Exploring Colour in Knitting: Techniques, Swatches and Projects to Expand Your Knit Horizons

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Exploring Colour in Knitting is packed with all the guidance and advice you will need to start to combine colours in your knitting with confidence. Combining yarns to make coloured patterns is one of the most enjoyable aspects of knitting. Exploring Colour in Knitting is packed with all the guidance and advice you will need to confidently knit with colour. First the book looks at understanding colour from hue families to warm and cool colours, brights, pastels and neutrals, tints, tones and shades. Next, a section on proportion and stitchwork explores how to combine various colours and the effects different stitches have on a colour. A section on colour and decoration offers advice on using embellishments such as beads, sequins, buttons and edgings, as well as tips on adding motifs and embroidery to your work. Chapters on Fair Isle and intarsia investigate the ways that these techniques affect colour relations from traditional patterns through to modern interpretations. Eleven specially selected projects demonstrate the most effective ways to experiment with colour. Brimming with essential advice and ideas this invaluable book is the last word on colour knitting.

Emma King is a talented knitwear designer who is set to inspire knitters across the world. She is a Design Consultant for Rowan Yarns and also has her own company, supplying her knitted bags and limited edition kits. She uses her passion for colour and texture to create designs that will inspire knitters everywhere to pick up their needles. Sarah Hazell is a qualified teacher whose passion for knitting led her to join Rowan Yarns in 2006. She continues to develop the workshop programme for Rowan, teaching knitting, crochet and hand-pieced patchwork. She has a particular interest in colour work and decorative techniques.