EP 28: Colorwork Tips + Beginner Patterns // The Thread, A Knitting Podcast
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- Let’s talk about colorwork tips for beginners!
1 - Start small!
2 - Pick a small(ish) colorwork motif.
3 - Don’t be a hero. Use your stitch markers!
4 - Don’t be afraid of color.
5 - Try out different techniques (how to hold your yarn, float catching techniques, etc)
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Patterns mentioned:
Sea Glass Hat - Wool and Pine (I INCORRECTLY attributed both Sea Glass designs to Tin Can Knits in the episode - that is 100% incorrect and completely my bad!) www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Sea Glass Tee - Wool and Pine www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Crossroads Beanie - Noemi Zimmer www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Rain Rain Go Away Socks - Anna Makila www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Fancy Fairylights - Anna Lange www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Learn To Knit Fair Isle Hat - Stacii Perry www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Peaceful People Cowl - Jennifer Berg www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
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The blizzard sweater by Jessica McDonald was my first color work project. It has a small motif around the yoke, no more than 3 stitches between floats.
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Absolutely agree on starting with a project with a small chart. Not worrying about floats makes a huge difference, but I also find it easier to knit short chart repeats in general.
If you are doing colourwork in a small circumference (socks, sleeves, mitts) there is a tendency for it it get a bit tight. Some suggestions: knit inside out- so that the yarn that is being carried along must go around the outside of the circle. Longer distance=less chance of being too tight. Also going up a needle size for the colour work section decreases the likelihood of tight stitches.
Have fun, with just a bit of practice you will see how fun it can be- remember they are just knit stitches. (Way easier than texture or lace and a great finished look)
color theory would be amazing. It's the one part of colorwork that continues to stress me out.
Perfect timing… ❤ &👍 I’ve also been thinking about my first colourwork project. Thank you for such great advise 😍
👍🏽Happy knitting!!❤🌻🤗
❤👍 I swear if the color expert isn't Britta I may just loose my marbles 🤣
👍❤ all the emotes, I would like to see all the things. I need to also find the video that was talking about leaving hearts and thumbs up and do those on that one because it was fabulous and I would like to see all the things .
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Relistening to this ep before I start my Smaug hat - first colorwork piece, so I’m nervous!
YOU CAN DO IT! Just remember to gently spread out your stitches on your right hand needle every so often to avoid puckering and to pay attention to how you're holding your colors so your contrast color is sitting on top when it's knit. If you don't know what I mean by that, check out this great resource from Brooklyn Tweed: brooklyntweed.com/pages/how-to-knit-color-dominance-101-video-tutorial#:~:text=Regardless%20of%20how%20a%20knitter,wrong%20side%20of%20the%20fabric.
@@commonthreadfiber thanks for that resource 😊😊
My joy as a viewer continues!
I started colourwork recently-ish and took forever to work out how to hold the yarn - I'd love to know what you do. These days I am comfy with a colour in each hand, which as a continental/combination knitter has me wondering what it would be like to knit a whole project English style.
Keep being awesome. ❤👍😀
I wish I could get my hands to do any English style. My brain just blocks the function entirely. 🥴
@@niknikc27 I feel that frustration! It took so long to grasp it (a cowl, a jumper and some socks I don't wear because the colourwork looks awful) buuut then it kind of clicked. I asked a lot of people how they hold their yarn, watched an awful lot of tutorials and tried different ways. Cheering you on!
Start small... hmm, so jump into a full colorwork all over sweater with large and small motifs and making up my own motifs as my first real project back after not knitting for 7 years and only being a beginner even back then? Got it. Maybe I am a Leo Venus.
💜 gee, i wonder who that color-wizard specialist is going to be 🧐😂
🤣 SHE AGREED BTDUBS.
I needed this video a month ago ! 🤣 I am now totally prepared for my next colour-work project ❤
This video and its comments are awesome! So much good info just as I was about to dive into the the deep end with color work. I would love to see more in-depth videos from you on this. I think we see things similarly (scary I know), and things click when you explain them. 😊
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Love your Podcast (and TLotR and HP)! I find knitting socks with colourwork much harder than a sweater, I never get them to go over my feet properly! I would suggest fingerless mitts or wrist warmers. And for tight knitters- go up 1 or 2 needle sizes for the colourwork part! I also started my own knitting Podcast. I would feel honored if you checked it our. :-)
I started color work with the lucky dog hat by always be kind yarn some flowers but such a small project. Would love to hear all the things about color
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In an insanity moment I’ve recently signed up and been accepted for a colourwork sweater test knit. I HAVE NEVER DONE COLOURWORK BEFORE!! Aarrhhhhh what was I thinking. I have been thinking that I could have a go at something small before I embark on the sweater and this podcast has come at just the right time. Thank you 😊
YOU CAN DO THAT SWEATER, THOUGH! Plan out your floats if there are any (and by that I mean mark on your chart where you'll catch longer ones to ensure that they're not laddering...and by that I mean don't catch long floats in a row directly over a float you caught in the row below it), watch a tutorial or two on color dominance (assuming it's fair isle) and you can totally do it!
I'm happy to explain any of that further or share my favorite color work tutorials if you'd like!
@@commonthreadfiber that is so so helpful. Thank you for taking the time to reply. 😊
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Hi, I just love the Birkin that you made in ecopuno, and I wonder what adjustments you had to make since the pattern calls for fingering weight yarn and the ecopuno is sport weight. I really want that yarn because of the fiber content, but you would also waste a lot with the huge ball of each color! What are your suggestions! Thank you.
Thank you so much! Here's my Ravelry page for this project: www.ravelry.com/projects/nikkired246/birkin I left pretty detailed notes there. I definitely had leftovers in the green color that I used. But unlike the original pattern, I only used 1 contrast color for the flowers and 1 contrast color for the leaves. So I didn't have a bunch left over, and I also don't mind having leftover yarn. But your mileage may vary!
I think seaglass is actually from Wool and Pine!
OMG you are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! I will edit that on the show notes, thank you for pointing that out!
@@commonthreadfiber no problem!
I did my own little video of colourwork tips that I'd love to share with you if you're at all interested
Absolutely! Send it my way!
@@commonthreadfiber Are you happy for me to post it here? Or would you prefer a direct message of some type?
Feel free to post it here 😊 thank you for clarifying!
@@commonthreadfiber I've got some good practical tips - I think. It's on my maker's channel ua-cam.com/video/1IiXu8lyuu8/v-deo.html
Thanks for letting me share
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