One of the reasons knitting and colorwork master Melissa Leapman first learned to knit was her
wish to make one special project a sweater using Fair Isle technique. Now for the first time
she brings her passion for advanced color knitting to knitters who want to knit with any and
every color of yarn they can wrap around their needles. Conquer classic stranded knitting draw
images in yarn using intarsia and make two projects in one with reversible double knitting.
Leapman s clear instruction proves that knitting with multiple colors may appear more complex
but it doesn t have to be difficult. She includes the quickest easiest and most intuitive
methods for each technique using knowledge honed over years of color knitting workshops with
knitters from across the country. Once you ve learned the basics practice your new skills by
creating projects for yourself your friends and everyone on your gift list. Each chapter
includes a handful of sample projects to get you started a Designer Workshop that teaches you
important concepts in every designer s toolbox and a pattern treasury of unique patterns to
apply to projects of your own creation more than 50 patterns and 12 projects in all. Throughout
Leapman s helpful collection of how-tos diagrams tips and hints (including a refresher
course in color theory to help you choose the perfect color combinations) makes Mastering Color
Knitting the book you ll turn to for information and inspiration time and time again.
