Do you want to learn how to knit colorwork patterns? We've got all the resources you need to get started!
A great beginning pattern is A Precious Resource, a free pattern on our site. Designed by Michael Harrigan, this cowl is the perfect project to build your skills. Check out the photo below from carolmcq on Ravelry—it's her first colorwork project!
We'd like to inspire more of our wonderful fans to give color work knitting a try, so we've rounded up some of our favorite resources for learning and perfecting the art of knitting with more than one color of yarn. Enjoy!
A great beginning pattern is A Precious Resource, a free pattern on our site. Designed by Michael Harrigan, this cowl is the perfect project to build your skills. Check out the photo below from carolmcq on Ravelry—it's her first colorwork project!
We'd like to inspire more of our wonderful fans to give color work knitting a try, so we've rounded up some of our favorite resources for learning and perfecting the art of knitting with more than one color of yarn. Enjoy!
Colorwork Knitting at Your Fingertips
Confused about the difference between stranded, fair isle, mosaic and intarsia? Our blog The Secrets of Colorwork Knitting introduces you to each technique. If you're new to both Colorwork knitting and working from charts, don't miss this fabulous blog tutorial from Kelbourne Woolens.
Visual learners will want to watch this video from Staci Perry of Very Pink Knits, which shows how to work with multiple colors of yarn in your knitting project. Staci draws on her many years of colorwork knitting to share tons of tips and tricks that even experienced knitters will find helpful.
Knitwear designers, especially those who specialize in colorwork knitting patterns, are great resources for tips and techniques. Vickie Howell shares her favorite colorwork knitting tips in this episode of Ask Me Monday. LaVisch designs helps you pick out colors, manage tension and fix mistakes in this helpful blog post. Miriam Felton also shares her top colorwork knitting tips in this blog post.
Once you're perfected stranded colorwork knitting, why not give Fair Isle a try? Check out this great blog post from Tin Can Knits to get you started.
You can also work on refining your skills with Andrea Rangel's 7 Tips to Improve Your Colorwork and this post from Handmade by Stefanie, which shares three tips for quicker colorwork knitting.
Got a colorwork knitting tip or favorite tutorial not listed here? Share it with us in the comments!
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