This is a mini-series of tutorial videos, exploring how we might use colouring-in to support stranded colourwork design. If you prefer the Teachable platform, you can enrol in the KNITSONIK School and navigate this content there, where it is presented in a course format as a sample KNITSONIK online course.
Materials & Links
01: Introduction & Tools
Pencils – Faber-Castell – Prismacolor
NJK Pencil Sharpener
Pencil Extenders
Ergonomic Pencil Grip
Eraser
Dot Grid Paper (download printable dot-grid paper here)
Dot Grid Journals (e.g. Leuchtturm1917 or Knitting Season Journal)
Knitter’s Graph Paper
Fineliner Pens
Skystone Knitting Patterns in the KNITSONIK shop
Armwarmers – Hat
Skystone Knitting Pattern on Ravelry
Armwarmers – Hat
Boost Your Knitting: Another Year of Techniques
02: Copying a Chart to Colour
KNITSONIK Knit Stitch Template
04: Understanding Colour Relationships
Scale of Complementary Colours from an 1892 Treatise on Colour Printing
05: Limit Options with an Inspiration Source
Live Your Values deck of cards by Lisa Congdon and Andreea Niculescu
Liz’s shade card hack
JC Rennie shade card
07: Making Gradient Shading Schemes with Two Pencils
KNITSONIK Playbook Colouring Companion (digital) (print)
KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Playbook (digital) (print)
KNITSONIK & Friends: Colour to Knit eBook
Knit By Numbers Yarn Range from John Arbon Textiles