Author : Sarah Hazell
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,34 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Color
ISBN : 9780764147395
(back cover) Exploring Color in Knitting describes our responses to color and suggests inventive new ways to use the dazzling variety of yarns available to knitters. Offering ideas on how to change or adapt existing color schemes, and presenting step-by-step instruction on intarsia and Fair Isle knitting techniques, this informative new book will teach you how to knit in color with confidence.
Author : Nita Leland
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 23,5 MB
Release : 2016-09-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 1440345155
Unlock the secrets to gorgeous, expressive, unforgettable color! Finding color combinations that not only work but excite the eye is one of the greatest challenges artists face. This updated and expanded 30th anniversary edition of the North Light classic Exploring Color teaches artists of all mediums and skill levels how to use and control color in their artwork and shows how exhilarating and enjoyable the ride can be. Popular art instructor and best-selling author Nita Leland will help you take any artwork you make to new color heights. Memorable paintings from more than 30 contributing artists are inside towill inspire you, along with 75+ hands-on exercises, 8 step-by-step demonstrations and countless nuggets of color knowledge--all in your own private workshop! Learn how to master color mixing, assemble the perfect palette for your artistic goals, select just the right color scheme, and communicate color in a way that elevates your designs way beyond the ordinary. Start a handy journal to keep track of your discoveries, with customized mixtures, color wheels, reference charts and other tools designed to uncover your color personality and help you work with color more efficiently. Nita knows that the quest for perfect color can be fun, and it can be yours. So stop guessing, and start exploring! "Beautiful color is no happy accident. Color can be learned." --Nita Leland
Author : Gina Wilde
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 29,29 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Color guides
ISBN : 0307393550
The Alchemy of Color Knitting is the ultimate reference for knitters who are eager to bring richer, more complex colour to their projects. Gina Wilde, creative director of Alchemy Yarns of Transformation, begins with a concise, complete description of the fundamentals of colour theory - outlining the basics of the colour wheel and colour relationships - all explained from a knitter s point of view. With vital lessons, exercises and 25 inspiring garments to make, knitters will learn to think creatively in their colour choices and consider each colour s origins, lore and myriad meanings.
Author : Gwen W. Steege
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 13,83 MB
Release : 2011-10-21
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1603427708
Knit a traditional gansey sweater with indigo yarn. Tour a spinning mill. Discover five ways to cast on for socks. Meet your personal knitting hero. The Knitter’s Life List is a richly illustrated compilation of 1,001 experiences and adventures that devout knitters won’t want to miss. You’ll find classic techniques to master, time-honored patterns to try, unusual yarns to work with, museums to see, books to read, and much more. Get inspired and live the knitting life of your dreams!
Author : Vickie Howell
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 38,92 MB
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1683356683
A knitting adventure with projects, patterns, rituals, yoga, creative inspiration, numerology, knitting experts, astrology, community, and more. Vickie Howell, the DIY channel’s popular queen of fiber, pens a love letter to knitting with The Knit Vibe—a book like no other—with interviews, patterns, and an in-depth look at the knitting community and the creative potential of knitting. Dive into a special section on the health benefits of the craft, catch a glimpse of knitting’s superstars in conversation with Howell, or try your hand at loads of how-tos and projects from the likes of Bristol Ivy, Kaffe Fassett, Diva Zappa, Amy Small, and many more. “Pick up some yarn, start where you are, get creative” is the message Howell weaves through the book and her online series, The Knit Show. Gathering inspiration from all facets of the knitting universe, the book offers chapters on The Makings (go-to knitted gifts), The Surroundings (cool projects for your knitting space), and The Intention (vibe-y rituals, yoga, and self-care all every knitter—and would-be knitter—craves). “From inspirational interviews with kniteratti including Kaffe Fassett, Erika Knight, former Vogue Knitting editor Trisha Malcolm, Diva Zappa, and Siedah Garrett to yoga poses, vitamins, and rituals for stitcher-specific self care, The Knit Vibe is like your coolest, Palo Santo-burning girlfriend who also knows her way around two-color brioche.” —Vogue Knitting “Not like anything you’ve seen in a knitting book before.” —CraftGossip “The chapters on intentions and community enhance the stitch-by-stitch joy that all makers know.” —Yarn Market News
Author : Mary Scott Huff
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 26,97 MB
Release : 2012-04-04
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1118236343
The visual way to add color to your knitting Are you a knitter looking to expand your knowledge and take on new challenges? Color adds vibrant, complex patterns to sweaters, hats, mittens, and more. For the uninitiated, color knitting can be intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Color Knitting explains, step by step, the various methods and gives you a variety of projects so that you can put your newfound skills to use. Working with color—whether it's one richly toned variegated handspun yarn or multiple colors worked in an intricate pattern—is a great way to advance from basic projects to more complex and satisfying ones. Photo by photo, you'll learn all the techniques, including stripes, slip-stitch knitting, Fair Isle (stranded knitting), intarsia, and entrelac. Plus, you'll get some lessons on color theory and discover how to put together beautiful color combinations. Features 21 patterns using various colorwork skills Includes a stitch pattern dictionary for each technique Photos and detailed explanations make learning easy If you're a crafter who learns better by seeing and doing, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Color Knitting will get you confidently knitting colorwork in no time.
