Slip-stitch patterns can boast amazing colorwork without the hassle of stranding or working with multiple colors in a row! Stunning results such as intricate mosaic designs, textural colorwork such as houndstooth, and more are in your future. Along with the basic mosaic knitting technique for garter and stockinette, learn to predict when combinations of variegated and solid color yarn work together and when they will not, and how charts are written and read differently for mosaic knitting. Practical tips about navigating the technique and advice regarding the best uses for mosaic knitting are included. Also covered are examples of adding slip stitch to basic garter and progressively adding one, two, and three colors to achieve stunning colorwork results with so little effort.
Size 6 or 7 straight needles or 16” circular, two to four small balls (25 grams each) of worsted-weight wool yarn in contrasting colors for swatch practice in class, and stitch markers. For scarf project to start in class, worsted-weight wool or wool-blend yarn in two highly contrasting colors (MC and CC), 100 grams each.