The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques

This is my third knitting book on color theory and by far the best. The techniques are clear and the approach accessible to learners who are not all that visual (like me). Their are several techniques demonstrated in this book such as intarsia, modular knitting, shadow knitting, two color knitting and Fair Isle. They are all shown in beautiful color and the directions/instructions are clear and easy to follow. The color... Read Full Review

This book is true to its title. I have rarely opened a knitting book that combines the basics in written and photographic form as clearly and completely as this book. Every time I thought, "I wonder if she covers this [thing]," that it was on a soon-following page. And not only are simple clothing patterns included using the color ideas and theory, but also the techniques clearly illustrated to effect them. This means: basics,... Read Full Review

I really think this book covers just about everything there is to do with color knitting. It contains basic color theory, and then goes into all the various ways to knit with color. There are chapters on stripes, using variegated yarns (one of my favorites), stranded knitting, intarsia, and other lesser known methods (helix, shadow, mosaic and modular knitting.) She even includes a chapter of finishing touches, which is... Read Full Review

Wow. This book was even better than I expected. I received a promo on it last summer and I've been eagerly awaiting it ever since. To begin with, The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques is an amazing reference on more types of knitting in color than I knew existed. I expected something on stranded (Fair Isle), Intarsia and Mosaic knitting because these were featured in the promo, and if they were all that were... Read Full Review

I'm not given to superlatives in writing reviews, but this is the best overall book on color knitting techniques that I've seen. There are a lot of good books on various types of colorwork, and most general knitting references give basic instructions. But I haven't seen anything before that covers the range of color techniques as well as this one does. Basic color theory, Fair Isle (stranded) knitting, intarsia, stripes,... Read Full Review