3 Ways to Create Awesome Color Effects with Amazing Yarn
October 7th, 2012
I love working with color-change yarns because they make even the simplest stitches look great. But did you know that you can take those self-striping yarns and create even more cool effects with them? Here are three of my favorite techniques in patterns featuring our Amazing yarn:
(Click on the photos to get the patterns on LionBrand.com.)
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Turn Your Project 90°By making the beginning chain (or cast-on in knitting) the long side (or height) of these scarves and hat, we turn Amazing’s striping on its head and create a totally different look. It’s a super-simple technique you can use on all kinds of projects to give them a unique spin on stripes, in both knit and crochet. |
Elevate Color-Change Yarn with EntrelacWhether you use your color-change yarn on its own or paired with a solid (like in the Entrelac Hat pictured here), self-striping yarn looks rather spectacular in both knit and crochet entrelac. Sometimes I find that the different short-row blocks have the uncanny appearance of changing colors just at the right point in the pattern, like in the scarf shown. |
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Have Fun with “Faux Isle”If you like the look of Fair Isle with many colors, but don’t want to go through the trouble of changing your yarn quite so many times, Fair Isle pairing solid colored yarn and variegated yarn like Amazing (sometimes called “Faux Isle”) can give you more bang for your buck. It gives you the look of a more complex Fair Isle piece with less work! |
What are your favorite ways to showcase color-change yarns? Leave a comment and tell us about it!
Related links:
- How To Choose the Best Yarn for Your Project; Understanding How Texture and Color Interact
- Explore Self-Striping Yarns
- Creating Colors by Double Stranding
- Did You Know…? Vanna’s Choice Colors Are Meant to Mix and Match
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