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Are you a keen knitter but have never tried colourwork (jacquard)?
With the help of author Anna Dervout, you'll soon have colourwork spilling off your needles to create delicate yet modern knitwear designs for women and children.
Colourwork refers to a technique used to knit patterns in multiple colours; it requires the simultaneous use of several different colours in the same row. An understanding of colourwork paves the way to integrating a vast range of knitting motifs: horizontal, vertical, geometric or stand-alone.
In Colourwork in the Round, discover different colourwork techniques using circular needles, which are becoming increasingly popular among knitting enthusiasts due to their advantages over traditional double-pointed needles; they are more comfortable, portable and versatile to use.
You’ll learn how to choose your yarns, manage tension, knit in the round, and integrate a seamless change of colour into your work.
Colourwork in the Round does the hard work of demystifying this traditional knitting technique through clear, illustrated step-by-step instructions that guide you through the learning process, and a detailed chapter on how to read a colourwork pattern chart.
Then, there's the chance to put your knowledge into practice to create five gorgeous garments, each suited to a different skill level: create a hat, a sweater or a cardigan and see all your hard work pay off!
Anna’s patterns are designed to be, above all, relaxing for the knitter; they are written in a clear manner, accessible to beginners, and are also size-inclusive: patterns cater for children from 3 months to 12 years, and women from UK sizes 8 to 22 (US 4 to 18; EU 36/40 to 40/54).
Introduction 4 What is colourwork? 5 The colourwork tradition 5 Colourwork: who is it for? 7 Colourwork and me 7 Techniques 9
Chapter 1 - The different types of colourwork 10, In rows or in the round? 12, Stranded colourwork 13, Intarsia colourwork 15
Chapter 2 - Materials 16, Types of yarn 18, Needles 21, Knitting equipment 22, Blocking accessories 23
Chapter 3 - Reading a colourwork chart 24, Reading direction 26, Identifying colours on a chart 27, Understanding increases and decreases 28, How to follow the rows while knitting 31
Chapter 4 - Choosing a project according to difficulty 34, My tips on choosing your project wisely 36
Chapter 5 - Choosing your colours 40, The colour wheel 42, Contrast 43, Choosing colours according to the pattern 44, Choosing your colours step by step 45, Opting for a pre-prepared yarn kit 47,
Chapter 6 - Knitting a swatch in the round 48, What is a swatch? 50, Making a swatch in the round 51, Blocking and measuring the swatch 56
Chapter 7 - Intarsia colourwork 58, Techniques and tricks 60, Tutorial 62
Chapter 8 - Stranded colourwork 66, Holding your yarn 68, Respecting colour dominance 71, Stranding your yarn across the back 74, Tutorial 75
Chapter 9 - Managing yarn tension 76, Finding the right tension (gauge) 78, Small diameters in colourwork 80, Correcting mistakes 82
Chapter 10- The steek technique 86, What is steeking? 88, The best yarn for steeking 88, Steeking with a sewing machine or a crochet hook 89, Finishing the inside neatly 93, An alternative finish: the steek sandwich 94, Adding a steek to a sweater pattern 96
Chapter 11 - Finishing your knitting 98, Working in the tails of yarn 100, Blocking your knitting 102, Washing wool 104, Storing knitwear 105, Removing fuzz 105
The patterns 106 - Blisco hat 108, Helvellyn sweater 112, Bowfell sweater 117, Scafell sweater 124, Scafell cardigan 130
Further information 136 Anna Dervout Along avec Anna 138 Acknowledgements 140 Partners 141
Anna Dervout is the founder and designer of Along avec Anna, and her mission is to help knitting play a creative, calming, confidence-building and all-round positive role in people’s lives by placing accessibility and sustainability at the forefront of everything she does. Passionate about all sorts of crafts since her childhood, Anna started her small business in 2017, after running her popular craft blog from 2013.
At Along avec Anna, she and her team create ethical yarn, unique patterns and custom accessories to provide beginners and experts alike with all their crafting needs. Their natural fibre bases are entirely cruelty-free and certified and they take care to work with spinning mills that respects animals, humans and their surroundings, reflecting their own values as a company.
Authentic, accessible, sustainable and creative, their approach is both human and educational. It is based on step by step, detailed patterns and accessible to as many people as possible. The patterns are size inclusive and usually available in several languages at alongavecanna.com and on Ravelry.
Anna’s goal is to share her knowledge and skills with the knitting community in an ethical, respectful and friendly way.
Visit Anna’s website (www.alongavecanna.com) to read her blog, discover workshops and events and to purchase yarns, patterns and knit kits.
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