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Giveaway: Two Color Knitting Books

February 20, 2017 by Sarah White

color knitting books giveaway
Joy is the winner of these.

I have to tell you that I really love these books. There are so many great patterns in them, and good inspiration for making your knitting more colorful.

But I’ve had them on my shelf all these years and have never managed to knit a project from them, so I want to pass them on to someone who will use them!

Color Style by Pam Allen and Ann Budd has 17 designs (see on Ravelry) for sweaters, socks, gloves, a bag, a hat/scarf and a pillow. I love the Retro-Andean Pullover and the Honeycomb Pullover on the front, just to name a couple.

And Fair Isle Style by Mary Jane Mucklestone has 20 patterns (again on Ravelry) that focus in particular on stranded knitting with a modern flair. Here I love the circular-yoked Bressay Dress, the sweet Peerie Weerie Booties and again the sweater on the cover is pretty amazing.

In addition to the patterns, both books have a design notebook that offers tips, techniques and ideas for embellishment to make projects your own.

One winner will get both books this week.

If you’d like a chance to win, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, Feb. 26. I’d love to know what your favorite colorwork technique is. Mine is probably stranded knitting, but honestly I knit stripes the most often.

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

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Comments

  1. sewandsnipNicky says

    February 20, 2017 at 1:50 pm

    Such fantastic looking books & a great giveaway. I’ve done a little stranded colourwork on children’s items but ever knitted anything like that pictured. I think it would be an interesting challenge!

  2. Aideen Kinch-O'Kane says

    February 20, 2017 at 1:51 pm

    Love stranded knitting and loving lopi Icelandic knitting at the minute

  3. Sheila says

    February 20, 2017 at 4:00 pm

    I’m a big fan of mosaic knitting.

  4. Deb Kegelmeyer says

    February 20, 2017 at 4:32 pm

    my favorite is stranded, I need to learn how to knit jogless stripes then I would knit them more often. Thank you for offering the giveaway!

  5. yolanda says

    February 20, 2017 at 7:28 pm

    My favorite is stranded knitting.

  6. lillian love says

    February 20, 2017 at 9:39 pm

    I especially enjoy the challenge of knitting with 2-4 colors; fairisle & striped socks, & cowls.

  7. Lulu says

    February 20, 2017 at 10:53 pm

    Stripes–but I’d love to learn fair isle

  8. Judith (from Israel) says

    February 21, 2017 at 2:39 am

    My favorite colorwork knitting projects are copies of the scarves that Tom Baker wore during his seven series as Doctor Who.

  9. Kitten With A Whiplash says

    February 21, 2017 at 3:09 am

    I like all types of colorwork, though complicated intarsia can be a pain – I once had 27 active yarns going at once. Entrelac is also a great way to play with color. Thanks for another great giveaway.

  10. lindarumsey says

    February 21, 2017 at 3:43 am

    I love Fair Isle knitting, though I haven’t done any for a while.

  11. Tatiana says

    February 21, 2017 at 4:29 am

    I love to knit jacquard!!! I can go on and on and just love to see the pattern develop in to something so pretty!

  12. MelodyJ says

    February 21, 2017 at 5:22 am

    I like basic stripes.

  13. Alosim says

    February 21, 2017 at 6:40 am

    I would like to master Fair Island knitting, but I am afraid I have not reached that point! I usually work stranded knitting or basic stripes.

  14. Maureen says

    February 21, 2017 at 10:48 am

    I have only done stripes so far. I would love to know how to do other color ways.

  15. Joanne Nikkila says

    February 21, 2017 at 10:48 am

    I love colorwork knitting more than anything else. I have been knitting mittens all of this winter for my children, granddaughters and great grands all in colorwork …

  16. spierssusan says

    February 21, 2017 at 11:36 am

    Fair Isle adds so much to a pattern-I too use stranded the most-tunisian is a favorite second. Thank you, Susan

  17. Kathleen French says

    February 21, 2017 at 11:41 am

    I have emailed 2 new nephews and would like
    To do a fairisle garment but want to have support from a good tome. Thanks for the giveaway and the wonderful site:)

  18. Margay Roberge says

    February 21, 2017 at 11:42 am

    I’m pretty new to color knitting, but I’ve discovered mosaic knitting, which is really fun.

  19. Michele says

    February 21, 2017 at 12:38 pm

    I’m new to knitting and have just mastered stripes… would love to learn other new techniques!!

