Colorwork Made Easy

Description Build a versatile toolkit of colorwork skills and styles! Join popular Craftsy instructor Melissa Leapman, and get set up for colorwork success by working step by step through essential techniques. During class, you’ll start with simple stripes as Melissa gives you helpful tips for managing yarn and minimizing yarn tails. Then, she’ll guide you through reading charts by breaking down symbols and repeats row by row. When you move on, you’ll learn steps for slip-stitch colorwork such as mosaic knitting and how to knit cables on a colorwork background. Ever wondered how to knit intarsia? Melissa will introduce you to this gorgeous style before teaching you Fair Isle knitting and two-color cabling. Plus, you’ll even get a great hat pattern from Melissa that’s perfect for practicing your new skills!

• Class Preview
• Simple Striped Colorwork
• Deciphering Colorwork Charts
• Colorwork With Slip Stitch
• Cabled Colorwork With Slip Stitch
• Intarsia Colorwork
• Stranded Colorwork
• Colorwork Cables