"The fast and easy way to learn"--Cover

"Inspiring projects, step-by-step instructions, hundreds of color photos"--Cover

Are you a knitter looking to expand your knowledge and take on new challenges? Color adds vibrant, complex patterns to sweaters, hats, mittens, and more. For the uninitiated, color knitting can be intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. This book explains, step by step, the various methods and gives you a variety of projects so that you can put your newfound skills to use. Working with color--whether it's one richly toned variegated handspun yarn or multiple colors worked in an intricate pattern--is a great way to advance from basic projects to more complex and satisfying ones. Photo by photo, you'll learn all the techniques, including stripes, slip-stitch knitting, Fair Isle (stranded knitting), intarsia, and entrelac. Plus, you'll get some lessons on color theory and discover how to put together beautiful color combinations. It features 21 patterns using various colorwork skills, includes a stitch pattern dictionary for each technique and photos and detailed explanations that makes learning easy

Chapter 1.

Why knit in color? -- Understand color relationships -- Language of color -- Rainbow reptiles project -- Other ways to choose colors -- Tips for successful color mixing --

Chapter 2.

Color knitting yarns -- Fiber -- Yarn structure -- Weight -- Hand and drape -- Dye techniques --

Chapter 3.

Explore stripes -- Knitting of a different stripe -- Join and carry alternate strands -- Knit stripes in ribbing -- Knit circular stripes with jogless rounds -- Hexagon hat -- Verticality vest -- Stripe yoke turtleneck --Idea gallery --

Chapter 4.

Discover slip-stitch patterns -- One strand at a time -- Understand the slipped stitch -- Knit circular or flat -- Flambé beret and mitten set -- Scarf noir -- Baby bubbles cardigan -- Idea gallery --

Chapter 5.

Discover stranded color work -- Stranded colorwork revealed -- Stranded knitting mechanics -- Stranding myths -- stranded colorwork architecture -- How to strand -- Songbirds blouse -- Finniquoy waistcoat -- Regnbue cardigan -- Idea gallery --

Chapter 6.

Investigate intarsia -- Intarsia characteristics -- Key intarsia points -- Change colors -- yarn supply -- weave in the ends -- Girl's best friend pullover -- Crabby sweater -- Wulong tea cozy -- Idea gallery --

Chapter 7.

Explore entrelac -- Think inside the blocks -- Knit circular entrelac -- Shape entrelac with decreases -- Make top-row triangles -- Knit flat entrelac -- Stained-glass stockings -- Dahlia tote -- Kaleidoscope tam --

Chapter 8.

Make modules -- Modular construction -- Shapes -- Units -- Garments -- Join the pieces -- Edge treatments -- Kelp forest scarf -- Chevrons shoulder bag -- Spiral skirt -- Idea gallery --

Chapter 9.

Embrace embellishment -- Embellishment as the icing on the cake -- Embellishment techniques -- Rose garden cloche -- Flora cardigan -- Hook, line, and sinker handbag -- Idea gallery --

Chapter 10.

Enhance your color knitting skills -- Machine steeks -- Crochet steeks -- Knitted hems -- Knitted cord -- Reading charts -- Button loops -- Knitted cast-on -- Cable cast-on -- Three-needle bind-off -- Crochet seams -- Wet splicing -- Blocking --

Appendix.

Index