[Translate] If you haven’t started in on the contest yet, don’t fret, there’s still time. You can get all the contest rules and part 1 from yesterday’s post. Here is the second part of the contest – a quiz! Most of the answers can be found in the posts about color work from the last 3 weeks. If you’ve been reading (or know all there is to know about color) then you have a leg [more]
[Translate] Okay, I promise I won’t miss 4 straight days of posting ever again – promise. I have been busier than normal with my other life and haven’t been able to finish the color work posts I have been working on. I will be able to get them done in the next two days though, and will announce the contest in a rare Saturday post – make sure you check it out. As for today, [more]
[Translate] Yes, today being Tuesday should be Tuesday’s tips, but unfortunately I have a cold and was unable to post this yesterday, so I’m doing it today. This is the last week of the color escapade we’ve been doing, and there are a few surprises in store. I should let you know that there will be a contest at the end of his, and one of the prizes will be the book The Essential Guide [more]
[Translate] Look both ways before crossing the street. Oh, wait, that’s a tip I learned in elementary school, not a knitting tip. Sorry, but don’t worry, I have some more tips for you again this week. Here we go … Yogurt is good for you – and so are the containers that are left over from the big and small ones. For the big ones (750g), they make great containers for beaded yarn. If you’re [more]
[Translate] Another way of adding color to our work is through a technique called Intarsia. Intarsia is defined as a decorative inlaid pattern in a surface – especially a mosaic worked in wood. In knitting, the term mosaic is very descriptive of Intarsia. It is created by having a mosaic of colors put together (usually in a stocking stitch texture) in a piece. The effects for Intarsia are stunning and may look daunting, but the [more]
