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Giveaway: Color Knitting with Confidence

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color-knitting-with-confidenceLast week I told you about the newish book Color Knitting with Confidence, which is a fun book for knitters who are new to the techniques of knitting stripes, slip stitch knitting, stranded knitting, intarsia and double knitting.

It has some really cute projects and would be great for a knitter looking to build some skills on easy accessories.

This week I’m giving away my copy.

For a chance to win, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, February 1 (man, that doesn’t seem possible already!). Why don’t you tell me which style of colorwork is your favorite, and/or which one you would most like to learn.

Thanks for commenting, visiting and sharing, and good luck!

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  1. Intarsia and Fair Isle terrify me and I’d like to become proficient in those as well as double-sided knitting………sometimes these concepts are extremely confusing and intimidating…….hopefully this author has made the journey less stressful……………

  8. I would love to learn any of the forms. Right now the only way I know how to knit color is when the yarn is variegated.

  9. I’ve never done any kind of color work in knitting but it looks beautiful and I’d love to learn how to do it the right way. Thanks for the opportunity to win this book!

  11. I’d like to be more comfortable knitting with multiple colors without changing the tension of the fabric.
    Thanks!

  14. I would live to learn double knitting and improve my skills with changing yarn for striped patterns! Cheers! Kalen

  17. I’m a bit colour-phobic, for no good reason. I’d love to have a prompt to start working with colours. Double knitting sounds the most intriguing thing

  19. I’ve avoided Fair Isle for long enough-it’s about time that I give it a try. And I like double knitting too.

  20. As a self taught knitter and no mentors around I learn techniques by books and I would love to learn color knitting Fair Isle as well as Intarsia! I just knit my first Celtic Cable sweater which turned out gorgeous ! I am ready to do a color extravaganza sweater … I have my yarn I just need guidance… Thank you for the opportunity to get this material in time.

  21. I just learned fair isle and now know there is so much more to learn. Bring on the challenges!

  24. I’ve barely dipped my toe in colorwork with some stripes and slipped stitch pieces. I really want to learn stranded colorwork.

  30. What a great giveaway. I would love to learn Fair Isle and Intarsia. Thanks for the chance to win.

  31. I enjoy stranded knitting and have set goals to learn and perfect my intarsia and double knitting.

  35. I will learn double knitting this year, no matter what. I have a few patterns I want to make that use this style.

  37. I’m still a new knitter and hadn’t considered learning color work just yet, but ohhh, that color wheel is calling my name!

  39. I would find it very useful to have a reference book with all these techniques. I want to knit a glove pattern that uses stranded knitting technique, so I need to learn asap. 🙂

  40. I’ve done limited amounts of color knitting, but would love to learn more, especially intarsia, which I’ve dabbled in, just scratching the surface. The patterns on the cover of the book have really whetted my appetite to see what’s in between the pages. Thank you so much for the giveaway!!

  41. I want to learn how to change colors and do intarsia or anything with lots of colors. It makes me nervous to think of trying it!

  45. I am pretty good at intarsia and working on learning Fair Isle. Color work is fascinating not only for the technique, but also for the different effects you get combining different colors. Thats what I am always looking to learn more about!

  46. I’ve tried Intarsia with mixed results. I have a great pattern waiting for my granddaughter and could definitely use the help from this book.

  47. This is a perfect book to share with my mother; she is my knitting teacher. Thank You, CraftGossip

  49. I would Love to win this book! I am always looking for new and interesting projects, this looks very interesting to me! Thank you for the chance to win this very informative book!

Have you read?

Book Review: Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit & Crochet Blankets

Blankets are a great blank slate project that you can change up in a million different ways. From color to stitch pattern to size, the possibilities are almost endless.

Jared Flood, the designer behind Brooklyn Tweed, was inspired by a log cabin quilt his mother made in 1995 to re-create that design in knitting, which led to more blankets and ultimate Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit and Crochet Blankets, which includes 25 patterns from an array of designers using different skills and techniques to make cozy, pretty blankets.

The patterns are divided into three aesthetic themes: traditions, minimalism and colorplay. The patterns are rated on a scale of one to five, with one being the easiest, and there aren’t any pieces rated five. Two blankets are rated one, 14 are two, eight are three and one is four. 

In addition, three of the 25 patterns are crocheted, but they either use single crochet or granny stitch, so they are pretty easy even if you don’t do a lot of crochet. You can see all the patterns on Ravelry.

Some of my favorites include Rattan by Rastus Hsu, a chunky blanket worked in knits and purls with simple crossing stitches to make a raised woven look; Homewood by Seth Richardson, covers in dramatic, loopy cables; Ainur Berkimbayeva’s Tessellate, one of the beginner projects that doesn’t really look beginner but is totally worked in knit and purl stitches; Warp + Weft by Aist? Butkevi?ien?, which is mostly knits and purls but makes a fun woven look fabric that blew my mind a little bit; and the same designer’s Canyonland, a multicolored blanket with wavy stripes.

The patterns tell you how to resize them for different dimensions and include information on pattern repeats where it is possible to make a totally custom size.

Many different techniques are included here such as cables, lace, shadow knitting, intarsia and other colorwork techniques, as well as modular knitting and lots of sewing pieces together. The patterns are all presented with charts, but there are line by line written instructions available on the Brooklyn Tweed website if you need them.

The book ends with a deep dive into log cabin knitting, telling the story of the quilt Jared’s mom made and how he made it in knitting, as well as the multitude of variations you can make if you want your own log cabin style design.

The back of the book includes a little written information about some of the special techniques needed, but there are no photos.

This is a lovely book full of inspiration for knitting and crochet blankets for any skill level. If you like to make blankets as gifts or aspire to have a handmade blanket in every room of the house, these designs would be a great place to start.

About the book: 192 pages, paperback, 25 patterns. Published 2024 by Abrams Books, suggested retail price $24.99.

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