We have some great news! The Masterclass on Colorwork in Knitting is now open to all international participants; you don’t have to be in Amsterdam to participate. If you have a computer and an internet connection you can join us in this technicolor adventure!
We’ll investigate the subject together online, posting our progress and questions as we go and we’re really excited to include a much larger community. You can join us for the entire series or pick and choose the subjects most interesting to you.
How will it work exactly? We will be using The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques by Margaret Radcliffe as our guide and inspiration. Each month we will tackle a new chapter and work through it together, posting our questions/ideas/results on the EFN group in Ravelry.
How much does it cost? Participation is absolutely free. Join us now!
How do I register? Sign-up is simple; just join the EFN group on Ravelry. You can participate at your own speed, doing as many or as few of the chapters as you wish. Every chapter will take about a month to complete and we will post suggestions and hints in advance about how to approach each subject. Post pictures of your swatches or projects with the appropriate tags so we can learn from each other.
There is no deadline for sharing your swatches, but outstanding swatches will be lauded exuberantly when the next chapter begins.
Schedule: (Date given is the start-date of the new chapter but of course you can start whenever you want.)
Oct 15: Color Basics
Nov 15: Stripes
Dec 15: Free, go work on your gift-knitting!
Jan 15: Pattern Stitches
Feb 15: Multicolor Yarns
March 15: Stranded Knitting
April 15: Intarsia
May 15: Other Techniques
June 15: Finishing Touches
Materials:
The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques by Margaret Radcliffe. Available at Book Depository (free shipping!).
About 15-20 small balls (10g) of assorted colors of yarn in a similar weight. DK or Sport weight is recommended.
3-4 small (10g) balls of variegated yarn. How much variegation is up to you.
Very important! If you don’t happen to have 15-20 colors of the same weight yarn, don’t despair. Jamieson and Smith offers a Lucky Dip with 12 assorted 25g balls for 21.40GBP.
