Next Steps in Intarsia
Anne Berk
Class Preview
0:48
- In-depth Instruction; over 157 mins
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- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Introduction
15:14
Meet your instructor, Anne Berk, a master knitter, designer and author of Annetarsia Knits. Learn more about intarsia and about the tools and yarn supplies you'll need for getting started on swatching and planning your projects.
Zigzag Cowl
30:04
Jump into intarsia with Anne! She's designed a colorful cowl that you knit flat and then join. Ann walks you through an e-wrap cast-on that makes getting started easier, then shows you how to knit each row of the pattern repeat.
Tips & Tricks
28:14
Learn more about managing your tension and tangles as you finish up your cowl with a three-needle bind-off and bury the tails. Once you've blocked your cowl to smooth out your stitches, your fashionable accessory is ready to wear!
Intarsia in the Round
37:55
With a flat cowl under your belt (or around your neck), you're ready to tackle intarsia in the round! Cast on some fun fingerless mitts with a tartan pattern. Anne shows how to determine gauge, set up your yarn supplies and get started on the ribbed cuff. You'll start adding colors and setting up the thumb along with Anne.
Thumb & Finishing
15:29
Learn how to finish up the intarsia pattern on your mitts and complete the thumb. Anne also shows some alternate designs for your mitts.
The Diamond Hat
17:11
Anne's Diamond Hat is a colorful project that highlights your intarsia skills! Anne shows how to read the intarsia pattern and get all of your colors started on the first row, then turn and loop your main color to purl back on the second row.
Finishing the Hat
7:37
You'll complete your playful hat by cleaning up the tails, knitting a second set of diamonds and decreasing for the crown. Anne shows you how!
Bonus: Fixing Mistakes
4:31
As a bonus, Anne gives a quick lesson on how to use duplicate stitches to fix any minor mistakes you might have made in your colorwork. Having this technique in your toolbox will put your mind at ease!
Create three exclusive intarsia projects with knitting innovator and instructor Anne Berk. Start with a cowl project to get confident working in more than two colors and knitting striking zigzag stripes. Next, discover Anne’s technique for knitting intarsia in the round as you make a pair of seamless, fingerless mitts with a gorgeous five-color plaid pattern. Finally, knit a hat with multicolored diamond motifs wrapping around the entire design. Plus, learn tips for keeping your yarns organized, maintaining your tension, calculating yarn needs and more! Blend eye-catching colors and patterns into knit accessories that invite envy and inspire more works of extraordinary intarsia.
Anne Berk
Anne Berk is a knitting instructor and an optometric physician. She graduated from the The Knitting Guild of America's Master Handknitting Program in 2003. Anne has designed for many yarn companies, including Blue Moon Fiber Arts and Simply Socks Yarn Company., and had her patterns and articles published in PieceWork, Sockupied, ColorKnits, Twist Collective and more. She is also the author of Annetarsia Knits: A New Link to Intarsia.
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