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Assignment Seven: Explore colour and shape using intarsia techniques

Making Futures Posted on 2 May 2021 by Debbie28 August 2021

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 …

Posted in Colourwork, Knitting, Knitting techniques, Module Two | Tagged assignment seven, city & guilds, colourwork, foundation, intarsia, module two

Assignment Five: Working with accent colours

Making Futures Posted on 26 March 2021 by Debbie2 May 2021

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 …

Posted in City & Guilds, Colourwork, Foundation programme, Module Two | Tagged assignment five, colourwork, fair isle, foundation, module two

Lesson: Shape – M2.L05 – Using geometric and organic shapes – Increasing

Making Futures Posted on 18 February 2021 by Debbie24 September 2021

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 …

Posted in City & Guilds, Foundation programme, Knitting techniques, Module Two, Shape | Tagged city & guilds, foundation, increasing, knitting techniques, module two, shape

Lesson: Colour – M2.L04 – Intarsia

Making Futures Posted on 2 November 2020 by Debbie8 May 2021

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, …

Posted in City & Guilds, Foundation programme, Intarsia, Knitting techniques, Module Two | Tagged colourwork, foundation, intarsia, module two

Lesson: Colour – M2.L01 – Colourwork – Fair Isle

Making Futures Posted on 2 November 2020 by Debbie3 May 2021

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 …

Posted in City & Guilds, Colourwork, Foundation programme, Knitting techniques, Module Two | Tagged colourwork, foundation, knitting techniques, module two
Making Futures Posted on 30 September 2020 by Debbie29 August 2021

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 …

Lesson D1: Knitting with colour

Making Futures Posted on 26 September 2020 by Debbie29 August 2021

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 …

Posted in Introductory programme, Introductory programme - knitting | Tagged city & guilds, colour, introductory programme, lesson d1, module two

Assignment One: Produce two garter stitch squares

Making Futures Posted on 24 September 2020 by Debbie25 September 2022

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 …

Posted in City & Guilds, Introductory programme - knitting, Module One
Making Futures Posted on 24 September 2020 by Debbie7 October 2020

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 …

Making Futures Posted on 24 September 2020 by Debbie7 October 2020

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 …

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