Objective For this assignment you’ll be using the information you gained in the earlier colourwork tutorials and task to produce a new sample based on your own design and choice of colours, this time using the intarsia technique and thinking … Continue reading →
Objective In this assignment you will be putting all the skills you have learned in this section, exploring Fair Isle colourwork and how colour schemes can be developed. Assignment 5 Part One Using what you have learned so far, find … Continue reading →
Use increasing techniques to create shape – The ‘lifted’ (knit below or row below) increase & the ‘raised’ increase There are a number of ways in which we can create shape in our knits. Increasing is one such way and … Continue reading →
Using colour to create geometric & fluid, organic shapes In addition to the smaller, more detailed patterns that can be created using Fair Isle techniques, colour can also be used to create a wide range of shapes; strong geometric lines, … Continue reading →
Introduction There are a number of ways to incorporate colour within a knitted fabric. One of the most popular and versatile is Fair Isle. Also referred to as ‘stranded colourwork’, Fair Isle is a way to combine colours using a … Continue reading →
Introduction We have now learned how to start and finish our knitting, the two essential knitting stitches and what to do when we run out of yarn. Next, we’ll be looking at increasing. Apart from the obvious purpose of increasing … Continue reading →
Introduction Now you have had the opportunity to create a series of samples testing different colours and colour combinations using , it’s time to interpret these samples in a knitted fabric. Objective You will be creating a knitted sample that … Continue reading →
Objective Your objective for this first assignment is to demonstrate: The use of two different casting on techniques The knit stitch Casting off Sample One Produce a knitted garter stitch square using the long-tail cast on. You can use any … Continue reading →
Introduction As an alternative to joining in a new yarn with a temporary knot, if you find yourself running out of yarn in the middle of a row, you can also use the ‘overlapping’ method. This method is quick and … Continue reading →
Introduction It may feel like you’ve only just started but our next lesson (and lesson 3) will be showing you how to join in a new yarn. Objective: You’ll be making a sample swatch, showing two places to rejoin a … Continue reading →