Color Knitting The Easy Way by Melissa Leapman

Color Knitting The Easy Way

Whenever I walk into a yarn store I am simply overwhelmed by the colors and textures. The choices. So many choices, so little time, and all that. Sensory overload!

This book is an oasis in all of that chaos. Melissa Leapman shows us how to use different techniques along with fresh designs to create your own masterpiece, all using only one color at a time.
She starts with a chapter on selecting and using color, color wheels, pairing colors and understanding colors. Colorwork calls for it’s own set of techniques and she’s covered those, from starting and ending colors, carrying yarn, color knitting in the round, and of course, the projects. 10 of them, all original, as well as 65 colorful stitch patterns organized in two easy to use pattern treasuries, and expert tips and techniques throughout the book to ensure your success.

Try this, a whole different way to look at knitting! From Potter Craft of Random House, here: www.randomhouse.com

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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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