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"Inside Colorwork Creations" offers an abundance of gorgeous patterns for hats, mittens and gloves that will let them show off their colourwork skills. Knitters learn the ins and outs of using two or three different colours of yarn to create intricate colourwork, from traditional Sanquhar patterns to more modern bird and beast motifs. These small projects are perfect for holiday gift giving, or for the readers to make for themselves. The patterns are meant for the intermediate knitter wanting to learn more intricate techniques, with stunning and professional-looking results.
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Susan Anderson-Freed learned to knit at the age of nine from her grandmother and has since passed along the craft to her daughter, Jenny. Susan lives with her husband, John, two cats, and a Golden Retriever. She enjoys cooking, spinning, dyeing, weaving, and, of course, knitting in her spare time.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is one of those books with a bit of a learning curve for me as I've never knitted gloves or mittens by making the thumb or fingers first, then knitting from the finger end to the cuff, and so far I haven't knitted flip top gloves/mittens either.
If you have never done Fair Isle or Norwegian style knitting, and don't mind knitting on circular or double pointed sets of needles with 4ply thickness yarn then this is a good book to start with.
The book gives a basic pattern for each style, for instance all the mittens are made in the same way with the same number of stitches throughout, what changes is the design. In all cases you follow the chosen chart, along with written instructions on what to do when.
If you've never made any mittens or gloves before then you may find it helpful to follow the written instuctions and ignore the chart for the first pair. Once you have the idea, then decide which chart you like and go for it.
Most items in here can be made with any 4 ply you wish, yarn sources given are Canada and USA (internet sites given) except for Jamiesons wonderful Shetland wool.
Contents are chullos, tams, ski hats, gloves, mittens,and flip tops, all with birds, ducks, snowflakes, griffin, trees and an option to mix and match the motifs. All the charts are in colour which I find makes them easier to follow. Once I stock up on Jamiesons I'll be giving plenty of these designs a test run - if I hit any problems you'll be first to know.
If you have never done Fair Isle or Norwegian style knitting, and don't mind knitting on circular or double pointed sets of needles with 4ply thickness yarn then this is a good book to start with.
The book gives a basic pattern for each style, for instance all the mittens are made in the same way with the same number of stitches throughout, what changes is the design. In all cases you follow the chosen chart, along with written instructions on what to do when.
If you've never made any mittens or gloves before then you may find it helpful to follow the written instuctions and ignore the chart for the first pair. Once you have the idea, then decide which chart you like and go for it.
Most items in here can be made with any 4 ply you wish, yarn sources given are Canada and USA (internet sites given) except for Jamiesons wonderful Shetland wool.
Contents are chullos, tams, ski hats, gloves, mittens,and flip tops, all with birds, ducks, snowflakes, griffin, trees and an option to mix and match the motifs. All the charts are in colour which I find makes them easier to follow. Once I stock up on Jamiesons I'll be giving plenty of these designs a test run - if I hit any problems you'll be first to know.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I am so disappointed. this book is fabulous BUT I made the error of buying it for the Kindle. some charts are in colour I think and the kindle shades of grey make it hard if impossible to tell. the charts are also small so more complex ones will be rendered hard to use..I'm so taken with the book that I'm now debating the expense of buying it again in a usable form. I hope someone can consider my comments and gain from them.Colorwork Creations: 30+ Patterns to Knit Gorgeous Hats, Mittens and GlovesColorwork Creations: 30+ Patterns to Knit Gorgeous Hats, Mittens and Gloves
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
but the pattern layout is horrible! The basic patterns are given at the beginning then you choose your own design to fit into it. backwards and forwards between pages - a nightmare! Difficult to get the wools in uk and findind 1 substitute isn't too bad but some of the patterns use 4 or 5 different types. Really disapointed.
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Beautiful and amazingly simple!
As a novice knitter (having been an avid crocheter for most of my life) I was keen to try a knitting project that would stretch me but that was small enough that I could hopefully... Read more
Published 8 months ago by A reader
Lovely book but not ideal for Kindle in some ways...
The patterns in this book are gorgeous; however, if you buy it for your Kindle, as I did, then you do lose out by not being able to see the colours. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mrs. J. Blakeley
Colorworks
Excellent book with many adaptable patterns so you can create your own unique work. Anyone who enjoys fairisle knitting will love this book. Highly recommended.
Published 12 months ago by Currerwood
great book! recommended :)
I chose this book for my brother to buy for my birthday. I'm new to knitting, but find "normal" stuff tedious, so this is great! Read more
Published 17 months ago by mrs g
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