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Category Archives: Colorwork

Color Theory – The Basics

by Knit Picks Tutorials on February 9, 2012

Anytime you are involved in a creative or visual craft, having a good understanding of color relationships is a foundation that you will appreciate over and over again. Color is all around us. It has the ability to affect our …

Posted in Colorwork, Fair Isle Knitting, Reference, View All

Finishing Tips for Fair Isle: Braiding Your Yarn Ends

by Knit Picks Tutorials on February 13, 2012

 Got a lovely fair isle sweater, but don’t feel like weaving in all those ends? Kerin shows you a clever way to quickly finish off your sweater by braiding your yarn ends!

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Three Color Stranding

by Knit Picks Tutorials on February 13, 2012

 This simple technique shows you how to easily handle colorwork patterns that use more than two colors within the same row, great for Icelandic and other Scandinavian motifs.

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How to Prepare & Cut a Steek

by Knit Picks Tutorials on February 13, 2012

 In this video, Kerin goes over the basics of preparing and cutting a steek! This is a useful technique that allows you to knit colorwork projects completely in the round, allowing you to avoid stranding across the wrong side …

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Fair Isle Knitting Tips: What is Fair Isle Knitting?

by Knit Picks Tutorials on July 20, 2016

Fair Isle Knitter Andrea Lum talks about the origins of fair isle knitting, as well as how and where the technique is often used.  

Posted in Colorwork, Fair Isle Knitting Tips with Andrea Lum, Newest

Fair Isle Knitting Tips: Chart Reading

by Knit Picks Tutorials on July 21, 2016

When you’re reading a fair isle chart, things can get a bit tricky. Andrea Lum gives some tips on reading your chart effectively, and mentions tools that can help you along the way.

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Fair Isle Knitting Tips: Yarn Dominance

by Knit Picks Tutorials on July 22, 2016

Fair Isle Knitter Andrea Lum talks about the concept of yarn dominance in fair isle knitting, and shows how to hold your yarns to knit colorwork effectively.  

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Fair Isle Knitting Tips: Yarn Color Progression & Substitution

by Knit Picks Tutorials on July 23, 2016

What does yarn progression mean in fair isle knitting? If you like a pattern but want to knit it in different colors, how do you know which ones to substitute? Fair Isle Knitter Andrea Lum gives you tips and tricks …

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Fair Isle Knitting Tips: Swatching in the Round

by Knit Picks Tutorials on July 24, 2016

When the fair isle pattern you will be knitting is in the round, how do you swatch? Andrea takes you through the process of swatching in the round.  

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Colorwork Crochet: Carrying Method

by Daniel Kennon on February 15, 2017

Carrying is one way of doing colorwork in crochet; it is also called tapestry crochet. In this method, another color is “carried” along the top of the previous row, with new stitches in the current color being worked over it. …

Posted in Colorwork, Crochet, KP Quicks, Video Tutorials

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