwork, talks about tips and tricks for color knitting.
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SteekingSteeking allows you to turn a pullover into a cardigan, or knit a colorwork sweater entirely in the round.
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Double Knit In
This is perhaps the trickiest 2-color join to maneuver, but it works out the nicest in the end. Practice it a few times and you should be well on your way. If you knit in the English style, anchor the old yarn with your left hand. If you knit in the Continental style, anchor the old yarn with your right hand.
This is perhaps the trickiest 2-color join to maneuver, but it works out the nicest in the end. Practice it a few times and you should be well on your way. If you knit in the English style, anchor the old yarn with your left hand. If you knit in the Continental style, anchor the old yarn with your right hand.
Stripes
Stripes are an easy and fun way to add brighten up your knitting and use any scraps of yarn that you may have in your stash.
Stripes are an easy and fun way to add brighten up your knitting and use any scraps of yarn that you may have in your stash.
Fair Isle or Stranded KnittingThis video tutorial will show you how to knit with two colors in the same row.
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Color Theory
Here are some basic guidelines to help you select multiple colors of yarn for your next knitting project.
Here are some basic guidelines to help you select multiple colors of yarn for your next knitting project.
Color Selection for Knitting ColorworkMelissa has organized all 83 colors of Palette in a rainbow spectrum, and explains some basic rules to follow while selecting multiple colors to use in a knitted colorwork project.
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Fair Isle Tips
New to Fair Isle? We answer questions that frequently come up when you knit Fair Isle for the first time.
New to Fair Isle? We answer questions that frequently come up when you knit Fair Isle for the first time.
Introduction to Intarsia
Kerin gives an in depth look into the technique of color knitting called intarsia. Learn all about the advantages of using intarsia, where to use it as well as how to successfully incorporate intarsia into your knitting.
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Kerin gives an in depth look into the technique of color knitting called intarsia. Learn all about the advantages of using intarsia, where to use it as well as how to successfully incorporate intarsia into your knitting.
This tutorial includes video content.