  20. joyce hancock says

    February 21, 2017 at 2:45 pm

    I have knit stripes several times, and have tried stranded knitting, but I’m not good at it. Also have tried intarsia, again not mastered yet.

  21. Connie Kellis says

    February 21, 2017 at 3:58 pm

    I have been enjoying learning how to do fair isle knitting. Not entirely sure which will end up being my favorite because I’m still learning!

  22. Donna H says

    February 21, 2017 at 4:21 pm

    I probably do slip stitch colorwork the most, but love other techniques too. Thanks for this great giveaway!

  23. batya7 says

    February 21, 2017 at 5:13 pm

    I’ve only done one stranded project but loved the complexity. I have some gorgeous Icelandic yarn (that I purchased in Iceland!) which is waiting until my skills become skillZ!

  24. yarnaddicted says

    February 21, 2017 at 5:14 pm

    I haven’t tried stranded colorwork yet, but would love to learn!

  25. martha donley says

    February 21, 2017 at 5:24 pm

    I love fair isle stranded knitting when doing color work

  26. Jennifer says

    February 21, 2017 at 5:43 pm

    I absolutely adore stranded/fairisle knitting. I am learning how to do more intricate patterns and love learning how different people do different aspects of this technique.
    Ann Kingstone has a very interesting version of spit splicing in a way where you can have the color change on exactly the stitch you need it to change. She has a free pattern on Ravelry called Enid. It has the instructions for her method in this pattern.

  27. Suzanne Eastman says

    February 21, 2017 at 6:54 pm

    I’m a new knitter looking for inspiration ! Your books look lovely. I would love to win!!

  28. Karey says

    February 21, 2017 at 10:31 pm

    I’m a fan of fair isle!

  29. Heidi Kirsch says

    February 21, 2017 at 11:26 pm

    Stranded knitting is definitely my favorite. It makes me feel like I have mad skills. I also love slip stitch.

  30. Jenny Chen says

    February 22, 2017 at 1:08 am

    I’ve done stranded knitting and want to learn fair isle.

  31. Julie Mombourquette says

    February 22, 2017 at 10:53 am

    I especially love stranded colorwork because you can see progress in projects!

  32. Kim says

    February 22, 2017 at 9:53 pm

    I haven’t tried yet!

  33. Pam Colby says

    February 23, 2017 at 7:32 am

    I am working on a sweater using the stranded method and am thoroughly loving it. I do not have any books with multi color paterns. Oh the possibilities if I were to be chosen for these books. Thank you for the chance!

  34. Joy says

    February 23, 2017 at 11:13 am

    My favorite colorwork is stranded knitting. I got a few books of it for Christmas this year and can’t wait to get started. Your books look intriguing, as well!

  35. Claire Caudle says

    February 24, 2017 at 9:59 am

    I remember many years ago I knitted with several strands, but what happened to the garment I do not know. I don’t recall anyone wearing it, so I know I need help with making something proper, that someone will fight to wear it. Fingers crossed.

Have you read?

Super Fun Colorwork Socks to Knit

When I knit socks (which sadly I have not done in a while; need to get a new pair on the needles soon!) I generally stick to pretty simple designs and colorwork that isn’t all that detailed. 

Don’t get me wrong, I love a fancy sock, I’m also just pretty lazy and I figure a project worked on size 0 or 1 US needles is going to take a long time even without the added work of intricate colorwork, so why make it more complicated?

But there are definitely socks out there I’d be willing to make an exception for, and I think Tangled Bliss by Annette Schleicher may just be one of them. 

If you can’t tell from looking, this is decidedly an advanced knitting pattern. There’s brioche for the cuffs, complex looking colorwork done with the ladderback jacquard technique, multiple charts, and colors changing everywhere. 

There are links to tutorials for all the special skills in the pattern, but still it would help to have a handle on these concepts before you get started. 

The pattern uses three colors of light fingering weight yarn at a whopping 31 stitches per 4 inches/10 cm (that’s 7.75 stitches per inch/2.5 cm). 

Would you believe me if I told you that this pattern was designed for a speed knitting contest? Speed would be the last thing on my mind. 

But again, I think all the work for these fancy socks would be worth it. I love hoe the colorwork looks like an old tile floor, and think of the bragging rights when you tell people you made them yourself. (Though of course you did; have you ever seen store-bought socks that look anything like this?)

Best of all, this pattern is available for free on Ravelry, so there’s no reason not to give it a try if you’ve got the skills. If you do, I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: Annette Schleicher]

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