Colorwork knitting

Knitting color work can be daunting when starting out. Read for some color work tips that make it easier to do and get a lovely result!

With the Fair Isle Advent MKALendar you'll create a stocking cap or a cowl in 25 days... or take the emergency exit to turn the cap into a head-hugging beanie. All sorts of fingering-weight leftovers, scraps, half-a skeins, unicorn tails, or advent calendar minis are ideal.

200 Fair Isle Motifs BLAD - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. 200 Fair Isle motifs offers simple solutions to the seemingly complex technique of stranded colorwork. From simple single-row patterns to complex allover motifs, you'll find colorways that will thrill and inspire your knitting. Organized by row count and stitch count, 200 Fair Isle motifs makes it easy to find the perfect motif for your projects.

Do you struggle with tight floats in stranded colorwork knitting? In this blog post I demonstrate an easy trick to keeping your floats loose: knitting colorwork inside out. And no, that doesn't mean having to purl in colorwork! Read the post to understand how needle tip position affects circular knitting, the difference between working right side out and inside out, and how working in the round inside out can help with tight floats. #knitting #knit #stranded #colorwork #tutorial…

In colorwork or mosaic knitting it's important to keep your floats loose on the back of the work. Here's a clever trick on how to do that with yarnovers.