Color Work Fun!
Congratulations to Katie K, who won a copy of The Sock Report in our haiku contest. Here's her haiku:
A ball of sock yarn Rolls off to college as it Ravels by degrees
We had a lot of fun reading all of the entries. Thank you to all who contributed a haiku. Thanks also go to my daughters for selecting the winner.
Color work has always been a favorite of mine. From playing with yarns and planning the colors, to watching the pattern grow as I knit, to wearing those extra warm finished projects, it is a pure joy. A lot of knitters seem to be intimidated by stranded color work. I like to spread the joy by teaching classes on the subject and showing people how much fun color work can actually be. It is always a pleasure to watch as the fun of working with colors clicks with the students in those classes. I don't have any color work classes scheduled right now, but you can learn a lot from online sources:
Knitting Daily Color Work Video
Knitty: Techniques with Theresa
Knit Picks Stranded Color Work Video
Below are four mitten patterns that I've designed over the years using color work. I hope you'll have as much fun to knitting them as I did designing them. All four of these patterns are now available as a bundle.
Price: $16
Oooh, what a nice bundle. I spy lots of gifts there for the gift giving season.
Posted by: misa | September 25, 2012 at 02:07 PM
Love all the patterns!
Posted by: Aileen Sitero | September 25, 2012 at 03:02 PM
Thank you for posting such informative and helpful links. It's on my bucket list and I've been hoping to tackle color work soon.
Posted by: Suzanne | September 25, 2012 at 07:55 PM
Yay for the haiku contest, and congratulations to Katie!
Thanks for the colorwork links. I love the patterns (no surprise).
Posted by: Robyn | September 25, 2012 at 09:43 PM
I do love colorwork. Why don't I do more? Great mittens.
Posted by: mary lou | September 26, 2012 at 04:56 PM
Love the mittens. They are so pretty and great for this season.
Posted by: Mike | October 11, 2012 at 10:39 AM