Author : Melissa Leapman
Publisher : Potter Craft
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 18,52 MB
Release : 2011-07-13
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 030796549X
One of the reasons knitting and colorwork master Melissa Leapman first learned to knit was her wish to make one special project—a sweater using Fair Isle technique. Now, for the first time, she brings her passion for advanced color knitting to knitters who want to knit with any and every color of yarn they can wrap around their needles. Conquer classic stranded knitting, “draw” images in yarn using intarsia, and make two projects in one with reversible double knitting. Leapman’s clear instruction proves that knitting with multiple colors may appear more complex, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. She includes the quickest, easiest, and most intuitive methods for each technique, using knowledge honed over years of color knitting workshops with knitters from across the country. Once you’ve learned the basics, practice your new skills by creating projects for yourself, your friends, and everyone on your gift list. Each chapter includes a handful of sample projects to get you started, a Designer Workshop that teaches you important concepts in every designer’s toolbox, and a pattern treasury of unique patterns to apply to projects of your own creation—more than 50 patterns and 12 projects in all. Throughout, Leapman’s helpful collection of how-tos, diagrams, tips, and hints (including a refresher course in color theory to help you choose the perfect color combinations) makes Mastering Color Knitting the book you’ll turn to for information and inspiration time and time again.
Author : Becca Smith
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 14,98 MB
Release : 2010-10-05
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1101444037
Knitting made easy - especially for beginners. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Knitting, Becca Smith takes aspiring knitters step-by-step through her "learn-as-you-go" teaching technique. Knitters are guided from purl stitch to finished scarf with hundreds of clear and easy-to-understand photos along the way. Readers will also learn to make hats, mittens, blankets, pillows, sweaters, socks, even kimonos-as well as their own patterns. With The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Knitting, anyone can go from picking up a needle to becoming a master knitter. ?A new "learn-as-you-go" way of teaching makes this book perfect for beginners ?Packed with hundreds of clear and easy-to-understand photos ?According to the Craft Yarn Council of America, 53 million American women knit or crochet ?Author is an expert knitter and owns her own knitting and yarn company
Author : Felicia Lo
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 38,88 MB
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 163250412X
Inspire and unleash a passion for hand-crafted color! "Unapologetic" is how Felicia Lo always describes her obsession with color and craft. In Dyeing to Spin and Knit, Felicia, founder and creative director of SweetGeorgia Yarns and highly sought after teacher and lecturer, provides clear and accessible guidance for creating gorgeous hand-dyed yarns and spinning fibers and an understanding of how dyeing affects knitted yarn and handspun yarn. Fiber artists will learn the fundamentals of how color works, how to combine and coordinate colors, and how to control the results when dyeing wool and silk yarns and fibers. Spinners will learn how to subdue intense and bright colorways or prevent muddiness in handspun. Knitters will gain the knowledge to avoid or maximize the effects of pooling. And finally, this book will include 10 patterns that use hand-dyed and handspun yarns and fibers to their most exciting advantage in knitting projects. Complete with detailed photographs from Felicia's own dyeing studio, Dyeing to Spin and Knit offers a master class in preparing hand-dyed yarns and fibers. Ignite your love of color--unapologetically!
Author : Alanna Wilcox
Publisher : Alanna Wilcox
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 18,96 MB
Release : 2017-07-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0999032801
Have you ever tried spinning hand painted top or dyed rovings only to be disappointed with the color outcomes in your yarns or finished projects? This book clearly and artfully walks you through understanding color theory making it less intimidating for both novice and expert spinners alike. Never before has a book presented the same dyed top worked up into 20+ different approaches accompanied by easy to follow directions. You will be able to see how the techniques look in both a skein and a knitted swatch. Plus there are photos of finished products accompanying the techniques to make envisioning the spinning applications even easier. After reading this book you will be inspired to delve into your stash with excitement and colorful confidence in your spinning.
