{"product_id":"mastering-color-knitting-simple-instructions-for-stranded-intarsia-and-double-knitting-9780307586506","title":"Mastering Color Knitting: Simple Instructions for Stranded, Intarsia, and Double Knitting","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConquer 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout, 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 \u003ci\u003eMastering Color Knitting\u003c\/i\u003e the book you'll turn to for information and inspiration time and time again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMELISSA LEAPMAN is a widely published knitwear designer whose patterns have appeared in every premier needlework publication in the country, including \u003ci\u003eVogue Knitting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKnitter's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcCall's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFamily Circle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBetter Homes and Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInterweave Knits\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been a featured guest of HGTV's \u003ci\u003eSew Much More\u003c\/i\u003e and is a knitting and crochet host in the DVD series \u003ci\u003eI Can't Believe I'm . . . \u003c\/i\u003e(Leisure Arts). Leapman is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eHot Knits, Cool Crochet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCables Untangled\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eContinuous Cables\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eColor Knitting the Easy Way\u003c\/i\u003e. Nationally, her knitting, crochet, and design workshops are popular with crafters of all skill levels.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Potter Craft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725285953810,"sku":"9780307586506","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22b76379-dd57-4be3-9c7d-5f380554983c.jpg?v=1734823527","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mastering-color-knitting-simple-instructions-for-stranded-intarsia-and-double-knitting-9780307586506","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}